
Rabbit Hole Recap
By ODELL and Marty Bent


FREEDOM TECH IS HOPE | Rabbit Hole Recap #359
- 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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STAY HUMBLE STACK SATS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #358
- 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
1:28:45 - Telegram data sharing
1:32:58 - Clickbait and AI
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BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #357
- 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 $100K | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #356
- 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 IN SIGHT WHILE BITCOINERS FIGHT | RABBIT HOLE RECAP 355
- 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
https://www.btcpolicysummit.org/
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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21 REASONS TO BUY BITCOIN | Rabbit Hole Recap #354
- 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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THE COINBASE RUGS CONTINUE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #353
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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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BITCOIN TRUMPS TARIFFS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #352
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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

TRUMP TARIFFS THE WORLD | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #351
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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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BITCOIN IS THE ANSWER | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #350
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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)
1:10:38 - Tether audit
1:14:16 - Trump's group text
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23 DAYS LATER WITH | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #349
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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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THE GANG GOES TO DC | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #348
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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
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49:55 - Twitter hacks
55:57 - Bots on Twitter vs nostr
1:02:59 - Gold
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STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #347
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0:00 - Intro
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STAY HUMBLE STACK SATS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #346
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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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FIVE MILLION SATS FOR EVERY AMERICAN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #345
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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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BITCOIN DREAMS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #344
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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
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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
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #343: THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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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
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1:18:36 - Reverse Repo draining
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #342: LIVE FROM BITCOIN PARK
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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
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ROSS IS FREE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #341
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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
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15:06 - Trump’s crypto policy
21:24 - Trump coin
29:02 - Fold SEC approval
29:52 - Tornado Cash
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46:44 - Boosts
50:15 - HRF Story of the Week
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BITCOIN $100K | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #340
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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
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LA PLAYA | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #339
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HAPPY BITCOIN NEW YEAR | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #338
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2:47 - Happy new year!
8:14 - Dashboard
13:40 - ZapStream and chat stuff
16:37 - Terrorist attacks
25:35 - H1B and Elon’s censorship
38:30 - CBMS delinquency
43:52 - Proof of Keys Day & wallet recs
54:31 - Upcoming year
55:53 - Payjoin Dev Kit
1:00:54 - Shoutout to parents
1:03:14 - More bitcoin in tradfi
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MERRY BITCOIN CHRISTMAS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #337
- 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
59:38 - Craig Wright
1:00:20 - HRF grants
1:01:34 - HRF Story of the Week
1:05:32 - Rate cut yield discrepancy
1:08:20 - Mandibles and Boxing Day drinking
1:11:24 - Anti-self custody trend
1:23:37 - Boosts
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THE BEST BITCOIN TIMELINE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #336
- 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
0:00 - Intro
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
1:16:48 - Merry Christmas
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BITCOIN STEADY AT $100K | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #335
- 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
1:20:42 - HRF Story of the Week
1:25:09 - Blue checks vs OF
1:30:26 - AnchorWatch update
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1:42:09 - Psyops and conferences
1:55:35 - We’re gonna do so much winning
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$100K BITCOIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #334
- 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
1:29:40 - Get back to work
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THE $100K BITCOIN JINX | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #333
- 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
https://arkdev.info/blog/bitcoin-virtual-channels/
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/
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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
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BITCOIN $100K IN SIGHT | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #332
- 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
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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
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1:05:18 - US purchases Pegasus
1:07:37 - Waiting for 100k
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THE GREATEST BITCOIN BULL RUN OF ALL TIME | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #331
- 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
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- 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
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28:56 - Bitcoin passes silver
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42:34 - Block Proto
44:29 - Gary might leave SEC
48:29 - Italy waters down cap gains
51:46 - Bitkey partnerships
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THE FIRST BITCOIN ELECTION | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #330
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - ATH and red sweep at the election
12:27 - Transition to Trump administration
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END THE FED | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #329
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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WILL MICROSOFT BUY BITCOIN? | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #328
- 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/
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51:31 - Denmark unrealized cap gains
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58:37 - River BTC interest on USD deposits
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BITCOIN BULL RUN CONTINUES | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #327
- 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
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- 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
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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
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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
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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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PETER TODD IS NOT SATOSHI | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #326
- 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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59:25 - Will Trump free Ross?
