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In this insightful discussion, NVK, founder of ColdCard and a renowned expert in Bitcoin hardware and software, breaks down Bitcoin's technical landscape for 2024. He delves into the implications of covenants and CheckTemplateVerify (CTV) for smart contracts and explores the potential of BRC20 tokens. The conversation also covers the importance of self-custody in Layer 2 solutions, the scalability challenges of the Lightning Network, and the intriguing role of OP_RETURN in transactions. NVK sheds light on recent advancements like SegWit and Taproot, offering a comprehensive view of Bitcoin's evolving ecosystem.

Software Releases and Project Updates 00:01:41 COLDCARD Mk4 5.0.7 - Sep 9, 2022 (bit.ly/3BClP0f) 00:05:56 Core Lightning v0.12.0 - Aug 24, 2022 (bit.ly/3S5lr1m) 00:12:43 Blockclock 1.2.0 - Sep 15, 2022 (bit.ly/3BxSILG) 00:13:34 Spectre desktop v1.12.0 - Aug 26, 2022 (bit.ly/3qSWBWK) 00:16:28 Joinmarket v0.9.7 - Aug 28, 2022 (bit.ly/3qWoH3f) 00:17:50 NPM package for SeedXOR. (bit.ly/3C8BOFb) 00:25:56 RoboSats on Umbrel (bit.ly/3fcjDFa) 00:27:19 Ledger adding miniscript (bit.ly/3UmX4xX) 00:29:16 Trezor & Wasabi Join Forces To Make Bitcoin More Private (bit.ly/3BXXJOV) 00:30:03 Fulcrum added to bitcoinbinary (bit.ly/3DK4xBc) 00:37:51 btcd v0.23.1-beta, Aug 31 2022 (bit.ly/3Urjwpv) 00:38:04 Zeus v0.6.6, Aug 26 2022 (bit.ly/3f9vpjD) 00:39:24 Nunchuk implements bip21, Aug 31 2022 (bit.ly/3BZWG14) 00:39:57 BISQ v1.9.5, Aug 22 2022 (bit.ly/3LyPrR5) 00:41:01 Fountain Podcasts v0.4.8 (bit.ly/3f1ZTnH) 01:33:44 ATEC608A NRND (bit.ly/3xGWmBZ) 01:39:26 ETH merge (bit.ly/3SlgfWR) 01:51:21 Spiral - Private info retrieval block explorer (bit.ly/3BDto70) 01:56:03 US Treasury OFAC Releases Clarifications on Tornado Cash Sanctions (bit.ly/3S1PEyl) 01:57:05 BIP Proposal: Wallet Labels Export Format (bit.ly/3Sj5c17) 02:00:51 STARK - Zero knowledge bitcoin blockchain state prover (bit.ly/3C0oT8b) 02:03:09 Mullvad VPN hardware device (bit.ly/3f9LV3p) Noteworthy 00:53:47 BIPBounty: Tax Deductible Bitcoin Bug Bounties  (bit.ly/3LMxP4l) 00:59:34 Fedimint grant season (bit.ly/3S32zjP) 01:00:00 Tether Holds Firm on Decision Not To Freeze Tornado Cash Addresses (bit.ly/3UwFgAg) 01:01:04 New York Digital Investment Group Announces Lightning Accelerator Project “in Wolf’s Clothing” (bit.ly/3xHo1Ti) 01:01:49 Tadge Dryja joins Lightspark (https://bit.ly/3SoAZNG) 01:11:26 Shoutout, no bullshit bitcoin - (bit.ly/3DEqB05) 01:12:22 LN Explorer (bit.ly/3xIYF7k) 01:16:34 Ledger wallets now available at Best Buy (bit.ly/3BA10mr) Bitcoin Optech Newsletter: 01:24:13 Bitcoin Core #23202 extends the psbtbumpfee RPC 01:25:08 Eclair #2387 adds support for fee bumping and signet 01:25:27 LDK #1652 updates support for onion messages w/ ability to send reply paths and decode them when received 01:25:36 HWI #627 adds support for P2TR keypath spends using the BitBox02 hardware signing device 01:33:22 BDK begins verifying both ECDSA and schnorr signatures immediately after the wallet creates them 02:18:00 Events: OsloPlebs Austin Bitcoin Design Club BitBlockBoom Baltic Honeybadger BTCAzores Bitcoin Amsterdam The Bitcoin Collective Atlanta Bitcoin Conf Adopting Bitcoin Unconfiscatable Africa Bitcoin Conf

NVK dives into the exciting intersection of Bitcoin, AI, and Nostr. Discover how AI can personalize communication while maintaining privacy. The discussion highlights the challenges in hardware manufacturing and the revolutionary potential of digital vending machines. Find out why Nostr is reshaping long-form content creation and enhancing decentralized communication. NVK also shares key insights for Bitcoin newcomers and addresses common security misconceptions.

Bitcoin projects contributors NVK and Justin Moon discuss various interesting topics including Twitter's data breach, enabling push notifications in Blue Wallet, using BIP 85 derived passwords with Coldcard, JV 55 messaging app, funding for the Fedi project, deploying FEDIments in the developing world, addressing criticism and funding for a project, Bitcoin hardware wallets and security trade-offs, coordination and the Border Wallet project, an app with impressive audio and video quality, the limitations of Bitcoin Core as a wallet, Bitcoin Talk Forum, partnerships and Bitcoin jobs, upcoming Bitcoin conferences and events, and an experience at the Beef Initiative and Bitcoin onboarding.

Discussion with NVK covers topics such as Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, impact of AI on businesses, bitcoin's value props, Keynesian lies, pace of adoption, winning meme war, and more.

NVK, Dan, and Josh discuss Bitcoin advancements like CTV and Lightning Network, Coinkite products, and self-custody best practices. They emphasize Bitcoin's indifference to public opinion and its role as a store of value. The conversation also touches on Swan Bitcoin, non-monetary transactions, AI language models, and potential Bitcoin upgrades.

Bitcoin security expert NVK joins Stephan Livera to discuss preventing coin loss, securing cryptocurrency keys, transitioning to hardware wallets, upgrading to multi-signature technology, self-custody tools like the cold card, QR codes in the bitcoin ecosystem, the use of mini-script in Bitcoin security, limitations of multi-sig, transaction fees, the future of Bitcoin and its potential impact on fiat currency and gold.

NVK, co-founder of Coinkite and builder of Bitcoin security hardware, talks about stolen Bitcoin keys, privacy, coin mixers, and seed phrase tips. They discuss the risks of compromised seed phrases using password managers, the importance of self-custody and secure storage methods for seed phrases. They explore privacy tools and coin mixers, and discuss the features of the Cold Card queue, a new version of a hardware wallet. They also touch on Satslink, a device for Bitcoin coordination and the importance of privacy and self-custody in Bitcoin.

NVK, Co-founder of Coinkite.com, discusses various topics on bitcoin security, including the new Q1 device with QR, combining security techniques, Bitcoin Gardening, OP_VAULT, and Nostr. They also talk about updates on Cold Card firmware, exploring micro SD cards as a second factor in Bitcoin security, common mistakes in wallet security, the importance of good security setups, and improving Bitcoin and addressing network issues.

Speakers discuss mini script and Bitcoin script op codes, optimizing Bitcoin transactions with mini script, security and verification in hardware wallets, integrating Moosig, the use of Ledger and cold cards, design space and limitations of Bitcoin script, improving Bitcoin user experience, exploring Luke Dasher's setup and risks, and final thoughts on wallet security and multi-institutional insurance solutions.