Rabbit Hole Recap

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Rabbit Hole Recap #264: Fitch Eyes US Default as "Soft Landing" Narrative Falters Aug 03, 2023

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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
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Rabbit Hole Recap #263: RESIST THE ORB Jul 27, 2023

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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 Grant https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alyssa-hertig-spiral-grant/ FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Decentralized Platform Users and Hosts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fbi-seizure-of-mastodon-server-is-a-wakeup-call-to-fediverse-users-and-hosts/ Clams v1.8.0: Channel Management https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/clams-v1-8-0/ Zeus v0.7.7-beta Is Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-7-7-beta/ Nix Bitcoin v0.0.95 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nix-bitcoin-v0-0-95/ Electrs v0.10.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrs-v0-10-0/ LDK v0.0.116: Anchoring the Roadmap https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-116/ Mempool.Space Updates: Full RBF, P2PK Outputs & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-space-updates-july/ Mutiny Wallet v0.4.4 Released, Android Version Is Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-4-1/ Breez SDK Core v0.1.4: Custom Errors & Bugfixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-core-v0-1-4/ BTCPay Server v1.11.0: Reporting, PoS Cart Redesign, Payment Sounds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-0/ Cashu Nutshell v0.13.0: Ecash Seed Phrase Backups https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-13-0/ Mostro v0.7.8: Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mostro-v0-7-8/ Iris Desktop App v0.2.0: New Features & Performance Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/iris-desktop-v0-2-0/ Nostr Data Vending Machine: A Marketplace for Data Processing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/data-vending-machine-implementation-open-sourced/ Amethyst v0.71.0: Geohash https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-70-8/ Arcade v0.3.2-beta: AI Chat, Performance Upgrades https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/arcade-chat-v0-3-2-beta/ Swarmstr: Nostr Knowledge Hub for Curious Minds https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/swarmstr-nostr-knowledge-hub-for-curious-minds/ SimpleX Chat v5.2.0: Message Delivery Receipts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v5-2-0/ TDAmeritrade calls for $800k bitcoin https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1684437760072105985 Blackrock Research from last year says most young people should have a 85% allocation to bitcoin https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4042239

3:45 - Back in the studio
6:02 - AI, Nostr, and Bitcoin
12:37 - How Zap Stream works
16:15 - ABDC
19:58 - Dashboard
21:40 - Orb content
34:17 - Chris Belcher update
43:16 - HRF bounties, serverless payjoin
52:30 - Chainalysis
57:37 - Self custodial mobile lightning
1:09:15 - LNDK Dev gets Spiral grant
1:09:54 - FBI seize Mastadon server
1:15:41 - Boostagrams
1:17:05 - Marty Jones
1:27:45 - Software updates
1:38:33 - TDAmeritrade bullish
1:46:49 - Graphene PayPal locked
1:51:11 - Bants
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Rabbit Hole Recap #262: CBDC Precursor FedNow Launches Jul 20, 2023

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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-bans-bitcoin-payments-investing-mining/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-android-alpha-open-source-stack/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-beta-public-release/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/binance-completed-integration-of-the-lightning-network/0:00 - Who even is this dude

3:45 - Who even is this dude

9:54 - Dashboard, price is flat

12:56 - Matt’s new setup

13:55 - Recapping Nashville Lightning

27:39 - Tax Code 6050I

37:02 - Kuwait “bans” Bitcoin

50:40- Splicing

1:02:44 - Mutiny public beta

1:10:14 - Primal is open source, Nostr talk

1:32:05 - Real estate crash

1:43:30 - Software updates

1:46:42 - Boostagrams

1:50:57 - Windowless apartments and other got mandates

2:06:50 - Plugging CD and wrapping

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Rabbit Hole Recap #261: Live From Nashville Lightning Summit Jul 14, 2023

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Rabbit Hole Recap #260: Larry Fink Comes Out of the Closet Jul 06, 2023

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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

Rabbit Hole Recap #259: Your Custodian's Custodian was a Ponzi Jun 29, 2023

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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.nobsbitcoin.com/new-spiral-grantee-matthew-ramsden/ Spiral Renews Developer Grant for Thunderbiscuit https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/spiral-renews-developer-grant-for-thunderbiscuit/ ZBD Launched Time-Based Bitcoin Rewards For Over 100 Android Games https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zbd-launched-time-based-rewards/ payjoin dev kit released https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pdk-a-payjoin-sdk/ nsecBunker v1.0 Release Opens Up Nostr For Shared Projects and Companies https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nsecbunker-v1-0/ Nostur v1.2.0: Viewing of Long Form Articles https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostur-v1-2-0/ Tor Browser v12.5 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-browser-v12-5/ Blixt Wallet v0.6.8: Speedloader https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blixt-wallet-v0-6-8/ Damus v1.5 with Removed Note Zaps Approved on App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/damus-v1-5/ BTCPay Server v1.10.3: Bug Fixes and Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-10-3/ Bitcoin Keeper v1.0.6 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v1-0-6/ Cashu Nutshell v0.12.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-12-1/ Ministry of Nodes Nodebox: Plug and Play Bitcoin Node https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ministry-of-nodes-nodebox/ Slovakia Lowers Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax Rate From 39% To 7% https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/slovakia-reduced-bitcoin-capital-gains-tax-from-39-to-7/

