Rabbit Hole Recap #289: ESCAPE FROM BARRY'S TOXIC ISLAND
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3:49 - Opening riff
6:59 - Starting with boosts?
12:54 - Dashboard has been updated
19:26 - Trezor compromized
23:01 - Ten31 FinCEN response and great founders
34:36 - ETF update
36:51 - Bitwise publishes address
47:46 - Adopting Bitcoin Conf
48:43 - Swan mining
52:43 - Tether acquires 8888 BTC
55:30 - Boosts again!
1:09:14 - Software updates
1:22:19 - Stranded article
1:28:36 - Texas border
1:43:11 - BTFP
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#475: Bitcoin Is Eating The World with John Arnold
Marty sits down with John Arnold to discuss his article on Bitcoin's total addressable market.
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John's Article: https://ten31.vc/insights/tam
0:00 - Intro
7:06 - The real John Arnold
10:26 - John’s background
23:10 - Total addressable market
29:31 - Tech stock returns
34:42 - Best time to jump in
44:04 - Why Bitcoin is eating the world
52:01 - Financial services
1:03:06 - Consumer applications
1:09:06 - Replacing the incumbent system
1:21:48 - Venture capital not recognizing
1:29:57 - Ten31 network
1:35:07 - Bitcoin is fun
1:40:45 - Wrapping up
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#474: What's On Weiner's Laptop? with Dave Collum
Marty sits down with Dave Collum to discuss everything from child trafficking to Roth IRAs to lacrosse.
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0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Child trafficking
22:17 - Immigrant flooding
32:13 - Crime syndicates and technocracy
40:47 - Darkness
49:11 - J6
59:29 - Ukraine
1:03:36 - Hope and changing winds
1:10:24 - Election
1:14:24 - State independence
1:18:39 - ETF
1:27:39 - Inflation and correctional
1:53:30 - Geopolitical status
2:02:17 - Great minds
2:09:30 - Tangents
2:24:04- Roth IRAs
2:32:39 - What to do without Bitcoin
2:41:26 - Family
3:05:44 - Lacrosse
3:26:53 - Wrapping up
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Rabbit Hole Recap #288: LIVE FROM NASHVILLE ENERGY & MINING SUMMIT 2024
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Rabbit Hole Recap #287: BITCOIN ETFS LAUNCH: THE SUITS ARE HERE AND DUMBER THAN EVER
3:49 - Matt is in a location
9:31 - Dashboard
11:47 - SEC shitshow
23:18 - ETF inflows
33:32 - ETF blocked
46:19 - GBTC
48:20 - Fedimint
51:28 - Red Sea Coalition
1:00:48 - Boosts
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#473: Banks Without Bankers with Eric Yakes
Marty sits down with Eric Yakes to discuss his piece written for Axiom, federated mints, and the newly approved Bitcoin ETF.
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Axiom article: https://www.axiombtc.capital/banks
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6:40 - Can we really have banks without bankers?
12:44 - Tradeoffs
16:10 - Fedimints
23:48 - Federated model cost/benefit
35:23 - Implementing incentives
42:08 - Fedi in the future
45:53 - Speculating on possibilities
51:35 - Mint distribution and crossing chasms
59:23 - Ark
1:07:57 - Spoiling final thoughts
1:11:31 - Multi-institution custody
1:15:03 - ETF
1:22:59 - Falling empire
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#472: Amos Miller And The Encroachment Of The Nanny State with Chris Hume
Marty sits down with Chris Hume to discuss the recent raid of Amos Miller and the encroachment of the state on all parts of life.
