Rabbit Hole Recap #273: The Bank Runs Continue
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/
5:07 - The bank runs continue
16:47 - Dashboard
21:26 - BIP-324 and AssumeUTXO
30:34 - Unchained enterprise collab custody
43:08 - Nchain
47:17 - Arkham IDs Coinbase wallets
50:01 - ZBD + PlebLab TabConf hackathon archives
52:41 - River LN
56:59 - PlebAI
1:01:26 - Software updates (Mutiny)
1:06:04 - Boosts and Shoogate 2
1:11:14 - More software updates amid insubordination
1:41:08 - US gov wants Chainalysis black box
1:43:34 - Apple bends the knee to China
1:46:27 - Twitter gobbles data
1:58:44 - Inflation and income decline
2:02:03 - Wrap up
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#451: UTXOracle with Steve Jeffress & Daniel Hinton
Marty sits down with Steve and Daniel to discuss UTXOracle, a way to estimate Bitcoin's price using nothing but node data.
Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveSimple
Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielLHinton
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0:00 - Intro
6:41 - Steve and Daniel’s background
10:59 - Explaining UTXOs
13:34 - Visualizing data
20:46 - Effect of Bitcoin ATMs on patterns
25:24 - How to infer price from UTXO data
35:27 - Usefulness as an oracle
45:28 - Possibility of price per block
46:41 - Human action, opportunities and attack vectors
53:26 - Effect of ordinals
55:49 - UTXO mismanagement
1:02:37 - Spending old coins
1:06:51 - Taproot changes and far future problems
1:18:20 - Fun new concepts
1:27:43 - Run the numbers yourself
1:32:58 - Wrapping up
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#450: Bitcoin Money Market Funds with Théo Mogenet
Marty sits down with Théo Mogenet to discuss his piece written for Axiom on the financialization of Bitcoin.
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Théo's Substack: https://substack.com/@theomogenet
0:00 - Intro
7:00 - Théo’s background
11:06 - Explaining money market funds
16:46 - UK Gilt duration mismatch
22:32 - US bank failures
25:08 - Weaponization of monetary system
39:41 - How Bitcoin fixes this
49:26 - Bitcoin’s increasing demand
52:47 - Through the lens of monetary policy
55:28 - Perpetual markets
1:00:46 - DLCs for futures contracts
1:07:55 - Acquiring liquidity for DLCs
1:18:24 - Nascent companies
1:23:52 - Inciting hyperbitcoinization
1:29:12 - What drives further adoption?
1:40:47 - Théo’s upcoming writing
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Rabbit Hole Recap #272: Bear Hunting Season
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/
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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/
3:18 - Marty is a cuck, shoutout to me
8:53 - Dashboard
12:41 - Marty’s Bitcoin doctor
17:55 - Obscura VPN
26:53 - Marty is disgusted
30:55 - Bitmain S21
37:15 - Legends of Lightning 2
39:28 - UTXOracle
45:57 - Microstrategy buys a palindrome
48:38 - Marathon mined invalid block
54:17 - Satlantis shut down by Microsoft
54:50 - BREAKING NEWS
1:00:12 - Back to Satlantis
1:03:03 - Trident Vault
1:04:33 - Anchorwatch raises $3m
1:07:14 - HRF gives 19 BTC
1:12:35 - BTCPay case study at Baltic Honeybadger
1:15:51 - Boosts
1:21:07 - Software updates
1:36:20 - Bitcoin/nostr securing elections
1:43:14 - SimpleX Chat
1:43:44 - LN+ Liquidity Pool
1:46:11 - Bank runs continue
1:52:40 - Clown world
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#449: DEATH ATHLETIC: A Dissident Architecture with Jessica Solce
Marty sits down with Jessica Solce to discuss her new documentary following the story of Cody Wilson.
