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Rabbit Hole Recap

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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/ - Donat...

Nov 29, 20241 hr 8 min

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 Ga...

Nov 22, 20241 hr 12 min

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 ...

Nov 14, 20241 hr 45 min

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 19:41 - Supercycle? 37:10 - HRF South American bitcoin trip 41:06 - HRF Story of the Week 48:05 - Boosts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ 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.yo...

Nov 07, 202453 min

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 33:37 - Boosts 36:11 - The bull will be crazy 39:03 - Mining 43:07 - Polymarket 48:59 - Ending on election and debt Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://ww...

Nov 02, 202454 min

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 Find...

Oct 25, 20241 hr 31 min

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 C...

Oct 17, 20241 hr 34 min

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 Disclose...

Oct 10, 20241 hr 43 min

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 Is...

Oct 04, 20241 hr 25 min

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 Take...

Sep 27, 20241 hr 58 min

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/ ...

Sep 19, 20242 hr 13 min

BITCOIN MINING MAYHEM | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #322

https://wavlake.com/track/f46d82f2-7f26-4357-9258-32da68324f74 https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-mining-mayhem/ https://x.com/JFrankensteiner/status/1834013527318622335 2:52 - Nostr City and Trump Kamala debate 11:30 - Dashboard 20:11 - Mining mayhem 34:01 - Stak 35:19 - Raw milk 38:27 - CPI and rate cuts 46:25 - Oregon Trail 49:54 - Dada 51:21 - Boosts 56:16 - Hunter S. Thompson after 9/11 Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC...

Sep 12, 202459 min

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 W...

Sep 05, 20241 hr 14 min

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 - OpenSa...

Aug 30, 20241 hr 12 min

RABBIT HOLE RIGA | Rabbit Hole Recap #319

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://...

Aug 29, 202437 min

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 Ra...

Aug 15, 20241 hr 21 min

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 Bit...

Aug 08, 20241 hr 41 min

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 Ne...

Aug 01, 20241 hr 38 min

RHR X PUBKEY HOT STYLE TAKEOVER IN NASHVILLE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #315

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 30, 20242 hr 9 min

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 pris...

Jul 19, 20241 hr 12 min

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-3...

Jul 11, 20241 hr 48 min

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...

Jul 05, 20241 hr 22 min

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-ca...

Jun 28, 20241 hr 6 min

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.nobsbitco...

Jun 20, 20241 hr 38 min

THE PETRODOLLAR GRAND FINALE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #309

- Bitfarms Adopt 'Poison Pill' Strategy to Fend Off Hostile Takeover by Riot Platforms https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitfarms-adopt-poison-pill/ - Core Scientific Declines $1 Billion Buyout Offer From CoreWeave https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-scientific-declines-1-billion-buyout-offer/ - EU's Encryption Report Finds Layer 2s, Private Ownership of Bitcoin 'Problematic' for Law Enforcement https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-first-encryption-report/ - Cake Wallet to Integrate Lightning Network Support w...

Jun 13, 20241 hr 37 min

MONEY THAT DICTATORS CANNOT STOP | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #308

0:00 - Getting lit with freedom fighters 5:55 - Gamestonks is a waste of time 12:35 - Bitstamp 16:55 - Exchange UX 20:50 - Bitcoin error messages 24:19 - Nostr 49:35 - Biden has the runs 51:19 - And so do the banks 56:18 - HRF conference 58:27 - Bitcoin Design Foundation 1:05:45 - Boosts 1:07:30 - Final thoughts 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 Movemen...

Jun 07, 20241 hr 18 min

TRUMP LIKES THE COIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #307

Character limit; list here: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/591cfd9c64607af58f24da88318d030b 0:00 - Consensus 2:15 - Bitaxe and Marty zaps 4:40 - Dashboard 6:10 - Trump 15:45 - Ross 17:45 - Samourai first hearing 20:55 - Xapo bitcoin deposits 22:05 - Correction on Biden and Mandibles 24:00 - Marathon Kenya 26:30 - Riot and Bitfarms 34:20 - ETFs have a million btc 36:35 - Speed Wallet US KYC 38:55 - Hodl Hodl blocks US 40:30 - Gemini giving 97% back 44:45 - Saylor and open source funding 56:20 ...

May 30, 20241 hr 25 min

TRUMP SHOULD HAVE USED BTCPAY | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #306

- BTCPAY Clip: https://primal.net/e/note1jcqdlqjysgg67zkx2fstcjwzgrfxhku3znx0wjkr4haqmqap06lq4vhvl4 - BTCPAY Full Doc: https://primal.net/e/note1t7spgl48snams7hfc7fzc4067h8rwc38l9k6q3c7ks7jsy4ye7nsuhfq3v - Julian Assange Can Appeal Extradition to US, UK High Court Rules https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/julian-assange-can-appeal-extradition-to-us-uk-court-rules/ - The Peer-to-Peer Rights Fund Launched to Protect Open-Source Devs, Starting with Samourai Case https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/peer-to-peer-leg...

May 23, 20241 hr 26 min

BITAXE IN THE HOUSE | Rabbit Hole Recap #305

3:41 - Nashville mining event 7:42 - Bitaxe 13:00 - OpenSats shill 15:00 - MineOne 21:52 - Decentralizing hardware 29:55 - Bitaxe future plans 42:01 - How many Bitaxes make a difference 46:41 - 9 quid for 2 bloody ices 48:32 - Government attacks 59:31 - Ecash stablecoins 1:16:40 - Memes and mempools 1:19:30 - IBEX drops US 1:21:21 - Miners offering additional products 1:30:16 - Charles, lord of Blood 1:35:29 - Nostr news 1:38:42 - Silent payments 1:41:48 - Canada 1:48:09 - KYC for :hot_pepper: w...

May 16, 20241 hr 58 min

CENTRAL BANK RUNS CONTINUE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #304

- OpenSats Receives Additional $21M Funding from #startsmall Initiative https://opensats.org/blog/opensats-receives-additional-funding-of-dollar21m-from-startsmall - Block to Invest 10% of Bitcoin Profits into BTC Each Month for the Rest of 2024 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/block-to-invest-10-of-bitcoin-profits-into-btc-each-month/ - Spiral Renews Grants to Bitcoin Zavior and Matt Morehouse https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/spiral-renews-grants-to-bitcoin-zavior-matt-morehouse/ - Lightning Payments Biz...

May 09, 20241 hr 10 min
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