LTB #429 Coronavirus Impacts on Bitcoin (And the IRS's Dumb Singularity)

<p><em>Earlier this week the </em><a href="http://ltbshow.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><em>Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show</em></a><em> gathered to discuss Coronavirus and its potential impacts or disruptions to the decentralized world of bitcoin.</em></p> <p>On today's podcast we discuss <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/tag/coronavirus" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Coronavirus</a> and:</p> <ul> <li>The bitcoin mining industry and the slowing rate of hash-rate increases in the run-up to the 2020 halving</li> <li>Safe haven, uncorrelated and risk asset narratives as the price of bitcoin bounces defies expectations</li> <li>The potential for shifts in how society thinks about money in the wake of a highly transmissible global disease</li> <li>Plus a brief primer on virus families (skip to 13 minutes for blockchain only content if you're already up to speed)</li> </ul> <p><em>Later, we hear from correspondent George Ettinger about the indications of a "Dumb Currency Singularity" taking place at the IRS right now (also presented in full text below).</em></p> <blockquote>Credits for LTB#429 - Coronavirus Impacts on Bitcoin (And the IRS's Dumb Singularity)<br> This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! is sponsored by <a href="https://brave.com/ltb" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Purse.io</a> and <a href="http://etoro.ltbshow.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">eToro.com</a>.<br> This episode featured <a href="mailto:stephanie@ltbshow.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Stephanie Murphy</a>, <a href="https://aantonop.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Andreas M. Antonopoulos</a>, George Ettinger and Adam B. Levine<br> Today's episode was produced by Adam B. Levine, edited by Adam B. Levine with music provided by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-a-rubens-099349135" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Jared Rubens</a> and Adam B. Levine<br> Would you like to Sponsor a future episode of the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show? Do you have any que