Find the film here: https://www.deathathletic.com/
Jessica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicasolce
0:00 - Intro
6:27 - Stumbling into cypherpunk docs
11:24 - Dealing with scandals
16:12 - Death Athletes
22:44 - The process of following Cody
24:04 - Fighting digital tyrrany
28:14 - Apathy
32:39 - Free information
40:11 - Dealing with courts of law and social media
45:37 - JStark
49:38 - Corporate control
1:01:13 - Aesthetics and the film industry
1:07:57 - AI
1:11:21 - Plugs + wrap up
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#448: Opt Out Of Keynesian Brainrot with Godfrey Bloom
Marty sits down with Godfrey Bloom to discuss the corruption of the world by central banks and the countermeasures the common man must take.
0:00 - Intro
6:43 - How govts have been corrupted
16:09 - Is mobilization of the common man imminent?
18:40 - Central banks are the unknown cause
24:56 - Removing yourself from the system
27:12 - New Keynesians
29:59 - Bitcoin and gold
34:46 - More on UK provenance law
38:09 - Lawful cancelation dissidents
43:58 - Civil war and states asserting autonomy
46:42 - Wrapping up
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#447: Biowarfare In The 21st Century with Sam Husseini
Marty sits down with Sam Husseini to discuss his journalistic history and findings surrounding Covid and modification of pathogens.
Find Sam on Substack: http://husseini.substack.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:36 - Sam’s body of work
8:20 - Covid’s parallels to anthrax attacks
15:08 - Wuhan lab obscurement
22:56 - Biowarfare is unique
26:02 - USAID funding of the lab
30:44 - The gaslighting is highly effective
40:54 - Those in control have no benevolent intentions
44:02 - Disappointment in RFK
46:02 - Bird flu modification
48:21 - Actionable items
50:17 - Censorship
56:38 - Wrapping up
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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/
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Mutiny Node v0.4.17: NWC Budgeting https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-node-v0-4-17/
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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
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Rabbit Hole Recap #270: A Ripple in Time
0:00 - Austin takeover in Nashville
5:45 - Did Ledger bork the Coldcard?
24:51 - Ripple bought Fortress
44:28 - Commie countries
46:42 - Parker joins in
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#446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo
Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the state of the Lightning Network.
Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt
6:38 - Hot mics, soft forks
13:34 - Should we focus on what we have?
18:27 - Core dev burnout
24:58 - State of Bitcoin adoption
35:23 - The year of LDK
40:46 - Stablecoins and AI
46:44 - Where should the focus be?
52:42 - LSPs and improving LN UX
59:21 - Crypto impatience
1:05:26 - Using lightning every day
1:07:02 - Regulations
1:21:01 - Bitcoin and Crypto have different regulatory concerns
1:23:34 - AI and energy
1:27:31 - Is LN a panacea?
1:35:54 - How is LN success defined?
1:38:35 - PTLCs
1:43:46 - Bitcoin’s success probability
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#445: Dispelling Nuclear Energy Misconceptions with Ryan MacLeod
Marty sits down with Ryan MacLeod to discuss the benefits of nuclear power in contrast to its reputation and how it can synergize with Bitcoin.
Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuclearBitcoinr
6:12 - Riffing
7:46 - Texas demand scare
13:57 - Best source for stable energy
20:11 - Reputation of nuclear power
31:39 - If the end were nigh, we’d need nuclear
33:40 - Cost of capital and SMRs
36:53 - SMR and mining impact on grids
41:05- Bitcoin can ease problems with nuclear
44:37 - Nuclear looking good
53:15 - Germany’s idiotic policies
55:09 - Uranium supply
58:01 - Nuclear future
1:02:01 - Does the nuclear industry recognize Bitcoin?
1:07:09 - Wrapping up
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Rabbit Hole Recap #269: Bitcoin Mining Saves Texas Grid
Links Here: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/4cb9e067355e62e84db9c08821a3cc4e
3:18 - When does summer really end?
9:03 - Dashboard
12:18 - Bitcoin or 401k
13:22 - State of energy and mining
50:55 - Btrust acquires Qala
52:22 - BTCPay app
54:40 - Support for Mercury Wallet ending
1:03:24 - Barry is even more of a fraud
1:09:54 - FASB new rules
1:14:13 - Machankura
1:18:49 - El Salvador Bitcoin education
1:22:04 - Boosts
1:25:24 - Software updates
1:41:34 - Nostr domain for sale
2:02:18 - More bickering over energy
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#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song
Marty sits down with Jimmy Song to discuss his new book Fiat Ruins Everything.
Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong
Jimmy's new book: https://fiatruinseverything.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:38 - Writing with ChatGPT
10:59 - Degeneracy hazards
12:54 - Jimmy’s book and writing process
20:39 - Structuring a book
23:36 - Fiat’s influence on individuals with corps
30:28 - Strong families and low time pref life
35:01 - Fiat world built on ossification
44:19 - No stores of value, can’t buy a house
50:15 - Reality takes hold, how long till it breaks?
59:38 - How to explain to people when it breaks?
1:03:03 - How do individuals protect themselves?
1:11:02 - Rent seeking more harmful than welfare
1:14:40 - Wide and narrow gate, drivechains
1:26:45 - Plugging the book
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Rabbit Hole Recap #268: The Suits are Here to Protect Us
work at opensats https://bitcoinerjobs.com/job/1142291-head-of-fiat-operations-opensats-opensats
Grayscale Wins Appeal Against SEC Overturing Its Decision on Bitcoin ETF https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grayscale-wins-appeal-over-sec/
U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS Released Proposed Regulations on Sales and Exchanges of Bitcoin for Brokers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-department-of-the-treasury-irs-release-proposed-regulations-on-sales-and-exchanges-of-bitcoin-for-brokers/
Nodal Power Raised $13 Million Seed Round to Mine Bitcoin at Landfills https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nodal-power-raised-13m/
New Spiral Grantee Michael Haase; Vasil Dimov’s Grant Gets Renewed https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-spiral-grantee-michael-haase/
Vulpem Ventures Awarded Open Source Development Grant to Burak https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vulpem-ventures-awarded-open-source-development-grant-to/
RoboSats Is Decentralizing: How To Become RoboSats Federation Coordinator https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-is-decentralizing-how-to-become-robosats-federation-coordinator/
Zaprite Platform Upgrades: Payment Links, New Receive Integrations, Subscription Plans & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zaprite-platform-upgrades/
Nix Bitcoin v0.0.97 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nix-bitcoin-v0-0-97/
BTCPay Server v1.11.3: Brush Ups and Minor Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-3/
Nayuta Wallet Android v0.2.0: LNURL Pay QR Code Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nayuta-wallet-v0-2-0/
Mutiny Wallet v0.4.14: Web and Android Feature Parity https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-14/
Floresta v0.5.0 Released https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/floresta-v0-5-0/
Joinmarket v0.9.10: RBF Fee Bumping, Improvements & Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/joinmarket-v0-9-10/
Spring v0.1.0: The Nostr Browser https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/spring-nostr-browser/
Amber v0.0.6: New UI & Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amber-v0-0-6/
Highlighter Extension v0.2.1: Create Nostr Highlights Anywhere on the Web https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/highlighter-extension-v0-2-1/
NDK v0.8.21: The Protocol Is the App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v0-8-21/
Snort.Social Has Been Redesigned https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/snort-social-has-been-redesigned/
Nostree v0.1.2: Linktree Style Nostr Client https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostree-v0-1-2/
Vendata.io: Nostr Client to Interact with Data Vending Machines https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vendata-io-a-nostr-client-to-interact-with-data-vending-machines/
Nucleus: Capital-efficient Multipeer Lightning Payments https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nucleus-capital-efficient-multipeer-lightning-payments/
Using FROST to Increase Privacy in Collaborative Bitcoin Custody Models https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1379-using-frost-to-increase-privacy-in-collaborative-bitcoin-custody-models/
3:45 - Work at OpenSats
8:51 - Dashboard
11:07 - Drivechains and other soft forks
36:44 - WWIII
38:53 - Grayscale
1:03:21 - Nodal Power
1:05:44 - Grants
1:14:12 - Boosts
1:21:36 - Software updates
1:36:30 - Jobs data
1:38:17 - Coups and gerontocracy
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#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down again with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q2 2023 Monetary Base update.
