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Oct 29, 2026 1 hr 39 min

The Cyber Pandemic Is Here: AI Found a Hole in the Code Running Most of the Web | Rabbit Hole Recap 425

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AI helped researchers find a hole in PHP, the code running most of the web. The details leaked, and Cloudflare saw exploit attempts hit the millions within a day.

Marty Bent and Thomas Pacchia are live to ask whether the cyber pandemic is finally here, what Amazon's AI spending says about the slowdown, and why a water heater that mines bitcoin might be the most decentralized miner yet.

On today's show:

🔁 Last week, revisited: the OCC drops its yield presumption in the final GENIUS rule, and Anthropic's prospectus lands after its revenue slowdown

🛡️ PHP2Shell: AI found a decade-old flaw, it leaked early, and 2026 has already produced 21.7% of every CVE ever published

🔥 Heatbit's Bitwater: a water heater element with 20 mining chips that screws into the tank you already have

🤖 Amazon's AI spending took it free cash flow negative, with GPUs sitting in warehouses waiting on power. Bitcoin miners lived this in 2021.

📊 SpaceX's AI revenue is real, Anthropic's $80.7B loss is mostly paper, and the real question is revenue quality

📉 Black Monday never showed up, but bond convexity and the diesel squeeze did

🔑 Your API key is a bearer instrument: OpenCode, LiteLLM, Railway and a security checklist for the weekend

🪪 Someone opened a Cash App in her name and she's the one facing prison

💼 Wall Street keeps building ways to own bitcoin without owning bitcoin: BlackRock's PBIT and MSCI's new rule

⚡️ Tokens get cheaper, compute gets scarcer, and miners sit on the power

Drop your questions in the chat. We'll get to as many as we can.

📰 Read the newsletters behind this episode:

AI Found the Bug. Then It Leaked: https://www.tftc.io/php2shell-ai-vulnerabilities-cve-surge/

No Hedge on Earth: https://www.tftc.io/ai-slowdown-amazon-gpus-warehouses-no-hedge-on-earth/

Real Revenue, Paper Losses: https://www.tftc.io/spacex-anthropic-ai-revenue-quality/

Black Monday Never Showed Up: https://www.tftc.io/ten31-timestamp-black-monday-ai-bonds-diesel/

🔥 Heatbit Bitwater: https://heatbit.com/pages/bitwater

Plug your AI agent into TFTC for free: https://www.tftc.io/ai

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Oct 23, 2026 1 hr 32 min

Bank of America Broke the Law for 7 Years. Samourai Devs Got Prison. | Rabbit Hole Recap

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Bank of America admitted it willfully broke the Bank Secrecy Act for seven years, paid $1.2 billion and nobody is going to jail. The Samourai Wallet devs wrote software that never touched a dime of anyone's money and they're sitting in federal prison.

Marty Bent and Thomas Pacchia are live in New York to break down the two-tier justice system, the central bankers' bank admitting money runs on bailouts, and the rest of the week in bitcoin, AI and freedom tech.

On today's show:

⚖️ Bank of America's $1.2B fine vs. Samourai and Roman Storm: FinCEN told SDNY Samourai wasn't a money transmitter. They charged them anyway.

🏦 The OCC's debanking report: banks cut off bitcoin businesses and used SAR secrecy to explain nothing

📜 The BIS says money needs "backstops that socialise the inherent fragility." Translation: bailouts. They also admit bitcoin removes trust in an issuer.

🔓 Ledger drain update: a confirmed hardware implant, $100M+ taken from 300+ wallets, and how to buy and verify a hardware wallet

🤖 If copying is free, what's left to own? AI clones of Word, Xbox embracing decompiles and a dead QuickBooks license

⚡️ DOE puts PJM's backup generators on standby in October, and why miners are the best load on the grid

📉 Measured in gold, the average Brit is poorer than in 1975

Drop your questions in the chat. We'll get to as many as we can.

