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    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #416: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

    02/07/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
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    Bitcoin Crowdfunding for Venezuela Earthquake Relief Supplies https://x.com/pakovm/status/2070254848814288935

    Strike Now Authorized Under MiCA Across All 27 EU Countries https://x.com/jackmallers/status/2072353197650518196

    Bark Wallet Solves Offchain State Backups with Encrypted Snapshots https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2072386304642286029

    Blink Wallet Introduces Non-Custodial Accounts https://blink.sv/blog/non-custodial-accounts-in-blink-wallet

    Calvin Kim Receives OpenSats Long-Term Support Grant https://opensats.org/blog/calvin-kim-receives-lts-grant

    OpenSats Developer Spotlight: Egge (Coco) https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-egge-coco

    OpenSats Developer Spotlight: Rajarshi Maitra https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-rajarshi-maitra

    OpenSats Grant Map https://opensats.org/map

    BitGo CEO Announces ~15% Workforce Reduction for Strategic Focus https://x.com/mikebelshe/status/2070240967479996463

    Strategy Announces Digital Credit Capital Framework https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-digital-credit-capital-framework_06-29-2026

    Cambodia Launches Smart Policing Initiative in Phnom Penh

    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. FinancialFreedomReport.org

    Ashigaru Terminal v1.0.0 Released: Whirlpool Coinjoin Client Built from Sparrow https://ashigaru.rs/news/release-terminal-v1-0-0/

    COLDCARD 5.5.1 and 1.4.1Q Firmware: BIP-322 Proof of Reserves, WIF Store, and Secure Notes Upgrades https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-5.5.1-1.4.1q-release/

    Wasabi Wallet v2.8.0 Release https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.0

    Noah v0.1.3 Release https://github.com/smolcars/noah/releases/tag/v0.1.3

    New Checkout Method for in Person BTCPay Stores https://x.com/MrKukks/status/2072677988026421484

    Bitcoin Core secp256k1 Pull Request #1884 https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1884

    Tails 7.9.1 Release https://tails.net/news/version_7.9.1/

    Open Standard Introduces Open USD https://joinopenstandard.com/blog/introducing-open-usd

    The Secret History of Polymarket – Part 1: DARPA, Thiel, and Prediction Market Origins https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/06/investigative-series/the-secret-history-of-polymarket-part-1/

    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/

    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

    AI Drones Rapidly Restoring Degraded Land in Brazil (MORFO) https://x.com/alex_verem/status/2072001777487196662

    Home Mining Playbook: https://www.tftc.io/home-mining-energy-playbook

    3:33 - Sweaty rip

    6:38 - Dashboard

    9:28 - Venezuela relief

    14:28 - Strike EU

    16:13 - Bark

    18:43 - Blink

    23:23 - Open USD

    27:13 - OpenSats

    31:03 - BitGo layoffs

    32:28 - Strategy update

    33:58 - HRF Story of the Week

    38:43 - Boosts

    44:18 - Software updates

    47:58 - Secret history of Polymarket

    53:18 - BPI foreign AI

    59:38 - MORFO

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    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #415: AS IS TRADITION

    25/06/2026 | 57 mins.
    Coinkite Warns of Physical Letter Firmware-Update Scam https://blog.coinkite.com/paper-spam/

    Camp Nakamoto https://x.com/campnakamoto/status/2069181607341170760

    First StratumV2 Block Mined https://x.com/pavlenex/status/2070132430875267538

    Law Enforcement and Catholic Groups Warn CLARITY Act Could Create Crypto Crime Loopholes https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/law-enforcement-catholic-group-clarity-act

    India | Frozen Account Leaves Savings Out of Reach

    In India, a man named Shiva spent years building a savings fund for his son’s wedding. The money came from small jobs and side work, carefully set aside in a separate bank account opened specifically for that purpose. But when the balance exceeded a certain threshold, the financial system automatically froze the account. Overnight, Shiva had been cut off from his own money. When the issue was escalated to the branch manager of his bank, they explained that the freeze was automatically imposed from the central bank’s IT system, and there was nothing they could do. To recover access, he was prompted to complete forms written in English, a language he could not easily navigate. Ultimately, the account was restored only after outside intervention from a friend who helped push the case through a process Shiva could not resolve on his own. FinancialFreedomReport.org

    Tor Project to Sunset Tor 0.4.8; Upgrade to 0.4.9 by September https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-tor-048/

    JoinMarket-NG 0.33.0 Adds Config Center, Wallet History API, and Address-Reuse Defense https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.33.0

    Utreexo v0.18.0 Improves Forest Allocation, Rehashing, and Windows Builds https://github.com/utreexo/utreexo/releases/tag/v0.18.0

