
Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests
A review of Bitcoin Software updates and related topics with NVK and guests.
Latest episodes

Aug 24, 2023 • 1h 42min
BR047 - Electrum, nix-bitcoin, Blockstream Green, CLN, LND, Clams + MORE ft. Nifty, Nadav & Vivek
Guests Nifty, Nadav & Vivek cover topics such as reactive security, lightning integration on Blockstream Green, Rust DLC project, off-chain protocols, cryptocurrency security, taproot, Bitcoin transactions analogy, Liquid news, Bitcoin and Lightning Network updates, valuations in the market, mining companies, cloning dogs, and playing a two-hour episode at a live venue. They also announce a DLC advisor and encourage listeners to check the show notes for additional resources.

Aug 10, 2023 • 2h 27min
BR046 - Libbitcoin Vulnerability, Acoustic Attack, Mempool.space & + MORE ft. Odell, Marty & Harry
I'm joined by guests Odell, Harry Sudock, & Marty Bent to go through the list.
Vulnerability Disclosures:
00:02:22 Key listening attack
00:15:03 Libbitcoin Bitcoin Explorer Vulnerability CVE-2023-39910
Housekeeping:
00:25:21 COLDCARD Firmware Pull Requests
Bitcoin:
• Software Releases & Project Updates
00:26:24 Wasabi v2.0.4
00:31:54 BTC Pay Server 1.11.0
00:32:13 Samurai v0.99.98h
00:35:20 Keeper
00:49:07 Mempool.space
01:07:42 MyCitadel Desktop v1.4.0
01:09:01 HWI v2.3.0
01:09:32 Blockstream Green v4.0.11
01:09:50 Electrs v0.10.0
01:10:20 Libwally Core v0.9.1
01:11:17 Blockstream Satellite v2.4.6
01:17:04 StartOS v0.3.4.4
01:17:45 10101
01:21:19 Brainbow v0.1.149
01:33:15 River
01:34:59 Boltz
01:35:32 Agoradesk
01:35:57 Orange Pill App
01:37:38 The Bitcoin Company
• Project Spotlight
01:39:23 bitaxeUltra
01:40:35 Timechain Calendar
01:41:17 NerdMiner_v2
01:42:50 FROSTSNAP
01:45:25 Libflorestra
Lightning:
• Software Releases & Project Updates
01:48:51 Mutiny Wallet
01:49:58 Zeus v0.7.7
01:50:08 Blink
01:50:22 Alby v3.0.0
01:50:34 Nodeless
01:50:44 Wallet of Satoshi v2.2.4
01:51:09 Nayuta Wallet v1.0.0
01:51:17 Breez SDK Core v0.1.4
01:51:25 Loop v0.26.0-beta
01:52:19 Cashu v0.13.0 – Ecash backups
01:52:34 Minibits v0.0.7-alpha
01:52:39 Lightning Terminal
01:52:45 RGB Core
01:52:49 taproot-assets
01:53:26 JoltzRewards
01:53:33 Thunderhub
01:53:38 Clams v1.8.0
01:53:48 Peach v0.2.12
01:53:52 Stacker News v1.2.1
• Project Spotlight
01:59:31 PkgZap
01:59:36 Orage
Privacy Software:
• Software Releases & Project Updates
02:00:15 Simplex Chat
02:00:59 fldigi fldigi
Boosts:
01:23:25 Shoutout to top boosters: 🏆 transisto, @apemithrandir, @btcmcboatface, @ahanniga, @nomadjoe, @heidisov, @michaelmatulef & @vake
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter:
02:03:52 Highlights from recent Bitcoin Optech Newsletters
News & Noteworthy:
• Hackathons
02:04:33 Ai4ALL results
• Funding
02:07:30 The Human Rights Foundation
02:07:47 Geyser Launches
02:07:52 New Spiral grantee Alyssa Hertig
• Mining
02:08:00 Stratum v2 (SRI) Roadmap
• Business & Finance
02:09:00 PayPal Launches a Stablecoin
• Privacy
02:16:42 Chainalysis Investigations Lead Is ‘Unaware’ of Scientific Evidence the Surveillance Software Works
02:16:58 PayPal permanently locked the GrapheneOS Foundation account
02:17:26 Worldcoin Safety and Privacy Concerns
Shoutouts:
02:18:55 BTC Sessions New Tutorial: Mastering Bitcoin Transactions: Unlocking Nunchuk Wallet's ADVANCED Features
Reads:
• 02:19:12 Here's a list of our top recently published reads:
Libbitcoin Bitcoin Explorer Vulnerability CVE-2023-39910 by [Milk Sad
Passphrases Are Not the Solution for Bitcoin Custody by [Hugo Nguyen
How to Build Your Own Bitcoin Park [by Rod
Azteco Guide by [bitcoiner.guide
StaticWire: Rent Internet Protocol Subnets Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network by Andy Schroder
How can I manually (on paper) calculate a Bitcoin public key from a private key? (Poelstra's Response on Stack Exchange)
Increasing Interoperability Between Bitcoin’s Second-Layer Protocols by [Chase Smith
On how we get to "self-custodial custodians" by Arvin from Galoy
Lightning Everywhere by Tony Giorgio
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-46

Aug 1, 2023 • 1h 27min
BR045 - #MPCbros vs #TeamScript Debate ft. Rijndael & Rob
I'm joined by Rijndael and Rob Hamilton to debate MPC vs Script.
