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Rabbit Hole Recap

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Rabbit Hole Recap #273: The Bank Runs Continue

Tor Browser, Tails Issued Patches for WebP Critical Zero-Day Exploit Affecting All Major Browsers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-tails-issue-patches-for-webp-critical-zero-day-exploit-affecting-major-browsers/ Bitcoin.org Operator Cøbra Must Reveal Identity to Defend Themselves, U.K. High Court Rules https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-org-operator-loses-appeal-to-craig-wright/ StartOS, UmbrelOS Now Let You Self-Host Private AI Models https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/startos-umbrel-now-let-you-self-...

Oct 05, 20232 hr 3 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #272: Bear Hunting Season

Tor Browser, Tails Issued Patches for WebP Critical Zero-Day Exploit Affecting All Major Browsers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-tails-issue-patches-for-webp-critical-zero-day-exploit-affecting-major-browsers/ Bitcoin.org Operator Cøbra Must Reveal Identity to Defend Themselves, U.K. High Court Rules https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-org-operator-loses-appeal-to-craig-wright/ StartOS, UmbrelOS Now Let You Self-Host Private AI Models https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/startos-umbrel-now-let-you-self-...

Sep 28, 20232 hr

Rabbit Hole Recap #271: Tick Tock Next Block

Tor Browser, Tails Issued Patches for WebP Critical Zero-Day Exploit Affecting All Major Browsers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-tails-issue-patches-for-webp-critical-zero-day-exploit-affecting-major-browsers/ Bitcoin.org Operator Cøbra Must Reveal Identity to Defend Themselves, U.K. High Court Rules https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-org-operator-loses-appeal-to-craig-wright/ StartOS, UmbrelOS Now Let You Self-Host Private AI Models https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/startos-umbrel-now-let-you-self-...

Sep 21, 20231 hr 2 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #270: A Ripple in Time

0:00 - Austin takeover in Nashville 5:45 - Did Ledger bork the Coldcard? 24:51 - Ripple bought Fortress 44:28 - Commie countries 46:42 - Parker joins in 1:29:45 - Satslink 1:31:07 - Parker is a Nostr bull 100% confirmed 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.youtub...

Sep 15, 20231 hr 41 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #269: Bitcoin Mining Saves Texas Grid

Links Here: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/4cb9e067355e62e84db9c08821a3cc4e 3:18 - When does summer really end? 9:03 - Dashboard 12:18 - Bitcoin or 401k 13:22 - State of energy and mining 50:55 - Btrust acquires Qala 52:22 - BTCPay app 54:40 - Support for Mercury Wallet ending 1:03:24 - Barry is even more of a fraud 1:09:54 - FASB new rules 1:14:13 - Machankura 1:18:49 - El Salvador Bitcoin education 1:22:04 - Boosts 1:25:24 - Software updates 1:41:34 - Nostr domain for sale 2:02:18 - More bi...

Sep 07, 20232 hr 17 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #268: The Suits are Here to Protect Us

work at opensats https://bitcoinerjobs.com/job/1142291-head-of-fiat-operations-opensats-opensats Grayscale Wins Appeal Against SEC Overturing Its Decision on Bitcoin ETF https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grayscale-wins-appeal-over-sec/ U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS Released Proposed Regulations on Sales and Exchanges of Bitcoin for Brokers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-department-of-the-treasury-irs-release-proposed-regulations-on-sales-and-exchanges-of-bitcoin-for-brokers/ Nodal Power Raised...

Aug 31, 20231 hr 43 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #267: Bank Run on Binance?

Is there a bank run on Binance? https://www.discreetlog.com/is-there-a-bank-run-on-binance/ Electrum v4.4.6: Security Upgrade https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-4-6/ Tornado Cash Developers Charged with Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations by US Govt https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tornado-cash-developers-charged-with-money-laundering-and-sanctions-violations/ New Tornado Cash Indictments Run Counter to FinCEN Guidance https://www.coincenter.org/new-tornado-cash-indictments-seem-to-run-cou...

