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Apr 3, 2025 • 1h 16min

TRUMP TARIFFS THE WORLD | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #351

https://rhr.tv - Eric Trump shares details of new Bitcoin mining venture, including planned Nasdaq ticker https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/04/02/eric-trump-hut-8-american-bitcoin-donald-trump-jr/- Trump announces tariffs on 185 countries https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-stokes-trade-war-world-reels-tariff-shock-2025-04-03/- Larry Fink says bitcoin could replace the dollar as reserve currency in annual investor letter https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqpxfzhdwlm3cx9l6wdzyft8w8y9gy607tqgtyfq7tekaxs7lhmxfqqsflvx2rzvzqxlkvu4v4afqqxgfl25s0ne0zn54ukv8r0g8086c3xgqswe8l- Bitcoin vs Gold https://charts.bitbo.io/btc-gold/- Georgia | Officials Freeze Accounts of Organizations Supporting Protesters https://FinancialFreedomReport.org- Bisq v2.1.7: More Reliable Message Delivery, Trade & Mediation Enhancements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v2-1-7/- Fedimint for Start9 https://x.com/joschisanbtc/status/1907691308514222420- Misty Breez beta https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/breez-announces-launch-of-new-wallet-misty-breez0:00 - Intro3:01 - Sats on sale, tariffs everywhere6:49 - Dashboard and cleared mempools14:19 - Bitcoin vs gold19:06 - Tariffs35:26 - Eric Trump's American Bitcoin40:02 - Larry likes the coin44:07 - Wang Chun in space48:11 - HRF Story of the Week50:40 - Boosts53:36 - Software updates1:04:03 - Misty Breez and LiquidShoutout 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/
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Mar 27, 2025 • 2h 2min

BITCOIN IS THE ANSWER | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #350

Delve into Bitcoin’s pivotal role as a financial victor amidst global currency devaluation. Discover GameStop's intriguing strategy of investing in Bitcoin and its implications for market dynamics. Reflect on the legislative landscape with the FAIR Act aiming to protect Bitcoin holders from civil asset forfeiture. Explore grassroots initiatives promoting decentralization and innovation in Bitcoin mining. Plus, a lighthearted discussion on e-cash, the surprising economics of cashews, and political unrest in Turkey adds flavor to the conversation.
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Mar 21, 2025 • 1h 32min

23 DAYS LATER WITH | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #349

The hosts dive into the cultural impact of Tesla ownership, mixing humor with serious reflections on identity and privacy. They tackle economic stress, especially how millennials and Gen Z navigate financial struggles in the era of credit and instant gratification. Innovative discussions arise around ancient pyramids, exploring theorized connections with advanced civilizations and Bitcoin. The conversation also touches on political maneuvering, JFK conspiracies, and the evolving landscape of stablecoins in a world of regulatory challenges, all wrapped up in engaging anecdotes.
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Mar 13, 2025 • 1h 8min

THE GANG GOES TO DC | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #348

More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv0:00 - Intro3:08 - Bitcoin Policy Institute12:45 - Tether26:42 - Mallers speech - Overton shift31:11 - Pitching bitcoin to the left37:54 - Do good things41:35 - Bitcoin Bugle44:59 - Binance raise47:06 - Bolivia rugpull48:54 - Shoutouts49:55 - Twitter hacks55:57 - Bots on Twitter vs nostr1:02:59 - GoldShoutout to our sponsors:Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/Unchainedhttps://unchained.com/rhr/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/TFTC Merch is Available:Shop Nowhttps://merch.tftc.io/Join the TFTC Movement:Main YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videosClips YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQWebsitehttps://tftc.io/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tftc21Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/
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Mar 7, 2025 • 1h 25min

STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #347

Rob Hamilton, co-founder of AnchorWatch, discusses Bitcoin's evolution and its future as a strategic reserve asset. He dives into the ethical dilemmas surrounding Bitcoin recovery, recent developments in El Salvador's relationship with the IMF, and the emerging interest from U.S. states like Texas. The conversation also covers transaction complexities and the significance of Miniscript for Bitcoin security. Rob shares insights on the importance of self-custody and the innovations in safeguarding digital assets, offering a blend of serious analysis and engaging banter.
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Mar 1, 2025 • 1h 21min

