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Rabbit Hole Recap #261: Live From Nashville Lightning Summit

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Jul 14, 20231h 12m

Rabbit Hole Recap #260: Larry Fink Comes Out of the Closet

<p>Link Dump: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/4c09144b177eab14470725f9f0edd351</p> <p>3:45 - Happy 4th<br /> 10:38 - Resist the bluecheck<br /> 17:23 - Marty’s viral tweet<br /> 23:10 - Dashboard<br /> 26:18 - Bluecheck is CBDC<br /> 36:47 - Kraken ordered to turn over data to irs<br /> 41:03 - Houbi data breach<br /> 47:11 - Larry Fink about face on Bitcoin<br /> 55:05 - How many people understand Bitcoin?<br /> 1:00:56 - European tyrrany<br /> 1:08:19 - Boostagrams<br /> 1:17:59 - Software updates<br /> 1:36:28 - Bond market<br /> 1:39:59 - Biden<br /> 1:44:38 - Wrapping up</p> <p>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/</p>

Jul 6, 20231h 49m

Rabbit Hole Recap #259: Your Custodian's Custodian was a Ponzi

<p>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/</p> <p>3:44 - Doing it live</p> <p>8:10 - Dashboard</p> <p>15:02 - Blackrock ETF</p> <p>17:07 - Prime/Fortress Trust</p> <p>33:46 - Hold your keys</p> <p>42:40 - Riot MicroBT deal</p> <p>49:52 - Spiral grants</p> <p>55:02 - Lightning summit</p> <p>1:01:27 - ZBD rewards on android games</p> <p>1:03:06 - Air travel and bluechecks</p> <p>1:12:34 - Back to Bitcoin vidya games</p> <p>1:18:09 - Boostagrams</p> <p>1:23:44 - Payjoin Dev Kit</p> <p>1:39:09 - Software updates with a helicopter in Marty’s mic</p> <p>1:41:09 - Tim Apple censoring Bitcoin</p> <p>1:47:41 - More software updates</p> <p>1:50:56 - Slovakia Bitcoin taxes lowered</p> <p>1:53:11 - Wrapping 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/</p>

Jun 29, 20231h 57m

Rabbit Hole Recap #258: You Can't Trust Prime Trust

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

Jun 22, 20231h 57m

Rabbit Hole Recap #257: Million Dollar Bitcoin by End of Day

<p>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</p> <p>3:45 - Nashville allergy season<br /> 13:48 - Million dollar bitcoin TODAY<br /> 16:25 - Dashboard<br /> 19:50 - Qualified custodians<br /> 37:23 - Mutiny, PWA, android superiority<br /> 46:43 - More on qualified custodians<br /> 48:49 - The catalyst to use freedom tech<br /> 52:30 - Rob joins to talk Miniscript and Bitcoin UX<br /> 1:10:35 - Cyber attacks<br /> 1:15:40 - Elon knows where you are<br /> 1:20:50 - Yellen on de-dollarization<br /> 1:24:35 - Apple and their matrix pod<br /> 1:32:45 - Bitkey<br /> 1:40:56 - 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 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/</p>

Jun 15, 20231h 43m

Rabbit Hole Recap #256: The Bank Runs Continue

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

Jun 8, 20231h 48m

Rabbit Hole Recap #255: The Debt Ceiling Does Not Exist

<p>Link dump: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/5b64020655aec5ea6ae977b32c7a4b36</p> <p>4:26 - Remember cheap burgers?<br /> 8:51 - Dashboard<br /> 13:28 - Keeper wallet<br /> 16:35 - Debt ceiling<br /> 19:57 - 30% mining tax out the window<br /> 24:00 - National debt hockey stick<br /> 28:18- Parker hops in to talk debt<br /> 43:18 - New Swan partners<br /> 46:27 - BitMEX grants<br /> 47:35 - PyPi subpoena<br /> 50:48 - Remember, RHR is an AI show now<br /> 56:35 - Marty simps for Zucc<br /> 57:54 - Umbrel Home<br /> 1:00:44 - Boostagrams<br /> 1:06:05 - Software updates<br /> 1:20:24 - Mempools ain’t clearing<br /> 1:25:39 - Last software update, btcpayserver<br /> 1:29:16 - nsecBunker<br /> 1:34:29 - Looking for stuff to talk about before wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Jun 1, 20231h 41m

Rabbit Hole Recap #254: No Rest for the Wicked

<p>Link dump: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/a3c7c14c0e96551a1696d002ab4a9077</p> <p>5:02 - RHR is an AI show now</p> <p>10:19 - Presidential candidates talking Bitcoin</p> <p>16:26 - Dashboard</p> <p>19:25 - Bitcoin 2023</p> <p>27:06 - Chainalysis</p> <p>37:12 - Worldcoin</p> <p>52:38 - Azteco in Costa Rica</p> <p>54:11 - Back to Worldcoin</p> <p>57:41 - Ledger backpedals</p> <p>1:07:19 - Strike goes global</p> <p>1:18:32 - NYC freezes its own bank accounts</p> <p>1:28:33 - Fedi Alpha</p> <p>1:29:03 - Mutiny Wallet ft. Ben Carman</p> <p>1:42:21- Ben is shooed</p> <p>1:49:32 - Start9</p> <p>1:55:04 - Boostagrams</p> <p>1:57:51 - Software updates</p> <p>2:01:29 - Robosats</p> <p>2:03:01 - Go watch the Open Source Stage archive</p> <p>2:05:11 - Marty gotta pee</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

May 25, 20232h 7m

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

<p>Live From the Open Source Stage at Bitcoin 2023 in Miami on <strong>May 19th, 2023</strong></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/keidunm">Max Keidun</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham">Rob Hamilton</a></p> <p><strong>YouTube:</strong> <a href="https://youtu.be/f4U-PAWv3ts">https://youtu.be/f4U-PAWv3ts</a></p> <p>0:00 - We're live!<br /> 2:30 - Miniscript<br /> 4:00 - This is RHR<br /> 5:30 - Debifi and Bitcoin collateral<br /> 12:00 - Mempool announcement<br /> 19:40 - Ledger controversy<br /> 27:00 - RFK speech<br /> 28:50 - Questions<br /> 46:05 - Final thoughts</p>

May 23, 202350 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #252: Mempools Running Hot

<p>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/</p> <p>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 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/</p>

May 11, 20232h 20m

Rabbit Hole Recap #251: $10,000,000 for Open Source Projects

<p>$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</p> <p>3:16 - OpenSats $10 mil<br /> 15:59 - Dashboard, mempool bets<br /> 33:06 - Bhutan mining<br /> 49:19- Biden wants to ban mining<br /> 56:48 - Banking crisis<br /> 1:14:03 - Debt crisis<br /> 1:24:18 - Venmo has bitcoin<br /> 1:27:33 - Balaji pays up<br /> 1:32:58 - Debt ceiling shutdown<br /> 1:36:29 - Whitney Webb TFTC episode<br /> 1:40:13 - Lnd update<br /> 1:42:21 - Boostagrams<br /> 1:47:02 - Software updates<br /> 1:52:23 - Payjoin adoption<br /> 1:55:09 - LNMesh<br /> 1:59:19 - Shoutout to Fedi<br /> 2:01:54 - Wrapping up</p> <p>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://twi…</p>

May 4, 20232h 2m

Rabbit Hole Recap #250: Bank Runs Continue

<p>Links here because this description has a character limit: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/ee923f280221c5b0f2d91e9840322ffc</p> <p>0:00 - Shitcoiners took over Austin</p> <p>8:25 - Dashboard</p> <p>11:30 - Jerome Powell deepfake prank call</p> <p>24:35 - First Republic</p> <p>30:15 - Fed losing control</p> <p>35:00 - Tornado Cash dev free</p> <p>38:35 - Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund</p> <p>40:15 - Don't Trust Wallet</p> <p>47:10 - Shitcoins getting drained</p> <p>51:20 - PoW on Tor</p> <p>54:35 - Bitcoin on Telegram</p> <p>57:30 - Telegram ban in Brazil</p> <p>1:00:37 - Coinstr</p> <p>1:02:15 - NIP-89</p> <p>1:06:00 - Strike global send</p> <p>1:08:10 - Preturnio op return search</p> <p>1:09:25 - Nunchuck coin control</p> <p>1:14:40 - Mutiny Node</p> <p>1:17:10 - Software update rapidfire</p> <p>1:20:20 - Amethyst</p> <p>1:23:45 - Balance of Satoshis</p> <p>1:24:30 - Bluewallet</p> <p>1:27:45 - Miner bug-out button</p> <p>1:32:15 - LND and NIP-94</p> <p>1:33:30 - Unchained hardware wallet guide</p> <p>1:34:00 - UK attacks end to end encryption</p> <p>1:39:55 - Clown world military EVs</p> <p>1:42:44 - Sudan</p> <p>1:45:53 - ASICs going to Russia</p> <p>1:48:15 - FINAL final shoutout, Coldcard talk</p> <p>2:00:20 - Boostagrams</p> <p>2:05:50 - FOSS principles and security/privacy</p> <p>2:08:55 - DCG owes Genesis</p> <p>2:11:50 - OpenSats pre announcement announcement</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Apr 27, 20232h 17m

Rabbit Hole Recap #249: Is Russia Mining Bitcoin?

