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- 1 hour 54 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #395: STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS
- read nostr boosts
- opensats https://opensats.org/blog/sixteenth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants + https://bitcoinerjobs.com/job/2147148-technical-writereditor-opensats
- fed holds rates https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260128a.htm
- kevin warsh names as trump pick for fed chair https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/fed-chair-nominee-kevin-warsh-01-30-26
- Q4 2025 GDP Data Coming Feb 20 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0376
- ai + bitcoin + nostr
https://x.com/bramk/status/2017365105550172374
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsy7uk07j775ez52hfsvxnks2pt0h6n02m9hzm9a3v7n8ljf6eca3qs6h2fj
https://x.com/suppvalen/status/2017241420554277251
https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsfzaahg24yf7kujwrzje8rwa7xmt359tf9zyyjeczc9dhll30k8pgmlfee2
- uae trump crypto scam https://x.com/tier10k/status/2017780627894898788
- spacex acquires xai which acquired x https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6vnrye06po
3:59 - Oops
15:24 - Dashboard
17:44 - Boosts
21:54 - Kyle is done
26:19 - OpenSats
34:59 - Warsh
41:59 - Epstein
1:07:49 - AI Agents
1:39:29 - HRF Story of the Week
1:41:19 - Trump UAE
1:41:24 - Elon
1:48:59 - More boosts
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6 February 2026, 12:54 am - 1 hour 32 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #394: MONETARY RESET
- perspective https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/2016287855509680261
- 1m mau bitchat https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswxnrd0gkawyz5s0r08sru88gdzxugv4nkgpv8z7v3zdfa8cahdagrgntay
- tether gold https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/tether-is-shaking-up-the-gold-market-with-massive-metal-hoard
- sni dinner https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstcm3mgphzvg2q8yaxqj4jl57u0j5644gmd394gd260836gmn482c5s8lju
- Nicaragua | Economic Control Sustains the Ortega-Murillo Regime
In an investigative series published by Confidencial, reporters identify economic control as one of the four central pillars sustaining the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. The regime increasingly relies on restrictive controls over civil society’s monetary flows to punish dissent. In 2023, the regime froze the bank accounts of institutions affiliated with the Catholic Church, which led a Nicaraguan seminary to cease operations. Since 2018, thousands of NGOs have been forced to close or had their assets seized for alleged financial violations. In Nicaragua, authoritarian financial control is a primary way to stifle civil society. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- cove android https://x.com/covewallet/status/2016172119751594243?s=46
- opensats year in review https://opensats.org/blog/2025-year-in-review
- Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/cisa-madhu-gottumukkala-chatgpt-00749361
- tiktok us immediately starts data collection after acquisition https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsw56zur9g00dq55xlsawjgyh7yd4syd34zdy8a7ek6aavkhnnq5zs8ed70a
3:59 - No dooming
12:14 - Perspective
16:29 - Dashboard & demand response
34:34 - 1M active bitchat
42:29 - Tether gold
51:29 - SNI Dinner
53:59 - HRF Story of the Week
55:34 - Cove Wallet
1:02:24 - OpenSats
1:05:39 - Boosts
1:10:29 - CISA GPT goof
1:15:24 - TikTok spying in new ways
1:17:04 - The Banter Section™
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30 January 2026, 12:46 am - 1 hour 28 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #393: OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT
- teaching high school students https://x.com/MartyBent/status/2014384085238456460
- gold https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=BTC&to=XAU
- hrf park ai hackathon https://hrf.org/latest/announcing-the-ai-hack-for-freedom-hackathon-winners/
