Rabbit Hole Recap

GitHub Discloses Security Breach via Poisoned VS Code Extensionhttps://x.com/github/status/2056949168208552080

Iran Launches Bitcoin-Powered Maritime Insurance Platform "Hormuz Safe"https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2056099986199232732

SpaceX Holds Nearly 19,000 BTC Valued at $1.29 Billionhttps://x.com/macroscope17/status/2057205538086117590

Trump Executed Over 3,700 Stock Trades in First Quarterhttps://x.com/infraa_/status/2055988212611645663

Trump Executive Order Expands Bank Secrecy Act Requirementshttps://www.therage.co/trump-executive-order-expands-bank-secrecy-act/

The U.S. Can’t Lose the Bitcoin Race to China https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/05/19/the-u-s-can-t-lose-the-bitcoin-race-to-china

Hodl Hodl Launches Lightning Trading on Mainnethttps://x.com/hodlhodl/status/2057111820268130576

Thailand | Cash Handout Expands State Digital Payments

Thailand’s regime approved the “Thai Help Thai Plus” scheme, a 175 billion baht relief program covering more than 43 million people. State welfare cardholders will receive 1,000 baht per month automatically, while 30 million others can register through the Pao Tang app for a 60/40 co-payment benefit worth up to 4,000 baht over four months. The funds can only be used at participating merchants between 6 am and 11 pm through the state-linked wallet app, and cash withdrawals are prohibited. The program may help households facing surging fuel and living costs, but it also deepens reliance on government-controlled digital payment infrastructure. When economic relief is tied to identification, apps, spending rules, and approved merchants, support can quickly become another layer of state control. FinancialFreedomReport.org

Sparrow Wallet 2.5.0 Released – Adds Silent Payments Supporthttps://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.0

Zeus LN v13.0.2 Released with RGS Improvements and Bug Fixeshttps://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v13.0.2

NostrVPN v4.0.37https://nostrvpn.org

Seed Tool v2.3.0https://primal.net/bitcoinqna/6nKZJtCgwY5ATgh9idnlS

3:33 - Eth out

9:43 - TEMS

19:33 - Dashboard

21:18 - Github disclosure

25:53 - Hormuz Safe

44:38 - Trump 60 trades a day

52:13 - US/China bitcoin race

53:22 - Trump expands BSA

1:07:08 - HodlHodl LN trading

1:09:33 - HRF Story of the Week

1:12:03 - Boosts

1:13:18 - Software updates

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Android VPN Vulnerability

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Tando Enables Lightning Addresses for All Kenyan M-Pesa Phone Numbers https://x.com/tando_me/status/2054209322217808292

Top CEOs Including Musk, Cook, and Fink Join Trump on China Trip https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/2054551038632292610

Iran's Internet Blackout Enters 75th Day https://x.com/netblocks/status/2054469192271720950

Bitcoin User Recovers 5+ BTC from 11-Year-Old Wallet Using Claude AI https://x.com/cprkrn/status/2054586810475364536

Roman Sterlingov on Prison Abuse and the Erosion of Privacy

https://www.therage.co/the-people-and-the-machine/

Strive Announces Daily Dividends for $SATA Shareholders https://x.com/Strive/status/2054894518990700568

HRF’s AI Fund Supports 10 Innovative Projects for Human Rights

https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-ai-fund-supports-10-innovative-projects/

Project Loupe: AI-Powered Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Bitcoin Projects https://x.com/ProjectLoupe/status/2054252211756994678

Frigate 1.5.0 Release - Enhances Silent Payments and Electrum Server https://github.com/sparrowwallet/frigate/releases/tag/1.5.0

LDK Server: Production-Grade Lightning Node Daemon Released https://x.com/lightningdevkit/status/2054231998458175553

JoinMarket-ng 0.29.0 Released - Major Updates & Fixes for CoinJoin Privacy Tool

https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.29.0

Nostr Station Beta

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Keonne's Prison Appeal for Legal Debt Donations https://x.com/keonne/status/2052066547561070671

Bitcoin Core Discloses CVE-2024-52911 Remote Crash Vulnerability https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/05/05/disclose-cve-2024-52911/

Bisq Announces V1 Trade Protocol Exploit and Emergency Trading Halt https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgm3fvgfc7525a9mcnkpx5z0938av8ke30fmj4shxem7dvq7a3zccs5dsf8

Brian Armstrong Announces Coinbase 14% Staff Reduction for AI Efficiency https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/2051616759145185723

Strike Ships Bitcoin Lending Expansions and Remittance Features https://x.com/strike/status/2051404604647100902

Indonesia | Digital Payment System with China Established

China and Indonesia launched a cross‑border QR payment system connecting China’s major payment apps with Indonesia’s QRIS network, the country’s national digital payment standard, used by over 50 million people. At launch, the system supports Alipay and UnionPay (China’s dominant mobile payment platform and the national payment network, respectively), allowing travelers and residents from both countries to scan and pay across borders, with transactions settled directly in yuan and rupiah under a local currency settlement framework. FinancialFreedomReport.org

Coco v1 Stable – TypeScript Framework for Cashu Wallets https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrhsxmw57eve8xmf6wesc3x23nvva8dyqkwhg0qarllsxsvxpze6gmcct27

