Rabbit Hole Recap

The Cyber Pandemic Is Here: AI Found a Hole in the Code Running Most of the Web | Rabbit Hole Recap 425

<p>AI helped researchers find a hole in PHP, the code running most of the web. The details leaked, and Cloudflare saw exploit attempts hit the millions within a day. </p> <p>Marty Bent and Thomas Pacchia are live to ask whether the cyber pandemic is finally here, what Amazon's AI spending says about the slowdown, and why a water heater that mines bitcoin might be the most decentralized miner yet. </p> <p>On today's show: </p> <p>🔁 Last week, revisited: the OCC drops its yield presumption in the final GENIUS rule, and Anthropic's prospectus lands after its revenue slowdown </p> <p>🛡️ PHP2Shell: AI found a decade-old flaw, it leaked early, and 2026 has already produced 21.7% of every CVE ever published </p> <p>🔥 Heatbit's Bitwater: a water heater element with 20 mining chips that screws into the tank you already have </p> <p>🤖 Amazon's AI spending took it free cash flow negative, with GPUs sitting in warehouses waiting on power. Bitcoin miners lived this in 2021. </p> <p>📊 SpaceX's AI revenue is real, Anthropic's $80.7B loss is mostly paper, and the real question is revenue quality </p> <p>📉 Black Monday never showed up, but bond convexity and the diesel squeeze did </p> <p>🔑 Your API key is a bearer instrument: OpenCode, LiteLLM, Railway and a security checklist for the weekend </p> <p>🪪 Someone opened a Cash App in her name and she's the one facing prison </p> <p>💼 Wall Street keeps building ways to own bitcoin without owning bitcoin: BlackRock's PBIT and MSCI's new rule </p> <p>⚡️ Tokens get cheaper, compute gets scarcer, and miners sit on the power </p> <p>Drop your questions in the chat. We'll get to as many as we can. </p> <p>📰 Read the newsletters behind this episode: </p> <p>AI Found the Bug. Then It Leaked: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/php2shell-ai-vulnerabilities-cve-surge/">https://www.tftc.io/php2shell-ai-vulnerabilities-cve-surge/</a> </p> <p>No Hedge on Earth: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/ai-slowdown-amazon-gpus-warehouses-no-hedge-on-earth/">https://www.tftc.io/ai-slowdown-amazon-gpus-warehouses-no-hedge-on-earth/</a> </p> <p>Real Revenue, Paper Losses: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/spacex-anthropic-ai-revenue-quality/">https://www.tftc.io/spacex-anthropic-ai-revenue-quality/</a> </p> <p>Black Monday Never Showed Up: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/ten31-timestamp-black-monday-ai-bonds-diesel/">https://www.tftc.io/ten31-timestamp-black-monday-ai-bonds-diesel/</a> </p> <p>🔥 Heatbit Bitwater: <a href="https://heatbit.com/pages/bitwater">https://heatbit.com/pages/bitwater</a> </p> <p>Plug your AI agent into TFTC for free: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/ai">https://www.tftc.io/ai</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty: <a href="https://x.com/MartyBent">https://x.com/MartyBent</a> </p> <p>Follow Thomas: <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia">https://x.com/tpacchia</a> </p> <p>TFTC: <a href="https://tftc.io">https://tftc.io</a> </p> <h1 id="bitcoincybersecurityai">bitcoin #cybersecurity #AI</h1>

Bank of America Broke the Law for 7 Years. Samourai Devs Got Prison. | Rabbit Hole Recap 424