    ASIC-RS v0.7.0 Adds Power Limits, Miner State Messages, and Temperature Model https://github.com/256foundation/asic-rs/releases/tag/v0.7.0

    The Six Billion Dollar Man Bitcoin Premiere Bypasses Media Gatekeepers https://www.thesixbilliondollarman.com

    Imagine If Nashville Project Homepage https://www.imagineifnashville.com

    Freedom Tech DC 2026 https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit

    3:33 - WE RIPPIN

    4:38 - Dashboard

    11:53 - Coinkite paper spam

    21:33 - Camp Nakamoto

    22:48 - StratumV2

    24:38 - CLARITY loopholes

    28:48 - HRF Story of the Week

    32:13 - Boosts

    38:43 - Software updates

    45:53 - Imagine If & Freedom Tech DC

    47:33 - Economy data

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    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #414: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

    18/06/2026 | 1h 38 mins.
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    Private Broadcast May Reveal Sender IP Address in Bitcoin Core 31.0 https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/06/06/privatebroadcast-ip-leak/

    Bitcoin Toggle Now Live on Square Register https://x.com/cashapp/status/2067374663160983885

    Illinois Set to Begin Taxing Bitcoin https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/illinois-set-begin-taxing-bitcoin-172237413.html

    Fed Ends Forward Guidance Era – Tea Leaves Back on the Menu https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/2067352890507972709

    Robinhood to Cut 10% of Full-Time Workforce https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/robinhood-cut-10-its-full-time-workforce-2026-06-16/

    China Developing AI-Powered Tools to Predict Dissent

    Leaked documents revealed that Chinese technology company, Geedge Networks, is developing AI-powered tools aimed at predicting who might one day criticize the CCP. Working with MESA Lab, a regime-backed research lab, Geedge is reportedly building behavioral profiles of individuals based on their social media, location data, telecommunications, and online activity. AI models could then sift through profiles and spotlight those who might be a political risk. There is no evidence the technology is finalized or deployed, but if deployed, China’s surveillance system could become a tool to chill dissent before it ever begins. FinancialFreedomReport.org

    Alby Hub v1.23.0 Release https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases/tag/v1.23.0

    Cove 1.3.0 Beta: Passkey Cloud Backup + Multi-Account Support https://x.com/covewallet/status/2066994714574778786

    OpenAuspex Project Homepage https://www.openauspex.dev/

    Bark Wallet Now Available on Umbrel https://blog.second.tech/bark-wallet-now-on-umbrel/

    Enclavia: Six Hard Problems, One Solution https://enclavia.io/blog/six-hard-problems-one-solution/

    Anthropic Expands Access to Fable and Mythos https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access

    Trump Administration Backs Musk’s xAI in NAACP Data Center Lawsuit https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-backs-musks-xai-naacp-data-center-lawsuit-2026-06-16/

    SpaceX to Buy Anysphere for $60 Billion https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/spacex-buy-anysphere-60-billion-2026-06-16/

    Secret Elite Group Member List Leaked https://archive.ph/iM5ei

    Midjourney Medical Blogpost https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost

    AI Subscription Subsidy Analysis https://x.com/semianalysis_/status/2064815044085318040

    Elon Shares Anti-Drone Rifle Footage https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2066356709635866898

    3:33 - Opening riff

    5:33 - Dashboard

    8:48 - Core 31.0 bug

    11:33 - Illinois bitcoin tax

    18:53 - Square pay with bitcoin

    24:33 - Fed tea leaves

    30:53 - Robinhood cuts employees

    33:53 - HRF Story of the Week

    36:53 - Shoutouts

    39:43 - Software updates

    52:08 - Fable and Mythos

    1:03:13 - Trump backs Musk

    1:08:38 - SpaceX buys Cursor

    1:15:03 - CLARITY Act

    1:18:03 - Secret society

    1:23:28 - Midjourney medical

    1:28:13 - AI subsidy analysis

    1:31:43 - Drone shooting

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    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #413: BRAVE NEW WORLD

    11/06/2026 | 2h 1 mins.
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    Keonne Rodriguez (Samourai dev) updates on prison transfer & furlough request https://x.com/keonne/status/2063959631383179277

    Bark Ark Protocol Launches on Bitcoin Mainnet https://blog.second.tech/bark-now-on-bitcoin-mainnet/

    Second Introduces Noah and Arké Bitcoin Ark Wallets https://blog.second.tech/introducing-noah-and-arke/

    Signal: UK Surveillance Is Not Safety https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf

    Mullvad explains UK spyware proposal: mandatory real-time scanning & blocking on all devices https://x.com/mullvadnet/status/2064342870937509988

    SimpleX Network Consortium Governance and Foundation Overview https://simplexnetwork.org/consortium.html

    Pump.fun launches GO: bounty platform to pay anyone for any task https://x.com/pumpfun/status/2062557004829233504