Discussion Topics:
00:01:08 Intros
00:01:52 Team MPC Primer
00:03:49 Team Script Primer
00:04:24 Simplicity
00:05:31 Auditability
00:05:31 Real world use
00:08:23 Interactivity and nonce manangement
00:15:21 Musig
00:19:26 Shitcoin use
00:21:37 Signing schemes
00:26:48 Switching sides
00:29:22 Multisig vs single sig
00:31:29 Covenants and transaction introspection opcodes
00:37:06 Taproot
00:45:53 Adoption of new features
00:54:55 Covenants
00:59:19 Roundup
01:03:57 Trident
01:10:24 Scripts & HSMs
01:16:33 Miniscript
01:20:42 Team script custody tooling (Rijndael Project)
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-45

Jul 28, 2023 • 1h 48min
BR044-Nostr: Primal, Highlighter, Damus,Zapstream,Mutiny, NIP90/52 +MORE ft.Miljan,Pablo,Tony&Kieran
I'm joined by guests Miljan, Pablo, Tony, & Kieran to go through the list of Nostr updates.
Housekeeping
00:02:23 BRB.io is 500 🥳
00:04:32 Opensats First Wave of Nostr Grants
Software Releases & Project Updates
• NIPs
00:11:15 NIP-90: Data Vending Machine
00:22:06 NIP-52: Calendar Events, Calendars, Calendar Event RSVPs
• Clients
00:23:52 Primal.net
00:37:11 Damus v1.6 (7): "Less bad"
00:38:35 Snort v0.1.11
00:41:16 iris-messenger v0.2.0
00:41:54 Amethyst v0.70.6
00:43:18 Coracle 0.2.34
00:47:27 Nos.social v0.1 (59)
00:47:40 Plebstr v0.7.4
00:47:58 Nostur 1.3.0
00:48:17 Nostrmo 1.8.0
00:48:24 Arcade v0.3.0-beta
• Libraries
00:49:48 Rust Nostr v0.22
• Other
00:50:56 Highlighter v0.7.0
00:58:16 Habla.news "Welcome to Nostr 🤗"
01:02:11 nostr-zap
01:02:20 Nostore
01:02:34 Nostr Wallet Connect from Alby
• Bitcoin Projects Leveraging Nostr
01:02:42 Postr A proof-of-concept for doing payjoin using Nostr
01:03:18 Bitpac: Publicly auditable cooperatives that live on bitcoin
01:03:33 Mutiny Wallet Beta
01:05:30 Oak Node v0.3.7
Project Spotlight
01:07:06 Nostr Birdsite Bridge
01:09:23 agorasocial.app
01:10:30 nostr.kiwi
01:11:24 zapit.live
01:12:06 Nostryfied
01:12:42 Satellite CDN
01:14:40 Nostr Mesh
01:15:09 Zapple Pay
01:20:52 Zap.Stream
01:29:20 Nostr Sites
01:30:39 Relayable.org
01:37:04 Nostrss
01:37:46 ostrich.work
01:37:56 Mostr
News & Noteworthy
• Project News
01:39:05 Several Projects going FOSS
• Funding
01:40:00 JeffG is raising funds on Geyser
01:40:08 Primal secures $1m in funding
• Legacy social media
01:41:25 Truth Social Head of Engineering Leaves for Nostr
01:41:33 Musk explains why he’s rebranding Twitter to X
01:41:38 Instagram launches Threads
• Media & Press
01:41:55 The Nostr Report YouTube channel
01:42:01 RFK JR Mentions Nostr
01:42:06 Nostr documentary: Social Media is broken. Can we fix it?