📰 Read the newsletters behind this episode:

Bank of America & Samourai: https://www.tftc.io/bank-of-america-fine-samourai-two-tier-justice

The OCC debanking report: https://www.tftc.io/occ-debanking-report-megabanks-politics-digital-assets

The BIS paper: https://www.tftc.io/bis-money-architecture-of-trust-bitcoin

Ledger implant: https://www.tftc.io/ledger-cryptobilis-hardware-wallet-implant-authorized-reseller

AI & intellectual property: https://www.tftc.io/intellectual-property-ai-copying-gunpowder-colt-bitcoin

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https://x.com/MartyBent/status/2108380995258855451?s=20

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Oct 17, 2026 1 hr 29 min

$86M Drained From Ledgers & Can AI Break Bitcoin's Crypto? | Rabbit Hole Recap #423

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Marty Bent and Thomas Pacchia go live to break down the week's biggest stories in bitcoin, tech and freedom.

Tonight:

🔓 The Ledger reseller attack: an estimated $86M+ reportedly drained from wallets bought through CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia. What we know, what we don't, and how to verify your own setup.

🧠 Justin Drake says head to the "bunker": could AI find a way to break ECDSA before quantum computers do? We dig into the claim and what it means for bitcoin holders.

🎮 AI-modded Halo and how AI is changing gaming.

https://x.com/Ledger_Support/status/2108551100613714002

https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2108549968210354591?s=20

https://x.com/MagicalTux/status/2108095743525625998?s=20

https://x.com/LindellYehuda/status/2107999859219587309?s=20

https://www.tftc.io/ecdsa-ai-bunker-mode-bitcoin-address-reuse

https://x.com/ProjectLoupe/status/2108241511607591223?s=20

https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2108586520924012571?s=20

https://x.com/DarkHorseDRK/status/2107446689762267570?s=20

https://x.com/Yodertoter40/status/2107828091691122790?s=20

https://x.com/PubKey/status/2107240022437249075?s=20

https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2108600970066186301?s=20

https://x.com/BitcoinatBlock/status/2108284480243044407?s=20

https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2108485767739621660?s=20

0:00 - Dashboard

2:56 - Ledger Reseller Supply Chain Attack

10:10 - AI Quantum FUD and ECDSA

20:33 - Project Loupe Hardens Bitcoin Core

24:05 - AI Hacks South Korean Banks

31:57 - Dark Horse Grid Expansion Deal

43:26 - Pub Key Events and BitLicense

49:37 - New York Fines the Amish

52:39 - Russian Plague Conspiracy

57:32 - US Government Bitcoin Movements

1:00:43 - Block's Bitcoin Ad Campaign

1:04:15 - AI Modded Halo Servers

1:10:24 - S&P 500 Concentration

1:15:21 - Pope Leo and Conscious AI

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Oct 9, 2026 1 hr 26 min

The Global Shift | Rabbit Hole Recap #422

Oct 3, 2026 1 hr 19 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #421: CATASTROPHIC COLDCARD BUG

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https://insider.btcpp.dev/p/when-randombytes-runs-but-doesnt

https://x.com/Rob1Ham/status/2083936334511538368

Aug 3, 2026 37 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #420: ACCELERATE

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Farside Correction

Strike Launches Beneficiary Planning for Bitcoin Inheritance https://x.com/strike/status/2082560745498157548

CLARITY Act Protects Self-Custody Bitcoin from Abandoned Property Laws https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2081055716282953999

Vinteum Announces New Bitcoin Fellowship Cycle and Fellows https://x.com/vinteum_org/status/2080376273893728602

Jensen Huang's First X Post: NVIDIA Supports Open AI Models https://x.com/jensenhuang/status/2080643682408321103

Nigeria | Tinubu Establishes Virtual Asset Council

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu signed an executive order establishing a coordinated framework for the regulation of digital assets. The new “Virtual Asset Council” will be chaired by the Central Bank of Nigeria, with the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria Revenue Service, and other financial and national security officials also involved. The Nigerian SEC will oversee virtual assets classified as securities, while the central bank will register payment, custody, settlement, and other non-security assets. http://FinancialFreedomReport.org

Sparrow Wallet 2.5.3: ERA Hardware Wallet Support, XDG Directories, and PSBT Verification https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.3

