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ODELL and Marty Bent
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Aug 25, 2023 • 2h 5min
Rabbit Hole Recap #267: Bank Run on Binance?
The podcast discusses the potential bank run on Binance and the risks of trusting custodians like Binance and Tether. They also explore the concerns about the regulated financial system and privacy issues in cryptocurrencies. The speakers engage in casual conversations about historical events and government conspiracies. They also talk about societal beliefs, Joe Rogan's influence, and the importance of animal protein and dental health. The discussion covers topics like sunglasses, optimism, and government actions, as well as the interconnectedness of the dollar and potential reinstatement of Covid measures. Lastly, they touch on the likelihood of an election, risks involved in holding Bitcoin, and voting systems' crisis in confidence.

Aug 18, 2023 • 1h 27min
Rabbit Hole Recap #266: Good Morning, Stay Humble and Stack Sats
Sam Bankman-Fried, a businessperson facing legal issues, discusses topics such as Evergrande bankruptcy, witness tampering, Argentina's leading presidential candidate, new project grants in Bitcoin and Noster, failure of LK 99, KYC regulations for mining pools, improving user experience with lightning payments, Wave Lake's potential, and exploring Enjom, a URL shortener powered by Noster.

Aug 3, 2023 • 1h 43min
Rabbit Hole Recap #264: Fitch Eyes US Default as "Soft Landing" Narrative Falters
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3:45 - Opening riff7:03 - Dashboard9:38 - Soft landing is cancelled30:09 - Hex34:29 - Kenya blocks Worldcoin47:25- UK encryption1:08:58 - Coinbase double feature1:16:53 - Bitcoin ATM KYC1:17:30 - Tether1:21:53 - Stacker News bug1:26:41 - Boostagrams1:34:47 - Software update1:42:33 - Closing riff
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Jul 27, 2023 • 2h 11min
Rabbit Hole Recap #263: RESIST THE ORB
Privacy focused dev Chris Belcher releases personal update after months of silence https://gist.github.com/chris-belcher/ca5051285c6f8d38693fd127575be44d?ref=nobsbitcoin.com#update
HRF 20 BTC Bounty Challenge for Improvements Requested by Activists https://hrfbounties.org/
Head of Chainalysis Investigations Admits There’s No Scientific Evidence Proving Surveillance Software Works https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/chainalysis-investigations-lead-declaration/
LNDK Developer Alyssa Hertig Receives Spiral Grant https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alyssa-hertig-spiral-grant/
FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Decentralized Platform Users and Hosts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fbi-seizure-of-mastodon-server-is-a-wakeup-call-to-fediverse-users-and-hosts/
Clams v1.8.0: Channel Management https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/clams-v1-8-0/
Zeus v0.7.7-beta Is Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-7-7-beta/
Nix Bitcoin v0.0.95 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nix-bitcoin-v0-0-95/
Electrs v0.10.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrs-v0-10-0/
LDK v0.0.116: Anchoring the Roadmap https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-116/
Mempool.Space Updates: Full RBF, P2PK Outputs & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-space-updates-july/
Mutiny Wallet v0.4.4 Released, Android Version Is Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-4-1/
Breez SDK Core v0.1.4: Custom Errors & Bugfixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-core-v0-1-4/
BTCPay Server v1.11.0: Reporting, PoS Cart Redesign, Payment Sounds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-0/
Cashu Nutshell v0.13.0: Ecash Seed Phrase Backups https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-13-0/
Mostro v0.7.8: Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mostro-v0-7-8/
Iris Desktop App v0.2.0: New Features & Performance Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/iris-desktop-v0-2-0/
Nostr Data Vending Machine: A Marketplace for Data Processing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/data-vending-machine-implementation-open-sourced/
Amethyst v0.71.0: Geohash https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-70-8/
Arcade v0.3.2-beta: AI Chat, Performance Upgrades https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/arcade-chat-v0-3-2-beta/
Swarmstr: Nostr Knowledge Hub for Curious Minds https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/swarmstr-nostr-knowledge-hub-for-curious-minds/
SimpleX Chat v5.2.0: Message Delivery Receipts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v5-2-0/
TDAmeritrade calls for $800k bitcoin https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1684437760072105985
Blackrock Research from last year says most young people should have a 85% allocation to bitcoin https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4042239
3:45 - Back in the studio6:02 - AI, Nostr, and Bitcoin12:37 - How Zap Stream works16:15 - ABDC19:58 - Dashboard21:40 - Orb content34:17 - Chris Belcher update43:16 - HRF bounties, serverless payjoin52:30 - Chainalysis57:37 - Self custodial mobile lightning1:09:15 - LNDK Dev gets Spiral grant1:09:54 - FBI seize Mastadon server1:15:41 - Boostagrams1:17:05 - Marty Jones1:27:45 - Software updates1:38:33 - TDAmeritrade bullish1:46:49 - Graphene PayPal locked1:51:11 - Bants1:54:25 - Bluechecks
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Jul 20, 2023 • 2h 13min
Rabbit Hole Recap #262: CBDC Precursor FedNow Launches
https://therealdeal.com/national/2023/07/19/offices-overtake-malls-as-most-distressed-asset-class/https://www.profstonge.com/p/urban-doom-loop-drives-time-bomb
Coin Center loses case, will appeal https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coin-centers-case-against-unconstitutional-financial-surveillance-dismissed-in-district-court/
FedNow went live today https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_/status/1682031699948077056
Kuwait Bans Bitcoin Payments, Investment & Mining
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/kuwait-regulator-bans-bitcoin-payments-investing-mining/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-android-alpha-open-source-stack/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-beta-public-release/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/binance-completed-integration-of-the-lightning-network/0:00 - Who even is this dude
3:45 - Who even is this dude
9:54 - Dashboard, price is flat
12:56 - Matt’s new setup
13:55 - Recapping Nashville Lightning