- bitchat sim https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsg437vjev8pged85x5ynqly7cw834ru2z24l7w950m6mhrjlnlz4c5uft8z
- geyser banned on insta https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxpul50g4y4spv0t20tn09sfdvte5h9ekt3n2xjjqgr280f3gmkhg279wqp
- steak n shake treasury https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/2012346855451931045
- 21 cents bitcoin bonus https://x.com/willreeves/status/2013727933701997043
- bitcoin park schedule https://bitcoinpark.com/schedule
- city projections 2075 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszp5ch4mn0f3kpamv6648qngleju4gh6n9d0s48a9zc98l3j973ss0q33jf
3:59 - Marty orange pilling highschoolers
10:54 - Dashboard
12:29 - Winter storm
17:39 - Gold/Silver
24:29 - HRF hackathon winner
26:19 - bitchat-sim
28:59 - Geyser Insta ban
36:19 - Macro time & Davos
45:49 - Steak 'n Shake
50:24 - NEMS
52:34 - Population projections
55:59 - Token noise
1:16:09 - HRF Story of the Week
1:17:39 - Shoutouts
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22 January 2026, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 29 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #392: FEDS VS FED
- iran blackout, netblocks https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqv6kehn575srnw8h3plkcqnzhnq49vfjl28t8mjagx8nl7ffwegqkz6vl4 + https://x.com/netblocks/status/2011838716562542678
- uganda vote today https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsryfpnnz4uzmgkusjthcdcffewrtxr93w3quvplgtkfp4zwcwva7q7xxhhg
- powell video https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsfpdlw0s39zg90zm5q4uhxdaszjefgw33h9rj3cxw0g30ykpuh5ks8y97un
- bitcoin policy institute launches office in dc https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy/status/2011123599672053842
- andreas finney prize https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/finney-prize/about-andreas-antonopoulos/
- meshtastic bitchat bridge https://github.com/evansmj/firmware-bitchat-plugin/releases/tag/v1-bitchat-beta
- hrf bdf https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-bitcoin-development-fund-announces-support-for-22-projects-worldwide/
3:59 - Can we get much higher
9:59 - Pubkey BPI
15:04 - Dashboard
16:44 - Market structure bill
31:24 - Iran blackout
41:09 - Impact markets
46:19 - Uganda blackout
50:39 - Powell video
59:24 - BPI
1:00:09 - HRF Finney Prize
1:07:29 - Boosts
1:09:39 - UK borrowing
1:20:14 - HRF Dev fund
1:22:09 - Riffing
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15 January 2026, 11:56 pm - 1 hour 3 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #391: LEDGER LEAKS AGAIN
- maduro raid
- bitbonds bet
- coinswap v0.2.0 https://github.com/citadel-tech/coinswap/releases/tag/v0.2.0
- joinmarket ng https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs25q0x58n7agh0xfk02vefq9wk3f4k2z2pwvlxhydrrypdux6txgqgrcnnv
- primal signer https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2470jrlr4e6ek9yxmhnkl420mt80qu3snr4fsv3tpn545cgj49eg9x35m5
- bitchat android https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsql7jqrgwg9gmuv7w3gmhr84m4545kn40gmx40qw0zuqsgfz6shysx8dtrq
- third ledger data leak https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2008139053544194545
3:59 - Coffee rip
6:29 - Dashboard
9:29 - Medium of exchange
13:34 - Maduro raid
36:44 - Uganda BitChat
41:34 - Coinswap
43:39 - Boosts
44:49 - JoinMarket NG
50:19 - Primal update
57:09 - Ledger Leak
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8 January 2026, 11:04 pm - 1 hour 41 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #390 THE 2026 CATTLE BIKE
- soapminer hurt https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsx795fjn4d5sgvlk6n8d2kc7euhvv25rr9pl5e0hcvz697ha7448sf6ljlw
- silver squeeze continues
- bitchat in uganda https://x.com/hebobiwine/status/2006968266733007104
- hrf freedom tech projects recap https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-9102864
- opensats monthly grant chart https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqtqrf4g2pawdnwptlctn739xyrzd3l7eqtdsxfgdumwc8mntmzvc76sz9w
