Rabbit Hole Recap

Dive into the fascinating world of Bitcoin as the hosts explore its resilience amid economic turmoil. They discuss Robinhood's foray into blockchain, weighing opportunities against risks. Personal freedom takes center stage with vivid memories of fireworks and reflections on property rights. The conversation navigates recent product launches and the transition to self-custody, highlighting innovations like the Wright Satoshi Spark SDK. Lastly, the complexities of monetary systems and the challenges faced by developers add depth to this lively discussion.

This discussion dives deep into Bitcoin's potential as a moral revolution in today's financial landscape. It highlights the significance of Bitcoin for mortgage applications and addresses the shifts in communities rallying around this cryptocurrency. The conversation touches on developer education initiatives, emerging tools for enhanced user privacy, and the challenges posed by KYC regulations. Plus, there's a focus on the latest advancements in wallet technology and the urgent call for privacy solutions in a rapidly evolving digital currency world.

The discussion kicks off with essential tips on Bitcoin cold storage, emphasizing innovative security products. The hosts analyze how central bank policies affect the economy and Bitcoin's potential as a hedge against inflation. They also tackle recent cyber attacks and the importance of running personal Bitcoin nodes. Insights into geopolitical tensions illustrate the link between conflicts and economic impacts. Finally, there's a light-hearted nod to Bitcoin's role in combating oppressive regimes, highlighting resilience amid serious topics.

- marty releases bitcoin opportunity cost chrome extension https://www.opportunitycost.app- bitcoin posts public letter on transaction relay policy change https://bitcoincore.org/en/2025/06/06/relay-statement/- knots nodes usage increase https://luke.dashjr.org/programs/bitcoin/files/charts/software.html- group of bitcoin devs call for a CTV + CSFS soft fork https://ctv-csfs.com- saylor says no more 'bitcoin winters' https://x.com/BloombergTV/status/1932509035464474974 - saylor says jim chanos does not understand Strategy https://x.com/BloombergTV/status/1932538829950341565- chanos responds https://x.com/BloombergTV/status/1932870476809805899- hrf bitcoin dev fund five year report https://hrf.org/latest/bitcoin-development-fund-5-year-report/- ZEUS v0.11.0 https://blog.zeusln.com/new-release-zeus-v0-11-0/- cove wallet released on apple app store, android next https://covebitcoinwallet.com- 15k signups on https://trumpcard.gov since last night0:00 - Intro1:59 - Opening riff7:15 - Burning Waymos10:34 - Opportunity Cost extension20:57 - Dashboard Fairly empty mempool23:33 - Core devs, quantum resistance, and Knots46:41 - CTV + CSFS soft fork1:00:28 - Supercycle1:38:57 - HRF BTC dev fund1:40:55 - Software updates 1:47:28 - Trump CardShoutout to our sponsors:Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNostrhttps://primal.net/martyNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/

- Trump v Musk feud https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930690151132651886- Coinbase customer service compromise was horrible https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqst7sx5vjw7vcr5lslfxqv8fpc7tk9eu76f2kfsdv6rteq44xucuyst6leng- Secret Service publishes blog about coinjoin, claims it is used for money laundering https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2025-06/Public-Alert-Cryptocurrency-Mixing.pdf- Judge Rules Tornado Cash Dev Can’t Use ‘Non-Custodial’ Defense https://x.com/blockspacepod/status/1930994842332467261#- Donate to FOSS privacy legal defense: p2prights.org- Bitcoin Policy Summit https://www.btcpolicysummit.org- Court order requires openai to keep all chatgpt logs https://x.com/kepano/status/1930403693310157159- XXI releases proof of reserves: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspe7yt0ccz93kr5g9fmdrmgxsvk74uycr6kr0n70us2thvmucm9schkkmm7- Mastermind of French bitcoin attacks arrested in morocco https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstt9wrp6yz3jkg6jjw8vzwrywl0medxghcht6hrzfuqm0n2zwwjwcqxsull- OpenSats Long-Term Support For SnowCait https://opensats.org/blog/snowcait-receives-lts-grant- HODL makes nostr ad: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqxh7p36w84mcf6af8f0rlf255mhtqxfg6ynnnt5t5jpj0p5q3cmdqqs0wefc0km2r4z5xxl2clwzn48ldzaqmmmrxum3n2fxv9cmcqdd0nql5977k- HRF on Vibe Coding https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/hrf-explains-ai-vibe-coding-for-human-rights?e=fe905d4797- HRF Freedom Tech Talks https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9flMWibV82f1l9c1LAaVJhdPHmE4Ufq7&si=KDGkzk5X3Cna8lGl- LND v0.19.0-beta: RBF Cooperative Close, Improved Payment Reliability & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-19-0-beta/- Zeus Pay+ premium subscription launched https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqdxj75n57x2clnfvkfrrm2l2mhu2y8uy4njzg8dg3qprhuzueqy4qqszssrw6d4f94vurxtzcxpp77pz7yxtpnny5leqvfz2fvqdkwp7nmqkrqsq2- Global p2p bitcoin dashboard powered by nostr https://p2p.band/- "And Other Stuff" nostr dev initiative announced https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstterjr7602n6gsdfc9zsgcraxzlffg0xsp68wcx6vdwus9up66tctg86ca- Chinese couple arrested for bringing crop disease into the us https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpwge0fxwl54prjycgph09kyn7xt75lq34takdtc88axzv79c3g7gqqsvnslrcdswdq9llgd4ustv76fqlxjdsra2xjx4f7v5s27f3m3kthq9z0ax8- Ukraine launched large scale drone swarm attack on russia https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsprjgxacjhr63dkpfupzrtu2fzq54c5s54jxmpclsd40mmy6y7p6sq20vzu0:00 - Intro3:04 - Jumping right into the Dashboard10:09 - Trump/Elon29:03 - Coinbase compromise35:18 - Crypto kidnapping mastermind39:01 - Freedom tech legislation48:05 - Defend yourself54:38 - XXI proof of reserve1:00:26 - Tether truthers1:11:32 - OpenSats1:12:49 - ChatGPT logging order1:16:57 - HODL's Nostr ad1:19:17 - Boosts1:21:13 - HRF vibe coding1:25:55 - Software updates1:33:52 - F the state1:39:39 - And Other Stuff1:45:43 - Foiled bioterrorism1:49:15 - Ukraine dronesShoutout to our sponsors:Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNostrhttps://primal.net/martyNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/

