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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #421: CATASTROPHIC COLDCARD BUG

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Strike Launches Beneficiary Planning for Bitcoin Inheritance https://x.com/strike/status/2082560745498157548
CLARITY Act Protects Self-Custody Bitcoin from Abandoned Property Laws https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2081055716282953999
Vinteum Announces New Bitcoin Fellowship Cycle and Fellows https://x.com/vinteum_org/status/2080376273893728602
Jensen Huang's First X Post: NVIDIA Supports Open AI Models https://x.com/jensenhuang/status/2080643682408321103
Nigeria | Tinubu Establishes Virtual Asset Council   
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu signed an executive order establishing a coordinated framework for the regulation of digital assets. The new “Virtual Asset Council” will be chaired by the Central Bank of Nigeria, with the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria Revenue Service, and other financial and national security officials also involved. The Nigerian SEC will oversee virtual assets classified as securities, while the central bank will register payment, custody, settlement, and other non-security assets. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Sparrow Wallet 2.5.3: ERA Hardware Wallet Support, XDG Directories, and PSBT Verification https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.3
Vexl v1.45.1: Performance Improvements and VCF Contact Backup https://github.com/vexl-it/vexl/releases/tag/v1.45.1_883
Amethyst v1.13.0: Napplet/nSite Browser Host, Cashu CLI Support, NIP-22 Comments, and Tor Onion-Location https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases/tag/v1.13.0
Blitz Wallet Android v0.7.14: Faster Payments, Transaction Filtering by Description, and Simplified UI https://github.com/BlitzWallet/BlitzWallet/releases/tag/Android-v0.7.14
India Forces GitHub to Remove Bitchat App https://x.com/callebtc/status/2080576044168339662
Bitchat Enables Offline Self-Transfer to Other Android Phones https://x.com/callebtc/status/2082106744788955310
Bitchat Coming to Smartwatches as Decentralized Mesh Walkie-Talkie https://x.com/callebtc/status/2082427446154997910
Bitle: Open-Source ESP32 Mesh Relay for Off-Grid Bitchat https://x.com/Alacritic_Super/status/2082055423109247402
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov with Facilitating Terrorism https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-fsb-charges-telegram-founder-durov-with-facilitating-terrorism-ifax-says-2026-07-29/
Colorado's New Restrictive Process for Buying Semi-Auto Firearms https://x.com/avaflanell_/status/2080706895787249842
3:33 - Blaze it
8:33 - Dashboard
9:48 - Corrections
14:03 - Strike inheritance
15:38 - CLARITY protects from Noah Doe
25:18 - Vinteum
28:13 - Jensen tweets
35:13 - Boosts
36:28 - HRF Story of the Week
38:43 - Software updates
55:43 - Durov flips off Moscow
57:48 - Colorado has fallen
1:01:33 - Geo time
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #420: ACCELERATE

No Agenda Show Announces Passing of Beloved Host John C. Dvorak at Age 74 https://x.com/na_announce/status/2079952538040672302 
Tether’s Three-Way Crypto Deal Falls Apart as Jack Mallers Steps Down from Twenty One Capital https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-21/tether-s-three-way-crypto-deal-falls-apart-mallers-steps-down 
BitMEX Announces Shutdown of Exchange Operations Effective September 23, 2026 https://x.com/bitmex/status/2080201602456301580 
Coinkite Opens Reservations for arca Personal Data Haven Hardware https://blog.coinkite.com/arca-reservations-are-open/ 
Strive Announces Bitcoin Stewardship Commitment Supporting Brink & Open-Source Development https://x.com/colemacro/status/2079907362979410395 
Mike Schmidt Volunteers to Coordinate Bitcoin Security Consortium Backed by Strategy, BlackRock, Fidelity & Others https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/2080263159152091455 
Galaxy Pledges Up to $5M in Grants for Bitcoin Post-Quantum Cryptography Development https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2079541359996719512 
Startup Founders Urge Trump Not to Block Chinese Open-Weight AI Models https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/22/startup-founders-urge-trump-not-to-shut-off-chinese-open-weight-ai-01008992 
India | Central Bank Pushes Digital Asset Prohibition   
India’s central bank is again pursuing a digital asset policy “leaning toward prohibition,” according to new government documents examined by Reuters. The Reserve Bank of India wants banks and regulated financial institutions barred from holding, trading, or offering exposure to digital assets and stablecoins. Officials also warn that offshore exchanges and peer-to-peer platforms are difficult to track. The documents estimate that India has nearly 39 million digital asset investors holding roughly $2.1 billion in digital assets. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength: Self-Custodial Bitcoin Payments Toolkit for Apps and AI Agents https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-07-21-wavelength-launch/ 
Noah Wallet Update Integrates Bark 0.4.0 with Live Backups, Native UI & Easier Ark Features https://x.com/nitesh_btc/status/2080026943035187537 
Bark Pay Launches: Self-Hosted Bitcoin Payments Solution Ready in Under 5 Minutes https://x.com/2ndpsy/status/2079932489921941716 
BTCPay Server v2.4.1: BIP-329 Label Import, Editable Invoice Comments, and RTL Language Support https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v2.4.1 
Tails 7.10: New GNOME Shutdown Procedure and Celluloid Video Player https://tails.net/news/version_7.10/ 
Wisp v1.2.0: Multi-Account Switcher, Transaction History Sheets, and Improved Zaps https://github.com/barrydeen/wisp/releases/tag/v1.2.0 
Hermes Agent v2026.7.20 “Quicksilver”: Major Speedups, Smart Approvals, and Password Manager Integration https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.7.20 
JoinMarket-NG 0.34.2: Fidelity Bond Fixes and Tumbler Improvements https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.34.2 
Wasabi Wallet v2.8.1: Taproot Receive by Default, New Loading Screen, and AppImage Support https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.1 
Dana v0.8.1: Faster Startup, Sat/BTC Display Toggle, and Stability Fixes https://github.com/cygnet3/dana/releases/tag/v0.8.1 
Block Buzz: Open-Source Hive Mind Communication Platform https://github.com/block/buzz 
US Prosecutes Cop City Protester for Using GrapheneOS to Wipe Phone https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone 
Court Rules CBP Can Manually Search Phones at Border With No Suspicion Required https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321338/20260723/cbp-can-rifle-through-your-phone-hand-border-no-suspicion-required.htm 
Trump Targets Brazil’s Pix Payments System While Dollar Stablecoins Dominate Local Crypto Volume https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/18/trump-targets-brazil-s-payments-system-while-dollar-stablecoins-quietly-dominate-country-s-payments 
France Orders ISPs to Block Access to Polymarket https://www.reuters.com/technology/french-internet-service-providers-told-block-access-polymarket-2026-07-17/ 
3:33 - Opening riff   
5:53 - Dashboard   
14:03 RIP John C. Dvorak   
16:43 - Tether deal fails   
23:38 - BitMEX shutdown   
30:13 - ARCA   
32:33 - Stewardship & Security Consortium   
44:53 - Galaxy inb4 quantum   
46:48 - Trump and Chinese AI   
1:12:48 - HRF Story of the Week   
1:14:33 - Boosts   
1:19:03 - Software updates   
1:39:43 - Graphene user prosecution   
1:42:18 - Border patrol owns your phone   
1:43:33 - Brazil payments   
1:45:18 - France blocks Polymarket   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #419: FREEDOM IN THE DIGITAL AGE

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Court Sets Hearing for Bitcoin Policy Institute Intervention in Noah Doe Abandoned Coins Case https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2077864781894050294 
Bitcoin Policy Institute Q2 2026 Quarterly Report: AI Influence Ops, CLARITY Protections, and Satoshi Scholars https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/q2-2026-quarterly-report 
Bitcoin Battlefield: Live 3D Visualization Turning BTC Order Flow into a War https://bitcoin-battlefield.pages.dev/ 
AnchorWatch Launches Multi-Institution Custody with CoinCorner, BitGo, and Lloyd’s Insurance https://x.com/rob1ham/status/2077005052510662958 
ZEUS Lightning Economics Report: The Bridge Between Bitcoin’s Two Identities https://zeusln.com/lightning-economics 
Left Debanks Right, Right Debanks Left https://x.com/ODELLXYZ/status/2077916269991383426 
Burma | More Than 100 Bank Accounts Frozen   
The military junta in Burma froze the bank accounts of more than 100 companies, including firms involved in car imports, fuel, agriculture, gemstones, and import-export companies. Business owners and individuals were also summoned for questioning to Nay Pyi Taw, the capital, where the military junta is headquartered. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Cove Wallet v1.3.0: Passkey Cloud Backup, Progressive Scanner, and Onboarding Improvements https://github.com/bitcoinppl/cove/releases/tag/v1.3.0 
JoinMarket-NG 0.34.0: Fee Quantization Defaults, Automatic CoinJoin History Import, and Security Hardening https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.34.0 
OpenClaw v2026.7.1: Major Control UI Overhaul, Onboarding, and Expanded Model Support https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.7.1 
Nunchuk Android 2.7.1: Self-Custodial USDT on Liquid and Trezor Bluetooth Support https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.2.7.1 
Ashigaru 1.1.1 https://github.com/linkinparkrulz/ashigaru-desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1 
Truth Social to Sell Faster Access to Trump’s Market-Moving Posts via Truth API https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/16/truth-social-will-sell-investors-faster-access-trumps-market-moving-posts/ 
White House Teleprompter Operator Made Over $100K Betting on Trump’s Speeches https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps/story?id=134764573 
29 Countries Sign Agreement to Establish World AI Cooperation Organization https://www.reuters.com/world/china/twenty-nine-countries-sign-agreement-establish-global-ai-cooperation-body-2026-07-16/ 
Federal Reserve Announces Leadership of Five Task Forces to Advance Monetary Policy https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260709a.htm 
AI 2040: Plan A – Delay Superintelligence Until 2040 with Full Research Transparency https://ai-2040.com/ 
DoorDash Opens CLI for AI Agents to Order Food Directly https://x.com/andyfang/status/2077516962515599799 
.ME Registry Temporarily Suspends telegram.org Domain Over Sanctions, Then Restores It https://x.com/domainme/status/2077077395777994942 
3:33 - The show must go on   
11:03 - Dashboard and air filters   
16:08 - Noah Doe   
20:43 - BPI quarterly report   
37:03 - Bitcoin battlefield   
38:43 - AnchorWatch   
42:13 - LN economics   
56:28 - HRF Story of the Week   
1:01:43 - Software updates   
1:08:23 - Trump insider trading   
1:13:33 - Fed task forces   
1:14:53 - AI 2040   
1:15:53 - DoorDash CLI   
1:18:08 - Telegram .ME suspension   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #418: BRAVE NEW WORLD

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Bull Bitcoin Files Legal Challenge Against EU DAC8 Crypto Reporting Rules https://x.com/BULLBITCOIN_/status/2074770378350617052 
Strike Launches Volatility-Proof Bitcoin-Backed Loans with No Price Liquidations https://x.com/Strike/status/2074546850309263365 
Polymarket Adds Instant Bitcoin Lightning Deposits Powered by Spark https://x.com/spark/status/2074539080197775421 
Radar.Chat Launches: Private Messaging with Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning on Signal https://x.com/RadarChat/status/2074523998596055061 
Sen. Wyden Urges Preserving Blockchain Developer Protections in Crypto Bill https://www.theblock.co/post/407648/wyden-urges-senate-leaders-preserve-contested-blockchain-developer-protections-in-broader-crypto-bill 
Mempool Joins Stratum V2 Working Group for Decentralized Template Construction https://x.com/OrangeSurfBTC/status/2074928271481819614 
Spiral: Block’s Open-Source Bitcoin and AI Initiative https://spiral.xyz/about/ 
Bangladesh | Central Bank Mandates State QR Payment System   
Starting July 1, every merchant QR code in Bangladesh will be replaced by a government-backed standard. This comes after Bangladesh Bank announced that Bangla QR, its QR code system, will become mandatory. Banks and payments providers are required to update their existing merchant QR codes to Bangla QR by June 30 or face financial penalties. Officials claim the system will help create more digital transaction records, shrink the informal economy, improve tax collection, and strengthen anti-money laundering efforts. It also comes as part of the central bank’s efforts to reduce reliance on more private payment methods, such as cash. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Bitcoin Core 31.1 Released: Fixes PrivateBroadcast IP Leak and Chainstate Issues https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/31.1/ 
SeedSigner v0.8.7 “Summer of SeedSigner”: 22 Languages and BBQr Support https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.8.7 
Bitcoin Safe 2.0.0: Guided Wallet Setup, Private Sync, and Device-Focused Signing https://bitcoin-safe.org/en/news/bitcoin-safe-2-0-0/ 
Giga Energy Introduces GigaBase: AI Data Centers Ready in 9 Months https://x.com/GigaEnergy_/status/2074478543719800951 
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5:23 - Dashboard   
9:08 - Bull Bitcoin DAC8   
23:43 - Strike   
27:58 - Polymarket Spark   
29:58 - Radar Chat   
35:28 - Sen. Wyden dev protections   
37:03 - Mempool StratumV2 & Ocean announcement   
39:28 - Spiral   
42:03 - HRF Story of the Week   
43:23 - Zaps/Boosts   
50:53 - Software updates   
54:23 - Giga energy   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #417: THE GRIND CONTINUES

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Bitcoin Crowdfunding for Venezuela Earthquake Relief Supplies https://x.com/pakovm/status/2070254848814288935 
Strike Now Authorized Under MiCA Across All 27 EU Countries https://x.com/jackmallers/status/2072353197650518196 
Bark Wallet Solves Offchain State Backups with Encrypted Snapshots https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2072386304642286029 
Blink Wallet Introduces Non-Custodial Accounts https://blink.sv/blog/non-custodial-accounts-in-blink-wallet 
Calvin Kim Receives OpenSats Long-Term Support Grant https://opensats.org/blog/calvin-kim-receives-lts-grant 
OpenSats Developer Spotlight: Egge (Coco) https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-egge-coco 
OpenSats Developer Spotlight: Rajarshi Maitra https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-rajarshi-maitra 
OpenSats Grant Map https://opensats.org/map 
BitGo CEO Announces ~15% Workforce Reduction for Strategic Focus https://x.com/mikebelshe/status/2070240967479996463 
Strategy Announces Digital Credit Capital Framework https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-digital-credit-capital-framework_06-29-2026 
Cambodia Launches Smart Policing Initiative in Phnom Penh   
Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior formally launched a China-backed “Smart Police” initiative in the capital city of Phnom Penh. The new policing system will connect 487 cameras equipped with AI-powered identity and vehicle tracking and send all video feeds into a new centralized command center. To support the rollout, Chinese-backed regional security partners are providing financial and technical support for the project and have pledged to expand the camera grid in the future. Cambodian officials say the project will protect residents and tourists. But in a country where dissent is overtly and systematically punished, these new AI-powered systems can easily double as a surveillance machine capable of identifying anyone who criticizes the ruling party. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Ashigaru Terminal v1.0.0 Released: Whirlpool Coinjoin Client Built from Sparrow https://ashigaru.rs/news/release-terminal-v1-0-0/ 
COLDCARD 5.5.1 and 1.4.1Q Firmware: BIP-322 Proof of Reserves, WIF Store, and Secure Notes Upgrades https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-5.5.1-1.4.1q-release/ 
Wasabi Wallet v2.8.0 Release https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.0 
Noah v0.1.3 Release https://github.com/smolcars/noah/releases/tag/v0.1.3 
New Checkout Method for in Person BTCPay Stores https://x.com/MrKukks/status/2072677988026421484 
Bitcoin Core secp256k1 Pull Request #1884 https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1884 
Tails 7.9.1 Release https://tails.net/news/version_7.9.1/ 
Open Standard Introduces Open USD https://joinopenstandard.com/blog/introducing-open-usd 
The Secret History of Polymarket – Part 1: DARPA, Thiel, and Prediction Market Origins https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/06/investigative-series/the-secret-history-of-polymarket-part-1/ 
Claude Code Accused of Hiding China Proxy Fingerprints Inside System Prompts https://www.internationalcyberdigest.com/claude-code-accused-of-hiding-china-proxy-fingerprints-inside-system-prompts/ 
Foreign Influence Campaign Against American AI – Part II: Singham Ground Game https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-campaign-against-american-ai-part-ii-singham-ground-game 
AI Drones Rapidly Restoring Degraded Land in Brazil (MORFO) https://x.com/alex_verem/status/2072001777487196662 
Home Mining Playbook: https://www.tftc.io/home-mining-energy-playbook 
3:33 - Sweaty rip   
6:38 - Dashboard   
9:28 - Venezuela relief   
14:28 - Strike EU   
16:13 - Bark   
18:43 - Blink   
23:23 - Open USD   
27:13 - OpenSats   
31:03 - BitGo layoffs   
32:28 - Strategy update   
33:58 - HRF Story of the Week   
38:43 - Boosts   
44:18 - Software updates   
47:58 - Secret history of Polymarket   
53:18 - BPI foreign AI   
59:38 - MORFO   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #416: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

Coinkite Warns of Physical Letter Firmware-Update Scam https://blog.coinkite.com/paper-spam/ 
Camp Nakamoto https://x.com/campnakamoto/status/2069181607341170760 
First StratumV2 Block Mined https://x.com/pavlenex/status/2070132430875267538 
Law Enforcement and Catholic Groups Warn CLARITY Act Could Create Crypto Crime Loopholes https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/law-enforcement-catholic-group-clarity-act 
India | Frozen Account Leaves Savings Out of Reach   
In India, a man named Shiva spent years building a savings fund for his son’s wedding. The money came from small jobs and side work, carefully set aside in a separate bank account opened specifically for that purpose. But when the balance exceeded a certain threshold, the financial system automatically froze the account. Overnight, Shiva had been cut off from his own money. When the issue was escalated to the branch manager of his bank, they explained that the freeze was automatically imposed from the central bank’s IT system, and there was nothing they could do. To recover access, he was prompted to complete forms written in English, a language he could not easily navigate. Ultimately, the account was restored only after outside intervention from a friend who helped push the case through a process Shiva could not resolve on his own. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Tor Project to Sunset Tor 0.4.8; Upgrade to 0.4.9 by September https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-tor-048/ 
JoinMarket-NG 0.33.0 Adds Config Center, Wallet History API, and Address-Reuse Defense https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.33.0 
Utreexo v0.18.0 Improves Forest Allocation, Rehashing, and Windows Builds https://github.com/utreexo/utreexo/releases/tag/v0.18.0 
ASIC-RS v0.7.0 Adds Power Limits, Miner State Messages, and Temperature Model https://github.com/256foundation/asic-rs/releases/tag/v0.7.0 
The Six Billion Dollar Man Bitcoin Premiere Bypasses Media Gatekeepers https://www.thesixbilliondollarman.com 
Imagine If Nashville Project Homepage https://www.imagineifnashville.com 
Freedom Tech DC 2026 https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit 
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4:38 - Dashboard   
11:53 - Coinkite paper spam   
21:33 - Camp Nakamoto   
22:48 - StratumV2   
24:38 - CLARITY loopholes   
28:48 - HRF Story of the Week   
32:13 - Boosts   
38:43 - Software updates   
45:53 - Imagine If & Freedom Tech DC   
47:33 - Economy data   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #415: AS IS TRADITION

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Private Broadcast May Reveal Sender IP Address in Bitcoin Core 31.0 https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/06/06/privatebroadcast-ip-leak/ 
Bitcoin Toggle Now Live on Square Register https://x.com/cashapp/status/2067374663160983885 
Illinois Set to Begin Taxing Bitcoin https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/illinois-set-begin-taxing-bitcoin-172237413.html 
Fed Ends Forward Guidance Era – Tea Leaves Back on the Menu https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/2067352890507972709 
Robinhood to Cut 10% of Full-Time Workforce https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/robinhood-cut-10-its-full-time-workforce-2026-06-16/ 
China Developing AI-Powered Tools to Predict Dissent   
Leaked documents revealed that Chinese technology company, Geedge Networks, is developing AI-powered tools aimed at predicting who might one day criticize the CCP. Working with MESA Lab, a regime-backed research lab, Geedge is reportedly building behavioral profiles of individuals based on their social media, location data, telecommunications, and online activity. AI models could then sift through profiles and spotlight those who might be a political risk. There is no evidence the technology is finalized or deployed, but if deployed, China’s surveillance system could become a tool to chill dissent before it ever begins. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Alby Hub v1.23.0 Release https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases/tag/v1.23.0 
Cove 1.3.0 Beta: Passkey Cloud Backup + Multi-Account Support https://x.com/covewallet/status/2066994714574778786 
OpenAuspex Project Homepage https://www.openauspex.dev/ 
Bark Wallet Now Available on Umbrel https://blog.second.tech/bark-wallet-now-on-umbrel/ 
Enclavia: Six Hard Problems, One Solution https://enclavia.io/blog/six-hard-problems-one-solution/ 
Anthropic Expands Access to Fable and Mythos https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access 
Trump Administration Backs Musk’s xAI in NAACP Data Center Lawsuit https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-backs-musks-xai-naacp-data-center-lawsuit-2026-06-16/ 
SpaceX to Buy Anysphere for $60 Billion https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/spacex-buy-anysphere-60-billion-2026-06-16/ 
Secret Elite Group Member List Leaked https://archive.ph/iM5ei 
Midjourney Medical Blogpost https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost 
AI Subscription Subsidy Analysis https://x.com/semianalysis_/status/2064815044085318040 
Elon Shares Anti-Drone Rifle Footage https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2066356709635866898 
3:33 - Opening riff   
5:33 - Dashboard   
8:48 - Core 31.0 bug   
11:33 - Illinois bitcoin tax   
18:53 - Square pay with bitcoin   
24:33 - Fed tea leaves   
30:53 - Robinhood cuts employees   
33:53 - HRF Story of the Week   
36:53 - Shoutouts   
39:43 - Software updates   
52:08 - Fable and Mythos   
1:03:13 - Trump backs Musk   
1:08:38 - SpaceX buys Cursor   
1:15:03 - CLARITY Act   
1:18:03 - Secret society   
1:23:28 - Midjourney medical   
1:28:13 - AI subsidy analysis   
1:31:43 - Drone shooting   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #414: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

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Keonne Rodriguez (Samourai dev) updates on prison transfer & furlough request https://x.com/keonne/status/2063959631383179277 
Bark Ark Protocol Launches on Bitcoin Mainnet https://blog.second.tech/bark-now-on-bitcoin-mainnet/ 
Second Introduces Noah and Arké Bitcoin Ark Wallets https://blog.second.tech/introducing-noah-and-arke/ 
Signal: UK Surveillance Is Not Safety https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf 
Mullvad explains UK spyware proposal: mandatory real-time scanning & blocking on all devices https://x.com/mullvadnet/status/2064342870937509988 
SimpleX Network Consortium Governance and Foundation Overview https://simplexnetwork.org/consortium.html 
Pump.fun launches GO: bounty platform to pay anyone for any task https://x.com/pumpfun/status/2062557004829233504 
Man tattoos forehead for $2,400 Pump.fun bounty (spells it wrong) https://x.com/discordiaclips/status/2063406281130398012 
Strategy Announces Approval of STRC Semi-Monthly Dividends https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-approval-of-strc-semi-monthly-dividends_06-08-2026 
Polymarket Cracks Down on VPN Users Amid Legal Pressure https://gizmodo.com/polymarket-cracks-down-on-vpn-users-as-legal-pressure-intensifies-in-dozens-of-countries-2000765379 
Karpathy on Claude Fable 5: strong benchmarks but overly trigger-happy safeguards https://x.com/karpathy/status/2064409694761054332 
Malware devs add WMD keywords to spyware to evade LLM scanners https://x.com/jsrailton/status/2064661778978533571 
Anthropic Dario Pushes for Regulatory Moat https://darioamodei.com/post/policy-on-the-ai-exponential 
HRF Freedom Tech in Oslo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcG_CJkT6A 
Dark Wisp Android v1.0.0 Adds Private Interactions, Tor Routing, and NIP-A3 Payments https://github.com/barrydeen/dark-wisp-android/releases/tag/v1.0.0 
Kickstr World Cup Game https://kickstr.einundzwanzig.dev/games/7ea5d40f-be37-4895-94cd-2adaf53f45ad 
Bitaxe ESP-Miner v2.14.0 Release https://github.com/bitaxeorg/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.14.0 
Ulendo: borderless calling via Nostr + Bitcoin without local SIM cards https://x.com/codamw/status/2063340269785784526 
Microsoft Patches Record 206 Security Flaws https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/microsoft-patches-record-206-flaws.html 
Milei proposes AI framework with "non-human corporations" & zero regulation https://x.com/trajektoriepl/status/2062594306670535130 
Cuba Poised for Largest U.S. Fuel Shipment Since Cold War Embargo https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/cuba-poised-for-biggest-us-fuel-shipment-since-cold-war-embargo 
3:33 - Guess who's back   
12:13 - Dashboard   
19:13 - Keonne update   
22:43 - Bark   
34:33 - UK surveillance   
41:03 - Noah & Arké   
47:01 - Simple Network Consortium   
53:13 - Pumpfun   
57:38 - STRC semi-monthly   
1:07:33 - Polymarket VPN crackdown   
1:11:23 - Fable   
1:24:43 - WMD LLM keyword bypass   
1:30:38 - Anthropic is too good   
1:33:08 - HRF Oslo   
1:33:58 - HRF Story of the Week   
1:35:23 - Boosts   
1:37:33 - Software updates   
1:49:03 - Milei AI   
1:51:48 - Cuba fuel   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #413: BRAVE NEW WORLD

