Navigating Challenges in Bitcoin Improvement Proposals

I'm joined by guests Alex B, Harry Sudock, Future Paul, and Craig Raw to go through the list.

Vulnerability Disclosures

• 00:01:02 xz utils backdoor
• 00:17:35 LoLRa project
• 00:42:13 Nunchuk
• 00:25:53 BitVM Bridges Considered Unsafe
• 00:43:06 Breez under DDoS attack

Bitcoin

• Software Releases & Project Updates

• 00:45:53 Bitcoin Core
• 00:46:27 Coldcard Q
• 00:52:39 HWI
• 00:55:59 BDK
• 00:56:17 Nunchuk-desktop
• 00:56:35 Nunchuk-android
• 00:56:49 Liana
• 00:57:21 Krux
• 00:59:29 Blockstream Green
• 00:59:44 Blue Wallet
• 00:59:56 Brainbow
• 01:00:07 Bitcoin Keeper
• 01:00:18 Bisq
• 01:00:21 Citadel
• 01:00:25 Labelbase

Side Discussion

• 1:02:27 SimpleX versus nostr
• 1:06:20 Mutiny integration with nostr
• 1:14:15 Social contracts and Duty of care
• 1:16:35 Importance of money and economic responsibility
• 1:17:04 Fair versus unfair distribution

• Software Releases & Project Updates (Cont.)

• 1:20:43 Boltz-web-app
• 1:20:53 AgoraDesk

Project Spotlight

• 1:21:02 Wizard Sardines' Antoine Poinsot
• 1:22:34 Cypher.Space
• 1:22:42 Spend-sats

Privacy Software

• Software Releases & Project Updates

• 1:22:46 Unleashed.chat

Project Spotlight

• 1:23:05 Hushline

Lightning & L2(+)

• Software Releases & Project Updates

• 1:23:34 CLN
• 1:23:47 Phoenixd
• 1:23:52 Breez SDK
• 1:23:54 Mutiny Node
• 1:35:49 Fedimint
• 1:36:38 Zeus

Project Spotlight

• 1:37:06 LNCast

Nostr

• Software Releases & Project Updates

• 1:38:51 NDK
• 1:39:21 Primal
• 1:39:39 Amethyst
• 1:41:20 Mostro

Project Spotlight

• 1:41:29 NostrSync
• 1:41:37 Nostr Signer
• 1:41:41 X to Nostr

Side Discussion

• 1:42:24 Infighting and toxicity
• 1:52:09 Bitcoin politics
• 1:54:23 Incentives and game theory

Boosts

• 1:58:10 Shoutout to top boosters: @qxotk, @dubravko, @conorchepenik, @benthefed, @TheWildHustle, @plebhodl, @zdoxed, @undefined & @monk_cactus

News & Noteworthy

• Bitcoin

• 2:05:54 Bitcoin script and BitVM development
• 2:05:55 HRF launches Bitcoin integration webinar
• 2:06:00 Umbrel has approved and integrated
• 2:06:07 Google starts indexing Bitcoin data

• Lightning

• 2:06:25 Coinbase Selects Lightspark for Lightning
• 2:06:29 Amboss launches

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-64