Follow along the charts here: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1696117186236989686
Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney
6:05 - eNaira and CBDCs
26:08 - Top 5 currencies
32:30 - Compound annual growth rate
36:06 - FHLB exposure
42:27 - Inflation is impacting people
45:08 - Bitcoin chart
56:49 - Scandinavian physical currency
59:17 - US federal debt
1:15:08 - Canary in the coal mine
1:23:30 - Nations using Bitcoin and BRICS gold
1:40:02 - Optimal outcome
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Rabbit Hole Recap #267: Bank Run on Binance?
Is there a bank run on Binance? https://www.discreetlog.com/is-there-a-bank-run-on-binance/
Electrum v4.4.6: Security Upgrade https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-4-6/
Tornado Cash Developers Charged with Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations by US Govt https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tornado-cash-developers-charged-with-money-laundering-and-sanctions-violations/
New Tornado Cash Indictments Run Counter to FinCEN Guidance https://www.coincenter.org/new-tornado-cash-indictments-seem-to-run-counter-to-fincen-guidance/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
ProtonMail Complied with 5957 Data Requests in 2022 https://restoreprivacy.com/protonmail-data-requests-user-logs/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Introducing Proof-of-Work Defense for Onion Services https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-proof-of-work-defense-for-onion-services/
Hardware Wallet Interface v2.3.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hardware-wallet-interface-v2-3-1/
BitBanana v0.6.6 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbanana-v0-6-6/
Core Lightning v23.08: Satoshi’s Successor https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v23-08/
CLBOSS Is Being Maintained Once Again https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/clboss-is-being-maintained-once-again/
Wasabi Wallet v2.0.4: Faster Wallet Load, RBF, CPFP https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-0-4/
BitBox App v4.39.0, Firmware v9.15.0: Miniscript Support, Security Update & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbox-app-v4-39-0-firmware-v9-15-0/
Amethyst v0.74.3: Private DMs and Group Chats, UI Improvements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-74-3/
Nostur v1.5.0: Music Streams, Relay Feeds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostur-v1-5-0/
Pulsar: Private Nostr Chat App That Protects Metadata https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pulsar-private-nostr-chat-app/
Bitcoin Atlantis Conference To Take Place in Madeira on March 1-3, 2024 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-atlantis-conference-to-take-place-in-madeira-on-march-1-3-2024/
0:00 - Party rip! Is Binance another FTX?
31:04 - Bank runs
42:39 - Recession
51:40 - Zaprite news
57:55 - Tornado Cash indictment
1:07:35 - Mandibles and psyops
1:39:30 - A bit of optimism
1:51:40 - Wrapping up with the actual list
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#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob Hamilton
Marty sits down with Rob Hamilton to discuss Anchorwatch and keeping focus on Miniscript and maximizing its potential.
Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham
Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/about
5:30 - Ninja Launch
7:43 - Bluechecks
13:31 - Content models
18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT
22:58 - Miniscript
27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript
33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch
36:17 - Bitcoin risk products
42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction
47:15 - UX
51:58 - Impatience
55:17 - Get your hands dirty
59:31 - Edge cases
1:06:22 - MPC
1:18:54 - Upgrades with unknown unknowns
1:27:34 - Bullish
1:32:43 - Bitcoin in macro
1:39:59 - Urgency
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Rabbit Hole Recap #266: Good Morning, Stay Humble and Stack Sats
evergrande bankruptcy https://www.reuters.com/legal/china-evergrande-files-chapter-15-bankruptcy-us-court-filing-2023-08-17/
Sam Bankman-Fried sent to jail as judge revokes bail over witness tampering, VPN use https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/11/23829004/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-bail-revoked-vpn-signal
Argentina’s Leading Presidential Candidate Vows to Shut Down Central Bank if Elected https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-prominent-presidential-candidate-milei-vows-to-shut-down-countrys-central-bank/
OpenSats: 9 new grants https://opensats.org/blog/bitcoin-and-nostr-grants-august-2023 & https://opensats.org/blog/josi-baker-receives-opensats-lts-grant