<p>Bank of America admitted it willfully broke the Bank Secrecy Act for seven years, paid $1.2 billion and nobody is going to jail. The Samourai Wallet devs wrote software that never touched a dime of anyone's money and they're sitting in federal prison. </p> <p>Marty Bent and Thomas Pacchia are live in New York to break down the two-tier justice system, the central bankers' bank admitting money runs on bailouts, and the rest of the week in bitcoin, AI and freedom tech. </p> <p>On today's show: </p> <p>⚖️ Bank of America's $1.2B fine vs. Samourai and Roman Storm: FinCEN told SDNY Samourai wasn't a money transmitter. They charged them anyway. </p> <p>🏦 The OCC's debanking report: banks cut off bitcoin businesses and used SAR secrecy to explain nothing </p> <p>📜 The BIS says money needs "backstops that socialise the inherent fragility." Translation: bailouts. They also admit bitcoin removes trust in an issuer. </p> <p>🔓 Ledger drain update: a confirmed hardware implant, $100M+ taken from 300+ wallets, and how to buy and verify a hardware wallet </p> <p>🤖 If copying is free, what's left to own? AI clones of Word, Xbox embracing decompiles and a dead QuickBooks license </p> <p>⚡️ DOE puts PJM's backup generators on standby in October, and why miners are the best load on the grid </p> <p>📉 Measured in gold, the average Brit is poorer than in 1975 </p> <p>Drop your questions in the chat. We'll get to as many as we can. </p> <p>📰 Read the newsletters behind this episode: </p> <p>Bank of America & Samourai: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bank-of-america-fine-samourai-two-tier-justice">https://www.tftc.io/bank-of-america-fine-samourai-two-tier-justice</a> </p> <p>The OCC debanking report: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/occ-debanking-report-megabanks-politics-digital-assets">https://www.tftc.io/occ-debanking-report-megabanks-politics-digital-assets</a> </p> <p>The BIS paper: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/bis-money-architecture-of-trust-bitcoin">https://www.tftc.io/bis-money-architecture-of-trust-bitcoin</a> </p> <p>Ledger implant: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/ledger-cryptobilis-hardware-wallet-implant-authorized-reseller">https://www.tftc.io/ledger-cryptobilis-hardware-wallet-implant-authorized-reseller</a> </p> <p>AI & intellectual property: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/intellectual-property-ai-copying-gunpowder-colt-bitcoin">https://www.tftc.io/intellectual-property-ai-copying-gunpowder-colt-bitcoin</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty: <a href="https://x.com/MartyBent">https://x.com/MartyBent</a> </p> <p>Follow Thomas: <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia">https://x.com/tpacchia</a> </p> <p>TFTC: <a href="https://tftc.io">https://tftc.io</a> </p> <h1 id="bitcoinbankofamericasamourai">bitcoin #BankofAmerica #Samourai</h1>

$86M Drained From Ledgers & Can AI Break Bitcoin's Crypto? | Rabbit Hole Recap #423

<p>Marty Bent and Thomas Pacchia go live to break down the week's biggest stories in bitcoin, tech and freedom.</p> <p>Tonight:</p> <p>🔓 The Ledger reseller attack: an estimated $86M+ reportedly drained from wallets bought through CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia. What we know, what we don't, and how to verify your own setup.</p> <p>🧠 Justin Drake says head to the "bunker": could AI find a way to break ECDSA before quantum computers do? We dig into the claim and what it means for bitcoin holders.</p> <p>🎮 AI-modded Halo and how AI is changing gaming.</p> <p><a href="https://x.com/MartyBent/status/2108380995258855451?s=20">https://x.com/MartyBent/status/2108380995258855451?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/Ledger_Support/status/2108551100613714002">https://x.com/Ledger_Support/status/2108551100613714002</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2108549968210354591?s=20">https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2108549968210354591?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/MagicalTux/status/2108095743525625998?s=20">https://x.com/MagicalTux/status/2108095743525625998?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/LindellYehuda/status/2107999859219587309?s=20">https://x.com/LindellYehuda/status/2107999859219587309?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.tftc.io/ecdsa-ai-bunker-mode-bitcoin-address-reuse">https://www.tftc.io/ecdsa-ai-bunker-mode-bitcoin-address-reuse</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/ProjectLoupe/status/2108241511607591223?s=20">https://x.com/ProjectLoupe/status/2108241511607591223?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2108586520924012571?s=20">https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2108586520924012571?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/DarkHorseDRK/status/2107446689762267570?s=20">https://x.com/DarkHorseDRK/status/2107446689762267570?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/Yodertoter40/status/2107828091691122790?s=20">https://x.com/Yodertoter40/status/2107828091691122790?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/PubKey/status/2107240022437249075?s=20">https://x.com/PubKey/status/2107240022437249075?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2108600970066186301?s=20">https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2108600970066186301?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/BitcoinatBlock/status/2108284480243044407?s=20">https://x.com/BitcoinatBlock/status/2108284480243044407?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2108485767739621660?s=20">https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2108485767739621660?s=20</a></p> <p>0:00 - Dashboard</p> <p>2:56 - Ledger Reseller Supply Chain Attack</p> <p>10:10 - AI Quantum FUD and ECDSA</p> <p>20:33 - Project Loupe Hardens Bitcoin Core</p> <p>24:05 - AI Hacks South Korean Banks</p> <p>31:57 - Dark Horse Grid Expansion Deal</p> <p>43:26 - Pub Key Events and BitLicense</p> <p>49:37 - New York Fines the Amish</p> <p>52:39 - Russian Plague Conspiracy</p> <p>57:32 - US Government Bitcoin Movements</p> <p>1:00:43 - Block's Bitcoin Ad Campaign</p> <p>1:04:15 - AI Modded Halo Servers</p> <p>1:10:24 - S&P 500 Concentration</p> <p>1:15:21 - Pope Leo and Conscious AI</p> <p>Jump in the chat and ask questions live.</p> <p>Follow Marty: <a href="https://x.com/MartyBent">https://x.com/MartyBent</a></p> <p>Follow Thomas: <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia">https://x.com/tpacchia</a></p> <p>TFTC: <a href="https://tftc.io">https://tftc.io</a></p> <h1 id="bitcoinledgerselfcustodyaiquantum">bitcoin #Ledger #selfcustody #AI #quantum</h1>

