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    PRIVACY IS NECESSARY FOR AN OPEN SOCIETY IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE | Rabbit Hole Recap #302

    PRIVACY IS NECESSARY FOR AN OPEN SOCIETY IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE | Rabbit Hole Recap #302

    - Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested & Charged with Money Laundering, Unlicensed Money Transmitting Offenses https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-wallet-founders-arrested-and-charged-with-money-laundering/



    - How to Migrate Samourai Wallet & Implications for Whirlpool Users https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/how-to-recover-samourai-wallet-and-implications-for-different-types-of-users/



    - EU Parliament Adopts New Financial Surveillance Rules for Service Providers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-adopts-new-financial-surveillance-aml-rules/



    - Biden Signs Reauthorization of Expanded FISA 702 Warrantless Surveillance Program After It Passes Senate https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/biden-signs-fisa-702-warrantless-surveillance-program-after-it-passes-senate/



    - Five New Editors Added to Oversee Bitcoin Improvement Proposals https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/five-new-editors-added-to-bitcoin-improvement-proposals/



    - Strike Launches Services in Europe https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-launches-in-europe/



    - Primal Introduces Top Zaps to All of Its Nostr Clients https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-introduces-top-zaps-to-all-of-its-nostr-clients/



    - Block Announces 3nm Bitcoin Mining Chip & Development of Full Bitcoin Mining System https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/block-announces-3nm-bitcoin-mining-chip-development-of-full-bitcoin-mining-system/



    - OpenSats Receives $1M Donation From The Reynolds Foundation https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-receives-1m-from-reynolds-foundation/



    - Blossom Drive: Store & Retrieve Data on Public Servers Using sha256 Universal ID https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blossom-intro/



    - PayPal Proposes Scheme To Selectively Mine With ESG Compliant Miners https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/paypal-proposes-scheme-to-selectively-mine-with-esg-compliant-miners/



    - AntPool & Bitmain Acting as 'a Pool of Pools' - Report https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmain-antpool-pool-of-pools-report/



    3:41 - Cypherpunk manifesto

    9:35 - Samourai arrests

    18:54 - Dashboard

    20:39 - EU fin surveillance

    22:07 - Revisiting Antpool

    46:20 - Revisiting FISA surveillance

    50:41 - Big zaps

    52:51 - BIP editors

    55:22 - Strike Europe

    58:53 - CD hats

    1:00:32 - Primal top zaps

    1:06:17 - Boosts

    1:14:21 - Block 3nm

    1:16:50 - OpenSats $1M donation

    1:18:51 - Blossom

    1:24:38 - PayPal ESG mining

    1:29:02 - FBI warns against non-kyc



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    NEW EPOCH NEW ERA BITCOIN HALVING SPECIAL | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #301

    NEW EPOCH NEW ERA BITCOIN HALVING SPECIAL | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #301

    - Craig Wright Discontinues Tulip Trading Case in Major Win for Bitcoin Developers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/craig-wright-down-bad/

    - Bitcoin Core v0.27: BIP324 v2 Transport On by Default, New mempool.dat Format & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-core-v0-27/

    - OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Nostr Developers Stuart Bowman and hzrd149 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-stuart-bowman-hzrd149/

    - AntPool & Bitmain Acting as 'a Pool of Pools' - Report https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmain-antpool-pool-of-pools-report/

    - FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Bill Allowing NSA to Force US Businesses Serve as Surrogate Spies Advances to Senate https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fisa-section-702-reauthorization-bill-advances-to-senate/

    0:00 - Bitcoin sign
    5:10 - End of an epoch
    9:35 - Dashboard
    14:30 - Pools in pools
    21:00 - The Halving block
    31:30 - Halving events
    34:50 - Nashville RHR event
    39:50 - Dead men and dead man switches
    46:15 - Craig Wright
    49:35 - OpenSats grants
    52:50 - Bitcoin Core update
    55:10 - Yellen and other dinosaurs
    59:00 - FISA
    1:01:45 - Bitcoin is the only real market
    1:08:50 - Predictions for the next epoch
    1:30:45 - Shilling the sign

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    THE SHOW MUST GO ON | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #300

    THE SHOW MUST GO ON | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #300

    - Bhutan to Ramp Up Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 600MW as Halving Looms https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bhutan-to-upgrade-bitcoin-mining-in-himalayas-as-halving-looms/

