
BITCOIN BULL RUN CONTINUES | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #327
Rabbit Hole Recap
Disparities in Financial Accountability
This chapter analyzes TD Bank's recent guilty plea and $3 billion fine for violating the Bank Secrecy Act. It critiques the uneven legal consequences faced by large banks compared to smaller entities in the cryptocurrency world, highlighting concerns about fairness in the justice system.
- 2140 Foundation Launched to Support Open-Source Bitcoin Development https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/2140-foundation-launched-to-support-open-source-bitcoin-development/
- OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Greenart7c3 https://opensats.org/blog/greenart7c3-receives-lts-grant
- Blockstream Closes $210M Convertible Note Financing Round Led by Fulgur Ventures https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-raises-210m-convertible-note-financing-round-led-by-fulgur-ventures/
- Italy Plans to Raise Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax from 26% to 42% https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/italy-plans-to-raise-bitcoin-capital-gains-tax-from-26-to-42/
- Can U.S. Pensions and Bitcoin Mix? https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2dw8hsgukk2aegpo7dkhs/opinion/can-u-s-pensions-and-bitcoin-mix
- TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act Violations Pays $3B Fine https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/td-bank-says-2025-will-be-transition-year-after-3-bln-us-penalty-2024-10-10/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
http://financialfreedomreport.org/
- Stratum v2 SRI v1.1.0: Improved Protocol Crates Documentation, More Testing Abilities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stratum-v2-sri-v1-1-0/
- Phoenix Wallet v2.4.0 & Server v0.4.0: New Open Protocol for ACINQ LSP https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-4-0-server-v0-4-0/
- ZEUS v0.9.1: BOLT-11 Blinded Paths, Inbound Routing Fees & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-1/
- Electrum v4.5.6: Testnet4, New Hardware Wallets Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-5-6/
- Lightning Dev Kit (LDK) v0.0.125: Bug Fix Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-125/
- ESP-Miner v2.3.0: Improvements & Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/esp-miner-v2-3-0/
- Fountain v1.1.5: Pay BOLT-11 Invoices, Artist Pages, Library Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-5/
- SimpleX Chat v6.1.0: Better Calls & iOS Notifications, UX Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v6-1-0/
- Stacker News to Switch to Self Custody Model on Nov 5 https://stacker.news/items/722833
- New Bitcoin Prediction Market Launches https://www.bitcoinprediction.market
- bitcoin++ ecash Edition: Talks and Workshops https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btc-plus-plus-ecash-2024/
- Parker Lewis: Bitcoin's Exchange Theory of Value https://graduallythensuddenly.xyz/exchange-theory-of-value/?ref=tftc.io
- IMF thread
https://x.com/porterstansb/status/1846631185361076661
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - PPP crab extinction
6:38 - Kamala meltdown
12:17 - SilentLink
13:32 - Bitcoin prediction market and DLCs
19:00 - Dashboard and Mempool
26:47 - 2140 launch
27:58 - OpenSats grant
29:19 - Blockstream $210M financing round
31:51 - Italy bitcoin tax
43:17 - Chapwood index and bitcoin pensions
53:11 - RHR is a politics podcast
57:25 - TD Bank pays fine
1:00:25 - HRF Story of the Week
1:02:35 - Starship
1:04:04 - IMF
1:07:19 - Boosts
1:09:59 - Software updates
1:11:54 - Stacker News self custody
1:14:27 - btc++ ecash
1:15:58 - Bitcoin for kids
1:18:29 - Parker Lewis exchange theory of value
1:23:39 - Elon and Twitter
1:28:02 - MAHA and other white pills
1:30:26 - Ten31, a hat company
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