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Rabbit Hole Recap

ODELL and Marty Bent

Join ODELL and Marty as they sit down to discuss the latest news in Bitcoin every week.

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01:23:19

Rabbit Hole Recap #244: Bitcoin Fixes This

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2023/03/16

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

01:14:00

Rabbit Hole Recap #243: Run on the Banks

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2023/03/10

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

02:42:22

Rabbit Hole Recap #242: CashApp Users Bought Over $7B...

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2023/03/02

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

02:09:28

Rabbit Hole Recap #241: It's All So Tiresome

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2023/02/23

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

01:38:29

Rabbit Hole Recap #240: Bitcoin is the Only True...

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2023/02/17

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

01:56:17

Rabbit Hole Recap #239: End of a Wild Week with NVK...

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2023/02/10

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

01:45:25

Rabbit Hole Recap #238: The Government Rugpulls Have...

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2023/02/02

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

01:23:12

Rabbit Hole Recap #237: Evening Rip to End a Quiet Week

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2023/01/27

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

01:55:39

Rabbit Hole Recap #236: Bitcoin Mining Saves Animals

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2023/01/19

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

01:08:04

Rabbit Hole Recap #235: Party Rip at Bitcoin Park in...

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2023/01/12

This week Marty and Matt party it up in Nashville! https://bitcoinpark.co 7:05 - Party rip! 8:51 - PubKey 12:05 - Introducing guests and year in review 15:45 - Exchange degeneracy 18:35 - Interest rate hikes 21:34 - Talking about the future 24:50 - Samuel Deep Fried Bankrupt Man 27:25 - Rich history of scams and rug pulls 33:40 - Mining predictions 38:19 - ASIC loans 42:13 - Favorite mining scam 48:02 - Having fun watching Barry vs Winklevii 55:22 - Is the bottom in? 56:51 - Hunting

01:49:41

Rabbit Hole Recap #234: Where's the money, Barry?!

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2023/01/07

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - winklevoss blast silbert https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gemini-cofounder-cameron-public-letter/ - dcg fires 30% of employees at genesis https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-lender-genesis-lays-off-30-of-staff-11672939434 - dcg shutters wealth management division https://www.theinformation.com/articles/genesis-parent-company-dcg-shutters-its-wealth-management-division - silvergate lost $700m during ftx panic bank run

02:12:58

Rabbit Hole Recap #233: A Final Recap For The...

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2022/12/29

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Another reminder to protect yourself if you used lastpass - SBF “$250M bond” was BS - Bitfarms CEO resigns - Gemini users file class action lawsuit - Samourai v0.99.98g - BTCPay v1.7.3 - JAM now available on most major node packages - FROSTR multisig nostr - Twitter Data Breach - US Housing Chart - Energy and Mining Week in Nashville - Free Open Source Contributor Tickets to Bitcoin 2023 - Demand response affecting hashrate - Argo sells Helios site to Galaxy for

02:03:59

Rabbit Hole Recap #232: Merry Christmas!

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2022/12/23

This week Marty and Matt discuss so many things that we hit the character limit in the description. - Core Scientific Files for Bankruptcy - Two FTX Execs Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges - SBF Released on $250M bond - Twitter announces policy banning nostr and other social promotion - QuadrigaCX addresses thought to be dead wake up - Greenidge Sells Hash to NYDIG to Avoid Bankruptcy - HRF Awards $325K in new grants - Zeus v0.7.0 - Alby v1.21.0 - Tails v5.8 BTCPay Server v1.7.2 - BTCPay

02:28:07

Rabbit Hole Recap #231: There's a run on the bitcoin...

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2022/12/15

- SBF arrested in Bahamas - EU to force companies to report user holdings - US senate bill proposed to outlaw private bitcoin development and usage - Coinbase received 12320 government demands for customer info this year - SBF secretly funded the block news org, ceo steps down - Jack Dorsey provides 14 bitcoin grant to Nostr - Bitcoin Core v 0.24.0 had coin selection bug, latest version is v 0.24.1 - Twitter had FBI/CIA agents directing policy - US Interest payment expense at $766B - Binance

02:11:45

Rabbit Hole Recap #230: Building in the Bear Party Rip

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2022/12/09

This week Marty and Matt discuss: DCG owes gemini customers $900M Strike launches remittance product for Africa Legends of Lightning tournament winners announced Block funds African rural mining company ‘Gridless’ Ledger announces new hardware wallet ‘Stax’ Core Lightning v22.11 BDK v0.25.0 Tor Browser v12.0 Threema encrypted messenger adds new communication protocol Silvergate CEO Alan Lane public letter FTX full venture portfolio released This month in bitcoin privacy New

02:23:54

Rabbit Hole Recap #229: The Bankruptcies and...

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2022/12/01

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - El Salvador Bitcoin Treasury Lacks Transparency - BlockFi Declares Bankruptcy: High Risk Loans Resulted in Insolvency - Major Bitcoin Banking Partner Prime Trust Has Fired CEO Tom Pageler - BTCPay v1.7.0: new checkout page, unified QR for onchain and lightning, store branding, and white labeling, and more - Coinkite Launches ‘BinaryWatch’ Hub: Tracks Popular Bitcoin Software Signature Verification - New Open Source Lightning Privacy Research Portal

01:31:45

Rabbit Hole Recap #228: DCG & Genesis Getting Dragged...

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2022/11/25

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - The Securities Commission of The Bahamas Seized Digital Assets of FTX After Bankruptcy Declared in US - Bitcoin Core v24.0 - Sparrow Wallet v1.7.1 - Hoseki Launches Real-Time Proof of Reserves Hub - ‘SatsCrap’ Bitcoin P2P Marketplace - Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Remain in Jail Until at Least Late February - Genesis Balance Sheet Reveals $2.8 billion in Outstanding Loans: 30% made to related parties including parent company Digital Currency

01:43:58

Rabbit Hole Recap #227: FTX was a Ponzi and held no...

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2022/11/17

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Contagion continues - Matt didn't make a list - Party rip Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Blockstream 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

02:28:22

Rabbit Hole Recap #226: FTX BLOWS UP - Takes House of...

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2022/11/12

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FTX files for bankruptcy - Timeline of events that lead to it - BlockFi halts withdrawals, most likely insolvent - Ledn exposed to Alameda - Remove your bitcoin from custodians and learn how to self custody - CZ & SBF conspiracy - Marty Jones rant state attack conspiracy - Silvergate - Ben Carman's Vortex Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Blockstream TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC

01:38:14

Rabbit Hole Recap #225: Bear Markets Are for Arguing

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2022/11/04

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Another LND bug causes nodes to fall out of sync again, update your node - Tony explains how a malicious attacker could have used lnsploit to steal funds - Replace By Fee Debate Spills onto Twitter - Coinbase led surveillance group expands to europe with 67 companies supporting - CashApp sold $1.76B worth of bitcoin to users last quarter - Block releases more details on upcoming hardware wallet - LDK v0.0.112 - Blixt Wallet v0.6.0 - Electrs v0.9.10 - Tor

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