- Alby to sunset custodial wallet on January 4, 2025 https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/alby-sunset-custodial-wallet/
- Howard Lutnick selected as Trump pick for commerce chief https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-seen-picking-lutnick-commerce-chief-punchbowl-reports-2024-11-19/
- MicroStrategy raises $3 billion more for bitcoin purchases https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241121364395/en/MicroStrategy-Completes-3000000000-Offering-of-0-Convertible-Senior-Notes-Due-2029
- SEC Chair Gary Gensler Announces Resignation Effective January 20, 2025 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sec-chair-gary-gensler-to-resign-on-january-20-2025/
- Founder of Battery Finance Andrew Hohns on CNBC https://x.com/Ten31vc/status/1859945120960802950
- Strike business doubled after election https://x.com/Ten31vc/status/1859638077955674223
- Primal v2.0: Reads & Explore Tabs, Feed Marketplace, Advanced Search https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-v2-0/
- OpenSats doubles down on Nostr https://opensats.org/blog/doubling-down-on-nostr
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Pakistan | Regulated VPNs Deepen Financial and Digital Repression
Pakistan’s military regime escalated Internet censorship by mandating that all Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) be registered with the state. It even requires users to submit personal details such as national identity card numbers and IP addresses. This crackdown erodes the privacy and freedoms VPNs offer, leaving citizens increasingly vulnerable to surveillance and control and stifling the flow of information. In a country where Internet disruptions and bans on platforms like X are commonplace, restricted VPN access could limit access to financial freedom tools like Bitcoin (which to some degree rely on access to on and off ramps like digital asset exchanges). The regime may further isolate Pakistanis from decentralized financial systems by tightening its grip on digital platforms and consolidating its control over information and financial activity. FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Bitkey to add inheritance feature https://bitkey.build/inheritance-simplifying-the-transfer-of-bitcoin-to-future-generations/
- Trezor Suite app v24.11.2 https://github.com/trezor/trezor-suite/releases/tag/v24.11.2
- Olas v1.3, an Instagram-like Nostr client for iOS and Android https://primal.net/e/note1p8r5elsjw2dslg44r6slzg6ul52thfxxrg4sc8h8ht3p7pycaj0ssp5arp
- ndk-mobile https://primal.net/e/note12a7x7hl8kt2qtqh0vnsgavucmuq3pqh9dqztvya54z7cvwxjxlssgk2ydj
- US purchased Pegasus Spyware for Colombia in $11M deal https://estadosunidos.embajada.gov.co/newsroom/news/embajador-daniel-garcia-pena-se-reunio-con-altos-funcionarios-de-la-casa-blanca-para
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23:40 - More MSTR notes
31:40 - Gary quitting
35:22 - Strike business doubled after election
37:44 - Primal 2.0
44:04 - OpenSats doubling down on Nostr
47:15 - HRF Story of the Week
50:22 - Unchained event
51:41 - The boosts are too powerful for Marty
56:55 - Software updates
1:05:18 - US purchases Pegasus
1:07:37 - Waiting for 100k
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THE GREATEST BITCOIN BULL RUN OF ALL TIME | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #331
- Bitcoin surpassed silver as the 8th largest asset in the world. Its market capitalization has reached $1.752 trillion, surpassing silver's $1.726 trillion.
- Bitcoin Fog User Roman Sterlingov Gets 12.5 Years for Allegedly Running It Based on 'Junk Science' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-fog-user-roman-sterlingov-gets-12-5-years-for-allegedly-running-it-based-on-junk-science/
- OpenSats Long-Term Support For m1sterc001guy https://opensats.org/blog/m1sterc001guy-receives-lts-grant
- Mutiny Team: Introducing OpenSecret - the encrypted backend https://blog.opensecret.cloud/introducing-opensecret/
- Block announces Proto Mining division https://proto.xyz
- Italy to water down its 42% cryptocurrency capital gains tax proposal https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-11-13/
- Bitkey partners with Blockchain.com and Azteco https://bitkey.build/welcoming-blockchain-com-and-azteco-as-bitkey-partners/
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Burma | International Payment Services Suspended for Citizens
https://financialfreedomreport.org
- Bitcoin Dev Kit team Q3 update https://bitcoindevkit.org/blog/_2024-q3-update/
- Tether unveils Tether Wallet Development Kit (WDK) https://wallet.tether.io
- Nunchuk Android v1.9.54, iOS v1.9.58, and Desktop v1.9.40 now support COLDCARD as an inheritance key, add the option to 'send all remaining' for batch transactions, along with various fixes and improvements.
