Rabbit Hole Recap

ODELL and Marty Bent
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Nov 3, 2023 • 1h 32min

Rabbit Hole Recap #277: Tether Stacking $4B a Year

The podcast covers topics such as Bitcoin as a safe haven, WTI crude price and gas prices, President Biden's AI regulation executive order, the impact of COVID-19, Tether's debt financing and impact on Bitcoin price, Bitcoin vouchers and Bitcoindev.org, open source software projects and self-hosting solutions, and cryptocurrency updates and releases.
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Oct 29, 2023 • 1h 15min

Rabbit Hole Recap #276: Return of the Bull?

Topics discussed in this episode include the Tor Browser issuing patches for a critical exploit affecting major browsers, the U.K. High Court ruling that the operator of Bitcoin.org must reveal their identity, self-hosting private AI models on StartOS and UmbrelOS, and various updates to VPN services and Bitcoin wallets. The hosts also cover Bitcoin's impressive performance compared to major banks, rising costs of living and economic inequality, Elon Musk's financial app and a Gemini lawsuit, recent developments in legislation, privacy tools, and asset seizures, securing Bitcoin with passphrases, Bitcoin meetups and the Norwegian language, and the demise of the bond trade.
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Oct 20, 2023 • 1h 58min

Rabbit Hole Recap #275: Critical Flaw on the Lightning Network?

Topics discussed include a critical flaw on the Lightning Network, proposed regulations on Bitcoin mixers, improving SEO and syndicating content, Bitcoin price and statistics, competition in the ACEC manufacturing space, and exploring the concept of Data Vending Machines (DVM) with Bitcoin.
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Oct 13, 2023 • 1h 19min

Rabbit Hole Recap #274: FTX was a Ponzi

Bitcoin's winning streak in a world of currency devaluation, bullishness in a bear market, tap leaf circuits enabling computable functions, listener engagement and Coldcard update, rise of gold and its significance, implementing non custodial mobile lightning for gambling platforms, latest updates on Bitcoin wallets and applications, Torbrowser update and importance of securely holding Bitcoin.
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Oct 5, 2023 • 2h 3min

Rabbit Hole Recap #273: The Bank Runs Continue

The podcast covers topics such as the Tor Browser patching a critical zero-day exploit, the U.K. High Court's ruling on revealing the identity of the Bitcoin.org operator, self-hosting private AI models, migration to RAM-only VPN infrastructure, short-term VPN access priced in sats, updates on various Bitcoin wallets and apps, collaborative custody for Bitcoin, and discussions on Twitter, SEC's potential approval of a Bitcoin ETF, and inflation's impact on median income.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 1h 60min

Rabbit Hole Recap #272: Bear Hunting Season

Topics discussed include Tor Browser patching a zero-day exploit, Bitcoin.org operator's identity revealed, self-hosting private AI models, migration to RAM-only VPN infrastructure, short-term VPN access priced in sats, updates and releases of various software and Bitcoin extensions, election security with open time stamps, launch of Lightning Network Plus liquidity pool, and questioning of engineering the sky to combat global warming.
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Sep 21, 2023 • 1h 2min

Rabbit Hole Recap #271: Tick Tock Next Block

Tor Browser, Tails Issued Patches for WebP Critical Zero-Day Exploit Affecting All Major Browsers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-tails-issue-patches-for-webp-critical-zero-day-exploit-affecting-major-browsers/ Bitcoin.org Operator Cøbra Must Reveal Identity to Defend Themselves, U.K. High Court Rules https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-org-operator-loses-appeal-to-craig-wright/ StartOS, UmbrelOS Now Let You Self-Host Private AI Models https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/startos-umbrel-now-let-you-self-host-private-ai-models/ Mullvad Partnered with Tailscale, Completed Migration to RAM-only VPN Infrastructure https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mullvad-vpn-completed-migrated-to-ram-only-vpn-infrastructure/ IVPN Light: Short-Term VPN Access Priced in Sats https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ivpn-light-short-term-vpn-access-priced-in-sats/ Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.5.2: Ability to Attach External Wallets https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simple-bitcoin-wallet-v2-5-2/ Phoenix Android v2.0.6, iOS v2.0 Beta is Now on Testflight https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-android-v2-0-6/ Breez Mobile v0.16 (iOS v1.0.22): UI Improvements & Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-mobile-v0-16/ Zeus v0.8.0-alpha Now Available to Olympus Subscribers, Open Beta Is Coming Soon https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-8-0-alpha-opened-to-waitlist-subscribers/ Nix Bitcoin v0.0.98 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nix-bitcoin-v0-0-98/ Mutiny Node v0.4.17: NWC Budgeting https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-node-v0-4-17/ Mutiny Wallet v0.4.19: NWC Budgeting https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-19/ Snort v0.1.14: Zap Splits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/snort-v0-1-14/ Amethyst v0.77.0-alpha: Amber Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-77-0-alpha/ Trailer for DEATH ATHLETIC: https://twitter.com/jessicasolce/status/1704882591516532951 0:00 - Matt’s become Slenderman 1:52 - Marcus is a WEF plant 8:45 - Dashboard 10:28 - Death Athletic 15:19 - TOR browser patch 16:25 - Cøbra must reveal identity 19:45 - StartOS AI 24:28 - Mullvad and Tailscale 28:26 - Software updates 38:34 - Boosts 48:34 - Riffing because the list is already over 53:20 - Death Athletic trailer 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/
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Sep 15, 2023 • 1h 41min

Rabbit Hole Recap #270: A Ripple in Time

Topics discussed include Ripple's acquisition of Fortress Trust, laser attacks on hardware wallets, securing Bitcoin and seed word storage, eliminating trusted third parties in Bitcoin custody, government intervention and its consequences, the impact of inflation on the economy, the role of government in accepting Bitcoin, and blind spots and information gaps.
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Sep 7, 2023 • 2h 17min

Rabbit Hole Recap #269: Bitcoin Mining Saves Texas Grid

Bitcoin mining saving Texas power grid, disagreement on school start dates, Bitcoin conferences and market updates, impact of oil demand and supply on energy sector, high consumer rates on Texas power grid, discontinuation of Mercury Wallet, exploration of L2 approach in Bitcoin, risks and benefits of state chain servers and coin swaps, discussion on various crypto exchanges and Barry's involvement, background noise and sponsors, Bitcoin education in El Salvador, Bitcoin-related software updates, scaling and onboarding in Nostor, reliability of electricity production for Bitcoin mining, insect discussion, challenges of centralized social media
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Aug 31, 2023 • 1h 43min

Rabbit Hole Recap #268: The Suits are Here to Protect Us

The podcast covers a range of interesting topics including updates in the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin governance and proposed changes, a recent court ruling related to the SEC's treatment of grayscale and other Bitcoin ETF filings, borrowing against equities and Bitcoin collateral, gratitude and Bitcoin donations, various Bitcoin boosts received by the hosts, a discussion about music, principles, and sponsors, the Robisat open source project, app right upgrades and Nix Bitcoin updates, and various updates and releases in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

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