The Global Shift | Rabbit Hole Recap #422

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #421: CATASTROPHIC COLDCARD BUG

<p><a href="https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/predictable-rng-fallback-and-32-bit-reseed-in-coldcard-firmware">https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/predictable-rng-fallback-and-32-bit-reseed-in-coldcard-firmware</a> </p> <p><a href="https://insider.btcpp.dev/p/when-randombytes-runs-but-doesnt">https://insider.btcpp.dev/p/when-randombytes-runs-but-doesnt</a> </p> <p><a href="https://x.com/Rob1Ham/status/2083936334511538368">https://x.com/Rob1Ham/status/2083936334511538368</a></p>

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #420: ACCELERATE

<p>Farside Correction</p> <p>Strike Launches Beneficiary Planning for Bitcoin Inheritance <a href="https://x.com/strike/status/2082560745498157548">https://x.com/strike/status/2082560745498157548</a></p> <p>CLARITY Act Protects Self-Custody Bitcoin from Abandoned Property Laws <a href="https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2081055716282953999">https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2081055716282953999</a></p> <p>Vinteum Announces New Bitcoin Fellowship Cycle and Fellows <a href="https://x.com/vinteum_org/status/2080376273893728602">https://x.com/vinteum_org/status/2080376273893728602</a></p> <p>Jensen Huang's First X Post: NVIDIA Supports Open AI Models <a href="https://x.com/jensenhuang/status/2080643682408321103">https://x.com/jensenhuang/status/2080643682408321103</a></p> <p>Nigeria | Tinubu Establishes Virtual Asset Council </p> <p>Nigerian President Bola Tinubu signed an executive order establishing a coordinated framework for the regulation of digital assets. The new “Virtual Asset Council” will be chaired by the Central Bank of Nigeria, with the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria Revenue Service, and other financial and national security officials also involved. The Nigerian SEC will oversee virtual assets classified as securities, while the central bank will register payment, custody, settlement, and other non-security assets. <a href="http://FinancialFreedomReport.org">FinancialFreedomReport.org</a></p> <p>Sparrow Wallet 2.5.3: ERA Hardware Wallet Support, XDG Directories, and PSBT Verification <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.3">https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.3</a></p> <p>Vexl v1.45.1: Performance Improvements and VCF Contact Backup <a href="https://github.com/vexl-it/vexl/releases/tag/v1.45.1_883">https://github.com/vexl-it/vexl/releases/tag/v1.45.1_883</a></p> <p>Amethyst v1.13.0: Napplet/nSite Browser Host, Cashu CLI Support, NIP-22 Comments, and Tor Onion-Location <a href="https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases/tag/v1.13.0">https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases/tag/v1.13.0</a></p> <p>Blitz Wallet Android v0.7.14: Faster Payments, Transaction Filtering by Description, and Simplified UI <a href="https://github.com/BlitzWallet/BlitzWallet/releases/tag/Android-v0.7.14">https://github.com/BlitzWallet/BlitzWallet/releases/tag/Android-v0.7.14</a></p> <p>India Forces GitHub to Remove Bitchat App <a href="https://x.com/callebtc/status/2080576044168339662">https://x.com/callebtc/status/2080576044168339662</a></p> <p>Bitchat Enables Offline Self-Transfer to Other Android Phones <a href="https://x.com/callebtc/status/2082106744788955310">https://x.com/callebtc/status/2082106744788955310</a></p> <p>Bitchat Coming to Smartwatches as Decentralized Mesh Walkie-Talkie <a href="https://x.com/callebtc/status/2082427446154997910">https://x.com/callebtc/status/2082427446154997910</a></p> <p>Bitle: Open-Source ESP32 Mesh Relay for Off-Grid Bitchat <a href="https://x.com/Alacritic_Super/status/2082055423109247402">https://x.com/Alacritic_Super/status/2082055423109247402</a></p> <p>Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov with Facilitating Terrorism <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-fsb-charges-telegram-founder-durov-with-facilitating-terrorism-ifax-says-2026-07-29/">https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-fsb-charges-telegram-founder-durov-with-facilitating-terrorism-ifax-says-2026-07-29/</a></p> <p>Colorado's New Restrictive Process for Buying Semi-Auto Firearms <a href="https://x.com/avaflanell_/status/2080706895787249842">https://x.com/avaflanell_/status/2080706895787249842</a></p> <p>3:33 - Blaze it</p> <p>8:33 - Dashboard</p> <p>9:48 - Corrections</p> <p>14:03 - Strike inheritance</p> <p>15:38 - CLARITY protects from Noah Doe</p> <p>25:18 - Vinteum</p> <p>28:13 - Jensen tweets</p> <p>35:13 - Boosts</p> <p>36:28 - HRF Story of the Week</p> <p>38:43 - Software updates</p> <p>55:43 - Durov flips off Moscow</p> <p>57:48 - Colorado has fallen</p> <p>1:01:33 - Geo time</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Strike </p> <p><a href="https://strike.me/">https://strike.me/</a></p> <p>Stakwork </p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth </p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a></p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a></p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a></p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #419: FREEDOM IN THE DIGITAL AGE