STAY HUMBLE STACK SATS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #346

More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv- IMF Board Approves $1.4Bn Loan to El Salvador with Further Bitcoin Restrictions https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/imf-board-approves-1-4b-loan-to-el-salvador-2/- European States Continue Their Race for Encryption Backdoors https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/european-states-continue-race-for-encryption-backdoors/- Apple Pulls E2EE iCloud Encryption in UK, Boots 135K+ 'Non-Compliant' Apps from EU App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/apple-pulls-e2e-icloud-encryption-in-uk-boots-135k-non-compliant-apps-from-eu-app-store/- Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/firefox-deletes-promise-to-never-sell-personal-data-asks-users-not-to-panic/- Google | Facilitating Censorship in Russia and ChinaGoogle is actively assisting authoritarian regimes like China and Russia to censor dissent, removing online content critical of the Kremlin and Chinese Communist Party. In Russia, Google complied with government requests to erase YouTube videos opposing the war in Ukraine, while in China, it removed references to the Tiananmen Square massacre and pro-democracy activism. With more than 70% of Russians relying on YouTube for news and China’s Great Firewall blocking independent sources, corporate compliance with state censorship enables state propaganda to proliferate as a dominant narrative. For activists and nonprofits seeking uncensorable communications, nostr — an open and decentralized protocol — offers a way to share information beyond the reach of authoritarian regimes. Activists and NGOs can get started here.- Sparrow Wallet v2.1.3: OneKey Support, Expanded Labels Export, Lark Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-1-3/- TollGate Cashu Enabled Wifi https://tollgate.me- Bitkey launches inheritance feature https://bitkey.build/inheritance-is-live-heres-how-it-works/- Braiins builds their own ASIC https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzq7yxw3qsg0tk7q6prqjreqyx0ynzl4x9rtu58x7tnxe4ml4hk3433zflnx- Cove iOS Beta Released https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzq0ec9ufl7xx0fsede5kh5s6003n5czftz2wd0tlnan4udzravsard2yvgk- Nunchuk Launches New and Improved Group Wallet https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzqak65lj2e7vgfw50dvkmdt4zjka68cq72ml5fwn28zklsekckep7vhayca- Marty's hathttps://finitesupply.co/0:00 - Intro2:59 - Not a dump8:13 - Jack is not Satoshi12:21 - Dashboard & Pubkey18:40 - IMF El Salvador loan22:25 - Euro encryption backdoors33:29 - Firefox removes privacy promise38:19 - HRF Story of the Week39:57 - Software updates52:09 - Boosts54:18 - More software updates1:04:24 - Lazarus group1:11:58 - Closing riffShoutout to our sponsors:Unchainedhttps://unchained.com/rhr/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/TFTC Merch is Available:Shop Nowhttps://merch.tftc.io/Join the TFTC Movement:Main YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videosClips YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQWebsitehttps://tftc.io/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tftc21Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/
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Feb 21, 2025 • 1h 26min

FIVE MILLION SATS FOR EVERY AMERICAN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #345

More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv- Fold goes public on NASDAQ - FLD https://x.com/SchwabNetwork/status/1892319634185212341- VanEck Employee Claims Jack Dorsey is Satoshi https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1891852538376487327- Brink renews grants for the 8 bitcoin core engineers they support https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/1887559865050018285- Bitwise Donates $150k of ETF Profit to OpenSats, HRF, and Brink https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1891865302729883754- Argentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin Launch https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-milei-faces-fraud-charges-impeachment-calls-after-failed-memecoin-launch/- Unbank partners with Voltage to bring Lightning payments to 40,000 locations https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/unbank-teams-up-with-voltage-to-bring-lightning-fast-bitcoin-transactions-to-40-000-locations-including-walgreens-and-cvs- Nigeria appears to have swapped Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan for US "resources and expertise" to fight illicit finance in a secret deal with the State Department https://www.therage.co/the-cost-of-gambaryan/- iOS v18.3.1 update fixes security flaw used in sophisticated attacks https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/ios-18-3-1-update-fixes-security-flaw-used-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/Zimbabwe | Ordinary Citizens Pay Price of Deeply Indebted RegimeZimbabwe’s debt crisis has pushed 7.6 million people into food insecurity as an El niño-driven drought worsens an economy already horribly mismanaged and exploited by a military dictatorship. The roots of this crisis run deep. Former tyrant Robert Mugabe’s land seizures in the early 2000s shattered agricultural output, wiped out foreign investment, and unleashed hyperinflation that erased Zimbabweans’ savings and wages. Decades of economic mismanagement drained the national resources and exacerbated food insecurity. Now, ordinary citizens shoulder the cost of regime failures. Families who once farmed their own land depend on expensive food imports they can’t afford, while the bankrupt regime pleads for more dollar-based loans — only to weaken the local currency and sink the country further into debt.- Fountain App v1.1.16: Nostr Live Streams & Storage Manager https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-16/- COLDCARD EDGE Release: Versions 6.3.5X (Mk4) and 6.3.5QX (Q) https://blog.coinkite.com/edge-635/- Bisq v1.9.19 & Bisq2 v2.1.6: Updates and Security Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-19-bisq2-v2-1-6/- Alby Hub v1.14.2: Basic Swap Functionality, Home Widgets & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-14-2/0:00 - Intro3:05 - Opening riff6:50 - Trump & New Tech cabal20:45 - Dashboard22:18 - FLD on NASDAQ25:45 - Is Jack Satoshi?32:59 - Grants37:53 - Milei’s scam46:21 - Unbank Voltage52:09 - Trump banning congestion pricing56:47 - Nigeria Gambaryan deal1:00:16 - Fort Knox1:06:26 - iOS security patch1:06:58 - HRF Story of the Week1:12:58 - Boost1:13:09 - Software updates1:18:32 - AI is ruining RHR1:22:26 - Reorg shillShoutout to our sponsors:Unchainedhttps://unchained.com/rhr/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/TFTC Merch is Available:Shop Nowhttps://merch.tftc.io/Join the TFTC Movement:Main YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videosClips YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQWebsitehttps://tftc.io/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tftc21Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/
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Feb 13, 2025 • 1h 13min