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Zcash Orchard vulnerability remediated after coordinated network upgrade https://zodl.com/orchard-vulnerability-successfully-remediated/ 
Trezor says TROPIC01 chip flaw does not put Safe 7 funds at risk https://trezor.io/blog/news/Trezor-response-TROPIC01-chip-disclosure-no-impact-to-your-funds 
Blockchain Association publishes law-enforcement letter to Senate on CLARITY Act https://theblockchainassociation.org/posts/blockchain-association-letter-from-law-enforcement-to-senate-leadership 
Treasury Goes After Iran Crypto https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0519 
NPR: George Santos Kalshi insider trading investigation https://www.npr.org/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5843371/george-santos-kalshi-insider-trading-investigation 
Polymarket Rules Incorrectly in Saylor Market https://x.com/willo2_Poly/status/2061640812132516321 
HRF Oslo Freedom Forum https://www.youtube.com/user/OsloFreedomForum 
Cashu tests first on-chain TEE mint for trust-minimized ecash https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9azf5pgt8k5tjq325xstfp5ue9z9h7nne0fnsv0nm7qlzauue8kg2y53mf 
Core Lightning v26.06 release https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v26.06 
Alby Hub v1.22.2 release https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases/tag/v1.22.2 
Sparrow Wallet 2.5.2 release https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.2 
nostr-vpn v4.0.48 release https://github.com/mmalmi/nostr-vpn/releases/tag/v4.0.48 
Tails 7.8.1 released https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_8_1/ 
3:33 - It's bearing   
14:13 - Dashboard   
17:13 - Zcash Orchard   
28:33 - Saylor unfollows Parker   
33:23 - Trezor chip vulnerability   
38:03 - Blockchain Association Clarity Act   
47:33 - Iran crypto   
54:16 - George Santos Kalshi   
57:58 - Polymarket error   
1:07:08 - HRF Oslo   
1:10:13 - Boosts   
1:13:53 - Cashu   
1:24:23 - Claude AGI noise   
1:29:08 - Software updates   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #412: STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS

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Sentiment Analysis https://x.com/sullymichaelvan/status/2059646236966137982 
Fidelity Glitch https://x.com/adi_baradwaj/status/2059422632215548143 
NY legal complaint seeks title to 39,069 allegedly abandoned bitcoin wallets https://static1.squarespace.com/static/694884477ae7ad3f7b78981b/t/6a038dcea3e5b83386bf21a4/1778617806647/2026-05-01+%5B21%5D-%5B22%5D+Summons+%26+Amended+Complaint.pdf 
Is it Shkreli? https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/2059711308921028692 
Former CIA officer accused of stealing $40M in gold bars and foreign currency https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/28/politics/former-cia-officer-public-money-theft 
Texas app store age-verification law allowed to take effect for now https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/28/texas-apple-google-app-store-age-verification/ 
South Carolina social media law criticized as statewide age surveillance https://reclaimthenet.org/south-carolina-social-media-surveillance-law 
Walz signs Minnesota bill adding social media protections for children https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-signs-bill-enacting-social-media-guardrails-for-minnesota-children/ 
Developer Spotlight: Kurt Unger https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-kurt-unger 
CFTC Approves Kalshi Perpetual BTC Future https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9240-26 
North Korea | Dictatorship Implements Rice Price Controls   
North Korea’s authoritarian regime is attempting to cap rice prices after a sharp food price surge, but the policy is making the shortage worse. According to Daily NK, the regime ordered local officials to stop street vendors from selling rice above a state-imposed ceiling. This action was in response to rice prices rising above 30,000 North Korean won ($33.33) per kilogram. Officials and undercover agents are now inspecting markets, checking sellers’ account books, and confiscating rice from those accused of charging too much. Traders are responding by pulling rice from public stalls and selling it privately from homes or other hidden locations. For North Koreans, the state’s actions make rice harder to find and more expensive. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Matching Hashes: Reproducing the Guix-built Bitcoin Core release binary with Nix https://b10c.me/projects/027-bitcoind-gunix-match/ 
ngit-cli v2.5.0 adds PR defaults, GRASP fallback handling, and checkout fixes https://github.com/DanConwayDev/ngit-cli/releases/tag/v2.5.0 
Europa VPN Market https://europa.westernbtc.com/ 
Google employee charged with insider trading https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/google-employee-charged-insider-trading 
Data broker location data used to target and kill U.S. troops https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/enemies-are-exploiting-unregulated-data-broker-location-data-to-target-and-kill-u-s-troops/ 
3:33 - Opening riff   
9:03 - Dashboard   
16:48 - Angry plebs   
37:48 - Fidelity glitch   
42:48 - Abandoned wallets   
48:53 - Texas age verification   
56:33 - Drone warfare   
1:04:48 - OpenSats dev spotlight   
1:06:18 - CFTC Kalshi   
1:10:48 - HRF Story of the Week   
1:13:18 - Matching Hashes   
1:15:23 - Zaps & Boosts   
1:22:03 - Software updates   
1:26:16 - Google insider trading   
1:29:08 - Data brokers risk troops   
1:33:03 - US constitution on the blockchain   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #411: AUDIT FORT KNOX

GitHub Discloses Security Breach via Poisoned VS Code Extensionhttps://x.com/github/status/2056949168208552080   
Iran Launches Bitcoin-Powered Maritime Insurance Platform "Hormuz Safe"https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2056099986199232732 
SpaceX Holds Nearly 19,000 BTC Valued at $1.29 Billionhttps://x.com/macroscope17/status/2057205538086117590   
Trump Executed Over 3,700 Stock Trades in First Quarterhttps://x.com/infraa_/status/2055988212611645663   
Trump Executive Order Expands Bank Secrecy Act Requirementshttps://www.therage.co/trump-executive-order-expands-bank-secrecy-act/   
The U.S. Can’t Lose the Bitcoin Race to China https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/05/19/the-u-s-can-t-lose-the-bitcoin-race-to-china 
Hodl Hodl Launches Lightning Trading on Mainnethttps://x.com/hodlhodl/status/2057111820268130576   
Thailand | Cash Handout Expands State Digital Payments   
Thailand’s regime approved the “Thai Help Thai Plus” scheme, a 175 billion baht relief program covering more than 43 million people. State welfare cardholders will receive 1,000 baht per month automatically, while 30 million others can register through the Pao Tang app for a 60/40 co-payment benefit worth up to 4,000 baht over four months. The funds can only be used at participating merchants between 6 am and 11 pm through the state-linked wallet app, and cash withdrawals are prohibited. The program may help households facing surging fuel and living costs, but it also deepens reliance on government-controlled digital payment infrastructure. When economic relief is tied to identification, apps, spending rules, and approved merchants, support can quickly become another layer of state control. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Sparrow Wallet 2.5.0 Released – Adds Silent Payments Supporthttps://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.0   
Zeus LN v13.0.2 Released with RGS Improvements and Bug Fixeshttps://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v13.0.2   
NostrVPN v4.0.37https://nostrvpn.org 
Seed Tool v2.3.0https://primal.net/bitcoinqna/6nKZJtCgwY5ATgh9idnlS   
3:33 - Eth out   
9:43 - TEMS   
19:33 - Dashboard   
21:18 - Github disclosure   
25:53 - Hormuz Safe   
44:38 - Trump 60 trades a day   
52:13 - US/China bitcoin race   
53:22 - Trump expands BSA   
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1:09:33 - HRF Story of the Week   
1:12:03 - Boosts   
1:13:18 - Software updates   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #410: SILENT BITCOIN PAYMENTS

Android VPN Vulnerability   
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/any-app-on-recent-android-versions-can-leak-certain-traffic 
Tando Enables Lightning Addresses for All Kenyan M-Pesa Phone Numbers  https://x.com/tando_me/status/2054209322217808292 
Top CEOs Including Musk, Cook, and Fink Join Trump on China Trip  https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/2054551038632292610 
Iran's Internet Blackout Enters 75th Day  https://x.com/netblocks/status/2054469192271720950 
Bitcoin User Recovers 5+ BTC from 11-Year-Old Wallet Using Claude AI  https://x.com/cprkrn/status/2054586810475364536 
Roman Sterlingov on Prison Abuse and the Erosion of Privacy     
https://www.therage.co/the-people-and-the-machine/ 
Strive Announces Daily Dividends for $SATA Shareholders  https://x.com/Strive/status/2054894518990700568 
HRF’s AI Fund Supports 10 Innovative Projects for Human Rights   
https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-ai-fund-supports-10-innovative-projects/ 
Project Loupe: AI-Powered Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Bitcoin Projects  https://x.com/ProjectLoupe/status/2054252211756994678 
Frigate 1.5.0 Release - Enhances Silent Payments and Electrum Server  https://github.com/sparrowwallet/frigate/releases/tag/1.5.0 
LDK Server: Production-Grade Lightning Node Daemon Released  https://x.com/lightningdevkit/status/2054231998458175553 
JoinMarket-ng 0.29.0 Released - Major Updates & Fixes for CoinJoin Privacy Tool   
https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.29.0 
Nostr Station Beta   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #409: THE GANG GOES TO CHINA

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Keonne's Prison Appeal for Legal Debt Donations https://x.com/keonne/status/2052066547561070671
Bitcoin Core Discloses CVE-2024-52911 Remote Crash Vulnerability https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/05/05/disclose-cve-2024-52911/
Bisq Announces V1 Trade Protocol Exploit and Emergency Trading Halt https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgm3fvgfc7525a9mcnkpx5z0938av8ke30fmj4shxem7dvq7a3zccs5dsf8
Brian Armstrong Announces Coinbase 14% Staff Reduction for AI Efficiency https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/2051616759145185723
Strike Ships Bitcoin Lending Expansions and Remittance Features https://x.com/strike/status/2051404604647100902
Indonesia | Digital Payment System with China Established   
China and Indonesia launched a cross‑border QR payment system connecting China’s major payment apps with Indonesia’s QRIS network, the country’s national digital payment standard, used by over 50 million people. At launch, the system supports Alipay and UnionPay (China’s dominant mobile payment platform and the national payment network, respectively), allowing travelers and residents from both countries to scan and pay across borders, with transactions settled directly in yuan and rupiah under a local currency settlement framework. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Coco v1 Stable – TypeScript Framework for Cashu Wallets https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrhsxmw57eve8xmf6wesc3x23nvva8dyqkwhg0qarllsxsvxpze6gmcct27
Divine, Vine reboot, launches https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0pfq8frlp2avsfn4l6krkt5ssfqapemu8sr0fmn07f4fjpmd3zlc28vmpq
Maple Matures https://blog.trymaple.ai/meet-maple-the-personal-intelligence-platform/
Apocalypse Early Warning System https://ews.kylemcdonald.net/
Start9 RISC‑V Privacy Router https://router.start9.com/
South African Bitcoiners Under Attack https://propertyrightsdefense.org 
03:33 - Opening riff   
13:53 - Dashboard   
16:03 - Keonne   
50:03 - Zaps   
52:33 - GUARD Act   
58:33 - CVE bug   
1:03:13 - Bisq exploit   
1:07:18 - The layoffs continue   
1:21:53 - Strike lending   
1:32:58 - HRF Story of the Week   
1:35:03 - Boosts   
1:41:33 - Odell plays guitar   
1:45:13 - Maple   
1:50:43 - Apocalypse early warning   
1:52:43 - Start9 router   
1:54:13 - South Africa property rights   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #408: THE LAYOFFS CONTINUE

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HOT STYLE TAKEOVER 2026 | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #407

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Iran Internet Blackout Reaches 55th Day - NetBlockshttps://x.com/netblocks/status/2047217589156245931
Palantir Shares 'The Technological Republic' Manifestohttps://x.com/palantirtech/status/2045574398573453312
Palantir Partners with USDA for American Farmershttps://x.com/palantirtech/status/2046907163038073051
Signal Announces Apple iOS Patch for Notification Bughttps://x.com/signalapp/status/2047070518776356996
US Admiral: Bitcoin Has “Incredible Potential” for National Securityhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsdur5mraa6e4y9ruw0yekq4r3d84danlyrq0l92lvgm63v3ylw72gh243yg
Tether Supports Freeze of More Than $344 Million in USD₮ in Coordination with OFAC and U.S. Law Enforcement https://tether.io/news/tether-supports-freeze-of-more-than-344-million-in-usdt-in-coordination-with-ofac-and-u-s-law-enforcement/
Scammers Offer Crypto 'Safe Passage' in Strait of Hormuz - Degenerate Newshttps://x.com/degeneratenews/status/2046559584307839410
Prediction: UBI Evolves to Social Credit UCI - @himgajriahttps://x.com/himgajria/status/2032255575539789829
Open Hardware for Open Money - OpenSats Bloghttps://opensats.org/blog/open-hardware-for-open-money
Russia | VPN and Digital Asset Crackdown Deepens Digital and Financial Control   
The Russian regime is once again escalating control over both internet access and digital assets. Officials have ordered more than 20 major companies — including banks, retailers, and media outlets — to actively block users from accessing their platforms via virtual private network (VPN) services. To enforce the measures, officials handed companies a blacklist of prohibited VPNs along with instructions for detecting and blocking them. Firms that refuse to comply risk losing privileged regulatory status, including tax benefits and mandatory pre-installation on devices sold in Russia. Simultaneously, Russia’s central bank is pushing new rules requiring identity verification for digital asset traders using domestic platforms, which would make it harder for Russians to withdraw funds into self-custodial wallets without authoritarian state permission. Together, the measures tighten control over two of the last available avenues for digital and financial privacy in Russia. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Nunchuk Adds Coldcard HSM Support for Bitcoin Agentshttps://x.com/nunchuk_io/status/2046952168213840056
Mempool v3.3 Released with Advanced Bitcoin Featureshttps://x.com/mempool/status/2046578616453214646
Fedi Enables BTC Payments to Indian UPI QR Codeshttps://x.com/fedibtc/status/2043706877532307822
Wisp v1.0.0 Officially Launches on Google Play with Major Updateshttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqquvylwaussq3hleveu7hk9tk6sgf4jhh3x63nsgtsj00qn79g262yyp
QnA: Got It Working on Real Hardware Before Vegas (LFG!)https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvfcu924zerqmwux6uftfuhuz5lyqme3lrzmcjat8hrz4x6vwt9qc445tlt
Fold Launches Bitcoin Bonus Program for Employershttps://x.com/fold_app/status/2047335299588542957
Strike Expands Bitcoin Lending Access with Lower Minimumshttps://x.com/Strike/status/2046334859673530572
Bitcoiners: Pay Duty-Free with Bitcoin at Oslo Airporthttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgjm9svsml0uht4yapyn7ul26m5pyuvdg9x3zfnktwhkrzklec37cuawntt
Amazon Exposed for Secret Price Manipulation with Walmart, Levi's & Morehttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspxu86m3u52ndltew7t02cwt8y44hrwcwtadgu6l0fq07zj9ug27cctyu5c
Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #406: THE LAYOFFS CONTINUE

https://rhr.tv/stream 
RIP Aaron Ingalls (BTCAaron)https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqaf6uqx7pvutcmdtgy9wtjces8pxx5thqlpqh809dnd6auqkwyqggssg2s 
Strategy Funds $1B Bitcoin Buy with Preferred Shares https://x.com/business/status/2043703810611195923 
Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Using Hash Puzzles https://github.com/avihu28/Quantum-Safe-Bitcoin-Transactions/ 
Loud Shitcoiners Are Closeted Bitcoin Maximalists https://x.com/pledditor/status/2042814969599685003 
Jeffrey Yan Builds Profitable Hyperliquid Exchange https://colossus.com/article/beyond-the-sky-jeffrey-yan-hyperliquid/ 
Iran | Regime Moves To Seize Assets as Internet Blackout Exceeds 1,000 Hours   
In Iran, the regime has ordered the identification and seizure of assets of more than 100 citizens living abroad, including freezing their bank accounts. Those targeted reportedly include journalists, media workers, public figures, and other Iranians accused of supporting opposition groups from outside the country. The move comes as Iran’s regime-imposed internet blackout stretches beyond 43 days, leaving millions unable to access independent information and largely cut off from the outside world. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
HAMSTR Adds Reticulum LoRa Mesh Networking for Offline Nostr & Zaps https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsp2g2v9m4qhl3d4cfcfav8waahz7lck5x5l6g9529tr4v9fra33hq5ggld5 
Tether Launches Self-Custodial Tether Wallet https://tether.io/news/tether-launches-tether-wallet-the-peoples-wallet-extending-its-global-financial-infrastructure-directly-to-billions-of-users-left-behind-by-the-traditional-financial-system/ 
wisp zaps for normies https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqzvswtnzrmt8arjj5tnwd8hju4xsfryvp5tqg0xn704g25nmysxm56fl (https://wisp.mobile)   
nspam nostr spam mitigation https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqxe0syg6s2m350g6anzaqev37wcnd0d52s7ye9r8vnrg0vd04s3y9t77 
TBPN Vanishes from Feeds After OpenAI Acquisition https://x.com/stevehou/status/2045049746121801899 
Bitcoin Scholars Fund Launches Tax Credit for K-12 BTC Education https://x.com/BitcoinScholars/status/2044460767479828540 
Vegas Beefsteak https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrpawuq8n6h2kj79x6h3wgs3k2etsyk6w3jsn9c7p032q9c2gysngwhq4j7 
US Secures Indonesia Defense Partnership for Malacca Strait https://x.com/warclandestine/status/2043829296117231780 
https://seedor.io 
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1:06:18 - Closeted maximalists   
1:11:48 - Hyperliquid   
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1:17:33 - Zoomer report   
1:21:03 - Zaps and boosts   
1:24:33 - Retardmaxxing   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #405: STRETCH YOUR CHEEKS FOR THE BITCOIN BULL

https://rhr.tv/stream 
Iran Proposes Bitcoin Oil Toll https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-wants-bitcoin-payments-oil-142809623.html + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2k4fh032uxuhnmh5r7s6ra3cx4tczkhhc9tt4yuqu3xfl2juxx7skudrk5 
France Repatriates Gold Reserves https://x.com/clashreport/status/2041076906280309046 
Bitcoin ETF Fastest to $100B https://x.com/mtanguma/status/2041865673110962555 
Square Phases Bitcoin Payments https://x.com/milessuter/status/2040154587232182565 
Salvadoran Bitcoin Students Join Mempool https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqcfhdguz5x4hy6zhhur3f72nvjypw4an9ln7lcs0rek6cl5arxgc4rdqj5 
Strike updates https://x.com/Strike/status/2041273272587686035 
OpenSats 16th Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/sixteenth-wave-of-nostr-grants 
Russia | Banks to Use State Messenger for Transaction Verification   
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development is drafting legislation that would require banks to confirm customer financial operations through Max, a Kremlin-controlled messaging app. In practice, instead of confirming transactions within their banking app (or via SMS), users would receive a message in the Max app and must approve the action there to complete it. The proposal applies to undefined “significant” actions, granting officials broad discretion over which financial activities require approval. This would insert state-run app verification into everyday banking. And if Max goes down, significant financial activity may stop entirely. FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Sprout Nostr AI Relay https://github.com/block/sprout 
Mesh LLM Distributed Inference https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm 
Nunchuk CLI for AI Agents https://x.com/nunchuk_io/status/2041878908547821872 
Iran Blackout Day 41 https://x.com/netblocks/status/2042140068509290961 
Bitchat iOS banned in China, Bitchat android hits 3.2M installs https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8k3n72knrtm3nvz5vqp4cm9dctxtuc627zz8kttxvqssnl7z60mqfj4rr7 + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspne9a0e40ulra9uhvht6mdgad40m63w3xr6h6tuh77rsthue0nlgg66x3y 
Google AI Finance Global Launch https://x.com/thefox/status/2041910855479259400 
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08:43 - Hormuz   
28:53 - France wants their gold   
33:33 - BTC ETF growth   
36:18 - Square update   
39:23 - Hot Style Takeover   
40:43 - Salvadorans join Mempool   
43:48 - Strike loan update   
45:28 - OpenSats   
50:48 - HRF Story of the Week   
53:33 - Boosts   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #404: THE RISE OF THE PETROSAT

https://rhr.tv/stream
RHR x Pubkeyhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvddjnvt7xvzckenk4dal3za23trxemfcxvkuy2qd82a6yvtu639sy6t7ey
Iran Imposes Yuan & Crypto Tolls on Ships in Strait of Hormuzhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/strait-of-hormuz-ships-paying-iran-yuan-and-crypto-tolls-for-safe-passage
Oracle Cuts Thousands of Jobs Amid Rampant AI Spendinghttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/oracle-layoffs-ai-spending.html
SHRIMPS: New 2.5KB Multi-Device Post-Quantum Signatureshttps://x.com/n1ckler/status/2038695067754328095
Russia | Record Bank Withdrawals as Surveillance and Account Freezes Surge   
Russian residents withdrew over 1.6 trillion rubles ($19.7 billion) from banks in January, mainly due to declining trust in the state-controlled financial system. This exodus follows a significant change in banking oversight, as the central bank doubled the number of suspicious activity indicators, the digital signals that automatically trigger account freezes. Allegedly aimed at preventing fraud, these new criteria temporarily blocked as many as three million bank accounts and cards in early January. To tighten its grip, the Interior Ministry proposed capping cash withdrawals at 50,000 rubles ($615) for flagged accounts, while a $10,000 lifetime limit on foreign currency withdrawals was recently extended through Sept. 9. All these regulations reinforce the digital limitations on Russian savers, making physical cash one of their few remaining protections against state overreach. FinancialFreedomReport.org
StartOS v0.4.0-beta Major Rewrite & UI Overhaul Releasedhttps://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/releases
Frigate v1.4.0https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrg3xsjwpt4d9g05rqy4vkzx5ysdffm40qtxntfr47y3annnfwpzg7geerr
WISP Livestream Supporthttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqxdn3cerszwcq4rz3aaxz8l3qld048l6fd7a6jq0kkhktnv2sc6j0qkr
Cypher Box 0.0.8: Progressive Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet on TestFlighthttps://x.com/cypher_box/status/2038301929395179759
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15:53 - Hot Style Takeover   
18:13 - Hormuz   
27:38 - Oracle layoffs   
34:33 - SHRIMPS   
54:33 - BitDevs Austin hiatus   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #403: HAPPY EASTER

https://rhr.tv/stream
LiteLLM PyPI Supply Chain Attack, https://x.com/karpathy/status/2036487306585268612
Bitcoin Canary in .bashrc for Compromise Detection, https://x.com/johnloeber/status/2036531640676262187
Bitcoin De Minimis Exemption Briefing Success, https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2037232127457046999
Coinbase flips,   
https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2037582035787935800?s=20
Kentucky Drops Hardware Wallet Backdoor Bill, https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2036941260146053555
Clarity Bill update https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2037581084322390041
Coinbase launches "bitcoin mortgages" https://x.com/coinbase/status/2037146481300279410
OpenSats Report on Nostr Relay Advancements, https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-nostr-relays
Uganda | Regime Freezes Bank Accounts of Major NGOs   
The Museveni regime has frozen the bank accounts of several leading human rights organizations, escalating the financial repression of civil society. Uganda’s Financial Intelligence Authority, responsible for monitoring money laundering, froze both institutional and personal accounts to investigate funding received from abroad. Organizations impacted include Chapter Four Uganda, the African Institute for Investigative Journalism, and the Agora Centre for Research, which was co-founded by 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Agather Atuhaire. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Login with Primal, https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxpkyy0mlc2elgswecgnsj0yrwnulry82c3x736klvd8zmsx0h06qkffs43
Strike Updates, https://x.com/Strike/status/2036149966666604756
Fold Bitcoin Credit Card Launch, https://x.com/fold_app/status/2037232752722956657
Blackbox Offline AI and LoRa Mesh Kit, https://blackbox.host
Lexe Self-Custodial 24/7 Lightning Wallet, https://www.lexe.app/
COLDCARD Firmware 6.5 Adds MuSig2 Support, https://x.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/2036830284214399462
nsite: Decentralized Websites on Nostr & Blossom, https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2ff4hlwglfh8smqd8f7ggq6rm70c457lqvh8krsxsj479p83leuqu666z9
3:33 - Ode to Pubs
7:03 - Dashboard
8:33 - Aliens and energy in middle east
21:23 - LiteLLM
31:33 - AI cost
45:18 - Sats-based honeypot alarm
48:33 - AI singers and zoomers in bikinis
55:08 - Boosts
59:23 - Coinbase de minimus
1:05:33 - TSA and fiat ethics
1:13:33 - Kentucky drops hardware backdoor
1:15:43 - Bitcoin mortgage
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #402: THE CREDIT RUNS CONTINUE