<p>This week Marty gets a new nickname.</p> <p>https://tass.ru/ekonomika/17542637</p> <p>https://twitter.com/TDF_Can/status/1648712428568424448</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-parliament-approves-travel-rule-and-mica/</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mullvad-vpn-data/</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wavman-music-player-for-nostr/</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zapworthy-nostr/</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/upgrade-your-luks-key-derivation-function/</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/n3xb-exchange/</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bhutan-sovereign-fund/</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sweden-removes-tax-credits-for-data-centers/</p> <p>https://twitter.com/clarkmoody/status/1645127454950866948</p> <p>https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1646470359346970624</p> <p>https://twitter.com/SGBarbour/status/1649046385248079877</p> <p>4:00 - Opening riff<br /> 8:21 - Dashboard<br /> 15:30 - Coinjoin drama<br /> 23:40 - Marty loses brain cells & Matt talks privacy<br /> 35:42 - Payjoin<br /> 37:59 - Cashu<br /> 42:16 - New Unchained<br /> 46:50 - Russia mining?<br /> 58:37 - Nostr hype<br /> 1:06:26 - Bhutan stacked sats and got rugged<br /> 1:09:11 - EU passes FATF rule<br /> 1:13:56 - Jordan Peterson<br /> 1:16:40 - Bitcoin art<br /> 1:21:38 - Ordinals broken<br /> 1:24:20 - Consensus alternatives in Austin<br /> 1:31:37 - Unicoin<br /> 1:33:23 - Boostagrams and an accidental shoutout<br /> 1:37:50 - More Prime Trust rugging<br /> 1:39:52 - Uncle Snotty loves his name</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Apr 20, 20231h 41m

Rabbit Hole Recap #248: The NY Times is a Dying Blog

<p>5:17 - Can't send bitcoin on an airplane<br /> 11:28 - Pierre Rochard CO2 trolling<br /> 21:49 - Texas anti-mining<br /> 25:45 - Drop Twitter, use Nostr<br /> 33:15 - BRICS meeting<br /> 35:21 - Chaumian Ecash<br /> 38:43 - Bitcoin Fog case<br /> 45:12 - Can't argue rulers into submission<br /> 48:48 - Is China taking Taiwan?<br /> 51:44 - AI will break you toilet<br /> 57:27 - Elon's social credit score<br /> 1:02:47 - Off-chain channel management<br /> 1:03:49 - Come grab Matt's $2000 knob<br /> 1:05:44 - Xapo bank<br /> 1:08:30 - Easter resurrection of the market?<br /> 1:11:16 - Vivec's workshop<br /> 1:16:01 - Boostagrams 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/</p>

Apr 13, 20231h 23m

Rabbit Hole Recap #247: BRICS Bucks

<p>5:17 - It takes a while at the start ;)<br /> 6:15 - Dashboard<br /> 8:45 - BRICS Bucs<br /> 16:52 - Chinese agents using America's southern border<br /> 27:06 - BRICS Bucs are bad for the dollar<br /> 29:35 - Bitcoin's messianic aspects<br /> 31:25 - Mutiny Wallet<br /> 37:16 - Texas rugs miners<br /> 45:35 - CZ rumors<br /> 50:05 - Paxful shut down<br /> 55:15 - Noones<br /> 58:23 - Emerging markets and beef sticks<br /> 59:35 - MacOS Bitcoin whitepaper<br /> 1:00:50 - Twitter trolls everyone<br /> 1:06:15 - Coinbase coming down?<br /> 1:09:15 - Clown world<br /> 1:10:51 - Marty meets the Bidens<br /> 1:11:25 - Mulvad browser<br /> 1:17:49 - Zaprite 2.0<br /> 1:20:34 - Hyperbitcoinization panel at Bitcoin 2023<br /> 1:22:15 - Mempool spam and block fees<br /> 1:26:23 - Chivo is flagging Wasabi coinjoins<br /> 1:28:18 - Volitility incoming?<br /> 1:32:10 - Boostagrams<br /> 1:35:32 - Cashapp founder stabbed<br /> 1:39:00 - ZeroSync<br /> 1:41:11 - Beef Initiative Summit<br /> 1:43:13 - Packed week at Bitcoin Park<br /> 1:45:10 - Wrapping up</p> <p>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/</p>

Apr 6, 20231h 49m

Rabbit Hole Recap #246: Time is Scarce

<p>https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1641079790537981952?s=20</p> <p>https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/route-blinding-merged/</p> <p>https://twitter.com/RadarHits/status/1641414101527142402?s=20</p> <p>0:00 - RIP Mr. Bent<br /> 6:45 - Dashboard<br /> 7:50 - Tik Tok ban AKA Patriot Act 2.0<br /> 22:25 - Dedollarisation<br /> 27:40 - Can't stop the signal<br /> 31:20 - Lightning route blinding<br /> 35:30 - Big difficulty adjustment<br /> 42:30 - Fedi pools<br /> 48:27 - ZeroSync utreexo<br /> 56:10 - Then they fight you<br /> 1:01:20 - Hug your kids, hug your parents<br /> 1:03:00 - It was never gonna be easy<br /> 1:06:15 - Brief software updates<br /> 1:07:30 - Texas Senate on mining<br /> 1:09:05 - EU monetary surveillance<br /> 1:12:25 - Boostagrams<br /> 1:19:00 - We didn't start the fire</p> <p>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/</p>

Mar 31, 20231h 24m

Rabbit Hole Recap #245: Million Dollar Bitcoin in 84 Days

<p>Marty dons a very cool and stylish hat while Matt rations his wifi.</p> <p>https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1638830291287527424</p> <p>https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/1639014379713708033</p> <p>https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1639013798362112000</p> <p>https://tradeblock.com/markets/bfnx/xbt-usd/30m/</p> <p>https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqyr2wfe8ycrwwfeqgsffcng7jk2fnq5vylp5m2sm26q3q4e7z9rr4lkh2qkq3pfkxam5rsrqsqqqa28rngva8</p> <p>https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqnxsar5wpen5te0w3n8gcewd9hj7mtpwf68juedvfjkuap0d9ehxat995cnxve0qgszsfr2amdk0jnmy5qukevqmspvky4s9j4va50h9xakr9wsv2cs3tgrqsqqqa284pg574</p> <p>Pod<br /> 3:16 - Opening riff<br /> 5:02 - Dashboard<br /> 7:37 - Balaji's prediction<br /> 10:13 - Powell is nervous<br /> 14:54 - Regulatory crackdown<br /> 21:00 - Wells notices<br /> 24:34 - Bitcoin's official separation from shitcoins?<br /> 28:03 - Foreign power grabs while US banks fail<br /> 30:54 - Individual states opposed to CBDCs<br /> 35:11 - Bitcoin feels scarce<br /> 37:58- They're scared shitless<br /> 42:57 - Dollar reserve on shaky ground if Saudis bail<br /> 44:53 - Matt gets internet rationed<br /> 46:56 - Hash value and price divergence<br /> 50:01 - Matt's presidential campaign<br /> 51:45 - Difficulty adjustment live on air<br /> 52:59 - Nostrica<br /> 56:23 - Habla<br /> 1:00:53 - Hindenberg accuses Block of fraud<br /> 1:05:17 - White house disses Bitcoin<br /> 1:06:30 - Priorities<br /> 1:11:05 - Central bank paper bitcoin<br /> 1:16:04 - Shoutouts and boostagrams</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Mar 23, 20231h 24m

Rabbit Hole Recap #244: Bitcoin Fixes This

<p>silvergate, silicon valley bank, and signature bank failures</p> <p>bailout of remaining banks</p> <p>robosats disables swap feature due to vulnerability https://nitter.at/RoboSats/status/1635432123648622593</p> <p>luxor releases custom mining firmware https://luxor.tech/firmware</p> <p>lnbits diy nostr signing device https://github.com/lnbits/nostr-signing-device</p> <p>specter v2.0.0 https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v2.0.0?ref=no-bullshit-bitcoin</p> <p>start9 embassy v0.3.4 https://github.com/Start9Labs/embassy-os/releases/tag/v0.3.4</p> <p>ronindojo team is now offers degoogled phones https://ronindojo.io/en/roninmobile</p> <p>custodial mixer chipmixer shut down https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/international-authorities-take-down-chipmixer/</p> <p>4:41 - Ninja launch<br /> 9:06 - Dashboard<br /> 10:40 - Banks melting<br /> 20:05 - Thomas joins<br /> 33:27 - Companies splitting up bank accounts<br /> 35:14 - Bitcoin fixes this<br /> 36:54 - Is this an attack on Bitcoin?<br /> 45:41 - What happens next?<br /> 50:12 - Lionel Shriver the Bitcoiner<br /> 42:46 - Banking crisis in the age of social media<br /> 55:28 - LuxOS<br /> 58:29 - Inscriptions<br /> 1:05:01 - Mempools will (never) be empty<br /> 1:10:41 - Are we in the storm's eye?</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Mar 16, 20231h 23m

Rabbit Hole Recap #243: Run on the Banks

<p>4:41 - It's happening!<br /> 11:43 - Matt's bank run rabbit hole<br /> 15:39 - Mechanics of what's happening<br /> 18:46 - The speed of events<br /> 27:16 - Fed pivot<br /> 28:40 - Marty's bluecheck<br /> 30:08 - Dashboard flashed<br /> 30:34 - USDC<br /> 34:19 - Exchanges impacted by banks<br /> 44:25 - Slow mo into collapse<br /> 1:00:05 - Bitcoin's going to be blamed<br /> 1:04:30 - Final thoughts, wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Mar 10, 20231h 14m