    Man tattoos forehead for $2,400 Pump.fun bounty (spells it wrong) https://x.com/discordiaclips/status/2063406281130398012

    Strategy Announces Approval of STRC Semi-Monthly Dividends https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-approval-of-strc-semi-monthly-dividends_06-08-2026

    Polymarket Cracks Down on VPN Users Amid Legal Pressure https://gizmodo.com/polymarket-cracks-down-on-vpn-users-as-legal-pressure-intensifies-in-dozens-of-countries-2000765379

    Karpathy on Claude Fable 5: strong benchmarks but overly trigger-happy safeguards https://x.com/karpathy/status/2064409694761054332

    Malware devs add WMD keywords to spyware to evade LLM scanners https://x.com/jsrailton/status/2064661778978533571

    Anthropic Dario Pushes for Regulatory Moat https://darioamodei.com/post/policy-on-the-ai-exponential

    HRF Freedom Tech in Oslo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcG_CJkT6A

    Dark Wisp Android v1.0.0 Adds Private Interactions, Tor Routing, and NIP-A3 Payments https://github.com/barrydeen/dark-wisp-android/releases/tag/v1.0.0

    Kickstr World Cup Game https://kickstr.einundzwanzig.dev/games/7ea5d40f-be37-4895-94cd-2adaf53f45ad

    Bitaxe ESP-Miner v2.14.0 Release https://github.com/bitaxeorg/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.14.0

    Ulendo: borderless calling via Nostr + Bitcoin without local SIM cards https://x.com/codamw/status/2063340269785784526

    Microsoft Patches Record 206 Security Flaws https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/microsoft-patches-record-206-flaws.html

    Milei proposes AI framework with "non-human corporations" & zero regulation https://x.com/trajektoriepl/status/2062594306670535130

    Cuba Poised for Largest U.S. Fuel Shipment Since Cold War Embargo https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/cuba-poised-for-biggest-us-fuel-shipment-since-cold-war-embargo

    3:33 - Guess who's back

    12:13 - Dashboard

    19:13 - Keonne update

    22:43 - Bark

    34:33 - UK surveillance

    41:03 - Noah & Arké

    47:01 - Simple Network Consortium

    53:13 - Pumpfun

    57:38 - STRC semi-monthly

    1:07:33 - Polymarket VPN crackdown

    1:11:23 - Fable

    1:24:43 - WMD LLM keyword bypass

    1:30:38 - Anthropic is too good

    1:33:08 - HRF Oslo

    1:33:58 - HRF Story of the Week

    1:35:23 - Boosts

    1:37:33 - Software updates

    1:49:03 - Milei AI

    1:51:48 - Cuba fuel

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    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #412: STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS

    04/06/2026 | 1h 35 mins.
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    Zcash Orchard vulnerability remediated after coordinated network upgrade https://zodl.com/orchard-vulnerability-successfully-remediated/

    Trezor says TROPIC01 chip flaw does not put Safe 7 funds at risk https://trezor.io/blog/news/Trezor-response-TROPIC01-chip-disclosure-no-impact-to-your-funds

    Blockchain Association publishes law-enforcement letter to Senate on CLARITY Act https://theblockchainassociation.org/posts/blockchain-association-letter-from-law-enforcement-to-senate-leadership

    Treasury Goes After Iran Crypto https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0519

    NPR: George Santos Kalshi insider trading investigation https://www.npr.org/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5843371/george-santos-kalshi-insider-trading-investigation

    Polymarket Rules Incorrectly in Saylor Market https://x.com/willo2_Poly/status/2061640812132516321

    HRF Oslo Freedom Forum https://www.youtube.com/user/OsloFreedomForum

    Cashu tests first on-chain TEE mint for trust-minimized ecash https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9azf5pgt8k5tjq325xstfp5ue9z9h7nne0fnsv0nm7qlzauue8kg2y53mf

    Core Lightning v26.06 release https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v26.06

    Alby Hub v1.22.2 release https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases/tag/v1.22.2

    Sparrow Wallet 2.5.2 release https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.2

    nostr-vpn v4.0.48 release https://github.com/mmalmi/nostr-vpn/releases/tag/v4.0.48

    Tails 7.8.1 released https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_8_1/

    3:33 - It's bearing

    14:13 - Dashboard

    17:13 - Zcash Orchard

    28:33 - Saylor unfollows Parker

    33:23 - Trezor chip vulnerability

    38:03 - Blockchain Association Clarity Act

    47:33 - Iran crypto

    54:16 - George Santos Kalshi

    57:58 - Polymarket error

    1:07:08 - HRF Oslo

    1:10:13 - Boosts

    1:13:53 - Cashu

    1:24:23 - Claude AGI noise

    1:29:08 - Software updates

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