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Kentucky Amendment Threatens Bitcoin Self-Custody: Hardware Wallets Forced to Reset Seed Phraseshttps://x.com/bitcoinpolicy/status/2034702487995768878   
Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested for Smuggling $2.5B NVIDIA GPUs to Chinahttps://x.com/ns123abc/status/2034788101491425570   
Strike Line of Credit Expands to 21 States https://x.com/Strike/status/2034742450732908607 
Primal 3.0 Live: New Wallet, Polls, GIFs - https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsftt6ws6s0dcgev6uz7mkxvl7gw5v3349gd6t2x0scwwyg6jj48mcatwnue 
Asia | States Ration Energy as Fuel Prices Surge   
As the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipping amid conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States, governments across Asia are rushing to reduce energy use as fuel prices climb and supply issues strain economies reliant on Middle Eastern oil. Bangladesh has limited the supply of fuel and closed universities to save electricity. Pakistan shut schools and shifted services online, while the Philippines adopted a four-day workweek for some government offices. Vietnam and Thailand are promoting remote work, and South Korea has set a fuel price cap for the first time in nearly three decades. As we saw after the outbreak of COVID, authoritarian regimes often exploit macroeconomic crises to expand and cement their control. https://FinancialFreedomReport.org 
Index: Paid API Directory for AI Agentshttps://402index.io/ 
Boltz Introduces Non-Custodial USDT Swaps from Lightning Sats to Stablecoinshttps://blog.boltz.exchange/p/introducing-usdt-swaps-from-sats   
Nostr-VPN: Open-Source VPN Project Shared on Nostrhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgy97p3mk7q3nvqwy0l2snmdungssw220qrasr4yfhlrudsxjs3aqle4ltj   
DoorDash Launches Dasher Tasks for General Paid Workhttps://x.com/andyfang/status/2034725410462998964French    
Pokémon Go Creator’s Ties to In-Q-Tel, Keyhole Inc, and Google Earthhttps://x.com/JasonBassler1/status/2034289920165241295   
Aircraft Carrier Position Leaked via Strava Fitness Apphttps://x.com/jsrailton/status/2034721758004064592402   
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51:18 - 402 Index   
54:18 - Boltz USDT swaps   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #401: BETTER BITCOIN WALLETS

https://rhr.tv/stream
Coinbase Allegedly Lobbying Against Bitcoin De Minimis Tax Exemptionhttps://x.com/martybent/status/2031770369871253664
COLDCARD Mk5 Hardware Wallet Announcementhttps://x.com/coldcardwallet/status/2031356036356149746
https://coldcard.com/docs/upgrade/
U.S. Treasury Acknowledges Legitimate Privacy Uses for Crypto Mixershttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/09/u-s-treasury-signals-shift-on-crypto-mixers-acknowledges-legitimate-privacy-uses
DOJ Plans Retrial of Roman Storm in Tornado Cash Casehttps://x.com/amandatums/status/2031176790484374012
White House Account Run by Former Army Psychological Warfare Specialisthttps://x.com/allblackgat/status/2030124827831402863
Turkey | Crackdown on Currency Exchange   
Turkish officials have stepped up their enforcement of unregistered foreign currency exchanges in major cities and tourist areas. Since 2018, officials have suspended the operations of 859 unlicensed businesses. The crackdown comes as many people in Turkey increasingly seek other currencies to protect their savings from inflation and the long-term decline of the Turkish lira. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Bitcoin Core Merges Cluster Mempool for Improved Efficiencyhttps://x.com/ducatstable/status/2030010651427631188
Zaprite API Resource for Bitcoin Payments Integrationhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsg0ttfrf7s7l3quh2j6u7kkmtaxpvrxay4qgkvs27lk3vaa468n6ssqsvh2
Manent v1.0.0: Encrypted Nostr-Based Note-Taking App Launchhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs96300c4kaq5jwtrfffhd4utvr3t6tp2n662vpc882g9445hqgqhcmne7ry
Bitcoin 2026 Developer Workshop Proposal Repositoryhttps://github.com/BTCMedia/Bitcoin2026-DEV-TAKEOVER
NATO Testing AI-Powered Cockroach Spy Droneshttps://x.com/rowancheung/status/2031765919018733721
Anthropic Subsidizing Claude Code Compute Costshttps://x.com/bearlyai/status/2030051147264970893
Sats Invaders: Bitcoin-Paid Arcade Shooting Gamehttps://satsinvaders.com
Citadel Wire: High Signal News with Live Market Datahttps://citadelwire.com
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6:34 - 400 rips   
7:44 - Coinbase   
13:54 - Crazy world   
25:54 - Mk5   
28:44 - Treasury on mixers   
35:19 - Tornado retrial   
38:59 - White house psyop account   
42:14 - HRF Story of the Week   
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #400: COINBASE FIGHTS BITCOIN

https://rhr.tv/stream
U.S. Government Contractor Arrested for Stealing $46M from U.S. Marshals Service — https://x.com/fbidirectorkash/status/2029574256959389933
Polymarket Prediction Market: Next Supreme Leader of Iran — https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-be-next-supreme-leader-of-iran-515
X Sharing User Data with Israel via Au10tix Verification — https://x.com/isfjmocha/status/2028407560382841305
GrapheneOS Partners with Motorola for Privacy-Focused Devices — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsykcl7urukyh4g3s56rhlwthmyu66ggm9zr9q2sunjengtnug5geqx7ww3f
STRIKE Now Available in NY, Rolls Out Line of Credit Product
Bitwise Donates $233K to Bitcoin Open-Source Developers — https://x.com/bitwise/status/2029245847620530531
Gabon | Government Suspends Social Media Access Nationwide   
Last week, officials in Gabon suspended access to social media platforms indefinitely. To justify the suspension, the country’s telecommunications agency said it observed “content that undermines human dignity, the country’s institutions, and national security” on digital platforms, but independent voices condemned the action as an obvious crackdown on dissent. Users of TikTok and Meta’s platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp, reported widespread disruptions beginning Wednesday, Feb. 18, which have widely disrupted people’s ability to communicate. Freedom tech like Bitchat, which provides offline messaging capabilities, and Nostr, a protocol for decentralized, censorship-resistant communication, will continue to play important roles in preserving speech, expression, and communication as authoritarian regimes increasingly restrict internet freedom. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Stealth: Private Bitcoin Wallet Privacy Auditor Tool — https://x.com/brenorb/status/2028897371749269890
Cake Wallet Launches Lightning Network Integration — https://x.com/cakewallet/status/2028531059160182943
Tailrelay: Simplified Start9 Access via Tailscale — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9wqhks48fhvxz7j4ngl9mxgsqyempy7g2ywl4kn4km79shzuqulgsn4j65
YakiHonne Update: Scheduled Notes and New Features — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsruj5rf9s6rqpzdvpsyc2end2jtn3hyqe8s8ggwld3pmn397r63nqm3p3rn
Wisp: New Android Nostr Client in Beta — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsddm6payrqvnultvp6n7ck69jwax74e3f7y3278qnhutdu33amxpc5rm3ze
A Unified Command-Line Tool for All Google Workspace APIs, Built for Humans and AI Agents — https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli
OpenClaw Surpasses React in GitHub Stars — https://x.com/openclaw/status/2028347703621464481
AI Agents Prefer Bitcoin: Research on Monetary Preferences — https://moneyforai.org
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #399: SAFETY IN SATS

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•  Zoom scam https://therecord.media/north-korean-hackers-targeted-crypto-exec-clickfix
•  Numo – Bitcoin Tap-to-Pay POS App for Android (Lightning & Ecash, Zero Fees)https://numopay.org/
•  Mail Mike: AI Agent with Bitcoin Lightning Wallet – Prompt Injection Bounty Challengehttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9jsvekaswngjd3nxldz832nm2ddmjjrlhk7hddzh8luv2rf3gprcdap9fa
•  FIPS: Free Internetworking Peering System – Nostr Keypair Mesh Networking Protocolhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvd3nzk5p92fzp9z7p34m50039dwee0aemrvk9cl2jpng3kawsz0q6wuh7w
•  Russia to Scale Internet Filtering with AI
Roskomnadzor, Russia's internet regulator, is building an AI-powered censorship system with a 2.27 billion ruble ($29 million) budget. According to analysts, the system will use AI to instantly block mirror sites hosting banned content and, more ominously, to identify the people creating those mirrors. The move would further restrict the space for dissent and independent online information in Russia. FinancialFreedomReport.org
•  Large-scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs (arXiv Paper)https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16800
•  Anthropic Exposes Industrial-Scale Distillation Attacks on Claude by DeepSeek, Moonshot AI & MiniMaxhttps://x.com/anthropicai/status/2025997928242811253
•  Man Accidentally Gains Control of 7,000 Robot Vacuums (DJI Romo Security Bug)https://www.popsci.com/technology/robot-vacuum-army/
•  The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis – AI-Driven White-Collar Job Displacement Thought Experimenthttps://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic
•  US Strike on Mexico By…? (Polymarket Prediction Market)https://polymarket.com/event/us-strike-on-mexico-by
•  RFK Jr. (Sec. Kennedy): Pesticides Are Toxic by Design – Supporting Trump’s Regenerative Agriculture Transitionhttps://x.com/seckennedy/status/2025760500793909389
•  Rep. Thomas Massie: End Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Spraying on Wheathttps://xcancel.com/repthomasmassie/status/2025932814533697629
3:54 - Daylight savings
6:59 - Dashboard
8:44 - ID snow shoveling
9:54 - Jane Street
16:34 - Zoom scam
19:44 - Anthropic
27:34 - Numo
36:54 - Raising kids
41:49 - Mail Mike
44:54 - FIPS
46:34 - HRF Story of the Week
51:49 - DJI robots
57:14 - Citrini AI blog
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #398: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

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The Watchers: How OpenAI, the US Government, and Persona Built an Identity Surveillance Machinehttps://vmfunc.re/blog/persona
Dutch Lawmakers Approve a 36% Tax on Unrealized Crypto, Stock, and Bond Gainshttps://www.imidaily.com/europe/dutch-lawmakers-approve-a-36-tax-on-unrealized-crypto-stock-and-bond-gains/
China | Push for Yuan as Global Reserve Currency
China has reiterated its ambition for the yuan to attain global reserve currency status. In remarks recently published by Qiushi, the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship journal used to convey policy intentions, Xi Jinping called for a “powerful currency” widely used in international trade, investment, and foreign-exchange markets. What’s new about these remarks is not their intended ambition, but rather how clearly those ambitions are stated to the public. Xi paired this plan with calls for a stronger central bank, globally competitive financial institutions, and tighter control of systemic financial risks.
PayPerQ (Primal.net)https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsz8xrf7qww033kl2vh3js2u5zyjnzu5kmepa67tk7w04ws0lnraccyr33p4
Kimi Claw | 24/7 AI Assistant with Long-term Memory & Automationhttps://www.kimi.com/bot
Pika Chat (Primal.net)https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspwmauzykanup2wskpwgsppajn026gjn6erd5a7aq2ypxc73dncxspsgemn
Claw Creator Hired by OpenAI (X.com)https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2021978390870347923?s=46
EO: Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicideshttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/promoting-the-national-defense-by-ensuring-an-adequate-supply-of-elemental-phosphorus-and-glyphosate-based-herbicides/
White House Statement on Xhttps://x.com/whitehouse/status/2024654469745480105?s=46
Mav21
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9:24 - Dashboard & quantum FUD
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49:09 - Dutch unrealized gains tax
55:44 - HRF Story of the Week
57:24 - Software updates
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REJECT HOSTILE FORKS OF BITCOIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #397

- bnpl only fans https://x.com/elsathora/status/2020085470651380083
- Israelis Arrested Over Alleged Insider Polymarket Trades on IDF Military Secrets https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israelis-arrested-over-alleged-insider-162604779.html
- Kenya | Central Bank Warns Banknote Bouquets Could Land You in Jail
Kenya’s central bank warned Kenyans in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day that making bouquets out of colorful banknotes could be punished with a seven-year jail term. Officials argue that banknotes used in bouquets are often “folded, rolled, glued, stapled, pinned,” or otherwise damaged, which they say compromises their integrity, defaces the national currency, and increases the cost of replacing damaged notes. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- https://mempoolmadness.com/
- sparrow v2.4 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgvxmfn0paj90c8mp49uhasp0897w0rsc06csmf36ml76l66zuaygcncf58 
- amboss magma mcp https://x.com/ambosstech/status/2021585530983739575
- openclaw + marmot/whitenoise https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspplwzghp5f6fcd7yxkhhpqj8evl0jmd6eqqcknsfqz3rud04l9ugs5z6m5
3:59 - AI replacements
14:44 - Magma MCP
19:44 - Dashboard
21:49 - SigBash V2
31:59 - Klarna OF
37:19 - Israeli Polymarket
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #396: PUSH FORWARD, NEVER STOP

- read nostr boosts
- opensats https://opensats.org/blog/sixteenth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants + https://bitcoinerjobs.com/job/2147148-technical-writereditor-opensats 
- fed holds rates https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260128a.htm
- kevin warsh names as trump pick for fed chair https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/fed-chair-nominee-kevin-warsh-01-30-26
- Q4 2025 GDP Data Coming Feb 20 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0376
- ai + bitcoin + nostr 
https://x.com/bramk/status/2017365105550172374
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https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsy7uk07j775ez52hfsvxnks2pt0h6n02m9hzm9a3v7n8ljf6eca3qs6h2fj
https://x.com/suppvalen/status/2017241420554277251
https://clawstr.com/
https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsfzaahg24yf7kujwrzje8rwa7xmt359tf9zyyjeczc9dhll30k8pgmlfee2
- uae trump crypto scam https://x.com/tier10k/status/2017780627894898788
- spacex acquires xai which acquired x https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6vnrye06po
3:59 - Oops
15:24 - Dashboard
17:44 - Boosts
21:54 - Kyle is done
26:19 - OpenSats
34:59 - Warsh
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1:41:24 - Elon
1:48:59 - More boosts
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #395: STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS

- perspective https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/2016287855509680261
- 1m mau bitchat https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswxnrd0gkawyz5s0r08sru88gdzxugv4nkgpv8z7v3zdfa8cahdagrgntay
- tether gold https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/tether-is-shaking-up-the-gold-market-with-massive-metal-hoard
- sni dinner https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstcm3mgphzvg2q8yaxqj4jl57u0j5644gmd394gd260836gmn482c5s8lju
- Nicaragua | Economic Control Sustains the Ortega-Murillo Regime
In an investigative series published by Confidencial, reporters identify economic control as one of the four central pillars sustaining the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. The regime increasingly relies on restrictive controls over civil society’s monetary flows to punish dissent. In 2023, the regime froze the bank accounts of institutions affiliated with the Catholic Church, which led a Nicaraguan seminary to cease operations. Since 2018, thousands of NGOs have been forced to close or had their assets seized for alleged financial violations. In Nicaragua, authoritarian financial control is a primary way to stifle civil society. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- cove android https://x.com/covewallet/status/2016172119751594243?s=46
- opensats year in review https://opensats.org/blog/2025-year-in-review
- Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/cisa-madhu-gottumukkala-chatgpt-00749361
- tiktok us immediately starts data collection after acquisition https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsw56zur9g00dq55xlsawjgyh7yd4syd34zdy8a7ek6aavkhnnq5zs8ed70a
3:59 - No dooming
12:14 - Perspective
16:29 - Dashboard & demand response
34:34 - 1M active bitchat
42:29 - Tether gold
51:29 - SNI Dinner
53:59 - HRF Story of the Week
55:34 - Cove Wallet
1:02:24 - OpenSats
1:05:39 - Boosts
1:10:29 - CISA GPT goof
1:15:24 - TikTok spying in new ways
1:17:04 - The Banter Section™
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #394: MONETARY RESET

- teaching high school students https://x.com/MartyBent/status/2014384085238456460
- gold https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=BTC&to=XAU
- hrf park ai hackathon https://hrf.org/latest/announcing-the-ai-hack-for-freedom-hackathon-winners/
- bitchat sim https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsg437vjev8pged85x5ynqly7cw834ru2z24l7w950m6mhrjlnlz4c5uft8z
- geyser banned on insta https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxpul50g4y4spv0t20tn09sfdvte5h9ekt3n2xjjqgr280f3gmkhg279wqp
- steak n shake treasury https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/2012346855451931045
- 21 cents bitcoin bonus https://x.com/willreeves/status/2013727933701997043
- bitcoin park schedule https://bitcoinpark.com/schedule
- city projections 2075 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszp5ch4mn0f3kpamv6648qngleju4gh6n9d0s48a9zc98l3j973ss0q33jf
3:59 - Marty orange pilling highschoolers
10:54 - Dashboard
12:29 - Winter storm
17:39 - Gold/Silver
24:29 - HRF hackathon winner
26:19 - bitchat-sim
28:59 - Geyser Insta ban
36:19 - Macro time & Davos
45:49 - Steak 'n Shake
50:24 - NEMS
52:34 - Population projections
55:59 - Token noise
1:16:09 - HRF Story of the Week
1:17:39 - Shoutouts
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #393: OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT

- iran blackout, netblocks https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqv6kehn575srnw8h3plkcqnzhnq49vfjl28t8mjagx8nl7ffwegqkz6vl4 + https://x.com/netblocks/status/2011838716562542678
- uganda vote today https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsryfpnnz4uzmgkusjthcdcffewrtxr93w3quvplgtkfp4zwcwva7q7xxhhg
- powell video https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsfpdlw0s39zg90zm5q4uhxdaszjefgw33h9rj3cxw0g30ykpuh5ks8y97un
- bitcoin policy institute launches office in dc https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy/status/2011123599672053842
- andreas finney prize https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/finney-prize/about-andreas-antonopoulos/
- meshtastic bitchat bridge https://github.com/evansmj/firmware-bitchat-plugin/releases/tag/v1-bitchat-beta
- hrf bdf https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-bitcoin-development-fund-announces-support-for-22-projects-worldwide/
3:59 - Can we get much higher
9:59 - Pubkey BPI
15:04 - Dashboard
16:44 - Market structure bill
31:24 - Iran blackout
41:09 - Impact markets
46:19 - Uganda blackout
50:39 - Powell video
59:24 - BPI
1:00:09 - HRF Finney Prize
1:07:29 - Boosts
1:09:39 - UK borrowing
1:20:14 - HRF Dev fund
1:22:09 - Riffing
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #392: FEDS VS FED

- maduro raid
- bitbonds bet
- coinswap v0.2.0 https://github.com/citadel-tech/coinswap/releases/tag/v0.2.0
- joinmarket ng https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs25q0x58n7agh0xfk02vefq9wk3f4k2z2pwvlxhydrrypdux6txgqgrcnnv
- primal signer https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2470jrlr4e6ek9yxmhnkl420mt80qu3snr4fsv3tpn545cgj49eg9x35m5
- bitchat android https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsql7jqrgwg9gmuv7w3gmhr84m4545kn40gmx40qw0zuqsgfz6shysx8dtrq
- third ledger data leak https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2008139053544194545
3:59 - Coffee rip
6:29 - Dashboard
9:29 - Medium of exchange
13:34 - Maduro raid
36:44 - Uganda BitChat
41:34 - Coinswap
43:39 - Boosts
44:49 - JoinMarket NG
50:19 - Primal update
57:09 - Ledger Leak
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #391: LEDGER LEAKS AGAIN

- soapminer hurt https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsx795fjn4d5sgvlk6n8d2kc7euhvv25rr9pl5e0hcvz697ha7448sf6ljlw
- silver squeeze continues
- bitchat in uganda https://x.com/hebobiwine/status/2006968266733007104
- hrf freedom tech projects recap https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-9102864
- opensats monthly grant chart https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqtqrf4g2pawdnwptlctn739xyrzd3l7eqtdsxfgdumwc8mntmzvc76sz9w
- fedi goes open source https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsd2yvxvwsmmrl2fktwxlvmmvmknal76y43c3uuk4qwyzug32azdqqhx8x5k
- phoenixd dashboard https://x.com/_miguelmedeiros/status/2005668377377820834
- moneydevkit x replit https://x.com/nickslaney/status/2006413797272047758
- joinmarket ddos https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvxzr07u7k6a7r7yu2cn27azzfl7zewh3lug2mt5tfullmk4leq9sk82equ
- new maple model https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs06jljgp8p8jkf3aqk3c6682fxlkyz794jj4mqmku26zdyhtyr48s2luavc
- somalian daycare fraud
- nfa tax stamp update 
- china cargo ship war https://x.com/clashreport/status/2007051569540509836 + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswah09xvup65fehk9mce6z4j5l37g7u2cyq5xp33e3506v6vqfhds2wtkqv
- israeli billionaire calls for restricting free speech https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsps44vpr2r5677cjpfw4tk62zvgc6e7cseu349f4lykpy8de9s65qch5qcr
- grok trump pedophile https://x.com/grok/status/2006758066058870813
- epstein list https://epsteinsecrets.com/network?nodes=500&edges=3000&minMentions=8&minWeight=12&node=993451
3:59 – Opening riff
8:29 – Dashboard
9:59 – Year in review
12:49 – SoapMiner injured
15:04 – Silver squeeze
23:04 – Uganda bitchat
26:04 – HRF top 15
36:04 – OpenSats growth
43:29 – Boosts
44:49 – Software updates
56:34 – Somali daycare fraud
1:14:04 – NFA tax stamp update
1:15:59 – China cargo ship war
1:19:59 – Anti free speech
1:23:39 – Grok pedo remover
1:26:14 – Epstein secrets and taxes
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #390 THE 2026 CATTLE BIKE

- letter from keonne https://www.therage.co/letter-1-keonne-rodriguez/
- local freak oslo https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9yww4rvz8vqf5s6ps69wkyk8pqf5m7pjyykm0edmckx90y0035eq5lejqg
- silver squeeze? https://x.com/BullTheoryio/status/2004567040389198060
- United Arab Emirates | CBDC Rolls Out as “Free” Amid Expanding Financial Surveillance
The United Arab Emirates’ central bank announced that the first phase of its Digital Dirham central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be offered free to users and small businesses, framing the rollout as a cost-saving upgrade to payments. But “free” at launch does not mean neutral. As a direct central bank liability, the Digital Dirham gives the state full visibility into transactions and the power to impose future fees, conditions, or negative interest rates once adoption is established. The news follows the UAE’s first state-to-state CBDC transaction conducted via the multi-CBDC mBridge platform, which links the UAE with China and other authoritarian states in a shared, programmable settlement system. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- zeus v0.12.0 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs08j4ju90a4zx8qlnuztuyjel4gxk6tw3zacwrgyuw3x287z73y3qx8u32u
- zap store v1.0 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8amepcej6w806da4z0ztrq03zdsnr5x6r4nphexnf39nax0wz2kqlmne06
- bitcoin optech year in review https://x.com/bitcoinoptech/status/2002038834003902502
- venezuela drone concern https://medium.com/@mcnai002/the-venezuelan-drone-crisis-313dad18497d
- chinese cargo ship convert https://x.com/rickjoe_pla/status/2004128671645458617
- trump fusion
- glyohosates https://x.com/wallstreetmav/status/2002253288495022376
3:59 – Merry Christmas, Silver squeeze
18:26 – Oslo airport bitcoin
20:44 – Dashboard
22:44 – Free Samourai
24:44 – Heatpunks
25:59 – HRF Story of the Week
27:59 – EU censoring US
31:59 – Chats and boosts
35:34 – Software updates
38:24 – Venezuelan drone crisis
47:19 – Epstein files
52:59 – Glyphosates
1:13:29 – 2026 predictions
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #389: SILVER SQUEEZE

- free samourai https://billandkeonne.org/
- jade vulnerability https://blog.blockstream.com/jade-security-disclosure/ 
- california strike loans https://x.com/strike/status/2001341268375568560
- Fold Becomes First Public Bitcoin Financial Services Company to Operate Nationwide Through BitGo’s Federally Chartered Trust Framework https://investor.foldapp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fold-becomes-first-public-bitcoin-financial-services-company
- BRICS | Digital Currency Launched
The BRICS monetary bloc has launched a working prototype of a digital currency known as the “Unit,” backed by a basket of precious metals and BRICS national currencies. The first 100 Units were issued in a pilot led by Russia’s Institute for Economic Strategies. The BRICS bloc includes many authoritarian or hybrid authoritarian regimes that use capital controls, censorship, and financial surveillance to manage dissent. A state-designed, programmable digital currency rail used across multiple authoritarian states could harden those powers. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- BTCPay Server 2.3 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsr6f4jmfefqjfqhhp0xnn8wk3qdth8zcunj7074vzr0dmaw5u734g38fq45 
- pear pass https://x.com/tether_to/status/2001269408296058890
- sats buddy https://github.com/reez/SatsBuddy
- venezuela oil blockade https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-leaving-entering-venezuela-2025-12-16/
- director of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center was shot to death https://apnews.com/article/mit-shooting-nuno-fg-loureiro-portugal-f310824e354180816c33c9f40c0c5195
3:59 – Opening riff
23:04 – Dahsboard
24:24 – China ban
28:09 – Free Samourai
35:19 – Jade disclosure
39:34 – Strike CA loans
43:24 – Fold
47:54 – HRF Story of the Week
52:29 – Saylor quantum
1:06:54 – Boosts
1:08:19 – Software updates
1:21:59 – Venezuela blockade
1:36:19 – MIT prof murder
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #388: A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE

- gridless jua kali miners https://x.com/gridlesscompute/status/1996481192376533218
- bitcoin after hours https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1998424357232922883
- India | NPCI Confirms CBDC is Live With Spending Controls
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) confirmed that India’s digital rupee CBDC is live with partner banks and is being used by the state for subsidy payments. At India Blockchain Week, an NPCI consultant shared that the digital rupee can be restricted for specific purposes, approved merchants, and particular locations. For example, recent transfers of the programmable CBDC for farmers and livestock owners limited purchases to “approved inputs” with geographic tagging enabled. The CBDC is compatible with India’s state-run payment system, known as Unified Payment Interface (UPI), enabling users to pay with the digital rupee by scanning existing UPI QR codes. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- boss challenge https://bosschallenge.xyz
- rawbit https://x.com/rawbit_io/status/1996554245412196553
- ZEUS v0.12.0-beta1 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqst6gxa5elzzkknaj3f30q8f433xypq6d2g6vjmgh8lgfcg383954sqj25yh
- Hash-based Signature Schemes for Bitcoin https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/2203.pdf
- farcaster pivot https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspvqykcqmy45gpewyaryuhuw2zf52uvs3k443p7pea4vgvgm5pqtggjzqsq
- australia digital id https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgerh7qyrnjf7v7c9mkxeeh57480mun5qs447uyal45g9ss33t5cg4zhnef
- new us border rules https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvscew4zw5hnygmr2tqhgwe8vgv5cjlfelhqx0tgplwypztuq8frq85sqsz + https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
- ai glasses face recognition https://x.com/pascal_bornet/status/1997215380423495938
- carvana, $cvna https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CVNA/
0:00 - Opening riff
7:00 - Dashboard
16:15 - Gridless
21:10 - Bitcoin AfterDark
33:10 - HRF Story of the Week
40:00 - Boosts
49:35 - Aussie surveillance
55:10 - Software updates
1:20:25 - Border rules
1:27:40 - AI glasses
1:31:10 - Carvana
1:32:00 - Bitcoin Products leak
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THE PRINTER IS COMING: RABBIT HOLE RECAP #387

- free samourai https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/pardoning-the-samourai-developers-would-correct-a-misapplication-of-federal-law-and-protect-the-future-of-non-custodial-software  + https://primal.net/gary/an-open-letter-to-the-senators-of-the-united-states-why-developer-protections-are-essential-for-safeguarding-constitutional-rights-and-national-security-in-cyberspace
- strategy usd reserve https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-establishment-of-1-44-billion-usd-reserve-and-updates-fy-2025-guidance_12-1-2025
- vanguard enables crypto etfs https://www.theblock.co/post/380997/vanguard-clients-trade-funds-crypto-bitcoin-xrp-solana-starting-week-bloomberg
- bitkey private pickup https://x.com/bitkey/status/1995945460411105323
- China | Central Bank Vows Digital Asset Crackdown
The People’s Bank of China reaffirmed its hostility toward digital assets and announced it would increase scrutiny of stablecoins. In a statement, the central bank warned of rising speculation and promised stricter enforcement against peer-to-peer stablecoin activity, expressing particular concern over customer identification requirements and anti-money-laundering controls. “Virtual currencies do not hold the same legal status as fiat currency and cannot be used as legal tender in the market,” the central bank said. It added that it will “intensify efforts to combat related illegal financial activities” to maintain financial stability. 
- dell funds kids https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/12/landmark-dell-gift-supercharges-trump-accounts-for-americas-kids/ 
- real estate is a shitcoin https://cassius133.substack.com/p/cowichan
- gold is a shitcoin https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1996575233856122959 
- italian gold https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsyvg6ylqauhl3vwhyc7zc40njt6enu2wyds67fhsfx4sx879ajmnqdprypr
- polyglobe https://x.com/pizzintwatch/status/1993346450084778439
- google insider polymarket https://x.com/jeonghaeju/status/1996462116094480464
3:59 - RFK sexts
19:19 - Dashboard
22:59 - Free Samourai
28:59 - Strategy stacking dollars
36:24 - Vanguard
41:49 - Bitcoin/gold
43:14 - Bitkey private pickup & walmart
52:19 - HRF Story of the Week
56:17 - Cowichan land
1:01:39 - Boosts
1:03:39 - Fake gold for Schiff
1:08:24 - Italian gold
1:14:49 - Polyglobe
1:17:24 - Google insider
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #386: STACKING DOLLARS


rumble wallet launch https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/1991883819214139569
is jp morgan attacking bitcoin? https://x.com/_Adrian/status/1993664416227934407
jp morgan bitcoin note https://x.com/samcallah/status/1993762427486507499 + https://x.com/comic/status/1993687976203694219
tether largest independent gold holder https://x.com/samcallah/status/1993430210323357963
cluster mempool https://x.com/murchandamus/status/1854678133896626293
white noise v0.2.1 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxzs7wjmu9p0us3urazh03g44fh9f3seyfvlysnds4z7rmjxhevssvv2snt
coldcard black friday sale, 25% off, https://coinkite.com
genesis mission launchhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/11/launching-the-genesis-mission/
x location dox https://x.com/grok/status/1992365164063256944

3:39 - TG vibes 14:29 - Dashboard 22:59 - Rumble wallet 28:39 - Tether 32:19 - Genesis Mission 35:54 - JP Morgan MSTR 49:14 - Cluster mempools 51:59 - Boosts 54:24 - White Noise 56:29 - HRF Story of the Week 58:39 - X location dox
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #385: HAPPY THANKSGIVING

- free samourai https://billandkeonne.org
- record morning for strike
- block dc campaign https://x.com/milessuter/status/1990836550557442252
- bitcoin for america act https://davidson.house.gov/2025/11/rep-warren-davidson-introduces-the-bitcoin-for-america-act
- kraken $20b valuation https://fortune.com/2025/11/18/kraken-citadel-securities-ken-griffin-800-million-fundraise/
- dc pubkey launch https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1991662771852005817
- United Arab Emirates | First CBDC Transaction Completed
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) completed its first government-to-government transaction with its Digital Dirham central bank digital currency (CBDC). This initiative was part of the CBDC’s pilot phase and was implemented using the mBridge platform. Officials say this marks a move toward domestic rollout, with more widespread adoption planned across both public and private sectors. The UAE deploys an extensive and sophisticated surveillance tool system across public spaces and digital communications, raising concerns that placing transactions on a state-controlled CBDC ledger would further centralize visibility over everyday financial activity.
In Context: Project mBridge connects the CBDCs of China, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, and Thailand into a unified, programmable settlement system. Designed to give central banks real-time visibility and control over cross-border flows, the surveillance-ready platform risks exporting the financial governance model of authoritarian states. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- satellite earth v2 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8c4y4uzymxnh9fhguf2k806nn3zuvl9rsqzhq94dxslxjpw2ukdc2c9zlx
- universal high income https://x.com/breaking911/status/1991235382655045956
- sherman twitter https://x.com/martybent/status/1989508740215865855
- cloudflare outage
3:59 - Dump vibes
9:59 - Strike
17:24 - Dashboard
22:34 - Free Samourai
26:34 - Block
31:04 - Warren Davidson
34:44 - Kraken
38:19 - Pubkey DC
49:24 - HRF Story of the Week
54:59 - Boosts
59:04 - Satellite v2
1:00:39 - Bubba
1:02:04 - Autopilot insider trading
1:04:14 - Elon no jobs
1:07:59 - Gooner congressman
1:11:39 - Cloudflare
1:13:49 - Anthropic attacks
1:20:44 - Strike loans
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #384: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

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- square enables 4m merchants to accept bitcoin + major cashapp updates
- record strike volumes today https://x.com/Strike/status/1989410689308655913
- tether commits $100m for rumble advertising https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1987883090228703274 + https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/1987897478432039188
- 50 year mortgages and 15 year car loans
- robinhood cash delivery https://x.com/robinhoodapp/status/1988987435796373910
- vine relaunch on nostr https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/jack-dorsey-funds-divine-a-vine-reboot-that-includes-vines-video-archive/
- cheaper starlink https://x.com/sawyermerritt/status/1988402010287219151
- Thailand | New Anti-Scam Measures Implemented
The Bank of Thailand announced new measures to enhance monitoring of payments, financial institutions, and money transfer services to combat online scams and financial fraud. Governor Vitai Ratanakorn said the central bank will step up due diligence, prioritize investigations into suspicious transactions, and require immediate reporting of irregular activity from banks, currency exchanges, and gold traders. While the policy aims to disrupt transnational criminal networks engaged in online scams and human trafficking, experts fear such a development may lead to broader surveillance of digital transactions and payments, which could threaten the privacy of many Southeast Asian dissidents based in Thailand. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- maple 2.0 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgatjk7acgs4ygjzl84af87vvlmufqfas9xg39ztcy2njgcpc6rzsptcjt5
- whitenoise v0.2.0 https://dev.primal.net/e/nevent1qqswdyrw8fdhf0e5s9aawj0s2hk2xjzy6c0qkxt420v4p29928u893qrpv8lw
4:00 - Dump
13:45 - Square bitcoin
28:40 - Strike and Rumble
33:20 - 50 year mortgages
42:20 - Robinhood cash
44:40 - Vine is back baybeeee
46:30 - Cheaper Starlink
48:00 - HRF Story of the Week
49:15 - Software updates
52:00 - Boosts
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #383: SUPER CYCLE?

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- pub story https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgannzztcryl542h56fyxnht26wag37hmrgk74wprdfn46hgg997svel7vp
- steak n shake goes all in on bitcoin https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/1984298263508324442
- donate monthly to opensats https://opensats.org/monthly
- treasury secretary bessent wishes bitcoin happy birthday https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/1984378179809599619
- bitcoin core kernel api released after years of development https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvf55rlv4pxcj9y9j2rshgvwhevc5fxfmq3m035z8ce2mxajtx0ks4k9xqx
- bip 444 soft fork success prediction market https://beta.predyx.com/market/will-the-reduce-data-temporary-soft-fork-be-consensus-enforced-on-the-most-work-bitcoin-chain-tip-by-march-1st-2026-1762275376
- Tanzania | Central Bank Denies Printing Money to Finance Elections
Public concern over Tanzania’s monetary credibility grew after online criticism alleged that the central bank was printing money to finance the October general elections. The central bank dismissed the claims as “false and dangerous” and reaffirmed that currency issuance follows legal and economic guidelines. Earlier this year, the Tanzanian shilling was the world’s worst-performing currency, fueling doubts about the government’s fiscal discipline and transparency. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- sparrow v2.3.1 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszfu34ve3ykjjjeqjr46wjutgm8pqyhjn6yflzsu0c96emg60dm8qx8waxl
- samourai sentencing today
- lava migrates users to custodial wallet without consent
- mamdani wins nyc
- soapminer 1000th order https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0sqpv028v3xy6z27qx8sfukgl5wn2z7j4u8ylrs8w5gfmp44j0rceyfxj5
- block (xyz) earnings are today
3:59 - Opening riff
12:44 - Marty presenting at Penn
14:59 - Dashboard
24:09 - Steak n Shake SBR
29:19 - Conner Brown interview
35:19 - Samourai sentencing
39:29 - Bessent on 10/31
44:29 - Mamdani win
56:09 - Core kernel api
59:29 - 444 Softfork Predyx
1:06:24 - HRF Story of the Week
1:08:04 - Boosts
1:10:04 - Software updates
1:16:39 - Block earnings
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #382: STEAK N SHAKE GOES ALL IN

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- update your mints https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsfwvwg6glee3wzeu5cr905y4fkapfgldvyfwupa0q5v59esl6ekpsvksz0x
- bip 444 soft fork proposed https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/2017
- Chain Code Delegation: Improving privacy in collaborative multisig https://bitkey.build/chain-code-delegation-improving-privacy-in-collaborative-multisig/?ref=tftc.io
- Advancements in Bitcoin and Lightning Wallets https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-bitcoin-and-lightning-wallets
- Digital Industrialization: Land, Labor & Capital https://www.ten31.xyz/insights/digital-land-labor-capital
- Fountain for Podcasters https://fountain.fm/podcasters
- HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund Supports 20 Projects Worldwide https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-bitcoin-development-fund-supports-20-projects-worldwide/
- Replicatr https://github.com/coracle-social/replicatr
3:59 - Jet lag
20:59 - CO2
24:04 - RIP voice of Philly
24:59 - Dashboard
30:29 - Cashu vulnerability
32:19 - Softfork
49:59 - Robots & AI
58:59 - More OP_DEBATE
1:05:39 - Chain code delegation
1:16:09 - OpenSats
1:23:09 - HRF Story of the Week
1:28:44 - SimpleX shitcoin
1:34:19 - HRF dev fund
1:35:09 - Cashu's simplicity
1:36:00 - Fountain for podcasters
1:39:30 - Ten31 article
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #381: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

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2:35 - Gold/bitcoin
5:35 - Tucker
17:35 - AWS and Signal
29:30 - Fed crypto
38:55 - BPI news
43:05 - Up Only
49:35 - !Event
51:05 - Mempool
57:35 - Opp Cost bug and Forbes list
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #380: GOLD IS A SHITCOIN

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2:35 - Matt's at Plan B
4:45 - OpenSats Tether
10:25 - Cashu on Signal
17:35 - Liquid privacy
24:05 - Flash crash
45:35 - Zaps
51:35 - Repos
57:15 - Square POS
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #379: STAY HUMBLE STACK GOLD

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2:45 - Bitcoiner Nobel Prize
5:20 - Dashboard
12:10 - Prediction markets
27:10 - Core update
29:60 - Debasement Trade
33:55 - Hyperinflation
40:05 - Square bitcoin
50:20 - Boosts
54:25 - Bitcoin on track to be #1 cash
59:05 - Positive vibes
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #378: BITCOINER WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

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- coinbase partners with samsung https://www.coinbase.com/blog/Samsung-taps-Coinbase-to-bring-crypto-to-more-than-75-million-Galaxy-users
- nostrtv appletv beta https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqk2fhnl86vf0fhxlcdqneh5qgsw2cvzduw34s7mgs88g5nu7vqzce5rdre
- Signal sounds alarm on potential German Gov Chat Control support https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsr53e30jwl3y63fkzq40pdvu6m4cu2zsye4r39dd5qpc2zfvs734stdpsps
- ICE raids bitcoin mine in Pyote, Texas https://blockspace.media/insight/ice-raids-bitcoin-mine-in-pyote-texas/
- 14th Wave of Opensats Bitcoin Grants https://opensats.org/blog/fourteenth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants
- Saudi Arabia | Crown Prince Orders Rent Freeze in Riyadh
In Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered a five-year freeze on residential and commercial rents in the capital of Riyadh. This follows a sharp rise in rent prices in recent years, a trend that the policy aims to curb. Violations face steep financial punishments. Property owners who violate the freeze risk fines of up to a year’s rent plus compensation for tenants. And whistleblowers can earn 20% of any fines collected. While billed as relief, rent freezes are a form of price control that can often yield adverse effects. Property owners may reduce upkeep, shift investments away from housing, or demand informal payments to compensate for the loss of income. This can create shortages and deteriorating conditions, making it disproportionately harder for new or lower-income residents to find affordable housing amid the backdrop of authoritarian rule and immense digital repression. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Sparrow v2.3.0 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsy5awlgj30eeda3kv0flmjpsf23zaft2rmugv2kzw57874dwshsss6058qt
- Coldcard Firmware Release 1.3.4Q & 5.4.4Mk4 https://blog.coinkite.com/spending-policy/
- Marmot Open Source Secure Messaging Protocol https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9kvauvvx7w82ft3lt6ujxhx8ksgcf39mc50mh3cv7a90kqgn7g0gt9u0qj
- Shakespeare Act 2 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8nsxy9yas5grstgscpvnlsz0ltwkgxseyxzwx6vfd04eme72afmqeqmctq
- Hashpool live on testnet4 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsy88qd33qwsqw8ly8pyud2ztsa0fnhvygqgua4rm8gtc60y54knxg48k87l
- Kagi releases ad free news app https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-news
- https://www.opensourceecology.org/
2:35 - Ten31 Retreat
8:40 - Dashboard
12:10 - NostrTV
13:60 - Samsung x Coinbase
17:35 - Signal EU Chat Control
23:45 - Marmot
25:60 - TikTok Larry Ellison
28:35 - ICE raids mine
32:20 - OpenSats
36:45 - HRF Story of the Week
41:15 - Software updates
1:04:10 - AI dystopia
1:11:15 - Bitcoin Debasement Trade
1:14:35 - Treasury debt & Coca-Cola
1:21:25 - Inflation
1:27:50 - Open Source Ecology
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #377: BITCOIN IS GOING MUCH HIGHER

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- cypher tank in lugano https://x.com/planb_network/status/1971119958026240321
- tangem hardware wallet cracked by ledger https://x.com/P3b7_/status/1968313961486614723
- obscura adds more servers https://x.com/obscuravpn/status/1970158607888257182
- fold in store gift cards https://x.com/HaileyLennonBTC/status/1971034776149934159
- strike lending in north dakota https://x.com/Strike/status/1970990212877799652
- Thailand | Freezes Accounts and Imposes Transfer Limits
In an effort to reduce online financial scams, the Bank of Thailand froze more than 3 million bank accounts. It also set strict daily transfer limits for citizens, ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 baht ($1,500 to $6,000). This comes after suffering nearly 6 billion baht ($189 million) in damages from online scams in recent months. The freeze has left many online creators, small businesses, and foreign residents unable to access funds or process payments. The heavy-handed approach caused panic withdrawals and confusion. It offers a glimpse into how broad state measures against fraud can unintentionally lead to financial repression, cutting Thais off from their own money. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- peach v69 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsq6zg923797t477lu27lhpwqflyw0lh7403chznj5s627pr68xkkqpasx49
- maple on android https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs948d8zpvvp0w42qq05xlz8p8727sgq76zlphffs7gucl2hwmw09gm9jzfa
- macadamia v0.4.0 https://x.com/macadamiacash/status/1970481871466455066
- white noise v1.0.4 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsyyfhu2jv02rwf7g6vmr7tj6rek8qf5p6akhh2kj79ahnrhghcmvqwupc8p
- California's SB 771 - https://primal.net/marty/california-is-attacking-speech-by-trying-to-negate-section-230
- UK to institute Digital ID system to stop illegal immigrants - https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1971235726307230192
2:35 - Censorship
6:50 - Dashboard
13:15 - Plan B conference
18:25 - Circle reversible stablecoins
25:20 - Tangem cracked
30:35 - Obscura
36:10 - Fold physical cards
37:45 - Strike lending ND
40:45 - HRF Story of the Week
44:20 - Boosts
49:35 - Software updates
1:11:55 - SB 771
1:21:45 - UK digital ID
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #376: ALL IN BITCOIN

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- Fed rate cut? https://polymarket.com/event/fed-decision-in-september
- Bondi goes after "hate speech" https://x.com/tftc21/status/1967786191060902257
- Charlie on "hate speech" https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1786189687260103119
- - Bluesky Implements Age Verification in South Dakota and Wyoming https://reclaimthenet.org/bluesky-age-verification-south-dakota-wyoming-kids-web-services
- Strike removes fees on direct deposits https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsfknzmm8hnguvp9wny7cwdzn9jgpqks9jsugap3l8c2xdej9y6fasfw48h6
- The E-Cash App fedimint foss wallet released https://ecash.love
- Cakewallet releases Cupcake offline signer https://blog.cakewallet.com/meet-cupcake-your-new-secret-weapon-for-crypto-security/
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - FOMC meeting
4:05 - Dashboard & mempools
14:25 - Fed rate cut?
20:43 - 1ZH
31:20 - Hate speech/censorship
1:02:10 - Bluesky age verification
1:07:35 - Strike paid in bitcoin fee waived
1:10:15 - Fedimint E-Cash
1:16:35 - Boost & rumors
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #375: THE POWELL PARLAY

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- charlie kirk assassinated
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsq83rgz6xea93qwm3r2k256zualrnn8sez3wwe7jf3s6fcjc3753g6rw5tp
- ukrainian refugee iryna zarutska murdered in charlotte 
-massive protests in indonesia and nepal, bitchat adoption spikes https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0eljval9cks7g6zag4x0w5y0k9p95kq0k7gxshwxhfa24wtsmhhq457vz7
- US Government To Bring PATRIOT Act to Digital Assets https://www.therage.co/us-government-to-bring-patriot-act-to-digital-assets/
- Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined 0.1% in August, as Fed rate decision looms https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/10/ppi-inflation-august-2025-.html
- 10Y Treasury yield sinks to 4.05%, its lowest level in over 5 months https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1965151472376840274
- craig raw releases frigate electrum server https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxtg6cdtyv9yytwl3kc0jnzzssc8k7xzwju64tyqqry9wfwld8tvcvqunxg
- zaprite launches event tickets functionality https://blog.zaprite.com/introducing-zaprite-event-tickets/
- DTAN torrent search updates https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0ass0muu26x0jeq9qnuty0guz94ftdx82xk84lkme03pnhjdqn2qkpeau2
- android security patches moves to quarterly model instead of monthly https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqjkv0czfh6py3vs6gcyu2259xkdte3tfk9vwpwpu7v430vthjmns7v03hz
- NATO has invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty at Poland’s request after dozens of Russian one-way attack drones violated Polish airspace https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgel5fey6c2gqpz97wgejx5798xxc9j9twh56s869mhvtp927m5tgd4h72m
2:35 - Charlie Kirk
14:40 - Iryna Zarutska
21:45 - Dashboard
23:25 - Bitchat amid protests
32:15 - Digital asset PATRIOT Act
44:55 - PPI -0.1%
50:45 - 10yr yield
54:15 - Boosts
55:25 - HRF Story of the Week
57:29 - Software updates
1:17:25 - NPM vulnerability
1:21:10 - NATO Article 4
1:25:45 - MAHA
1:32:35 - Cattlebike
1:45:25 - Bessent ass kicking
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #374: LIVE FREE

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- China Is Prepping For Something https://primal.net/marty/china-is-prepping-for-something
- The dollar’s share of global reserves has plunged to 42% https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1962551281081569654
- MSTR to be added to S&P tomorrow?
- Maple launches proxy service https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0wkhgplenzzruh8c5twvht6pngrunlag3eqhp2mlm0c3tm2uhesge9lluy
- Primal launches video streaming on web and android https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvyutpuc56wtmnh3esvzfme8nq5wkl2zwey4n8wqccdxfusuwxdgss7qkk9
- Wasabi v2.7 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs82rly47uqu8uqjwxc25hjw0lrrskcv4ffmfeprmuh8k4ngc2m66czj2e2k
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Primal streaming
16:30 - Dashboard
19:05 - China is preparing
30:40 - Trump truthing about China
33:15 - Global reserves
38:57 - OP_DEBATE
55:30 - Strategy S&P
1:05:40 - Electricity prices
1:11:40 - Maple
1:18:50 - Wasabi update
1:24:40 - HRF Story of the week
1:26:20 - Boosts
1:29:10 - PBS and sportzball
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #373: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

- primal video streaming on ios
- mstr margin calls
- store of value vs medium of exchange
- price prediction game https://pricepredictiongame.shakespeare.to/
- university of chicago blew their endowment on shitcoins https://stanfordreview.org/uchicago-lost-money-on-crypto-then-froze-research-when-federal-funding-was-cut/
- DTAN server for torrent indexing https://github.com/v0l/dtan-server
- Anthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your chats for AI training https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/28/anthropic-users-face-a-new-choice-opt-out-or-share-your-data-for-ai-training/
0:00 - Intro
3:16 - Streaming on Primal
11:36 - Dashboard
13:16 - MSTR margin call
24:31 - Store of value debate
30:06 - GIDEON precrime AI
32:36 - Anthropic saving data
40:16 - Nvidia revenue
42:16 - Odell's price predictor
48:56 - UChicago lost on crypto
55:16 - Dtan server
58:36 - Exergy mining heaters
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #372: THE GANG GOES PRIMAL

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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #371: MONEY PRINTER GOES BRRRR