Rabbit Hole Recap #242: CashApp Users Bought Over $7B in Bitcoin Last Year

<p>Silvergate Bank in trouble https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/03/02/silvergate-stock-drops-over-50-as-crypto-clients-flee-beleaguered-bank/ & https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1593630883889778689/photo/2</p> <p>Cashapp users bought $7.11 billion in bitcoin last year https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/files/2023/02/Block_Shareholder-Letter-4Q22.pdf</p> <p>Block details global self custody wallet ambitions https://wallet.build/helping-customers-move-between-fiat-and-bitcoin-how-well-build[…]-to-bring-more-people-to-self-custody/</p> <p>Block announces LSP operated by TBD https://cequals.xyz/</p> <p>BTCPay Server Coinjoin Plugin https://twitter.com/MrKukks/status/1630221270246719489</p> <p>Seedsigner v0.6.0 https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.6.0</p> <p>ColdCard MK4 v5.1.0 https://blog.coinkite.com/5.1.0-released/</p> <p>Sparrow Wallet v1.7.3 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.7.3</p> <p>BTCPay Server v1.8.0 https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.8.0</p> <p>Stack Wallet v1.5.44 https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_wallet/releases/tag/build_131</p> <p>Nunchuk and Coinkite Strategic Partnership https://nunchuk.io/blog/nunchuk-coinkite</p> <p>Naira Crisis Fueling Bitcoin Adoption https://www.forbes.com/sites/abubakarnurkhalil/2023/03/01/nigerian-election-and-naira-crisis-is-fueling-bitcoin-adoption/</p> <p>Bitcoin Optech Launches Podcast https://twitter.com/bitcoinoptech/status/1630613222389694474</p> <p>Freedom Money EP5 https://youtu.be/kXzcVAXiZeE</p> <p>6:36 - Opening riff</p> <p>32:47 - Dashboard</p> <p>34:24 - Matt's the Jim Cramer of mempools</p> <p>47:05 - Silvergate</p> <p>1:06:18 - Mandibles Mandibles Mandibles</p> <p>1:21:34 - Cashapp bitcoin sales</p> <p>1:26:52 - Block wallet</p> <p>1:31:24 - Block LSP</p> <p>1:34:14 - BTCPay WabiSabi</p> <p>1:54:26 - Seedsigner v0.6.0</p> <p>1:56:17 - ColdCard Mk4 v5.1.0</p> <p>2:00:26 - Sparrow v1.7.3</p> <p>2:01:36 - BTCPay Server v1.8.0</p> <p>2:02:22 - Stack Wallet v1.5.44</p> <p>2:04:32 - Boostagrams</p> <p>2:18:40 - Nunchuck Coinkite</p> <p>2:20:34 - Bitcoin Optech</p> <p>2:22:00 - Abubakar Article</p> <p>2:24:25 - Freedom Money Ep 5</p> <p>2:26:47 - Layoffs</p> <p>2:39:57 - Wrap up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Mar 2, 20232h 42m

Rabbit Hole Recap #241: It's All So Tiresome

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss</p> <p>bluewallet shutting down default lightning wallet april 30th https://bluewallet.io/sunsetting-lndhub/</p> <p>marco falke stepping down as maintainer https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/marco-falke-steps-down/</p> <p>tropic square open source secure elements completes first round of testing https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/tropic-square-completes-initial-testing-on-chip</p> <p>OP_Vault proposal https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/0204c9a1f9a9075f2483450f1bab034d453270b7/bip-vaults.mediawiki</p> <p>Congressman Tom Emmer introduces anti CBDC bill https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1628397390024638466</p> <p>blastr nostr relay implementation https://github.com/MutinyWallet/blastr</p> <p>twitter launches “coins” https://twitter.com/Tree_of_Alpha/status/1628466657789202440</p> <p>freedom money ep 4 https://youtu.be/MWmfDSxtvi0</p> <p>nashville energy and mining summit panels released to podcast feed https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_/status/1627700730030342144</p> <p>coinbase launches shitcoin layer 2 network “base” </p> <p>https://base.org/</p> <p>0:00 - Is Last of Us the first good video game adaptation?<br /> 4:24 - Mandibles Mandibles Mandibles interview<br /> 7:59 - Dashboard interrupted by real estate shower thoughts<br /> 19:10 - Marty sets up to lose some sats<br /> 20:41 - Blue Wallet closing custodial lightning<br /> 34:44 - Twitter vs Nostr<br /> 43:58 - Marco Falke steps down<br /> 54:30 - OP_VAULT and speedy trial<br /> 1:13:50 - Tom Emmer anti-CBDC bill<br /> 1:29:00 - Mutiny Wallet Blastr<br /> 1:32:57 - Freedom Money episode 4<br /> 1:34:27 - Bitcoin Park Mining Summit podcast release<br /> 1:35:50 - Coinbase Base<br /> 1:40:00 - Flow 2.0<br /> 1:42:58 - Shoutouts and Booatagrams<br /> 1:55:06 - Marty pays up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Feb 23, 20232h 9m

Rabbit Hole Recap #240: Bitcoin is the Only True Stablecoin

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>“Stable Coins” Under Fire https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1590454881223028736</p> <p>Fedimint Hackathon Winners https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/fedimint-hackaton-winners</p> <p>Strike launches Sending API https://docs.strike.me/walkthrough/sending-payments/</p> <p>Breez launches SDK https://medium.com/breez-technology/lightning-for-everyone-in-any-app-lightning-as-a-service-via-the-breez-sdk-41d899057a1d</p> <p>Jam v0.1.5 https://github.com/joinmarket-webui/jam/releases/tag/v0.1.5</p> <p>Elements v22.1 https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/releases/tag/elements-22.1</p> <p>Blixt v0.6.4 https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.4</p> <p>Passport v2.0.6 https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/passport2/releases/tag/v2.0.6</p> <p>Seed Tool v2.0.2 https://github.com/BitcoinQnA/seedtool/releases/tag/2.0.2</p> <p>Wyoming Private Keys Bill https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2023/HB0086</p> <p>SATSx Hackathon https://www.meetup.com/pleb-lab/events/290888354/</p> <p>Freedom Money E3 with Janine https://youtu.be/xTfY5TjuN2A</p> <p>6:13 - Chemical fires, UFOs, and the Eagles lost<br /> 14:30 - Silent.link shill<br /> 16:49 - Dashboard<br /> 22:03 - Stablecoins unstable<br /> 33:06 - Fediment hackathon winners<br /> 40:20 - Bing became Skynet<br /> 42:48 - Strike sending API<br /> 46:30 - Breez SDK<br /> 50:21 - JAM v0.1.5<br /> 53:33 - Elements v22.1<br /> 55:04 - Blixt v0.6.4<br /> 55:32 - Passport v2.0.6<br /> 56:45 - Seed Tool v2.0.2<br /> 58:29 - Shoutouts and boostagrams<br /> 1:08:53 - Mr. Bent weather report<br /> 1:12:58 - Wyoming private keys bill<br /> 1:17:53 - Sad news for a ride or die freak<br /> 1:19:38 - Bitcoin events to attend instead of SXSW<br /> 1:28:18 - Freedom Money episode 3<br /> 1:30:22 - Macro brief<br /> 1:37:52 - Wrap up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>Silent.Link</p> <p>http://silent.link/rhr</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Feb 17, 20231h 38m

Rabbit Hole Recap #239: End of a Wild Week with NVK and Dern

<p>This week Marty and Matt and Joined by NVK and BitDern to discuss: </p> <p>Sparrow Wallet v1.7.2 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.7.2</p> <p>Zeus v0.7.2 https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.2</p> <p>BTCPay Server v1.7.6 https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.7.6</p> <p>coldcard q1 https://coldcard.com/docs/coldcard-q1</p> <p>local bitcoins shutting down https://localbitcoins.com/service_closure/</p> <p>search Freedom Money on youtube to watch ODELL's new series </p> <p>4:03 - Surprise party rip!<br /> 6:16 - Bitdevs open source<br /> 14:19 - Coldcard Q1<br /> 24:12 - Nostr<br /> 38:20 - Fedi pool<br /> 47:51 - Matt the pro surfer<br /> 51:20 - Regulatory clamp down and its effects<br /> 1:21:51 - NVK the pro podcaster<br /> 1:25:48 - Cathedra underclocking data<br /> 1:32:21 - Software updates<br /> 1:36:19 - Shoutouts and boostagrams<br /> 1:42:13 - Scrib shill<br /> 1:50:13 - RIP LocalBitcoins<br /> 1:51:59 - Gary: not your keys not your coins<br /> 1:54:50 - Wrap up </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>IVPN</p> <p>https://www.ivpn.net/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Feb 10, 20231h 56m

Rabbit Hole Recap #238: The Government Rugpulls Have Escalated

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>Lebanon officially devalues currency 90% https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/lebanon-sharply-devalues-official-exchange-rate-central-bank-says-2023-02-01/</p> <p>prime trust loses texas license, swan and fold users can no longer buy, strike unaffected</p> <p>ordinal inscriptions controversy</p> <p>strike commerce launches with clover point of sale systems https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1618731420998049798</p> <p>joinmarket v0.9.9 https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.9.9</p> <p>btcpay critical vulnerability disclosure https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-server-cve-2022-32984/</p> <p>strike expands remittance service to phillipines https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-expands-remittance-feature-to-phillipines/</p> <p>eu chat control law is fucked up https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/2/1/eu-chat-control-law-will-ban-open-source-operating-systems/</p> <p>freedom money ep 1 with gigi https://youtu.be/6Tr4-DL1c1s </p> <p>5:54 - Opening riff<br /> 7:53 - Dashboard<br /> 11:53 - Nation state rug pulls<br /> 33:33 - Prime Trust out of Texas<br /> 43:35 - Governments hate milk and eggs<br /> 54:58 - Ordinals controversy<br /> 1:24:26 - Luxor ASIC exchange<br /> 1:27:22 - Strike Phillipines remittances<br /> 1:30:03 - Shoutouts and boostagrams<br /> 1:43:16 - An abrupt wrap up </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>IVPN</p> <p>https://www.ivpn.net/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Feb 2, 20231h 45m