3:44 - Doing it live

8:10 - Dashboard

15:02 - Blackrock ETF

17:07 - Prime/Fortress Trust

33:46 - Hold your keys

42:40 - Riot MicroBT deal

49:52 - Spiral grants

55:02 - Lightning summit

1:01:27 - ZBD rewards on android games

1:03:06 - Air travel and bluechecks

1:12:34 - Back to Bitcoin vidya games

1:18:09 - Boostagrams

1:23:44 - Payjoin Dev Kit

1:39:09 - Software updates with a helicopter in Marty’s mic

1:41:09 - Tim Apple censoring Bitcoin

1:47:41 - More software updates

1:50:56 - Slovakia Bitcoin taxes lowered

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Rabbit Hole Recap #258: You Can't Trust Prime Trust Jun 22, 2023

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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 milestone https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostr-protocol-1-million-zaps/ Voltage Surge Launches https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/voltage-launches-surge/ Direct Messages, Custom Notifications Are Now Live on Primal, Mobile Apps May Be Coming Soon https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/direct-messages-live-on-primal/ LDK Node v0.1.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-ldk-node/ StartOS v0.3.4.3 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/startos-v0-3-4-3/ Trezor Suite v23.6.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trezor-suite-v23-6-1/ Highlighter v0.7.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/highlighter-v0-7-0/ Peach Bitcoin v0.2.9 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/peach-v0-2-9-released/ BitBox App v4.37.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbox-v4-37-1/ umbrelOS v0.5.4 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/umbrelos-v0-5-4/ Mutiny Wallet and Node Updates https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-and-node-updates/ Electrum v4.4.5 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-4-5/ NDK v0.5.4 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v0-5-4/ Eclair v0.9.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eclair-v0-9-0/ JoinInBox v0.8.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/joininbox-v0-8-0/

3:45 - A live unboxing?
7:05 - Titanic psyop
10:16 - Dashboard
11:43 - Prime Trust in trouble
29:50 - Blackrock ETF
38:04 - Marty Jones
48:36- Talking about price on RHR
55:54 - Energy demand response
1:22:11 - Fake Trezor
1:32:13 - Nostr hits 1 million zaps
1:33:10 - Voltage Surge
1:34:35 - Primal has DMs
1:36:57 - Boostagrams
1:40:33 - Software updates
1:46:09 - Bluecheck nonsense
1:48:09 - Papa Larry

Rabbit Hole Recap #257: Million Dollar Bitcoin by End of Day Jun 15, 2023

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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=YweUPFCipL8 Amethyst v0.58.2 https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases/tag/v0.58.2?ref=nobsbitcoin.com BTC RPC Explorer v3.4.0 https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer/releases/tag/v3.4.0?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Zeus v0.7.6 https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.6?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Citadel v0.2.3 https://github.com/runcitadel/os/releases/tag/v0.2.3?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Tails v5.14 https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.14/index.en.html?ref=nobsbitcoin.com MyNode v0.3.18 https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.3.18?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Mnemonikey https://github.com/kklash/mnemonikey/releases/tag/v0.0.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Core Lightning v23.05.1 https://blog.blockstream.com/core-lightning-v23-05-austin-texas-agreement-atxa/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com https://river.com/learn/files/river-payments-report.pdf?ref=blog.river.com https://www.wired.com/story/odni-commercially-available-information-report/0:00 - Nashville allergy season

3:45 - Nashville allergy season
13:48 - Million dollar bitcoin TODAY
16:25 - Dashboard
19:50 - Qualified custodians
37:23 - Mutiny, PWA, android superiority
46:43 - More on qualified custodians
48:49 - The catalyst to use freedom tech
52:30 - Rob joins to talk Miniscript and Bitcoin UX
1:10:35 - Cyber attacks
1:15:40 - Elon knows where you are
1:20:50 - Yellen on de-dollarization
1:24:35 - Apple and their matrix pod
1:32:45 - Bitkey
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Rabbit Hole Recap #256: The Bank Runs Continue Jun 08, 2023

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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-likely-behind-35m-atomic-wallet-hack-says-elliptic/ Greenlight Developer Preview Launches https://blog.blockstream.com/greenlight-by-blockstream-scalable-non-custodial-lightning-infrastructure-now-open-to-developers/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com Operation Triangulation: iOS Devices Targeted with Previously Unknown Malware https://securelist.com/operation-triangulation/109842/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com

4:45 - Thriving as bank runs continue continuing
7:48 - Dashboard
11:24 - Shit I forgot the transition to SEC going after coinbase and binance
22:41 - Binance history
25:38 - Prime Trust run rumors
33:36 - Gary on CBDCs
42:41 - ETH left off the SEC’s list
51:10 - Back to Prime Trust and better models
1:03:04- Matt won’t share with the class
1:11:15 - Fires in Canada
1:15:43 - Marty is a bluepilled bluechecker
1:16:56 - Atomic wallet hack
1:19:13 - Breaking news on Prime Trust
1:21:40 - Primal Nostr client has zaps
1:22:56 - LND update
1:25:43 - Boostagrams
1:28:13 - UK dystopia
1:38:19 - Blockstream Greenlight
1:40:29 - iOS Malware
1:43:45 - Nashville

Rabbit Hole Recap #255: The Debt Ceiling Does Not Exist Jun 01, 2023

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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 - Mempools ain’t clearing
1:25:39 - Last software update, btcpayserver
1:29:16 - nsecBunker
1:34:29 - Looking for stuff to talk about before wrapping up

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