Reads
• 01:42:12 Here's a list of our top recently published reads:
Why should I care about nostr?
How to use notacomment
All Your (Advertising) Models are Broken
Zapplepay: Zap Even if They Say it's Forbidden
Audience Questions
• 01:42:12 Here's the audience questions this week:
"How do vanity addresses like those generated with nostrogen work?"
"Do we need fully airgapped signing devices for Nostr keys?"
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-44

Jul 27, 2023 • 1h 52min
BR043 - Opensats, Sparrow, Nunchuk, Mutiny Wallet, Cashu + MORE ft. Craig Raw, JamesOB & Rijndael
I'm joined by guests Craig Raw, James O'Beirne, & Rijndael to go through the list.
Housekeeping:
00:02:06 Opensats
00:04:52 Coinkite
Bitcoin:
• Software Releases & Project Updates
00:06:57 Sparrow v1.7.8
00:25:54 Mercury Wallet v0.9.0
00:27:04 Fully Noded
00:28:48 MyCitadel v1.4
00:29:31 Nunchuk iOS v1.9.2 / Android 1.9.3
00:35:10 BlueWallet v6.4.6
00:35:28 Blixt Wallet v0.6.8
00:37:52 BDK v1.0.0-alpha.10
00:42:25 Keeper v1.0.7
00:42:44 BTC Pay Server v1.10.3
00:42:59 Parmanode Update
00:43:10 RGB Core v0.10.5
00:44:38 StartOS v0.3.4.3
00:44:59 Bisq v1.9.12
00:45:11 Peach v0.2.11 / v0.2.10
00:45:31 Orange Pill App 1.4.4
00:45:37 BitGo MuSig2
• Project Spotlight
00:47:04 Wallby
00:48:04 PDK
00:50:13 Bitpac
00:51:23 BIP39 Colors
Lightning:
• Software Releases & Project Updates
00:54:23 Phoenix 3rd Generation Beta
00:56:48 Mutiny Wallet
01:05:27 Mutiny Node
01:05:49 Torq
01:07:21 lnbits
01:07:53 Stacker News
01:08:13 Cashu
01:12:10 Zeus LN node
01:13:40 sphinx-key
01:14:46 Breez SDK Core
01:15:18 Validating Lightning Signer
01:15:49 LN Markets
01:15:58 Pocket
01:16:03 Oak Node
01:16:08 BitBanana
01:16:27 10101
01:16:48 8333.mobi
01:16:59 CivKit Roadmap
01:17:25 Bolt.observer
01:17:30 Alby
• Project Spotlight
01:17:41 Orb
01:18:17 P-38
01:18:47 LNDg
01:18:55 Minibits
01:19:05 Lightning Prisms
01:20:01 Git Lurker
Nostr:
• Software Releases & Project Updates
01:20:30 Amethyst
01:20:49 Primal.net
Privacy Software:
• Software Releases & Project Updates
01:21:02 Simplex Chat v5.2.0-beta.2
Nostr:
• Project spotlight
01:23:02 Zapple Pay by Ben Carman
01:23:19 Zap.Stream
Boosts:
01:23:25 Shoutout to top boosters: @ahanniga, @michaelmatulef, @greggrahamtx, @apemithrandir, @vake, @owen_ & @dash
News & Noteworthy:
• Bitcoin
01:26:14 Block MDK Update
01:26:33 f2pool Transaction Accelerator
01:26:47 Chris Belcher health issues.