Divine, Vine reboot, launches https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0pfq8frlp2avsfn4l6krkt5ssfqapemu8sr0fmn07f4fjpmd3zlc28vmpq

Maple Matures https://blog.trymaple.ai/meet-maple-the-personal-intelligence-platform/

Apocalypse Early Warning System https://ews.kylemcdonald.net/

Start9 RISC‑V Privacy Router https://router.start9.com/

South African Bitcoiners Under Attack https://propertyrightsdefense.org

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13:53 - Dashboard

16:03 - Keonne

50:03 - Zaps

52:33 - GUARD Act

58:33 - CVE bug

1:03:13 - Bisq exploit

1:07:18 - The layoffs continue

1:21:53 - Strike lending

1:32:58 - HRF Story of the Week

1:35:03 - Boosts

1:41:33 - Odell plays guitar

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1:50:43 - Apocalypse early warning

1:52:43 - Start9 router

1:54:13 - South Africa property rights

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Iran Internet Blackout Reaches 55th Day - NetBlockshttps://x.com/netblocks/status/2047217589156245931

Palantir Shares 'The Technological Republic' Manifestohttps://x.com/palantirtech/status/2045574398573453312

Palantir Partners with USDA for American Farmershttps://x.com/palantirtech/status/2046907163038073051

Signal Announces Apple iOS Patch for Notification Bughttps://x.com/signalapp/status/2047070518776356996

US Admiral: Bitcoin Has “Incredible Potential” for National Securityhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsdur5mraa6e4y9ruw0yekq4r3d84danlyrq0l92lvgm63v3ylw72gh243yg

Tether Supports Freeze of More Than $344 Million in USD₮ in Coordination with OFAC and U.S. Law Enforcement https://tether.io/news/tether-supports-freeze-of-more-than-344-million-in-usdt-in-coordination-with-ofac-and-u-s-law-enforcement/

Scammers Offer Crypto 'Safe Passage' in Strait of Hormuz - Degenerate Newshttps://x.com/degeneratenews/status/2046559584307839410

Prediction: UBI Evolves to Social Credit UCI - @himgajriahttps://x.com/himgajria/status/2032255575539789829

Open Hardware for Open Money - OpenSats Bloghttps://opensats.org/blog/open-hardware-for-open-money

Russia | VPN and Digital Asset Crackdown Deepens Digital and Financial Control

The Russian regime is once again escalating control over both internet access and digital assets. Officials have ordered more than 20 major companies — including banks, retailers, and media outlets — to actively block users from accessing their platforms via virtual private network (VPN) services. To enforce the measures, officials handed companies a blacklist of prohibited VPNs along with instructions for detecting and blocking them. Firms that refuse to comply risk losing privileged regulatory status, including tax benefits and mandatory pre-installation on devices sold in Russia. Simultaneously, Russia’s central bank is pushing new rules requiring identity verification for digital asset traders using domestic platforms, which would make it harder for Russians to withdraw funds into self-custodial wallets without authoritarian state permission. Together, the measures tighten control over two of the last available avenues for digital and financial privacy in Russia. FinancialFreedomReport.org

Nunchuk Adds Coldcard HSM Support for Bitcoin Agentshttps://x.com/nunchuk_io/status/2046952168213840056

Mempool v3.3 Released with Advanced Bitcoin Featureshttps://x.com/mempool/status/2046578616453214646

Fedi Enables BTC Payments to Indian UPI QR Codeshttps://x.com/fedibtc/status/2043706877532307822

Wisp v1.0.0 Officially Launches on Google Play with Major Updateshttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqquvylwaussq3hleveu7hk9tk6sgf4jhh3x63nsgtsj00qn79g262yyp

QnA: Got It Working on Real Hardware Before Vegas (LFG!)https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvfcu924zerqmwux6uftfuhuz5lyqme3lrzmcjat8hrz4x6vwt9qc445tlt

Fold Launches Bitcoin Bonus Program for Employershttps://x.com/fold_app/status/2047335299588542957

Strike Expands Bitcoin Lending Access with Lower Minimumshttps://x.com/Strike/status/2046334859673530572

Bitcoiners: Pay Duty-Free with Bitcoin at Oslo Airporthttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgjm9svsml0uht4yapyn7ul26m5pyuvdg9x3zfnktwhkrzklec37cuawntt

Amazon Exposed for Secret Price Manipulation with Walmart, Levi's & Morehttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspxu86m3u52ndltew7t02cwt8y44hrwcwtadgu6l0fq07zj9ug27cctyu5c

Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html

3:33 - Opening riff

9:13 - Dashboard

10:53 - RHR review

14:43 - Iran blackout

26:53 - Palantir

36:33 - Signal

39:33 - ADM Paparo

52:53 - Tether

1:01:18 - Hormuz scammers

1:04:03 - Disappearing scientists

1:07:13 - UCI

1:10:33 - Microsoft employee buyout

1:17:43 - iShares

1:21:48 - OpenSats

1:23:48 - HRF Story of the Week

1:27:43 - Zaps & Boosts

1:30:23 - Software updates

1:35:03 - Fold Business

1:36:33 - Strike

1:37:58 - Oslo airport

1:38:53 - EvilCorp

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