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Rabbit Hole Recap

by ODELL and Marty Bent · English · Tech & Science

<p>Join ODELL and Marty as they sit down to discuss the latest news in Bitcoin every week.</p>

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 36 min
Latest: 9 Oct 2026
Language: English

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9 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

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

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/MartyBent/status/2108380995258855451?s=20…

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3 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 19 min
The Global Shift | Rabbit Hole Recap #422
3 Aug 2026 · 37 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #421: CATASTROPHIC COLDCARD BUG
https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/predictable-rng-fallback-and-32-bit-reseed-in-coldcard-firmware https://insider.btcpp.dev/p/when-randombytes-runs-but-doesnt https://x.com/Rob1Ham/status/2083936334511538368
31 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #420: ACCELERATE
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…
23 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 51 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #419: FREEDOM IN THE DIGITAL AGE
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…
17 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #418: BRAVE NEW WORLD
https://rhr.tv/stream 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…
9 Jul 2026 · 57 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #417: THE GRIND CONTINUES
https://rhr.tv/stream 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 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…
2 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #416: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY
https://rhr.tv/stream 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…
25 Jun 2026 · 58 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #415: AS IS TRADITION
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…
18 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 39 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #414: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY
https://rhr.tv/stream 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…
11 Jun 2026 · 2 hr 1 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #413: BRAVE NEW WORLD
https://rhr.tv/stream 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…
4 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 36 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #412: STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS
https://rhr.tv/stream 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…
29 May 2026 · 1 hr 50 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #411: AUDIT FORT KNOX
https://rhr.tv/stream 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…
22 May 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #410: SILENT BITCOIN PAYMENTS
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…
15 May 2026 · 1 hr 59 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #409: THE GANG GOES TO CHINA
Android VPN Vulnerability https://mullvad.net/en/blog/any-app-on-recent-android-versions-can-leak-certain-traffic 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…
7 May 2026 · 2 hr 7 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #408: THE LAYOFFS CONTINUE
https://rhr.tv/stream 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…
1 May 2026 · 1 hr 39 min
HOT STYLE TAKEOVER 2026 | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #407
https://rhr.tv/stream PRESENTED BY BLOCK: https://block.xyz/ Hot Style Sponsors: Aven: https://www.aven.com/bitcoin-visa-card Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/ Cake Wallet: https://cakewallet.com/ Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Strike https://strike.me/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/rhr Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr…
23 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 44 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #406: THE LAYOFFS CONTINUE
https://rhr.tv/stream 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…
17 Apr 2026 · 2 hr 9 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #405: STRETCH YOUR CHEEKS FOR THE BITCOIN BULL
https://rhr.tv/stream RIP Aaron Ingalls (BTCAaron) https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqaf6uqx7pvutcmdtgy9wtjces8pxx5thqlpqh809dnd6auqkwyqggssg2s Strategy Funds $1B Bitcoin Buy with Preferred Shares https://x.com/business/status/2043703810611195923 Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Using Hash Puzzles https://github.com/avihu28/Quantum-Safe-Bitcoin-Transactions/ Loud Shitcoiners Are Closeted Bitcoin Maximalists https://x.com/pledditor/status/2042814969599685003 Jeffrey Yan Builds Profitable Hyperliquid Exchange https://colossus.com/article/beyond-the-sky-jeffrey-yan-hyperliquid/ Iran | Regime…
9 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 44 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #404: THE RISE OF THE PETROSAT
https://rhr.tv/stream Iran Proposes Bitcoin Oil Toll https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-wants-bitcoin-payments-oil-142809623.html + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2k4fh032uxuhnmh5r7s6ra3cx4tczkhhc9tt4yuqu3xfl2juxx7skudrk5 France Repatriates Gold Reserves https://x.com/clashreport/status/2041076906280309046 Bitcoin ETF Fastest to $100B https://x.com/mtanguma/status/2041865673110962555 Square Phases Bitcoin Payments https://x.com/milessuter/status/2040154587232182565 Salvadoran Bitcoin Students Join Mempool…
2 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 46 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #403: HAPPY EASTER
https://rhr.tv/stream RHR x Pubkeyhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvddjnvt7xvzckenk4dal3za23trxemfcxvkuy2qd82a6yvtu639sy6t7ey Iran Imposes Yuan & Crypto Tolls on Ships in Strait of Hormuzhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/strait-of-hormuz-ships-paying-iran-yuan-and-crypto-tolls-for-safe-passage Oracle Cuts Thousands of Jobs Amid Rampant AI Spendinghttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/oracle-layoffs-ai-spending.html SHRIMPS: New 2.5KB Multi-Device Post-Quantum Signatureshttps://x.com/n1ckler/status/2038695067754328095 Russia | Record Bank Withdrawals as Surveillance and Account…
27 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 52 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #402: THE CREDIT RUNS CONTINUE