- cashu.me improvements https://primal.net/e/note142j2cm47j75kjywdp5f9jkgr6gesu6d4mgsdx760a46aj9r7c63swljwl2
- ZEUS v0.9.2: Export Transaction History, BIP-353, BOLT 12 & Hardware Signer Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-2/
- Krux v24.11.0: Experimental Tamper Detection Tool & Other Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/krux-v24-11-0/
- Liana v8.0: Improved Setup Process, New Templates, BitBox02 Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-v8-0/
- RoboSats v0.7.2-alpha lets users test Nostr global order books by enabling the option in the configuration tab https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-2-alpha/
- LocalSend is a free and open-source, cross-platform tool for sharing files over the local WiFi network with secure end-to-end encryption https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-10-12/
- Improving Private Signal Calls: Call Links & More https://signal.org/blog/call-links/
- Mullvad VPN cancels remaining PayPal subscriptions to collect less user data https://mullvad.net/en/blog/remaining-paypal-subscriptions-are-being-canceled
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28:56 - Bitcoin passes silver
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42:34 - Block Proto
44:29 - Gary might leave SEC
48:29 - Italy waters down cap gains
51:46 - Bitkey partnerships
56:49 - HRF Story of the Week
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1:06:59 - Tether wallet dev kit
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THE FIRST BITCOIN ELECTION | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #330
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - ATH and red sweep at the election
12:27 - Transition to Trump administration
19:41 - Supercycle?
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END THE FED | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #329
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Argentina
12:11 - Election & whitepaper 16th anniversary
26:36 - Microstrategy & Mandibles
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WILL MICROSOFT BUY BITCOIN? | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #328
- Microsoft to consider bitcoin as a hedge against inflation https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312524242884/d878959ddefa14a.htm
- Lightspark announces new layer 2 Spark https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/lightspark-announces-new-bitcoin-l2-and-upgraded-uma-capabilities
- ECB Economists: Nocoiners May Be Impoverished by Rising Bitcoin Prices https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ecb-economists-nocoiners-may-be-impoverished-by-rising-bitcoin-prices/
- Minneapolis FED Research Paper Finds Banning or Taxing 'Bitcoin' Can Help Maintain Permanent Budget Deficits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/minneapolis-fed-research-paper-finds-banning-or-taxing-bitcoin-can-help-maintain-permanent-budget-deficits/
- Denmark to Consider Unrealized Cryptocurrency Capital Gains Tax Next Year https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/denmark-to-consider-unrealized-cryptocurrency-gains-tax-next-year/
- River Introduces BTC Yield on USD Deposits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/river-introduces-btc-yield-on-usd-deposits/
- Spiral funds Spacebear for payjoin dev kit work https://x.com/spiralbtc/status/1848741207502885101
- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week
Burma | Major Banks Complicit in Junta’s Financial Crackdown
FinancialFreedomReport.org
- Vote for HRF CBDC Tracker Award https://celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/human-civil-rights/awareness-categories/non-profit
- Core Lightning v24.08.2: Remember and Update Channel Hints https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v24-08-2/
- DATUM Gateway v0.2-beta https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/datum-gateway-v0-2-beta/
- Stratum v2 SRI v1.1.0: Improved Protocol Crates Documentation, More Testing Abilities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stratum-v2-sri-v1-1-0/
- Wasabi Wallet v2.3.0: Rewrite of Tor Integration, UX Improvements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-3-0/
- Nunchuk Android v1.9.53 and iOS v1.9.57 https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.1.9.53 & https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.1.9.53
- Nunchuk Desktop 1.9.39 https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-desktop/releases/tag/1.9.39
- Bisq2 v2.1.2: Optimized Reputation System & Chat Consolidation https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq2-v2-1-2/
- Alby Hub v1.10.3 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-10-25/
- zap.store v0.1.4 https://primal.net/e/note18ee7q96n64ryxuwk3f84hdrr0fx3j6fjf679caj92ftggg96desq78rwv7
- AlgoRelay: Nostr's First Algorithmic Relay https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/algorelay-nostr-algorithmic-relay/
- SIGit.io: Document Signing & Verification Over Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sigit-beta-doc-signing-nostr/
- Tor Browser v14.0: Firefox ESR 128, New Circuit Option for Android & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-browser-v14-0/
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Living life live
6:04 - Dashboard
8:02 - Microsoft
16:56 - Lightspark L2
35:03 - Central Bank papers on bitcoin
51:31 - Denmark unrealized cap gains
54:51 - BRICS
58:37 - River BTC interest on USD deposits
1:07:17 - Spiral grants
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1:12:11 - Software updates
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