- ross ulbricht speaks https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsy2emj5836hau0p29qzlmxtgacv3hkwj8z4zautv3fsxcutyaz54q3z42y7- square accepting bitcoin- bitcoin payments record- seedless debate- block claims 10% "yield" on lightning- pakistan strategic reserve- paris saint germain - PSG Labs incubator- ny - mayor adams - bitlicense and bitbond- saylor fuds proof of reserve- xxi por- vance bpi shout out https://x.com/matthew_pines/status/1927784773117690055?s=46- trace mayer - strike rates- marty nostr shoutout- serbia protest https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsr82nath30n9sgn9nu68dptf30d3dal882q747ufwp2m6a5zf4hvspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyza8p8qel79a8zhfszra9lv09n5v5heh97nxp73uy460ma4f3nvt79vlazu- oslo ff freedom tech track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmangS2Qul8- trump taps palantir to build database on americans https://archive.ph/Vdlq20:00 - Intro2:35 - Conference week11:34 - Ross19:47 - Block30:52 - Transaction record33:01 - "seedless"43:48 - Pakistan SBR and PSG46:28 - Mayor Adams bitbonds52:53 - Saylor fuds proof of reserve1:01:33 - Vance BPI shoutout1:04:04 - Trace Mayer1:06:03 - Strike1:14:01 - Serbia1:16:40 - Trump's Palantir precrime database1:21:01 - BoostsShoutout to our sponsors:Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNostrhttps://primal.net/martyNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/

- Japan's Prime Minister says his country's financial situation is worse than that of Greece https://fortune.com/2025/05/19/us-debt-top-holder-japan-fiscal-crisis-worse-than-greece/- Steak and Shake begins accepting bitcoin at all locations https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1923235083978146165- Nostr passes five million bitcoin transactions https://stats.nostr.band/#total_zaps- Wallet of Satoshi returning to America with self custody product https://x.com/walletofsatoshi/status/1923875750165479768- China | Injects Billions to Stabilize EconomyThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has injected $138 billion in liquidity through interest rate cuts and a 0.5% reduction in banks’ reserve requirements, in effect expanding the money supply by 12.5% year-over-year. While the state eases monetary conditions to prop up a fragile system, ordinary citizens are left scrambling to preserve the value of their savings. Bitcoin/CNY trading volumes jumped over 20% in response, as people sought refuge from a weakening yuan. But while some can quietly escape to harder money, others are trapped in a system that treats access to money as a privilege. In Hunan, an elderly woman in a wheelchair died outside a bank after being forced to appear in person to withdraw her own money for medical care. Too weak to pass mandatory facial recognition scans, she collapsed after repeated failed attempts. FinancialFreedomReport.org- Sparrow Wallet v2.2.1: Recent Blocks View, Improved Camera, Tor & P2A Updates https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-2-1/- Cake Wallet v4.28: Payjoin v2 Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cake-wallet-v4-28/- BlueWallet v7.1.8 brings numerous bug fixes, dependency updates, and a new search feature for addresses and transactions https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases- Nunchuk Android v1.9.68.1 and iOS v1.9.79 introduce support for custom blockchain explorers, wallet archiving, re-ordering wallets on the home screen via long-press, and an anti-fee sniping setting https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.1.68.1- Nostur v1.21.0, a Nostr client for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, adds support for follow packs, Blossom servers (uploading and mirroring), post previews for picture-only posts, an audio-only bar, and other enhancements https://github.com/nostur-com/nostur-ios-public/releases/tag/1.21.0- Telegram shares data on 22,777 users in Q1 2025, a significant increase from the 5,826 users' data shared during the same period in 2024 https://www.404media.co/telegram-gave-authorities-data-on-more-than-20-000-users/0:00 - Intro2:35 - Open water bitcoin7:55 - Dashboard and Pizza Day16:44 - Opportunity Cost app21:03 - Japanese bonds29:16 - Big Beautiful Tax Bill31:57 - Steak n' Shake41:12 - 5M zaps45:18 - Wallet of Satoshi returning to America50:47 - MSTY58:57 - HRF Story of the Week1:04:01 - Open water floating1:21:23 - Software updates1:31:18 - Telegram data sharing1:35:31 - Clickbait and AI1:18:50 - Software updates1:28:45 - Telegram data sharing1:32:58 - Clickbait and AIShoutout to our sponsors:Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNostrhttps://primal.net/martyNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/

