Rabbit Hole Recap

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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #367: FIRST BITCOIN COMPANY IN THE S&P 500
- block gets added to s&p 500 https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/07/23/jack-dorsey-block-square-sp-500-index-fund/
- mstr shareholders get restless as saylor adds STRC https://www.strategy.com/press/strc-ipo-launch_07-21-2025
- the most important mstr chart https://x.com/ten31funds/status/1948402290328576454
- supercycle? https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqpxfzhdwlm3cx9l6wdzyft8w8y9gy607tqgtyfq7tekaxs7lhmxfqqsw88tm4ppzdh9hv36ujuhdvm5u9yghdte33cvh756qdhw3mcn0ktg25z8rg
- Hungary | Enacts Repressive Digital Asset Law
Hungary, under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s increasingly authoritarian rule, passed one of the strictest digital asset legislations in Europe. Starting July 1, individuals trading digital assets on unauthorized platforms could face prison sentences of up to five years. And “providing unauthorized crypto asset exchange services” could land you up to eight years. “The legislation’s broad language and lack of implementation guidelines have created a legal gray area where previously legal activities could now result in criminal prosecution,” Forbes reports. Digital asset exchange Revolut has already halted services for its 2 million Hungarian users, “temporarily” freezing accounts with no timeline for restoring services. The legislation is problematic because it criminalizes basic financial activities, such as buying and selling Bitcoin, while not providing a legal or compliant way to do so. It limits individuals from storing value outside traditional banking. It also eliminates an option for people who might use Bitcoin to protect their savings, support dissenting causes, or escape financial surveillance. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- blosstr launches easy video mirroring to nostr https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqg253stgfyvuanm9chgcukhjd5wjsxqk74rkpqag7utr5rs9aptg3u3v57
- post quantum signatures https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/wKizvPUfO7w?pli=1
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Mempool bets and crypto rappers
13:38 - Base app
36:02 - Trump Epstein
52:18 - Block S&P 500
1:04:58 - Strategy stock
1:15:33 - Self custody
1:29:17 - HRF Story of the Week
1:32:38 - CLARITY Act update
1:37:55 - Blosstr
1:50:45 - Post quantum and hard forks
2:09:03 - Final riffing
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #366: CHAIRMAN ON THE BRINK OF GETTING FIRED
- open: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsf4w3w7gt0equdq9mmv6gysntzk3yysdaduus52fvjm4fjuypzatgep6q4q- trump to fire fed chair powell? https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/politics/jerome-powell-donald-trump-firing- UK 30 year debt hits 5.5% https://x.com/atlaspulse/status/1945764226296873310?s=61https://x.com/atlaspulse/status/1945764226296873310?s=61- dollar’s worst year since 1986 https://x.com/tftc21/status/1945849218351890660- BTC Held By The US Marshal Service https://www.therage.co/btc-held-by-the-us-marshal-service/- Senator Warren speaking nonsense https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1945667844219277644- Cantor $5B Bitcoin Treasury SPAC with Adam Back https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250717734598/en/Bitcoin-Standard-Treasury-Company-to-go-Public-Through-Business-Combination-with-Cantor-Equity-Partners-I-Inc.- Brazil | $100M PIX Payment System Hack
FinancialFreedomReport.org- maple ai max https://blog.trymaple.ai/meet-maple-ai-max-the-most-powerful-private-ai-plan-yet/ - bitchat to add cashu wallet https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0lzk99pcy67vhgfks336fm8z4mv34hj7w4g4j9t40qea0e58hckq6mspze- white noise v0.1.2 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9k8j50vwn9euc9nwvmw9ungflyuevz968j0g9rzea4v20f9skx5cslgaah- new nostr bot https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8k8cwgy3cxnrv05sawrkkyq32h23s0hfy7jzf87sm0ddg2jnhyrq7c2zxm- vertex v2 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgqjmt6rwlf33c2lzy6fyeqjknacmgk70tdfapnmd9slqpfpyflmct6dpng- xAI launches grok sex bot and announces DoD contract https://www.ai.mil/Latest/News-Press/PR-View/Article/4242822/cdao-announces-partnerships-with-frontier-ai-companies-to-address-national-secu/0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Paper Bitcoin Summer
10:04 - Coldplay affair
12:15 - Dashboard
16:45 - Trump firing Powell?