27:39 - Tax Code 6050I
37:02 - Kuwait “bans” Bitcoin
50:40- Splicing
1:02:44 - Mutiny public beta
1:10:14 - Primal is open source, Nostr talk
1:32:05 - Real estate crash
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1:50:57 - Windowless apartments and other got mandates
2:06:50 - Plugging CD and wrapping
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Jul 14, 2023 • 1h 12min
Rabbit Hole Recap #261: Live From Nashville Lightning Summit
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Jul 6, 2023 • 1h 50min
Rabbit Hole Recap #260: Larry Fink Comes Out of the Closet
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3:45 - Happy 4th10:38 - Resist the bluecheck17:23 - Marty’s viral tweet23:10 - Dashboard26:18 - Bluecheck is CBDC36:47 - Kraken ordered to turn over data to irs41:03 - Houbi data breach47:11 - Larry Fink about face on Bitcoin55:05 - How many people understand Bitcoin?1:00:56 - European tyrrany1:08:19 - Boostagrams1:17:59 - Software updates1:36:28 - Bond market1:39:59 - Biden1:44:38 - Wrapping up
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Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 58min
Rabbit Hole Recap #259: Your Custodian's Custodian was a Ponzi
Prime Trust goes into bankruptcy, customer deposits missing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-lost-half-client-funds/
Bitcoin Savings App Coinbits Caught in Prime Trust Fallout https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbits-prime-trust-fallout/
Riot Platforms Partnership Brings Production of MicroBT’s ASICs to America https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/riot-platforms-partnership-brings-production-of-microbts-asics-to-america/
New Spiral Grantee: Matthew Ramsden, Pavlenex Grant Renewed https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-spiral-grantee-matthew-ramsden/
Spiral Renews Developer Grant for Thunderbiscuit https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/spiral-renews-developer-grant-for-thunderbiscuit/
ZBD Launched Time-Based Bitcoin Rewards For Over 100 Android Games https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zbd-launched-time-based-rewards/
payjoin dev kit released https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pdk-a-payjoin-sdk/
nsecBunker v1.0 Release Opens Up Nostr For Shared Projects and Companies https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nsecbunker-v1-0/
Nostur v1.2.0: Viewing of Long Form Articles https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostur-v1-2-0/
Tor Browser v12.5 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-browser-v12-5/
Blixt Wallet v0.6.8: Speedloader https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blixt-wallet-v0-6-8/
Damus v1.5 with Removed Note Zaps Approved on App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/damus-v1-5/
BTCPay Server v1.10.3: Bug Fixes and Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-10-3/
Bitcoin Keeper v1.0.6 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v1-0-6/
Cashu Nutshell v0.12.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-12-1/
Ministry of Nodes Nodebox: Plug and Play Bitcoin Node https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ministry-of-nodes-nodebox/
Slovakia Lowers Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax Rate From 39% To 7% https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/slovakia-reduced-bitcoin-capital-gains-tax-from-39-to-7/
3:44 - Doing it live
8:10 - Dashboard
15:02 - Blackrock ETF
17:07 - Prime/Fortress Trust
33:46 - Hold your keys
42:40 - Riot MicroBT deal
49:52 - Spiral grants
55:02 - Lightning summit
1:01:27 - ZBD rewards on android games
1:03:06 - Air travel and bluechecks
1:12:34 - Back to Bitcoin vidya games
1:18:09 - Boostagrams
1:23:44 - Payjoin Dev Kit
1:39:09 - Software updates with a helicopter in Marty’s mic
1:41:09 - Tim Apple censoring Bitcoin
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1:50:56 - Slovakia Bitcoin taxes lowered
1:53:11 - Wrapping
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Jun 22, 2023 • 1h 58min
Rabbit Hole Recap #258: You Can't Trust Prime Trust
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/
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Jun 15, 2023 • 1h 44min
Rabbit Hole Recap #257: Million Dollar Bitcoin by End of Day
damus blocked from app store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/damus-to-be-removed-from-apples-app-store-in-14-days/
robosats admin banned from telegram, comms move to matrix and simplex https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-admin-banned-from-telegram-communications-move/
mutiny wallet launches mainnet beta mutinywallet.com
bitkey launches beta, announces partnership with coinbase https://bitkey.build/coinbase-and-cash-app/
oslo hrf financial freedom track livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YweUPFCipL8
Amethyst v0.58.2 https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases/tag/v0.58.2?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
BTC RPC Explorer v3.4.0 https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer/releases/tag/v3.4.0?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Zeus v0.7.6 https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.6?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Citadel v0.2.3 https://github.com/runcitadel/os/releases/tag/v0.2.3?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Tails v5.14 https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.14/index.en.html?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
MyNode v0.3.18 https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.3.18?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Mnemonikey https://github.com/kklash/mnemonikey/releases/tag/v0.0.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Core Lightning v23.05.1 https://blog.blockstream.com/core-lightning-v23-05-austin-texas-agreement-atxa/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
https://river.com/learn/files/river-payments-report.pdf?ref=blog.river.com
https://www.wired.com/story/odni-commercially-available-information-report/0:00 - Nashville allergy season
3:45 - Nashville allergy season13:48 - Million dollar bitcoin TODAY16:25 - Dashboard19:50 - Qualified custodians37:23 - Mutiny, PWA, android superiority46:43 - More on qualified custodians48:49 - The catalyst to use freedom tech52:30 - Rob joins to talk Miniscript and Bitcoin UX1:10:35 - Cyber attacks1:15:40 - Elon knows where you are1:20:50 - Yellen on de-dollarization1:24:35 - Apple and their matrix pod1:32:45 - Bitkey1:40:56 - Final thoughts
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