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BITCOIN GOD CANDLE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #325
- 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
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- 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/
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NEVER SHORT BITCOIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #324
- 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
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POWELL PUMPS THE COIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #323
- 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/
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BITCOIN MINING MAYHEM | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #322
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FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND DOUBT | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #321
- Judge Orders X Ban in Brazil, Threatens People Accessing X via VPN with $8,874 Daily Fine https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/judge-orders-x-ban-in-brazil-threatens-people-accessing-x-via-vpn-with-8-874-daily-fine/
- Older YubiKeys Vulnerable to Sophisticated Cloning Attacks https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/older-yubikeys-vulnerable-to-cloning-attacks/
- Mutiny Wallet Shutdown Timeline https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-shutdown-timeline-announced/
- Bull Bitcoin Announces Launch in France, Mobile Wallet v0.3.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bull-bitcoin-announces-launch-in-france-mobile-wallet-v0-3-0-released/
- Strike Now Supports Sending Payments to BOLT 12 Offers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-now-supports-sending-payments-to-bolt-12-offers/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Tanzania | Blocks X Amid Political Repression
Tanzania’s government is cracking down on political dissent by blocking access to X, as reported by HRF grantee Netblocks, an organization dedicated to monitoring Internet freedom worldwide. According to Netblocks, “the incident comes as the police force issues an alert over alleged opposition party plans to raid police stations where political prisoners might be held.” Tanzania has witnessed an unprecedented crackdown from security forces, who have detained hundreds of opposition party members, including the chairman of the Chadema party, Freeman Mbwoe, and his deputy, Tundu Lissu. Other prominent critics, including Deusdedith Soka and Dioniz Kipanya, disappeared, while Shadrack Chaula, a TikToker critical of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, remains missing. These actions undermine democratic processes and escalate the government’s efforts to stifle dissent and control information. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Core Lightning v24.08: 'Steel Backed-up Channels' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v24-08/
- Alby Hub v1.7.2: Friends & Family App https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-7-2/
- Blixt Wallet v7.0.0: New Syncing Nodes, Stability Improvements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blixt-wallet-v7-0-0/
- Breez SDK Liquid v0.3.0: LNURL-Pay Support,Go & C# Bindings & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-liquid-v0-3-0/
- Geyser v0.12.0: Major UX Redesign https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/geyser-v0-12-0/
- noStrudel v0.40.0: Encrypted nSec, Blossom Uploads, Wasm Relay, Blindspot Feeds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostrudel-v0-40-0/
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LIVE FREE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #320
- Nostriga and Baltic Honey Badger Recap
- Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Charged on 12 Criminal Counts in France https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-charged-on-12-criminal-counts-in-france/
- Pavel Durov Released on €5M Bail, Won't Be Allowed to Leave France https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pavel-durov-released-on-eu5m-bail-wont-be-allowed-to-leave-france/
- OpenSats Announces Long-Term Support for Vitor Pamplona https://opensats.org/blog/vitor-pamplona-receives-lts-grant
- OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Daniele https://opensats.org/blog/daniele-receives-lts-grant
- OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Alex Gleason https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-alex-gleason/
- Fountain v1.1: Open Social Podcasting Powered by Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1/
- SeedSigner v0.8.0: The 'Low Time Preference' Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/seedsigner-v0-8-0/
- Mempool v3.0.0: Accelerator™ & Goggles™ Integration, Full-RBF Timelines & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-v3-0-0/
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20:16 - Layer3 news
25:33 - Stak
26:51 - Pavel Durov arrest
37:06 - OpenSats grants
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56:19 - Late Dashboard and election talk
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RABBIT HOLE RIGA | Rabbit Hole Recap #319
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NEARLY EVERY AMERICAN EXPOSED IN DATA LEAK | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #318
