Rabbit Hole Recap
Rabbit Hole Recap

Rabbit Hole Recap

ODELL and Marty Bent

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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #388: A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
DEC 18, 2025
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #388: A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
<p>- free samourai <a href="https://billandkeonne.org/">https://billandkeonne.org/</a></p> <p>- jade vulnerability <a href="https://blog.blockstream.com/jade-security-disclosure/">https://blog.blockstream.com/jade-security-disclosure/</a> </p> <p>- california strike loans <a href="https://x.com/strike/status/2001341268375568560">https://x.com/strike/status/2001341268375568560</a></p> <p>- Fold Becomes First Public Bitcoin Financial Services Company to Operate Nationwide Through BitGo’s Federally Chartered Trust Framework <a href="https://investor.foldapp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fold-becomes-first-public-bitcoin-financial-services-company">https://investor.foldapp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fold-becomes-first-public-bitcoin-financial-services-company</a></p> <p>- BRICS | Digital Currency Launched</p> <p>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. <a href="http://FinancialFreedomReport.org">FinancialFreedomReport.org</a></p> <p>- BTCPay Server 2.3 <a href="https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsr6f4jmfefqjfqhhp0xnn8wk3qdth8zcunj7074vzr0dmaw5u734g38fq45">https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsr6f4jmfefqjfqhhp0xnn8wk3qdth8zcunj7074vzr0dmaw5u734g38fq45</a> </p> <p>- pear pass <a href="https://x.com/tether_to/status/2001269408296058890">https://x.com/tether_to/status/2001269408296058890</a></p> <p>- sats buddy <a href="https://github.com/reez/SatsBuddy">https://github.com/reez/SatsBuddy</a></p> <p>- venezuela oil blockade <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-leaving-entering-venezuela-2025-12-16/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-leaving-entering-venezuela-2025-12-16/</a></p> <p>- director of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center was shot to death <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mit-shooting-nuno-fg-loureiro-portugal-f310824e354180816c33c9f40c0c5195">https://apnews.com/article/mit-shooting-nuno-fg-loureiro-portugal-f310824e354180816c33c9f40c0c5195</a></p> <p>3:59 – Opening riff</p> <p>23:04 – Dahsboard</p> <p>24:24 – China ban</p> <p>28:09 – Free Samourai</p> <p>35:19 – Jade disclosure</p> <p>39:34 – Strike CA loans</p> <p>43:24 – Fold</p> <p>47:54 – HRF Story of the Week</p> <p>52:29 – Saylor quantum</p> <p>1:06:54 – Boosts</p> <p>1:08:19 – Software updates</p> <p>1:21:59 – Venezuela blockade</p> <p>1:36:19 – MIT prof murder</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">https://coinkite.com/</a></p> <p>Stakwork</p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>
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THE PRINTER IS COMING: RABBIT HOLE RECAP #387
DEC 13, 2025
THE PRINTER IS COMING: RABBIT HOLE RECAP #387
<p>- gridless jua kali miners <a href="https://x.com/gridlesscompute/status/1996481192376533218">https://x.com/gridlesscompute/status/1996481192376533218</a></p> <p>- bitcoin after hours <a href="https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1998424357232922883">https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1998424357232922883</a></p> <p>- India | NPCI Confirms CBDC is Live With Spending Controls</p> <p>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. <a href="http://FinancialFreedomReport.org">FinancialFreedomReport.org</a></p> <p>- boss challenge <a href="https://bosschallenge.xyz">https://bosschallenge.xyz</a></p> <p>- rawbit <a href="https://x.com/rawbit_io/status/1996554245412196553">https://x.com/rawbit_io/status/1996554245412196553</a></p> <p>- ZEUS v0.12.0-beta1 <a href="https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqst6gxa5elzzkknaj3f30q8f433xypq6d2g6vjmgh8lgfcg383954sqj25yh">https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqst6gxa5elzzkknaj3f30q8f433xypq6d2g6vjmgh8lgfcg383954sqj25yh</a></p> <p>- Hash-based Signature Schemes for Bitcoin <a href="https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/2203.pdf">https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/2203.pdf</a></p> <p>- farcaster pivot <a href="https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspvqykcqmy45gpewyaryuhuw2zf52uvs3k443p7pea4vgvgm5pqtggjzqsq">https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspvqykcqmy45gpewyaryuhuw2zf52uvs3k443p7pea4vgvgm5pqtggjzqsq</a></p> <p>- australia digital id <a href="https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgerh7qyrnjf7v7c9mkxeeh57480mun5qs447uyal45g9ss33t5cg4zhnef">https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgerh7qyrnjf7v7c9mkxeeh57480mun5qs447uyal45g9ss33t5cg4zhnef</a></p> <p>- new us border rules <a href="https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvscew4zw5hnygmr2tqhgwe8vgv5cjlfelhqx0tgplwypztuq8frq85sqsz">https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvscew4zw5hnygmr2tqhgwe8vgv5cjlfelhqx0tgplwypztuq8frq85sqsz</a> + <a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf</a></p> <p>- ai glasses face recognition <a href="https://x.com/pascal_bornet/status/1997215380423495938">https://x.com/pascal_bornet/status/1997215380423495938</a></p> <p>- carvana, $cvna <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CVNA/">https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CVNA/</a></p> <p>0:00 - Opening riff</p> <p>7:00 - Dashboard</p> <p>16:15 - Gridless</p> <p>21:10 - Bitcoin AfterDark</p> <p>33:10 - HRF Story of the Week</p> <p>40:00 - Boosts</p> <p>49:35 - Aussie surveillance</p> <p>55:10 - Software updates</p> <p>1:20:25 - Border rules</p> <p>1:27:40 - AI glasses</p> <p>1:31:10 - Carvana</p> <p>1:32:00 - Bitcoin Products leak</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">https://coinkite.com/</a></p> <p>Stakwork</p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #386: STACKING DOLLARS