Vexl v1.45.1: Performance Improvements and VCF Contact Backup https://github.com/vexl-it/vexl/releases/tag/v1.45.1_883

Amethyst v1.13.0: Napplet/nSite Browser Host, Cashu CLI Support, NIP-22 Comments, and Tor Onion-Location https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases/tag/v1.13.0

Blitz Wallet Android v0.7.14: Faster Payments, Transaction Filtering by Description, and Simplified UI https://github.com/BlitzWallet/BlitzWallet/releases/tag/Android-v0.7.14

India Forces GitHub to Remove Bitchat App https://x.com/callebtc/status/2080576044168339662

Bitchat Enables Offline Self-Transfer to Other Android Phones https://x.com/callebtc/status/2082106744788955310

Bitchat Coming to Smartwatches as Decentralized Mesh Walkie-Talkie https://x.com/callebtc/status/2082427446154997910

Bitle: Open-Source ESP32 Mesh Relay for Off-Grid Bitchat https://x.com/Alacritic_Super/status/2082055423109247402

Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov with Facilitating Terrorism https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-fsb-charges-telegram-founder-durov-with-facilitating-terrorism-ifax-says-2026-07-29/

Colorado's New Restrictive Process for Buying Semi-Auto Firearms https://x.com/avaflanell_/status/2080706895787249842

3:33 - Blaze it

8:33 - Dashboard

9:48 - Corrections

14:03 - Strike inheritance

15:38 - CLARITY protects from Noah Doe

25:18 - Vinteum

28:13 - Jensen tweets

35:13 - Boosts

36:28 - HRF Story of the Week

38:43 - Software updates

55:43 - Durov flips off Moscow

57:48 - Colorado has fallen

1:01:33 - Geo time

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Jul 31, 2026 1 hr 3 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #419: FREEDOM IN THE DIGITAL AGE

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No Agenda Show Announces Passing of Beloved Host John C. Dvorak at Age 74 https://x.com/na_announce/status/2079952538040672302

Tether’s Three-Way Crypto Deal Falls Apart as Jack Mallers Steps Down from Twenty One Capital https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-21/tether-s-three-way-crypto-deal-falls-apart-mallers-steps-down

BitMEX Announces Shutdown of Exchange Operations Effective September 23, 2026 https://x.com/bitmex/status/2080201602456301580

Coinkite Opens Reservations for arca Personal Data Haven Hardware https://blog.coinkite.com/arca-reservations-are-open/

Strive Announces Bitcoin Stewardship Commitment Supporting Brink & Open-Source Development https://x.com/colemacro/status/2079907362979410395

Mike Schmidt Volunteers to Coordinate Bitcoin Security Consortium Backed by Strategy, BlackRock, Fidelity & Others https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/2080263159152091455

Galaxy Pledges Up to $5M in Grants for Bitcoin Post-Quantum Cryptography Development https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2079541359996719512

Startup Founders Urge Trump Not to Block Chinese Open-Weight AI Models https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/22/startup-founders-urge-trump-not-to-shut-off-chinese-open-weight-ai-01008992

India | Central Bank Pushes Digital Asset Prohibition

India’s central bank is again pursuing a digital asset policy “leaning toward prohibition,” according to new government documents examined by Reuters. The Reserve Bank of India wants banks and regulated financial institutions barred from holding, trading, or offering exposure to digital assets and stablecoins. Officials also warn that offshore exchanges and peer-to-peer platforms are difficult to track. The documents estimate that India has nearly 39 million digital asset investors holding roughly $2.1 billion in digital assets. http://FinancialFreedomReport.org

Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength: Self-Custodial Bitcoin Payments Toolkit for Apps and AI Agents https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-07-21-wavelength-launch/

Noah Wallet Update Integrates Bark 0.4.0 with Live Backups, Native UI & Easier Ark Features https://x.com/nitesh_btc/status/2080026943035187537

Bark Pay Launches: Self-Hosted Bitcoin Payments Solution Ready in Under 5 Minutes https://x.com/2ndpsy/status/2079932489921941716

BTCPay Server v2.4.1: BIP-329 Label Import, Editable Invoice Comments, and RTL Language Support https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v2.4.1