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6:17 - Amos Miller raided
10:42 - State dislikes independent communities
14:28 - The problem of positive law
19:01 - The state removes your choices
24:59 - “Raw” milk and choosing for yourself
29:00 - Forgoing convenience
32:01 - Those who enable tyranny
40:02 - Money printing gives the state leverage
48:47 - Statism vs Christianity
1:00:52 - Pushing back
1:04:45 - Wrapping up
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Rabbit Hole Recap #286: ONWARD
New US Tax Reporting Rule Requires an IRS Report for Every $10K+ Transaction https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-us-bitcoin-tax-reporting-rule-2024/
Mercury Layer is Now Code Complete and Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mercury-layer-available-for-testing/
Electrum v4.5.0-beta: Send Transaction Change to a Lightning Channel https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-5-0-beta/
Aqua Wallet: Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid & Tether Mobile Wallet https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-launched/
Fedimint v0.2.1: Stable MVP Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fedimint-v0-2-1/
nsecBunker v0.10.0: OAuth-like Flow, LNbits + Nostrdress https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nsecbunker-v0-10-0/
3:14 - It’s a new year!
6:16 - Calling out Swan
22:49 - Dashboard
24:17 - New tax rule
32:03 - Mercury layer, Aqua Wallet, Fedimint
48:30 - nsecBunker
51:13 - Bitcoin’s 15th birthday
55:33 - ETF approval
1:00:50 - Epstein list and other Twitter yelling
1:05:37 - Bitcoin depository receipt
1:08:22 - Gamestop movie
1:14:36 - Boosts
1:17:13 - What’s up next
1:23:42 - Cory’s here!
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#471: Fighting The Digital Dollar And AI Surveillance with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss their new piece on Farmington and the digital dollar.
Unlimited Hangout Article: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/12/investigative-reports/unmasking-farmington-ftx-fluent-finance-and-the-coming-digital-dollar/
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6:17 - Exposition on Farmington and Fluent Finance
12:47 - Stablecoins
21:18 - Transitioning to CBDC
35:30 - Crisis as pretense for surveillance and war
53:59 - Digital ID
1:04:02 - Powell’s not your pal
1:07:37 - Figuring out the de facto CBDC
1:13:41 - Manufactured consent psyops
1:18:46 - National figureheads
1:28:56 - Social media warzone
1:37:04 - Preventing Bitcoin co-opting
1:49:13 - They’ll profile and surveil everyone
1:59:05 - Fighting AI-controlled life
2:25:37 - Building alternatives
2:34:50 - Wrapping up
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Rabbit Hole Recap #285: HAPPY NEW YEAR
3:14 - Christmas ruins wifi
12:13 - Dashboard
19:45 - Year in review - Exchanges and banks
36:08 - Ordinals
39:11 - ETF
50:49 - AI
54:25 - “Should have opened channels”
58:22 - Big players influencing mining
1:09:58 - Ledger sucks
1:12:08 - Nostr
1:19:31 - Argentina
1:22:50 - Predictions for 2024
1:44:17 - Boosts
1:47:40 - Resolutions
1:54:12 - Plugs and Marty’s laptop dies
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Rabbit Hole Recap #284: MERRY CHRISTMAS
OCEAN adds two additional templates so miners can choose their preference https://primal.net/e/note1qtvvv8ph3v4p9gsmcltll39defjd4fjqfefn3t6txg82fhcmj9jsv9asmr
BSV-ers mad
https://twitter.com/ghostofmaplhodl/status/1735700193931092190
OpenSats Issues Fourth Wave of Nostr Grants https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-issues-fourth-wave-of-nostr-grants/
OpenSats Announces Third Wave of Bitcoin Grants https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-third-wave-of-bitcoin-grants/
Human Rights Foundation Grants $500k to 18 Bitcoin Projects https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/human-rights-foundation-grants-500k-to-another-18-bitcoin-projects/
Bitcoin FOSS Program by Chaincode Labs Is Accepting Applications Until December 31 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/start-your-career-in-bitcoin-foss-chaincode-labs/
PlebLab’s TopBuilder: Competition for the Next Wave of Bitcoin Innovators https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pleblabs-topbuilder-registration/
Tether: We’ve Onboarded US Secret Service and FBI to Our Platform https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-weve-onboarded-us-secret-service-and-fbi-to-our-platform/
Unlimited Hangout Article on the digital dollar
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Alby Lightning Accounts Go Invite-only in a Bid to Encourage Self-Custody https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-lightning-account-limits/
Stacker.news Introduces Foreign Asset Control Compliance https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stacker-news-ofac/
