Rabbit Hole Recap

ODELL and Marty Bent
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Aug 31, 2022 • 52min

Rabbit Hole Recap #215: Bit Block Boom rip with Adam, Ryan and Grant

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Curry, Ryan Gentry of Lightning Labs and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 to have a Bit Block Boom rip. Shoutout to our sponsors: AmmoSeek Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Aug 26, 2022 • 2h 59min

Rabbit Hole Recap #214: Austin party rip with Jevi and Adam O

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Jevi from Unchained Capital and Adam O from Upstream Data to have a party rip. Shoutout to our sponsors: AmmoSeek Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Aug 19, 2022 • 2h 1min

Rabbit Hole Recap #213: Censorship resistance should be the priority

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tornado Cash Developer Arrested in Amsterdam - coincenter on tornado cash - us bans export of 3nm chip tech - Casa discloses data breach of store - Vinteum launched to support bitcoin dev in brazil - bitmain and antpool launch new miner loan program - bitcoin ekasi in south africa - telcos could get hundreds of millions in fines waived for location tracking - iOS VPN support leaks data - Inflation Reduction Act passed, Bill Gates lobbied hard for it - channel jamming research Shoutout to our sponsors: AmmoSeek Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Aug 11, 2022 • 2h 18min

Rabbit Hole Recap #212: The privacy wars have escalated

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - ethereum privacy tool tornado cash sanctioned - tornado cash github repo taken down, same with dev accounts - coincenter on sanctions - btc-e exchange operator extradited to US - proposal to require large hedge funds to disclose cryptocurrency positions - blackrock launches bitcoin private trust - tropic square open source secure chip begins production - easy inbound liquidity using voltage - more details on Block's hardware wallet - motiv launches 16 circular economies in Peru - sms provider twilio compromised - email provider Klaviyo compromised, impacts customers of 44 bitcoin companies including swan - border wallets explained - fiatjaf on value4value Shoutout to our sponsors: AmmoSeek Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Aug 4, 2022 • 2h 5min

Rabbit Hole Recap #211: Is the Fed buying bitcoin?

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Israel bans use of cash for purchases larger than NIS 6000 - roughly $1700 - CSW vs McCormack - Victorian Gov Coming for your coin - Foundry funds stratum v2 dev - Galoy raises $4million, launches stablesats - Coinbase partners with Blackrock - Raspiblitz v1.8.0 - Coldcard v5.0.6 - Sparrow Wallet v1.6.6 - Celsius creditor list - John Cantrell Route Blinding - Foreigners hold just 33% of US debt: the lowest amount this century - $80 billion in new funding for the IRS Shoutout to our sponsors: AmmoSeek Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jul 28, 2022 • 2h 15min

Rabbit Hole Recap #210: Salty senators insider trading

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - senators salty at fidelity for bitcoin product - kraken accused of violating sanctions - senators introduce bill for tax exemption on bitcoin payments smaller - twitter data break exposes 5.4M accounts - bitfinex and tether launch p2p communications app Keet - Lnbits v0.91 - Start9 Embassy v0.3.1.1 - Wasabi Wallet v2.0.1.3 - LDK v0.0.110 - gladstein on fedimints - three arrows founders give first interview since collapse - Fed 75bps hike - Redefining recession - Ursula von der Leyen's energy comments - Canada wants farmers to cut nitrogen emissions by 30% Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jul 21, 2022 • 1h 38min

Rabbit Hole Recap #209: Pouring some out for the weak hands

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tesla sold 75% of their bitcoin - Largest mining difficulty drop since last year, -%5.01 - Senators ask EPA to require mining companies to disclose energy usage - Shift Crypto data breach - BTrust funds first developer - Coldcard MK4 v5.0.5 - Coinkite looking for an app dev - Tor Browser v11.5 - Joinstr, using nostr as a coinjoin coordinator - Border Wallets Tool Launched - zebedee raises $35M - Fedi raises $4M - Coinbase assets listing team member arrested for insider trading - Beef Initiative Conference in Colorado this weekend Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jul 15, 2022 • 2h 34min

Rabbit Hole Recap #208: Party rip at Bitcoin Park

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Robinhood Enables Bitcoin Transfers - Half-Aggregation of BIP 340 Signatures - Compass Mining Lays Off 15% of Team - China Police Database Was Left Open Online - Gloria Zhao Added as a Bitcoin Core Maintainer - BTCPay Server v1.6.1 - Bitcoin ETN Launches in Germany - Amazon Admits Giving Ring Camera Footage To Police Without A Warrant Or Consent - Bitcoin Optech - NYDIG Announces Partnership with the New York Yankees Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jul 8, 2022 • 2h 31min

Rabbit Hole Recap #207: The Liberal World Order is Here

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - OpenNode partners with Lemon Cash to bring lightning to a million Argentines - More details of blockfi deal with ftx - Three Arrows Capital files for bankruptcy - Voyager freezes withdrawals and declares bankruptcy - Indian exchange Vauld freezes withdrawals due to insolvency - Core Scientific sold most of their bitcoin - Rizzo on Maximalism - Bitcoin Policy Institute submits report to Department of Commerce - Samourai Wallet v0.99.98e - Zimbabwe introduces gold coins as inflation worsens - Tapsigner + Nunchuck - No reserve requirement - CDSs popping - Power costs in Germany soaring - Nuclear and gas is now "green" in Europe - Cloud seeding in Australia Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jun 30, 2022 • 2h 49min

Rabbit Hole Recap #206: More pain is on the way

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - $4 Billion in Bitcoin Miner Loans Under Stress - MicroBT to Get First Access to Samsung 3nm Chips - Supreme Court Rules Against EPA Limiting Federal Power to Regulate Bitcoin Miners and Other Energy Projects - Montana Storm Takes 75% of Marathon Hash Offline - First Batch of My First Bitcoin Diplomas Awarded, Second School Joins Initiative - Celsius is $2B in the Hole - Leaked Call Provides More Details on BlockFi Issues - Compass Mining CEO and CFO Resign - More Details of Coinbase Surveillance Tools Sale to US Gov Released - EU to Release FATF Compliant Travel Rule Requirements - GBTC ETF Conversion Denied, Grayscale Sues SEC - Bitcoin Amsterdam in October - India Passes New Digital Surveillance Measures - Coinbase Surveillance - America: Freedom to Fascism - Vince Vaughn Freaks out - BIP 324 - Shares of $GBTC - Netherlands farmers protest - Powell gaslighting - Bent Issue #711: A warning from history Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data

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