RABBIT HOLE RECAP #419: FREEDOM IN THE DIGITAL AGE

<p>No Agenda Show Announces Passing of Beloved Host John C. Dvorak at Age 74 <a href="https://x.com/na_announce/status/2079952538040672302">https://x.com/na_announce/status/2079952538040672302</a> </p>

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

<p>BitMEX Announces Shutdown of Exchange Operations Effective September 23, 2026 <a href="https://x.com/bitmex/status/2080201602456301580">https://x.com/bitmex/status/2080201602456301580</a> </p>

<p>Coinkite Opens Reservations for arca Personal Data Haven Hardware <a href="https://blog.coinkite.com/arca-reservations-are-open/">https://blog.coinkite.com/arca-reservations-are-open/</a> </p>

<p>Strive Announces Bitcoin Stewardship Commitment Supporting Brink & Open-Source Development <a href="https://x.com/colemacro/status/2079907362979410395">https://x.com/colemacro/status/2079907362979410395</a> </p>

<p>Mike Schmidt Volunteers to Coordinate Bitcoin Security Consortium Backed by Strategy, BlackRock, Fidelity & Others <a href="https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/2080263159152091455">https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/2080263159152091455</a> </p>

<p>Galaxy Pledges Up to $5M in Grants for Bitcoin Post-Quantum Cryptography Development <a href="https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2079541359996719512">https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/2079541359996719512</a> </p>

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

<p>India | Central Bank Pushes Digital Asset Prohibition </p>

<p>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 holdin