I'm joined by guests Harry Sudock, Aaron van Wirdum and Adam Gibson to discuss the power dynamics in Bitcoin. Discussion Topics: 00:02:41 The Mexican stand off conceptualisation of the power dynamics within Bitcoin 00:04:19 Are developers part of the game theory? 00:21:57 The power dynamics involved in changing Bitcoin 00:33:39 The role of prediction markets in determining consensus 00:43:01 Can Bitcoin development be corrupted? 00:46:26 Corruption factors invovled in chain forks 00:53:39 Bitcoin's resistance to change 00:57:12 Bitcoin vs gold and considerations surrounding resistance to human interference 01:03:19 Perspectives on changing Bitcoin 01:04:41 Controversial changes (Tapscript) 01:07:16 What properties of Bitcoin are changeable? 01:15:18 How do you defin...

I'm joined by guests Sjors Provoost, Mike Schmidt, Evan Kaloudis & Justin Moon to go through the list. Housekeeping Understanding The Coldcard Mk4 Security Model Breez SATSCARD Integration Bounty BDK issue about integrating SATSCARD & TAPSIGNER Check out the hugely popular Nostr episode Software Releases & Project Updates Nunchuk Introduces the Honey Badger Wallet Electrum 4.3.3 HWI 2.2.0 Mercury Wallet 0.8.6 HEXA v2.1.1 libwally-swift v0.0.8 LNbits 0.9.5.1: Fusion44 Fountain 0.6 ZEBEDEE Revamped BDK 0.26.0 Stacker News Zeus v0.7.1 Muun 2.7.1 LDK v0.0.113 Eclair v0.8.0 BRB.io Alby Fedi Damus Project spotlight Nosotros - NOSTR mobile client Fun, simple coinjoin explorer from...

We held an impromptu Twitter spaces on Proof of Keys day to discuss Bitcoin self custody. I was joined by guests including Justine Harper, Jameson Lopp, Dee, Craig Raw, Lazy Ninja and Rijndael among others, to discuss all things Bitcoin self custody - from noob to self custody guru! Discussion Topics: 00:07:46 Most common ways to lose coins 00:19:01 Passphrases 00:27:30 Leaving coins on exchanges 00:34:51 Metal backups 00:40:21 Wallet recovery 00:44:01 Singe sig roundup 00:44:45 Seed XOR 00:48:14 Multisig overview 00:51:34 Multisig solutions 00:57:28 Unchained capital collaborative multisig 01:00:56 Casa collaborative multisig 01:04:55 Nunchuk multisig 01:09:27 Summary of self custody solutions 01:17:12 Security 01:18:34 Can SHA256 be broken? 01:22:53 Entropy and...

I'm joined by guests Jack Dorsey, Fiatjaf and William Casarin to discuss Nostr 🤙 Discussion Topics: 00:01:56 What is Nostr? 00:03:24 State of development for Nostr 00:04:16 What attracted Jack to Nostr? 00:06:11 NVKs initial thoughts on Nostr 00:07:03 Nostr versus "competitors" 00:13:42 The simplicity of the Nostr protocol 00:18:00 How does Nostr work? 00:21:19 NIPs and maintaining Nostr 00:22:50 What is Nostr seeking to solve? 00:32:21 Nostr relationship with Bitcoin 00:43:10 Nostr use cases 01:11:14 Key management 01:17:16 Cryptography and encryption 01:19:40 Exploring unique use cases 01:24:12 Experimenting with new technology 01:25:17 Simplicity of Nostr and scaling applications 01:28:01 Micro apps and realising creative concpets 01:34:03 Scaling up and censorship resistance 01:40:03 How does Nos...