29:39 - UK gilt market
39:02 - Dollar's worst year
41:14 - BTC held by US Marshals
46:50 - Grok Waifu
1:00:22 - Liz Warren
1:19:06 - BSTR
1:29:32 - CLARITY Act passes
1:31:35 - HRF Story of the Week
1:39:44 - Trezor quantum
1:43:45 - Lummis bullying Powell & Boosts
1:46:14 - GENIUS Act passes
1:48:52 - Software updates
2:02:36 - xAI defence contract
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Published 07/17
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #365: OPEN WATER BITCOIN RETURNS
- Anon moves 80k bitcoin https://www.cyphertux.net/articles/en/research/bitcoin-80k-btc-mystere-opreturn- BPI and others file amicus brief https://x.com/zackbshapiro/status/1942697616183021965- New Samourai Indictment Paints Anonymity As A Crime https://www.therage.co/samourai-wallet-new-indictment/- Barefoot Mining releases ocean payout stats https://x.com/boomer_btc/status/1943429786497356159- Russia | Tracking Bitcoin Mining via National RegistryRussia launched a national registry to track Bitcoin mining equipment three months after the proposal was first floated by its Ministry of Energy. The move is designed to monitor energy use, enforce tax collection, and stamp out unregistered operations in key mining regions. A separate law, still in draft form, would also allow courts to seize digital assets linked to mining deemed “illegal.” Miners who fail to comply will face fines of up to 2 million rubles (about $22,000). Six regions are already under a full mining ban until 2031. Overall, Russia’s new Bitcoin mining registry poses serious risks to financial and civil liberties. By forcing miners to register equipment and comply with rules under threat of asset seizure or closure, the Kremlin gains greater surveillance and control over Bitcoin mining in Russia and offers a potential blueprint for other authoritarian regimes. FinancialFreedomReport.org- Bitchat https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswjar69msaey8mp56xcdtzdljcvfpuf5z58e4n9pwm606v38n4wpcdlkc4r- Flappy Nostrich https://downisontheup.ca/- White Noise beta released https://whitenoise.chat- elon launches america party- mechahitler grok, yaccarino steps down- epstein trump cover up
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Open water again
7:09 - Dashboard
23:55 - Trump video
30:06 - 80k coins moving
35:56 - BPI amicus brief
38:15 - Samourai new indictment
43:39 - Barefoot Mining Ocean payout
45:55 - HRF Story of the Week
52:56 - Boosts
54:30 - Bitchat
1:02:11 - Flappy Nostritch
1:04:37 - White Noise beta
1:09:37 - Skibidi.cash
1:10:56 - Elon's third party
1:14:05 - MechaHitler
1:20:57 - Epstein
1:25:45 - Shoutout to RHR
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Published 07/11
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #364: BIG BEAUTIFUL BITCOIN
- "big beautiful bill" passes
- Robinhood tokens https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/robinhood-stock-openai-spacex-tokens.html
- 12th Wave of Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/twelfth-wave-of-nostr-grants
- Opensats recurring donations https://opensats.org/donate
- Maple AI doc and image upload https://x.com/TryMapleAI/status/1940814127917945122
- Wallet of Satoshi Spark SDK "self custody" beta
- Opportunity Cost App adds "saylor mode" https://x.com/OppCostApp/status/1940397345906233382
- Xfinity Dystopian Wifi Tracking https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvh3tx99zudfwc8q89cf00a0zt9chumcymacggls9u697zs57mjzc0jpgg9
- Samourai Devs were arrested 435 days ago https://p2prights.org/donate.html
- Bitcoin Policy Summit Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtgl-wj1JnOgpmq2fHt-iHKsgieMpfklX
- Primal Studio Launch Keynote https://x.com/primal_app/status/1940793814878507235
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Published 07/04
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #363: BITCOIN IS A MORAL REVOLUTION