DEC 4, 2025
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #386: STACKING DOLLARS
<p>- free samourai <a href="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://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/pardoning-the-samourai-developers-would-correct-a-misapplication-of-federal-law-and-protect-the-future-of-non-custodial-software</a> + <a href="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">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</a></p> <p>- strategy usd reserve <a href="https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-establishment-of-1-44-billion-usd-reserve-and-updates-fy-2025-guidance_12-1-2025">https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-establishment-of-1-44-billion-usd-reserve-and-updates-fy-2025-guidance_12-1-2025</a></p> <p>- vanguard enables crypto etfs <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/380997/vanguard-clients-trade-funds-crypto-bitcoin-xrp-solana-starting-week-bloomberg">https://www.theblock.co/post/380997/vanguard-clients-trade-funds-crypto-bitcoin-xrp-solana-starting-week-bloomberg</a></p> <p>- bitkey private pickup <a href="https://x.com/bitkey/status/1995945460411105323">https://x.com/bitkey/status/1995945460411105323</a></p> <p>- China | Central Bank Vows Digital Asset Crackdown</p> <p>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. </p> <p>- dell funds kids <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/12/landmark-dell-gift-supercharges-trump-accounts-for-americas-kids/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/12/landmark-dell-gift-supercharges-trump-accounts-for-americas-kids/</a> </p> <p>- real estate is a shitcoin <a href="https://cassius133.substack.com/p/cowichan">https://cassius133.substack.com/p/cowichan</a></p> <p>- gold is a shitcoin <a href="https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1996575233856122959">https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1996575233856122959</a> </p> <p>- italian gold <a href="https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsyvg6ylqauhl3vwhyc7zc40njt6enu2wyds67fhsfx4sx879ajmnqdprypr">https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsyvg6ylqauhl3vwhyc7zc40njt6enu2wyds67fhsfx4sx879ajmnqdprypr</a></p> <p>- polyglobe <a href="https://x.com/pizzintwatch/status/1993346450084778439">https://x.com/pizzintwatch/status/1993346450084778439</a></p> <p>- google insider polymarket <a href="https://x.com/jeonghaeju/status/1996462116094480464">https://x.com/jeonghaeju/status/1996462116094480464</a></p> <p>3:59 - RFK sexts</p> <p>19:19 - Dashboard</p> <p>22:59 - Free Samourai</p> <p>28:59 - Strategy stacking dollars</p> <p>36:24 - Vanguard</p> <p>41:49 - Bitcoin/gold</p> <p>43:14 - Bitkey private pickup & walmart</p> <p>52:19 - HRF Story of the Week</p> <p>56:17 - Cowichan land</p> <p>1:01:39 - Boosts</p> <p>1:03:39 - Fake gold for Schiff</p> <p>1:08:24 - Italian gold</p> <p>1:14:49 - Polyglobe</p> <p>1:17:24 - Google insider</p> <p>1:25:09 - Covid semen</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">https://coinkite.com/</a></p> <p>Stakwork</p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #385: HAPPY THANKSGIVING
NOV 28, 2025
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #385: HAPPY THANKSGIVING
<ul> <li>rumble wallet launch <a href="https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/1991883819214139569">https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/1991883819214139569</a></li> <li>is jp morgan attacking bitcoin? <a href="https://x.com/_Adrian/status/1993664416227934407">https://x.com/_Adrian/status/1993664416227934407</a></li> <li>jp morgan bitcoin note <a href="https://x.com/samcallah/status/1993762427486507499">https://x.com/samcallah/status/1993762427486507499</a> + <a href="https://x.com/comic/status/1993687976203694219">https://x.com/comic/status/1993687976203694219</a></li> <li>tether largest independent gold holder <a href="https://x.com/samcallah/status/1993430210323357963">https://x.com/samcallah/status/1993430210323357963</a></li> <li>cluster mempool <a href="https://x.com/murchandamus/status/1854678133896626293">https://x.com/murchandamus/status/1854678133896626293</a></li> <li>white noise v0.2.1 <a href="https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxzs7wjmu9p0us3urazh03g44fh9f3seyfvlysnds4z7rmjxhevssvv2snt">https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxzs7wjmu9p0us3urazh03g44fh9f3seyfvlysnds4z7rmjxhevssvv2snt</a></li> <li>coldcard black friday sale, 25% off, <a href="https://coinkite.com">https://coinkite.com</a></li> <li>genesis mission launchhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/11/launching-the-genesis-mission/</li> <li>x