The Evolution of Bitcoin Wallets and the Importance of User Experience

This chapter discusses the evolution of Bitcoin wallets and the challenges of user experience when interacting with Bitcoin. It emphasizes the role of early adopters in making Bitcoin accessible and highlights the improvements in user experience using Bitcoin DevKit (BDK) and other powerful tools.

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Marty sits down with Rob Hamilton to discuss Anchorwatch and keeping focus on Miniscript and maximizing its potential.

Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham

Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/about

5:30 - Ninja Launch
7:43 - Bluechecks
13:31 - Content models
18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT
22:58 - Miniscript
27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript
33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch
36:17 - Bitcoin risk products
42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction
47:15 - UX
51:58 - Impatience
55:17 - Get your hands dirty
59:31 - Edge cases
1:06:22 - MPC
1:18:54 - Upgrades with unknown unknowns
1:27:34 - Bullish
1:32:43 - Bitcoin in macro
1:39:59 - Urgency