Rabbit Hole Recap #237: Evening Rip to End a Quiet Week

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>blockstream raises $125M https://www.prweb.com/releases/2023/1/prweb19127332.htm</p> <p>strike launches first clover merchant https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1618731420998049798</p> <p>fold launches enterprise api https://foldapp.com/api</p> <p>prime trust cut from texas, swan and fold impacted https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-texas-issues/</p> <p>tails v5.9 https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.9/</p> <p>lnbits v0.9.6 https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases/tag/0.9.6.1</p> <p>freedom money https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1618353021330628632</p> <p>5:54 - Opening riff<br /> 8:24 - Freedom Money<br /> 13:47 - War stories from potty training<br /> 15:59 - Bitcoin, cash, and CBDC in/convenience<br /> 37:04 - Dashboard<br /> 38:13 - Blockstream funding<br /> 40:27 - Strike Clover integration<br /> 45:16 - Fold api<br /> 48:44 - Prime Trust cut off from Texas<br /> 54:43 - Voger Ver owes Genesis who owes users<br /> 58:59 - Matt reads a shoutout with extra pep and pizazz<br /> 1:04:40 - Event shilling<br /> 1:09:31 - Tails v5.9<br /> 1:10:02 - v0.9.6<br /> 1:20:02 - A final shill and wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>IVPN</p> <p>https://www.ivpn.net/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Jan 27, 20231h 23m

Rabbit Hole Recap #236: Bitcoin Mining Saves Animals

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- 196 Members of Congress Took FTX Money https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/17/congress-ftx-problem-1-in-3-members-got-cash-from-crypto-exchanges-bosses/</p> <p>- Congo National Park Relies on Hydro Powered Bitcoin Mine https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/13/1066820/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-mining-congo-virunga-national-park/</p> <p>- BIP 329 Merged: Standard for Wallet Label Exports and Imports Between Wallets https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0329.mediawiki</p> <p>- Blixt Wallet v0.6.2 https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.2</p> <p>- Understanding The COLDCARD Mk4 Security Model and Secure Element Use https://blog.coinkite.com/understanding-mk4-security-model/</p> <p>- US Law Enforcement Agencies Surveil Over 150M Financial Transactions of Americans Without a Warrant https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-known-surveillance-program-captures-money-transfers-between-u-s-and-more-than-20-countries-11674019904</p> <p>- Lightning Summit at Bitcoin Park https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/291052525/</p> <p>5:55 - Safari Matt<br /> 11:18 - Mining Summit recap<br /> 35:34 - FAA theories<br /> 39:42 - Dashboard<br /> 42:25 - Lightning Summit and Bitcoin Takeover<br /> 44:40 - FTX money went to 1/3 of Congress<br /> 46:26 - GTX<br /> 52:59 - Congo hydroelectric mining<br /> 59:19 - Breaking Cashapp LN news<br /> 1:02:08 - Bitzlato<br /> 1:07:21 - Marty leaks security details<br /> 1:08:10 - BIP 329<br /> 1:14:40 - Shoutouts and Boostagrams<br /> 1:20:58 - Blixt 0.6.2<br /> 1:22:06 - Understanding Coldcard security<br /> 1:29:49 - US financial surveillance<br /> 1:35:29 - Mandibles Section: Bank of Japan rushes in<br /> 1:38:56 - We're already in a recession<br /> 1:47:22 - Tech layoffs<br /> 1:51:21 - Saudi fading petrodollar</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital</p> <p>https://unchained.com/concierge/</p> <p>IVPN</p> <p>https://www.ivpn.net/</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p>https://coinkite.com/</p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p>Shop Now</p> <p>https://merch.tftc.io/</p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos</p> <p>Clips YT Channel</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ</p> <p>Website</p> <p>https://tftc.io/</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tftc21</p> <p>Instagram</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/</p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://tftc.io/podcasts/</p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p>https://twitter.com/ODELL</p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p>https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/</p> <p>Podcast</p> <p>https://citadeldispatch.com/</p>

Jan 19, 20231h 55m

Rabbit Hole Recap #235: Party Rip at Bitcoin Park in Nashville

<p>This week Marty and Matt party it up in Nashville! </p> <p>https://bitcoinpark.co </p> <p>7:05 - Party rip!<br /> 8:51 - PubKey<br /> 12:05 - Introducing guests and year in review<br /> 15:45 - Exchange degeneracy<br /> 18:35 - Interest rate hikes<br /> 21:34 - Talking about the future<br /> 24:50 - Samuel Deep Fried Bankrupt Man<br /> 27:25 - Rich history of scams and rug pulls<br /> 33:40 - Mining predictions<br /> 38:19 - ASIC loans<br /> 42:13 - Favorite mining scam<br /> 48:02 - Having fun watching Barry vs Winklevii<br /> 55:22 - Is the bottom in?<br /> 56:51 - Hunting Satoshi<br /> 1:01:20 - Wrapping up </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/">IVPN</a></p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">Coinkite</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Jan 12, 20231h 8m

Rabbit Hole Recap #234: Where's the money, Barry?!

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- winklevoss blast silbert https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gemini-cofounder-cameron-public-letter/</p> <p>- dcg fires 30% of employees at genesis https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-lender-genesis-lays-off-30-of-staff-11672939434</p> <p>- dcg shutters wealth management division https://www.theinformation.com/articles/genesis-parent-company-dcg-shutters-its-wealth-management-division</p> <p>- silvergate lost $700m during ftx panic bank run https://www.wsj.com/articles/silvergate-raced-to-cover-8-1-billion-in-withdrawals-during-crypto-meltdown-11672895207</p> <p>- coinbase pays NY Gov $50M implements stricter KYC https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/business/coinbase-settlement-anti-money-laundering.html</p> <p>- electrum v4.3.3 https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES</p> <p>- zeus v0.7.1 https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.1</p> <p>- bdk v0.26.0 https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/releases/tag/v0.26.0</p> <p>- rust whirlpool implementation https://github.com/straylight-orbit/whirlpool-client-rs</p> <p>- nunchuk adds collaborative custody subscriptions https://nunchuk.io/blog/introducing-the-honey-badger-wallet</p> <p>- fedimint hackathon https://www.fedi.xyz/fedimint-hackathon</p> <p>- new zoltan https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/files/2022/12/ZoltanPozsar-CreditSuisse-WarandCommodity-Encumbrance.pdf </p> <p>10:30 - Opening riff<br /> 14:18 - Dashboard fakeout<br /> 16:12 - You could ski down the Dow Jones chart<br /> 19:50 - Dashboard for real<br /> 24:08 - Recession<br /> 31:53 - DCG<br /> 34:36 - Cameron Winklevoss's letter<br /> 36:11 - More DCG<br /> 40:19 - What's Gemini Earn?<br /> 47:24 - Cognitive dissonance of finance and crypto<br /> 50:25 - Humble stackers win out<br /> 52:32 - Luke Dashjr lost his coins<br /> 58:09 - Matt's new Coldcard guide<br /> 1:01:05 - Genesis cascade effect and Silvergate bank run<br /> 1:05:21 - IndyMac clip, volume warning<br /> 1:10:22 - Back to Silvergate<br /> 1:12:57 - Bitcoin over gold<br /> 1:18:52 - Bitcoin's marshmallow test<br /> 1:25:36 - Coinbase pays NY, gets stronger KYC<br /> 1:27:38 - Software updates lightning round<br /> 1:28:35 - Straylight Orbit<br /> 1:29:22 - Nunchuck<br /> 1:34:58 - The Coinbase ad<br /> 1:37:37 - Fedi hackathon<br /> 1:38:45 - Boostagrams<br /> 1:40:43 - Zoltan's back<br /> 1:45:25 - Closing riff </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/">IVPN</a></p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">Coinkite</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Jan 7, 20231h 49m

Rabbit Hole Recap #233: A Final Recap For The Rollercoaster Of A Year That Was 2022

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Another reminder to protect yourself if you used lastpass</p> <p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/23/bankman-frieds-incredible-shrinking-250-million-bond/">- SBF “$250M bond” was BS</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/12/29/2580596/0/en/Bitfarms-Promotes-Geoffrey-Morphy-to-Chief-Executive-Officer.html">- Bitfarms CEO resigns</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/derickdavid/2022/12/28/gemini-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-unregistered-interest-bearing-accounts/">- Gemini users file class action lawsuit</a> </p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/samourai-wallet/wallet-update-0-99-98g-the-stealth-mode-update-b11942f6cd74">- Samourai v0.99.98g</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.7.3">- BTCPay v1.7.3</a> </p> <p><a href="https://jamdocs.org/software/installation/">- JAM now available on most major node packages</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/utxoclub/status/1608049589478916096">- FROSTR multisig nostr</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/twitter-data-breach-400m-accounts-compromised/">- Twitter Data Breach</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1608475551957749761">- US Housing Chart</a> </p> <p>- Energy and Mining Week in Nashville</p> <p><a href="https://b.tc/conference/open-source-contributors">- Free Open Source Contributor Tickets to Bitcoin 2023</a> </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1295-arctic-blast-affected-btcoin-hashrate/">- Demand response affecting hashrate</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/galaxy-to-acquire-helios-bitcoin-mining-facility-from-argo-blockchain-864890876.html">- Argo sells Helios site to Galaxy for $65m and gets a $35m line of asic backed credit from Galaxy</a> </p> <p>10:19 - Marty visited Pubkey<br /> 15:21 - The year of self custody<br /> 32:54 - Gemini class-action<br /> 34:00 - Dashboard<br /> 35:41 - Did miners save Texas from the arctic blast?<br /> 45:52 - Heating the house with miners<br /> 54:09 - Defending from infrastructure failure<br /> 1:03:44 - Mining summit in Nashville<br /> 1:04:50 - Galaxy acquires Argo Helios<br /> 1:10:27 - Reminder to protect yourself from LastPass breach<br /> 1:17:22 - SBF bullshit bond<br /> 1:22:00 - Stay humble and stack sats<br /> 1:24:32 - Bitfarms new CEO<br /> 1:28:40 - Boostagrams<br /> 1:31:32 - Samourai v0.99.98g<br /> 1:34:25 - BTCPayserver, same as last week<br /> 1:34:52 - JAM<br /> 1:37:16 - FROSTR<br /> 1:42:16 - Twitter data breach<br /> 1:48:17 - US housing market<br /> 1:53:37 - Open source tickets for Bitcoin 2023<br /> 1:58:24 - Closing the year</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/">IVPN</a></p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">Coinkite</a></p>

Dec 29, 20222h 12m

Rabbit Hole Recap #232: Merry Christmas!

