BR047 - Electrum, nix-bitcoin, Blockstream Green, CLN, LND, Clams + MORE ft. Nifty, Nadav & Vivek
Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests
Cryptocurrency Security, Privacy Trade-offs, and Lightning Network Updates
This chapter explores the importance of security in handling cryptocurrencies, the trade-offs between privacy and KYC requirements, and provides updates on Lightning Network and Layer 2 software releases.
I'm joined by guests Nifty, Nadav & Vivek to go through the list.
Housekeeping
- 00:01:41 Opensats
Vulnerability Disclosures
- 00:02:22 BitForge: Fireblocks researchers uncover vulnerabilities in over 15 major wallet providers
- 00:03:58 Electrum v4.4.6 release fixes several lightning-related security issues
Bitcoin
• Software Releases & Project Updates
- 00:10:04 Electrum v4.4.6
- 00:11:03 nix-bitcoin
- 00:20:59 Blockstream Green iOS v4.0.11
- 00:25:11 Bitcoin Tribe v2.2.1
- 00:25:19 Bitcoin Keeper v1.1.4
- 00:25:28 Ronin UI v2.2.0
- 00:25:51 10101 v1.2.1
Interlude: Opcodes affecting L2 🧨
- 00:28:19 The guests discuss the different opcodes and specifically how they will affect L2.
Bitcoin (cont.)
• Software Releases & Project Updates (cont.)
- 00:44:20 Trezor v23.8.1
• Project Spotlight
- 00:45:01 Smart Vaults (formally Coinstr)
- 00:46:00 Nodeyez
- 00:46:30 Satoshi Agent
- 00:46:52 Royllo Explorer
- 00:47:20 Sovereign Stack
- 00:47:37 SeedHammer
- 00:48:27 Chaincase - Free your coins from their linear public history without ever taking control
Interlude: Privacy Solutions
- 00:49:10 The guests discuss their thoughts on different privacy solutions
Lightning & L2(+)
• Software Releases & Project Updates
- 00:56:18 Core Lightning v23.08rc3 "Satoshi's Successor"
- 01:03:31 Phoenix Android v2.0.0
- 01:05:27 LND
- 01:11:46 Zeus v0.8.0
- 01:12:10 Alby v3.1.0 🌌 A Cosmic Embrace
- 01:14:33 Mutiny Node v0.4.12
- 01:15:39 Wallet of Satoshi v2.2.5
- 01:16:02 Blink v2.2.111
- 01:16:10 Clams v1.8.3
- 01:20:19 BitBanana v0.6.6
- 01:20:32 Lightning Terminal v0.10.5-alpha
- 01:20:50 Osmo v2.5.0
- 01:21:07 Stacker News
- 01:21:23 Joltz Rewards
• Project Spotlight
- 01:21:47 StaticWire: Rent Internet Protocol Subnets Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network
- 01:21:58 Lnshort.it
- 01:22:18 Lightning-GPT
- 01:22:31 Bitmatrix
- 01:22:43 Voltpay
- 01:22:51 Emeralize
Privacy Software
• Software Releases & Project Updates
- 01:24:15 SimpleX Chat [v5.2.3]
Boosts
- 01:25:06 Shoutout to top boosters: 🏆 @cumr0cket, @transisto, @apemithrandir, @dubravko, @chunky, @michaelmatulef & @garykrause_
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter
- 01:27:23 Highlights from recent Bitcoin Optech Newsletters
News & Noteworthy
• Lightning & L2(+)
- 01:30:25 LND and LDK successfully interop test blinded paths
• Business
- 1:30:37 Parker Lewis and Will Cole join Zaprite
• Funding
- 01:30:54 BitGo Secures $100M Series C Funding
• Mining
- 01:31:37 Bitmain, Anchorage Expected to Take Equity in Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific
• Political
- 01:31:49 Pro-Bitcoin Candidate Javier Milei Snags Primary Presidential Elections in Argentina
Reads
• 01:33:05:07 Here's a list of our top recently published reads:
- Torq's Twitter Thread on HTLCs
- How Lightning Powers the Global AI Economy ... Where the Machines Pay You⚡🤖🌎 by Ryan Gentry
- Thoughts on scaling and consensus changes by JamesOB
- GrapheneOS: De-Google your phone and improve your privacy by Bitcoiner.guide
- Field Report: Implementing MuSig2 by Brandon Black from BitGo
- How (Actually) Open AI Wins by Max Webster
- Bitcoin’s Lighting Network: Fast, Cheap, And A Lifeline For Latin America by Mickey Koss
- Looking Ahead: Lightning Payments in 2025 by River
- No-Code + AI + Bitcoin: The Ultimate Trio for Future Workflows by Alby
- Fiat Ruins Everything by Jimmy Song
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: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-47
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