Tails 7.10: New GNOME Shutdown Procedure and Celluloid Video Player https://tails.net/news/version_7.10/

Wisp v1.2.0: Multi-Account Switcher, Transaction History Sheets, and Improved Zaps https://github.com/barrydeen/wisp/releases/tag/v1.2.0

Hermes Agent v2026.7.20 “Quicksilver”: Major Speedups, Smart Approvals, and Password Manager Integration https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.7.20

JoinMarket-NG 0.34.2: Fidelity Bond Fixes and Tumbler Improvements https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.34.2

Wasabi Wallet v2.8.1: Taproot Receive by Default, New Loading Screen, and AppImage Support https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.1

Dana v0.8.1: Faster Startup, Sat/BTC Display Toggle, and Stability Fixes https://github.com/cygnet3/dana/releases/tag/v0.8.1

Block Buzz: Open-Source Hive Mind Communication Platform https://github.com/block/buzz

US Prosecutes Cop City Protester for Using GrapheneOS to Wipe Phone https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone

Court Rules CBP Can Manually Search Phones at Border With No Suspicion Required https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321338/20260723/cbp-can-rifle-through-your-phone-hand-border-no-suspicion-required.htm

Trump Targets Brazil’s Pix Payments System While Dollar Stablecoins Dominate Local Crypto Volume https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/18/trump-targets-brazil-s-payments-system-while-dollar-stablecoins-quietly-dominate-country-s-payments

France Orders ISPs to Block Access to Polymarket https://www.reuters.com/technology/french-internet-service-providers-told-block-access-polymarket-2026-07-17/

3:33 - Opening riff

5:53 - Dashboard

14:03 RIP John C. Dvorak

16:43 - Tether deal fails

23:38 - BitMEX shutdown

30:13 - ARCA

32:33 - Stewardship & Security Consortium

44:53 - Galaxy inb4 quantum

46:48 - Trump and Chinese AI

1:12:48 - HRF Story of the Week

1:14:33 - Boosts

1:19:03 - Software updates

1:39:43 - Graphene user prosecution

1:42:18 - Border patrol owns your phone

1:43:33 - Brazil payments

1:45:18 - France blocks Polymarket

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Jul 23, 2026 1 hr 51 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #418: BRAVE NEW WORLD

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Court Sets Hearing for Bitcoin Policy Institute Intervention in Noah Doe Abandoned Coins Case https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2077864781894050294

Bitcoin Policy Institute Q2 2026 Quarterly Report: AI Influence Ops, CLARITY Protections, and Satoshi Scholars https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/q2-2026-quarterly-report

Bitcoin Battlefield: Live 3D Visualization Turning BTC Order Flow into a War https://bitcoin-battlefield.pages.dev/

AnchorWatch Launches Multi-Institution Custody with CoinCorner, BitGo, and Lloyd’s Insurance https://x.com/rob1ham/status/2077005052510662958

ZEUS Lightning Economics Report: The Bridge Between Bitcoin’s Two Identities https://zeusln.com/lightning-economics

Left Debanks Right, Right Debanks Left https://x.com/ODELLXYZ/status/2077916269991383426

Burma | More Than 100 Bank Accounts Frozen

The military junta in Burma froze the bank accounts of more than 100 companies, including firms involved in car imports, fuel, agriculture, gemstones, and import-export companies. Business owners and individuals were also summoned for questioning to Nay Pyi Taw, the capital, where the military junta is headquartered. http://FinancialFreedomReport.org

Cove Wallet v1.3.0: Passkey Cloud Backup, Progressive Scanner, and Onboarding Improvements https://github.com/bitcoinppl/cove/releases/tag/v1.3.0

JoinMarket-NG 0.34.0: Fee Quantization Defaults, Automatic CoinJoin History Import, and Security Hardening https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.34.0

OpenClaw v2026.7.1: Major Control UI Overhaul, Onboarding, and Expanded Model Support https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.7.1

Nunchuk Android 2.7.1: Self-Custodial USDT on Liquid and Trezor Bluetooth Support https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/android.2.7.1

Ashigaru 1.1.1 https://github.com/linkinparkrulz/ashigaru-desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1