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss so many things that we hit the character limit in the description. </p> <p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/20/bitcoin-miner-core-scientific-filing-for-bankruptcy-will-keep-mining.html">- Core Scientific Files for Bankruptcy</a> </p> <p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-frieds-top-associates-plead-guilty-to-us-charges/">- Two FTX Execs Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftx-founder-bankman-fried-make-us-court-appearance-after-extradition-2022-12-22/">- SBF Released on $250M bond</a> </p> <p><a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/social-platforms-policy">- Twitter announces policy banning nostr and other social promotion</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1604953664719683585">- QuadrigaCX addresses thought to be dead wake up</a> </p> <p><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-miner-greenidge-debt-deal-nydig">- Greenidge Sells Hash to NYDIG to Avoid Bankruptcy</a> </p> <p><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/hrf-awards-325000-bitcoin-grants">- HRF Awards $325K in new grants</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.0">- Zeus v0.7.0</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension/releases/tag/v1.21.0">- Alby v1.21.0</a> </p> <p><a href="https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.8/index.en.html">- Tails v5.8</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.7.2">BTCPay Server v1.7.2</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.7.3">- BTCPay v1.7.3</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/releases/tag/v0.0.113">- LDK v0.0.113</a> </p> <p><a href="https://doc.breez.technology/Bounties.html#satscard-integration">- Breez Satscard Bounty</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/paul-sztorc-launches-layer-2-labs/">- Sztorc Launches Company Focused on Drivechains</a></p> <p><a href="https://blog.lastpass.com/2022/12/notice-of-recent-security-incident/">- LastPass Compromised </a></p> <p>10:19 - Merry Christmas!<br /> 14:02 - Jan 11th Bitcoin Park meetup<br /> 20:25 - Dashboard<br /> 23:13 - Nostr is doing great<br /> 30:23 - CoreSci bankrupt<br /> 49:09 - ASIC are cool<br /> 56:16 - FTX execs plead guilty<br /> 1:06:34 - Elon doesn't like privacy<br /> 1:15:47 - QuadrigaCX awakens<br /> 1:28:18 - HRF grants<br /> 1:31:12 - Shoutouts<br /> 1:37:10 - Zeus v0.7.0<br /> 1:42:43 - Alby v1.21.0<br /> 1:43:56 - Tails v5.8<br /> 1:47:02 - Btcpay Server v1.7.2 and v1.7.3<br /> 1:47:38 - LDK v0.0.113<br /> 1:47:50 - Breez Satscard bounty<br /> 1:50:47 - Paul Sztorc Layer Two Labs<br /> 1:53:54 - Last Pass security incident<br /> 1:59:00 - Shoutout to oil and gas workers<br /> 2:01:33 - Boostagrams</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/">IVPN</a></p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">Coinkite</a></p>

Dec 23, 20222h 4m

Rabbit Hole Recap #231: There's a run on the bitcoin banks!

<p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-arrested-bahamas-ftx-fraud-charges/">- SBF arrested in Bahamas</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/08/eu-to-make-crypto-companies-report-tax-details-to-authorities/">- EU to force companies to report user holdings</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.coincenter.org/the-digital-asset-anti-money-laundering-act-is-an-opportunistic-unconstitutional-assault-on-cryptocurrency-self-custody-developers-and-node-operators/">- US senate bill proposed to outlaw private bitcoin development and usage</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.coinbase.com/blog/transparency-report-2022">- Coinbase received 12320 government demands for customer info this year</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/09/bankman-fried-funded-crypto-news-site-block">- SBF secretly funded the block news org, ceo steps down</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jb55/status/1603404721913753600?s=20&t=0LGPgp_e2hheh5boQtsDqA">- Jack Dorsey provides 14 bitcoin grant to Nostr</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Core v 0.24.0 had coin selection bug, latest version is v 0.24.1</p> <p>- Twitter had FBI/CIA agents directing policy</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/charliebilello/status/1602445402657226752">- US Interest payment expense at $766B</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital/status/1603446036181258240?s=20&t=0LGPgp_e2hheh5boQtsDqA">- Binance outflows and withdraws delayed </a> </p> <p>9:02 - Self custody ATH<br /> 21:23 - BullBitcoin trouble with RBC<br /> 27:54 - Dashboard<br /> 33:27 - Matt's dogs love palindrome blocks<br /> 34:30 - SBF arrested in Bahamas<br /> 43:30 - Zombie McAfee<br /> 47:04 - EU forcing privacy violations<br /> 58:04 - DAAML<br /> 1:06:49 - Bitcoin cannot be centrally controlled<br /> 1:18:54 - Coinbase transparency report<br /> 1:24:54 - SBF secretly bought The Block<br /> 1:37:39 - Bitcoin Core v0.24.1<br /> 1:41:49 - Shoutouts<br /> 1:54:29 - Jack Dorsey donates to Nostr<br /> 2:04:09 - Bitcoin Takeover<br /> 2:06:26 - Twitter files<br /> 2:22:35 - US interest expense<br /> 2:24:30 - Boostagrams<br /> 2:28:02 - Who would lend the US money?</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/">IVPN</a></p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">Coinkite</a></p>

Dec 15, 20222h 28m

Rabbit Hole Recap #230: Building in the Bear Party Rip

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://archive.ph/A4xti">DCG owes gemini customers $900M</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221206005453/en/Strike-Launches-Lightning-Fast-Money-Transfers-to-Africa">Strike launches remittance product for Africa</a> </li> <li><a href="https://boltfun.substack.com/p/legendsoflightning-2022-winners">Legends of Lightning tournament winners announced</a> </li> <li><a href="https://gridlesscompute.com/2022/12/06/gridless-a-bitcoin-mining-company-in-east-africa-raises-2m-in-funding-led-by-stillmark-and-block-inc/">Block funds African rural mining company ‘Gridless’</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221206005695/en/">Ledger announces new hardware wallet ‘Stax’</a> </li> <li><a href="https://blog.blockstream.com/core-lightning-v22-11-alameda-yield-generator/">Core Lightning v22.11</a> </li> <li><a href="https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/releases/tag/v0.25.0">BDK v0.25.0</a> </li> <li><a href="https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-120/">Tor Browser v12.0</a> </li> <li><a href="https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/ibex">Threema encrypted messenger adds new communication protocol</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1312109/000131210922000233/ex991-letterfromsilvergate.htm">Silvergate CEO Alan Lane public letter</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/files/2022/12/Alameda-Investments.xlsx">FTX full venture portfolio released</a> </li> <li><a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/November_2022/">This month in bitcoin privacy</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/files/2022/12/Zoltan-Dec5-2022.pdf">New zoltan, world war III has already started</a> </li> </ul> <p>8:54 - Ranch pills and orange pills </p> <p>32:31 - Dashboard 3</p> <p>7:35 - DCG owes $900 million </p> <p>43:10 - Matty Jones: Brady and Giselle split to avoid FTX fallout </p> <p>48:08 - Strike launches Africa remittance feature </p> <p>51:06 - More Beef Initiative talk </p> <p>1:04:33 - KYC is the enemy </p> <p>1:06:53 - Bullshit jobs </p> <p>1:14:04 - Legends of Lightning winners </p> <p>1:18:22 - Gridless African mining </p> <p>1:25:22 - New Ledger wallet </p> <p>1:40:53 - Shoutouts </p> <p>1:47:41 - Core Lightning </p> <p>1:48:11 - BDK </p> <p>1:48:41 - TOR </p> <p>1:49:36 - Threema's Ibex, different from IBEX </p> <p>1:51:19 - Alan Lane's public letter </p> <p>1:54:11 FTX-Alameda portfolio </p> <p>1:58:11 - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy </p> <p>2:00:36 - Zoltan, WWIII already here </p> <p>2:07:06 - Final thoughts from Slim and Jason </p> <p>2:08:51 - Boostagrams</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/">IVPN</a></p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">Coinkite</a></p>