Alby Extension v3.5.0: Firefox Mobile Support, Liquid Web Wallet Bounty https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-extension-v3-5-0/
Amboss Introduces Ghost Addresses https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amboss-introduces-ghost-addresses/
Mempool Goggles: See Who & What Is Vying For Blockspace at Any Given Moment https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-mempool-goggles/
Phoenix Wallet Android v2.1.0: Request Inbound Liquidity https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-android-v2-1-0/
Core Lightning v23.11.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v23-11-1/
Cashu v1 Protocol Specs Have Been Merged https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-v1-protocol-specs/
Cashu Nutshell v0.14.1: Stateless Mint https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-14-1/
COLDCARD Mk4 Firmware v5.2.1 Released https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coldcard-mk4-firmware-v5-2-1/
BTCPay Server v1.12.0: Improvements, PoS Enhancements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-12-0/
Wasabi Wallet v2.0.5: ShopinBit Integration https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-0-5/
Liana v4.0: Automated Coin Selection, RBF, Cancel & Deposit Address Verification https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-v4-0/
Twitter Outsources KYC to Israeli Intelligence Linked Company https://primal.net/e/note1qtvvv8ph3v4p9gsmcltll39defjd4fjqfefn3t6txg82fhcmj9jsv9asmr
3:14 - Christmas traveling
17:12 - Dashboard and mempool
25:20 - Ocean block templates
39:27 - OpenSats grants
47:15 - HRF and Bitcoin FOSS
49:46 - Top Builder
54:32 - Tether is all feds
1:09:40 - Alby and Stacker News implementing changes
1:16:43 - Xfinity data bleed
1:20:02 - Boosts
1:24:03 - Software updates
1:26:12 - Twitter outsource KYC to Israel
1:27:23 - Wrapping up
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#470: Bitcoin's Finite Supply Is The Breakthrough with Dhruv Bansal
Marty sits down with Dhruv Bansal to discuss his article on the foundational ideas of Bitcoin, as well as an in-depth conversation about AI.
Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal
Dhruv's article: https://tftc.io/satoshi-nakamoto-unchained/
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#469: Bitcoin And The Great Financial Crisis with Parker Lewis
Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss his new book Gradually, Then Suddenly, and highlight Bitcoin in the framing of the financial crisis of 2008.
Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis
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7:07 - Liz Warren and CBDCs
16:55 - 2008 crisis still echoes
22:17 - Marty’s experience of the crisis
29:00 - Metting people where they are
35:27 - Satoshi was keyed in
38:29 - It’s personal for everyone
53:01 - Bitcoin, not Blockchain
57:41 - Bitcoin is not for criminals
59:28 - Dollar is not patriotic
1:07:50 - Sound money is freedom
1:13:49 - Bitcoin in future crises
1:22:59 - How much will they print next time?
1:26:08 - Replacing an unfathomable behemoth
1:38:10 - Can’t stop the signal
1:44:11 - Wrapping up
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Rabbit Hole Recap #283: BITCOIN ALL TIME HIGH HASH RATE
* Tether Freezes All OFAC-Sanctioned Wallets in ‘Proactive’ Security Measure https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-freezes-all-ofac-sanctioned-wallets-in/
* Elizabeth Warren Wants to Extend Bank Secrecy Act Regulations to Free & Open Source Software https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/elizabeth-warren-wants-bank-secrecy/
* US House Intelligence Committee’s Section 702 Reform’ Bill Marks The Biggest Expansion of Surveillance in United States Since the Patriot Act https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/house-intelligence-committees-section-702-reform-bill-marks-the-biggest-expansion-of-surveillance-in-united-states-since-the-patriot-act/
* FASB Officially Adopts Fair Value Accounting Rules for Bitcoin Starting December 2024 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fasb-bitcoin-fair-value-accounting/
* LNbits v0.11.3 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v0-11-3/
* LDK Node v0.2.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-node-v0-2-0/
* eNuts v0.2.0-beta https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/enuts-v0-2-0-beta/
* NDK v2.3.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v2-3-0/
* FutureBit Announced Apollo II Line of Personal Bitcoin Miners https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/futurebit-announced-apollo-ii-line-of-personal-miners/
* BitKey Backup and Restore Process https://primal.net/e/note17xfvpy7a84x0wymt63y7jspu2unhxxnn9rk90zzn3jrgdj8uu97sk59zsh
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6:20 - River demo
12:18 - Dashboard
17:26 - Ledger bad, Bitkey good
29:06 - Shut up, Liz!