• Lightning & L2
01:27:17 Attempted lightning backends vulnerability exploit
01:27:48 Lightning Labs AI For All
01:32:49 Simple Bitcoin Wallet to remove lightning
• Community
01:36:35 Bitcoin Park celebrating first year
• Business & Finance
01:37:57 MicroStrategy 12.3k Bitcoin purchase
01:39:22 Brazilian Bitcoin Startup Bipa Raises $1.4 Million
01:39:28 Binance Completes LN Integration
• Government & Political
01:39:44 Capital gains tax for Bitcoin in Slovakia reduced
01:39:52 North Carolina House Advances Bill To Study Virtual Currency
01:39:57 Kraken Ordered to Turn Over User Info to IRS
01:40:04 Belarus Looks to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Transactions
01:40:14 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds $100,001-$250,000 BTC
• Privacy
01:40:29 Huobi accidentally exposed a set of credentials enabling access to cloud storage
01:40:59 BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Surveillance
Reads:
• 01:41:16 Here's a list of our top recently published reads:
Deep dive into Oracle-Based Conditional payments
A Technical Overview of Virtual PSBTs in the Taproot Assets Protocol
A Technical Walkthrough of Hash Time Locked Contracts and Lightning Channel Operations
Working In Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
Open Music is Bringing a New Sound to Podcasts
The Rise of Lightning Service Providers
Simplicity: Holes and Side Effects
Pseudonymity: An FAQ for Bitcoiners
The many faces of Schnorr
Introducing the new Phoenix: a 3rd generation self-custodial Lightning wallet
Building Blocks of Simplicity: Values and Types
Zapplepay: Zap Even if They Say it's ForbiddenBuying non-KYC Bitcoin with AgoraDesk Guide
Blixt Wallet Guide
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-43

Jul 11, 2023 • 1h 9min
BR042 - The Bitcoin Script Project ft. Alex B, Rob Hamilton & Rijndael
I'm joined by guests Alex B, Rob Hamilton & Rijndael to discuss The Bitcoin Script Project.
Discussion Topics:
00:01:11 Guest introductions
00:01:49 Introduction to Bitcoin scripts
00:05:10 Outlining the self custody scaling problem
00:08:19 Summary of the various proposals
00:12:44 Communicating information about the proposals
00:17:46 Complexity of Bitcoin development: feature or bug?
00:21:48 Unopinionated presentation of the opcodes
00:25:51 Leveraging existing primitives
00:28:54 Coordination, communication and interoperability
00:33:53 Accessibility
00:37:48 Leaderless development and rough consensus
00:42:22 Next steps
00:45:35 Community discourse
00:47:30 Improving the feedback loop between industry and core development
00:50:38 Prerequisite knowledge required to contribute to Bitcoin
00:54:13 Open development, assessing claims and knowledge sharing
01:04:41 Final thoughts
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-42

Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 52min
BR041 - Sparrow, River, COLDCARD, Trident, 10101 + MORE ft. Craig Raw, Rob Hamilton & Alex Leishman
I'm joined by guests Craig Raw, Rob Hamilton & Alex Leishman to go through the list.
Housekeeping
00:01:53 #LearnToBuild
00:09:18 COLDCARD PRs
00:17:44 Censorship rant: Damus vs Apple
Security Updates
00:24:11 Firmware Extraction: Evil-Maid Attacks on Blockstream Jade Hardware Wallet
Bitcoin
• Software Releases & Project Updates
00:31:04 COLDCARD
00:41:08 Sparrow
01:00:26 Nunchuk iOS
01:00:37 Blockstream Green Desktop
01:01:15 Keeper
01:01:53 Trezor
01:02:09 Umbrel
01:04:14 StartOS
• Project Spotlight:
01:18:58 mnemonikey
01:19:44 Runcitadel
01:19:54 BitcoinExplorer.org
01:20:32 tapsim
Lightning
• Software Releases & Project Updates
01:20:42 Alby
01:21:09 Blink
01:21:32 cashu
01:22:06 Mutiny Wallet
01:22:58 mutiny-node
01:24:21 Eclair
01:26:05 TORQ
01:28:53 Voltage Surge
01:29:05 Boltz
01:29:18 Lightning Terminal
01:29:28 Zebedee
01:29:33 Stacker News
• Project Spotlight
01:29:46 LDK Node
01:29:59 Coffee Plugin Manager
01:30:15 cashu-rs-mint
01:30:21 Lightning Piggy
Nostr
• Software Releases & Project Updates
01:30:29 Primal One-Tap Zaps:
• Project Spotlight
01:30:47 Oak Node
Boosts
00:44:10 Shoutout to top boosters: @apemithrandir, @dubravko, @michaelmatulef
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter
01:32:11 [256] - Proposal to extend BOLT11 invoices to request two payments
01:32:27 [255] - Discussion about the taproot annex: & Draft BIP for silent payments
News & Noteworthy