- btcpay servers get stuck on block 896727 and need to be updated https://github.com/dgarage/NBXplorer/issues/518 and https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2l8hewqnz7y7jgqhe8pfzkqustl7aqftd9nwer8xxz28yalrqx0qycz0zh- bitcoin payments at bitcoin 2025 conference- Hot Style Takeover 2: https://lu.ma/gn9uoj6b- coinbase kyc leak https://www.coinbase.com/blog/protecting-our-customers-standing-up-to-extortionists- opensats 11th wave of bitcoin grants https://opensats.org/blog/elevent-wave-of-bitcoin-grants- China | Law Enforcement Freezes Bank Accounts of Independent Media Outlet Channel CHong Kong-based Channel C, an independent media outlet founded by former Apple Daily employees, reports that its bank accounts are frozen, forcing the news outlet to halt operations. Local law enforcement claim the outlet abused a COVID-era loan scheme and arrested one of its directors for alleged fraud. Still, the closure fits a well-worn pattern: using financial and legal repression to silence independent media in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily faced a nearly identical fate in 2021 when its assets were seized and its founder, Jimmy Lai, was imprisoned under Hong Kong’s new national security law. Lai now faces up to life in prison. When access to money becomes contingent on political obedience, press freedom can’t survive. FinancialFreedomReport.org- dorsey vibe codes https://nostream.pub- primal article editor launched https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsdxku9htc2pwfdcdqw9vqt7k2ukqvr9g852y6qlsgccntw6eldwpsmmx0f8- maple ai releases ios apps https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszxzehvlglrnlmn5xzfqdt4fyspwkvl4ud7yc6mfthquhhcthxw2g70vdkd- damus notedeck beta released for supporters https://damus.io/notedeck/install/- zap stream launches ios testflight https://testflight.apple.com/join/5Qh7mfvU0:00 - TWO guests?3:05 - BTCPayServer issue12:05 - Bitcoin Conf59:00 - Dashboard1:00:05 - Coinbase breach1:12:20 OpenSats1:19:25 - HRF Story of the Week1:28:00 - Shoutouts1:33:20 - Jack Dorsey's vibe code1:35:45 - Primal Article Editor1:42:18 - Maple AI on App Store1:51:20 - Damus Notedeck1:55:10 - ZapStream TestFlightShoutout to our sponsors:Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNostrhttps://primal.net/martyNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/

- samourai update https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8mjm67xamkhnkqvrx8vvkjrxqmrnjwldzryfkkvsncdtz6ulrlfqmy5fx5- strike launches lending https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqq5vq40xyn9av02wv5nlex4f84g6sk020apvnayltf2aq3rj5xpqjh2s58- btc++ and texas mining summit week concludes- Bangladesh | Currency Shortage as Central Bank Halts Printing of BanknotesA state-induced cash crunch is paralyzing Bangladesh after the interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, ordered the central bank to discontinue old banknotes featuring Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh. New cash is expected to be printed in phases beginning in May. But Bangladeshis report they are currently stuck with old and unusable currency, as the national mint has yet to issue replacement currency and lacks the capacity to print more than three notes at a time. Meanwhile, public ATMs continue to dispense old and worn-out banknotes, with merchants reluctantly accepting them and banks refusing to exchange them. Through all this, the central bank of Bangladesh sits on nearly 15,000 crore taka ($1.28 billion) worth of old notes in vaults, but the interim government has refused to release them, deepening public frustration. FinancialFreedomReport.org- Wasabi Wallet v2.6.0: First Version to Sync & Operate Without a Central Server https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-6-0/0:00 - Intro2:59 - OP_DEBATE36:26 - Samourai update43:09 - Hashpools49:59 - Cashu multinut52:44 - Gary leaves and Matt reads zaps56:08 - Strike lending1:02:49 - Boosts1:07:39 - HRF Story of the Week1:09:36 - Software update1:11:30 - We're having funShoutout to our sponsors:Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/Unchainedhttps://unchained.com/rhr/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNostrhttps://primal.net/martyNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/

Ben, a Bitcoin developer at Spiral known for his work with op return bots, dives deep into the Bitcoin community's recent heated debates. They discuss Bitcoin's resilience against central bank controversies and the implications of policy changes. Highlights include the nuances of transaction filtering and security in the network. Legal developments surrounding the Samurai case spark cautious optimism, while the battle against app store monopolies showcases the tech landscape's evolution. Get insights on upcoming events and the generational shift in cryptocurrency engagement!