<p>No Agenda Show Announces Passing of Beloved Host John C. Dvorak at Age 74 <a href="https://x.com/na_announce/status/2079952538040672302">https://x.com/na_announce/status/2079952538040672302</a> </p> <p>Tether’s Three-Way Crypto Deal Falls Apart as Jack Mallers Steps Down from Twenty One Capital <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-21/tether-s-three-way-crypto-deal-falls-apart-mallers-steps-down">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-21/tether-s-three-way-crypto-deal-falls-apart-mallers-steps-down</a> </p> <p>BitMEX Announces Shutdown of Exchange Operations Effective September 23, 2026 <a href="https://x.com/bitmex/status/2080201602456301580">https://x.com/bitmex/status/2080201602456301580</a> </p> <p>Coinkite Opens Reservations for arca Personal Data Haven Hardware <a href="https://blog.coinkite.com/arca-reservations-are-open/">https://blog.coinkite.com/arca-reservations-are-open/</a> </p> <p>Strive Announces Bitcoin Stewardship Commitment Supporting Brink & Open-Source Development <a href="https://x.com/colemacro/status/2079907362979410395">https://x.com/colemacro/status/2079907362979410395</a> </p> <p>Mike Schmidt Volunteers to Coordinate Bitcoin Security Consortium Backed by Strategy, BlackRock, Fidelity & Others <a href="https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/2080263159152091455">https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/2080263159152091455</a> </p> <p>Galaxy Pledges Up to $5M in Grants for Bitcoin Post-Quantum Cryptography Development <a href="https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2079541359996719512">https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2079541359996719512</a> </p> <p>Startup Founders Urge Trump Not to Block Chinese Open-Weight AI Models <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/22/startup-founders-urge-trump-not-to-shut-off-chinese-open-weight-ai-01008992">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/22/startup-founders-urge-trump-not-to-shut-off-chinese-open-weight-ai-01008992</a> </p> <p>India | Central Bank Pushes Digital Asset Prohibition </p> <p>India’s central bank is again pursuing a digital asset policy “leaning toward prohibition,” according to new government documents examined by Reuters. The Reserve Bank of India wants banks and regulated financial institutions barred from holding, trading, or offering exposure to digital assets and stablecoins. Officials also warn that offshore exchanges and peer-to-peer platforms are difficult to track. The documents estimate that India has nearly 39 million digital asset investors holding roughly $2.1 billion in digital assets. <a href="http://FinancialFreedomReport.org">FinancialFreedomReport.org</a> </p> <p>Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength: Self-Custodial Bitcoin Payments Toolkit for Apps and AI Agents <a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-07-21-wavelength-launch/">https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-07-21-wavelength-launch/</a> </p> <p>Noah Wallet Update Integrates Bark 0.4.0 with Live Backups, Native UI & Easier Ark Features <a href="https://x.com/nitesh_btc/status/2080026943035187537">https://x.com/nitesh_btc/status/2080026943035187537</a> </p> <p>Bark Pay Launches: Self-Hosted Bitcoin Payments Solution Ready in Under 5 Minutes <a href="https://x.com/2ndpsy/status/2079932489921941716">https://x.com/2ndpsy/status/2079932489921941716</a> </p> <p>BTCPay Server v2.4.1: BIP-329 Label Import, Editable Invoice Comments, and RTL Language Support <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v2.4.1">https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v2.4.1</a> </p> <p>Tails 7.10: New GNOME Shutdown Procedure and Celluloid Video Player <a