https://rhr.tv/stream LiteLLM PyPI Supply Chain Attack, https://x.com/karpathy/status/2036487306585268612 Bitcoin Canary in .bashrc for Compromise Detection, https://x.com/johnloeber/status/2036531640676262187 Bitcoin De Minimis Exemption Briefing Success, https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2037232127457046999 Coinbase flips, https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2037582035787935800?s=20 Kentucky Drops Hardware Wallet Backdoor Bill, https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2036941260146053555 Clarity Bill update https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2037581084322390041 Coinbase launches "bitcoin mortgages"…
20 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #401: BETTER BITCOIN WALLETS
https://rhr.tv/stream Kentucky Amendment Threatens Bitcoin Self-Custody: Hardware Wallets Forced to Reset Seed Phraseshttps://x.com/bitcoinpolicy/status/2034702487995768878 Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested for Smuggling $2.5B NVIDIA GPUs to Chinahttps://x.com/ns123abc/status/2034788101491425570 Strike Line of Credit Expands to 21 States https://x.com/Strike/status/2034742450732908607 Primal 3.0 Live: New Wallet, Polls, GIFs - https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsftt6ws6s0dcgev6uz7mkxvl7gw5v3349gd6t2x0scwwyg6jj48mcatwnue Asia | States Ration Energy as Fuel Prices Surge As the Strait of Hormuz…
12 Mar 2026 · 1 hr
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #400: COINBASE FIGHTS BITCOIN
https://rhr.tv/stream Coinbase Allegedly Lobbying Against Bitcoin De Minimis Tax Exemptionhttps://x.com/martybent/status/2031770369871253664 COLDCARD Mk5 Hardware Wallet Announcementhttps://x.com/coldcardwallet/status/2031356036356149746 https://coldcard.com/docs/upgrade/ U.S. Treasury Acknowledges Legitimate Privacy Uses for Crypto Mixershttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/09/u-s-treasury-signals-shift-on-crypto-mixers-acknowledges-legitimate-privacy-uses DOJ Plans Retrial of Roman Storm in Tornado Cash Casehttps://x.com/amandatums/status/2031176790484374012 White House Account Run by…
5 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 59 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #399: SAFETY IN SATS
https://rhr.tv/stream U.S. Government Contractor Arrested for Stealing $46M from U.S. Marshals Service — https://x.com/fbidirectorkash/status/2029574256959389933 Polymarket Prediction Market: Next Supreme Leader of Iran — https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-be-next-supreme-leader-of-iran-515 X Sharing User Data with Israel via Au10tix Verification — https://x.com/isfjmocha/status/2028407560382841305 GrapheneOS Partners with Motorola for Privacy-Focused Devices — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsykcl7urukyh4g3s56rhlwthmyu66ggm9zr9q2sunjengtnug5geqx7ww3f STRIKE Now Available in NY, Rolls Out…
27 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 26 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #398: BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY
https://rhr.tv/stream • Zoom scam https://therecord.media/north-korean-hackers-targeted-crypto-exec-clickfix • Numo – Bitcoin Tap-to-Pay POS App for Android (Lightning & Ecash, Zero Fees) https://numopay.org/ • Mail Mike: AI Agent with Bitcoin Lightning Wallet – Prompt Injection Bounty Challengehttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9jsvekaswngjd3nxldz832nm2ddmjjrlhk7hddzh8luv2rf3gprcdap9fa • FIPS: Free Internetworking Peering System – Nostr Keypair Mesh Networking Protocolhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvd3nzk5p92fzp9z7p34m50039dwee0aemrvk9cl2jpng3kawsz0q6wuh7w • Russia to Scale Internet Filtering…
20 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
REJECT HOSTILE FORKS OF BITCOIN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #397
https://rhr.tv/stream The Watchers: How OpenAI, the US Government, and Persona Built an Identity Surveillance Machinehttps://vmfunc.re/blog/persona Dutch Lawmakers Approve a 36% Tax on Unrealized Crypto, Stock, and Bond Gainshttps://www.imidaily.com/europe/dutch-lawmakers-approve-a-36-tax-on-unrealized-crypto-stock-and-bond-gains/ China | Push for Yuan as Global Reserve Currency China has reiterated its ambition for the yuan to attain global reserve currency status. In remarks recently published by Qiushi, the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship journal used to convey policy intentions, Xi…
12 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #396: PUSH FORWARD, NEVER STOP
- bnpl only fans https://x.com/elsathora/status/2020085470651380083 - Israelis Arrested Over Alleged Insider Polymarket Trades on IDF Military Secrets https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israelis-arrested-over-alleged-insider-162604779.html - Kenya | Central Bank Warns Banknote Bouquets Could Land You in Jail Kenya’s central bank warned Kenyans in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day that making bouquets out of colorful banknotes could be punished with a seven-year jail term. Officials argue that banknotes used in bouquets are often “folded, rolled, glued, stapled, pinned,” or otherwise damaged,…
6 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 54 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #395: STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS
- read nostr boosts - opensats https://opensats.org/blog/sixteenth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants + https://bitcoinerjobs.com/job/2147148-technical-writereditor-opensats - fed holds rates https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260128a.htm - kevin warsh names as trump pick for fed chair https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/fed-chair-nominee-kevin-warsh-01-30-26 - Q4 2025 GDP Data Coming Feb 20 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0376 - ai + bitcoin + nostr https://x.com/bramk/status/2017365105550172374 https://clawi.ai…
30 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 32 min
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #394: MONETARY RESET
- perspective https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/2016287855509680261 - 1m mau bitchat https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswxnrd0gkawyz5s0r08sru88gdzxugv4nkgpv8z7v3zdfa8cahdagrgntay - tether gold https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/tether-is-shaking-up-the-gold-market-with-massive-metal-hoard - sni dinner https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstcm3mgphzvg2q8yaxqj4jl57u0j5644gmd394gd260836gmn482c5s8lju - Nicaragua | Economic Control Sustains the Ortega-Murillo Regime In an investigative series published by Confidencial, reporters identify economic control as one of the four central pillars…

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