I'm joined by guests Jeff Vandrew Jr, Jared Pierce, Peter Dunworth and Amanda Kita to discuss estate concerns relating to Bitcoin. Discussion Topics: 00:05:08 Starting thinking about estate planning with Bitcoin 00:17:15 Estate privacy concerns 00:19:05 Trusts 00:24:32 Death taxes 00:26:54 Corporation structures 00:28:58 Divorce concerns 00:36:32 Estate planning horror stories 00:48:49 Ensuring smooth transfer to beneficiaries 00:50:09 Privacy concerns 01:04:16 Jurisdiction sheltering and tax sheltering 01:09:12 The right way to do Bitcoin inheritance planning 01:16:55 Timelocks 01:18:49 Musig 01:19:50 Weaknesses in private key generation 01:22:12 Scams and fraud 01:27:23 Probate administration best practices 01:29:23 Resources Links & Contacts: Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq NVK Twitter...

I'm joined by guests Jeff Vandrew Jr, Jared Pierce, Peter Dunworth and AmandaNotFun to discuss estate concerns relating to Bitcoin. Discussion Topics Coming soon... Links & Contacts: Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod Email: producer@coinkite.com LN Address:⚡nvk@getalby.com (not an email!) Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-17/

I'm joined by guests Stephan Livera, Michael Folkson & Wiz to go through the list. Housekeeping 00:00:30 Breez SATSCARD Integration Bounty Software Releases & Project Updates 00:01:16 Tor Browser 12.0 00:02:44 BTC Pay Server v1.7.1 00:10:03 Wasabi v2.0.2.1 00:16:16 Alby v1.21.0 00:29:24 Zeus v0.7.0 00:31:11 Fountain 0.5.8 00:34:03 Umbrel Update 24.0.1-2 00:40:07 OBW v0.2.0 00:40:31 Liana 0.1: first beta release 00:42:28 Ledger + Miniscript 00:48:00 Damus 01:01:49 Samurai - The Stealth Mode Update Project spotlight 01:06:09 SMS4Sats 01:06:48 LNVPN 01:06:54 Heatbit 01:07:16 Zaprite Boosts 01:07:23 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @rot13maxi, @apemithrandir, @user4811802839281498, @hightraverse, @vake, @user1628071985352022, @raduza, @nachobitcoin, @erik99, @ca_dannerrrrr News & Noteworthy 01:09:31...

I'm joined by guests Calle, Roy, Rijndael & t-bast to discuss Bitcoin lightning. Discussion Topics 00:04:08 Lightning implementations 00:11:04 LN URL 00:14:45 Protocols and different implementations 00:19:10 Wallet interaction with base chain 00:25:41 Splicing 00:34:26:06 Cost of liquidity and opening/closing channels 00:39:07 Monetization 00:49:12 Compatability and LSPs 00:56:08 Incentives to monopolize 01:04:43 Attacks on lightning 01:10:20 Cashu & eCash 01:41:42 Competing L2s and alternative lightning networks 01:44:19 Security Links & Contacts: Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod Email: producer@coinkite.com Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!) Full show notes: ht...

I'm joined by guests Checkmate, Permabull Nino & TXMC Trades to discuss on-chain economics. Discussion Topics 00:02:59 Overview of on-chain economics 00:06:44 Deciphering coin ownership 00:08:56 Calculating profit/loss for coins 00:13:33 Fees and the fee market 00:15:24 Bitcoin & shitcoin analytics 00:16:19 Analysing the bull market 00:28:10 Proof of reserves 00:29:00 Market manipulation 00:31:32 Surviving the market 00:32:30 Stablecoins 00:38:50 Hedge fund strategy & risk of rugpull 00:45:05 Institutional use of chain analysis 00:50:05 Manipulating and obscuring chain analysis 00:56:05 Proof of reserves 01:04:29 Regulatory risks 01:05:41 Concentration of coins 01:06:19 Security budgets 01:07:48 Efficiency and UTXO management 01:09:11 Inflation security budgets and supply schedule 01:11:38 Spent coins/lost coins 01:16:16 Audience question (market dominance vs realised cap...