- fedi goes open source https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsd2yvxvwsmmrl2fktwxlvmmvmknal76y43c3uuk4qwyzug32azdqqhx8x5k
- phoenixd dashboard https://x.com/_miguelmedeiros/status/2005668377377820834
- moneydevkit x replit https://x.com/nickslaney/status/2006413797272047758
- joinmarket ddos https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvxzr07u7k6a7r7yu2cn27azzfl7zewh3lug2mt5tfullmk4leq9sk82equ
- new maple model https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs06jljgp8p8jkf3aqk3c6682fxlkyz794jj4mqmku26zdyhtyr48s2luavc
- somalian daycare fraud
- nfa tax stamp update
- china cargo ship war https://x.com/clashreport/status/2007051569540509836 + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswah09xvup65fehk9mce6z4j5l37g7u2cyq5xp33e3506v6vqfhds2wtkqv
- israeli billionaire calls for restricting free speech https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsps44vpr2r5677cjpfw4tk62zvgc6e7cseu349f4lykpy8de9s65qch5qcr
- grok trump pedophile https://x.com/grok/status/2006758066058870813
- epstein list https://epsteinsecrets.com/network?nodes=500&edges=3000&minMentions=8&minWeight=12&node=993451
3:59 – Opening riff
8:29 – Dashboard
9:59 – Year in review
12:49 – SoapMiner injured
15:04 – Silver squeeze
23:04 – Uganda bitchat
26:04 – HRF top 15
36:04 – OpenSats growth
43:29 – Boosts
44:49 – Software updates
56:34 – Somali daycare fraud
1:14:04 – NFA tax stamp update
1:15:59 – China cargo ship war
1:19:59 – Anti free speech
1:23:39 – Grok pedo remover
1:26:14 – Epstein secrets and taxes
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2 January 2026, 8:17 pm - 1 hour 32 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #389: SILVER SQUEEZE
- letter from keonne https://www.therage.co/letter-1-keonne-rodriguez/
- local freak oslo https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9yww4rvz8vqf5s6ps69wkyk8pqf5m7pjyykm0edmckx90y0035eq5lejqg
- silver squeeze? https://x.com/BullTheoryio/status/2004567040389198060
- United Arab Emirates | CBDC Rolls Out as “Free” Amid Expanding Financial Surveillance
The United Arab Emirates’ central bank announced that the first phase of its Digital Dirham central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be offered free to users and small businesses, framing the rollout as a cost-saving upgrade to payments. But “free” at launch does not mean neutral. As a direct central bank liability, the Digital Dirham gives the state full visibility into transactions and the power to impose future fees, conditions, or negative interest rates once adoption is established. The news follows the UAE’s first state-to-state CBDC transaction conducted via the multi-CBDC mBridge platform, which links the UAE with China and other authoritarian states in a shared, programmable settlement system. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- zeus v0.12.0 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs08j4ju90a4zx8qlnuztuyjel4gxk6tw3zacwrgyuw3x287z73y3qx8u32u
- zap store v1.0 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8amepcej6w806da4z0ztrq03zdsnr5x6r4nphexnf39nax0wz2kqlmne06
- bitcoin optech year in review https://x.com/bitcoinoptech/status/2002038834003902502
- venezuela drone concern https://medium.com/@mcnai002/the-venezuelan-drone-crisis-313dad18497d
- chinese cargo ship convert https://x.com/rickjoe_pla/status/2004128671645458617
- trump fusion
- glyohosates https://x.com/wallstreetmav/status/2002253288495022376
3:59 – Merry Christmas, Silver squeeze
18:26 – Oslo airport bitcoin
20:44 – Dashboard
22:44 – Free Samourai
24:44 – Heatpunks
25:59 – HRF Story of the Week
27:59 – EU censoring US
31:59 – Chats and boosts
35:34 – Software updates
38:24 – Venezuelan drone crisis
47:19 – Epstein files
52:59 – Glyphosates
1:13:29 – 2026 predictions
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26 December 2025, 8:27 pm - 1 hour 49 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #388: A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
- free samourai https://billandkeonne.org/
