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May 25, 2023 • 2h 10min

BR037 - Mempool.space, COLDCARD, Ledger Recover, Cashu +MORE ft. Steve Lee, Future Paul & Livera

I'm joined by guests Steve Lee, Future Paul & Stephan Livera, to go through the list. Housekeeping 00:01:44 OpenSats 00:05:08 Reproducible builds Bitcoin • Security Updates 00:06:50 Ledger miniscript vulnerability 00:08:12 Ledger Recover • Software Releases & Project Updates 00:23:30 Coldcard Mk4 6.0.0X 00:29:28 Liana 00:33:55 nunchuk-android 00:34:10 Mempool.space 00:42:17 electrum 00:42:47 Mercury Wallet 00:43:30 BlueWallet 00:43:57 libwally-core 00:44:54 startOS 00:45:57 Robosats 00:46:31 mycitadel-desktop 00:48:31 Blockstream Green Desktop 00:48:53 Parmanode 00:49:16 Whirlpool 00:52:14 Orange Pill App • Project Spotlight 00:52:39 Lnscribe 00:54:29 Joltz rewards 00:54:38 The Bitcoin Legacy Project 00:55:18 lndk Lightning & L2 • Software Releases & Project Updates 00:58:15 Cashu 01:04:01 Mutiny 01:11:23 Alby 01:12:27 lnbits 01:12:52 Core Lightning 01:14:37 TORQ 01:14:51 Satimoto 01:15:10 Swisspay 01:15:20 Polar 01:15:33 Nayuta Wallet 01:15:46 Wavlake 01:15:55 River • Project Spotlight 01:15:59 Zap Planner 01:17:07 Vortex 01:18:51 Etta Wallet Nostr • Software Releases & Project Updates 01:19:22 Damus 1tapzap • Project Spotlight 01:20:02 nostr-zap 01:21:05 nostr-control 01:21:35 Wasabi Nostr Boosts Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @apemithrandir, @obex, @northofthewall, @vake, @hipocrates, @dubravko Bitcoin Optech Newsletter 01:25:52 LSPs specifications [251] 01:30:15 Bitcoin Core developers in-person meeting [251] News & Noteworthy • Lightning & L2 01:37:53 Burak announces Ark 01:46:15 MicroStrategy announces Lightning Platform 01:46:28 Wallet of Satoshi Has Processed 9m LN Payments 01:46:46 Zebedeeio announce the Node.js SDK for the ZEBEDEE API • Privacy 01:47:02 BULL BITCOIN becomes a No-KYC exchange 01:47:08 HODL HODL and BISQ announce lightning integration 01:47:37 Lava Launched in Miami 01:49:37 Amboss privacy concerns • Integration 01:51:06 Total Play has integrated Bitcoin Lightning payments 01:51:16 IBEX Mercado announced partnership with Grupo Salinas • Business News 01:51:23 Strike expands Bitcoin payments to 65 countries, moves global headquarters to El Salvador 01:51:39 Paxful is back online 01:51:48 Stripe announced the launch of a Stripe-hosted fiat-to-crypto onramp 01:54:35 Fold Expands to El Salvador as Base for Latin American Operations 01:54:59 Bittrex Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection • Funding 01:55:06 Fedi 01:56:32 HRF gifts 16.5 BTC via its Bitcoin Development Fund to support 12 projects worldwide 01:56:45 River Raises $35 Million 01:56:50 Tether will allocate >15% of operating profits to purchase Bitcoin 01:58:32 Brink partners with Marathon Digital to raise $1,000,000 for funding Bitcoin Core development • Legal & Political See full shownotes (link below) • Reads 01:59:33 Here's a few of our recent recommended reads: Watchtowers on Lightning Network by Voltage.cloud, How do Lightning Network Fees Work by Voltage.cloud, Seeding a Bitcoin marketplace by Pablo, Using Spacechains and Fedimint to solve scaling by Fiatjaf, Bitcoin, CTV Covenants, and Enigma by Polyd_ Links & Contacts • Audience Questions 02:04:01 "How many words of a 24 word seed phrase you'd need to know (in the correct order), for the full seed phrase to become realistically brute-forceable?" 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-37/
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May 12, 2023 • 1h 59min