I'm joined by guests Steve Barbour & Harry Sudock to discuss Bitcoin Mining. Discussion Topics 00:03:42 The service miners provide 00:05:01 Current state of mining profitability 00:07:58 Mining supply chain issues 00:13:18 Profit and loss in the mining industry 00:17:05 Financing in the mining industry 00:29:07 Risk management in the mining industry 00:33:49 Fiat games, leverage, fractional reserves & rehypothecation 00:46:44 Cooling technology 00:55:15 Higherarchy of needs in mining hardware 00:56:41 PSU cost efficiency 01:00:55 Voltage dynamics in mining 01:03:11 ASICS and ASIC manufacturers 01:10:55 Geopolitical concerns and state actors 01:22:57 Is Tesla a shitcoin? 01:24:04 The evolution of the Bitcoin mining paradigm 01:29:25 Sustaining attacks on mining 01:31:54 Energy sources 01:37:27 Creative miner energy use...

I'm joined by guests BentheCarmen & Bitcoin Gandalf. Housekeeping 00:01:55 BinaryWatch is live! Follow the bot. 00:08:36 V4V (We're converts!) 00:09:26 Coinkite updates Software Releases & Project Updates 00:10:20 Bitcoin Core version 24.0 00:26:59 Sparrow 1.7.1 00:28:56 Libwally Swift v0.0.7 00:30:11 BTC Pay Server 1.7.0 00:31:48 Fully Noded: The #nostrnode Tesftflight 00:32:09 lnd v0.15.5-beta 00:33:50 Core Lightning v22.11 00:46:11 BlueWallet LDK 00:46:29 eclair-v0.8.0 00:48:25 The Mempool Open Source Project™ v2.4.0 00:51:30 The Bitcoin Company adds support for on-chain payments 00:53:30 LiquidOps beta release 00:53:45 BDK 0.25.0 Project spotlight 00:54:57 SatsCrap 00:57:11 Hoseki Proof of Reserves 00:58:18 Satimoto 00:59:03 smartino 00:59:53 Mutiny Wallet 01:02:02 Wavlake Boosts 01:02:28 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top bo...

I'm joined by guests Adam Curry, Oscar Merry, Gigi & Odell to discuss podcasting 2.0. Discussion Topics 00:02:39 What is value for value? 00:14:02 Monetizing content 00:18:56 Micropayments 00:23:07 Earning a living with podcasting 2.0 00:29:07 Value signal vs attention signal 00:31:26 Ads, no ads, and hybrid models 00:39:41 Onboarding 00:50:05 Permissionless nature of podcasting 2.0 00:52:30 Sponsorship and patronage 01:00:43 Monetization strategies 01:09:17 Driving adoption 01:22:51 Open standards in podcasting 2.0 01:28:30 Upcoming feature: the remote item tag 01:33:28 Transparency and statistics 01:36:03 Boost bot and the podcaster API 01:37:54 Challenges with LN and micropayments 01:40:42 Driving education 01:46:49 Audience questions 01:47:29 Podcasting 2.0 apps Links & Contacts: Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq NVK...

I'm joined by Shinobi, Checkmate & Odell to read the list. Housekeeping 00:03:42 Submit your deals to BitcoinBlackFriday.org 00:04:32 Glassnode data added to BitcoinTreasuries.net Software Releases & Project Updates 00:05:24 You can now create an account on BitcoinTreasuries.net and start contributing data 00:05:47 BinaryWatch.org 00:11:56 Electrs 0.9.10 00:12:36 LND v0.15.4-beta: Hotfix Release to Fix Chain Sync Bug 00:15:39 Blixt 00:18:06 Nunchuk Android 1.9.20 00:21:41 Sparrow 1.7.1 00:23:30 Strike supports sending to Bech32m addresses 00:23:43 Specter DIY v1.8.0 00:25:02 Trezor v22.9.3 00:25:17 Fully Noded v0.2.30 00:26:31 Wallet of Satoshi 1.18.1 00:27:50 Robosats v0.3.0-alpha 00:29:01 Alby v1.19.0 Noteworthy 00:35:45 Dylan LeClair Tweet re: @chainalysis failures 00:59:56 Geyser.fund - Lightning-native crowdfunding...

