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
https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/12/investigative-reports/unmasking-farmington-ftx-fluent-finance-and-the-coming-digital-dollar/

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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