Dec 9, 20222h 11m

Rabbit Hole Recap #229: The Bankruptcies and Executive Departures Continue

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/el-salvador-bitcoin-transparency/">- El Salvador Bitcoin Treasury Lacks Transparency</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockfi-declares-bankruptcy/">- BlockFi Declares Bankruptcy: High Risk Loans Resulted in Insolvency</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-has-fired-ceo-tom-pageler/">- Major Bitcoin Banking Partner Prime Trust Has Fired CEO Tom Pageler</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-v1-7-0/">- BTCPay v1.7.0: new checkout page, unified QR for onchain and lightning, store branding, and white labeling, and more</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinkite-releases-binarywatch-hub-tracks-popular/">- Coinkite Launches ‘BinaryWatch’ Hub: Tracks Popular Bitcoin Software Signature Verification</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/open-source-lightning-privacy-research-portal/">- New Open Source Lightning Privacy Research Portal Launches</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1597969459708194819">- Casa adds ethereum support</a> </p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/crypto-garage/dlc-on-lightning-cb5d191f6e64">- Crypto Garage DLC executed on mainnet lightning</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/samwcyo/status/1597792097175674880">- Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, and Acura vehicles remotely hacked</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/30/fed-chair-jerome-powell-says-smaller-rate-hikes-could-come-in-december.html?utm_content=Main&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1669900791">- Fed speaking like they may be tampering down hikes</a> </p> <p>- SBF redemption tour </p> <p>9:34- Bottom's not in and plastic trees<br /> 20:24 - Dashboard<br /> 23:00 - Russian hashrate<br /> 24:01 - El Salvador bitcoin transparency<br /> 29:02 - New sponsors<br /> 34:39 - Coinkite BinaryWatch<br /> 46:05 - Prime Trust fires Tom Pageler<br /> 49:45- Advice on bitcoin privacy<br /> 1:03:34 - Btcpay Server v1.7.0<br /> 1:09:14 - Riffing<br /> 1:13:13 - Open source lightning privacy research portal<br /> 1:16:14 - BTC++ in Mexico City<br /> 1:20:03 - Casa ETH support<br /> 1:32:22 - AI knows why to stay humble and stack sats<br /> 1:34:25 - AI discussion and linguistic disagreements<br /> 1:45:53 - Shoutouts<br /> 1:52:02- Powell may lower interest rate increases<br /> 1:53:06 - Real estate is not liquid<br /> 1:58:06 - SBF Redemption tour<br /> 2:01:46 - BlockFi hit by contagion<br /> 2:03:14 - Rod gets shooed<br /> 2:09:16 - Credit Suisse in trouble<br /> 2:12:20 - Railroad strike<br /> 2:14:00 - Lord Elon<br /> 2:18:05 - Rancher's Rip next week<br /> 2:20:52 - Boostagrams</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/">IVPN</a></p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">Coinkite</a></p>

Dec 1, 20222h 23m

Rabbit Hole Recap #228: DCG & Genesis Getting Dragged into the Contagion

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/bahamas-regulator-says-it-assumed-control-digital-assets-ftx-2022-11-18/">- The Securities Commission of The Bahamas Seized Digital Assets of FTX After Bankruptcy Declared in US</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-24.0.md">- Bitcoin Core v24.0</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.7.1">- Sparrow Wallet v1.7.1</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.hoseki.app/blog/hoseki-launches-real-time-proof-of-reserves-page-for-bitcoin-owners">- Hoseki Launches Real-Time Proof of Reserves Hub</a> </p> <p><a href="https://satscrap.com/">- ‘SatsCrap’ Bitcoin P2P Marketplace</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/22/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-to-remain-in-jail-until-at-least-late-februrary/">- Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Remain in Jail Until at Least Late February</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-22/genesis-balance-sheet-reveals-web-of-loans-across-silbert-empire-dcg">- Genesis Balance Sheet Reveals $2.8 billion in Outstanding Loans: 30% made to related parties including parent company Digital Currency Group</a> </p> <p><a href="https://datafinnovation.medium.com/3ac-dcg-amazing-coincidences-c14eec941c06">- 3AC, DCG & Amazing Coincidences</a> </p> <p><a href="https://protos.com/the-curious-case-of-ftx-and-farmington-state-bank-aka-moonstone/">- FTX and Gemini bought a large stake in a bank</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/benthecarman/status/1595395624010190850">- Mutiny wallet node in the browser</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1596048606720823297">- FTX "hacker" sends bitcoin to centralized mixer</a> </p> <p><a href="https://makers.bolt.fun/tournaments/1/projects">- Lightning Legends Tournament</a> </p> <p><a href="https://odell.ghost.io/survival/">- SURVIVAL by ODELL</a> </p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:<br /> 13:05 - Dashboard<br /> 15:49 - The contagion continues with Genesis<br /> 19:40 - GBTC money printer<br /> 25:05 - Once more, control your keys<br /> 32:45 - DCG's massive portfolio<br /> 35:25 - Get your Black Friday wallets<br /> 37:15 - Bahamas ChipMixer<br /> 43:30 - FTX and Farmington<br /> 50:40 - SBF NYT speaker<br /> 52:05 - Chaos out there, stay humble stack sats<br /> 1:00:25 - BTC Core 24.0<br /> 1:04:45 - Sparrow 1.7.1<br /> 1:05:40 - Hoseki real time proof of reserves<br /> 1:10:00 - SatsCrap<br /> 1:14:20 - Tornado Cash dev in jail till February<br /> 1:18:55 - Mutiny Wallet<br /> 1:20:35 - Legends of Lightning<br /> 1:21:55 - Shoutouts and Boostagrams<br /> 1:27:05 - Closing riff</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p>

Nov 25, 20221h 31m

Rabbit Hole Recap #227: FTX was a Ponzi and held no bitcoin... who's next?

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Contagion continues</p> <p>- Matt didn't make a list</p> <p>- Party rip</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Nov 17, 20221h 43m

Rabbit Hole Recap #226: FTX BLOWS UP - Takes House of Cards with it

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FTX_Official/status/1591071832823959552">- FTX files for bankruptcy</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ftx-solvency-concerns/">- Timeline of events that lead to it</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/BlockFi/status/1590875997351866368">- BlockFi halts withdrawals, most likely insolvent</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/hodlwithLedn/status/1590471010557775872">- Ledn exposed to Alameda</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/citadel-dispatch-e43-bitcoin-for-beginners-with-bitcoinq_a/">- Remove your bitcoin from custodians and learn how to self custody</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1590870545897177088?s=20&t=Bs7tBbjqjdnBgm6D6ennUQ">- CZ & SBF conspiracy</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/JagoeCapital/status/1590751676105125888">- Marty Jones rant state attack conspiracy</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteRhinoNL/status/1590688380102541312?s=20&t=Bs7tBbjqjdnBgm6D6ennUQ">- Silvergate</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/benthecarman/status/1590886577940889600?s=20&t=TjVa_pltcwBJKX2gmRdX-Q">- Ben Carman's Vortex</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Nov 12, 20222h 28m

Rabbit Hole Recap #225: Bear Markets Are for Arguing

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/second-critical-lnd-bug-in-a-month/">- Another LND bug causes nodes to fall out of sync again, update your node</a></p> <p><a href="https://abytesjourney.com/using-lnsploit-to-steal-from-lnd-nodes/">- Tony explains how a malicious attacker could have used lnsploit to steal funds</a></p> <p>- Replace By Fee Debate Spills onto Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/31/coinbase-backed-anti-money-laundering-group-expands-into-europe/">- Coinbase led surveillance group expands to europe with 67 companies supporting</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashapp-q3-2022/">- CashApp sold $1.76B worth of bitcoin to users last quarter</a></p> <p><a href="https://wallet.build/how-we-design-our-hardware/">- Block releases more details on upcoming hardware wallet</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/releases/tag/v0.0.112">- LDK v0.0.112</a></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.0">- Blixt Wallet v0.6.0</a></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/romanz/electrs/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES.md#0910-nov-3-2022">- Electrs v0.9.10</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-project-annual-statements-2020-2021/">- Tor Project Annual Statements</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-11-01-pick-n-pay-lets-you-pay-for-groceries-using-bitcoin-here-are-stores-where-its-accepted/">- 1628 Supermarkets in South Africa to Accept Lightning</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Nov 4, 20221h 38m

Rabbit Hole Recap #224: Largest Bitcoin Miner Potentially Bankrupt

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/27/core-scientific-to-suspend-payments-as-cash-dwindles/">- Largest Mining Firm Core Scientific Appears Insolvent</a> </p> <p><a href="https://hashrateindex.com/blog/the-public-miners-are-gaining-an-increasing-share-of-bitcoins-hashrate/">- Publicly Traded Mining Firms are 25% of Hash</a> </p> <p><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/cash-app-enables-bitcoin-lightning-payments-for-40-million-users">- Cash App Adds Lightning Receive Support</a> </p> <p><a href="https://mempool.space/lightning/node/02e1221434a21b8ce5818e92c6ec76301824dc87ed94b4628242e4b1f4a6ff445f">- One of Cash App’s Lightning Nodes</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amboss-data-sharing/">- Amboss Adds Controversial Data Sharing Feature</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2022/10/25/biden-administration-wants-to-make-it-easier-to-seize-crypto-without-criminal-charges/">- Biden Wants to Make it Easier to Seize Bitcoin</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.7.0">- Sparrow Wallet v1.7.0</a> </p> <p><a href="https://blog.getalby.com/nostr-in-the-alby-extension/">- Alby v1.18.0</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/kollider-lightning-exchange-wallet-stablecoins/">- Kollider Exchange & Synthetic Stablecoins Launch</a> </p> <p><a href="https://archive.ph/dromd">- Chinese Spies Paid Double Agent with Bitcoin</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1584608506665398272">- New British PM Wants Surveillance Money</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/179492/makerdao-moves-ahead-with-1-6-billion-in-coinbase-custody">- MakerDAO Deposits $1.6B in Coinbase</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1584545767045287936">- Binance at Over 50% of Global Trade Volume</a> </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1276-attack-of-the-humanoid-drones/">- Rishi Sunak made PM of England</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Oct 27, 20222h 21m