- block releases proto mining open source and modular mining rig https://proto.xyz
- treasury secretary scott bessent says SBR is around 125k btc, does not intend to buy more, will focus on confiscation https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1956013601741005172
- US Producer Prices Rise by Most in Three Years on Services https://archive.is/xzohV
- Polymarket: Fed decision in September? https://polymarket.com/event/fed-decision-in-september
- Bolivia | Banks Limit Withdrawals as Digital Asset Usage and Inflation Climb
In Bolivia, where annual inflation has reached 25% and banks have been limiting withdrawal of US dollars to $100 a week, Bloomberg reports that Bolivians are turning to Bitcoin and digital assets as alternatives to the boliviano. “I’m not the only one using Bitcoin,” Christopher Salas, a coffee vendor in La Paz, said. “There’s a barbershop over there and a gym that also accepts satoshis.” For Salas, Bitcoin is both a hedge and a protest: “a way to preserve the value of my savings, but also a way to go against the system, against bureaucracy.” Bolivia’s hybrid authoritarian regime lifted a decade-long ban on digital assets in 2024. Since then, the volume of digital asset payments has grown more than fivefold to nearly $300 million in the first half of 2025. The University of San Andres allegedly pays its international faculty in Bitcoin. Carlos Neira, co-founder of Colombian wallet provider Meru, reports a staggering 6,600% increase in Bolivian users since the ban was lifted. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Founder of SimpleX on why he is not implementing MLS https://www.poberezkin.com/posts/2025-08-12-mls-the-naked-king-of-end-to-end-encryption.html
- Signal boss: ‘disturbing’ laws show the UK doesn’t understand tech https://archive.is/BtZD0
- Location tracking based on photos https://archive.is/YjaYy + https://x.com/heinenbros/status/1941943605343785219
- American Hodl vlogs on nostr https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9gs5rrya4f3zql67yzemwmkehm96d7cxwakypjelp4xayqa36a2ctlx4zp
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Block Rig
14:46 - Monero attacks
23:24 - Bessent's stealing your coins
27:29 - PPI
32:50 - Polymarket fed decision
36:53 - HRF Story of the Week
52:09 - Poberezkin MLS blog
56:14 - Ark mainnet
1:00:40 - Signal boss calls out UK
1:01:57 - AI Surveillance
1:06:46 - HODL v-logging on Nostr
1:10:46 - Boosts
1:17:11 - Stoneridge
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #370: THE GREATEST BITCOIN MINER OF ALL TIME

- Tornado Cash CoFounder Roman Storm Found Guilty of Unlicensed Money Transmission Conspiracy https://www.therage.co/roman-storm-trial-split-verdict-tornado-cash/
- SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce Slams Bank Secrecy Act https://www.therage.co/sec-commissioner-hester-pierce-slams-bank-secrecy-act/
- OpenSats Impact Report: Developer Libraries https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-developer-libraries
- Strike Business Bill Pay https://x.com/jackmallers/status/1952758452259889155
- Strike loans live in Missouri https://x.com/Strike/status/1953101356568305773
- SLNT Now Accepting Bitcoin https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszqm64sqkrp6jn64zsxwz8y7vjkavgt4jjujlc3mmpeh3l2rzxy4gfrttf5
- EU Chat Control Coming in October https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/chat-control-eu-proposal-scan-all-private-messages-gains-momentum
- Burma | Invasive Cybersecurity Law Comes into Full Effect
In January, this newsletter reported on a repressive cybersecurity law enacted by the military junta in Burma that empowers officials with sweeping controls over digital spaces. Last week, that law came into full effect. It criminalizes the use of VPNs, mandates that platforms store and hand over user data to officials upon request, and allows authorities to shut down Internet access at will. It also empowers regime-aligned law enforcement with the absolute authority to check citizens’ phones on the street. Penalties include up to six months in prison for sharing posts deemed “misinformation” or for using encrypted apps (like VPNs) to access information. Reports have already surfaced of police extorting bribes from people at checkpoints for having VPNs or “illegal social media” like X, Facebook, or YouTube on their phones. The law poses immediate threats to journalists and activists critical of the military regime or using privacy tools. Amid the junta’s effort to stage a sham election to expand militarized control, this deepens Burma’s retreat from civic freedoms and shrinks the already fragile space for independent voices and the free flow of information. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- OpenAI GPT-OSS 120B https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsw9z858hlpxkyc2h2kza9svqzu38hprs45pn334uprecggfw3gqtgpwwskw
- Primal iOS 2.3.56 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswmxlw8tdt7k375a0qvutdfx3pagd3lu8khxhyycjy3z7qpj5t9ssrpej07
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Higher
6:50 - Dashboard
12:02 - Roman Storm found guilty
25:54 - SEC commissioner slams BSA
31:38 - EU chat control
36:50 - Ministry of Truth
40:11 - OpenSats
44:01 - Strike announcements
48:25 - Boosts
52:09 - HRF Story of the Week
55:25 - SLNT accepts bitcoin
1:10:10 - Maple GPT-OSS
1:26:48 - Primal update
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #369: BITCOIN IS GOING MUCH HIGHER

- Samourai Wallet Developers Plead Guilty To Unlicensed Money Transmission https://www.therage.co/samourai-wallet-developers-plead-guilty-to-unlicensed-money-transmission/
- Tornado Cash Verdict Expected Today https://www.therage.co/the-storm-jurys-dilemma-was-crime-the-goal-all-along/
- Spotify users told to prove their age under new rules https://www.the-independent.com/tech/spotify-age-checks-verification-b2798937.html
- YouTube's new AI age verification is coming soon — here's what's going to change https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/youtubes-new-ai-age-verification-is-coming-soon-heres-whats-going-to-change
- X Implements Age Checking Measures To Align With New Laws https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-adds-new-age-verification-measures/754024/ + https://x.com/globalaffairs/status/1927697128219947132
- Trump blasts Powell after Fed votes to keep interest rates steady https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5429281-donald-trump-jerome-powell-interest-rates/
- The President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets Releases Recommendations to Strengthen American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology https://www.whitehouse.gov/crypto/ + nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzquq0mq9wdrsqnmf6jly595nxud0c5j3zd3cf4hzr0tck4wxstfunqqsg4vv7vhcmspkl2uetkme8pyx9thgyskmjg2q3una2hh0n9xdyr7sqyhcj0
-Fold and Blackhawk Network Bring Bitcoin to Major U.S. Digital Retail Platforms https://investor.foldapp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fold-and-blackhawk-network-bring-bitcoin-major-us-digital-retail
- AnchorWatch has officially completed its SOC 2 Type 1 audit https://x.com/anchorwatch/status/1950579169877791173
- El Salvador | New Insights Reveal Bitcoin Deception
A new detail buried in an IMF progress report casts doubt on El Salvador’s claim that it is “buying one Bitcoin a day.” According to the IMF, “increases in Bitcoin holdings in the Strategic Reserve Fund reflect the consolidation of Bitcoin across various government-owned wallets.” This suggests that President Nayib Bukele’s progressively authoritarian government may be reshuffling existing Bitcoin holdings from undisclosed wallets rather than accumulating new Bitcoin. A letter signed by two of El Salvador’s top finance officials also confirmed the state has not bought Bitcoin since February 2025. The revelation comes after El Salvador secured a $1.4 billion IMF loan, which required the government to scale back key parts of its Bitcoin policy, including ending tax payments in Bitcoin, phasing out the Chivo wallet, and making private sector acceptance voluntary. While Bukele continues to tout Bitcoin as part of El Salvador’s identity, the disconnect between official actions and public messaging calls into question transparency and credibility. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bitchat 1.2.0 iOS and bitchat android 0.8.1 https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/releases/tag/0.8.1
- MSTR Earnings Today
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Welcome back to Car Talk
10:31 - Zora
18:28 - Dashboard
20:39 - Samourai
34:28 - Age verification
46:50 - Gaza story and psyops
50:25 - Patriot Act extension and dead internet
1:08:13 - Fold + Blackhawk
1:11:11 - AnchorWatch SOC 2 Audit
1:13:22 - Simplicity Liquid
1:20:00 - peer-observer
1:24:46 - HRF Story of the Week
1:27:44 - Bitchat
1:38:05 - Paper bitcoin news
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #368: NO PRIVACY? NO FREEDOM.

- block gets added to s&p 500 https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/07/23/jack-dorsey-block-square-sp-500-index-fund/
- mstr shareholders get restless as saylor adds STRC https://www.strategy.com/press/strc-ipo-launch_07-21-2025
- the most important mstr chart https://x.com/ten31funds/status/1948402290328576454
- supercycle? https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqpxfzhdwlm3cx9l6wdzyft8w8y9gy607tqgtyfq7tekaxs7lhmxfqqsw88tm4ppzdh9hv36ujuhdvm5u9yghdte33cvh756qdhw3mcn0ktg25z8rg
- Hungary | Enacts Repressive Digital Asset Law
Hungary, under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s increasingly authoritarian rule, passed one of the strictest digital asset legislations in Europe. Starting July 1, individuals trading digital assets on unauthorized platforms could face prison sentences of up to five years. And “providing unauthorized crypto asset exchange services” could land you up to eight years. “The legislation’s broad language and lack of implementation guidelines have created a legal gray area where previously legal activities could now result in criminal prosecution,” Forbes reports. Digital asset exchange Revolut has already halted services for its 2 million Hungarian users, “temporarily” freezing accounts with no timeline for restoring services. The legislation is problematic because it criminalizes basic financial activities, such as buying and selling Bitcoin, while not providing a legal or compliant way to do so. It limits individuals from storing value outside traditional banking. It also eliminates an option for people who might use Bitcoin to protect their savings, support dissenting causes, or escape financial surveillance. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- blosstr launches easy video mirroring to nostr https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqg253stgfyvuanm9chgcukhjd5wjsxqk74rkpqag7utr5rs9aptg3u3v57
- post quantum signatures https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/wKizvPUfO7w?pli=1
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2:35 - Mempool bets and crypto rappers
13:38 - Base app
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52:18 - Block S&P 500
1:04:58 - Strategy stock
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1:29:17 - HRF Story of the Week
1:32:38 - CLARITY Act update
1:37:55 - Blosstr
1:50:45 - Post quantum and hard forks
2:09:03 - Final riffing
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #367: FIRST BITCOIN COMPANY IN THE S&P 500

- open: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsf4w3w7gt0equdq9mmv6gysntzk3yysdaduus52fvjm4fjuypzatgep6q4q- trump to fire fed chair powell? https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/politics/jerome-powell-donald-trump-firing- UK 30 year debt hits 5.5% https://x.com/atlaspulse/status/1945764226296873310?s=61https://x.com/atlaspulse/status/1945764226296873310?s=61- dollar’s worst year since 1986 https://x.com/tftc21/status/1945849218351890660- BTC Held By The US Marshal Service https://www.therage.co/btc-held-by-the-us-marshal-service/- Senator Warren speaking nonsense https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1945667844219277644- Cantor $5B Bitcoin Treasury SPAC with Adam Back https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250717734598/en/Bitcoin-Standard-Treasury-Company-to-go-Public-Through-Business-Combination-with-Cantor-Equity-Partners-I-Inc.- Brazil | $100M PIX Payment System Hack
FinancialFreedomReport.org- maple ai max https://blog.trymaple.ai/meet-maple-ai-max-the-most-powerful-private-ai-plan-yet/ - bitchat to add cashu wallet https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0lzk99pcy67vhgfks336fm8z4mv34hj7w4g4j9t40qea0e58hckq6mspze- white noise v0.1.2 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9k8j50vwn9euc9nwvmw9ungflyuevz968j0g9rzea4v20f9skx5cslgaah- new nostr bot https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8k8cwgy3cxnrv05sawrkkyq32h23s0hfy7jzf87sm0ddg2jnhyrq7c2zxm- vertex v2 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgqjmt6rwlf33c2lzy6fyeqjknacmgk70tdfapnmd9slqpfpyflmct6dpng- xAI launches grok sex bot and announces DoD contract https://www.ai.mil/Latest/News-Press/PR-View/Article/4242822/cdao-announces-partnerships-with-frontier-ai-companies-to-address-national-secu/0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Paper Bitcoin Summer
10:04 - Coldplay affair
12:15 - Dashboard
16:45 - Trump firing Powell?
29:39 - UK gilt market
39:02 - Dollar's worst year
41:14 - BTC held by US Marshals
46:50 - Grok Waifu
1:00:22 - Liz Warren
1:19:06 - BSTR
1:29:32 - CLARITY Act passes
1:31:35 - HRF Story of the Week
1:39:44 - Trezor quantum
1:43:45 - Lummis bullying Powell & Boosts
1:46:14 - GENIUS Act passes
1:48:52 - Software updates
2:02:36 - xAI defence contract
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #366: CHAIRMAN ON THE BRINK OF GETTING FIRED

- Anon moves 80k bitcoin https://www.cyphertux.net/articles/en/research/bitcoin-80k-btc-mystere-opreturn- BPI and others file amicus brief https://x.com/zackbshapiro/status/1942697616183021965- New Samourai Indictment Paints Anonymity As A Crime https://www.therage.co/samourai-wallet-new-indictment/- Barefoot Mining releases ocean payout stats https://x.com/boomer_btc/status/1943429786497356159- Russia | Tracking Bitcoin Mining via National RegistryRussia launched a national registry to track Bitcoin mining equipment three months after the proposal was first floated by its Ministry of Energy. The move is designed to monitor energy use, enforce tax collection, and stamp out unregistered operations in key mining regions. A separate law, still in draft form, would also allow courts to seize digital assets linked to mining deemed “illegal.” Miners who fail to comply will face fines of up to 2 million rubles (about $22,000). Six regions are already under a full mining ban until 2031. Overall, Russia’s new Bitcoin mining registry poses serious risks to financial and civil liberties. By forcing miners to register equipment and comply with rules under threat of asset seizure or closure, the Kremlin gains greater surveillance and control over Bitcoin mining in Russia and offers a potential blueprint for other authoritarian regimes. FinancialFreedomReport.org- Bitchat https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswjar69msaey8mp56xcdtzdljcvfpuf5z58e4n9pwm606v38n4wpcdlkc4r- Flappy Nostrich https://downisontheup.ca/- White Noise beta released https://whitenoise.chat- elon launches america party- mechahitler grok, yaccarino steps down- epstein trump cover up
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Open water again
7:09 - Dashboard
23:55 - Trump video
30:06 - 80k coins moving
35:56 - BPI amicus brief
38:15 - Samourai new indictment
43:39 - Barefoot Mining Ocean payout
45:55 - HRF Story of the Week
52:56 - Boosts
54:30 - Bitchat
1:02:11 - Flappy Nostritch
1:04:37 - White Noise beta
1:09:37 - Skibidi.cash
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1:14:05 - MechaHitler
1:20:57 - Epstein
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #365: OPEN WATER BITCOIN RETURNS

- "big beautiful bill" passes
- Robinhood tokens https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/robinhood-stock-openai-spacex-tokens.html
- 12th Wave of Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/twelfth-wave-of-nostr-grants
- Opensats recurring donations https://opensats.org/donate
- Maple AI doc and image upload https://x.com/TryMapleAI/status/1940814127917945122
- Wallet of Satoshi Spark SDK "self custody" beta
- Opportunity Cost App adds "saylor mode" https://x.com/OppCostApp/status/1940397345906233382
- Xfinity Dystopian Wifi Tracking https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvh3tx99zudfwc8q89cf00a0zt9chumcymacggls9u697zs57mjzc0jpgg9
- Samourai Devs were arrested 435 days ago https://p2prights.org/donate.html
- Bitcoin Policy Summit Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtgl-wj1JnOgpmq2fHt-iHKsgieMpfklX
- Primal Studio Launch Keynote https://x.com/primal_app/status/1940793814878507235
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #364: BIG BEAUTIFUL BITCOIN

- btc prague recap https://youtu.be/Pef22g53zsg- pulte recognizes bitcoin as an asset for federal mortgages https://x.com/pulte/status/1937944964656152800- drop in hash rate due to demand response agreements- opensats funds dev education https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-developer-training- wallet of satoshi is using the spark sdk for their self custody wallet https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsq96mlv2xmwq02kmhyfnapgp59h6wetfeve3yrqr8acy7xz20437snys2yw- primal studio launched https://studio.primal.net + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvu772m6yqnjzk2e3yne83a75xks2966ql3fvn0dkqse8wyqa9cygpnl2qj- btcsessions banned then restored to youtube- Ashigaru Whirlpool and Terminal v1.0.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ashigaru-whirlpool-and-terminal-v1-0-0/- 429 days since samourai devs were arrested https://p2prights.org - ledger nano s support ending, use code: UPGRADLEDGER for 10% off a coldcard- image and doc upload coming to maple ai https://x.com/marks_ftw/status/1938048501067485191- odell on trust revolution https://fountain.fm/episode/Aaa8PgEyStGsGuMHUsWu- socialist mamdani wins dem primary in nyc- trump bombs iran0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Opening riff
8:40 - BPI Summit
12:32 - Mallers at Bitcoin Prague
17:01 - Mamdani
28:50 - Dashboard
29:58 - Iran bombs
37:36 - FHFA
48:47 - OpenSats
52:56 - Wallet of Satoshi self custody
1:00:33 - Cashu NUT-24 & Tether
1:12:52 - Primal Studio
1:29:14 - Ashigaru
1:32:40 - Ledger Nano S ending support
1:38:30 - O'Dell on Trust Revolution
1:40:13 - Maple AI image upload
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #363: BITCOIN IS A MORAL REVOLUTION

- Trump on Powell https://x.com/cspan/status/1935342230585164022
- Bitcoin Knots nodes now account for 13% of network https://coin.dance/nodes/knots
- Iranian Sepah bank data erased by israeli hackers https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/suspected-israeli-hackers-claim-destroy-data-irans-bank-sepah-2025-06-17/
- Iranian exchange hacked by israeli hackers https://www.elliptic.co/blog/iranian-crypto-exchange-nobitex-hacked-pro-israel-group
- Iranian gov cuts internet nationwide https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8glpn2lwqyjju968wcmlvvyguvn279qf6re4e5d2tk39affrx9hgfxafs7
- US military action against Iran before July? https://polymarket.com/event/us-military-action-against-iran-before-july?tid=1750349409453
- Will Iran close the Strait of Hormuz in 2025? https://polymarket.com/event/will-iran-close-the-strait-of-hormuz-in-2025?tid=1750350748491
- The EU’s “Encryption Roadmap” Makes Everyone Less Safe https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/eus-encryption-roadmap-makes-everyone-less-safe
- China bans Maple AI in apple app store https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrjyn8tdqnyk9sn6tqdrs83r3htw0suupmvjrnnsex5kec7xyzkmcfmygvr
- Tanzania | Blocks Access to X and Telegram Amid Financial, Political, and Media Repression
Tanzania restricted access to X and Telegram across major Internet providers following a hack of the Tanzanian police force’s official account. The platforms remain offline more than three weeks later in the lead-up to October’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The timing of the shutdown also coincides with the kidnapping of Ugandan journalist, lawyer, and Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Agather Atuhaire, who says she was tortured and sexually assaulted while in Tanzanian custody before being left at the border between Tanzania and Uganda. Recently, the government also banned the use of foreign currency in daily transactions, forcing citizens to rely on the weakening Tanzanian shilling. And in April, the opposition CHADEMA party was disqualified from participating in the October elections under the pretense of treason against party leader Tundu Lissu. The censorship of online platforms, suppression of opposition and dissidents, and laws banning foreign currency all signal a coordinated strategy to silence criticism and strip Tanzanians of both their political voice and financial autonomy. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bull bitcoin liquid dca https://x.com/francispouliot_/status/1935040999157276692
- BLE mesh for nostr notes when the internet is down https://github.com/KoalaSat/samiz
- Daemon and Freedom by suarez
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Trump cold open
23:56 - Knots nodes
30:47 - Iran hacking
41:39 - Koala
47:34 - Iran Polymarket
56:27 - EU encryption
58:11 - Maple banned in China
1:01:41 - HRF Story of the Week
1:03:58 - Boosts
1:05:47 - Bull Bitcoin liquid DCA
1:11:16 - Daemon and Freedom by Suarez
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #362: BITCOIN COLD STORAGE IS A MUST

- marty releases bitcoin opportunity cost chrome extension https://www.opportunitycost.app
- bitcoin posts public letter on transaction relay policy change https://bitcoincore.org/en/2025/06/06/relay-statement/
- knots nodes usage increase https://luke.dashjr.org/programs/bitcoin/files/charts/software.html
- group of bitcoin devs call for a CTV + CSFS soft fork https://ctv-csfs.com
- saylor says no more 'bitcoin winters' https://x.com/BloombergTV/status/1932509035464474974
- saylor says jim chanos does not understand Strategy https://x.com/BloombergTV/status/1932538829950341565
- chanos responds https://x.com/BloombergTV/status/1932870476809805899
- hrf bitcoin dev fund five year report https://hrf.org/latest/bitcoin-development-fund-5-year-report/
- ZEUS v0.11.0 https://blog.zeusln.com/new-release-zeus-v0-11-0/
- cove wallet released on apple app store, android next https://covebitcoinwallet.com
- 15k signups on https://trumpcard.gov since last night
0:00 - Intro
1:59 - Opening riff
7:15 - Burning Waymos
10:34 - Opportunity Cost extension
20:57 - Dashboard Fairly empty mempool
23:33 - Core devs, quantum resistance, and Knots
46:41 - CTV + CSFS soft fork
1:00:28 - Supercycle
1:38:57 - HRF BTC dev fund
1:40:55 - Software updates
1:47:28 - Trump Card
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BITCOIN IS DESIGNED TO PUMP FOREVER | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #361

- Trump v Musk feud https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930690151132651886
- Coinbase customer service compromise was horrible https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqst7sx5vjw7vcr5lslfxqv8fpc7tk9eu76f2kfsdv6rteq44xucuyst6leng
- Secret Service publishes blog about coinjoin, claims it is used for money laundering https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2025-06/Public-Alert-Cryptocurrency-Mixing.pdf
- Judge Rules Tornado Cash Dev Can’t Use ‘Non-Custodial’ Defense https://x.com/blockspacepod/status/1930994842332467261#
- Donate to FOSS privacy legal defense: p2prights.org
- Bitcoin Policy Summit https://www.btcpolicysummit.org
- Court order requires openai to keep all chatgpt logs https://x.com/kepano/status/1930403693310157159
- XXI releases proof of reserves: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspe7yt0ccz93kr5g9fmdrmgxsvk74uycr6kr0n70us2thvmucm9schkkmm7
- Mastermind of French bitcoin attacks arrested in morocco https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstt9wrp6yz3jkg6jjw8vzwrywl0medxghcht6hrzfuqm0n2zwwjwcqxsull
- OpenSats Long-Term Support For SnowCait https://opensats.org/blog/snowcait-receives-lts-grant
- HODL makes nostr ad: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqxh7p36w84mcf6af8f0rlf255mhtqxfg6ynnnt5t5jpj0p5q3cmdqqs0wefc0km2r4z5xxl2clwzn48ldzaqmmmrxum3n2fxv9cmcqdd0nql5977k
- HRF on Vibe Coding https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/hrf-explains-ai-vibe-coding-for-human-rights?e=fe905d4797
- HRF Freedom Tech Talks https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9flMWibV82f1l9c1LAaVJhdPHmE4Ufq7&si=KDGkzk5X3Cna8lGl
- LND v0.19.0-beta: RBF Cooperative Close, Improved Payment Reliability & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-19-0-beta/
- Zeus Pay+ premium subscription launched https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqdxj75n57x2clnfvkfrrm2l2mhu2y8uy4njzg8dg3qprhuzueqy4qqszssrw6d4f94vurxtzcxpp77pz7yxtpnny5leqvfz2fvqdkwp7nmqkrqsq2
- Global p2p bitcoin dashboard powered by nostr https://p2p.band/
- "And Other Stuff" nostr dev initiative announced https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstterjr7602n6gsdfc9zsgcraxzlffg0xsp68wcx6vdwus9up66tctg86ca
- Chinese couple arrested for bringing crop disease into the us https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpwge0fxwl54prjycgph09kyn7xt75lq34takdtc88axzv79c3g7gqqsvnslrcdswdq9llgd4ustv76fqlxjdsra2xjx4f7v5s27f3m3kthq9z0ax8
- Ukraine launched large scale drone swarm attack on russia https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsprjgxacjhr63dkpfupzrtu2fzq54c5s54jxmpclsd40mmy6y7p6sq20vzu
0:00 - Intro
3:04 - Jumping right into the Dashboard
10:09 - Trump/Elon
29:03 - Coinbase compromise
35:18 - Crypto kidnapping mastermind
39:01 - Freedom tech legislation
48:05 - Defend yourself
54:38 - XXI proof of reserve
1:00:26 - Tether truthers
1:11:32 - OpenSats
1:12:49 - ChatGPT logging order
1:16:57 - HODL's Nostr ad
1:19:17 - Boosts
1:21:13 - HRF vibe coding
1:25:55 - Software updates
1:33:52 - F the state
1:39:39 - And Other Stuff
1:45:43 - Foiled bioterrorism
1:49:15 - Ukraine drones
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #360: BITCOIN IS THE SAFE HAVEN

- ross ulbricht speaks https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsy2emj5836hau0p29qzlmxtgacv3hkwj8z4zautv3fsxcutyaz54q3z42y7
- square accepting bitcoin
- bitcoin payments record
- seedless debate
- block claims 10% "yield" on lightning
- pakistan strategic reserve
- paris saint germain - PSG Labs incubator
- ny - mayor adams - bitlicense and bitbond
- saylor fuds proof of reserve
- xxi por
- vance bpi shout out https://x.com/matthew_pines/status/1927784773117690055?s=46
- trace mayer
- strike rates
- marty nostr shoutout
- serbia protest https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsr82nath30n9sgn9nu68dptf30d3dal882q747ufwp2m6a5zf4hvspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyza8p8qel79a8zhfszra9lv09n5v5heh97nxp73uy460ma4f3nvt79vlazu
- oslo ff freedom tech track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmangS2Qul8
- trump taps palantir to build database on americans https://archive.ph/Vdlq2
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Conference week
11:34 - Ross
19:47 - Block
30:52 - Transaction record
33:01 - "seedless"
43:48 - Pakistan SBR and PSG
46:28 - Mayor Adams bitbonds
52:53 - Saylor fuds proof of reserve
1:01:33 - Vance BPI shoutout
1:04:04 - Trace Mayer
1:06:03 - Strike
1:14:01 - Serbia
1:16:40 - Trump's Palantir precrime database
1:21:01 - Boosts
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FREEDOM TECH IS HOPE | Rabbit Hole Recap #359