href="https://tails.net/news/version_7.10/">https://tails.net/news/version_7.10/</a> </p> <p>Wisp v1.2.0: Multi-Account Switcher, Transaction History Sheets, and Improved Zaps <a href="https://github.com/barrydeen/wisp/releases/tag/v1.2.0">https://github.com/barrydeen/wisp/releases/tag/v1.2.0</a> </p> <p>Hermes Agent v2026.7.20 “Quicksilver”: Major Speedups, Smart Approvals, and Password Manager Integration <a href="https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.7.20">https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.7.20</a> </p> <p>JoinMarket-NG 0.34.2: Fidelity Bond Fixes and Tumbler Improvements <a href="https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.34.2">https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.34.2</a> </p> <p>Wasabi Wallet v2.8.1: Taproot Receive by Default, New Loading Screen, and AppImage Support <a href="https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.1">https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.1</a> </p> <p>Dana v0.8.1: Faster Startup, Sat/BTC Display Toggle, and Stability Fixes <a href="https://github.com/cygnet3/dana/releases/tag/v0.8.1">https://github.com/cygnet3/dana/releases/tag/v0.8.1</a> </p> <p>Block Buzz: Open-Source Hive Mind Communication Platform <a href="https://github.com/block/buzz">https://github.com/block/buzz</a> </p> <p>US Prosecutes Cop City Protester for Using GrapheneOS to Wipe Phone <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone</a> </p> <p>Court Rules CBP Can Manually Search Phones at Border With No Suspicion Required <a href="https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321338/20260723/cbp-can-rifle-through-your-phone-hand-border-no-suspicion-required.htm">https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321338/20260723/cbp-can-rifle-through-your-phone-hand-border-no-suspicion-required.htm</a> </p> <p>Trump Targets Brazil’s Pix Payments System While Dollar Stablecoins Dominate Local Crypto Volume <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/18/trump-targets-brazil-s-payments-system-while-dollar-stablecoins-quietly-dominate-country-s-payments">https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/18/trump-targets-brazil-s-payments-system-while-dollar-stablecoins-quietly-dominate-country-s-payments</a> </p> <p>France Orders ISPs to Block Access to Polymarket <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/french-internet-service-providers-told-block-access-polymarket-2026-07-17/">https://www.reuters.com/technology/french-internet-service-providers-told-block-access-polymarket-2026-07-17/</a> </p> <p>3:33 - Opening riff </p> <p>5:53 - Dashboard </p> <p>14:03 RIP John C. Dvorak </p> <p>16:43 - Tether deal fails </p> <p>23:38 - BitMEX shutdown </p> <p>30:13 - ARCA </p> <p>32:33 - Stewardship & Security Consortium </p> <p>44:53 - Galaxy inb4 quantum </p> <p>46:48 - Trump and Chinese AI </p> <p>1:12:48 - HRF Story of the Week </p> <p>1:14:33 - Boosts </p> <p>1:19:03 - Software updates </p> <p>1:39:43 - Graphene user prosecution </p> <p>1:42:18 - Border patrol owns your phone </p> <p>1:43:33 - Brazil payments </p> <p>1:45:18 - France blocks Polymarket </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p>Strike </p> <p><a href="https://strike.me/">https://strike.me/</a> </p> <p>Stakwork </p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a> </p> <p>Salt of the Earth </p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent: </p> <p>Twitter </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> </p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a> </p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> </p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a> </p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a> </p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #418: BRAVE NEW WORLD

