Rabbit Hole Recap
Rabbit Hole Recap
ODELL and Marty Bent
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #403: HAPPY EASTER
1 hour 46 minutes Posted Apr 2, 2026 at 11:01 pm.
Mario
TBPN OpenAI
Dashboard
Hot Style Takeover
Hormuz
Oracle layoffs
SHRIMPS
BitDevs Austin hiatus
Zaps
HRF Story of the Week
Boosts
Software updates
How are the vibes?
Super Mario Brothers 2
TBPN Sold to OpenAI
Bitcoin Price and Network Stats
Iran Imposes Yuan and Crypto Tolls
Desalination Plants as Targets in War
Oracle Cutting Jobs Due to AI
Post-Quantum Signatures: Shrimps
Russian Residents Withdraw Funds
StartOS Version 0.4.0 Beta
Frigate Version 1.4.0 Released
Square Terminals Enable Bitcoin Payments
Cypherbox Released in Testflight
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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 Freezes Surge
Russian residents withdrew over 1.6 trillion rubles ($19.7 billion) from banks in January, mainly due to declining trust in the state-controlled financial system. This exodus follows a significant change in banking oversight, as the central bank doubled the number of suspicious activity indicators, the digital signals that automatically trigger account freezes. Allegedly aimed at preventing fraud, these new criteria temporarily blocked as many as three million bank accounts and cards in early January. To tighten its grip, the Interior Ministry proposed capping cash withdrawals at 50,000 rubles ($615) for flagged accounts, while a $10,000 lifetime limit on foreign currency withdrawals was recently extended through Sept. 9. All these regulations reinforce the digital limitations on Russian savers, making physical cash one of their few remaining protections against state overreach. FinancialFreedomReport.org
StartOS v0.4.0-beta Major Rewrite & UI Overhaul Releasedhttps://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/releases
Frigate v1.4.0https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrg3xsjwpt4d9g05rqy4vkzx5ysdffm40qtxntfr47y3annnfwpzg7geerr
WISP Livestream Supporthttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqxdn3cerszwcq4rz3aaxz8l3qld048l6fd7a6jq0kkhktnv2sc6j0qkr
Cypher Box 0.0.8: Progressive Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet on TestFlighthttps://x.com/cypher_box/status/2038301929395179759
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