Spiral Renewed Grant to Mogashni Naidoo from Bitcoin Design Community https://twitter.com/spiralbtc/status/1686037335589138432
BitGo Raised $100M Series C Round at $1.75Bn Valuation https://www.prweb.com/releases/bitgo-secures-100m-series-c-funding-at-1-75b-valuation-301901731.html
July Mining Updates: Marathon, CleanSpark, Iris, Hive, Bitfarms, Core Scientific & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/july-2023-mining-updates/
KYC Mining Pools have more than 50% of hash rate https://primal.net/e/note1fkqfuhn3tr9l7d3czcuslf3vays2f2y6znls4kwhyg4hyllu5dkqkeftcg
Trezor Suite v23.8.1: Coinjoin for Model One https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trezor-suite-v23-8-1/
Geyser As Progressive Web App https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/you-can-now-install-geyser-as-progressive-web-app/
Phoenix Android v2.0.0: Splicing, Dual Funding & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-0-0/
Liquid Federation Open Sources Functionary Code https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liquid-federation-open-sourced-its-functionary-code/
Stacker.News Adds Anon Accounts, Just-in-time Funding https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stacker-news-anon-accounts/
Clams v1.8.2: UI Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/clams-v1-8-2/
Lightning Terminal v0.10.5-alpha https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-terminal-v0-10-5-alpha/
Bitcoin Tribe v2.2.1: Border Wallets https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-tribe-v2-2-1/
Zeus v0.8.0 Mainnet Alpha Opened to Community Supporters https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-8-0-alpha-opened-to-community/
Libwally Core v0.9.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/libwally-core-v0-9-1/
Nodeyez v23.07 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nodeyez-v23-07/
BDK v0.28.2 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-v0-28-2/
BTCPay Server v1.11.2: Bug Fix Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-2/
Lume v1.2.0-beta: New UI and Onboarding Process https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lume-v1-2-0-beta/
Njump: Static Nostr Gateway https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/njump/
w3.do: Free URL Shortener Powered by Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/w3-do-free-url-shortener-powered-by-nostr/
0:00 - You’re welcome, Carlos
2:30 - Dashboard
5:30 - What caused the dump?
16:00 - Charts and lines
21:05 - SBF going to jail
24:07 - Javier Milei
25:10 - TikTok psyops
34:30 - OpenSats news
37:50 - Spiral grant
38:18 - BitGo secures funding
40:22 - July mining update
46:00 - More psyops
52:20 - KYC pools
59:15 - Transaction censorship
1:02:50 - Boosts
1:11:20 - Software updates
1:21:05 - Wrapping up
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#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji
Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss energy markets, climate change regulation and subsidies, and whether de-dollarization will push nations toward Bitcoin.
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5:30 - India and UAE oil trade
13:27 - COP 28 and climate change excuses
27:46 - Climate change religion
31:05 - Dishonest numbers
37:05 - Shale oil underperforming
42:02 - “Green” energy can only win by force
48:11 - Why we Bitcoin
49:46 - Near future energy market
56:16 - Impact of subsidies
58:59 - Immigration and Climate arguments don’t mix
1:03:48 - Dollar shortage and Bitcoin
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Rabbit Hole Recap #265: World's Richest Rapper Pleads Guilty to Bitfinex Hack
Click here for all the links: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/7aabd57de5b2214f1e9329a7ac6b3a70
0:00 - Is inflation really 3.2%?
6:55 - Corporate Transparency Act
10:58 - Song
17:35 - Pakistan coup
20:50 - LK-99
21:25 - Dashboard
23:20 - More coups and BRICS BUCS
29:43 - Chamath
33:55 - Milk sad
47:14 - Fireblocks uncovers MPC vulnerabilities
52:44 - Razzlekhan
58:54 - Block Q2 revenue
1:02:10 - PayPal stablecoin
1:10:15 - Bluechecks
1:16:26 - Kenya hates the orb
1:17:47 - Iraq blocks Telegram
1:19:54 - Challenging FATF
1:22:32 - Voltage HRF partner
1:23:07 - Iris HRF Bounty
1:26:53 - Ai4ALL wraps
1:34:02 - Stratum V2 RI roadmap
1:38:55 - Boostagrams
1:40:35 - Software updates
1:50:50 - Betrefill eSIMs
1:53:15 - Binance in El Salvador
1:55:57 - CoreSci restructure
2:04:17 - WeWork bonds
2:07:25 - Closing riff
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#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia
Marty sits down with Thomas Pacchia for a chat before the pubkey mining meetup.
Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpacchia
Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar/
5:30 - Is DeFi borked?
11:13 - Blockspace scarcity
21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue?
28:42 - No soft landing
32:01 - Large scale investors
42:27 - Mining meetup
53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here?
58:18 - Treasury management
1:00:55 - Pool monetization
1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters
1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bullish
1:23:05 - Memes and NFTs
1:28:58 - Derailment and riffing
1:36:29 - Bitcoin conferences and new Pubkey locations
1:44:08 - Hex and hardware wallets
1:46:58 - Reminiscing from our prison cells in 2030
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Rabbit Hole Recap #264: Fitch Eyes US Default as "Soft Landing" Narrative Falters
Fitch Downgraded U.S. Long-Term Debt Citing Structural Concerns About U.S. Budget Deficits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fitch-downgraded-us-debt/
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Coinbase CEO: SEC Asked To Stop Trading In Everything Except Bitcoin https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbase-ceo-sec-asked-to-stop-trading-everything-except-bitcoin/
Coinbase Is Still ‘Looking Into How To Best Add Lightning’ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbase-is-still-looking-into-integrating-ln/
Bitcoin ATM Firm Bity Takes On Swiss Regulator For ‘Undemocratic’ KYC Limits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-atm-firm-bity-takes-on-swiss-regulator/
Tether Bought 1529 BTC in Q2, Holds More US Treasuries Than Australia https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-bought-1529-btc-in-q2/
Someone Used Rewards Bug on Stacker.News to Withdraw 20M Sats https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/someone-used-a-bug-on-stacker-news-to-withdraw-20m-sats/
Kenya suspended Worldcoin activities, while the project also has fallen under investigation in France, UK, and Germany https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/worldcoin-europe-kenya-3rd-parties/
Spiral Quarterly Update Q3 2023 https://spiral.xyz/blog/spiral-quarterly-update-q3-2023/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Geyser Integrates Zaps, Launches Grant For Bitcoin Educational Communities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/geyser-integrates-zaps/
Thunderhub v0.13.20 https://github.com/apotdevin/thunderhub/releases/tag/v0.13.20?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Peach Bitcoin v0.2.12: LNURL/BTC Swaps https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/peach-bitcoin-v0-2-12/
BTCPay Server v1.11.1: Bug Fixes https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.11.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Zeus v0.7.7: Fixes and Improvements https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.7?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
CivKit Orage: LN Node with Focus on Availability, Modularity & Security https://nitter.at/gregory_nico/status/1684602243419459584?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Blockstream Jade v1.0.21: Better Navigation and Readability https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-jade-v1-0-21/
Blink (ex-Bitcoin Beach) Wallet v2.2.105 Adds LNURL Paycodes https://github.com/GaloyMoney/galoy-mobile/releases?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Minibits v0.0.7-alpha: Offline Send + Receive https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/minibits-v0-0-7-alpha/
Nodeless Is Now Open Source: Receive BTC & Lightning Payments Without a Node https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nodeless-going-source/
Lightning Loop v0.26.0-beta: Sweep HTLCs to Addresses Generated from xpub https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-loop-v0-26-0-beta/
Alby Extension v3.0.0: Mnemonic Master Seed For Bitcoin, Nostr and LNURL-auth Keys https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-extension-v3-0-0/
NDK v0.8.0: Data Vending Machines Support & NDK-React v0.1.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v0-8-0-ndk-react-v0-1-1/
Stemstr: Create, Connect, and Collaborate on Music via Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stemstr-music-nostr/
Coracle v0.3.0: Faster Feeds, Better Navigation, NIP-89 App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coracle-v0-3-0/
Amber v0.0.2: Nostr Event Signer for Android https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amber-v0-0-2/
0:00 - Opening riff
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5:55 - Soft landing is cancelled
28:30 - Hex
30:45 - Kenya blocks Worldcoin
43:42- UK encryption
1:05:15 - Coinbase double feature
1:13:15 - Bitcoin ATM KYC
1:13:45 - Tether
1:18:10 - Stacker News bug
1:23:00 - Boostagrams
1:31:00 - Software update
1:38:50 - Closing riff
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#438: Cycling Toward A Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester
Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss the factors pushing Bitcoin forward in its cycle.