<p><a href="https://rhr.tv/stream">https://rhr.tv/stream</a> </p> <p>Court Sets Hearing for Bitcoin Policy Institute Intervention in Noah Doe Abandoned Coins Case <a href="https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2077864781894050294">https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2077864781894050294</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Policy Institute Q2 2026 Quarterly Report: AI Influence Ops, CLARITY Protections, and Satoshi Scholars <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/q2-2026-quarterly-report">https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/q2-2026-quarterly-report</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Battlefield: Live 3D Visualization Turning BTC Order Flow into a War <a href="https://bitcoin-battlefield.pages.dev/">https://bitcoin-battlefield.pages.dev/</a> </p> <p>AnchorWatch Launches Multi-Institution Custody with CoinCorner, BitGo, and Lloyd’s Insurance <a href="https://x.com/rob1ham/status/2077005052510662958">https://x.com/rob1ham/status/2077005052510662958</a> </p> <p>ZEUS Lightning Economics Report: The Bridge Between Bitcoin’s Two Identities <a href="https://zeusln.com/lightning-economics">https://zeusln.com/lightning-economics</a> </p> <p>Left Debanks Right, Right Debanks Left <a href="https://x.com/ODELLXYZ/status/2077916269991383426">https://x.com/ODELLXYZ/status/2077916269991383426</a> </p> <p>Burma | More Than 100 Bank Accounts Frozen </p> <p>The military junta in Burma froze the bank accounts of more than 100 companies, including firms involved in car imports, fuel, agriculture, gemstones, and import-export companies. Business owners and individuals were also summoned for questioning to Nay Pyi Taw, the capital, where the military junta is headquartered. <a href="http://FinancialFreedomReport.org">FinancialFreedomReport.org</a> </p> <p>Cove Wallet v1.3.0: Passkey Cloud Backup, Progressive Scanner, and Onboarding Improvements <a href="https://github.com/bitcoinppl/cove/releases/tag/v1.3.0">https://github.com/bitcoinppl/cove/releases/tag/v1.3.0</a> </p> <p>JoinMarket-NG 0.34.0: Fee Quantization Defaults, Automatic CoinJoin History Import, and Security Hardening <a href="https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.34.0">https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.34.0</a> </p> <p>OpenClaw v2026.7.1: Major Control UI Overhaul, Onboarding, and Expanded Model Support <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.7.1">https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.7.1</a> </p> <p>Nunchuk Android 2.7.1: Self-Custodial USDT on Liquid and Trezor Bluetooth Support <a href="https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.2.7.1">https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.2.7.1</a> </p> <p>Ashigaru 1.1.1 <a href="https://github.com/linkinparkrulz/ashigaru-desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1">https://github.com/linkinparkrulz/ashigaru-desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1</a> </p> <p>Truth Social to Sell Faster Access to Trump’s Market-Moving Posts via Truth API <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/16/truth-social-will-sell-investors-faster-access-trumps-market-moving-posts/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/16/truth-social-will-sell-investors-faster-access-trumps-market-moving-posts/</a> </p> <p>White House Teleprompter Operator Made Over $100K Betting on Trump’s Speeches <a href="https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps/story?id=134764573">https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps/story?id=134764573</a> </p> <p>29 Countries Sign Agreement to Establish World AI Cooperation Organization <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/twenty-nine-countries-sign-agreement-establish-global-ai-cooperation-body-2026-07-16/">https://www.reuters.com/world/china/twenty-nine-countries-sign-agreement-establish-global-ai-cooperation-body-2026-07-16/</a> </p> <p>Federal Reserve Announces Leadership of Five Task Forces to Advance Monetary Policy <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260709a.htm">https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260709a.htm</a> </p> <p>AI 2040: Plan A – Delay Superintelligence Until 2040 with Full Research Transparency <a href="https://ai-2040.com/">https://ai-2040.com/</a> </p> <p>DoorDash Opens CLI for AI Agents to Order Food Directly <a href="https://x.com/andyfang/status/2077516962515599799">https://x.com/andyfang/status/2077516962515599799</a> </p> <p>.ME Registry Temporarily Suspends <a href="http://telegram.org">telegram.org</a> Domain Over Sanctions, Then Restores It <a href="https://x.com/domainme/status/2077077395777994942">https://x.com/domainme/status/2077077395777994942</a> </p> <p>3:33 - The show must go on </p> <p>11:03 - Dashboard and air filters </p> <p>16:08 - Noah Doe </p> <p>20:43 - BPI quarterly report </p> <p>37:03 - Bitcoin battlefield </p> <p>38:43 - AnchorWatch </p> <p>42:13 - LN economics </p> <p>56:28 - HRF Story of the Week </p> <p>1:01:43 - Software updates </p> <p>1:08:23 - Trump insider trading </p> <p>1:13:33 - Fed task forces </p> <p>1:14:53 - AI 2040 </p> <p>1:15:53 - DoorDash CLI </p> <p>1:18:08 - Telegram .ME suspension </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p>Strike </p> <p><a href="https://strike.me/">https://strike.me/</a> </p> <p>Stakwork </p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a> </p> <p>Salt of the Earth </p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent: </p> <p>Twitter </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> </p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a> </p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> </p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a> </p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a> </p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #417: THE GRIND CONTINUES