39:02 - Hashrate
41:41 - Marty rants on energy
46:18 - Alex Jones and Twitter
49:22 - Dhruv article
55:40 - Confusing pools for miners
59:03 - Gradually, Then Suddenly
1:18:14 - Nostr and social media
1:29:23 - Predictive programming movies
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1:41:28 - FASB new rules
1:50:26 - Boosts
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#467: The ETF Will Push Bitcoin To $500k with Fred Krueger
Marty sits down with Fred Krueger to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin ETF and the impact of institutional money entering Bitcoin.
Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dotkrueger
0:00 - Intro
6:01 - The scale of ETFs
13:35 - The pace of incoming money
20:48 - Perspective of an ETF buyer
28:16 - Will the ETF change the cycles?
36:33 - Bitcoin improving payments
40:13 - Financial degradation
47:06 - Inflation from the perspective of the wealthy
51:39 - Apathy towards Bitcoin
1:00:56 - Older generations hold the wealth
1:12:14 - Bull vibes will return with ETF
1:17:19 - ETFs will have the largest stacks
1:29:14 - Playing it safe
1:35:57 - Fred represents the majority
1:38:11 - Block size and other dev issues
1:42:14 - Money printer go brrr
1:46:55 - Likely date for the ETF
1:49:22 - How Fred got into Bitcoin
1:53:57 - The Anti-SBF event
2:02:02 - ETF is inevitable
2:03:55 - Wrapping up
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#468: Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q3 2023 Monetary Base Update
Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Marty’s late
8:35 - Bitcoin power curve
25:28 - Top 5 currencies
30:35 - Bitcoin vs currencies
34:11 - Dollar’s relative strength growing
38:48 - Network update
44:49 - Sovereign mining and pool censorship
52:18 - Why money must be kept decentralized
1:01:45 - ETF Trojan horse
1:03:45 - Argentina
1:27:22 - European security
1:30:16 - Defense startups
1:37:34 - Texit
1:43:07 - Deterrence and cold war history
2:02:31 - Wrapping up
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#466: Bitcoin on the Geopolitical Chessboard with Kane McGukin
Marty sits down with Kane McGukin to discuss the changing geopolitical landscape.
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0:00 - Intro
5:29 - Kane’s background
9:26 - China’s geopolitical standing
28:01 - Hyperconnected world changes things
33:22 - Transitional state
38:50 - Messianic money
42:00 - Weaponized dollar
48:56 - What should America do?
