Rabbit Hole Recap

Marty dons a very cool and stylish hat while Matt rations his wifi. https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1638830291287527424 https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/1639014379713708033 https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1639013798362112000 https://tradeblock.com/markets/bfnx/xbt-usd/30m/ https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqyr2wfe8ycrwwfeqgsffcng7jk2fnq5vylp5m2sm26q3q4e7z9rr4lkh2qkq3pfkxam5rsrqsqqqa28rngva8 https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqnxsar5wpen5te0w3n8gcewd9hj7mtpwf68juedvfjkuap0d9ehxat995cnxve0qgszsfr2amdk0jnmy5qukevqmspvky4s9j4va50h9xakr9wsv2cs3tgrqsqqqa284pg574 Pod 3:16 - Opening riff 5:02 - Dashboard 7:37 - Balaji's prediction 10:13 - Powell is nervous 14:54 - Regulatory crackdown 21:00 - Wells notices 24:34 - Bitcoin's official separation from shitcoins? 28:03 - Foreign power grabs while US banks fail 30:54 - Individual states opposed to CBDCs 35:11 - Bitcoin feels scarce 37:58- They're scared shitless 42:57 - Dollar reserve on shaky ground if Saudis bail 44:53 - Matt gets internet rationed 46:56 - Hash value and price divergence 50:01 - Matt's presidential campaign 51:45 - Difficulty adjustment live on air 52:59 - Nostrica 56:23 - Habla 1:00:53 - Hindenberg accuses Block of fraud 1:05:17 - White house disses Bitcoin 1:06:30 - Priorities 1:11:05 - Central bank paper bitcoin 1:16:04 - Shoutouts and 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/

silvergate, silicon valley bank, and signature bank failures bailout of remaining banks robosats disables swap feature due to vulnerability https://nitter.at/RoboSats/status/1635432123648622593 luxor releases custom mining firmware https://luxor.tech/firmware lnbits diy nostr signing device https://github.com/lnbits/nostr-signing-device specter v2.0.0 https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v2.0.0?ref=no-bullshit-bitcoin start9 embassy v0.3.4 https://github.com/Start9Labs/embassy-os/releases/tag/v0.3.4 ronindojo team is now offers degoogled phones https://ronindojo.io/en/roninmobile custodial mixer chipmixer shut down https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/international-authorities-take-down-chipmixer/ 4:41 - Ninja launch 9:06 - Dashboard 10:40 - Banks melting 20:05 - Thomas joins 33:27 - Companies splitting up bank accounts 35:14 - Bitcoin fixes this 36:54 - Is this an attack on Bitcoin? 45:41 - What happens next? 50:12 - Lionel Shriver the Bitcoiner 42:46 - Banking crisis in the age of social media 55:28 - LuxOS 58:29 - Inscriptions 1:05:01 - Mempools will (never) be empty 1:10:41 - Are we in the storm's eye? 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/

4:41 - It's happening! 11:43 - Matt's bank run rabbit hole 15:39 - Mechanics of what's happening 18:46 - The speed of events 27:16 - Fed pivot 28:40 - Marty's bluecheck 30:08 - Dashboard flashed 30:34 - USDC 34:19 - Exchanges impacted by banks 44:25 - Slow mo into collapse 1:00:05 - Bitcoin's going to be blamed 1:04:30 - Final thoughts, 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/