- jade vulnerability https://blog.blockstream.com/jade-security-disclosure/
- california strike loans https://x.com/strike/status/2001341268375568560
- Fold Becomes First Public Bitcoin Financial Services Company to Operate Nationwide Through BitGo’s Federally Chartered Trust Framework https://investor.foldapp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fold-becomes-first-public-bitcoin-financial-services-company
- BRICS | Digital Currency Launched
The BRICS monetary bloc has launched a working prototype of a digital currency known as the “Unit,” backed by a basket of precious metals and BRICS national currencies. The first 100 Units were issued in a pilot led by Russia’s Institute for Economic Strategies. The BRICS bloc includes many authoritarian or hybrid authoritarian regimes that use capital controls, censorship, and financial surveillance to manage dissent. A state-designed, programmable digital currency rail used across multiple authoritarian states could harden those powers. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- BTCPay Server 2.3 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsr6f4jmfefqjfqhhp0xnn8wk3qdth8zcunj7074vzr0dmaw5u734g38fq45
- pear pass https://x.com/tether_to/status/2001269408296058890
- sats buddy https://github.com/reez/SatsBuddy
- venezuela oil blockade https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-leaving-entering-venezuela-2025-12-16/
- director of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center was shot to death https://apnews.com/article/mit-shooting-nuno-fg-loureiro-portugal-f310824e354180816c33c9f40c0c5195
3:59 – Opening riff
23:04 – Dahsboard
24:24 – China ban
28:09 – Free Samourai
35:19 – Jade disclosure
39:34 – Strike CA loans
43:24 – Fold
47:54 – HRF Story of the Week
52:29 – Saylor quantum
1:06:54 – Boosts
1:08:19 – Software updates
1:21:59 – Venezuela blockade
1:36:19 – MIT prof murder
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18 December 2025, 11:36 pm - 1 hour 40 minutesTHE PRINTER IS COMING: RABBIT HOLE RECAP #387
- gridless jua kali miners https://x.com/gridlesscompute/status/1996481192376533218
- bitcoin after hours https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1998424357232922883
- India | NPCI Confirms CBDC is Live With Spending Controls
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) confirmed that India’s digital rupee CBDC is live with partner banks and is being used by the state for subsidy payments. At India Blockchain Week, an NPCI consultant shared that the digital rupee can be restricted for specific purposes, approved merchants, and particular locations. For example, recent transfers of the programmable CBDC for farmers and livestock owners limited purchases to “approved inputs” with geographic tagging enabled. The CBDC is compatible with India’s state-run payment system, known as Unified Payment Interface (UPI), enabling users to pay with the digital rupee by scanning existing UPI QR codes. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- boss challenge https://bosschallenge.xyz
- rawbit https://x.com/rawbit_io/status/1996554245412196553
- ZEUS v0.12.0-beta1 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqst6gxa5elzzkknaj3f30q8f433xypq6d2g6vjmgh8lgfcg383954sqj25yh
- Hash-based Signature Schemes for Bitcoin https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/2203.pdf
- farcaster pivot https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspvqykcqmy45gpewyaryuhuw2zf52uvs3k443p7pea4vgvgm5pqtggjzqsq
- australia digital id https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgerh7qyrnjf7v7c9mkxeeh57480mun5qs447uyal45g9ss33t5cg4zhnef
- new us border rules https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvscew4zw5hnygmr2tqhgwe8vgv5cjlfelhqx0tgplwypztuq8frq85sqsz + https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
- ai glasses face recognition https://x.com/pascal_bornet/status/1997215380423495938
- carvana, $cvna https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CVNA/
0:00 - Opening riff
7:00 - Dashboard
16:15 - Gridless
