More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv- IMF Board Approves $1.4Bn Loan to El Salvador with Further Bitcoin Restrictions https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/imf-board-approves-1-4b-loan-to-el-salvador-2/- European States Continue Their Race for Encryption Backdoors https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/european-states-continue-race-for-encryption-backdoors/- Apple Pulls E2EE iCloud Encryption in UK, Boots 135K+ 'Non-Compliant' Apps from EU App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/apple-pulls-e2e-icloud-encryption-in-uk-boots-135k-non-compliant-apps-from-eu-app-store/- Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/firefox-deletes-promise-to-never-sell-personal-data-asks-users-not-to-panic/- Google | Facilitating Censorship in Russia and ChinaGoogle is actively assisting authoritarian regimes like China and Russia to censor dissent, removing online content critical of the Kremlin and Chinese Communist Party. In Russia, Google complied with government requests to erase YouTube videos opposing the war in Ukraine, while in China, it removed references to the Tiananmen Square massacre and pro-democracy activism. With more than 70% of Russians relying on YouTube for news and China’s Great Firewall blocking independent sources, corporate compliance with state censorship enables state propaganda to proliferate as a dominant narrative. For activists and nonprofits seeking uncensorable communications, nostr — an open and decentralized protocol — offers a way to share information beyond the reach of authoritarian regimes. Activists and NGOs can get started here.- Sparrow Wallet v2.1.3: OneKey Support, Expanded Labels Export, Lark Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-1-3/- TollGate Cashu Enabled Wifi https://tollgate.me- Bitkey launches inheritance feature https://bitkey.build/inheritance-is-live-heres-how-it-works/- Braiins builds their own ASIC https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzq7yxw3qsg0tk7q6prqjreqyx0ynzl4x9rtu58x7tnxe4ml4hk3433zflnx- Cove iOS Beta Released https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzq0ec9ufl7xx0fsede5kh5s6003n5czftz2wd0tlnan4udzravsard2yvgk- Nunchuk Launches New and Improved Group Wallet https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqyqzqak65lj2e7vgfw50dvkmdt4zjka68cq72ml5fwn28zklsekckep7vhayca- Marty's hathttps://finitesupply.co/0:00 - Intro2:59 - Not a dump8:13 - Jack is not Satoshi12:21 - Dashboard & Pubkey18:40 - IMF El Salvador loan22:25 - Euro encryption backdoors33:29 - Firefox removes privacy promise38:19 - HRF Story of the Week39:57 - Software updates52:09 - Boosts54:18 - More software updates1:04:24 - Lazarus group1:11:58 - Closing riffShoutout to our sponsors:Unchainedhttps://unchained.com/rhr/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/TFTC Merch is Available:Shop Nowhttps://merch.tftc.io/Join the TFTC Movement:Main YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videosClips YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQWebsitehttps://tftc.io/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tftc21Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/
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FIVE MILLION SATS FOR EVERY AMERICAN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #345
More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv- Fold goes public on NASDAQ - FLD https://x.com/SchwabNetwork/status/1892319634185212341- VanEck Employee Claims Jack Dorsey is Satoshi https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1891852538376487327- Brink renews grants for the 8 bitcoin core engineers they support https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/1887559865050018285- Bitwise Donates $150k of ETF Profit to OpenSats, HRF, and Brink https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1891865302729883754- Argentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin Launch https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-milei-faces-fraud-charges-impeachment-calls-after-failed-memecoin-launch/- Unbank partners with Voltage to bring Lightning payments to 40,000 locations https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/unbank-teams-up-with-voltage-to-bring-lightning-fast-bitcoin-transactions-to-40-000-locations-including-walgreens-and-cvs- Nigeria appears to have swapped Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan for US "resources and expertise" to fight illicit finance in a secret deal with the State Department https://www.therage.co/the-cost-of-gambaryan/- iOS v18.3.1 update fixes security flaw used in sophisticated attacks https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/ios-18-3-1-update-fixes-security-flaw-used-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/Zimbabwe | Ordinary Citizens Pay Price of Deeply Indebted RegimeZimbabwe’s debt crisis has pushed 7.6 million people into food insecurity as an El niño-driven drought worsens an economy already horribly mismanaged and exploited by a military dictatorship. The roots of this crisis run deep. Former tyrant Robert Mugabe’s land seizures in the early 2000s shattered agricultural output, wiped out foreign investment, and unleashed hyperinflation that erased Zimbabweans’ savings and wages. Decades of economic mismanagement drained the national resources and exacerbated food insecurity. Now, ordinary citizens shoulder the cost of regime failures. Families who once farmed their own land depend on expensive food imports they can’t afford, while the bankrupt regime pleads for more dollar-based loans — only to weaken the local currency and sink the country further into debt.