- Up to 2.9 Billion Records Stolen in a Hack of US Background Check Company https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/up-to-2-9-billion-records-stolen-in-a-hack-of-a-us-background-check-company/
- UN Cybercrime Draft Convention Approved Unanimously Despite Widespread Opposition https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/un-cybercrime-draft-convention-approved-unanimously-despite-widespread-opposition/
- Russia, Venezuela Block Signal Messenger https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/russia-venezuela-block-signal-messenger/
- SimpleX Raises $1.3M from Jack Dorsey & Asymmetric VC, Releases Chat v6.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v6-0/
- Nigerian Bitcoiner Sues Government for the Right to Own, Acquire, and Trade Bitcoin https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nigerian-bitcoiner-sues-government-for-the-right-to-own-acquire-and-trade-bitcoin/
- OpenSats Announces New Round of Grants Focused on Bitcoin Core https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-new-round-of-grants-focused-on-bitcoin-core/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Venezuela | Restricts Access to Binance and Blocks X Amid Post-Election Upheaval
Venezuelans are now struggling to access Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. “Like several company websites in different segments in Venezuela, including social media, Binance’s pages have been facing access restrictions,” Binance announced. Binance is a peer-to-peer exchange popular with Venezuelans in search of US dollars, stablecoins, and Bitcoin to escape the regime’s ongoing devaluation of the bolívar. With Binance now inaccessible, many find themselves financially trapped and increasingly vulnerable in a country where 82% live in poverty and 53% live in extreme poverty. Alongside censoring Binance, Maduro has blocked access to social media platform X for 10 days, revoked passports arbitrarily, and detained over 2,000 activists, lawyers, opposition figures, and civilians protesting the fraudulent election results. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Validating Lightning Signer v0.12: 'Benevolent Basilisk' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/validating-lightning-signer-v0-12/
- Bankify: Turn Cashu Mints into Lightning Wallets with NWC https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-bankify/
- El Salvador Attracts $1.6 Billion for Port Infrastructure Development Near Bitcoin City https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/el-salvador-attracts-1-6-billion-for-port-infrastructure-development-near-bitcoin-city/
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48:27 - Nigerian bitcoiner sues gov
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BITCOIN IS THE ONLY FREE MARKET | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #317
- Dark Skippy hardware wallet vulnerability disclosure https://darkskippy.com/
- Mutiny Wallet to Shut Down at the End of the Year https://blog.mutinywallet.com/mutiny-wallet-is-shutting-down/
- Fedi's Community 'Super App' Officially Launched https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fedi-app-v1-18/
- ARK to contribute a fixed percentage of revenue to open source contributors https://x.com/OpenSats/status/1819764664214958106
- Build Asset Management to Donate 10% of Management Fees to Support Open-Source Bitcoin Development https://opensats.org/blog/donation-commitment-from-build-asset-management
- OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Kieran Harkin https://opensats.org/blog/kieran-receives-lts-grant
- OpenSats Announced Sixth Wave of Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/nostr-grants-august-2024
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Pakistan | Escalating Internet Censorship
Pakistan is intensifying internet censorship by introducing a nationwide internet firewall and imposing stringent compliance requirements on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority plans to screen and approve state-compliant VPNs. While the government cites national security as a reason for this action, critics and digital rights activists argue that these measures enhance the regime’s ability to monitor and control internet activity. The impact of these restrictions extends beyond communication barriers. They can also impact access to financial services, for example, by cutting off access to alternative currencies like Bitcoin (which have provided a liferaft for many Pakistanis but which was restricted in 2018). These policies contribute to a troubling pattern of digital and financial repression for the 235 million Pakistanis living under a hybrid authoritarian regime. Similar measures have been observed in China and Iran, where the regimes exert internet controls to suppress dissent and maintain their power. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- RaspiBlitz v1.11.1: WebUI Setup & Recovery Redesign https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/raspiblitz-v1-11-1/
- Fedimint v0.4.0: Changing Peer DNS Names, Wallet Client Module Rewrite https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fedimint-v0-4-0/
- ESP Miner v2.1.9: Overheat Mode, Improvements & Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/esp-miner-firmware-v2-1-9/