<p><a href="https://rhr.tv/stream">https://rhr.tv/stream</a> </p> <p>Bull Bitcoin Files Legal Challenge Against EU DAC8 Crypto Reporting Rules <a href="https://x.com/BULLBITCOIN_/status/2074770378350617052">https://x.com/BULLBITCOIN_/status/2074770378350617052</a> </p> <p>Strike Launches Volatility-Proof Bitcoin-Backed Loans with No Price Liquidations <a href="https://x.com/Strike/status/2074546850309263365">https://x.com/Strike/status/2074546850309263365</a> </p> <p>Polymarket Adds Instant Bitcoin Lightning Deposits Powered by Spark <a href="https://x.com/spark/status/2074539080197775421">https://x.com/spark/status/2074539080197775421</a> </p> <p><a href="http://Radar.Chat">Radar.Chat</a> Launches: Private Messaging with Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning on Signal <a href="https://x.com/RadarChat/status/2074523998596055061">https://x.com/RadarChat/status/2074523998596055061</a> </p> <p>Sen. Wyden Urges Preserving Blockchain Developer Protections in Crypto Bill <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/407648/wyden-urges-senate-leaders-preserve-contested-blockchain-developer-protections-in-broader-crypto-bill">https://www.theblock.co/post/407648/wyden-urges-senate-leaders-preserve-contested-blockchain-developer-protections-in-broader-crypto-bill</a> </p> <p>Mempool Joins Stratum V2 Working Group for Decentralized Template Construction <a href="https://x.com/OrangeSurfBTC/status/2074928271481819614">https://x.com/OrangeSurfBTC/status/2074928271481819614</a> </p> <p>Spiral: Block’s Open-Source Bitcoin and AI Initiative <a href="https://spiral.xyz/about/">https://spiral.xyz/about/</a> </p> <p>Bangladesh | Central Bank Mandates State QR Payment System </p> <p>Starting July 1, every merchant QR code in Bangladesh will be replaced by a government-backed standard. This comes after Bangladesh Bank announced that Bangla QR, its QR code system, will become mandatory. Banks and payments providers are required to update their existing merchant QR codes to Bangla QR by June 30 or face financial penalties. Officials claim the system will help create more digital transaction records, shrink the informal economy, improve tax collection, and strengthen anti-money laundering efforts. It also comes as part of the central bank’s efforts to reduce reliance on more private payment methods, such as cash. <a href="http://FinancialFreedomReport.org">FinancialFreedomReport.org</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Core 31.1 Released: Fixes PrivateBroadcast IP Leak and Chainstate Issues <a href="https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/31.1/">https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/31.1/</a> </p> <p>SeedSigner v0.8.7 “Summer of SeedSigner”: 22 Languages and BBQr Support <a href="https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.8.7">https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.8.7</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Safe 2.0.0: Guided Wallet Setup, Private Sync, and Device-Focused Signing <a href="https://bitcoin-safe.org/en/news/bitcoin-safe-2-0-0/">https://bitcoin-safe.org/en/news/bitcoin-safe-2-0-0/</a> </p> <p>Giga Energy Introduces GigaBase: AI Data Centers Ready in 9 Months <a href="https://x.com/GigaEnergy_/status/2074478543719800951">https://x.com/GigaEnergy_/status/2074478543719800951</a> </p> <p>3:33 - Opening riff </p> <p>5:23 - Dashboard </p> <p>9:08 - Bull Bitcoin DAC8 </p> <p>23:43 - Strike </p> <p>27:58 - Polymarket Spark </p> <p>29:58 - Radar Chat </p> <p>35:28 - Sen. Wyden dev protections </p> <p>37:03 - Mempool StratumV2 & Ocean announcement </p> <p>39:28 - Spiral </p> <p>42:03 - HRF Story of the Week </p> <p>43:23 - Zaps/Boosts </p> <p>50:53 - Software updates </p> <p>54:23 - Giga energy </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p>Coinkite </p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">https://coinkite.com/</a> </p> <p>Strike </p> <p><a href="https://strike.me/">https://strike.me/</a> </p> <p>Stakwork </p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a> </p> <p>Salt of the Earth </p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent: </p> <p>Twitter </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> </p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a> </p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> </p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a> </p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a> </p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #416: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