- Fountain App v1.1.16: Nostr Live Streams & Storage Manager https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-16/- COLDCARD EDGE Release: Versions 6.3.5X (Mk4) and 6.3.5QX (Q) https://blog.coinkite.com/edge-635/- Bisq v1.9.19 & Bisq2 v2.1.6: Updates and Security Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-19-bisq2-v2-1-6/- Alby Hub v1.14.2: Basic Swap Functionality, Home Widgets & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-14-2/0:00 - Intro3:05 - Opening riff6:50 - Trump & New Tech cabal20:45 - Dashboard22:18 - FLD on NASDAQ25:45 - Is Jack Satoshi?32:59 - Grants37:53 - Milei’s scam46:21 - Unbank Voltage52:09 - Trump banning congestion pricing56:47 - Nigeria Gambaryan deal1:00:16 - Fort Knox1:06:26 - iOS security patch1:06:58 - HRF Story of the Week1:12:58 - Boost1:13:09 - Software updates1:18:32 - AI is ruining RHR1:22:26 - Reorg shillShoutout to our sponsors:Unchainedhttps://unchained.com/rhr/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/TFTC Merch is Available:Shop Nowhttps://merch.tftc.io/Join the TFTC Movement:Main YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videosClips YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQWebsitehttps://tftc.io/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tftc21Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/
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BITCOIN DREAMS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #344
More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv- Proton Wallet Is Now Available to All Users on Android, iOS, and Web https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proton-wallet-v0-0-57-0/- Primal v2.1: NWC Support for Primal Wallet and Web App https://primal.net/miljan/Every-App-Needs-Bitcoin-cy3uvd- UK Government Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted iCloud Accounts Worldwide https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/uk-government-demands-apple-to-create-backdoor-for-encrypted-icloud-accounts-worldwide/- Alexey Pertsev was released from pretrial detention on Friday in the Netherlands under the condition of electronic monitoring. Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in the Netherlands for writing open-source privacy code on Ethereum last year. His defense has filed an appeal. https://www.theblock.co/post/339401/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-gets-nod-for-conditional-release-from-prison-to-work-on-appeal- Trump Media to launch Bitcoin ETF this year https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/06/3022027/0/en/Trump-Media-Registers-Trademarks-for-Truth-Fi-Investment-Vehicles.html- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Broadens Crackdown on Asian ASICs - Report https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cbp-broadens-crackdown-on-asian-asics/- Obscura VPN Is Now Available on macOS https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/obscura-vpn-is-now-available-on-macos/Central African Republic | Launches Meme Coin Experiment FinancialFreedomReport.org- Coldcard MK4 5.4.1 and Q 1.31 https://blog.coinkite.com/signing-update/- Sparrow Wallet v2.1.2 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases- ZEUS v0.10.0-alpha1: Channel Renewals, Nostr Wallet Connect & Developer Tools https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-10-0-alpha1/- Alby Go v1.9.0: Push Notifications, Pay 0-amount Invoices & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-go-v1-9-0/- Bitcoin Keeper v2.0.1: New Design, Miniscript Integration with BitBox02, COLDCARD, Jade, Ledger & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v2-0-1-keeper-desktop-v0-2-0/- Aqua Wallet v0.2.7: Swap and Customization Options, Passcode & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-v0-2-7/- Wasabi Wallet v2.5.1: Configurable Fee & Exchange Rate Providers, Quality of Life Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-5-1/- LND v0.18.5-beta: Bug Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-18-5-beta/- Vertex: Web of Trust as a Service https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vertex-web-of-trust-as-a-service/- Coracle v0.6.0: Nstart Onboarding, Note Scheduling, Olas Media Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coracle-v0-6-0/- Tails v6.12: Important Security Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-12/- Bitcoin