• Bitcoin
01:32:38 Ledger Recover Cryptographic Protocol White Paper
01:33:01 Bitkey invites first external customers in Beta launch
01:33:06 Binance Pool launches the BTC Transaction Accelerator
01:33:11 Ministry of Nodes Bitcoin Nodebox
01:33:42 Bitcoin Centric-ai "Spirit Of Satoshi" Unveiled
• Lightning
01:34:13 Binance joins the lightning network
01:34:49 Lightning network is approaching ATH levels
01:34:58 Santander blog post highlights benefits of LN on scalability
• Misc
01:35:06 taproot-assets
• Finance
01:36:34 Crypto custody firm Prime Trust has a "shortfall in customer funds
01:41:51 The Bitcoin ETF Race
01:42:10 Hong Kong's HSBC allows customers to trade Bitcoin ETFs
• Shitcoin Wreckage
01:42:22 Unregistered Securities Removed from Robinhood
• Security
01:42:29 North Korean Hackers Pocketed More Than $100M in Atomic Wallet Hack
01:43:30 Malicious 'Trezor Wallet Suite' App in Apple AppStore Steals Crypto
• Funding
01:47:24 New Spiral grantee - Matthew Ramsden
• Mining
01:47:53 Riot Purchases 7.6 Eh/s Of Next Generation Miners From MicroBT, Manufactured In The United States
Reads
01:48:00 Deep Dive into Zero-Knowledge Proofs: A detailed exploration of zero-knowledge proofs
01:48:08 Ark Layer 2: A Groundbreaking Development in Bitcoin Transactional Landscape
01:48:13 Bitcoin as a Nonviolent Tool Against State Financial Censorship
01:48:27 The Grug Brained Developer
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-41

Jun 16, 2023 • 1h 13min
BR040 - Alby, Zeus, Nunchuk, Damus, Mutiny, SATSCARD, App store censorship + MORE ft. Bumi & Mandrik
I'm joined by guests Bumi & Mandrik to go through the list.
*CORRECTION* Release notes at 00:19:12 are for Trezor not Ledger.
Housekeeping
00:02:24 More NFC card designs
00:02:28 Bare chip with flex PCB SATSCHIP in stock in a few days
00:02:35 Satscard.com fiat balance display
00:02:40 OpenSats looking for applications
Bitcoin
• Security Updates
00:03:17 Damus to be removed from app store
00:04:22 Zeus rejected by Apple
00:06:53 MutinyWallet mainnet
00:08:09 Alby PWA in the works?
• Software Releases & Project Updates
00:11:05 Bitcoin Core
00:11:50 Nunchuk
00:14:53 BTC Pay Server
00:18:56 Robosats
00:19:12 Trezor
00:20:28 Seedsigner
00:20:58 Bitcoin Keeper
00:22:14 MyNode
00:22:40 raspiblitz
00:24:27 Parmanode
00:24:42 electrs
00:25:40 Mercury Wallet
00:26:15 Blockstream Green Desktop
00:26:25 taproot-assets
00:27:09 BTC Map Android
00:27:20 Orange Pill App
00:27:37 Polar
• Project Spotlight:
00:28:56 Eclair CLI
00:29:10 BTC Warp
00:29:42 Musig playground
HAM stuff lunch break
00:29:56 FX-4CR radio and src
Lightning
• Software Releases & Project Updates
00:31:31 LND
00:32:33 Bluewallet
00:33:02 Alby
00:35:24 Fountain
00:35:58 Zeus
00:36:45 Wallet of Satoshi
00:37:49 Satimoto demo
00:38:23 Nutstash
00:38:35 Mash LN wallet
00:38:50 Bitrefill LN login
• Project Spotlight
00:41:47 eNuts
00:42:05 Scaling Lightning
00:42:13 Walletano
00:42:49 BitBanana
Nostr
• Software Releases & Project Updates
00:43:53 Zebedee X nostr
Boosts
00:44:10 Shoutout to top boosters: @bradmillscan7, @mrmr, @apemithrandir, @vake, @wartimepsycho.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter
00:46:07 State compression with zero-knowledge validity proofs [252]
00:46:22 Proposal for managed joinpool protocol & Transaction relay over Nostr [253]
00:47:39 Using MATT to replicate CTV and manage joinpools [254]
00:47:46 Discussion about the taproot annex & Draft BIP for silent payments [255]
News & Noteworthy
• Bitcoin
00:47:53 Home Servers going mainstream
00:48:43 Bitcoin Volunteer Opportunity Board
• Lightning & L2
00:48:56 bolt.observer to open source LiquidOps
00:49:05 Liquid Swaps by Boltz
00:49:14 Six New Liquid Federation Members
00:49:27 Swan LN withdrawals in alpha test
00:49:33 Blockstream open sources Greenlight client repo
00:50:38 BTC Prague X Fedi
00:51:13 MercuryLayer Announced
• Privacy
00:54:17 Vexl Foundation by SatoshiLabs
• Funding
00:56:43 Brink
00:57:47 BOL2 VLS grant
• Mining
00:57:59 Anti-Bitcoin mining bill is dead
00:58:06 Tether Mining Investments
• Business
01:01:09 Strike
01:01:16 Google Cloud X Voltage
01:01:21 Bitkey X Coinbase & Cash App Partnership
• Political
01:01:29 SEC Filings
• Other
01:01:46 TBD Web5 Verifiable Credentials Toolkit
01:01:56 Bitcoin Audible, helmed by popular host Guy Swann, was served with a lawsuit on Friday (Bugled!)