    - Paraguay Reconsiders Mining Ban In Favor of Selling Excess Energy to Bitcoin Miners https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/paraguay-reconsiders-bitcoin-mining-ban/

    - Database Containing Personal Information of 5.1 Million Salvadoran Citizens Leaked https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/database-containing-personal-information-of-5-million-salvadoran-citizens-leaked/

    - Atlanta 2022 CoreDev Event Probed by the FBI https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/atlanta-2022-coredev-event-probed-by-the-fbi/

    - OpenSats Announces Long-Term Support for PabloF7z https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-lts-to-pablof7z/

    - Hardware Wallet Interface (HWI) v3.0.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hwi-v3-0-0/

    - Core Lightning v24.02.2 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v24-02-2/

    - LDK v0.0.122: Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-122/

    - Zeus v0.8.3: On-chain tx Coin Control for LND, Improved Controls for Neutrino Peers & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-8-3/

    - Mutiny Wallet v0.6.2: Federated Lightning Addresses for Mutiny+ Users https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-6-2/

    - Phoenix Wallet v2.2.2: Updated Fee Estimation for On-The-Fly Channel https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-2-2/

    - Sparrow Wallet v1.8.5: Whirlpool Over Decentralized Soroban https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v1-8-5/

    - RoninUI v2.5.0: New Troubleshooting Page, Enhanced Whirlpool UI https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/roninui-v2-5-0/

    - BlueWallet v6.6.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bluewallet-v6-6-0/

    - Bisq v1.9.15: Bug Fixes and Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-15/

    - Blockstream Green Android v4.0.27, iOS v4.0.26, Desktop v2.0.3 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-green-updates-4-0-27/

    - bitcoin++ Austin to Take Place on May 1-4 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-plus-plus-austin-2024/

    - Mi Primer Bitcoin Introduces 2024 Edition of Its Student Workbook https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mi-primer-bitcoin-workbook-2024/


    3:41 - This... Is...

    8:23 - Dashboard

    13:16 - Bit Block Boom

    17:02 - Bhutan mining

    19:40 - Paraguay does a 180

    23:47 - El Salvador massive leak

    28:29 - Atlanta Core Dev FBI probe

    31:41 - Open source DRAMA

    43:43 - Boosts

    47:56 - Mad world

    50:03 - Software updates

    58:34 - Announcements


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    GET ON THE BITCOIN TRAIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #299

    GET ON THE BITCOIN TRAIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #299

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    3:41 - The numbers, Marty, what do they mean?

    7:35 - Dashboard

    11:35 - Taiwan earthquake

    22:43 - XZ Tools

    34:21 - Argentina

    41:39 - Carbon credits

    44:26 - S21 Pro

    48:36 - Bull Bitcoin

    52:21 - Coinbase lightning

    53:17 - Casa

    58:07 - Tether grants BTCPay

    1:03:01 - Boosts

    1:23:00 - Software updates

    1:26:04 - HRF

    1:28:11 - Roman Sterlingov

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    • 1 hr 28 min
    SBF GETS 25 YEARS IN JAIL | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #298

    SBF GETS 25 YEARS IN JAIL | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #298

    - SBF Sentenced to 25 years in jail https://www.reuters.com/technology/sam-bankman-fried-be-sentenced-multi-billion-dollar-ftx-fraud-2024-03-28/



    - Julian Assange Granted Right to Fight Extradition to US https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/julian-assange-wins-right-to-full-appeal/



    - EU to Vote on New Draconian AML Package for Service Providers on April 22nd https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-inches-closer-to-new-draconian-aml-agreement/



    - Stratum V2 Reference Implementation (SRI) v1.0.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sri-v1-0-0/



    - Phoenixd: Phoenix for Server https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenixd-released/



    - Blockstream Jade v1.0.28: QR PIN Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-jade-v1-0-28/



    - CommerceBlock Introduced Lightning Latch Swap Protocol for Mercury Layer https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mercurylayer-lightning-latch-swap-protocol/



    - Machankura v2.0 to Turn Feature Phones Into Bitcoin Signing Devices https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/machankura-v2-0-teaser/



    - Fedi Bravo v1.15: Use Actual Funds, Fedi Mods & Fedi Fund https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fedi-bravo-v1-15/