- Japan's Prime Minister says his country's financial situation is worse than that of Greece https://fortune.com/2025/05/19/us-debt-top-holder-japan-fiscal-crisis-worse-than-greece/
- Steak and Shake begins accepting bitcoin at all locations https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1923235083978146165
- Nostr passes five million bitcoin transactions https://stats.nostr.band/#total_zaps
- Wallet of Satoshi returning to America with self custody product https://x.com/walletofsatoshi/status/1923875750165479768
- China | Injects Billions to Stabilize Economy
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has injected $138 billion in liquidity through interest rate cuts and a 0.5% reduction in banks’ reserve requirements, in effect expanding the money supply by 12.5% year-over-year. While the state eases monetary conditions to prop up a fragile system, ordinary citizens are left scrambling to preserve the value of their savings. Bitcoin/CNY trading volumes jumped over 20% in response, as people sought refuge from a weakening yuan. But while some can quietly escape to harder money, others are trapped in a system that treats access to money as a privilege. In Hunan, an elderly woman in a wheelchair died outside a bank after being forced to appear in person to withdraw her own money for medical care. Too weak to pass mandatory facial recognition scans, she collapsed after repeated failed attempts. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Sparrow Wallet v2.2.1: Recent Blocks View, Improved Camera, Tor & P2A Updates https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-2-1/
- Cake Wallet v4.28: Payjoin v2 Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cake-wallet-v4-28/
- BlueWallet v7.1.8 brings numerous bug fixes, dependency updates, and a new search feature for addresses and transactions https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases
- Nunchuk Android v1.9.68.1 and iOS v1.9.79 introduce support for custom blockchain explorers, wallet archiving, re-ordering wallets on the home screen via long-press, and an anti-fee sniping setting https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.1.68.1
- Nostur v1.21.0, a Nostr client for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, adds support for follow packs, Blossom servers (uploading and mirroring), post previews for picture-only posts, an audio-only bar, and other enhancements https://github.com/nostur-com/nostur-ios-public/releases/tag/1.21.0
- Telegram shares data on 22,777 users in Q1 2025, a significant increase from the 5,826 users' data shared during the same period in 2024 https://www.404media.co/telegram-gave-authorities-data-on-more-than-20-000-users/
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Open water bitcoin
7:55 - Dashboard and Pizza Day
16:44 - Opportunity Cost app
21:03 - Japanese bonds
29:16 - Big Beautiful Tax Bill
31:57 - Steak n' Shake
41:12 - 5M zaps
45:18 - Wallet of Satoshi returning to America
50:47 - MSTY
58:57 - HRF Story of the Week
1:04:01 - Open water floating
1:21:23 - Software updates
1:31:18 - Telegram data sharing
1:35:31 - Clickbait and AI
1:18:50 - Software updates
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STAY HUMBLE STACK SATS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #358

- btcpay servers get stuck on block 896727 and need to be updated https://github.com/dgarage/NBXplorer/issues/518 and https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2l8hewqnz7y7jgqhe8pfzkqustl7aqftd9nwer8xxz28yalrqx0qycz0zh
- bitcoin payments at bitcoin 2025 conference
- Hot Style Takeover 2: https://lu.ma/gn9uoj6b
- coinbase kyc leak https://www.coinbase.com/blog/protecting-our-customers-standing-up-to-extortionists
- opensats 11th wave of bitcoin grants https://opensats.org/blog/elevent-wave-of-bitcoin-grants
- China | Law Enforcement Freezes Bank Accounts of Independent Media Outlet Channel C
Hong Kong-based Channel C, an independent media outlet founded by former Apple Daily employees, reports that its bank accounts are frozen, forcing the news outlet to halt operations. Local law enforcement claim the outlet abused a COVID-era loan scheme and arrested one of its directors for alleged fraud. Still, the closure fits a well-worn pattern: using financial and legal repression to silence independent media in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily faced a nearly identical fate in 2021 when its assets were seized and its founder, Jimmy Lai, was imprisoned under Hong Kong’s new national security law. Lai now faces up to life in prison. When access to money becomes contingent on political obedience, press freedom can’t survive. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- dorsey vibe codes https://nostream.pub
- primal article editor launched https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsdxku9htc2pwfdcdqw9vqt7k2ukqvr9g852y6qlsgccntw6eldwpsmmx0f8
- maple ai releases ios apps https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszxzehvlglrnlmn5xzfqdt4fyspwkvl4ud7yc6mfthquhhcthxw2g70vdkd
- damus notedeck beta released for supporters https://damus.io/notedeck/install/
- zap stream launches ios testflight https://testflight.apple.com/join/5Qh7mfvU
0:00 - TWO guests?
3:05 - BTCPayServer issue
12:05 - Bitcoin Conf
59:00 - Dashboard
1:00:05 - Coinbase breach
1:12:20 OpenSats
1:19:25 - HRF Story of the Week
1:28:00 - Shoutouts
1:33:20 - Jack Dorsey's vibe code
1:35:45 - Primal Article Editor
1:42:18 - Maple AI on App Store
1:51:20 - Damus Notedeck
1:55:10 - ZapStream TestFlight
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BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #357

- samourai update https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8mjm67xamkhnkqvrx8vvkjrxqmrnjwldzryfkkvsncdtz6ulrlfqmy5fx5- strike launches lending https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqq5vq40xyn9av02wv5nlex4f84g6sk020apvnayltf2aq3rj5xpqjh2s58- btc++ and texas mining summit week concludes- Bangladesh | Currency Shortage as Central Bank Halts Printing of BanknotesA state-induced cash crunch is paralyzing Bangladesh after the interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, ordered the central bank to discontinue old banknotes featuring Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh. New cash is expected to be printed in phases beginning in May. But Bangladeshis report they are currently stuck with old and unusable currency, as the national mint has yet to issue replacement currency and lacks the capacity to print more than three notes at a time. Meanwhile, public ATMs continue to dispense old and worn-out banknotes, with merchants reluctantly accepting them and banks refusing to exchange them. Through all this, the central bank of Bangladesh sits on nearly 15,000 crore taka ($1.28 billion) worth of old notes in vaults, but the interim government has refused to release them, deepening public frustration. FinancialFreedomReport.org- Wasabi Wallet v2.6.0: First Version to Sync & Operate Without a Central Server https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-6-0/0:00 - Intro
2:59 - OP_DEBATE
36:26 - Samourai update
43:09 - Hashpools
49:59 - Cashu multinut
52:44 - Gary leaves and Matt reads zaps
56:08 - Strike lending
1:02:49 - Boosts
1:07:39 - HRF Story of the Week
1:09:36 - Software update
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BITCOIN $100K | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #356

- bitcoin core policy change sparks debate https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32359 + https://antoinep.com/posts/relay_policy_drama/
- https://mempool.space/tx/902248efc147345fda0b70a2f297983d899d8d5f4fdae4d2a1363f12bfe399af
- fold rings nasdaq https://x.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1918301113599549914
- The Bitcoin Dev Kit Foundation announced new corporate members for 2025, including AnchorWatch, CleanSpark, and Proton Foundation
- primal v2.2 on ios and android released https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsy92jd3aks8qn8p9xtgnhpzq6kjg89lkcauv77ur68hlfqnmakjdql3n5qw
- Cashu Dev Kit (CDK) v0.9.1 https://github.com/cashubtc/cdk/releases/tag/v0.9.1
- LNBig shares revenue numbers https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsfjq45qu5d8tzjhz2kqtzsw49dn8tucyva2jat8trpxnlh4muqzjsqg42hg
- Bitcoin Policy Summit
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0:00 - Intro
3:04 - Double zoomers - Bitcoin Core issue
37:24 - Bitcoin policy
43:25 - Is Marks a zoomer?
49:44 - Dashboard
52:23 - Samourai
57:08 - Victory Royale against Apple
1:09:55 - Llama and secure enclaves
1:19:17 - Fold NASDAQ bell
1:21:06 - BDK
1:23:32 - Underwriting mortgages or something
1:29:06 - Software updates
1:36:54 - Closing riff
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BITCOIN $100K IN SIGHT WHILE BITCOINERS FIGHT | RABBIT HOLE RECAP 355

- Jack Mallers, Tether, Softbank, and Cantor Announce XXI https://xxi.money + https://x.com/jackmallers/status/1915399337913290867
- Strike Releases Strong Performance Numbers https://x.com/jackmallers/status/1915399340819960047
- Ben Carman Joins Spiral https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs995dedm8ua02mndvxzzrnvftt7sllmnm3nej2ytmf07ghxkhlhugyu5gnk
- OCEAN's DATUM has found 100 blocks https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsw529d0rhczep02qq075lw9r7var7vwqvkwe7rh2k6x7h4ha4k0sq692tgc
- Florida's SB 868 proposes a backdoor into encrypted platforms https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/floridas-anti-encryption-bill-wrecking-ball-privacy-theres-still-time-stop-it
- One year since Samourai Devs were arrested https://x.com/econoalchemist/status/1915367736596680853
- Georgia | Bans Foreign Donations for Nonprofits and NGOs
Mere weeks after freezing the bank accounts of five NGOs supporting pro-democracy demonstrators in recent unrest caused by elections, Georgia’s regime passed a new law that bans foreign organizations from providing “monetary or in-kind grants” to Georgian organizations and individuals without regime approval. Introduced by the increasingly repressive Georgian Dream party, the bill is part of a broader effort (including the controversial foreign agents law passed in 2024) designed to silence dissent and dismantle pro-democracy groups. Rights groups warn these laws will cripple civil society by cutting funding and imposing heavy fines for violators. Last week, parliament also read a bill that would grant officials the power to ban opposition parties entirely. With civil society financially repressed, Georgia is sliding further into tyranny, where free expression, political opposition, and grassroots organizations are under siege. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Coinswap v0.1.1: Protocol Efficiency, Security & Usability Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinswap-v0-1-1/
- ZEUS v0.11.0-alpha2 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs09fdhqyuxy37756y8mwcm6073wyx4vtgp37k3ca0jdha8zcxjrtqaplxq0
- Minibits v0.2.2-beta https://github.com/minibits-cash/minibits_wallet/releases
- Nunchuk Desktop v1.9.45 https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-desktop/releases
- Blitz wallet v0.4.4-beta https://github.com/BlitzWallet/BlitzWallet/releases
- Amber v3.2.8 https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v3.2.8
- Aegis v0.1.1 https://nostr.band/note1ljdczm267y648fv3jwv2jwn3mu4ae6jyzzpq4v0h8cthf020lyyss9ymde
- Nostash https://github.com/tyiu/nostash
- Nostur v1.20.0 https://github.com/nostur-com/nostur-ios-public
- YakiHonne v1.6.8 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszg7q7pawm49wnrdxu0f7agcgpv7xd9n27l6fxwwg7xe39yr5whtspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygpqnphms0nhtktdrzx2tjwlzr8x6cf7p6m72a52pu939vmumtppkvpsgqqqqqqss9ap9d
- Openvibe v1.10.0 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstfhjxmetzw2xuap6h0533hfq5h0vr4qkdhjmv7gmthfazzxsnh3spp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyq87pvvtfklsuz4yplx5wgym9fymxsclc3fmgc80eazu5z73d0t2csr7c7f
- Odell on Bitcoin Treasury Strategy https://youtu.be/CuZEWE_b89w
- Marty on Tom Woods Show https://youtu.be/i8RAqHMYQyc
0:00 - Intro
3:04 - Tax zoomer
16:53 - Dashboard
20:31 - XXI and Strike
53:13 - Ben Carman at Spiral
55:16 - OCEAN DATUM hits 100 blocks
59:13 - Florida anti-encryption and phone addict kids
1:12:23 - 1 year since Samourai arrest
1:16:14 - HRF Story of the Week
1:22:05 - Boosts
1:24:01 - Software updates
1:30:39 - Matt and Marty on other shows
1:35:55 - Exchange drain
1:36:00 - Closing riff
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21 REASONS TO BUY BITCOIN | Rabbit Hole Recap #354

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- ESP32 microcontroller vulnerabilities https://cryptodeeptech.ru/bitcoin-bluetooth-attacks/
- Trump Signs Resolution Blocking IRS Reporting Rule for 'DeFi Brokers' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trump-signs-resolution-blocking-irs-reporting-rule-for-defi-brokers/
- Tether to back OCEAN Pool with its hashrate https://tether.io/news/tether-to-deploy-hashrate-on-ocean-advancing-decentralized-bitcoin-mining-infrastructure/
- New Voltage Enterprise Platform enables fastest way to enable bitcoin and soon stablecoin transactions https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/new-voltage-platform-enables-fastest-way-to-enable-bitcoin-and-soon-stablecoin-transactions
- BitGo and Voltage Team Up to Deliver Instant Bitcoin and Stablecoin Payments via Lightning https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/bitgo-and-voltage-team-up-to-deliver-instant-bitcoin-and-stablecoin-payments-via-lightning
- OpenSats Eleventh Wave of Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/eleventh-wave-of-nostr-grants
- OpenSats Impact Report: Advancements in Lightning Infrastructure https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-lightning-infrastructure
- Unchained has launched the Bitcoin Legacy Project https://www.unchained.com/blog/introducing-the-bitcoin-legacy-project
- Bitcoin mining centralization in 2025 https://b10c.me/blog/015-bitcoin-mining-centralization/
- South Korea | 7-Eleven Accepting Discounted CBDC Payments During Pilot Phase
South Korea launched a nationwide pilot of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), enrolling 100,000 South Korean users. As part of the rollout, 7-Eleven will accept CBDC payments and offer a 10% discount on all products. Governments facing public skepticism regarding their CBDCs increasingly use similar incentive tactics to onboard users. For example, Nigeria discounts taxi fares to push its e-Naira CBDC, while Thailand is distributing its CBDC directly to citizens for free. While South Korea’s CBDC project aims to modernize payments, it is part of a broader push from countries, even democratic ones, to integrate state-controlled digital currencies into everyday transactions. A move that is diametrically opposed to individuals’ freedom, privacy, and human rights. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bitcoin Core v29.0 https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/29.0/
- ColdCard Firmware Updates - MK4 5.4.2 and Q 1.3.2 https://x.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/1912896809682247765
- Liana Wallet v10.0: Wallet Backups & Dependencies Update https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-wallet-v10-0/
- LNbits v1.0.0: Stable, Hardened, and Production-Ready https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v1-0-0/
- Ross Ulbricht joins nostr https://primal.net/ross
0:00 - Intro
3:04 - Zoomer perspective
28:00 - Base memecoins
38:32 - ESP32 vulverability
43:30 - Trump blocks defi broker rule
45:15 - Tether hashrate on OCEAN
1:02:06 - Bitaxe quantum sniping
1:08:46 - Voltage
1:11:02 - OpenSats
1:12:44 - Unchained Legacy Project
1:14:12 - HRF Story of the Week
1:17:47 - Software updates
1:25:00 - Ross on Nostr
1:25:26 - Zoomers again
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THE COINBASE RUGS CONTINUE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #353

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- U.S. Justice Department Ends Crypto Enforcement Unit and Regulation by Prosecution https://blob.satellite.earth/14f70804a0546cbd6a3e2d972175aa6c68dcbd3712e9158dd8e463aa73a4a61c + https://www.therage.co/doj-crypto-mixers-memo/
- Phoenix Wallet Returns to US App Stores https://x.com/PhoenixWallet/status/1909652018207109567
- Stocks, Bonds Slide as Trump’s Tariff Reprieve Proves Fleeting https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2025-04-10/markets-react-to-trump-s-tariff-reprieve?srnd=homepage-europe&embedded-checkout=true
- Turkey | Government Detains Thousands of Pro-Democracy Protesters
The largest protests in over a decade erupted in Istanbul, Turkey, after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained political opposition figure and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Turks of all walks of life find themselves united by common outrage at the regime’s ongoing political repression and tumultuous economic conditions. With inflation soaring above 39% and widespread unemployment among the nation’s youth, it’s no surprise Turks are flooding the streets and demanding change. In response to these demonstrations, law enforcement has since detained more than 2,000 demonstrators, and police blockades have met student protesters with water cannon trucks to suppress their dissent. Many young Turks feel their future is slipping away in a country where saving is futile, the currency is collapsing, and speaking out comes at a high personal cost. “This feels like our last chance,” one young protester said, adding, “If we don’t succeed, many of us will have to leave Turkey.” https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-69/
- Mempool v3.2.0: Stratum Jobs, UTXO Bubble Chart, Address Poisoning Detection & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-v3-2-0/
- BTCPay Server v2.1.0 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0kt03cg98zddywcsdyj38fvxgxe3qr9xmgfav040yn9ez8c5yk7gxtw36v
- Cove Wallet v0.3.0: TAPSIGNER Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cove-wallet-v0-3-0/
- RoboSats v0.7.6-alpha: Coordinator Rating Over Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-6-alpha/
- Frostr multisig and key management for nostr https://www.frostr.org/
- Odell at MIT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO1QTCLrbB8
- Ride or Die Input https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstvju9txn3fwt8glr49zsmrwwaj05n3344f0n9e958pj7s9d0zm3sara7t3

BITCOIN TRUMPS TARIFFS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #352

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- Eric Trump shares details of new Bitcoin mining venture, including planned Nasdaq ticker https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/04/02/eric-trump-hut-8-american-bitcoin-donald-trump-jr/
- Trump announces tariffs on 185 countries https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-stokes-trade-war-world-reels-tariff-shock-2025-04-03/
- Larry Fink says bitcoin could replace the dollar as reserve currency in annual investor letter https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqpxfzhdwlm3cx9l6wdzyft8w8y9gy607tqgtyfq7tekaxs7lhmxfqqsflvx2rzvzqxlkvu4v4afqqxgfl25s0ne0zn54ukv8r0g8086c3xgqswe8l
- Bitcoin vs Gold https://charts.bitbo.io/btc-gold/
- Georgia | Officials Freeze Accounts of Organizations Supporting Protesters https://FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bisq v2.1.7: More Reliable Message Delivery, Trade & Mediation Enhancements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v2-1-7/
- Fedimint for Start9 https://x.com/joschisanbtc/status/1907691308514222420
- Misty Breez beta https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/breez-announces-launch-of-new-wallet-misty-breez
0:00 - Intro
3:01 - Sats on sale, tariffs everywhere
6:49 - Dashboard and cleared mempools
14:19 - Bitcoin vs gold
19:06 - Tariffs
35:26 - Eric Trump's American Bitcoin
40:02 - Larry likes the coin
44:07 - Wang Chun in space
48:11 - HRF Story of the Week
50:40 - Boosts
53:36 - Software updates
1:04:03 - Misty Breez and Liquid
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TRUMP TARIFFS THE WORLD | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #351

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- Gamestop to implement Strategy strategy https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/27/gamestop-shares-drop-on-planned-debt-issue-to-buy-bitcoin.html
- Key Dates Set for Samourai Wallet Developers Pre-trial Motion Schedule https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/key-dates-set-for-samourai-wallet-developers-pre-trial-motion-schedule/
- Donate to the defense fund: https://p2prights.org/donate.html
- Tornado Cash Sanctions Delisting https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0057
- The U.S. FAIR Act would protect Bitcoiners against civil asset forfeiture https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/the-fair-act-would-protect-bitcoin-holders?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- OpenSats Tenth Wave of Bitcoin Grants https://opensats.org/blog/tenth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- OpenSats Tenth Wave of Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/10th-wave-of-nostr-grants?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- OpenSats Foundation Grants https://opensats.org/blog/let-a-thousand-flowers-bloom?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Demand Pool Opens Applications to Miners for Stratum V2 Mining Pool https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/demand-pool-opens-applications-to-miners-for-stratum-v2-mining-pool/
- Braiins BCB100: Bitcoin Control Board Open Sourced https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/braiins-bcb100-bitcoin-control-board-open-sourced/
- Electrum to integrate nostr for comms https://x.com/ElectrumWallet/status/1905033471535223065
- Turkey | Lira in Free Fall as Erdogan Arrests Political Rival
- Cashu Dev Kit (CDK) v0.8.1 https://github.com/cashubtc/cdk/releases?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Nunchuk Desktop v1.9.44 https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-desktop/releases/tag/1.9.44?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Neutrino v0.16.1 https://github.com/lightninglabs/neutrino/releases/tag/v0.16.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Krux v25.03.0: Taproot and WSH Miniscript Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/krux-v25-03-0/
- Nutstash wallet v2.0.4 https://github.com/gandlafbtc/nutstash-wallet?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Ditto v1.3 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ditto-v1-3/
- Damus v1.13.1 https://github.com/damus-io/damus/releases/tag/v1.13.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Nostr-zap v1.3.0 https://github.com/SamSamskies/nostr-zap/releases/tag/v1.3.0?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Tether is in talks with a Big Four accounting firm to conduct a full audit https://www.reuters.com/technology/tether-is-talks-with-big-four-firm-about-reserve-audit-ceo-says-2025-03-21/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Trump Administration uses Signal to coordinate war plans https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- CoreWeave IPO to test public AI demand https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/27/coreweave-debut-landmark-moment-in-ai-boom-could-start-ipo-parade.html
- Nostr Security: Account Hacks https://primal.net/odell/Nostr-Security-Account-Hacks-nqcjme?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
- Nostr Data Availability: The Streisand Effect Protocol https://primal.net/odell/Nostr-Data-Availability-The-Streisand-Effect-Protocol-2jqpdt
- Tether: The Dominant USD Token https://primal.net/odell/Tether-The-Dominant-USD-Token-1oabl8
0:00 - Intro
3:31- Gamestop Strategy
17:19 - Samourai, Tornado Cash & P2P Rights
25:24 - FAIR Act
28:54 - OpenSats
30:21 - Demand Pool
32:34 - Ending BSA
35:12 - Braiins BCB100 open source
36:30 - Electrum
40:11 - FROSTR
41:54 - HRF Story of the Week
46:03 - Boosts
54:31 - Software updates (and nuts)
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BITCOIN IS THE ANSWER | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #350

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0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Tesla attacks & Luigi populism
18:30 - Financing burritos
34:05 - Pyramids and telepathy
47:14 - Cashu tap-to-pay
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57:31 - JFK files
1:11:35 - Bitcoin loans
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23 DAYS LATER WITH | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #349

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0:00 - Intro
3:08 - Bitcoin Policy Institute
12:45 - Tether
26:42 - Mallers speech - Overton shift
31:11 - Pitching bitcoin to the left
37:54 - Do good things
41:35 - Bitcoin Bugle
44:59 - Binance raise
47:06 - Bolivia rugpull
48:54 - Shoutouts
49:55 - Twitter hacks
55:57 - Bots on Twitter vs nostr
1:02:59 - Gold
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THE GANG GOES TO DC | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #348

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0:00 - Intro
3:08 - SBR confirmed
21:45 - Tether
26:25 - Sacks and Saif
29:05 - El Salvador IMF
32:24 - Texas SBR
36:28 - Rob talks miniscript
56:04 - OP_CTV
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STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #347

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- IMF Board Approves $1.4Bn Loan to El Salvador with Further Bitcoin Restrictions https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/imf-board-approves-1-4b-loan-to-el-salvador-2/
- European States Continue Their Race for Encryption Backdoors https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/european-states-continue-race-for-encryption-backdoors/
- Apple Pulls E2EE iCloud Encryption in UK, Boots 135K+ 'Non-Compliant' Apps from EU App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/apple-pulls-e2e-icloud-encryption-in-uk-boots-135k-non-compliant-apps-from-eu-app-store/
- Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/firefox-deletes-promise-to-never-sell-personal-data-asks-users-not-to-panic/
- Google | Facilitating Censorship in Russia and China
Google is actively assisting authoritarian regimes like China and Russia to censor dissent, removing online content critical of the Kremlin and Chinese Communist Party. In Russia, Google complied with government requests to erase YouTube videos opposing the war in Ukraine, while in China, it removed references to the Tiananmen Square massacre and pro-democracy activism. With more than 70% of Russians relying on YouTube for news and China’s Great Firewall blocking independent sources, corporate compliance with state censorship enables state propaganda to proliferate as a dominant narrative. For activists and nonprofits seeking uncensorable communications, nostr — an open and decentralized protocol — offers a way to share information beyond the reach of authoritarian regimes. Activists and NGOs can get started here.
- Sparrow Wallet v2.1.3: OneKey Support, Expanded Labels Export, Lark Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-1-3/
- TollGate Cashu Enabled Wifi https://tollgate.me
- Bitkey launches inheritance feature https://bitkey.build/inheritance-is-live-heres-how-it-works/
- Braiins builds their own ASIC https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzq7yxw3qsg0tk7q6prqjreqyx0ynzl4x9rtu58x7tnxe4ml4hk3433zflnx
- Cove iOS Beta Released https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzq0ec9ufl7xx0fsede5kh5s6003n5czftz2wd0tlnan4udzravsard2yvgk
- Nunchuk Launches New and Improved Group Wallet https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzqak65lj2e7vgfw50dvkmdt4zjka68cq72ml5fwn28zklsekckep7vhayca
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0:00 - Intro
2:59 - Not a dump
8:13 - Jack is not Satoshi
12:21 - Dashboard & Pubkey
18:40 - IMF El Salvador loan
22:25 - Euro encryption backdoors
33:29 - Firefox removes privacy promise
38:19 - HRF Story of the Week
39:57 - Software updates
52:09 - Boosts
54:18 - More software updates
1:04:24 - Lazarus group
1:11:58 - Closing riff
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STAY HUMBLE STACK SATS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #346