- btc prague recap https://youtu.be/Pef22g53zsg- pulte recognizes bitcoin as an asset for federal mortgages https://x.com/pulte/status/1937944964656152800- drop in hash rate due to demand response agreements- opensats funds dev education https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-developer-training- wallet of satoshi is using the spark sdk for their self custody wallet https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsq96mlv2xmwq02kmhyfnapgp59h6wetfeve3yrqr8acy7xz20437snys2yw- primal studio launched https://studio.primal.net + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvu772m6yqnjzk2e3yne83a75xks2966ql3fvn0dkqse8wyqa9cygpnl2qj- btcsessions banned then restored to youtube- Ashigaru Whirlpool and Terminal v1.0.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ashigaru-whirlpool-and-terminal-v1-0-0/- 429 days since samourai devs were arrested https://p2prights.org - ledger nano s support ending, use code: UPGRADLEDGER for 10% off a coldcard- image and doc upload coming to maple ai https://x.com/marks_ftw/status/1938048501067485191- odell on trust revolution https://fountain.fm/episode/Aaa8PgEyStGsGuMHUsWu- socialist mamdani wins dem primary in nyc- trump bombs iran0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Opening riff
8:40 - BPI Summit
12:32 - Mallers at Bitcoin Prague
17:01 - Mamdani
28:50 - Dashboard
29:58 - Iran bombs
37:36 - FHFA
48:47 - OpenSats
52:56 - Wallet of Satoshi self custody
1:00:33 - Cashu NUT-24 & Tether
1:12:52 - Primal Studio
1:29:14 - Ashigaru
1:32:40 - Ledger Nano S ending support
1:38:30 - O'Dell on Trust Revolution
1:40:13 - Maple AI image upload
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Published 06/27
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #362: BITCOIN COLD STORAGE IS A MUST
- Trump on Powell https://x.com/cspan/status/1935342230585164022
- Bitcoin Knots nodes now account for 13% of network https://coin.dance/nodes/knots
- Iranian Sepah bank data erased by israeli hackers https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/suspected-israeli-hackers-claim-destroy-data-irans-bank-sepah-2025-06-17/
- Iranian exchange hacked by israeli hackers https://www.elliptic.co/blog/iranian-crypto-exchange-nobitex-hacked-pro-israel-group
- Iranian gov cuts internet nationwide https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8glpn2lwqyjju968wcmlvvyguvn279qf6re4e5d2tk39affrx9hgfxafs7
- US military action against Iran before July? https://polymarket.com/event/us-military-action-against-iran-before-july?tid=1750349409453
- Will Iran close the Strait of Hormuz in 2025? https://polymarket.com/event/will-iran-close-the-strait-of-hormuz-in-2025?tid=1750350748491
- The EU’s “Encryption Roadmap” Makes Everyone Less Safe https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/eus-encryption-roadmap-makes-everyone-less-safe
- China bans Maple AI in apple app store https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrjyn8tdqnyk9sn6tqdrs83r3htw0suupmvjrnnsex5kec7xyzkmcfmygvr
- Tanzania | Blocks Access to X and Telegram Amid Financial, Political, and Media Repression
Tanzania restricted access to X and Telegram across major Internet providers following a hack of the Tanzanian police force’s official account. The platforms remain offline more than three weeks later in the lead-up to October’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The timing of the shutdown also coincides with the kidnapping of Ugandan journalist, lawyer, and Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Agather Atuhaire, who says she was tortured and sexually assaulted while in Tanzanian custody before being left at the border between Tanzania and Uganda. Recently, the government also banned the use of foreign currency in daily transactions, forcing citizens to rely on the weakening Tanzanian shilling. And in April, the opposition CHADEMA party was disqualified from participating in the October elections under the pretense of treason against party leader Tundu Lissu. The censorship of online platforms, suppression of opposition and dissidents, and laws banning foreign currency all signal a coordinated strategy to silence criticism and strip Tanzanians of both their political voice and financial autonomy. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bull bitcoin liquid dca https://x.com/francispouliot_/status/1935040999157276692
- BLE mesh for nostr notes when the internet is down https://github.com/KoalaSat/samiz
- Daemon and Freedom by suarez
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Trump cold open
23:56 - Knots nodes
30:47 - Iran hacking
41:39 - Koala
47:34 - Iran Polymarket
56:27 - EU encryption
58:11 - Maple banned in China
1:01:41 - HRF Story of the Week
1:03:58 - Boosts
1:05:47 - Bull Bitcoin liquid DCA
1:11:16 - Daemon and Freedom by Suarez
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Published 06/19