Rabbit Hole Recap #223: Miner Pain Is Here

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/hodlonaut-wins-defamation-case-against-craig-wright">- hodlonaut defeats csw</a> </p> <p><a href="https://bitcoinminingcouncil.com/bitcoin-mining-council-survey-confirms-year-on-year-improvements-in-sustainable-power-mix-and-technological-efficiency-in-q3-2022/">- bitcoin mining council releases statement on energy use, claims to represent nearly 50% of hash</a> </p> <p><a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/renewal-of-calvin-kims-bitcoin-developer-grant-3/">- bitmex renews calvin kims grant for utreexo work</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.15.3-beta">- LND v0.15.3-beta</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/ZeusLN/echo/releases/tag/v0.0.1">- Echo v0.0.1</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.impervious.ai/">- Impervious Browser Alpha for Mac and Linux</a> </p> <p><a href="https://savetor.network">- Fund Tor nodes with bitcoin</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.riotblockchain.com/news-media/press-releases/detail/139/riot-announces-groundbreaking-at-1-gw-data-center-facility">- Riot announces new mining facility in Texas</a> </p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/oxt-research/the-fall-of-hydra-market-9b358e4dbd5e">- Fall of Hydra Market</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/23443">- Erlay progress</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FirstSquawk/status/1582902733941534720?s=20&t=AE-vVMnSeCr5-lOk-sZK5A">- BOJ announces bond buying</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Oct 20, 20221h 53m

Rabbit Hole Recap #222: Liquidity is drying up

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.15.2-beta">- large taproot multisig transaction breaks btcd and lnd, update lnd to fix issue</a></p> <p><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/spiral-braiins-launch-working-group-for-stratum-v2">- spiral, braiins, and others collaborate on stratum v2</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.coincenter.org/coin-center-is-suing-ofac-over-its-tornado-cash-sanction/">- coincenter suing OFAC over Tornado Cash</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-oldest-bank-bny-mellon-will-hold-that-crypto-now-11665460354">- bny mellon partners with fireblocks to custody bitcoin</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221012005190/en/Crusoe-Energy-Systems-Acquires-Great-American-Mining">- crusoe acquires great american mining</a> </p> <p><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-ekasi-launches-education-center-in-south-africa">- bitcoin ekasi launches education center in south africa</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/11/google-selects-coinbase-to-take-cloud-payments-with[…]tocurrencies.html">- google partners with coinbase to accept bitcoin and cryptocurrencies</a> </p> <p><a href="https://bitcoinrollups.org/">- validity rollups on bitcoin</a> </p> <p> <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.6.12">- btcpay v1.6.12</a> </p> <p><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-s/bitcoin-s/releases/tag/1.9.6">- bitcoin-s v1.9.6</a></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases/tag/v0.23.2">- btcd v0.23.2</a> </p> <p><a href="https://micahflee.com/2022/10/new-censorship-circumvention-features-come-to-onionshare-26/">- onion share v2.6</a> </p> <p><a href="https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/10/10/android-leaks-connectivity-check-traffic/">- android leaks traffic when using vpn</a> </p> <p><a href="https://protonvpn.com/blog/stealth-vpn-protocol/">- proton releases new vpn protocol that is harder to detect</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc/status/1580551768554889216?s=20&t=9-_NgWKUpBEtL5XNBFg9Ng">- commercial paper drying up</a> </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/TXMCtrades/status/1580684624090787841?s=20&t=9-_NgWKUpBEtL5XNBFg9Ng">- Stock market intraday volatility</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p> <p><a href="https://blockstream.com/jade-wallet">Blockstream</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Oct 14, 20221h 53m

Rabbit Hole Recap #221: KYC/AML is Putting People in Danger

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/celsius-doxxes-all-users/">- celsius releases personal info on all users</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/175140/grayscale-unveils-bitcoin-mining-centered-investment-entity">- foundry and grayscale announce new mining investment vehicle</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-russian-bitcoin-sanctions/">- eu “bans” users from interacting with russian bitcoin addresses</a></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension/releases/tag/v1.17.0">- alby v1.17.0</a></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/passport2/releases/tag/v2.0.4">- foundation v2.0.4</a></p> <p><a href="https://coldcard.com/docs/upgrade">- coldcard mk4 v5.0.7</a></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/Start9Labs/embassy-os/releases/tag/v0.3.2">- start9 v0.3.2</a></p> <p><a href="https://fountainpodcasts.substack.com/p/fountain-0-5-1">- fountain v0.5.1</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/174016/arrested-tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-appeal-rejected">- tornado cash dev denied bail, assets being auctioned</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Oct 7, 20221h 24m

Rabbit Hole Recap #220: Bonds and pipelines are blowing up

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Mining hosting provider compute north files for bankruptcy https://www.theblock.co/post/172246/compute-north-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy</p> <p>- Brink now funding 11 devs https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-non-profit-brink-funds-11-bitcoin-lightning-developers</p> <p>- Bitnob launches in kenya, integrates mpesa https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitnob-kenya-mpesa/</p> <p>- Strike Raises $80m in New Funding Led https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/27/bitcoin-rapid-payment-service-strike-raises-90m-takes-aim-at-visa/</p> <p>- Swan acquires specter https://www.swanbitcoin.com/swan-acquires-specter-solutions/</p> <p>- Core Lightning v0.12.1 https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v0.12.1</p> <p>- BTCPay Server v1.6.11 https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.6.11</p> <p>- Blockstream Jade v0.1.38 https://github.com/Blockstream/Jade/releases/tag/0.1.38</p> <p>- Electrum v4.3.2 https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES</p> <p>- Samourai Wallet v0.99.98f https://medium.com/samourai-wallet/wallet-update-0-99-98f-db062dd0e1ec</p> <p>- Initial code release for Taro https://lightning.engineering/posts/2022-9-28-taro-launch/</p> <p>- Bitmatrix brings uniswap-like project to liquid https://blog.liquid.net/bitmatrix-mainnet-is-live/</p> <p>- TBD partners with Circle https://developer.tbd.website/blog/tbd-circle-partnership/</p> <p>- When taproot launches to encourage adoption https://whentaproot.org/</p> <p>- Cloudflare launches free CAPTCHA alternative https://blog.cloudflare.com/turnstile-private-captcha-alternative/</p> <p>- Hoseki donates $25K to BPI https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hoseki-announces-donation-to-bitcoin-policy-i[…]-transparency-and-proof-of-reserves-research-301633003.html</p> <p>- Ergo piece on bitcoin privacy in unredacted magazine https://unredactedmagazine.com/issues/004.pdf</p> <p>- Feds seize $86M held in safe deposit boxes in beverly hills https://archive.ph/e5Omu</p> <p>- Major australian isp exposes user details via open api https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/optus-under-1-million-extortion-threat-in-data-breach-a-20142</p> <p>- BlackRock threatened to halt trading at height of UK market tumult https://www.ft.com/content/0f32fdf3-8823-4a9c-ba70-d087860cfe6c</p> <p>- Stan Druckenmiller comments https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1575159503112196101?s=20&t=kSKai-AuztxSYfYl_i95_g</p> <p>- Iran sanctioned even harder </p> <p>- Nordstream pipeline attacked https://twitter.com/anasalhajji/status/1575471322154541068?s=20&t=kSKai-AuztxSYfYl_i95_g</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Sep 29, 20222h 40m

Rabbit Hole Recap #219: A Tale of Two Powells

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- riot and blockware release transaction fee paper https://blockwaresolutions.com/s/Bitcoin-Transaction-Fees-Final-Draft.pdf</p> <p>- jesse powell steps down as ceo of kraken https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceo-of-crypto-exchange-kraken-steps-down-11663778989</p> <p>- lnbits v0.9.3 https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases/tag/0.9.3</p> <p>- fountain v0.4.9 https://fountainpodcasts.substack.com/p/fountain-0-4-9</p> <p>- trezor suite v22.9.3 https://blog.trezor.io/coin-control-in-trezor-suite-92f3455fd706</p> <p>- specter v1.13.0 https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v1.13.0</p> <p>- new privacy focused block explorer called spiral https://btc.usespiral.com/</p> <p>- signet fedimint instance https://faucet.sirion.io/</p> <p>- bitgo adds lightning https://blog.bitgo.com/bitgo-unveils-custodial-lightning-898554d3b749</p> <p>- bolt.fun announces global tournament https://makers.bolt.fun/tournaments/1/overview</p> <p>- mullvad announces hardware security key https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/9/19/mullvad-creates-a-hardware-company/</p> <p>- border agents searching without warrants https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/files/2022/09/Wyden-letter-to-CBP-on-border-searches-of-devices.pdf</p> <p>- us military captures 90% of global internet traffic https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pnkw/us-military-bought-mass-monitoring-augury-</p> <p>Marty Bent, [Sep 22, 2022 at 9:23:42 AM]:</p> <p>- Clinton Global Initiative IMF/World Bank/Big bank merger https://twitter.com/willhild/status/1572300270499139586?s=46&t=1YrR-8UkzzsWh3IT_vwRCw</p> <p>- Clinton Global Initiative climate printers https://twitter.com/willhild/status/1572301306530009090?s=46&t=1YrR-8UkzzsWh3IT_vwRCw</p> <p>- Ghoulish rep https://twitter.com/martybent/status/1572791766369341440?s=46&t=1YrR-8UkzzsWh3IT_vwRCw</p> <p>- Jamie dimon bitcoin https://twitter.com/business/status/1572696812351258624?s=46&t=1YrR-8UkzzsWh3IT_vwRCw</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Sep 22, 20221h 25m