- Aqua Wallet v0.2.0: RBF, Lower Liquid Fees, Native USDT Transactions https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-v0-2-0/
- NDK v2.10: Performance Gains, New Tutorials, Cache Adapter, ndk-wallet https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v2-10/
- UK police arresting people for facebook comments, retweets https://x.com/SkyNews/status/1821178852397477984
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53:02 - Ark donations
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STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #316
- Senator Lummis Unveils Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Legislation: The BITCOIN Act https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-bitcoin-act-introduced/ - Tether Q2 2024 Report https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1818677595858211185 - MARA Buys $100M Worth of Bitcoin, Reactivates 'Full HODL' Strategy https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mara-buys-100m-worth-of-bitcoin/ - A Bitaxe Has Mined Block 853742 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/a-bitaxe-has-found-a-block/ - Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week Russia | Introduces New & Repressive Digital Asset Laws Russia’s Federal Assembly recently passed two new digital asset laws with significant implications for Russians’ financial freedom. The first law legalizes cryptocurrency mining, and the second establishes an experimental framework for cross-border digital currency transactions. But these laws hint at troubling implications. While the first law permits mining, it confines it to mining entities registered with the Ministry of Digital Development and grants executive supervisory powers to the Central Bank of Russia. It also includes a ban on digital asset advertising. The second law, effective September 2024, mandates that all digital asset platforms obtain licenses from the central bank, which will oversee and collect detailed transaction data. HRF’s nonprofit Bitcoin adoption lead, Anna Chekhovich, warns that these laws place Bitcoin miners and exchanges under the control of the Central Bank while monitoring and targeting activists and nonprofit organizations that rely on digital assets like Bitcoin. Putin is consolidating control over digital assets while undermining financial freedom in Russia and moving forward with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). FinancialFreedomReport.org - Proton Launches Proton Wallet - A Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proton-launches-proton-wallet-a-self-custody-bitcoin-wallet/ - Alby Hub: A One-Click Lightning Node Connected To All Your Bitcoin Apps https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-intro/ 0:00 - Hot Style Takeover 9:55 - Dashboard 15:00 - Bitaxe mined a block 18:20 - Riot Bitfarms 19:50 - Strategic bitcoin reserve 29:55 - Ross & US dumping rumors 34:50- Tether and macro talk 49:35 - HRF Story of the Week 52:30 - Boosts & why Trump was late 1:03:50 - Getting roasted by David Lucas 1:07:50 - Proton 1:14:10 - Satoshi Pacioli 1:15:20 - Alby Hub 1:20:40 - Fold goes public 1:23:50 - Baltic events 1:28:20 - Tennessee attorney general on Dispatch Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Twitter https://twitter.com/ODELL Newsletter https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

RHR X PUBKEY HOT STYLE TAKEOVER IN NASHVILLE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #315
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BITCOIN TRUMPS ALL | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #314
- Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom Fund Launches Bitcoin Developer Grant Program https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/arthur-hayes-maelstrom-fund-launches-bitcoin-developer-grant-program/
- OpenSats Announces 5th Wave of Nostr Grants https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-5th-wave-of-nostr-grants/
- Human RIghts Foundation Story of the Week
Saudi Arabia | Sentences Teacher to 20 Years Over Tweets
Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism tribunal sentenced Asaad al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old teacher, to 20 years in prison for social media activity that challenged “the religion and justice of the King and Crown Prince.” Al-Ghamdi’s posts included criticism of Vision 2030, a nationwide economic overhaul, and tweets mourning a deceased fellow activist, which resulted in law enforcement raiding his home at night and arresting him in front of his family. Al-Ghamdi was then held in solitary confinement for months and was refused proper care despite suffering from epilepsy. Similarly, his brother, Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, was convicted in 2023 over tweets linked to an anonymous Twitter account that criticized the regime’s economic policies and called for the release of political prisoners. For this, he was sentenced to death. Both of these sentences are part of Saudi Arabia’s repression of free expression and stifling of civil society, as evidenced by the regime going so far as to target dissidents' families to force compliance. HRF has called for the Al-Ghamdi brothers' immediate release and access to necessary medical care. FinancialFreedomReport.org