I'm joined by Stephan Livera & Matt Odell to read the list. Housekeeping 00:02:14 Submit your deals to BitcoinBlackFriday.org 00:02:32 Great UX/UI Roundtable Episode just released 00:02:55 Bitcoin.Review no longer getting re-released on Citadel Dispatch feed. Grateful to our repeat guest Odell for giving it the visibility! Software Releases & Project Updates 00:04:38 Specter DIY 1.8.0 00:05:49 Nunchuk 1.9.15 00:11:34 Wasabi Wallet v2.0.2 00:16:32 Sparrow 1.7.0 00:28:33 lnd v0.15.3-beta 00:56:33 Echo v0.0.1 01:01:55 Impervious Browser 01:03:20 Alby v1.18.0 01:10:13 Fully Noded v0.4.0 01:10:53 Keet now supports Bitcoin 01:11:53 You can now receive bitcoin instantly via the Lightning Network in Cash app Noteworthy 01:15:58 Coinkite Branded Cards 01:16:23 Bitcoin Ekasi...

A conversation with designers. I'm joined by guests: Mo (https://twitter.com/MogashniR) Stephen Delorme (https://twitter.com/StephenDeLorme) Pedro (https://twitter.com/@pedromvpg) Matt Odell (https://twitter.com/odell) Discussion Topics 00:04:32 Bitcoin UX Hurdles 00:15:22 Onboarding noobs 00:28:36 QR vs NFC 00:33:54 Creating products for specific markets 00:43:01 User testing 00:46:07 Funding and building collaboratively 01:03:40 Identifying issues and user feedback 01:14:26 Simplicity vs complexity 01:45:21 Terminology Links & Contacts: Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk ...

I'm joined by guests Stephan Livera, Pierre Rochard, Justin Moon & Odell. Coinkite Housekeeping 01:18:03 Bitcoin Black Friday asking for product/services submissions 01:43:00 Asking for Podcast topics for a panel like the Wallet episode 01:52:00 [BitcoinBinary.org] bot not working well, looking for volunteers Software Releases & Project Updates 00:03:33 Fully Noded v0.3.4/v0.3.5 - Sep 29, 2022 00:05:10 Specter Desktop v1.13.0 - Sep 22, 2022 00:07:04 Nunchuk 1.9.14 - Sep 27, 2022 00:13:29 Electrum 4.3.2 - (Sep 26, 2022) 00:20:02 Fountain 0.5.1 - Sep 30, 2022 00:24:38 Robosats v0.2.1-alpha - Sep 30, 2022 00:25:18 COLDCARD 5.0.7 - Oct 05, 2022 00:26:53 EmbassyOS v0.3.2 - Oct 05, 2022 00:36:12 Blockstream Green QT 1.1.4 - Oct 05, 2022 00:38:59 lnd v0.15.2-beta - Oct 10, 2022 00:49:19 Samurai v0.99.98f Noteworthy 00:50:42 Jam...

I'm joined by guests Matt Odell, Bitstein & Pierre Rochard. Software Releases and Project Updates 00:01:41 COLDCARD Mk4 5.0.7 - Sep 9, 2022 (bit.ly/3BClP0f) 00:05:56 Core Lightning v0.12.0 - Aug 24, 2022 (bit.ly/3S5lr1m) 00:12:43 Blockclock 1.2.0 - Sep 15, 2022 (bit.ly/3BxSILG) 00:13:34 Spectre desktop v1.12.0 - Aug 26, 2022 (bit.ly/3qSWBWK) 00:16:28 Joinmarket v0.9.7 - Aug 28, 2022 (bit.ly/3qWoH3f) 00:17:50 NPM package for SeedXOR. (bit.ly/3C8BOFb) 00:25:56 RoboSats on Umbrel (bit.ly/3fcjDFa) 00:27:19 Ledger adding miniscript (bit.ly/3UmX4xX) 00:29:16 Trezor & Wasabi Join Forces To Make Bitcoin More Private (bit.ly/3BXXJOV) 00:30:03 Fulcrum added to bitcoinbinary (bit.ly/3DK4xBc) 00:37:51...