Rabbit Hole Recap #218 Greenpeace Can Go Fork Themselves

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- ethereum switches to proof of stake</p> <p>- greenpeace continues to <a href="https://twitter.com/greenpeaceusa/status/1570408606180450311">FUD bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- hodlonaut trial starts in <a href="https://twitter.com/i/lists/1569335760318496769">Norway</a></p> <p>- ledger hardware wallets now available at best buy <a href="https://www.ledger.com/blog/ledger-nano-x-and-nano-s-plus-now-available-in-all-best-buy-stores-nationwide">stores</a></p> <p>- fidelity and charles schwab launch bitcoin <a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fidelity-charles-schwab-citadel-and-other-financial-heavyweights-launch-bitcoin-exchange-edx-markets-edxm/">exchange</a></p> <p>- mining pool Poolin announces IOUs amid solvency <a href="https://medium.com/@PoolinWalletOfficial/sep-13rd-poolinwallet-announcement-on-the-adjustment-of-products-and-services-735e2fea15c1">concerns</a></p> <p>- Alby <a href="https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension/releases/tag/v1.15.0">v1.15.0</a></p> <p>- LDK <a href="https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/releases/tag/v0.0.111">v0.0.111</a></p> <p>- Phoenix <a href="https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/android-legacy-v1.4.23">v1.4.23</a></p> <p>- LNMarkets increases trade limits and moves to nodl <a href="https://lnmarkets.substack.com/p/53-new-release-lnc-surfinbitcoin">cloud</a></p> <p>- red dirt mining open source mining profitability <a href="https://reddirtmining.io/calculator">calculator</a></p> <p>- OFAC releases additional guidance on tornado cash <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/added/2022-09-13">sanctions</a></p> <p>- yooper crate <a href="https://ungovernablemisfits.com/yooper-crate/">guide</a></p> <p>- brother of former coinbase employee pleads guilty to insider <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/brother-ex-coinbase-manager-pleads-guilty-insider-trading-charge-2022-09-12/">trading</a></p> <p>- increased surveillance of gun purchases with credit <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-global-standards-body-approves-new-merchant-code-gun-sellers-2022-09-09/">cards</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Sep 16, 20221h 56m

Rabbit Hole Recap #217: The Queen is dead and the Biden Administration hates mining

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:<br /> - white house mining <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09-2022-Crypto-Assets-and-Climate-Report.pdf">report</a><br /> - poolin appears <a href="https://help.poolin.me/hc/en-us/articles/10207618877977-Announcement-on-settlement-adjustment-and-ZERO-fee-promo">insolvent</a><br /> - coinbase funding legal challenge to tornado cash <a href="https://blog.coinbase.com/defending-privacy-in-crypto-e09db33dece8">sanctions</a><br /> - russia to use cryptocurrency for international <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/russia-to-legalize-use-of-crypto-in-international-trade">trade</a><br /> - HRF donates $325K to bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/human-rights-foundation-makes-q3-bitcoin-donations">development</a><br /> - australian feds form unit dedicated to tracking and seizing <a href="https://archive.ph/ubyoN">bitcoin</a><br /> - fountain <a href="https://fountainpodcasts.substack.com/p/fountain-0-4-6">v0.4.8</a><br /> - zeus <a href="https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.6.6">v0.6.6</a><br /> - this month in bitcoin <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/August_2022/">privacy</a><br /> - arcane research on bitcoin mining and energy <a href="https://arcane.no/research/reports/how-bitcoin-mining-can-transform-the-energy-industry">industry</a><br /> - IRS doxxes 120K tax <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/irs-says-it-exposed-some-confidential-taxpayer-data-on-website-11662148381">payers</a><br /> - hosted vpn providers shut down in <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-vpn-providers-pull-india-servers-over-new-cybersecurity-rules-11662024603">india</a><br /> - law enforcement using new location tracking tool without <a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-police-government-surveillance-d395409ef5a8c6c3f6cdab5b1d0e27ef">warrants</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p><a href="https://ammoseek.com/">AmmoSeek</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a> </p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: <br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Sep 8, 20221h 55m

Rabbit Hole Recap #216: DC targets Saylor while NYDIG launches Wolf

<p>This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Curry, Ryan Gentry of Lightning Labs and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 to have a Bit Block Boom rip. </p> <p>- DC accuses saylor and microstrategy of <a href="https://twitter.com/AGKarlRacine/status/1565031380471382019">tax fraud</a> </p> <p>- mining difficulty increases by <a href="https://mempool.space/lightning">9.25%</a></p> <p>- mempool launches lightning <a href="https://mempool.space/lightning">explorer</a> </p> <p>- nydig launches lightning <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/nydig-announces-lightning-accelerator-project">accelerator</a> </p> <p>- Iran approves bitcoin for <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/iran-greenlights-bitcoin-crypto-payments-for-imports">imports</a> </p> <p>- joinmarket <a href="https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.9.7">v0.9.7</a> </p> <p>- lnd <a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.15.1-beta">v0.15.1-beta</a> </p> <p>- btcd <a href="https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases/tag/v0.23.1">v0.23.1-beta</a> </p> <p>- Odell 50yrs <a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1564352293809561602?s=20&t=MKYPe6p3-a0FG5P0iLlobw">poll 1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1565094887824887808?s=20&t=MKYPe6p3-a0FG5P0iLlobw">poll 2</a> </p> <p>- announcing rapid <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/1564690111870029824?s=20&t=MUvm8yDbv8SleuQrlGV-Nw">gossip sync</a></p> <p>- block hardware <a href="https://wallet.build/processing-our-processor-choice/">wallet update</a> </p> <p>- TBD on self sovereign <a href="https://developer.tbd.website/blog/ssi-tbd-web5/">identity</a> </p> <p>- second largest data leak in history, 800M chinese records <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/30/china-database-face-recognition/">exposed</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p><a href="https://ammoseek.com/">AmmoSeek</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Sep 1, 20221h 41m

Rabbit Hole Recap #215: Bit Block Boom rip with Adam, Ryan and Grant

<p>This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Curry, Ryan Gentry of Lightning Labs and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 to have a Bit Block Boom rip. </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: <br /> <br /> <a href="https://ammoseek.com/">AmmoSeek</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Aug 31, 202251 min

Rabbit Hole Recap #214: Austin party rip with Jevi and Adam O

<p>This week Marty and Matt are joined by Jevi from Unchained Capital and Adam O from Upstream Data to have a party rip. </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: <br /> <br /> <a href="https://ammoseek.com/">AmmoSeek</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Aug 26, 20222h 59m

Rabbit Hole Recap #213: Censorship resistance should be the priority

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:<br /> - Tornado Cash Developer Arrested in <a href="https://www.fiod.nl/arrest-of-suspected-developer-of-tornado-cash/">Amsterdam</a><br /> - coincenter on tornado <a href="https://www.coincenter.org/analysis-what-is-and-what-is-not-a-sanctionable-entity-in-the-tornado-cash-case/">cash</a><br /> - us bans export of 3nm chip <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/15/us_bans_3nm_exports/">tech</a><br /> - Casa discloses data breach of <a href="https://nitter.net/CasaHODL/status/1558104064717737987">store</a><br /> - Vinteum launched to support bitcoin dev in <a href="https://medium.com/vinteum-org/announcing-vinteum-supporting-bitcoin-development-in-brazil-bb74559ef164">brazil</a><br /> - bitmain and antpool launch new miner loan <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitmain-antpool-antalpha-offer-bitcoin-mining-industry-lifeline">program</a><br /> - bitcoin ekasi in south <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-ekasi-township-one-year-later">africa</a><br /> - telcos could get hundreds of millions in fines waived for location <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gb9y/new-us-privacy-law-may-give-telecoms-free-pass-on-dollar200-million-fines">tracking</a><br /> - iOS VPN support leaks <a href="https://www.michaelhorowitz.com/VPNs.on.iOS.are.scam.php">data</a><br /> - Inflation Reduction Act passed, Bill Gates lobbied <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/joe-bidens-inflation-reduction-act-secretly-brought-you-bill-gates">hard for it</a><br /> - channel jamming <a href="https://jamming-dev.github.io/book/about.html">research</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p><a href="https://ammoseek.com/">AmmoSeek</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a> </p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Aug 19, 20222h 0m

Rabbit Hole Recap #212: The privacy wars have escalated

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:<br /> - ethereum privacy tool tornado cash <a href="https://archive.ph/m7RUn">sanctioned</a><br /> - tornado cash github repo taken down, same with dev <a href="https://nitter.net/semenov_roman_/status/1556717890308653059">accounts</a><br /> - coincenter on <a href="https://www.coincenter.org/u-s-treasury-sanction-of-privacy-tools-places-sweeping-restrictions-on-all-americans/">sanctions</a><br /> - btc-e exchange operator extradited to <a href="https://darknetlive.com/post/btc-e-owner-extradited-to-united-states/">US</a><br /> - proposal to require large hedge funds to disclose cryptocurrency <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/regulators-weigh-asking-hedge-funds-to-report-crypto-exposure-11660140000">positions</a><br /> - blackrock launches bitcoin private <a href="https://www.blackrock.com/institutions/en-us/insights/bitcoin-private-trust">trust</a><br /> - tropic square open source secure chip begins <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/tropic-square-launches-open-source-chip-prototype-for-bitcoin-hardware">production</a><br /> - easy inbound liquidity using <a href="https://voltage.cloud/blog/feature-updates/effortless-inbound-channel-opening-for-voltage-nodes/">voltage</a><br /> - more details on Block's hardware <a href="https://wallet.build/losing-your-keys-without-losing-your-coins/">wallet</a><br /> - motiv launches 16 circular economies in <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/motiv-launches-16-bitcoin-economies-in-peru">Peru</a><br /> - sms provider twilio <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/08/twilio-breach-customer-data/">compromised</a><br /> - email provider Klaviyo compromised, impacts customers of 44 bitcoin companies including <a href="https://www.klaviyo.com/blog/august-2022-security-incident">swan</a><br /> - border wallets <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/border-wallets-help-users-memorize-bitcoin-seed-phrases">explained</a><br /> - fiatjaf on <a href="https://fiatjaf.com/8e10f738.html">value4value</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p><a href="https://ammoseek.com/">AmmoSeek</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a> </p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

Aug 11, 20222h 18m