<p><a href="https://rhr.tv/stream">https://rhr.tv/stream</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Crowdfunding for Venezuela Earthquake Relief Supplies <a href="https://x.com/pakovm/status/2070254848814288935">https://x.com/pakovm/status/2070254848814288935</a> </p> <p>Strike Now Authorized Under MiCA Across All 27 EU Countries <a href="https://x.com/jackmallers/status/2072353197650518196">https://x.com/jackmallers/status/2072353197650518196</a> </p> <p>Bark Wallet Solves Offchain State Backups with Encrypted Snapshots <a href="https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2072386304642286029">https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2072386304642286029</a> </p> <p>Blink Wallet Introduces Non-Custodial Accounts <a href="https://blink.sv/blog/non-custodial-accounts-in-blink-wallet">https://blink.sv/blog/non-custodial-accounts-in-blink-wallet</a> </p> <p>Calvin Kim Receives OpenSats Long-Term Support Grant <a href="https://opensats.org/blog/calvin-kim-receives-lts-grant">https://opensats.org/blog/calvin-kim-receives-lts-grant</a> </p> <p>OpenSats Developer Spotlight: Egge (Coco) <a href="https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-egge-coco">https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-egge-coco</a> </p> <p>OpenSats Developer Spotlight: Rajarshi Maitra <a href="https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-rajarshi-maitra">https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-rajarshi-maitra</a> </p> <p>OpenSats Grant Map <a href="https://opensats.org/map">https://opensats.org/map</a> </p> <p>BitGo CEO Announces ~15% Workforce Reduction for Strategic Focus <a href="https://x.com/mikebelshe/status/2070240967479996463">https://x.com/mikebelshe/status/2070240967479996463</a> </p> <p>Strategy Announces Digital Credit Capital Framework <a href="https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-digital-credit-capital-framework_06-29-2026">https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-digital-credit-capital-framework_06-29-2026</a> </p> <p>Cambodia Launches Smart Policing Initiative in Phnom Penh </p> <p>Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior formally launched a China-backed “Smart Police” initiative in the capital city of Phnom Penh. The new policing system will connect 487 cameras equipped with AI-powered identity and vehicle tracking and send all video feeds into a new centralized command center. To support the rollout, Chinese-backed regional security partners are providing financial and technical support for the project and have pledged to expand the camera grid in the future. Cambodian officials say the project will protect residents and tourists. But in a country where dissent is overtly and systematically punished, these new AI-powered systems can easily double as a surveillance machine capable of identifying anyone who criticizes the ruling party. <a href="http://FinancialFreedomReport.org">FinancialFreedomReport.org</a> </p> <p>Ashigaru Terminal v1.0.0 Released: Whirlpool Coinjoin Client Built from Sparrow <a href="https://ashigaru.rs/news/release-terminal-v1-0-0/">https://ashigaru.rs/news/release-terminal-v1-0-0/</a> </p> <p>COLDCARD 5.5.1 and 1.4.1Q Firmware: BIP-322 Proof of Reserves, WIF Store, and Secure Notes Upgrades <a href="https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-5.5.1-1.4.1q-release/">https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-5.5.1-1.4.1q-release/</a> </p> <p>Wasabi Wallet v2.8.0 Release <a href="https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.0">https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.0</a> </p> <p>Noah v0.1.3 Release <a href="https://github.com/smolcars/noah/releases/tag/v0.1.3">https://github.com/smolcars/noah/releases/tag/v0.1.3</a> </p> <p>New Checkout Method for in Person BTCPay Stores <a href="https://x.com/MrKukks/status/2072677988026421484">https://x.com/MrKukks/status/2072677988026421484</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Core secp256k1 Pull Request #1884 <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1884">https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1884</a> </p> <p>Tails 7.9.1 Release <a href="https://tails.net/news/version_7.9.1/">https://tails.net/news/version_7.9.1/</a> </p> <p>Open Standard Introduces Open USD <a href="https://joinopenstandard.com/blog/introducing-open-usd">https://joinopenstandard.com/blog/introducing-open-usd</a> </p> <p>The Secret History of Polymarket – Part 1: DARPA, Thiel, and Prediction Market Origins <a href="https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/06/investigative-series/the-secret-history-of-polymarket-part-1/">https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/06/investigative-series/the-secret-history-of-polymarket-part-1/</a> </p> <p>Claude Code Accused of Hiding China Proxy Fingerprints Inside System Prompts <a href="https://www.internationalcyberdigest.com/claude-code-accused-of-hiding-china-proxy-fingerprints-inside-system-prompts/">https://www.internationalcyberdigest.com/claude-code-accused-of-hiding-china-proxy-fingerprints-inside-system-prompts/</a> </p> <p>Foreign Influence Campaign Against American AI – Part II: Singham Ground Game <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-campaign-against-american-ai-part-ii-singham-ground-game">https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-campaign-against-american-ai-part-ii-singham-ground-game</a> </p> <p>AI Drones Rapidly Restoring Degraded Land in Brazil (MORFO) <a href="https://x.com/alex_verem/status/2072001777487196662">https://x.com/alex_verem/status/2072001777487196662</a> </p> <p>Home Mining Playbook: <a href="https://www.tftc.io/home-mining-energy-playbook">https://www.tftc.io/home-mining-energy-playbook</a> </p> <p>3:33 - Sweaty rip </p> <p>6:38 - Dashboard </p> <p>9:28 - Venezuela relief </p> <p>14:28 - Strike EU </p> <p>16:13 - Bark </p> <p>18:43 - Blink </p> <p>23:23 - Open USD </p> <p>27:13 - OpenSats </p> <p>31:03 - BitGo layoffs </p> <p>32:28 - Strategy update </p> <p>33:58 - HRF Story of the Week </p> <p>38:43 - Boosts </p> <p>44:18 - Software updates </p> <p>47:58 - Secret history of Polymarket </p> <p>53:18 - BPI foreign AI </p> <p>59:38 - MORFO </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p>Coinkite </p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">https://coinkite.com/</a> </p> <p>Strike </p> <p><a href="https://strike.me/">https://strike.me/</a> </p> <p>Stakwork </p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a> </p> <p>Salt of the Earth </p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent: </p> <p>Twitter </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a> </p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a> </p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a> </p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p>Nostr </p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a> </p> <p>Newsletter </p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a> </p> <p>Podcast </p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>