location dox <a href="https://x.com/grok/status/1992365164063256944">https://x.com/grok/status/1992365164063256944</a></li> </ul> <p>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</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Coinkite <a href="https://coinkite.com/">https://coinkite.com/</a></p> <p>Stakwork <a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a></p> <p>Obscura <a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth <a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a></p> <p>Newsletter <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast <a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Nostr <a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a></p> <p>Newsletter <a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a></p> <p>Podcast <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>
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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #384: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
NOV 21, 2025
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #384: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
<p>- free samourai <a href="https://billandkeonne.org">https://billandkeonne.org</a></p> <p>- record morning for strike</p> <p>- block dc campaign <a href="https://x.com/milessuter/status/1990836550557442252">https://x.com/milessuter/status/1990836550557442252</a></p> <p>- bitcoin for america act <a href="https://davidson.house.gov/2025/11/rep-warren-davidson-introduces-the-bitcoin-for-america-act">https://davidson.house.gov/2025/11/rep-warren-davidson-introduces-the-bitcoin-for-america-act</a></p> <p>- kraken $20b valuation <a href="https://fortune.com/2025/11/18/kraken-citadel-securities-ken-griffin-800-million-fundraise/">https://fortune.com/2025/11/18/kraken-citadel-securities-ken-griffin-800-million-fundraise/</a></p> <p>- dc pubkey launch <a href="https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1991662771852005817">https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1991662771852005817</a></p> <p>- United Arab Emirates | First CBDC Transaction Completed</p> <p>The United Arab Emirates (UAE) completed its first government-to-government transaction with its Digital Dirham central bank digital currency (CBDC). This initiative was part of the CBDC’s pilot phase and was implemented using the mBridge platform. Officials say this marks a move toward domestic rollout, with more widespread adoption planned across both public and private sectors. The UAE deploys an extensive and sophisticated surveillance tool system across public spaces and digital communications, raising concerns that placing transactions on a state-controlled CBDC ledger would further centralize visibility over everyday financial activity.</p> <p>In Context: Project mBridge connects the CBDCs of China, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, and Thailand into a unified, programmable settlement system. Designed to give central banks real-time visibility and control over cross-border flows, the surveillance-ready platform risks exporting the financial governance model of authoritarian states. <a href="http://FinancialFreedomReport.org">FinancialFreedomReport.org</a></p> <p>- satellite earth v2 <a href="https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8c4y4uzymxnh9fhguf2k806nn3zuvl9rsqzhq94dxslxjpw2ukdc2c9zlx">https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8c4y4uzymxnh9fhguf2k806nn3zuvl9rsqzhq94dxslxjpw2ukdc2c9zlx</a></p> <p>- universal high income <a href="https://x.com/breaking911/status/1991235382655045956">https://x.com/breaking911/status/1991235382655045956</a></p> <p>- sherman twitter <a href="https://x.com/martybent/status/1989508740215865855">https://x.com/martybent/status/1989508740215865855</a></p> <p>- cloudflare outage</p> <p>3:59 - Dump vibes</p> <p>9:59 - Strike</p> <p>17:24 - Dashboard</p> <p>22:34 - Free Samourai</p> <p>26:34 - Block</p> <p>31:04 - Warren Davidson</p> <p>34:44 - Kraken</p> <p>38:19 - Pubkey DC</p> <p>49:24 - HRF Story of the Week</p> <p>54:59 - Boosts</p> <p>59:04 - Satellite v2</p> <p>1:00:39 - Bubba</p> <p>1:02:04 - Autopilot insider trading</p> <p>1:04:14 - Elon no jobs</p> <p>1:07:59 - Gooner congressman</p> <p>1:11:39 - Cloudflare</p> <p>1:13:49 - Anthropic attacks</p> <p>1:20:44 - Strike loans</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Coinkite</p> <p><a href="https://coinkite.com/">https://coinkite.com/</a></p> <p>Stakwork</p> <p><a href="https://stakwork.ai/">https://stakwork.ai/</a></p> <p>Obscura</p> <p><a href="https://obscura.net/">https://obscura.net/</a></p> <p>Salt of the Earth</p> <p><a href="https://drinksote.com/rhr">https://drinksote.com/rhr</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p>Twitter</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">https://twitter.com/martybent</a></p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/marty">https://primal.net/marty</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">https://tftc.io/podcasts/</a></p> <p>Follow Odell:</p> <p>Nostr</p> <p><a href="https://primal.net/odell">https://primal.net/odell</a></p> <p>Newsletter</p> <p><a href="https://discreetlog.com/">https://discreetlog.com/</a></p> <p>Podcast</p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">https://citadeldispatch.com/</a></p>
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83 MIN