Policy Summit 2025 is set to take place on June 25th, 2025 https://btcpolicyorg.typeform.com/policysummit0:00 - Intro2:59 - Dirty hands, clean money6:58 - Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette13:19 - Dashboard16:01 - Proton wallet21:21 - Primal 2.125:56- Fountain livestreaming31:01 - UK gov Apple backdoor34:22 - Obscura VPN38:50 - HRF Story of the Week43:18 - Alexey Pertsev gets bail44:26 - Trump ETF45:06 - ASIC import crackdown48:11 - RFK confirmation49:44 - Boosts51:53 - Software updates1:10:02 - Upcoming eventsShoutout to our sponsors:Unchainedhttps://unchained.com/concierge/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/TFTC Merch is Available:Shop Nowhttps://merch.tftc.io/Join the TFTC Movement:Main YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videosClips YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQWebsitehttps://tftc.io/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tftc21Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #343: THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION
More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv
- Tether, Lightning Labs Announce USDT on Lightning Network https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-lightning-labs-announce-usdt-on-lightning-network/
- The FDIC has released 175 internal documents on "Operation Chokepoint 2.0" https://www.fdic.gov/foia/correspondence-related-crypto-related-activities
- Block's Proto Partners with The 256 Foundation to Support Open-Source Bitcoin Mining https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blocks-proto-partners-with-the-256-foundation-to-support-open-source-bitcoin-mining/
- The Human Rights Foundation Awarded All 11 Bitcoin Development Bounties https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-human-rights-foundation-awarded-all-11-bitcoin-development-bounties/
El Salvador | Lawmakers Scale Back Bitcoin Legal Tender Law
El Salvador’s congress amended its Bitcoin law, making private sector acceptance of Bitcoin voluntary. The reform follows a $1.4 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that wanted to limit the government’s, citizens’, and economies’ exposure to Bitcoin. Salvadoran lawmaker Elisa Rosales said the latest reform guarantees Bitcoin’s “permanence as legal tender” while facilitating its “practical implementation.” But, John Dennehy, founder of the civil society organization Mi Primer Bitcoin, explained that the reform removed “all references of bitcoin as money or legal tender, plus the actual conditions, such as the government accepting bitcoin for things such as taxes, are now prohibited.” The future of freedom technology in El Salvador will be worth monitoring closely as the regime continues to erode protections on civil liberties. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Sparrow Wallet v2.1.1: Lark for USB Signers, PSBTv2 Support & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-1-0/
- ZEUS v0.9.5: Easier Exporting of On-Chain Seed, Optimizations & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-5/
- BDK Wallet v1.1.0: v2 Transactions in Tx Builder by Default, Testnet4 Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-wallet-v1-1-0/
- Rust-nostr v0.39.0: NIP-96, NIP-22 Helpers, Custom WebSocket Client Support & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/rust-nostr-v0-39-0/
- Damus Notedeck v0.3.0 (Alpha 2): Public Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/notedeck-v0-3-0-alpha-2/
- Lockbox Relay https://primal.net/e/note1qqqydxxwdsndc5wzg4xuc32z00wwemuyglvrp5ax2kn76lhj0m6smpkdpf
- Trump announces Sovereign Wealth Fund https://primal.net//e/note1ql20qsnc42jrkamx6lpvh8ffn4ekyhqrkuzvca60ucmyfj23hh7q2set07
0:00 - Intro
2:59 - America’s feeling rowdy
4:53 - Dashboard - Mempools cleared
16:01 - USAID
38:02 - Sovereign Wealth Fund
44:59 - Trump and Israel
49:07 - Tether LN
57:49 - FDIC Chokepoint 2.0 FOIA
1:05:16 - Microstrategy rebrand
1:08:31 - Block Proto & 256 Foundation
1:10:00 - HRF Bounties
1:13:59 - HRF Story of the Week
1:18:36 - Reverse Repo draining
1:19:31 - Boosts
1:28:49 - Software updates
1:36:04 - Sovereign Wealth clip
1:40:00 - Fewsats
1:43:36 - Bread and circuses
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1:46:25
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #342: LIVE FROM BITCOIN PARK
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0:00 - Intro
2:59 - Mempools clearing and protocol changes
12:54 - DeepSeek
16:31 - The Energy
18:26 - Apollo mined a block
20:30 - Czech sovereign btc
26:01 - Ripple audit
29:13 - Microstrategy preferred stock offering
31:30 - Q: SBR means Mandibles?
40:07 - Q: Strategic stockpile phrasing
47:53 - Q: Other freedom tech projects
51:34 - Q: OpenSats mining
53:05 - Q: Samourai defense
57:15 - Q: Mining pool centralization
1:02:57 - Q: OFAC sanctions
1:06:38 - Q: Being a high vibe bitcoiner
1:09:39 - Q: Quantum computing
1:13:52 - Q: Hashrate stagnation
1:17:00 - Q: Transaction fees
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