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 Cashapp users bought $7.11 billion in bitcoin last year https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/files/2023/02/Block_Shareholder-Letter-4Q22.pdf 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/ Block announces LSP operated by TBD https://cequals.xyz/ BTCPay Server Coinjoin Plugin https://twitter.com/MrKukks/status/1630221270246719489 Seedsigner v0.6.0 https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.6.0 ColdCard MK4 v5.1.0 https://blog.coinkite.com/5.1.0-released/ Sparrow Wallet v1.7.3 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.7.3 BTCPay Server v1.8.0 https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.8.0 Stack Wallet v1.5.44 https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_wallet/releases/tag/build_131 Nunchuk and Coinkite Strategic Partnership https://nunchuk.io/blog/nunchuk-coinkite Naira Crisis Fueling Bitcoin Adoption https://www.forbes.com/sites/abubakarnurkhalil/2023/03/01/nigerian-election-and-naira-crisis-is-fueling-bitcoin-adoption/ Bitcoin Optech Launches Podcast https://twitter.com/bitcoinoptech/status/1630613222389694474 Freedom Money EP5 https://youtu.be/kXzcVAXiZeE 6:36 - Opening riff 32:47 - Dashboard 34:24 - Matt's the Jim Cramer of mempools 47:05 - Silvergate 1:06:18 - Mandibles Mandibles Mandibles 1:21:34 - Cashapp bitcoin sales 1:26:52 - Block wallet 1:31:24 - Block LSP 1:34:14 - BTCPay WabiSabi 1:54:26 - Seedsigner v0.6.0 1:56:17 - ColdCard Mk4 v5.1.0 2:00:26 - Sparrow v1.7.3 2:01:36 - BTCPay Server v1.8.0 2:02:22 - Stack Wallet v1.5.44 2:04:32 - Boostagrams 2:18:40 - Nunchuck Coinkite 2:20:34 - Bitcoin Optech 2:22:00 - Abubakar Article 2:24:25 - Freedom Money Ep 5 2:26:47 - Layoffs 2:39:57 - Wrap 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/

This week Marty and Matt discuss bluewallet shutting down default lightning wallet april 30th https://bluewallet.io/sunsetting-lndhub/ marco falke stepping down as maintainer https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/marco-falke-steps-down/ tropic square open source secure elements completes first round of testing https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/tropic-square-completes-initial-testing-on-chip OP_Vault proposal https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/0204c9a1f9a9075f2483450f1bab034d453270b7/bip-vaults.mediawiki Congressman Tom Emmer introduces anti CBDC bill https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1628397390024638466 blastr nostr relay implementation https://github.com/MutinyWallet/blastr twitter launches “coins” https://twitter.com/Tree_of_Alpha/status/1628466657789202440 freedom money ep 4 https://youtu.be/MWmfDSxtvi0 nashville energy and mining summit panels released to podcast feed https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_/status/1627700730030342144 coinbase launches shitcoin layer 2 network “base” https://base.org/ 0:00 - Is Last of Us the first good video game adaptation? 4:24 - Mandibles Mandibles Mandibles interview 7:59 - Dashboard interrupted by real estate shower thoughts 19:10 - Marty sets up to lose some sats 20:41 - Blue Wallet closing custodial lightning 34:44 - Twitter vs Nostr 43:58 - Marco Falke steps down 54:30 - OP_VAULT and speedy trial 1:13:50 - Tom Emmer anti-CBDC bill 1:29:00 - Mutiny Wallet Blastr 1:32:57 - Freedom Money episode 4 1:34:27 - Bitcoin Park Mining Summit podcast release 1:35:50 - Coinbase Base 1:40:00 - Flow 2.0 1:42:58 - Shoutouts and Booatagrams 1:55:06 - Marty pays 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/

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

This week Marty and Matt and Joined by NVK and BitDern to discuss: Sparrow Wallet v1.7.2 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.7.2 Zeus v0.7.2 https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.2 BTCPay Server v1.7.6 https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.7.6 coldcard q1 https://coldcard.com/docs/coldcard-q1 local bitcoins shutting down https://localbitcoins.com/service_closure/ search Freedom Money on youtube to watch ODELL's new series 4:03 - Surprise party rip! 6:16 - Bitdevs open source 14:19 - Coldcard Q1 24:12 - Nostr 38:20 - Fedi pool 47:51 - Matt the pro surfer 51:20 - Regulatory clamp down and its effects 1:21:51 - NVK the pro podcaster 1:25:48 - Cathedra underclocking data 1:32:21 - Software updates 1:36:19 - Shoutouts and boostagrams 1:42:13 - Scrib shill 1:50:13 - RIP LocalBitcoins 1:51:59 - Gary: not your keys not your coins 1:54:50 - Wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ IVPN https://www.ivpn.net/ 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/