Truth Social to Sell Faster Access to Trump’s Market-Moving Posts via Truth API https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/16/truth-social-will-sell-investors-faster-access-trumps-market-moving-posts/

White House Teleprompter Operator Made Over $100K Betting on Trump’s Speeches https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps/story?id=134764573

29 Countries Sign Agreement to Establish World AI Cooperation Organization https://www.reuters.com/world/china/twenty-nine-countries-sign-agreement-establish-global-ai-cooperation-body-2026-07-16/

Federal Reserve Announces Leadership of Five Task Forces to Advance Monetary Policy https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260709a.htm

AI 2040: Plan A – Delay Superintelligence Until 2040 with Full Research Transparency https://ai-2040.com/

DoorDash Opens CLI for AI Agents to Order Food Directly https://x.com/andyfang/status/2077516962515599799

.ME Registry Temporarily Suspends http://telegram.org Domain Over Sanctions, Then Restores It https://x.com/domainme/status/2077077395777994942

3:33 - The show must go on

11:03 - Dashboard and air filters

16:08 - Noah Doe

20:43 - BPI quarterly report

37:03 - Bitcoin battlefield

38:43 - AnchorWatch

42:13 - LN economics

56:28 - HRF Story of the Week

1:01:43 - Software updates

1:08:23 - Trump insider trading

1:13:33 - Fed task forces

1:14:53 - AI 2040

1:15:53 - DoorDash CLI

1:18:08 - Telegram .ME suspension

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Jul 17, 2026 1 hr 22 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #417: THE GRIND CONTINUES

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Bull Bitcoin Files Legal Challenge Against EU DAC8 Crypto Reporting Rules https://x.com/BULLBITCOIN_/status/2074770378350617052

Strike Launches Volatility-Proof Bitcoin-Backed Loans with No Price Liquidations https://x.com/Strike/status/2074546850309263365

Polymarket Adds Instant Bitcoin Lightning Deposits Powered by Spark https://x.com/spark/status/2074539080197775421

http://Radar.Chat Launches: Private Messaging with Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning on Signal https://x.com/RadarChat/status/2074523998596055061

Sen. Wyden Urges Preserving Blockchain Developer Protections in Crypto Bill https://www.theblock.co/post/407648/wyden-urges-senate-leaders-preserve-contested-blockchain-developer-protections-in-broader-crypto-bill

Mempool Joins Stratum V2 Working Group for Decentralized Template Construction https://x.com/OrangeSurfBTC/status/2074928271481819614

Spiral: Block’s Open-Source Bitcoin and AI Initiative https://spiral.xyz/about/

Bangladesh | Central Bank Mandates State QR Payment System

Starting July 1, every merchant QR code in Bangladesh will be replaced by a government-backed standard. This comes after Bangladesh Bank announced that Bangla QR, its QR code system, will become mandatory. Banks and payments providers are required to update their existing merchant QR codes to Bangla QR by June 30 or face financial penalties. Officials claim the system will help create more digital transaction records, shrink the informal economy, improve tax collection, and strengthen anti-money laundering efforts. It also comes as part of the central bank’s efforts to reduce reliance on more private payment methods, such as cash. http://FinancialFreedomReport.org

Bitcoin Core 31.1 Released: Fixes PrivateBroadcast IP Leak and Chainstate Issues https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/31.1/

SeedSigner v0.8.7 “Summer of SeedSigner”: 22 Languages and BBQr Support https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.8.7

Bitcoin Safe 2.0.0: Guided Wallet Setup, Private Sync, and Device-Focused Signing https://bitcoin-safe.org/en/news/bitcoin-safe-2-0-0/

Giga Energy Introduces GigaBase: AI Data Centers Ready in 9 Months https://x.com/GigaEnergy_/status/2074478543719800951

3:33 - Opening riff

5:23 - Dashboard

9:08 - Bull Bitcoin DAC8

23:43 - Strike

27:58 - Polymarket Spark

29:58 - Radar Chat

35:28 - Sen. Wyden dev protections

37:03 - Mempool StratumV2 & Ocean announcement

39:28 - Spiral

42:03 - HRF Story of the Week

43:23 - Zaps/Boosts

50:53 - Software updates

54:23 - Giga energy

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Jul 9, 2026 57 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #416: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

