Time stamps:
Introducing Paul… again! (00:00:46)
Core Untouched Soft Work (00:01:56)
Peter Todd's Criticism (00:02:19)
Debate on Soft Forks (00:04:44)
Luke Dash Jr.'s Perspective (00:05:00)
SPV Wallets and Full Nodes (00:08:51)
Data Availability Issues (00:12:10)
Neutrino and Privacy (00:14:16)
Dandelion++ Proposal (00:17:05)
Quality of Bitcoin Core Development (00:18:45)
Libbitcoin’s Fast Sync (00:19:36)
Bitcoin Core Limitations (00:20:01)
Governance Challenges (00:20:55)
Responsibility in Development (00:24:39)
Mainstream Adoption Concerns (00:25:31)
Risk of Centralization (00:26:54)
Michael Saylor's Influence (00:27:55)
Wrapped Bitcoin and Smart Contracts (00:33:19)
Bitcoin Core's Innovation Stagnation (00:34:31)
BIP 300 and Soft Forks (00:37:11)
Redefining Bitcoin Maximalism (00:38:27)
The Miners' Interests (00:40:46)
Layer Two Labs (00:41:56)
Explaining the Core Untouched Soft Work Proposal (00:43:53)
Challenges with Soft Fork Activation (00:46:04)
Slow Progress of Soft Forks (00:48:12)
Competition Among Layer 1 Solutions (00:49:21)
Critique of the Lightning Network (00:51:31)
Concerns Over Custodial Solutions (00:53:06)
Historical Perspective on Lightning Network (00:54:17)
Cultural Issues in Criticizing the Lightning Network (00:55:22)
Incompetence in Development (00:56:40)
Potential for Improvement (00:58:57)
BIP Activation Dynamics (01:00:22)
Prediction Markets for Bitcoin Soft Forks? (01:01:22)
Political Control in Bitcoin (01:02:49)
Concerns About Full Nodes (01:04:18)
Covenants and Activation Delays (01:05:38)
Blockstream's Influence (01:06:56)
Why Covenants Are a Mistake (01:08:01)
The Role of Miners in Soft Forks (01:09:13)
Misguided Investments in Technology (01:10:21)
Competition in Bitcoin Development (01:11:23)
Privacy Improvements in Bitcoin (01:14:46)
The Search for Innovative Solutions (01:17:13)
User Experience and Adoption (01:21:41)
No Interest in User Experience (01:22:45)
Changing the Culture (01:23:19)
Technological Gaps (01:24:04)
Network Effects and Competition (01:25:15)
Bitcoin's Complacency (01:26:34)
Decentralization Spectrum (01:28:13)
Historical Context of Competition (01:29:05)
Privacy Innovations (01:31:29)
Politicians Praising Bitcoin (01:34:10)
Mainstream Adoption (01:35:31)
Innovation and Disruption (01:37:33)
Sponsor Plug and Market Insights (01:38:16)
Community Questions (01:42:52)
Blocking on Twitter (01:43:20)
Perceptions of Bitcoiners (01:45:40)
Miners' Misunderstanding of Bitcoin (01:46:37)
Future of Bitcoin Projects (01:49:07)
Privacy Improvements in Bitcoin (01:50:15)
Monero's Position in Privacy (01:51:57)
Mempool Policy and CUSF (01:54:36)
Conway's Law in Bitcoin (01:58:20)
Criticism of Bitcoin's Direction (02:00:09)
Responsibility in Bitcoin Core Development (02:01:59)
Ad Hominem Attacks in Bitcoin Proposals (02:04:15)
Closing Statement on CUSF (02:05:06)
The Future of Consensus (02:05:16)
Soft Forks and Innovation (02:06:08)
Understanding Soft Forks (02:07:12)
Prediction Markets in Bitcoin? (02:08:18)
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