BITCOIN DREAMS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #344

The latest discussion dives into exciting advancements in Bitcoin services for retirement savings. There's a focus on Bitcoin's resilience against currency devaluation amid anecdotes about community solidarity. Recent innovations in user-friendly wallets like Proton and Phantom are explored, along with the importance of enhancing user experience in crypto. A thought-provoking debate emerges over the UK's government directive for an iCloud backdoor, raising alarms about digital privacy. Finally, they tackle the risk of government-made meme coins and the volatile nature of crypto investments.
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Feb 6, 2025 • 1h 46min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #343: THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION

More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv - Tether, Lightning Labs Announce USDT on Lightning Network https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-lightning-labs-announce-usdt-on-lightning-network/ - The FDIC has released 175 internal documents on "Operation Chokepoint 2.0" https://www.fdic.gov/foia/correspondence-related-crypto-related-activities - Block's Proto Partners with The 256 Foundation to Support Open-Source Bitcoin Mining https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blocks-proto-partners-with-the-256-foundation-to-support-open-source-bitcoin-mining/ - The Human Rights Foundation Awarded All 11 Bitcoin Development Bounties https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-human-rights-foundation-awarded-all-11-bitcoin-development-bounties/ El Salvador | Lawmakers Scale Back Bitcoin Legal Tender Law El Salvador’s congress amended its Bitcoin law, making private sector acceptance of Bitcoin voluntary. The reform follows a $1.4 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that wanted to limit the government’s, citizens’, and economies’ exposure to Bitcoin. Salvadoran lawmaker Elisa Rosales said the latest reform guarantees Bitcoin’s “permanence as legal tender” while facilitating its “practical implementation.” But, John Dennehy, founder of the civil society organization Mi Primer Bitcoin, explained that the reform removed “all references of bitcoin as money or legal tender, plus the actual conditions, such as the government accepting bitcoin for things such as taxes, are now prohibited.” The future of freedom technology in El Salvador will be worth monitoring closely as the regime continues to erode protections on civil liberties. FinancialFreedomReport.org - Sparrow Wallet v2.1.1: Lark for USB Signers, PSBTv2 Support & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-1-0/ - ZEUS v0.9.5: Easier Exporting of On-Chain Seed, Optimizations & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-5/ - BDK Wallet v1.1.0: v2 Transactions in Tx Builder by Default, Testnet4 Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-wallet-v1-1-0/ - Rust-nostr v0.39.0: NIP-96, NIP-22 Helpers, Custom WebSocket Client Support & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/rust-nostr-v0-39-0/ - Damus Notedeck v0.3.0 (Alpha 2): Public Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/notedeck-v0-3-0-alpha-2/ - Lockbox Relay https://primal.net/e/note1qqqydxxwdsndc5wzg4xuc32z00wwemuyglvrp5ax2kn76lhj0m6smpkdpf - Trump announces Sovereign Wealth Fund https://primal.net//e/note1ql20qsnc42jrkamx6lpvh8ffn4ekyhqrkuzvca60ucmyfj23hh7q2set07 0:00 - Intro 2:59 - America’s feeling rowdy 4:53 - Dashboard - Mempools cleared 16:01 - USAID 38:02 - Sovereign Wealth Fund 44:59 - Trump and Israel 49:07 - Tether LN 57:49 - FDIC Chokepoint 2.0 FOIA 1:05:16 - Microstrategy rebrand 1:08:31 - Block Proto & 256 Foundation 1:10:00 - HRF Bounties 1:13:59 - HRF Story of the Week 1:18:36 - Reverse Repo draining 1:19:31 - Boosts 1:28:49 - Software updates 1:36:04 - Sovereign Wealth clip 1:40:00 - Fewsats 1:43:36 - Bread and circuses Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ 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: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/
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Jan 30, 2025 • 1h 23min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #342: LIVE FROM BITCOIN PARK

Discover the intriguing dynamics of Bitcoin as it navigates a challenging economic landscape. Listen in as a block is mined live, showcasing community collaboration. Dive into discussions about Ripple's standing in the crypto world and the evolving regulatory landscape that shapes Bitcoin ownership. The conversation also tackles mining centralization issues and advocates for privacy in the community. With insights on hash rate changes and emerging technologies, this lively dialogue captures the essence of Bitcoin's future.

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