Aug 25, 20232 hr 5 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #266: Good Morning, Stay Humble and Stack Sats

evergrande bankruptcy https://www.reuters.com/legal/china-evergrande-files-chapter-15-bankruptcy-us-court-filing-2023-08-17/ Sam Bankman-Fried sent to jail as judge revokes bail over witness tampering, VPN use https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/11/23829004/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-bail-revoked-vpn-signal Argentina’s Leading Presidential Candidate Vows to Shut Down Central Bank if Elected https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-prominent-presidential-candidate-milei-vows-to-shut-down-countrys-central-ba...

Aug 18, 20231 hr 27 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #264: Fitch Eyes US Default as "Soft Landing" Narrative Falters

Link Dump: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/200628548eede347ea376c96c36120c6 3:45 - Opening riff 7:03 - Dashboard 9:38 - Soft landing is cancelled 30:09 - Hex 34:29 - Kenya blocks Worldcoin 47:25- UK encryption 1:08:58 - Coinbase double feature 1:16:53 - Bitcoin ATM KYC 1:17:30 - Tether 1:21:53 - Stacker News bug 1:26:41 - Boostagrams 1:34:47 - Software update 1:42:33 - Closing riff Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC ...

Aug 03, 20231 hr 43 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #263: RESIST THE ORB

Privacy focused dev Chris Belcher releases personal update after months of silence https://gist.github.com/chris-belcher/ca5051285c6f8d38693fd127575be44d?ref=nobsbitcoin.com#update HRF 20 BTC Bounty Challenge for Improvements Requested by Activists https://hrfbounties.org/ Head of Chainalysis Investigations Admits There’s No Scientific Evidence Proving Surveillance Software Works https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/chainalysis-investigations-lead-declaration/ LNDK Developer Alyssa Hertig Receives Spiral...

Jul 27, 20232 hr 11 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #262: CBDC Precursor FedNow Launches

https://therealdeal.com/national/2023/07/19/offices-overtake-malls-as-most-distressed-asset-class/https://www.profstonge.com/p/urban-doom-loop-drives-time-bomb Coin Center loses case, will appeal https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coin-centers-case-against-unconstitutional-financial-surveillance-dismissed-in-district-court/ FedNow went live today https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_/status/1682031699948077056 Kuwait Bans Bitcoin Payments, Investment & Mining https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/kuwait-regulator...

Jul 20, 20232 hr 13 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #261: Live From Nashville Lightning Summit

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://...

Jul 14, 20231 hr 12 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #260: Larry Fink Comes Out of the Closet

Link Dump: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/4c09144b177eab14470725f9f0edd351 3:45 - Happy 4th 10:38 - Resist the bluecheck 17:23 - Marty’s viral tweet 23:10 - Dashboard 26:18 - Bluecheck is CBDC 36:47 - Kraken ordered to turn over data to irs 41:03 - Houbi data breach 47:11 - Larry Fink about face on Bitcoin 55:05 - How many people understand Bitcoin? 1:00:56 - European tyrrany 1:08:19 - Boostagrams 1:17:59 - Software updates 1:36:28 - Bond market 1:39:59 - Biden 1:44:38 - Wrapping up Shoutout ...

Jul 06, 20231 hr 50 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #259: Your Custodian's Custodian was a Ponzi

Prime Trust goes into bankruptcy, customer deposits missing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-lost-half-client-funds/ Bitcoin Savings App Coinbits Caught in Prime Trust Fallout https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbits-prime-trust-fallout/ Riot Platforms Partnership Brings Production of MicroBT’s ASICs to America https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/riot-platforms-partnership-brings-production-of-microbts-asics-to-america/ New Spiral Grantee: Matthew Ramsden, Pavlenex Grant Renewed https://www.nobsbitco...

Jun 29, 20231 hr 58 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #258: You Can't Trust Prime Trust

blackrock etf will probably be approved EDX: Exchange Backed By Citadel, Fidelity and Schwab Launches https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/a-non-custodial-exchange-backed-by-citadel-fidelity-and-schwab-launched/ primetrust entering bankruptcy as bitgo backs out of deal https://twitter.com/BitGo/status/1671869979321577472 fake trezor app in app store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fake-trezor-wallet-app-tops-search-results-for-trezor-in-apples-app-store/ nostr passes one million bitcoin transactions mileston...