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- Phoenix Android v2.3.4: Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-android-v2-3-4/
- Zeus Wallet v0.8.5 and v0.9.0-beta https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-wallet-v0-8-5-and-v0-9-0-beta-released/
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30:03 - Rumors of Trump’s plans
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GERMANY DUMPS WHILE TRUMP PUMPS | RHR #313
- Wasabi Wallet v2.1.0: Safeguards for Coinjoin Participants https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-1-0/
- Mempool Launches Public Transaction Accelerator https://mempool.space/acceleration
- TDev Permitted to Live in Portugal as DoJ vs Samourai Case Proceeds https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tdev-permitted-to-live-in-portugal-as-doj-vs-samourai-case-proceeds/
- Block to Supply Core Scientific with ~15 EH/s Worth of Its 3nm ASICs https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/block-to-supply-core-scientific-with-3nm-asics/
- BitMEX Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act Offense https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmex-pleads-guilty-to-bank-secrecy-act-offense-2/
- Paxful Co-founder Artur Schaback Pleads Guilty to 'Conspiracy to Fail to Maintain an Effective AML Program' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/paxful-co-founder-artur-schaback-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-to-fail-to-maintain-an-effective-aml-program/
- Relai App Users Must Verify Accounts by October 31 or Stop Using the Service https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/relai-app-users-must-verify-accounts-by-october-31/
- Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, Mi Primer Bitcoin & Summer of Bitcoin Granted Support from Newly Launched OpenSats Education Initiative https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-education-initiative-launched/
- Human RIghts Foundation Story of the Week
Nigeria | New Value-Added Tax on Digital Asset Transaction Fees
- FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Nunchuk Mobile v1.9.47 & Desktop v1.9.35: Replace Assisted Multisig Keys https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nunchuk-mobile-v1-9-47-desktop-1-9-35/
- Blockstream Greenlight v0.2: New Credentials API, Enhancements & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-greenlight-v0-2/
- RoboSats v0.6.3-alpha: Add New Coordinators Manually https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-6-3-alpha/
- Fully Noded v1.1.1: BBQr, Updated UR Support
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- Trump to Speak at Bitcoin 2024 https://primal.net/e/note1dxyzle07qp90j5fujg3e56k4u4qdshsj2pmflvrnras7qcjq9edsgf892j
2:51 - Germany dump
8:47 - Dashboard and the meaning of SHSS
13:47 - Wasabi safeguards
20:58 - Stak
22:15 - Mempool accelerator
25:58 - Samourai case update
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53:42 - Trump at Bitcoin Nashville
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WHY IS THE BITCOIN PRICE CRASHING!? | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #312
- 'RegreSSHion' Vulnerability in OpenSSH Potentially Puts 700K Linux Boxes at Risk https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/regresshion-vulnerability-in-openssh/
- Mt. Gox Starts Bitcoin Repayments After Decade-Long Wait https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mt-gox-starts-bitcoin-repayments-after-decade-long-wait/
- X, Coinbase User Data Potentially Exposed As KYC Provider AU10TIX Left Admin Credentials Open for 18 Months https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/x-coinbase-user-data-potentially-exposed-as-kyc-provider-au10tix-left-admin-credentials-open-for-18-months/
- Bitcoin Core Introduces New Security Disclosure Policy https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-core-introduces-new-security-disclosure-policy/
- OpenSats Announces 5th Wave of Bitcoin Grants https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-5th-wave-of-bitcoin-grants/
- OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for rust-nostr Maintainer Yuki Kishimoto https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-yuki-kishimoto/
- Human RIghts Foundation Story of the Week
Gaza | Bitcoin Donations Help Desperate Civilians https://www.FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bitcoin Knots v27.1: CoinGrinder, Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-knots-v27-1/
- btcd v0.24.2: Important Security Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcd-v0-24-2/
- Labelbase v2.2.2: Integrated QR Code Scanner https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/labelbase-v2-2-2/
- Phoenix Wallet v2.3.1 & Phoenixd v0.2.0: BOLT12 Offers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-3-1-phoenixd-v0-2-0/
- LND v0.18.1-beta: Hot Fix Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-18-1-beta/
- Breez SDK Core v0.5.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-core-v0-5-0/
- Bitcoin Keeper v1.2.9: Cached Transactions, Health Check for Keys & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v1-2-9/
- BlueWallet v6.6.8: Full BIP-47 Support, Send to Silent Payment Address https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bluewallet-v6-6-8/
- Stack Duo v1.2.0: Frost Multisig, Tor Support, RBF & CPFP https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stack-duo-v1-2-0/