A conversation with wallet makers and researchers. I'm joined by guests: Ledger CTO, Charles Guillemet (@P3b7_) Independent security researcher, Lazy Ninja (@FreedomIsntSafe) Sparrow lead dev, Craig Raw (@craigraw) Privacy enthusiast and podcaster, Matt Odell (@odell) Discussion Topics: 00:02:37 UX challenges 45:22 Support requests 01:03:12 Noob vs advanced user features 01:06:42 Most common attack vectors 01:11:32 Backup and seeds 01:12:29 Seedless multisig setups 01:21:49 Single sig passphrases 01:26:30 Security tradeoffs and considerations 01:31:41 Air gapped PC vs hardware wallets 01:40:28 SD card vs USB connection 01:48:26 BIPs and standards 01:49:16 BIP Proposal: Wallet Labels Export Format 01:58:146 The BIP process 02:03:42 TAPSGINER design and...

I'm joined again by guests Justin Moon and Matt Odell to help me read the list. Software Releases and Project Updates 00:02:35 Sparrow 1.6.6, Aug 4 2022 (https://bit.ly/3dTsiMm) 00:03:20 JoininBox v0.7.0, Aug 7 2022 (https://bit.ly/3CyCfct) 00:08:27 Electrum 4.3.0, August 5, 2022 (https://bit.ly/3CtJF0w) 00:20:30 Nunchuck iOS 1.9.12 / Android 1.9.18 00:21:50 Blockstream Green 3.8.6 00:36:14 Embassy OS 0.3.1.1, July 27 2022 (https://bit.ly/3wyOPoh) 00:39:21 Raspiblitz 1.8.0, July 29 2022 (https://bit.ly/2No2V3W) 00:40:38 BDK #645 adds a way to specify which taproot spend paths to sign for. (https://bit.ly/3PQ5rOS) 00:44:42 Kotlin Multiplatform Tor (a.k.a. kmp-tor) 0.4.7.8+1.3.0 Noteworthy 00:45:04 New self custody...

This week for Episode 3, our guests Justin Moon and Matt Odell return to help me read the list. I should mention the overwhelming feedback is that we have failed at being boring, so we should try to do better. This week for Episode 3, our guests Justin Moon (https://twitter.com/_JustinMoon_) and Matt Odell (https://twitter.com/ODELL) return to help me read the list. To send Bitcoin related questions, just go to bitcoin.review and click submit story at the top right. Vulnerability Disclosures: 01:36 Twitter data breach 05:55 ActiveCampaign database leak 09:49 BlueWallet tx data...

I scratched my own itch with Episode 01, so this will keep going as my best efforts place to talk about Bitcoin Project software updates and some other commentary that I find interesting or noteworthy to me. This week I again have Justin Moon (https://twitter.com/_JustinMoon_) and Matt Odell (https://twitter.com/ODELL) helping me read the list. Software Releases & Project Updates: 01:47 BTC Pay Server 1.6.1 (https://bit.ly/3cpmrxV) 07:45 COLDCARD Mk4 5.0.5 & BIP85 Password extension (https://bit.ly/3Kn3OXN) 09:06 Electrum Private Server (https://bit.ly/3AKxGua) 09:25 Coinkite Cards 1.0.2 (SATSCHIP, TAPSIGNER & SATSCARD) 13:44 CK-TAP...

Scratching my own itch, this is a best efforts place to talk about Bitcoin Project software updates and some other commentary that I find interesting or noteworthy to me. Big thanks to [Matt Odell](https://twitter.com/ODELL) for graciously joining me as my first guest. To send Bitcoin related questions, just go to bitcoin.review and click submit story at the top right. Software Releases & Project Updates: 03:28 HWI 2.1.1 07:20 COLDCARD Mk4 Firmware 5.0.4 11:24 COLDCARD Mk3 Firmware 4.1.5 13:00 BTC Pay Server v1.5 15:39 BlueWallet 6.2.18 + 6.2.17 17:49 COLDCORE 0.3.1 21:03 FullyNoded 0.3.3 Apr 5, 2022 29:50 Blockstream Green 33:56 Electrum 4.2.2 38:20 SpecterDesktop 1.10.3 40:55 Sparrow 1.6.3 52:29 Fountain 0.4.0 57:04 Wasabi 2.0 Bitcoin OpTech News Letter...