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- Fold goes public on NASDAQ - FLD https://x.com/SchwabNetwork/status/1892319634185212341
- VanEck Employee Claims Jack Dorsey is Satoshi https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1891852538376487327
- Brink renews grants for the 8 bitcoin core engineers they support https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/1887559865050018285
- Bitwise Donates $150k of ETF Profit to OpenSats, HRF, and Brink https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1891865302729883754
- Argentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin Launch https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-milei-faces-fraud-charges-impeachment-calls-after-failed-memecoin-launch/
- Unbank partners with Voltage to bring Lightning payments to 40,000 locations https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/unbank-teams-up-with-voltage-to-bring-lightning-fast-bitcoin-transactions-to-40-000-locations-including-walgreens-and-cvs
- Nigeria appears to have swapped Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan for US "resources and expertise" to fight illicit finance in a secret deal with the State Department https://www.therage.co/the-cost-of-gambaryan/
- iOS v18.3.1 update fixes security flaw used in sophisticated attacks https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/ios-18-3-1-update-fixes-security-flaw-used-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/
Zimbabwe | Ordinary Citizens Pay Price of Deeply Indebted Regime
Zimbabwe’s debt crisis has pushed 7.6 million people into food insecurity as an El niño-driven drought worsens an economy already horribly mismanaged and exploited by a military dictatorship. The roots of this crisis run deep. Former tyrant Robert Mugabe’s land seizures in the early 2000s shattered agricultural output, wiped out foreign investment, and unleashed hyperinflation that erased Zimbabweans’ savings and wages. Decades of economic mismanagement drained the national resources and exacerbated food insecurity. Now, ordinary citizens shoulder the cost of regime failures. Families who once farmed their own land depend on expensive food imports they can’t afford, while the bankrupt regime pleads for more dollar-based loans — only to weaken the local currency and sink the country further into debt.
- Fountain App v1.1.16: Nostr Live Streams & Storage Manager https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-16/
- COLDCARD EDGE Release: Versions 6.3.5X (Mk4) and 6.3.5QX (Q) https://blog.coinkite.com/edge-635/
- Bisq v1.9.19 & Bisq2 v2.1.6: Updates and Security Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-19-bisq2-v2-1-6/
- Alby Hub v1.14.2: Basic Swap Functionality, Home Widgets & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-14-2/
0:00 - Intro
3:05 - Opening riff
6:50 - Trump & New Tech cabal
20:45 - Dashboard
22:18 - FLD on NASDAQ
25:45 - Is Jack Satoshi?
32:59 - Grants
37:53 - Milei’s scam
46:21 - Unbank Voltage
52:09 - Trump banning congestion pricing
56:47 - Nigeria Gambaryan deal
1:00:16 - Fort Knox
1:06:26 - iOS security patch
1:06:58 - HRF Story of the Week
1:12:58 - Boost
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1:18:32 - AI is ruining RHR
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FIVE MILLION SATS FOR EVERY AMERICAN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #345

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- Proton Wallet Is Now Available to All Users on Android, iOS, and Web https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proton-wallet-v0-0-57-0/
- Primal v2.1: NWC Support for Primal Wallet and Web App https://primal.net/miljan/Every-App-Needs-Bitcoin-cy3uvd
- UK Government Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted iCloud Accounts Worldwide https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/uk-government-demands-apple-to-create-backdoor-for-encrypted-icloud-accounts-worldwide/
- Alexey Pertsev was released from pretrial detention on Friday in the Netherlands under the condition of electronic monitoring. Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in the Netherlands for writing open-source privacy code on Ethereum last year. His defense has filed an appeal. https://www.theblock.co/post/339401/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-gets-nod-for-conditional-release-from-prison-to-work-on-appeal
- Trump Media to launch Bitcoin ETF this year https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/06/3022027/0/en/Trump-Media-Registers-Trademarks-for-Truth-Fi-Investment-Vehicles.html
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Broadens Crackdown on Asian ASICs - Report https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cbp-broadens-crackdown-on-asian-asics/
- Obscura VPN Is Now Available on macOS https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/obscura-vpn-is-now-available-on-macos/
Central African Republic | Launches Meme Coin Experiment FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Coldcard MK4 5.4.1 and Q 1.31 https://blog.coinkite.com/signing-update/
- Sparrow Wallet v2.1.2 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases
- ZEUS v0.10.0-alpha1: Channel Renewals, Nostr Wallet Connect & Developer Tools https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-10-0-alpha1/
- Alby Go v1.9.0: Push Notifications, Pay 0-amount Invoices & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-go-v1-9-0/
- Bitcoin Keeper v2.0.1: New Design, Miniscript Integration with BitBox02, COLDCARD, Jade, Ledger & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v2-0-1-keeper-desktop-v0-2-0/
- Aqua Wallet v0.2.7: Swap and Customization Options, Passcode & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-v0-2-7/
- Wasabi Wallet v2.5.1: Configurable Fee & Exchange Rate Providers, Quality of Life Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-5-1/
- LND v0.18.5-beta: Bug Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-18-5-beta/
- Vertex: Web of Trust as a Service https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vertex-web-of-trust-as-a-service/
- Coracle v0.6.0: Nstart Onboarding, Note Scheduling, Olas Media Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coracle-v0-6-0/
- Tails v6.12: Important Security Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-12/
- Bitcoin Policy Summit 2025 is set to take place on June 25th, 2025 https://btcpolicyorg.typeform.com/policysummit
0:00 - Intro
2:59 - Dirty hands, clean money
6:58 - Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette
13:19 - Dashboard
16:01 - Proton wallet
21:21 - Primal 2.1
25:56- Fountain livestreaming
31:01 - UK gov Apple backdoor
34:22 - Obscura VPN
38:50 - HRF Story of the Week
43:18 - Alexey Pertsev gets bail
44:26 - Trump ETF
45:06 - ASIC import crackdown
48:11 - RFK confirmation
49:44 - Boosts
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BITCOIN DREAMS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #344

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- Tether, Lightning Labs Announce USDT on Lightning Network https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-lightning-labs-announce-usdt-on-lightning-network/
- The FDIC has released 175 internal documents on "Operation Chokepoint 2.0" https://www.fdic.gov/foia/correspondence-related-crypto-related-activities
- Block's Proto Partners with The 256 Foundation to Support Open-Source Bitcoin Mining https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blocks-proto-partners-with-the-256-foundation-to-support-open-source-bitcoin-mining/
- The Human Rights Foundation Awarded All 11 Bitcoin Development Bounties https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-human-rights-foundation-awarded-all-11-bitcoin-development-bounties/
El Salvador | Lawmakers Scale Back Bitcoin Legal Tender Law
El Salvador’s congress amended its Bitcoin law, making private sector acceptance of Bitcoin voluntary. The reform follows a $1.4 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that wanted to limit the government’s, citizens’, and economies’ exposure to Bitcoin. Salvadoran lawmaker Elisa Rosales said the latest reform guarantees Bitcoin’s “permanence as legal tender” while facilitating its “practical implementation.” But, John Dennehy, founder of the civil society organization Mi Primer Bitcoin, explained that the reform removed “all references of bitcoin as money or legal tender, plus the actual conditions, such as the government accepting bitcoin for things such as taxes, are now prohibited.” The future of freedom technology in El Salvador will be worth monitoring closely as the regime continues to erode protections on civil liberties. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Sparrow Wallet v2.1.1: Lark for USB Signers, PSBTv2 Support & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-1-0/
- ZEUS v0.9.5: Easier Exporting of On-Chain Seed, Optimizations & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-5/
- BDK Wallet v1.1.0: v2 Transactions in Tx Builder by Default, Testnet4 Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-wallet-v1-1-0/
- Rust-nostr v0.39.0: NIP-96, NIP-22 Helpers, Custom WebSocket Client Support & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/rust-nostr-v0-39-0/
- Damus Notedeck v0.3.0 (Alpha 2): Public Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/notedeck-v0-3-0-alpha-2/
- Lockbox Relay https://primal.net/e/note1qqqydxxwdsndc5wzg4xuc32z00wwemuyglvrp5ax2kn76lhj0m6smpkdpf
- Trump announces Sovereign Wealth Fund https://primal.net//e/note1ql20qsnc42jrkamx6lpvh8ffn4ekyhqrkuzvca60ucmyfj23hh7q2set07
0:00 - Intro
2:59 - America’s feeling rowdy
4:53 - Dashboard - Mempools cleared
16:01 - USAID
38:02 - Sovereign Wealth Fund
44:59 - Trump and Israel
49:07 - Tether LN
57:49 - FDIC Chokepoint 2.0 FOIA
1:05:16 - Microstrategy rebrand
1:08:31 - Block Proto & 256 Foundation
1:10:00 - HRF Bounties
1:13:59 - HRF Story of the Week
1:18:36 - Reverse Repo draining
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1:36:04 - Sovereign Wealth clip
1:40:00 - Fewsats
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #343: THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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0:00 - Intro
2:59 - Mempools clearing and protocol changes
12:54 - DeepSeek
16:31 - The Energy
18:26 - Apollo mined a block
20:30 - Czech sovereign btc
26:01 - Ripple audit
29:13 - Microstrategy preferred stock offering
31:30 - Q: SBR means Mandibles?
40:07 - Q: Strategic stockpile phrasing
47:53 - Q: Other freedom tech projects
51:34 - Q: OpenSats mining
53:05 - Q: Samourai defense
57:15 - Q: Mining pool centralization
1:02:57 - Q: OFAC sanctions
1:06:38 - Q: Being a high vibe bitcoiner
1:09:39 - Q: Quantum computing
1:13:52 - Q: Hashrate stagnation
1:17:00 - Q: Transaction fees
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #342: LIVE FROM BITCOIN PARK

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- Donald Trump Signs 'A Full and Unconditional Pardon' for Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/donald-trump-frees-ross/
- President Trump YOLOs a Shitcoin on the Eve of Inauguration https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/president-trump-yolos-a-shitcoin-on-the-eve-of-inauguration/
- President Trump Issues Executive Order to Create Working Group on Digital Assets https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/president-trump-issues-executive-order-to-create-a-working-group-on-digital-assets/
- U.S. District Court Officially Reverses Sanctions on Tornado Cash Mixer https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-district-court-officially-reverses-sanctions-on-tornado-cash-mixer/
- Tornado Cash Sanctions Reversal Has No Effect on Developers' Trial, Says DOJ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tornado-cash-sanctions-reversal-has-no-effect-on-developers-trial-says-doj/
- US SEC Withdraws Controversial Accounting Guidance SAB 121 Days After Gary Gensler Leaves https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/us-sec-withdraws-controversial-accounting-guidance-sab-121-days-after-gary-gensler-leaves/
- Senator Cynthia Lummis Demands FDIC to Halt Destruction of Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Materials https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/senator-cynthia-lummis-demands-fdic-to-halt-destruction-of-operation-chokepoint-2-0-materials-2/
- Iran | Regime Profiting From Currency Devaluation
In Iran, Hossein Samsami, a member of the parliament’s economic committee, accused the government of exploiting foreign currency exchange rates to profit at the expense of ordinary citizens. The regime recently increased the rial’s official exchange rate from 550,000 to 640,000 rial per dollar — a move Samsami explained “was to sell the $5 billion it had taken from the National Development Fund at the highest price.” By manipulating the exchange rate, the regime effectively stole one quadrillion rials ($23 billion) from citizens. This deliberate devaluation will drive up inflation, deplete savings, and push basic goods further out of reach. Iran’s multi-tiered exchange rate system has long fueled corruption, allowing regime insiders to profit from the gap between the artificially low official exchange rate and the higher free-market rate. To block any financial escape, the regime has tried to close onramps to Bitcoin. FinancialFreedomReport.org
0:00 - Intro
4:45- #RossFree
15:06 - Trump’s crypto policy
21:24 - Trump coin
29:02 - Fold SEC approval
29:52 - Tornado Cash
32:26 - SAB 122
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ROSS IS FREE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #341

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0:00 - Intro
4:45 - Jungle life continues
7:23 - Dashboard
11:03 - Bitfinex coins returned
25:22 - 70k btc from silk road to be sold
30:31 - Coinbase loans
32:47 - Orange pilling the jungle bar
36:09 - The title is accurate
39:39 - Global debt numbers
45:46 - Ten31
51:03 - Nashville Energy and Mining Summit
53:07 - Zuck and Elon
54:55 - Tether sues Swan
59:51 - Bluesky and Nostr
1:01:52 - Greenland
1:06:50 - Lithium in Oregon
1:09:15 - Aliens and dinosaurs
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BITCOIN $100K | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #340

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LA PLAYA | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #339

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HAPPY BITCOIN NEW YEAR | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #338

- Russia Enacts 6-Year Blanket Ban on Bitcoin Mining in 10 Regions https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/russia-enacts-6-year-blanket-ban-on-bitcoin-mining-in-10-regions/ - Russia is using bitcoin in foreign trade, finance minister says https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/russia-is-using-bitcoin-foreign-trade-finance-minister-says-2024-12-25/ - El Salvador Agrees to $3.5B Loan Deal with IMF and others https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2024/12/18/pr-24485-el-salvador-imf-reaches-staff-level-agreement-on-an-eff-arrangement + https://bitcoin.gob.sv - Tether Invests in Rumble https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-775-million-strategic-investment-in-rumble-to-boost-decentralized-and-community-owned-media-platforms/ - Saylor Digital Asset Framework https://www.michael.com/digital-assets-framework + https://primal.net/e/note1y3skk6qaylm3surrk9ee5426kupgyr0rfvfuss8hallf3ctkml7sgh389r - Craig Wright Gets Suspended 1 Year Sentence in UK for Continuing to Sue Bitcoin Developers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/craig-wright-gets-suspended-1-year-sentence-in-uk-for-continuing-to-sue-bitcoin-developers/ - Human Rights Foundation Grants 7 BTC to 20 Bitcoin Projects https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/human-rights-foundation-grants-7-btc-to-20-bitcoin-projects/ - Malaysia | Parliament Passes Repressive Media Bills Amidst Financial Struggles Earlier this year, Malaysia’s ringgit currency plunged to a 26-year low, driving up prices nationwide. As families struggled with a higher cost of living, officials passed an amendment granting law enforcement the power to freeze bank accounts suspected of fraud. Meanwhile, Malaysia’s parliament is passing two more bills to regulate media and online spaces, allowing officials to censor content and request user data from service providers without approval. Critics warn the vague language in these laws will likely be exploited to silence dissent and stifle public discourse. As financial hardships mount, Malaysia’s online spaces become increasingly controlled, eroding freedom of expression and financial autonomy. FinancialFreedomReport.org 0:00 - Intro
2:47 - Merry Christmas!
6:06 - Dashboard
7:31 - Travel talk
9:59 - Home Alone inflation metric
18:20 - Russia mining ban
27:37 - Halving tracker
31:30 - El Salvador IMF loan
39:31 - Tether Rumble
48:01 - Saylor digital asset framework
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MERRY BITCOIN CHRISTMAS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #337

- Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Draft https://x.com/DavidFBailey/status/1869098934754570305
- Google Quantum Concerns
- Primal Premium https://primal.net/miljan/Why-We-Built-Primal-Premium-re3a2q
- Samourai Wallet Pretrial Hearing Moved to March 12, Trial Set for November 3, 2025 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-wallet-pre-trial-hearing-moved-to-march-12/
- Ninth Wave of Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/9th-wave-of-nostr-grants
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2:47 - Don’t get complacent
8:31 - Missed boosts
11:45 - Dashboard
14:32 - Strategic reserve exec order draft
22:21 - Nic Carter loser energy
28:43 - Bitcoin fin products
33:05 - Google Willow quantum chip
37:52 - Primal Premium
42:04 - Samourai pretrial hearing moved
43:07 - Back to Primal/Nostr
46:39 - OpenSats
49:58 - Rate cut, yield go up
54:00 - Blackrock disclaimer on bitcoin supply cap
57:53 - J Pow on bitcoin
1:00:14 - Drones and psyops
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THE BEST BITCOIN TIMELINE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #336

- Marty vs Justin Sun Debate in Abu Dhabi https://x.com/Ten31vc/status/1866887123347140840
- Wasabi Vulnerability Disclosed https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wabisabi-vulnerability-allows-malicious-coordinators-to-deanonymize-coinjoin-users/
- Disclosure: irrevocable fees—stealing from LN using revoked commitment transactions https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/disclosure-irrevocable-fees-stealing-from-ln-using-revoked-commitment-transactions/1314
- Full Disclosure: "Transaction-Relay Throughput Overflow Attacks against Off-Chain Protocols" https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/GuS36ldye7s
- OpenSats renews support for 9 Bitcoin projects https://opensats.org/blog/renewing-our-commitment-to-bitcoin
- FinCEN appeals the Corporate Transparency Act ruling https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68776545/35/texas-top-cop-shop-inc-v-garland/
- Czech Republic eliminates capital gains tax for bitcoin held over 3 years https://www.theblock.co/post/329788/czech-republic-scraps-capital-gains-tax-on-crypto-held-for-over-3-years
- Digital Currency Group is splitting Foundry's mining business into two entities https://blockspace.media/insight/dcg-creates-new-company-fortitude-from-foundrys-self-mining-business/
- Strike Announces USDT Deposits and Withdrawals for Non US Customers https://strike.me/blog/announcing-usdt-deposits-and-withdrawals/
- Microsoft shareholders vote against Bitcoin treasury strategy https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/2024_Proxy_Statement
- Amazon shareholders pressure it to consider Bitcoin strategy https://atlas21.com/amazon-shareholders-propose-bitcoin-acquisition/
- Bitcoin ATM Operator Byte Federal Reports Data Breach Affecting 58,000 Users https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-atm-operator-byte-federal-reports-data-breach-affecting-58-000-users/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Vietnam | Social Media Platforms Censor Anti-State Content
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- BTCPay Server v2.0.4 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v2-0-4/
- ZEUS Wallet v0.9.3: Improved Channels UI & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-3/
- Core Lightning v24.11: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v24-11/
- Labelbase v2.2.3: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/labelbase-v2-2-3/
- Bitcoin Keeper v1.3.0: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v1-3-0-desktop-v0-1-4/
- Ashigaru v1.1.0: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ashigaru-v1-1-0/
- SimpleX Chat v6.2.0: https://simplex.chat/blog/20241210-simplex-network-v6-2-servers-by-flux-business-chats.html
- Zapstore v0.1.7: https://primal.net/e/note1ku69sl5ljd7005qn9nv2mcz09pdw3caee2rt0ljp8f59kpttmxcswvucey
0:00 - Intro
2:47 - “Abu Dabu”
18:17 - Dashboard
22:09 - WabiSabi coinjoin vulnerability
28:37 - LN disclosure
33:03 - Relay jamming disclosure
37:44 - OpenSats
39:19 - FinCEN
41:06 - Czech scraps crypto cap gains
42:41 - Graphical shenanigans
45:46 - DCG Fortitude
50:07 - Strike USDT
1:06:29 - Microsoft rejects bitcoin
1:13:41 - Amazon bitcoin proposal
1:18:09 - Byte Federal compromised
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BITCOIN STEADY AT $100K | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #335

- bitcoin passes $0.1M milestone https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113600319916325790
- strike launches bill pay for those of us who are all in bitcoin
- trump says he will tariff any countries which leave the dollar https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113573130299319701
- putin says nobody can ban bitcoin https://primal.net/e/note1jvzsqy474l267tf9hrx47e3n2msrxr2nstczevka7zukza2wxdrsphkjvn
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
China | Prepares for Sanctions While Eyeing Taiwan
China is actively studying sanctions imposed on Russia to prepare for potential repercussions if it invades Taiwan. Chinese officials visited Moscow’s central bank, finance ministry, and other key agencies to analyze how Russia navigated economic restrictions. This proactive approach speaks to fears China may have over its $3.3 trillion in foreign reserves and overseas bank assets, which would face significant restrictions under Western sanctions. In an effort to mitigate these risks, China is working to diversify away from dollar-denominated assets and reduce reliance on US Treasury bonds, which underpin the global financial system. This comes amid escalating tensions with the US after Washington approved an arms shipment to Taiwan, prompting Beijing to vow “resolute countermeasures.” FinancialFreedomReport.org
- BDK Code Audit https://bitcoindevkit.org/blog/_2024-q4-code-audit/
- Eclair v0.11.0: Official Bolt 12 Support, Splicing, Liquidity Ads & On-The-Fly Funding Prototypes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eclair-v0-11-0/
- Damus Notedeck Alpha Now Available to Purple Subscribers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/damus-notedeck-v0-2-0/
- Coinbase says to not use VPNs https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbase-asks-users-to-stop-using-vpns-and-ad-blockers/
- Alex Mashinsky: founder of bankrupt crypto firm to plead guilty to fraud https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/03/alex-mashinsky-crypto-fraud-celsius
- U.S. Officials Urge Americans to Use Encrypted Messaging Apps https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-officials-urge-americans-to-use-encrypted-messaging-apps/
- Corporate Transparency Act blocked nationwide by Texas judge https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/corporate-transparency-act-blocked-nationwide-by-texas-court
- what bitcoin did relaunches
- 1123 days, shoutout to yellow https://x.com/ICOffenderII/status/1864574706583547911
0:00 - Intro
3:52 - Let’s gooooooooo
11:57 - Bitstein video
16:30 - Trump says you’re welcome
18:15 - Shoutout to Yellow
20:29 - Dashboard
27:15 - Strike launches bill pay
30:47 - Putin bitcoin comment and BRICS talk
38:38 - Healthcare assassination
41:41 - HRF Story of the Week
43:34 - Boosts and Primal/Fountain talk
50:47 - Software updates
57:22 - Coinbase says no vpns
1:00:09 - Mashinsky guilty plea
1:08:15 - Marty failed Barstool
1:11:07 - US officials encourage encrypted comms
1:22:34 - Corp Transparency Act blocked
1:27:22 - WBD relaunch
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$100K BITCOIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #334

- AnchorWatch Becomes Lloyd's of London Coverholder https://finance.yahoo.com/news/anchorwatch-becomes-lloyds-london-coverholder-202100569.html
- U.S. Appeals Court Overturns Sanctions Against Tornado Cash https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-appeals-court-overturns-sanctions-against-tornado-cash/
- Samourai Wallet & Tornado Cash Prosecutor Damian Williams to Step Down in December https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-wallet-tornado-cash-prosecutor-damian-williams-to-step-down-in-december/
- Donate: https://p2prights.org or https://primal.net/e/note1a2z4xhmyfkvtusdcswgck64lqew6puld77lwdnrumpgyvxh2srns7h2fmn
- Bitmain Antminer Units Halted at U.S. Customs for Months https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmain-antminer-units-halted-at-u-s-customs-for-months-report/
- Swan customers charged up to $125 Fortress 'Admin Fee' https://x.com/SwanBitcoin/status/1861566511011221754
https://x.com/Pledditor/status/1862318521239445779
- Ecash mints funded with Spillman channels: The ultimate nodeless Lightning wallet https://gist.github.com/lukechilds/307341239beac72c9d8cfe3198f9bfff
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https://dcgco.medium.com/bitcoin-scaling-agreement-at-consensus-2017-133521fe9a77
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Nicaragua | Journalist Arrested for Criticizing Rising Cost of Living
The National Police arrested Nicaraguan journalist Elsbeth D’Anda last month for criticizing the rising cost of living on his television program La Cobertura. The regime loyalists deployed 20 officers and detained D’Anda at his home, confiscating his equipment before taking him to the notorious El Chipote prison. Several press freedom organizations have condemned the arbitrary detention as an attack on free expression. This arrest is the latest addition to a series of repressive measures by the Sandinista regime, which has crushed independent media through shutdowns, exiles, intimidations, and persecutions. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- BlueWallet v7.0.5 is out. It comes with a variety of new goodies, including offline import support, CoinControl sorting, notification shortcuts, and more https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v7.0.5
- Olas v0.1.4: Instagram-like Nostr Client https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/olas-v0-1-4/
- Flotilla: Discord-like Nostr Client for Relay-based Communities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/flotilla-v0-1/
- zapstore v0.1.6 improves background loading, fixes themed icons, allows sending error reports, and more. https://github.com/zapstore/zapstore/releases/tag/0.1.6
- Tor Browser v14.0.3 includes important security updates from Firefox https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1403/
0:00 - Intro
3:52 - Thanksgiving & message from Sahil
9:18 - Dashboard
10:34 - AnchorWatch Lloyd’s Coverholder
15:48 - Tornado Cash sanctions overturned
19:03 - Tornado Cash/Samurai prosecutor stepping down
23:57 - Antminers halted at customs
27:48 - Swan customers charged $125 Fortress fee
31:27 - Ecash Spillman channels and scaling discussion
50:02 - HRF Story of the Week
52:31 - Boosts
57:22 - Software updates
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THE $100K BITCOIN JINX | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #333

