Jameson Lopp joins me to discuss the development of Nostr, the significance of network protocol ossification, the implementation of Miniscript, and toxic Bitcoin maximalism.
Jameson Lopp is an American cypherpunk, software engineer and writer. He is the co-founder and CTO of the Bitcoin security services provider Casa.
// OUTLINE // 00:00 - Coming up 00:48 - Intro 02:21 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 03:07 - Introducing Jameson Lopp 03:36 - A Brief Introduction to Nostr 04:52 - Functional Attributes of Nostr 06:50 - Nostr is More than Just a Social Network 08:57 - The Ultimate Goal of Nostr 12:29 - The Significance of Nostr 13:58 - Nostr 10 Years From Now 15:34 - Challenges in Nostr’s Development 16:42 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 17:38 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 18:35 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 19:36 - Jameson's Perspective on Network Protocol Ossification 24:00 - How Can We Improve the Bitcoin Network? 27:06 - Email: A Compromise between Adaptivity and Ossification 31:07 - Possible Problems and Solutions for Bitcoin Protocol Ossification 33:47 - Centralized Evolution of the SMTP Protocol 36:58 - Lessons We Can Apply in Bitcoin Development 38:43 - Miniscript for Better Self-Custody of Bitcoin 40:21 - Possible Applications of Miniscript 45:03 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 45:52 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 46:42 - Jameson on Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism 51:02 - Can Ossification Reduce Toxic Maximalism? 53:08 - Why Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism is No Longer Needed 54:46 - A Compromise between Adaptivity and Ossification in Bitcoin 56:54 - Raising Awareness about Bitcoin 57:44 - We Need More Trial & Error Activity on Bitcoin 58:59 - Where to Find Jameson on the Internet