I'm joined by guests Nifty, Nadav & Vivek to go through the list.

Housekeeping

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

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.)

• 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

Lightning & L2(+)

• Software Releases & Project Updates

• 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

Boosts

01:25:06 Shoutout to top boosters: 🏆 @cumr0cket, @transisto, @apemithrandir, @dubravko, @chunky, @michaelmatulef & @garykrause_

Bitcoin Optech Newsletter

News & Noteworthy

• Lightning & L2(+)

• Business

• 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

Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-47

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