21:10 - Bitcoin AfterDark
33:10 - HRF Story of the Week
40:00 - Boosts
49:35 - Aussie surveillance
55:10 - Software updates
1:20:25 - Border rules
1:27:40 - AI glasses
1:31:10 - Carvana
1:32:00 - Bitcoin Products leak
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13 December 2025, 5:14 am - 1 hour 36 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #386: STACKING DOLLARS
- free samourai https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/pardoning-the-samourai-developers-would-correct-a-misapplication-of-federal-law-and-protect-the-future-of-non-custodial-software + https://primal.net/gary/an-open-letter-to-the-senators-of-the-united-states-why-developer-protections-are-essential-for-safeguarding-constitutional-rights-and-national-security-in-cyberspace
- strategy usd reserve https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-establishment-of-1-44-billion-usd-reserve-and-updates-fy-2025-guidance_12-1-2025
- vanguard enables crypto etfs https://www.theblock.co/post/380997/vanguard-clients-trade-funds-crypto-bitcoin-xrp-solana-starting-week-bloomberg
- bitkey private pickup https://x.com/bitkey/status/1995945460411105323
- China | Central Bank Vows Digital Asset Crackdown
The People’s Bank of China reaffirmed its hostility toward digital assets and announced it would increase scrutiny of stablecoins. In a statement, the central bank warned of rising speculation and promised stricter enforcement against peer-to-peer stablecoin activity, expressing particular concern over customer identification requirements and anti-money-laundering controls. “Virtual currencies do not hold the same legal status as fiat currency and cannot be used as legal tender in the market,” the central bank said. It added that it will “intensify efforts to combat related illegal financial activities” to maintain financial stability.
- dell funds kids https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/12/landmark-dell-gift-supercharges-trump-accounts-for-americas-kids/
- real estate is a shitcoin https://cassius133.substack.com/p/cowichan
- gold is a shitcoin https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1996575233856122959
- italian gold https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsyvg6ylqauhl3vwhyc7zc40njt6enu2wyds67fhsfx4sx879ajmnqdprypr
- polyglobe https://x.com/pizzintwatch/status/1993346450084778439
- google insider polymarket https://x.com/jeonghaeju/status/1996462116094480464
3:59 - RFK sexts
19:19 - Dashboard
22:59 - Free Samourai
28:59 - Strategy stacking dollars
36:24 - Vanguard
41:49 - Bitcoin/gold
43:14 - Bitkey private pickup & walmart
52:19 - HRF Story of the Week
56:17 - Cowichan land
1:01:39 - Boosts
1:03:39 - Fake gold for Schiff
1:08:24 - Italian gold
1:14:49 - Polyglobe
1:17:24 - Google insider
1:25:09 - Covid semen
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4 December 2025, 10:47 pm - 1 hour 7 minutesRABBIT HOLE RECAP #385: HAPPY THANKSGIVING
- rumble wallet launch https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/1991883819214139569
- is jp morgan attacking bitcoin? https://x.com/_Adrian/status/1993664416227934407
- jp morgan bitcoin note https://x.com/samcallah/status/1993762427486507499 + https://x.com/comic/status/1993687976203694219
- tether largest independent gold holder https://x.com/samcallah/status/1993430210323357963
- cluster mempool https://x.com/murchandamus/status/1854678133896626293
- white noise v0.2.1 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxzs7wjmu9p0us3urazh03g44fh9f3seyfvlysnds4z7rmjxhevssvv2snt
- coldcard black friday sale, 25% off, https://coinkite.com
- genesis mission launchhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/11/launching-the-genesis-mission/
- x location dox https://x.com/grok/status/1992365164063256944
3:39 - TG vibes 14:29 - Dashboard 22:59 - Rumble wallet 28:39 - Tether 32:19 - Genesis Mission 35:54 - JP Morgan MSTR 49:14 - Cluster mempools 51:59 - Boosts 54:24 - White Noise 56:29 - HRF Story of the Week 58:39 - X location dox
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