Jun 22, 20231 hr 58 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #257: Million Dollar Bitcoin by End of Day

damus blocked from app store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/damus-to-be-removed-from-apples-app-store-in-14-days/ robosats admin banned from telegram, comms move to matrix and simplex https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-admin-banned-from-telegram-communications-move/ mutiny wallet launches mainnet beta mutinywallet.com bitkey launches beta, announces partnership with coinbase https://bitkey.build/coinbase-and-cash-app/ oslo hrf financial freedom track livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywe...

Jun 15, 20231 hr 44 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #256: The Bank Runs Continue

binance hit by sec https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.256060/gov.uscourts.dcd.256060.4.1.pdf?ref=nobsbitcoin.com coinbase hit by sec https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sec-sues-coinbase-for-unregistered-securities/ bank runs on binance, coinbase, and prime trust https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-may-be-facing-bankruptcy/ North Korea’s Lazarus Group Likely Behind $35M Atomic Wallet Hack, Says Surveillance Firm Elliptic https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/north-koreas-lazarus-group-li...

Jun 08, 20231 hr 49 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #255: The Debt Ceiling Does Not Exist

Link dump: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/5b64020655aec5ea6ae977b32c7a4b36 4:26 - Remember cheap burgers? 8:51 - Dashboard 13:28 - Keeper wallet 16:35 - Debt ceiling 19:57 - 30% mining tax out the window 24:00 - National debt hockey stick 28:18- Parker hops in to talk debt 43:18 - New Swan partners 46:27 - BitMEX grants 47:35 - PyPi subpoena 50:48 - Remember, RHR is an AI show now 56:35 - Marty simps for Zucc 57:54 - Umbrel Home 1:00:44 - Boostagrams 1:06:05 - Software updates 1:20:24 - Mempo...

Jun 01, 20231 hr 41 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #254: No Rest for the Wicked

Link dump: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/a3c7c14c0e96551a1696d002ab4a9077 5:02 - RHR is an AI show now 10:19 - Presidential candidates talking Bitcoin 16:26 - Dashboard 19:25 - Bitcoin 2023 27:06 - Chainalysis 37:12 - Worldcoin 52:38 - Azteco in Costa Rica 54:11 - Back to Worldcoin 57:41 - Ledger backpedals 1:07:19 - Strike goes global 1:18:32 - NYC freezes its own bank accounts 1:28:33 - Fedi Alpha 1:29:03 - Mutiny Wallet ft. Ben Carman 1:42:21- Ben is shooed 1:49:32 - Start9 1:55:04 - Boos...

May 25, 20232 hr 7 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #252: Mempools Running Hot

Azteco Bitcoin Vouchers Can Now Be Purchased with Cash At Over 126000 Locations in Brazil https://nitter.at/Azteco_/status/1655965956479279113?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Bull Bitcoin Launches No KYC Bitcoin Purchases with Cash or Debit https://www.bullbitcoin.com/blog/bull-bitcoin-launches-no-kyc-bitcoin-purchases-with-cash-or-debit?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Marathon Digital and Zero Two To Develop Large-Scale Immersion Bitcoin Mining Facilities in Abu Dhabi https://ir.marathondh.com/news-events/press-releas...

May 11, 20232 hr 21 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #251: $10,000,000 for Open Source Projects

$10M for free and open source software https://opensats.org/blog Kingdom of Bhutan has been mining bitcoin since 2020, announces $500M mining fund to expand operations https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/05/03/2659973/0/en/Bitdeer-and-Druk-Holding-Investments-to-Jointly-Develop-Green-Digital-Asset-Mining-Operations-in-the-Kingdom-of-Bhutan.html?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Biden admin proposes 30% bitcoin mining tax https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2023/05/02/cost-of-cryptomin...

May 04, 20232 hr 3 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #250: Bank Runs Continue

Links here because this description has a character limit: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/ee923f280221c5b0f2d91e9840322ffc 0:00 - Shitcoiners took over Austin 8:25 - Dashboard 11:30 - Jerome Powell deepfake prank call 24:35 - First Republic 30:15 - Fed losing control 35:00 - Tornado Cash dev free 38:35 - Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund 40:15 - Don't Trust Wallet 47:10 - Shitcoins getting drained 51:20 - PoW on Tor 54:35 - Bitcoin on Telegram 57:30 - Telegram ban in Brazil 1:00:37 - Coinstr 1:02:15...

Apr 27, 20232 hr 18 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #249: Is Russia Mining Bitcoin?