- Alby to sunset custodial wallet on January 4, 2025 https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/alby-sunset-custodial-wallet/
- Howard Lutnick selected as Trump pick for commerce chief https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-seen-picking-lutnick-commerce-chief-punchbowl-reports-2024-11-19/
- MicroStrategy raises $3 billion more for bitcoin purchases https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241121364395/en/MicroStrategy-Completes-3000000000-Offering-of-0-Convertible-Senior-Notes-Due-2029
- SEC Chair Gary Gensler Announces Resignation Effective January 20, 2025 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sec-chair-gary-gensler-to-resign-on-january-20-2025/
- Founder of Battery Finance Andrew Hohns on CNBC https://x.com/Ten31vc/status/1859945120960802950
- Strike business doubled after election https://x.com/Ten31vc/status/1859638077955674223
- Primal v2.0: Reads & Explore Tabs, Feed Marketplace, Advanced Search https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-v2-0/
- OpenSats doubles down on Nostr https://opensats.org/blog/doubling-down-on-nostr
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Pakistan | Regulated VPNs Deepen Financial and Digital Repression
Pakistan’s military regime escalated Internet censorship by mandating that all Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) be registered with the state. It even requires users to submit personal details such as national identity card numbers and IP addresses. This crackdown erodes the privacy and freedoms VPNs offer, leaving citizens increasingly vulnerable to surveillance and control and stifling the flow of information. In a country where Internet disruptions and bans on platforms like X are commonplace, restricted VPN access could limit access to financial freedom tools like Bitcoin (which to some degree rely on access to on and off ramps like digital asset exchanges). The regime may further isolate Pakistanis from decentralized financial systems by tightening its grip on digital platforms and consolidating its control over information and financial activity. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bitkey to add inheritance feature https://bitkey.build/inheritance-simplifying-the-transfer-of-bitcoin-to-future-generations/
- Trezor Suite app v24.11.2 https://github.com/trezor/trezor-suite/releases/tag/v24.11.2
- Olas v1.3, an Instagram-like Nostr client for iOS and Android https://primal.net/e/note1p8r5elsjw2dslg44r6slzg6ul52thfxxrg4sc8h8ht3p7pycaj0ssp5arp
- ndk-mobile https://primal.net/e/note12a7x7hl8kt2qtqh0vnsgavucmuq3pqh9dqztvya54z7cvwxjxlssgk2ydj
- US purchased Pegasus Spyware for Colombia in $11M deal https://estadosunidos.embajada.gov.co/newsroom/news/embajador-daniel-garcia-pena-se-reunio-con-altos-funcionarios-de-la-casa-blanca-para
0:00 - Tear down the sell wall!
3:52 - Dashboard
8:18 - The 100k marker
17:26 - Alby sunsets custodial
19:52 - Lutnick head of commerce
23:40 - More MSTR notes
31:40 - Gary quitting
35:22 - Strike business doubled after election
37:44 - Primal 2.0
44:04 - OpenSats doubling down on Nostr
47:15 - HRF Story of the Week
50:22 - Unchained event
51:41 - The boosts are too powerful for Marty
56:55 - Software updates
1:05:18 - US purchases Pegasus
1:07:37 - Waiting for 100k
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BITCOIN $100K IN SIGHT | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #332

- Bitcoin surpassed silver as the 8th largest asset in the world. Its market capitalization has reached $1.752 trillion, surpassing silver's $1.726 trillion.
- Bitcoin Fog User Roman Sterlingov Gets 12.5 Years for Allegedly Running It Based on 'Junk Science' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-fog-user-roman-sterlingov-gets-12-5-years-for-allegedly-running-it-based-on-junk-science/
- OpenSats Long-Term Support For m1sterc001guy https://opensats.org/blog/m1sterc001guy-receives-lts-grant
- Mutiny Team: Introducing OpenSecret - the encrypted backend https://blog.opensecret.cloud/introducing-opensecret/
- Block announces Proto Mining division https://proto.xyz
- Italy to water down its 42% cryptocurrency capital gains tax proposal https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-11-13/
- Bitkey partners with Blockchain.com and Azteco https://bitkey.build/welcoming-blockchain-com-and-azteco-as-bitkey-partners/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Burma | International Payment Services Suspended for Citizens
https://financialfreedomreport.org
- Bitcoin Dev Kit team Q3 update https://bitcoindevkit.org/blog/_2024-q3-update/
- Tether unveils Tether Wallet Development Kit (WDK) https://wallet.tether.io
- Nunchuk Android v1.9.54, iOS v1.9.58, and Desktop v1.9.40 now support COLDCARD as an inheritance key, add the option to 'send all remaining' for batch transactions, along with various fixes and improvements.
- cashu.me improvements https://primal.net/e/note142j2cm47j75kjywdp5f9jkgr6gesu6d4mgsdx760a46aj9r7c63swljwl2
- ZEUS v0.9.2: Export Transaction History, BIP-353, BOLT 12 & Hardware Signer Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-2/
- Krux v24.11.0: Experimental Tamper Detection Tool & Other Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/krux-v24-11-0/
- Liana v8.0: Improved Setup Process, New Templates, BitBox02 Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-v8-0/
- RoboSats v0.7.2-alpha lets users test Nostr global order books by enabling the option in the configuration tab https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-2-alpha/
- LocalSend is a free and open-source, cross-platform tool for sharing files over the local WiFi network with secure end-to-end encryption https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-10-12/
- Improving Private Signal Calls: Call Links & More https://signal.org/blog/call-links/
- Mullvad VPN cancels remaining PayPal subscriptions to collect less user data https://mullvad.net/en/blog/remaining-paypal-subscriptions-are-being-canceled
0:00 - Intro
3:44- Don Lemon quitting Twitter
7:18 - Supercycle debate
25:39 - Dashboard
28:56 - Bitcoin passes silver
31:47 - Roman Sterlingov gets 12.5 years
38:36 - OpenSats
39:38 - OpenSecret
42:34 - Block Proto
44:29 - Gary might leave SEC
48:29 - Italy waters down cap gains
51:46 - Bitkey partnerships
56:49 - HRF Story of the Week
1:04:50 - BDK Q3 update
1:06:59 - Tether wallet dev kit
1:12:42 - Nunchuck and Cashu
1:16:39 - Ecash and consensus
1:27:23 - Boosts
1:31:10 - Software updates
1:38:19 - Trump and Polymarket
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THE GREATEST BITCOIN BULL RUN OF ALL TIME | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #331

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12:27 - Transition to Trump administration
19:41 - Supercycle?
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THE FIRST BITCOIN ELECTION | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #330

0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Argentina
12:11 - Election & whitepaper 16th anniversary
26:36 - Microstrategy & Mandibles
29:46 - Ten31 Bitcoin Alpha
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39:03 - Mining
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END THE FED | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #329

- Microsoft to consider bitcoin as a hedge against inflation https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312524242884/d878959ddefa14a.htm
- Lightspark announces new layer 2 Spark https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/lightspark-announces-new-bitcoin-l2-and-upgraded-uma-capabilities
- ECB Economists: Nocoiners May Be Impoverished by Rising Bitcoin Prices https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ecb-economists-nocoiners-may-be-impoverished-by-rising-bitcoin-prices/
- Minneapolis FED Research Paper Finds Banning or Taxing 'Bitcoin' Can Help Maintain Permanent Budget Deficits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/minneapolis-fed-research-paper-finds-banning-or-taxing-bitcoin-can-help-maintain-permanent-budget-deficits/
- Denmark to Consider Unrealized Cryptocurrency Capital Gains Tax Next Year https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/denmark-to-consider-unrealized-cryptocurrency-gains-tax-next-year/
- River Introduces BTC Yield on USD Deposits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/river-introduces-btc-yield-on-usd-deposits/
- Spiral funds Spacebear for payjoin dev kit work https://x.com/spiralbtc/status/1848741207502885101
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Burma | Major Banks Complicit in Junta’s Financial Crackdown
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- Vote for HRF CBDC Tracker Award https://celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/human-civil-rights/awareness-categories/non-profit
- Core Lightning v24.08.2: Remember and Update Channel Hints https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v24-08-2/
- DATUM Gateway v0.2-beta https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/datum-gateway-v0-2-beta/
- Stratum v2 SRI v1.1.0: Improved Protocol Crates Documentation, More Testing Abilities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stratum-v2-sri-v1-1-0/
- Wasabi Wallet v2.3.0: Rewrite of Tor Integration, UX Improvements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-3-0/
- Nunchuk Android v1.9.53 and iOS v1.9.57 https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.1.9.53 & https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.1.9.53
- Nunchuk Desktop 1.9.39 https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-desktop/releases/tag/1.9.39
- Bisq2 v2.1.2: Optimized Reputation System & Chat Consolidation https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq2-v2-1-2/
- Alby Hub v1.10.3 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-10-25/
- zap.store v0.1.4 https://primal.net/e/note18ee7q96n64ryxuwk3f84hdrr0fx3j6fjf679caj92ftggg96desq78rwv7
- AlgoRelay: Nostr's First Algorithmic Relay https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/algorelay-nostr-algorithmic-relay/
- SIGit.io: Document Signing & Verification Over Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sigit-beta-doc-signing-nostr/
- Tor Browser v14.0: Firefox ESR 128, New Circuit Option for Android & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-browser-v14-0/
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Living life live
6:04 - Dashboard
8:02 - Microsoft
16:56 - Lightspark L2
35:03 - Central Bank papers on bitcoin
51:31 - Denmark unrealized cap gains
54:51 - BRICS
58:37 - River BTC interest on USD deposits
1:07:17 - Spiral grants
1:08:20 - Coracle bug breaking news
1:09:44 - HRF Story of the Week
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1:19:07 - Key rotation
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WILL MICROSOFT BUY BITCOIN? | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #328

- 2140 Foundation Launched to Support Open-Source Bitcoin Development https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/2140-foundation-launched-to-support-open-source-bitcoin-development/
- OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Greenart7c3 https://opensats.org/blog/greenart7c3-receives-lts-grant
- Blockstream Closes $210M Convertible Note Financing Round Led by Fulgur Ventures https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-raises-210m-convertible-note-financing-round-led-by-fulgur-ventures/
- Italy Plans to Raise Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax from 26% to 42% https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/italy-plans-to-raise-bitcoin-capital-gains-tax-from-26-to-42/
- Can U.S. Pensions and Bitcoin Mix? https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2dw8hsgukk2aegpo7dkhs/opinion/can-u-s-pensions-and-bitcoin-mix
- TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act Violations Pays $3B Fine https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/td-bank-says-2025-will-be-transition-year-after-3-bln-us-penalty-2024-10-10/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
http://financialfreedomreport.org/
- Stratum v2 SRI v1.1.0: Improved Protocol Crates Documentation, More Testing Abilities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stratum-v2-sri-v1-1-0/
- Phoenix Wallet v2.4.0 & Server v0.4.0: New Open Protocol for ACINQ LSP https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-4-0-server-v0-4-0/
- ZEUS v0.9.1: BOLT-11 Blinded Paths, Inbound Routing Fees & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-1/
- Electrum v4.5.6: Testnet4, New Hardware Wallets Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-5-6/
- Lightning Dev Kit (LDK) v0.0.125: Bug Fix Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-125/
- ESP-Miner v2.3.0: Improvements & Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/esp-miner-v2-3-0/
- Fountain v1.1.5: Pay BOLT-11 Invoices, Artist Pages, Library Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-5/
- SimpleX Chat v6.1.0: Better Calls & iOS Notifications, UX Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v6-1-0/
- Stacker News to Switch to Self Custody Model on Nov 5 https://stacker.news/items/722833
- New Bitcoin Prediction Market Launches https://www.bitcoinprediction.market
- bitcoin++ ecash Edition: Talks and Workshops https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btc-plus-plus-ecash-2024/
- Parker Lewis: Bitcoin's Exchange Theory of Value https://graduallythensuddenly.xyz/exchange-theory-of-value/?ref=tftc.io
- IMF thread
https://x.com/porterstansb/status/1846631185361076661
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - PPP crab extinction
6:38 - Kamala meltdown
12:17 - SilentLink
13:32 - Bitcoin prediction market and DLCs
19:00 - Dashboard and Mempool
26:47 - 2140 launch
27:58 - OpenSats grant
29:19 - Blockstream $210M financing round
31:51 - Italy bitcoin tax
43:17 - Chapwood index and bitcoin pensions
53:11 - RHR is a politics podcast
57:25 - TD Bank pays fine
1:00:25 - HRF Story of the Week
1:02:35 - Starship
1:04:04 - IMF
1:07:19 - Boosts
1:09:59 - Software updates
1:11:54 - Stacker News self custody
1:14:27 - btc++ ecash
1:15:58 - Bitcoin for kids
1:18:29 - Parker Lewis exchange theory of value
1:23:39 - Elon and Twitter
1:28:02 - MAHA and other white pills
1:30:26 - Ten31, a hat company
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BITCOIN BULL RUN CONTINUES | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #327

- Corrections: Nunchuk has a desktop app and StratumV2 has a proxy available to use with non compatible ASICs
- HBO Bitcoin Doc Claims Peter Todd is Satoshi, Peter Denies Claim
- Firefox and Tor Browser Vulnerability Update ASAP https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1357/
- Tails v6.8.1 includes fix https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6-8-1/
- Bitcoin Core v28.0: Testnet4, Full RBF by Default & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-core-v28/
- Bitcoin Core Discloses Three Vulnerabilities Affecting Versions Before v25.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-core-discloses-three-vulnerabilities-affecting-versions-up-to-v25-0/
- Robinhood Partners with Bitkey https://bitkey.build/welcoming-robinhood-to-the-bitkey-ecosystem/
- Calle Releases Mint Auditor https://audit.8333.space/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Freedom of the Press | Assange Makes First Public Remarks Since Prison Release FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bitkey App v2024.70.0 renames Mobile Pay to Transfer without hardware and removes its daily limits https://bitkey.world/en-US/releases
- Alby Go v1.6.2 fixes the 'white screen of death' issue https://github.com/getAlby/go/releases
- Phoenix Android v2.3.11 is the latest bug fix release addressing several crashes and connection issues https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/android-v2.3.11
- Stack Duo v1.2.3 includes tweaks and changes for FROST implementation and connection to ElectrumX, thus enhancing the app's stability https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_duo/releases/tag/build_25
- Coracle v0.4.12 is a smaller bug fix release for the Nostr web and Android client with custom feeds and web-of-trust content recommendations https://github.com/coracle-social/coracle/releases/tag/0.4.12
- Relay Wizard v0.3.0 alpha 3 adds support for nostr-rs-relay, masks private key input, improves error log styling, and more https://github.com/nodetec/relaywizard/releases/tag/v0.3.0-alpha3
- Chinese hackers breached US court wiretap systems https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/chinese-hackers-breached-us-court-wiretap-systems-wsj-reports-2024-10-06/
- Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court orders and pays $5M fine https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/08/elon-musks-x-back-online-in-brazil-after-receiving-court-clearance.html
- Bitcoin Veterans Helene Recovery Efforts https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_Mibjv4lkEs
- Why Nostr Matters in Ten Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EpmGyr4e78
- Global Bitcoin Summit at Bitcoin Park Recap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA3veyULpjQ
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3:35 - HBO unveils Satoshi confirmed :100:% :white_check_mark: :+1:
20:50 - Bitcoin Veterans
26:36 - Dashboard
29:05 - Covenants
31:31 - Tor/Firefox vulnerability
33:06 - Corrections on Nunchuck and StratumV2
39:56 - Full RBF in Bitcoin Core
45:28 - Bitcoin Core vulnerabilities
48:30 - Robinhood Bitkey
53:15 - Round Robin Cashu
59:25 - Will Trump free Ross?
1:02:15 - HRF Story of the Week
1:06:01 - Boosts and Wavlake tomfoolery
1:16:04 - Software updates
1:19:04 - Self-driving, insurance, Phoenix update on the fly
1:23:43 - Chinese hackers breach US wiretap
1:27:26 - Elon bends the knee to Brazil
1:31:15 - Shoutout again to Bitcoin Veterans
1:32:22 - Elon & Trump
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PETER TODD IS NOT SATOSHI | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #326

- Inside the struggle for Swan Mining https://miningpod.blockspace.media/p/inside-the-struggle-for-swan-mining
- OCEAN Unveils Decentralized Alternative Templates for Universal Mining (DATUM) https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ocean-launches-datum/
- OpenSats Issues Second Wave of Education Grants https://opensats.org/blog/second-wave-of-education-grants
- OpenSats Long-Term Support For Dusty Daemon https://opensats.org/blog/dusty-daemon-receives-lts-grant
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Israel | Tightens Financial Control with Push for Cashless Society and Digital Shekel
FinancialFreedomReport.org
- JAM v0.3.0: Freeze, Unfreeze, Review UTXOs Before Sending https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/jam-v0-3-0/
- Ark v0.3.0: VTXO Tree Signing, Simplified Onboarding Process https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ark-v0-3-0/
- Krux v24.09.1: WonderMV Support, Performance Improvements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/krux-v24-09-1/
- Volt Wallet v0.4.5-beta.1: Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/volt-wallet-v0-4-5-beta-1/
- Nunchuk Android v1.9.52 & iOS v1.9.55: Decoy Wallets https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nunchuk-android-v1-9-52-ios-v1-9-55/
- Alby Go v1.6.0: Security Settings, Link Handling Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-go-v1-6-0/
- Minibits v0.1.9-beta: Performance Improvements & Themes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/minibits-v0-1-9-beta/
- Amethyst v0.92.1: Tor & Transient Accounts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-92-1/
- Nostur v1.16.0: Nostr Nests Integration, Live Streams & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostur-v1-16-0/
- Gossip v0.12.0: Bookmarks, Per-Relay Feeds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gossip-v0-12-0/
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Ten31 Bear Claw
10:01 - Swan Mining
16:06 - Bitcoin in times of conflict
30:36- OCEAN DATUM
38:24 - Grants section
44:26 - btcd vulnerability
51:07 - HRF Story of the Week
59:15 - Boosts
1:01:09 - Software updates
1:18:06 - Renato Moicano clip
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BITCOIN GOD CANDLE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #325

- Ross Stevens: Bitcoin is Protected Speech https://nydig.com/research/bitcoins-protection-under-the-first-amendment
- Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm to Face Criminal Trial, Judge Rules https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tornado-cash-developer-roman-storm-to-face-criminal-trial-judge-rules/
- Hut8 & Bitmain to Launch of Next-Gen ASIC Miner U3S21EXPH https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hut8-bitmain-to-launch-of-next-gen-asic-miner-u3s21exph/
- Bitfarms and Riot Platforms Reach Settlement in Hostile Takeover Saga https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitfarms-and-riot-platforms-reach-settlement-in-hostile-takeover-saga/
- Swan sues former leadership https://cdn.satellite.earth/4f664f69c76d7be841ca750cd0ebd9953a59e293db46525d73981d66b699ae3d.pdf
- BTCPay Server team releases Riga case study https://blog.btcpayserver.org/case-study-bhb24-nostriga/
- PayPal Enables Business Accounts to Buy, Hold and Sell Cryptocurrency https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paypal-enables-business-accounts-to-buy-hold-and-sell-cryptocurrency-302259069.html
- Telegram Changes Policy to Share Phone Numbers & IP Addresses in 'Valid Requests' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/telegram-changes-policy-to-share-phone-numbers-ip-addresses-in-valid-requests/
- OpenSats Distributes Seventh Wave of Bitcoin Grants https://opensats.org/blog/bitcoin-grants-september-2024-7th-wave
- OpenSats announces long term support for Jon Atack https://opensats.org/blog/jon-atack-receives-lts-grant
- Arthur Hayes family office, Maelstrom, announces support for Jon as well https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/arthur-hayess-family-office-funds-another-bitcoin-core-developer
- OpenSats Announces Seventh Wave of Nostr Grants https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-seventh-wave-of-nostr-grants/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
- Wasabi Wallet v2.2.0: Taproot Receive Addresses, Free Coordinators & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-2-0/
- Ashigaru v1.0.0: Privacy-first Mobile Bitcoin Wallet https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ashigaru-v1-0-0/
- kibo.money: Satonomics v0.4.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/kibo-money-satonomics-v0-4-0-rebranded-2/
- Core Lightning v24.08.1: Crash and Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cln-v24-08-1/
- Krux v24.09.0 https://github.com/selfcustody/krux/releases/tag/v24.09.0
- Haven relay v0.2.2 https://github.com/bitvora/haven/releases/tag/v0.2.2
- Damus v1.10.1 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqa56flt4nxmzavwv5r7klrzd0hjxxek99fesh2g42rrp3lm839qspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3eryvfwvdhk6qg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgq3qxtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsky2cnp
- Strike adds privacy shake feature https://x.com/Strike/status/1837222021903573227
0:00 - Crossfit and chill
13:53 - Dashboard
17:14 - Ross Stevens paper
21:43 - Tornado Cash dev criminal trial
28:02 - Choke Point 2.0
36:49 - Hut 8 Bitmain miner
42:32 - Riot hostile takeover settlement
47:22 - Swan lawsuit
51:49 - BTCPay Server Riga case study
58:57 - PayPal business crypto
1:01:57 - Telegram doxxing policy
1:04:51 - Grants section
1:13:34 - HRF Story of the Week
1:17:31 - Boosts & Facebook glasses
1:28:38 - Software updates
1:43:15 - Macro
1:47:56 - Matt’s politics questions
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NEVER SHORT BITCOIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #324

- Powell cuts rates for first time in four years
- Trump visits pubkey https://primal.net/e/note1qlwr9379g8dc345p5sw438fn4xg4dmczklpkd3sqst5thrq6us9q85jjte
- Free Samourai: 8TB+ of Discovery, Motion to Dismiss Charges, Rodriguez's Bail Modifications Denied https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/free-samourai-8tb-of-discovery-motion-to-dismiss-charges-rodriguezs-bail-modifications-denied/
- Kingdom of Bhutan Holds 13,029 BTC from Bitcoin Mining Operations https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bhutan-holds-13029-btc/
- HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Grants 10 BTC to 20 Projects Worldwide https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hrf-bitcoin-development-fund-grants-10-btc-to-20-projects-worldwide/
- First Maelstrom Bitcoin Developer Grant Awarded to Rkrux https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/first-maelstrom-bitcoin-developer-grant-awarded-to-rkrux/
- OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for WireGuard Creator Jason Donenfeld https://opensats.org/blog/jason-donenfeld-lts-grant
- OpenSats Announces Long-Term Support for Mike Dilger https://opensats.org/blog/mike-dilger-receives-lts-grant
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
- Sparrow Wallet v2.0.0: SLIP39 Shares Recovery, New Hardware Wallets & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-0-0-slip39-shares-recovery-new-hardware-wallets-more/
- COLDCARD Mk4 v5.4 & Q v1.3: XOR from Seed Vault, Optimizations & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coldcard-mk4-v5-4-q-v1-3/
- Liana v7.0: Liana Connect, Electrum Support & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-v7-0/
- RoboSats v0.7.0-alpha: Desktop App, Nostr Orderbook & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-0-alpha/
- LNbits v0.12.11: Fixes, Refactors, UI Improvements, New Funding Sources https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v0-12-11/
- BlueWallet v7.0.4: Advanced Mode Unleashed https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bluewallet-v7-0-4-advanced-mode-unleashed/
- Dana Wallet: Mobile Silent Payments Wallet for Bitcoin Donations https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/dana-wallet-v0-1-0-alpha/
- Blitz Wallet v0.2.7-beta: Ecash Integration https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blitz-wallet-v0-2-7-beta/
- Keeper Desktop v0.1.1: Cross-platform Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/keeper-desktop-v0-1-1-cross-platform-support/
- Amethyst v0.91.0: Edge to Edge Feeds https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-91-0/
- Keychat App v1.19.7: nSec Login, Medium Groups https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/keychat-app-v1-19-7/
- ARK 21 Shares ETF Diversifies Bitcoin Custodians with Anchorage Digital and BitGo https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ark-21-shares-etf-diversifies-custodians/
- 10101 to Wind Down Operations by November 3rd https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/10101-to-wind-down-operations-by-november-3rd/
- Nayuta Wallet Is Shutting Down https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nayuta-wallet-is-shutting-down/
2:52 - Trump at Pubkey
9:18 - Second assassination attempt
10:24 - Samourai update
26:56 - Stak
28:13 - Rate cut
36:28 - Bhutan hodling 13k btc
46:08 - HRF dev grants
47:46 - Pager bombs
58:49 - Maelstrom grant
1:00:32 - OpenSats
1:04:56 - Deepfakes and free speech
1:19:21 - Trump shitcoin
1:21:01 - HRF Story of the Week
1:25:08 - Saylor on bitcoin yield
1:40:43 - Boosts
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1:56:18 - ARK 21 Shares ETF
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