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• Zoom scam https://therecord.media/north-korean-hackers-targeted-crypto-exec-clickfix
• Numo – Bitcoin Tap-to-Pay POS App for Android (Lightning & Ecash, Zero Fees)https://numopay.org/
• Mail Mike: AI Agent with Bitcoin Lightning Wallet – Prompt Injection Bounty Challengehttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9jsvekaswngjd3nxldz832nm2ddmjjrlhk7hddzh8luv2rf3gprcdap9fa
• FIPS: Free Internetworking Peering System – Nostr Keypair Mesh Networking Protocolhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvd3nzk5p92fzp9z7p34m50039dwee0aemrvk9cl2jpng3kawsz0q6wuh7w
• Russia to Scale Internet Filtering with AI
Roskomnadzor, Russia's internet regulator, is building an AI-powered censorship system with a 2.27 billion ruble ($29 million) budget. According to analysts, the system will use AI to instantly block mirror sites hosting banned content and, more ominously, to identify the people creating those mirrors. The move would further restrict the space for dissent and independent online information in Russia. FinancialFreedomReport.org
• Large-scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs (arXiv Paper)https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16800
• Anthropic Exposes Industrial-Scale Distillation Attacks on Claude by DeepSeek, Moonshot AI & MiniMaxhttps://x.com/anthropicai/status/2025997928242811253
• Man Accidentally Gains Control of 7,000 Robot Vacuums (DJI Romo Security Bug)https://www.popsci.com/technology/robot-vacuum-army/
• The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis – AI-Driven White-Collar Job Displacement Thought Experimenthttps://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic
• US Strike on Mexico By…? (Polymarket Prediction Market)https://polymarket.com/event/us-strike-on-mexico-by
• RFK Jr. (Sec. Kennedy): Pesticides Are Toxic by Design – Supporting Trump’s Regenerative Agriculture Transitionhttps://x.com/seckennedy/status/2025760500793909389
• Rep. Thomas Massie: End Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Spraying on Wheathttps://xcancel.com/repthomasmassie/status/2025932814533697629
3:54 - Daylight savings
6:59 - Dashboard
8:44 - ID snow shoveling
9:54 - Jane Street
16:34 - Zoom scam
19:44 - Anthropic
27:34 - Numo
36:54 - Raising kids
41:49 - Mail Mike
44:54 - FIPS
46:34 - HRF Story of the Week
51:49 - DJI robots
57:14 - Citrini AI blog
1:07:39 - Boosts
1:09:09 - Glyphosates
1:13:54 - Bitcoin updates
1:16:39 - Cartel war?
1:20:09 - Block cutting employees
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The Watchers: How OpenAI, the US Government, and Persona Built an Identity Surveillance Machinehttps://vmfunc.re/blog/persona
Dutch Lawmakers Approve a 36% Tax on Unrealized Crypto, Stock, and Bond Gainshttps://www.imidaily.com/europe/dutch-lawmakers-approve-a-36-tax-on-unrealized-crypto-stock-and-bond-gains/
China | Push for Yuan as Global Reserve Currency
China has reiterated its ambition for the yuan to attain global reserve currency status. In remarks recently published by Qiushi, the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship journal used to convey policy intentions, Xi Jinping called for a “powerful currency” widely used in international trade, investment, and foreign-exchange markets. What’s new about these remarks is not their intended ambition, but rather how clearly those ambitions are stated to the public. Xi paired this plan with calls for a stronger central bank, globally competitive financial institutions, and tighter control of systemic financial risks.
PayPerQ (Primal.net)https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsz8xrf7qww033kl2vh3js2u5zyjnzu5kmepa67tk7w04ws0lnraccyr33p4
Kimi Claw | 24/7 AI Assistant with Long-term Memory & Automationhttps://www.kimi.com/bot
Pika Chat (Primal.net)https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspwmauzykanup2wskpwgsppajn026gjn6erd5a7aq2ypxc73dncxspsgemn
Claw Creator Hired by OpenAI (X.com)https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2021978390870347923?s=46
EO: Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicideshttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/promoting-the-national-defense-by-ensuring-an-adequate-supply-of-elemental-phosphorus-and-glyphosate-based-herbicides/
White House Statement on Xhttps://x.com/whitehouse/status/2024654469745480105?s=46
Mav21
3:54 - Aliens
9:24 - Dashboard & quantum FUD
15:24 - BIP110
37:54 - AI surveillance
46:24 - Zaps and Mav21
49:09 - Dutch unrealized gains tax
55:44 - HRF Story of the Week
57:24 - Software updates
1:07:14 - Boosts
1:08:24 - Strike Sponsorship
1:13:44 - River report
1:17:00 - Glyphosate EO
1:20:04 - California hates 3d printers
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- bnpl only fans https://x.com/elsathora/status/2020085470651380083
- Israelis Arrested Over Alleged Insider Polymarket Trades on IDF Military Secrets https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israelis-arrested-over-alleged-insider-162604779.html
- Kenya | Central Bank Warns Banknote Bouquets Could Land You in Jail
Kenya’s central bank warned Kenyans in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day that making bouquets out of colorful banknotes could be punished with a seven-year jail term. Officials argue that banknotes used in bouquets are often “folded, rolled, glued, stapled, pinned,” or otherwise damaged, which they say compromises their integrity, defaces the national currency, and increases the cost of replacing damaged notes. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- sparrow v2.4 https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgvxmfn0paj90c8mp49uhasp0897w0rsc06csmf36ml76l66zuaygcncf58
- amboss magma mcp https://x.com/ambosstech/status/2021585530983739575
- openclaw + marmot/whitenoise https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspplwzghp5f6fcd7yxkhhpqj8evl0jmd6eqqcknsfqz3rud04l9ugs5z6m5
3:59 - AI replacements
14:44 - Magma MCP
19:44 - Dashboard
21:49 - SigBash V2
31:59 - Klarna OF
37:19 - Israeli Polymarket
42:59 - HRF Story of the Week
46:54 - Mempool Madness
1:02:09 - Bondi
1:04:14 - Software updates + Boosts
1:12:19 - Paragon Graphite
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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