Rabbit Hole Recap

ODELL and Marty Bent

Join ODELL and Marty as they sit down to discuss the latest news in Bitcoin every week.

  1. 16/05/2025

    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 Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

    2h 6m
  2. 21/02/2025

    FIVE MILLION SATS FOR EVERY AMERICAN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #345

    More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv - 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 1:13:09 - Software updates 1:18:32 - AI is ruining RHR 1:22:26 - Reorg shill Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/rhr/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ 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

    1hr 26min
  3. 13/02/2025

    BITCOIN DREAMS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #344

    More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv - Proton Wallet Is Now Available to All Users on Android, iOS, and Web https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proton-wallet-v0-0-57-0/ - Primal v2.1: NWC Support for Primal Wallet and Web App https://primal.net/miljan/Every-App-Needs-Bitcoin-cy3uvd - UK Government Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted iCloud Accounts Worldwide https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/uk-government-demands-apple-to-create-backdoor-for-encrypted-icloud-accounts-worldwide/ - Alexey Pertsev was released from pretrial detention on Friday in the Netherlands under the condition of electronic monitoring. Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in the Netherlands for writing open-source privacy code on Ethereum last year. His defense has filed an appeal. https://www.theblock.co/post/339401/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-gets-nod-for-conditional-release-from-prison-to-work-on-appeal - Trump Media to launch Bitcoin ETF this year https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/06/3022027/0/en/Trump-Media-Registers-Trademarks-for-Truth-Fi-Investment-Vehicles.html - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Broadens Crackdown on Asian ASICs - Report https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cbp-broadens-crackdown-on-asian-asics/ - Obscura VPN Is Now Available on macOS https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/obscura-vpn-is-now-available-on-macos/ Central African Republic | Launches Meme Coin Experiment FinancialFreedomReport.org - Coldcard MK4 5.4.1 and Q 1.31 https://blog.coinkite.com/signing-update/ - Sparrow Wallet v2.1.2 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases - ZEUS v0.10.0-alpha1: Channel Renewals, Nostr Wallet Connect & Developer Tools https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-10-0-alpha1/ - Alby Go v1.9.0: Push Notifications, Pay 0-amount Invoices & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-go-v1-9-0/ - Bitcoin Keeper v2.0.1: New Design, Miniscript Integration with BitBox02, COLDCARD, Jade, Ledger & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v2-0-1-keeper-desktop-v0-2-0/ - Aqua Wallet v0.2.7: Swap and Customization Options, Passcode & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-v0-2-7/ - Wasabi Wallet v2.5.1: Configurable Fee & Exchange Rate Providers, Quality of Life Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-5-1/ - LND v0.18.5-beta: Bug Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-18-5-beta/ - Vertex: Web of Trust as a Service https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vertex-web-of-trust-as-a-service/ - Coracle v0.6.0: Nstart Onboarding, Note Scheduling, Olas Media Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coracle-v0-6-0/ - Tails v6.12: Important Security Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-12/ - Bitcoin Policy Summit 2025 is set to take place on June 25th, 2025 https://btcpolicyorg.typeform.com/policysummit 0:00 - Intro 2:59 - Dirty hands, clean money 6:58 - Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette 13:19 - Dashboard 16:01 - Proton wallet 21:21 - Primal 2.1 25:56- Fountain livestreaming 31:01 - UK gov Apple backdoor 34:22 - Obscura VPN 38:50 - HRF Story of the Week 43:18 - Alexey Pertsev gets bail 44:26 - Trump ETF 45:06 - ASIC import crackdown 48:11 - RFK confirmation 49:44 - Boosts 51:53 - Software updates 1:10:02 - Upcoming events Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Sho…

    1hr 13min
  4. 29/11/2024

    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/ 0:00 - Intro 3:52 - Thanksgiving & message from Sahil 9:18 - Dashboard 10:34 - AnchorWatch Lloyd’s Coverholder 15:48 - Tornado Cash sanctions overturned 19:03 - Tornado Cash/Samurai prosecutor stepping down 23:57 - Antminers halted at customs 27:48 - Swan customers charged $125 Fortress fee 31:27 - Ecash Spillman channels and scaling discussion 50:02 - HRF Story of the Week 52:31 - Boosts 57:22 - Software updates 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….

    1hr 8min
  5. 19/07/2024

    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 - Nutsack v0.1: A Wallet That Lives in Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nutsack-v0-1/ - 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/ :52 - Hot Style and air travel 9:29 - Trump shooting 18:57 - Stak 20:14 - Crowdstrike 25:53 - Dashboard 30:03 - Rumors of Trump’s plans 35:18 - Arthur Hayes developer grant 40:47 - OpenSats Nostr grants 44:28 - Nostr https 46:24 - Nutsack 53:04 - HRF Story of the Week 56:59 - Boosts 1:02:39 - Very short software updates and further Hot Style shilling 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/

    1hr 12min

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