This week Marty gets a new nickname. https://tass.ru/ekonomika/17542637 https://twitter.com/TDF_Can/status/1648712428568424448 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-parliament-approves-travel-rule-and-mica/ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mullvad-vpn-data/ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wavman-music-player-for-nostr/ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zapworthy-nostr/ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/upgrade-your-luks-key-derivation-function/ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/n3xb-exchange/ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bhutan-s...

Apr 20, 20231 hr 42 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #248: The NY Times is a Dying Blog

5:17 - Can't send bitcoin on an airplane 11:28 - Pierre Rochard CO2 trolling 21:49 - Texas anti-mining 25:45 - Drop Twitter, use Nostr 33:15 - BRICS meeting 35:21 - Chaumian Ecash 38:43 - Bitcoin Fog case 45:12 - Can't argue rulers into submission 48:48 - Is China taking Taiwan? 51:44 - AI will break you toilet 57:27 - Elon's social credit score 1:02:47 - Off-chain channel management 1:03:49 - Come grab Matt's $2000 knob 1:05:44 - Xapo bank 1:08:30 - Easter resurrection of the market? 1:11:16 - ...

Apr 13, 20231 hr 24 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #247: BRICS Bucks

5:17 - It takes a while at the start ;) 6:15 - Dashboard 8:45 - BRICS Bucs 16:52 - Chinese agents using America's southern border 27:06 - BRICS Bucs are bad for the dollar 29:35 - Bitcoin's messianic aspects 31:25 - Mutiny Wallet 37:16 - Texas rugs miners 45:35 - CZ rumors 50:05 - Paxful shut down 55:15 - Noones 58:23 - Emerging markets and beef sticks 59:35 - MacOS Bitcoin whitepaper 1:00:50 - Twitter trolls everyone 1:06:15 - Coinbase coming down? 1:09:15 - Clown world 1:10:51 - Marty meets th...

Apr 06, 20231 hr 49 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #246: Time is Scarce

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1641079790537981952?s=20 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/route-blinding-merged/ https://twitter.com/RadarHits/status/1641414101527142402?s=20 0:00 - RIP Mr. Bent 6:45 - Dashboard 7:50 - Tik Tok ban AKA Patriot Act 2.0 22:25 - Dedollarisation 27:40 - Can't stop the signal 31:20 - Lightning route blinding 35:30 - Big difficulty adjustment 42:30 - Fedi pools 48:27 - ZeroSync utreexo 56:10 - Then they fight you 1:01:20 - Hug your kids, hug your parents 1:03:00 -...

Mar 31, 20231 hr 25 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #245: Million Dollar Bitcoin in 84 Days

Marty dons a very cool and stylish hat while Matt rations his wifi. https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1638830291287527424 https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/1639014379713708033 https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1639013798362112000 https://tradeblock.com/markets/bfnx/xbt-usd/30m/ https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqyr2wfe8ycrwwfeqgsffcng7jk2fnq5vylp5m2sm26q3q4e7z9rr4lkh2qkq3pfkxam5rsrqsqqqa28rngva8 https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqnxsar5wpen5te0w3n8gcewd9hj7mtpwf68juedvfjkuap0d9ehxat995c...

Mar 23, 20231 hr 25 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #244: Bitcoin Fixes This

silvergate, silicon valley bank, and signature bank failures bailout of remaining banks robosats disables swap feature due to vulnerability https://nitter.at/RoboSats/status/1635432123648622593 luxor releases custom mining firmware https://luxor.tech/firmware lnbits diy nostr signing device https://github.com/lnbits/nostr-signing-device specter v2.0.0 https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v2.0.0?ref=no-bullshit-bitcoin start9 embassy v0.3.4 https://github.com/Start9Labs/e...

Mar 16, 20231 hr 23 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #243: Run on the Banks

4:41 - It's happening! 11:43 - Matt's bank run rabbit hole 15:39 - Mechanics of what's happening 18:46 - The speed of events 27:16 - Fed pivot 28:40 - Marty's bluecheck 30:08 - Dashboard flashed 30:34 - USDC 34:19 - Exchanges impacted by banks 44:25 - Slow mo into collapse 1:00:05 - Bitcoin's going to be blamed 1:04:30 - Final thoughts, wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https:/...

Mar 10, 20231 hr 14 min
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