BR047 - Electrum, nix-bitcoin, Blockstream Green, CLN, LND, Clams + MORE ft. Nifty, Nadav & Vivek
Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests
Discussion about Rust DLC and its Functionality
The speakers delve into the Rust DLC (Discreet Log Contracts) project, expressing their curiosity about it. They discuss its functionality and speculate if it serves as a Rust DLC back end, expressing interest in having the project creators on the show.
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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