Rabbit Hole Recap

ODELL and Marty Bent
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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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Jun 23, 2022 • 2h 11min

Rabbit Hole Recap #205: Bailouts, uprisings, and gaslighting

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - UK self custody acknowledgement - FATF report coming - Putin’s comments on sanctions - Biden blames gas stations - Sri Lanka PM declares economic collapse - BOJ QE in overdrive - ECB balance sheet ATH - BIS gaslighting - BlockFi FTX bailout - Voyager exposed - Gazprom + BitRiver - Bitcoin on DNMs - Fountain 0.4.0 released - IBEX onboarding Miami merchants - DARPA funding (poor) bitcoin research - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth 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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