    - RoninDojo v2.1.3: Decentralized Communication Over Soroban for Whirlpool Coordinator https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ronindojo-v2-1-3/



    - Alby Extension v3.7.0: Safari Browser Support, NIP-44, New Onboarding Flows https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-extension-v3-7-0/



    - Cashu Nutshell v0.15.2 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-15-2/



    - Hedgehog: Protocol for Asynchronous Layer 2 Bitcoin Payments https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-hedgehog/



    - Casa Launches Inheritance Product https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/casa-inheritance/



    - GoFetch: Vulnerability in M-series Mac Chips Lets Attackers Steal Encryption Keys https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gofetch-mac-m-series-chip-vulnerability/



    3:41 - SBF sentenced

    7:17 - The blue check box is opened

    11:26 - Mining and StratumV2

    29:08 - Dashboard

    34:24 - Tuur pops in

    41:28 - Assange

    44:32 - Diddy and eclipse

    49:24 - EU draconian AML

    55:35 - Boosts

    59:28 - Software updates

    1:36:51 - GoFetch

    1:39:08 - Elon selling user data

    1:40:07 - Treasury issuance

    1:41:59 - No hot takes on Moscow and Baltimore



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    • 1 hr 49 min
    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #297: HOLD ON TO YOUR SUITS

    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #297: HOLD ON TO YOUR SUITS

    - Samourai Launches Stage 1 of Whirlpool Decentralization https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/whirlpool-dencetralization-stage-1/



    - OpenSats Issues Long-Term Support Grant to Bruno Garcia https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-bruno-garcia/



    - The Human Rights Foundation Donates $500K to 14 Bitcoin Projects https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hrf-14-bitcoin-development-grants-2024/



    - MicroStrategy Surpasses 1% of Total BTC Supply Milestone Using Proceeds of Yet Another $600M Convertible Note Offering https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/microstrategy-acquires-over-1-of-total-btc-supply-following/



    - Nayib Bukele Reveals El Salvador's Bitcoin Address https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bukele-reveals-el-salvadors-bitcoin-address/



    - Teleport Transactions: Binaries & Libraries for Trustless P2P Maxwell-Belcher CoinSwap Protocol https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/teleport-transactions/



    - Electrum v4.5.4: Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-5-4/



    - Electrs v0.10.4 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrs-v0-10-4/



    - COLDCARD Q Firmware v1.0.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coldcard-q-firmware-v1-0-0/



    - RoboSats v0.6.0-alpha: The Federation Layer https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-6-0-alpha/



    - Bisq v2.0.0 Is Now Live https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-2-launched/



    - Zeus v0.8.2: 0-conf LSP Support for LND REST, PoS Print Receipts, Enhanced Recovery Interface https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-8-2/



    - UmbrelOS v1.0: New UI, Architectural Overhaul, Search & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/umbrelos-v1-0/



    - eNuts v0.3.1-beta: App Store Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/enuts-v0-3-1/



    - Cashu Nutshell v0.15.1: Blink as Lightning Funding Source https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-15-1/



    - Boltz Client v2.0.0: Swap Client for Automated, Cheap CLN & LND Channel Rebalancing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/boltz-client-v2-0-0/



    - Primal iOS v1.3.6: Multi-account Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-ios-v1-3-6/



    - BitGo Introduced Replace-By-Fee Support for Hot, Custodial & Self-Managed Wallets https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitgo-introduced-rbf/



    - Nostr.org: Nostr Protocol Splash Page https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostr-org/



    - Elon Musk Building Worlds Most Advanced Spy Satellite Swarm Network for US Gov https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/elon-musk-building-worlds-most-advanced-spy-satellite-swarm-network-for-us-gov/





    3:41 - Not a dump until 20%

    11:33 - Coldcard clarification

    15:45 - Dashboard

    17:36 - Samourai decentralization

    23:05 - OpenSats grant

    28:21 - HRF grants and USD E-cash

    41:13 - Microstrategy

    44:15 - El Salvador reveals address

    51:33 - CoinSwap

    53:45 - Boosts

    1:03:27 - Software updates

    1:19:54 - Elon is building an eye of god

    1:27:21 - Real estate is a shitcoin

    1:31:08 - Plugging Bitcoin Veterans

    1:32:36 - Closing riff





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