54:31 - Teaching values and skills
1:05:58 - Propaganda and tinfoil
1:11:01 - Optimism
1:17:50 - Wrapping up
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Rabbit Hole Recap #282: Jamie Dimon Wants to Ban Bitcoin
Ledger Live Tracks and Sends ALL User Information to Outsourced Data Harvesting Service https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ledger-live-tracks-and-sends-out-all-user-information-by-default/
Apple Confirms Governments Use Push Notifications to Surveil Users https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/apple-confirms-governments-using-push-notifications-to-surveil-users/
U.S. Treasury Seeks Massive Expansion of Warrantless Surveillance & Powers to Sanction Open-Source Software https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-treasury-recommends-massive-expansion-of-warrantless-surveillance-power-to-sanction-open-source-software/
Users of BTCPay Server’s LNbank Plugin Urged to Upgrade to v1.8.9 ASAP https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbank-critical-vulnerability/
Unchained to Pause Bitcoin Backed Loans to Individuals https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/unchained-to-stop-offering-bitcoin-backed-loans-to-individuals/
Block Opens Bitkey Preorders in 95+ Countries, Shipping Expected in Q1 2024 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/block-opens-bitkey-preorders/
Bitcoin Core v26.0: P2P/Network Improvements, Pruning Updates, New RPCs & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-core-v26-0/
Primal Debuts on Mobile App Stores: iOS v1.0.4, Android Beta v0.21.4 Released https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-mobile-apps-store-debut/
LND v0.17.3-beta: Hot Fix Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-17-3-beta/
Ride The Lightning v0.15.0-beta: CLNRest for Core Lightning https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ride-the-lightning-v0-15-0/
Payjoin CLI v0.0.1-alpha: A Command-line Payjoin Client for Bitcoin Core https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/payjoin-cli-v0-0-1-alpha/
Bitcoin Keeper v1.1.8: Custom Multisig, Coin Selection & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v1-1-8/
PlebDevs Released a Backend Course for Lightning App Development https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/plebdevs-backend-course/
Blue Check Manifesto Published https://primal.net/e/note1u94v4nrkul8ceefymqc2k9yhn4ymwmt53yp8p99duk29wz9kk0cq8gc8ue
3:14 - Opening riff
5:39 - Dashboard
7:47 - Pre bull setup
12:47 - Dimon and Warren hate crypto
21:14 - Ledger shares everything
26:37 - Back to Dimon
31:43 - Replace your Ledger with a Coldcard
34:04 - Gov spies through your push notifications
38:47 - Update your BTCPay Server LN Bank
40:06 - Unchained pauses loans for individuals
43:37 - Bitkey
52:14 - Dog, very important
53:12 - Ocean pool
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Bitcoin For Business: Fanatics
Lou turns the questions on Marty to find out how businesses can embrace Bitcoin.
0:00 - Intro
7:20 - Why are we here?
13:29 - What is Fanatics?
19:54 - FanCash should be Bitcoin
29:58 - Introducing Bitcoin through rewards
33:04 - Chargebacks and international onboarding
37:29 - Bitcoin is can enable better UX flow
41:39 - NFTs don’t work
48:30 - New media monetization models
53:26 - Protection from censorship
58:36 - Trust still required
1:02:17 - Saving your business in a recession
1:05:21 - Debrief, comment your suggestions!
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Rabbit Hole Recap #281: FRESH GOLD ALL TIME HIGH
3:45 - Gold is high and bank runs continue
10:33 - Shoutout to Marty for being sick
13:16 - Dashboard (hashrate is ripping)
23:15 - New mining pools
33:35 - 83btc fee
41:23 - Saylor buys some Bitcoin (wow)
44:24 - Primal big update
46:32 - Loot The Treasury newsletter
53:12 - Google is deleting old accounts
57:34 - Clown world judiciary committee
1:01:59 - Boosts
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#464: The Emergence of the Network of Keys with Matt from Unchained
Marty sits down with Matt from Unchained to discuss key networks and setting new industry standards for Bitcoin custody.
0:00 - Intro
6:17 - Matt’s backstory (go birds)
12:56 - Challenges overcome at Unchained
19:43 - The role of keys in Bitcoin
21:53 - Preparing for the next bull
23:42 - Misconceptions about keys
26:41 - UX gaps
29:18 - Structures built on key networks
34:15 - Countering bad optics for regulators
37:29 - Predictions
42:27 - Recognition of multisig
47:59 - ETFs and Coinbase
54:41 - Multi-jurisdiction
58:07 - Blinded xpubs and deepfakes
1:05:56 - Incoming developments in Bitcoin
1:08:48 - Are you an ordinals enjoyer?
1:11:32 - MPC vs multisig
1:17:52 - Shitcoin cycles
1:21:43 - Here for tech or money?
1:26:26 - Saving Philly
1:34:02 - Wrapping up
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#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy Edition with Aleks Svetski
Marty sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss Spirit of Satoshi, the Bitcoin-focused AI project, as well as the upcoming edition of the Bitcoin Times.
Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites
Spirit of Satoshi: https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/
Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/
0:00 - Intro
6:52 - Riffing
9:53 - What is Spirit of Satoshi?
18:12 - AGI
24:04 - Closed/open source AI
33:38 - Building your own language model
41:04 - AI’s opinions are based on its master
45:02 - Data cleanliness and hallucination
52:58 - 1000 minds vs the Borg
58:59 - A wealth of data
1:03:54 - Biden’s AI executive order
1:05:26 - AI agents and Bitcoin
1:12:23 - ASICs
1:16:36 - Energy
1:21:09 - Bitcoin Times Energy Edition, ESG
1:32:16 - Bitcoin is energy
1:39:29 - Conquering mindset
1:49:21 - Wrapping up
#463: Orange Pilling AI & Bitcoin Times Energy Edition with Aleks Svetski
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Rabbit Hole Recap #280: Thanksgiving Day Special
CZ Pleads Guilty, Steps Down as CEO of Binance in $4.3 Billion Settlement with DOJ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cz-steps-down-as-ceo-of-binance-as-part-of-4-billion-settlement-with-doj/
Wallet of Satoshi to Stop Serving Customers in the United States https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wallet-of-satoshi-stops-serving-us-customers/
F2Pool Is Likely Filtering OFAC-Sanctioned Transactions - Report https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/f2pool-is-filtering-transactions-from-ofac-sanctioned-address-report/
F2Pool Disables Transaction Filtering Patch (For Now) https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/f2pool-disables-transaction-filtering-patch/
Bittrex Global Is Shutting Down For Good https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bittrex-global-is-shutting-down-for-good/
$225M Tether Seizure - Largest in History https://www.theblock.co/post/263802/tether-freezes-225-million-worth-of-stolen-usdt-after-doj-investigation
Strike Announced Buy Bitcoin Globally in 36 Countries https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-announced-buy-bitcoin-globally-feature/
LND v0.17.2-beta: Concurrency Related Bug Hot Fix https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-17-2-beta/
Envoy v1.4.0-beta: Intuitive Coin Control & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/envoy-v1-4-0-beta/
Blixt Wallet v0.6.9-420: Lightning Box https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blitx-wallet-v0-6-9-420/
BBQr: Better Bitcoin QR Proposal https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bbqr-better-bitcoin-qr/
Peach Bitcoin App v0.3.4: Updated Reputation System https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/peach-bitcoin-app-v0-3-4/
10101 v1.6.1: Public Beta Launch https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/10101-v1-6-1-public-beta/
StartOS v0.3.5.1: Bugfix Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/startos-v0-3-5-1/
Sparrow Wallet v1.8.1: Oxt Fee Rates Estimator, Slider Improvements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v1-8-1/
Bitcoin Black Friday https://bitcoinblackfriday.org/
4:07 - Happy Thanksgiving, CZ pleads guilty
17:16 - Tether big freeze
18:32 - Wallet of Satoshi pulls out of US
30:56 - ETF is an attack and KYC is illicit
41:46 - F2Pool OFAC censoring
44:59 - Argentina
47:31 - Strike to add global buy/sell
52:49 - Poisonous media and AI
1:05:41 - Boosts
1:12:53 - Mandibles marches on
1:22:54 - Software updates
1:31:42 - Truevote
1:38:45 - Bitcoin Black Friday
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Rabbit Hole Recap #279: Momentum is Building
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/
3:45 - Blockchain conference
5:57 - State of mempool
11:23 - Dashboard fakeouts
19:08 - Bank Secrecy Act
26:33 - Failed pentagon audit
34:02 - Roman Sterlingov case
36:53 - Coinjoin and mixing
40:27 - Swan bad for privacy services
51:52 - EU Chat Control
55:31 - Sats based AI agents
1:03:34 - HRF CBDC tracker
1:04:17 - F2Pool
1:07:53 - Mutiny stops zapping Zeuspay
1:22:07 - Boosts
1:29:42 - Software updates
1:42:15 - Spiral grants
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