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0:00 - Intro
5:30 - Aliens
11:35 - Bitcoin cycles
18:04 - Is the next cycle different?
20:21 - Will crypto stay dead?
24:12 - Old ideas, new ideas, and startups
33:44 - Regulatory landscape
38:27 - Financial “innovations” from crypto
42:31 - Bitcoin politics
46:29 - Implications of decentralized custody
54:23 - Multiple fronts of chaos
1:02:04 - How far can inflation go?
1:10:04 - Bitcoin is the escape hatch
1:12:13 - Nation state adoption
1:15:29 - Next bull market
1:26:29 - Fedimints and AI
1:34:38 - Bullish on Texas
1:47:28 - We’re gonna win
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Rabbit Hole Recap #263: RESIST THE ORB
Privacy focused dev Chris Belcher releases personal update after months of silence https://gist.github.com/chris-belcher/ca5051285c6f8d38693fd127575be44d?ref=nobsbitcoin.com#update
HRF 20 BTC Bounty Challenge for Improvements Requested by Activists https://hrfbounties.org/
Head of Chainalysis Investigations Admits There’s No Scientific Evidence Proving Surveillance Software Works https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/chainalysis-investigations-lead-declaration/
LNDK Developer Alyssa Hertig Receives Spiral Grant https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alyssa-hertig-spiral-grant/
FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Decentralized Platform Users and Hosts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fbi-seizure-of-mastodon-server-is-a-wakeup-call-to-fediverse-users-and-hosts/
Clams v1.8.0: Channel Management https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/clams-v1-8-0/
Zeus v0.7.7-beta Is Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-7-7-beta/
Nix Bitcoin v0.0.95 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nix-bitcoin-v0-0-95/
Electrs v0.10.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrs-v0-10-0/
LDK v0.0.116: Anchoring the Roadmap https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-116/
Mempool.Space Updates: Full RBF, P2PK Outputs & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-space-updates-july/
Mutiny Wallet v0.4.4 Released, Android Version Is Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-4-1/
Breez SDK Core v0.1.4: Custom Errors & Bugfixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-core-v0-1-4/
BTCPay Server v1.11.0: Reporting, PoS Cart Redesign, Payment Sounds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-0/
Cashu Nutshell v0.13.0: Ecash Seed Phrase Backups https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-13-0/
Mostro v0.7.8: Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mostro-v0-7-8/
Iris Desktop App v0.2.0: New Features & Performance Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/iris-desktop-v0-2-0/
Nostr Data Vending Machine: A Marketplace for Data Processing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/data-vending-machine-implementation-open-sourced/
Amethyst v0.71.0: Geohash https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-70-8/
Arcade v0.3.2-beta: AI Chat, Performance Upgrades https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/arcade-chat-v0-3-2-beta/
Swarmstr: Nostr Knowledge Hub for Curious Minds https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/swarmstr-nostr-knowledge-hub-for-curious-minds/
SimpleX Chat v5.2.0: Message Delivery Receipts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v5-2-0/
TDAmeritrade calls for $800k bitcoin https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1684437760072105985
Blackrock Research from last year says most young people should have a 85% allocation to bitcoin https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4042239
3:45 - Back in the studio
6:02 - AI, Nostr, and Bitcoin
12:37 - How Zap Stream works
16:15 - ABDC
19:58 - Dashboard
21:40 - Orb content
34:17 - Chris Belcher update
43:16 - HRF bounties, serverless payjoin
52:30 - Chainalysis
57:37 - Self custodial mobile lightning
1:09:15 - LNDK Dev gets Spiral grant
1:09:54 - FBI seize Mastadon server
1:15:41 - Boostagrams
1:17:05 - Marty Jones
1:27:45 - Software updates
1:38:33 - TDAmeritrade bullish
1:46:49 - Graphene PayPal locked
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