Reads
01:03:34 The Signal & the Nonce: Tracing ASIC Fingerprints to Reshape Our Understanding of Bitcoin Mining by Karim Helmy, Lucas Nuzzi, Alex Mead, Kyle Waters, and the Coin Metrics Team
01:03:51 Ark AMA with Burak [Stackernews]
01:03:56 Securing a $100M Lightning node [Acinq]
01:04:19 Explaining Replace By Fee by Nifty
01:04:24 Normal operation and closure of a pre-taproot LN channel [ellemouton]
01:04:33 Bitcoin address types compared: P2PKH, P2SH, P2WPKH, and more [Unchained]
01:04:44 Sparrow Wallet: Ultimate Quick Start Guide For Beginners [Athena]
01:04:48 RoboSats Guide [Bitcoiner.Guide]
01:04:53 Darkpool: A chaumian blinded ecash like co-op mixing pool for self custodial savings accompanying Mints
01:05:07 Beginner friendly guide to Open Source projects [bitcoiner.guide]
01:06:01 A collection of resources related to covenants by Robin Linus
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-40

Jun 7, 2023 • 2h 4min
BR039 - Nostr.Review: Primal, Onyx, Highlighter, nsecbunker + MORE ft. fiatjaf, Miljan & Pablo
I'm joined by guests Fiatjaf, Miljan & Pablo to go through the list of Nostr updates.
Housekeeping
00:02:28 Opensats
00:03:22 Fiatjaf fund
Software Releases & Project Updates
• Clients
00:03:45 Damus
00:06:07 Nosotros
00:07:53 Snort
00:08:48 Amethyst
00:12:33 Onyx
00:15:34 Coracle
00:18:11 Nos.social
00:19:00 Current
00:23:18 Plebstr
00:25:43 simplex
00:27:32 Primal
00:46:23 Agora
00:48:15 Nostur
00:51:06 Nostrmo
00:53:18 Nostri.chat
• Services
00:55:18 Nostr Plebs Email
• Libraries
00:55:43 rust-nostr
• Relays
00:57:28 nostream
• Projects
00:58:01 nblog
00:58:50 Arcade
01:00:04 OstrichGram
01:00:42 Nostr Market
01:03:30 Advanced Nostr Search
01:05:14 nostr.build
01:08:22 Highlighter
01:16:57 satellite.earth
01:24:27 njump
01:26:10 nak.nostr
01:27:12 Zaplife
Project Spotlight
01:30:26 Nostr Nests
01:34:30 nostr-chat-fyne
01:36:29 nsecbunker
01:42:50 kind3.xyz
01:45:19 Nostrscript
01:46:44 nostrrr
01:47:50 YakiHonne
01:49:12 NDK
News & Noteworthy
01:52:09 Primal open sourced their Nostr caching service
01:53:16 Nostrasia event
01:53:33 Calle creates a basic construction of Nostr silent DMs
Project Spotlight (cont)
1:53:58 Zapddit
01:54:14 Nostr Sovrn
01:54:30 Ephemerelay
01:54:39 write.nostr.com
01:54:45 nosta.me
01:55:00 listr.lol
01:55:13 nostr.band statistics
Reads
01:55:34 nsecBunker: Your Nostr Keys Management Fortress by Tony
Links & Contacts
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Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-39

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Jun 2, 2023 • 1h 36min
BR038 - FROST Panel ft. Jesse Posner, Rijndael & Vivek
Guests Jesse Posner, Rijndael & Vivek discuss FROST, its use cases, implications for signing devices and lightning, implementation status, coordination, and the potential of FROST. The podcast also explores Shamir secret sharing, Frost's key generation process, SEC P fun one and bit 340 compliance signatures, threshold signing on Noster with Frost, downsides of FROST, choosing the cha-cha and poly algorithm for lining, and Bitcoin's algebra and key management.