This week Marty and Matt discuss: Lebanon officially devalues currency 90% https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/lebanon-sharply-devalues-official-exchange-rate-central-bank-says-2023-02-01/ prime trust loses texas license, swan and fold users can no longer buy, strike unaffected ordinal inscriptions controversy strike commerce launches with clover point of sale systems https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1618731420998049798 joinmarket v0.9.9 https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.9.9 btcpay critical vulnerability disclosure https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-server-cve-2022-32984/ strike expands remittance service to phillipines https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-expands-remittance-feature-to-phillipines/ 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/ freedom money ep 1 with gigi https://youtu.be/6Tr4-DL1c1s 5:54 - Opening riff 7:53 - Dashboard 11:53 - Nation state rug pulls 33:33 - Prime Trust out of Texas 43:35 - Governments hate milk and eggs 54:58 - Ordinals controversy 1:24:26 - Luxor ASIC exchange 1:27:22 - Strike Phillipines remittances 1:30:03 - Shoutouts and boostagrams 1:43:16 - An abrupt wrap up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ IVPN https://www.ivpn.net/ 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/

This week Marty and Matt discuss: blockstream raises $125M https://www.prweb.com/releases/2023/1/prweb19127332.htm strike launches first clover merchant https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1618731420998049798 fold launches enterprise api https://foldapp.com/api prime trust cut from texas, swan and fold impacted https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-texas-issues/ tails v5.9 https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.9/ lnbits v0.9.6 https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases/tag/0.9.6.1 freedom money https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1618353021330628632 5:54 - Opening riff 8:24 - Freedom Money 13:47 - War stories from potty training 15:59 - Bitcoin, cash, and CBDC in/convenience 37:04 - Dashboard 38:13 - Blockstream funding 40:27 - Strike Clover integration 45:16 - Fold api 48:44 - Prime Trust cut off from Texas 54:43 - Voger Ver owes Genesis who owes users 58:59 - Matt reads a shoutout with extra pep and pizazz 1:04:40 - Event shilling 1:09:31 - Tails v5.9 1:10:02 - v0.9.6 1:20:02 - A final shill and wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ IVPN https://www.ivpn.net/ 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/

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - 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/ - Congo National Park Relies on Hydro Powered Bitcoin Mine https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/13/1066820/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-mining-congo-virunga-national-park/ - BIP 329 Merged: Standard for Wallet Label Exports and Imports Between Wallets https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0329.mediawiki - Blixt Wallet v0.6.2 https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.2 - Understanding The COLDCARD Mk4 Security Model and Secure Element Use https://blog.coinkite.com/understanding-mk4-security-model/ - 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 - Lightning Summit at Bitcoin Park https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/291052525/ 5:55 - Safari Matt 11:18 - Mining Summit recap 35:34 - FAA theories 39:42 - Dashboard 42:25 - Lightning Summit and Bitcoin Takeover 44:40 - FTX money went to 1/3 of Congress 46:26 - GTX 52:59 - Congo hydroelectric mining 59:19 - Breaking Cashapp LN news 1:02:08 - Bitzlato 1:07:21 - Marty leaks security details 1:08:10 - BIP 329 1:14:40 - Shoutouts and Boostagrams 1:20:58 - Blixt 0.6.2 1:22:06 - Understanding Coldcard security 1:29:49 - US financial surveillance 1:35:29 - Mandibles Section: Bank of Japan rushes in 1:38:56 - We're already in a recession 1:47:22 - Tech layoffs 1:51:21 - Saudi fading petrodollar Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ IVPN https://www.ivpn.net/ 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/