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Rabbit Hole Recap ODELL and Marty Bent

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    Rabbit Hole Recap #254: No Rest for the Wicked

    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 - Boostagrams

    1:57:51 - Software updates

    2:01:29 - Robosats

    2:03:01 - Go watch the Open Source Stage archive

    2:05:11 - Marty gotta pee



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    • 2 hr 7 min
    Rabbit Hole Recap Live at Bitcoin 2023 with ODELL, Marty Bent, Max Keidun & Rob Hamilton - May 19th, 2023

    Rabbit Hole Recap Live at Bitcoin 2023 with ODELL, Marty Bent, Max Keidun & Rob Hamilton - May 19th, 2023

    Live From the Open Source Stage at Bitcoin 2023 in Miami on May 19th, 2023



    Guests: Max Keidun & Rob Hamilton

    YouTube: https://youtu.be/f4U-PAWv3ts



    0:00 - We're live!2:30 - Miniscript4:00 - This is RHR5:30 - Debifi and Bitcoin collateral12:00 - Mempool announcement19:40 - Ledger controversy27:00 - RFK speech28:50 - Questions46:05 - Final thoughts

    • 50 min
    Rabbit Hole Recap #252: Mempools Running Hot

    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-releases/detail/1312/marathon-digital-holdings-and-zero-two-to-develop-and?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Muun Wallet Is Experiencing Issues As High Fees Continue https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/muun-wallet-experiencing-issues-due-to-high-fees/

    Cash App Sold $2.16 Billion Worth of Bitcoin in Q1, Up By 25% Year Over Year https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cash-app-bitcoin-sales-profit-up/





    0:00 - Big party rip, what’s up with mempools?
    13:42 - Murch shills his podcast
    14:35 - Back to mempools and BTC shitcoins
    35:02 - History repeats
    40:12- RBF and CPFP
    51:50 - Fee spike’s effect on lighting adoption
    1:06:00 - Spam arguments and security budget
    1:11:15 - This week in Nashville
    1:21:00 - Boostagrams
    1:25:35 - Marathon Abu Dhabi mining
    1:33:30 - Tether balance sheet
    1:37:15 - Muun struggling
    1:41:20 - Tippin.me accused of exit scamming
    1:44:00 - Bull Bitcoin & Azteco KYC free
    1:48:27 - Mask off clips
    1:53:10 - Favorite Bitcoin hater
    2:01:10 - E-Verify
    2:08:37 - Crypto ownership growth
    2:15:13 - Wrapping up



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    • 2 hr 20 min
    Rabbit Hole Recap #251: $10,000,000 for Open Source Projects

    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-cryptomining-dame-tax/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    First Republic Bank fails, sold to JP Morgan https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2023/pr23034.html?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Venmo to finally enable self custody transfers https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2023-04-28-Introducing-Crypto-Transfers-for-Venmo-Customers?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Balaji capitulates on million dollar price call, donates an additional million https://balajis.com/fiat/

    LND v0.16.2 https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.16.2-beta?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Lightning Terminal v0.9.2-alpha https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.9.2-alpha?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Blixt Wallet v0.6.7 https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.7?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Sphinx Relay v2.3.1 https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-relay/releases/tag/v2.3.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Parmanode v2.3.4 https://github.com/ArmanTheParman/Parmanode/releases/tag/v2.3.4?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Alby Launches Nostr Wallet Connect https://blog.getalby.com/introducing-nostr-wallet-connect/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Feni v0.1.8: Cashu Wallet & Mint Implementation in Golang https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-feni/releases/tag/v0.1.8?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    AgoraDesk App v1.1.1 https://github.com/AgoraDesk-LocalMonero/agoradesk-app-foss/releases/tag/v1.1.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    MyNode v0.3.16 https://nitter.at/mynodebtc/status/1653150968454717442?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Zeus v0.7.5 https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.5?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Nayuta Wallet v.0.1.7 https://medium.com/nayuta-en/nayuta-wallet-v0-1-7-released-e544e5159d5d?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Stack Duo v1.0.5 https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_duo/releases/tag/build_008?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Bisq v1.9.10 https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v1.9.10?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Munstr: MuSig + Nostr https://github.com/0xBEEFCAF3/munstr?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Electrum v4.4.1 https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/releases/tag/4.4.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    Galoy v0.6.48 https://github.com/GaloyMoney/galoy/releases/tag/0.6.48?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    tracking growth in payjoin adoption https://payjoin.substack.com/p/tracking-growth-in-payjoin-adoption?sd=pf&ref=nobsbitcoin.com

    LNMesh: Offline Lightning Network Payments Using Community Wireless Mesh Networks https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.14559?ref=nobsbitcoin.com



    3:16 - OpenSats $10 mil15:59 - Dashboard, mempool bets33:06 - Bhutan mining49:19- Biden wants to ban mining56:48 - Banking crisis1:14:03 - Debt crisis1:24:18 - Venmo has bitcoin1:27:33 - Balaji pays up1:32:58 - Debt ceiling shutdown1:36:29 - Whitney Webb TFTC episode1:40:13 - Lnd update1:42:21 - Boostagrams1:47:02 - Software updates1:52:23 - Payjoin adoption1:55:09 - LNMesh1:59:19 - Shoutout to Fedi2:01:54 - Wrapping up



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    • 2 hr 2 min
    Rabbit Hole Recap #250: Bank Runs Continue

    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 - NIP-89

    1:06:00 - Strike global send

    1:08:10 - Preturnio op return search

    1:09:25 - Nunchuck coin control

    1:14:40 - Mutiny Node

    1:17:10 - Software update rapidfire

    1:20:20 - Amethyst

    1:23:45 - Balance of Satoshis

    1:24:30 - Bluewallet

    1:27:45 - Miner bug-out button

    1:32:15 - LND and NIP-94

    1:33:30 - Unchained hardware wallet guide

    1:34:00 - UK attacks end to end encryption

    1:39:55 - Clown world military EVs

    1:42:44 - Sudan

    1:45:53 - ASICs going to Russia

    1:48:15 - FINAL final shoutout, Coldcard talk

    2:00:20 - Boostagrams

    2:05:50 - FOSS principles and security/privacy

    2:08:55 - DCG owes Genesis

    2:11:50 - OpenSats pre announcement announcement



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    • 2 hr 17 min
    Rabbit Hole Recap #249: Is Russia Mining Bitcoin?

    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-sovereign-fund/

    https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sweden-removes-tax-credits-for-data-centers/

    https://twitter.com/clarkmoody/status/1645127454950866948

    https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1646470359346970624

    https://twitter.com/SGBarbour/status/1649046385248079877



    4:00 - Opening riff8:21 - Dashboard15:30 - Coinjoin drama23:40 - Marty loses brain cells & Matt talks privacy35:42 - Payjoin37:59 - Cashu42:16 - New Unchained46:50 - Russia mining?58:37 - Nostr hype1:06:26 - Bhutan stacked sats and got rugged1:09:11 - EU passes FATF rule1:13:56 - Jordan Peterson1:16:40 - Bitcoin art1:21:38 - Ordinals broken1:24:20 - Consensus alternatives in Austin1:31:37 - Unicoin1:33:23 - Boostagrams and an accidental shoutout1:37:50 - More Prime Trust rugging1:39:52 - Uncle Snotty loves his name



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