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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. http://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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Jul 2, 2026 1 hr 3 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #415: AS IS TRADITION

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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. http://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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Jun 25, 2026 58 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #414: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY

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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. http://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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Jun 18, 2026 1 hr 39 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #413: BRAVE NEW WORLD

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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

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

Man tattoos forehead for $2,400 http://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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Jun 11, 2026 2 hr 1 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #412: STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS

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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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Jun 4, 2026 1 hr 36 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #411: AUDIT FORT KNOX

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Sentiment Analysis https://x.com/sullymichaelvan/status/2059646236966137982

Fidelity Glitch https://x.com/adi_baradwaj/status/2059422632215548143

NY legal complaint seeks title to 39,069 allegedly abandoned bitcoin wallets https://static1.squarespace.com/static/694884477ae7ad3f7b78981b/t/6a038dcea3e5b83386bf21a4/1778617806647/2026-05-01+%5B21%5D-%5B22%5D+Summons+%26+Amended+Complaint.pdf

Is it Shkreli? https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/2059711308921028692

Former CIA officer accused of stealing $40M in gold bars and foreign currency https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/28/politics/former-cia-officer-public-money-theft

Texas app store age-verification law allowed to take effect for now https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/28/texas-apple-google-app-store-age-verification/

South Carolina social media law criticized as statewide age surveillance https://reclaimthenet.org/south-carolina-social-media-surveillance-law

Walz signs Minnesota bill adding social media protections for children https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-signs-bill-enacting-social-media-guardrails-for-minnesota-children/

Developer Spotlight: Kurt Unger https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-kurt-unger

CFTC Approves Kalshi Perpetual BTC Future https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9240-26

North Korea | Dictatorship Implements Rice Price Controls

North Korea’s authoritarian regime is attempting to cap rice prices after a sharp food price surge, but the policy is making the shortage worse. According to Daily NK, the regime ordered local officials to stop street vendors from selling rice above a state-imposed ceiling. This action was in response to rice prices rising above 30,000 North Korean won ($33.33) per kilogram. Officials and undercover agents are now inspecting markets, checking sellers’ account books, and confiscating rice from those accused of charging too much. Traders are responding by pulling rice from public stalls and selling it privately from homes or other hidden locations. For North Koreans, the state’s actions make rice harder to find and more expensive. http://FinancialFreedomReport.org

Matching Hashes: Reproducing the Guix-built Bitcoin Core release binary with Nix https://b10c.me/projects/027-bitcoind-gunix-match/

ngit-cli v2.5.0 adds PR defaults, GRASP fallback handling, and checkout fixes https://github.com/DanConwayDev/ngit-cli/releases/tag/v2.5.0

Europa VPN Market https://europa.westernbtc.com/

Google employee charged with insider trading https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/google-employee-charged-insider-trading

Data broker location data used to target and kill U.S. troops https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/enemies-are-exploiting-unregulated-data-broker-location-data-to-target-and-kill-u-s-troops/

3:33 - Opening riff

9:03 - Dashboard

16:48 - Angry plebs

37:48 - Fidelity glitch

42:48 - Abandoned wallets

48:53 - Texas age verification

56:33 - Drone warfare

1:04:48 - OpenSats dev spotlight

1:06:18 - CFTC Kalshi

1:10:48 - HRF Story of the Week

1:13:18 - Matching Hashes

1:15:23 - Zaps & Boosts

1:22:03 - Software updates

1:26:16 - Google insider trading

1:29:08 - Data brokers risk troops

1:33:03 - US constitution on the blockchain

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May 29, 2026 1 hr 50 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #410: SILENT BITCOIN PAYMENTS

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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. http://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://http://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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May 22, 2026 1 hr 24 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #409: THE GANG GOES TO CHINA

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Android VPN Vulnerability

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

https://github.com/jared-logan/nostr-station

May 15, 2026 1 hr 59 min

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #408: THE LAYOFFS CONTINUE

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