- Satonomics: FOSS, Bitcoin-only Alternative to Glassnode https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/satonomics-foss-on-chain-data-suite/
- Npub.pro: Nostr-based Websites for Creators https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/npub-pro-launched/
- Hot Style Takeover https://pubkey.bar/rhr
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31:45 - Chevron deference
35:39 - Bitcoin core security disclosure
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JULIAN ASSANGE FREE AT LAST | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #311
- Julian Assange to End 14-Year Prosecution with a Guilty Plea in Exchange for Freedom https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/julian-assange-to-end-12-year-us-prosecution-with-a-guilty-plea-in-exchange-for-freedom/
- Issues with the two largest public fedimints disclosed by mutiny team https://primal.net/e/note1luc96j5l8dm33zqzly40y9ygfxjfxj2q2qr6264rcna8uzxk4s6ql2ngwg
- OpenSats Announced Long-Term Support for Calle & William Casarin https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-grants-long-term-support-for-calle-jb55/
- Human RIghts Foundation Story of the Week
Russia | Woman On Trial for Pro-Ukraine Donation
During a family visit in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina who lives in Los Angeles, Calif., was arrested by Russian authorities. Her crime? Making a $51.80 donation to a pro-Ukraine charity is deemed an act of treason under Russian law. Her trial will be held in August. If found guilty, she faces a potential 20-year prison sentence. Karelina’s case illustrates the severe measures dictator Vladimir Putin enforces against any form of financial aid, even modest amounts, to opposition movements. It highlights why Russian human rights groups like the Anti-Corruption Foundation have found it useful to receive payments in Bitcoin to help protect the identities of their donors. - FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Coldcard MK4 v5.3.2 and Q v1.2.2 https://coldcard.com/docs/upgrade/#shared-improvements-mk4-and-q
- Phoenix Wallet Android v2.2.4, iOS v2.2.6 Released https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-android-v2-2-4-ios-v2-2-6-released/
- BitAxe Supra: 4th Major Revision with BM1368 ASIC from Antminer S21 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitaxe-supra/
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WE SPEND MORE ON DEBT THAN WAR | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #310
- EU continues attempt at encryption backdoor https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/upload-moderation.pdf
- Going Dark: EU Council to Greenlight 'Moderated' Chat Control on June 20 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-council-to-greenlight-moderated-chat-control-on-april-19/
- EU Council Withdraws Vote on Chat Control But Negotiations Will Continue https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-council-withdraws-vote-on-chat-control/
- LND Versions Prior to v0.17.0 Vulnerable to LND Onion Bomb DoS Attack https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-versions-prior-to-v0-17-0-vulnerable-to-lnd-onion-bomb-dos-attack/
- Human RIghts Foundation Story of the Week hrf.org/financialfreedomreport
Nigeria | 28-Year Inflation High Burdens Nigerians https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-9099687
- Bitcoin Core v27.1: Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-core-v27-1/
- Bisq v1.9.16: Improved Network Resilience & Stability https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-16/
- CivKit Alpha Released with P2P Order Book, Escrow and PGP Chat for Trades https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/civkit-v1-alpha-released/
- Ride The Lightning v0.15.1-beta: UX Enhancements, Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/rtl-v0-15-1-alpha/
- Envoy v1.7.0: Buy Bitcoin, Redeem BTCPay Vouchers & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/envoy-v1-7-0/
- umbrelOS v1.2: Wi-Fi Support, Revamped Live Usage https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/umbrelos-v1-2/
- Amethyst v0.88.0: Performance Mode & Performance Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-88-0/
- Tails v6.4: Random Seed on USB Stick to Strengthen Cryptography https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-4/
- Trezor Introduced Safe 5 Signing Device https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trezor-introduces-safe-5-signing-device/
- Braiins Launched Mini Miner BMM 100 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/braiins-mini-miner-bmm-100/
- Five Eyes Migration Surveillance https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2018942836/the-truth-about-the-shadowy-migration-5
0:00 - Back deck rip
2:45 - Dashboard
6:05 - Debt interest surpasses military
8:45 - EU surveillance
16:25 - LND onion bomb
20:35 - HRF Story of the week and volt wallet
26:00 - Boosts
30:40 - Software updates
31:50 - Trezor Safe 5
38:30 - Braiins mini miner
48:45 - Bitcoin Knots
50:55 - Migration 5
1:01:00 - Banking service crisis
1:09:30 - Norichukin bank
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1:15:20 - The last RHR ever. Of all time.
1:17:55 - Shitcoiner gain self-awareness, continues shitcoining
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