BR036 - Lightning Privacy & Splice Panel ft. Tbast, Dusty, Tony, Jeff & Vivek

I'm joined by guests Tbast, Dusty, Tony, Jeff & Vivek to discuss lightning privacy and splicing. Discussion Topics: 00:01:17 Housekeeping 00:02:14 Guest introductions 00:04:29 Current state of LN privacy 00:05:40 Receiver privacy 00:06:58 Blinded paths 00:12:31 Obscurity of lightning 00:13:47 Onchain privacy compared to lightning privacy 00:19:57 Lightning privacy challenges 00:21:57 PTLCs 00:22:48 Routing and LSPs 00:24:20 Gossip filters 00:25:36 Gossip and BOLT7 summary 00:27:27 Speed of development 00:29:22 Lightning implementations and compatability 00:31:38 BOLT12 00:34:00 Why an additional node implementation? (LDK) 00:40:04 Feature experimentation and market validation 00:43:29 Communicating feature sets 00:45:05 Payment descriptions 00:47:32 Nostr and zaps 00:50:25 Custodial lightning and censorship resistance 00:54:39 Splicing 00:57:51 Scaling 01:01:32 Bitcoin core changes that would advance lightning 01:08:06 Testing, breaking and adversarial actions 01:12:48 Shadow channels 01:15:52 Splicing (cont.) 01:22:04 Payjoins and keysend 01:25:52 Blockspace concerns 01:34:04 Taproot channels and gossip 01:41:09 Splicing (cont.) 01:42:13 Signing, UTXOs and pre-signed splices 01:47:15 FROST 01:47:60 Swap-in potentium 01:48:49 ecash 01:53:18 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-36
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May 5, 2023 • 1h 50min

BR035 - OpenSats, Nunchuk, BTC Map, BRC-20 Mania + MORE ft. Sjors, Nicholas Gregory & Daniel Prince

I'm joined by guests Sjors Provoost, Nicholas Gregory & Daniel Prince to go through the list. Bitcoin • Software Releases & Project Updates 00:01:59 MyCitadel 00:02:38 Zeus 00:06:40 Nunchuk 00:12:14 Blockstream Green 00:14:32 Bluewallet 00:15:33 Blixt 00:18:05 Bitcoin Tribe 00:18:14 Keeper 00:19:15 Swisspay 00:25:57 coinkite-tap-protocol 00:29:00 RoninDojo 00:29:42 BTC Map Android 00:40:05 BTC Pay Server 00:40:16 Joininbox 00:40:37 Parmanode 00:41:30 Trezor 00:44:28 Mercury Wallet • Project Spotlight 00:51:00 Soma 00:52:06 Preturnio 00:53:23 bitcoinisdata 00:53:41 satmap.app 00:53:52 Orange Pill App Lightning • Software Releases & Project Updates 00:57:40 Wallet of Satoshi 00:58:08 Rust Lightning 00:58:42 lnd 00:58:51 LNBits SaaS 00:59:09 Alby 00:59:42 Voltage 01:00:18 Bolt.observer 01:00:29 Mutiny Node 01:01:03 Lightning Loop 01:01:37 Nayuta Wallet 01:02:25 Stacker News 01:03:12 Sphinx Relay • Project Spotlight 01:04:16 Strom 01:05:31 NFC wristband to LNURL 01:05:40 LN Scratch 01:06:10 localsats 01:06:18 Clams 01:06:36 scribsat.com Nostr 01:08:43 Mostro 01:09:00 Coinstr 01:09:28 Swap Service 01:11:41 nostr-tx-broadcast 01:13:35 Munstr 01:14:22 Primal Bitcoin Optech Newsletter 01:14:47 Proposed removal of BIP35 mempool P2P message [248] 01:15:35 MATT-based vaults [249] 01:15:55 Analysis of signature adaptor security [249] Interlude 01:17:08 Chatting about the Bitcoin.Review podcast 01:20:05 Mempool congestion and BRC-20 Boosts 01:16:36 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @erik99, @scarcity, @apemithrandir, @vake, @jcdenton & @dash. News & Noteworthy • Bitcoin 01:31:13 Coinbase gets Bermuda license 01:31:23 Bitcoin on Telegram 01:32:00 Trust Wallet browser extension compromised 01:32:24 Apple removes Bitcoin whitepaper from macOS Ventura beta 01:33:11 Venmo rolling out Bitcoin & crypto withdrawals/transfers 01:34:28 Balaji's million dollar bet settled 01:34:52 Opensats announcement • Lightning & L2 Skipped due to time limitations - see full shownotes! • Nostr Skipped due to time limitations - see full shownotes! • Mining Skipped due to time limitations - see full shownotes! • Privacy Skipped due to time limitations - see full shownotes! • Funding Skipped due to time limitations - see full shownotes! • Legal & Political 01:41:15 Dorsey's Legal Defense Fund is backing 13 Bitcoin Core developers facing lawsuits by Craig Wright 01:43:15 Biden Administration Proposes 30% Tax on Bitcoin Mining 01:43:35 North Carolina County Enacts One-year Ban On Commercial Bitcoin Mining Attributions Free sound effects from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com Breaking news animation from Vecteezy.com 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-35/
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Apr 26, 2023 • 2h 5min

BR034 - Nostr Taking off! Catch-up with NVK ft. Fiatjaf, JB55, Pablo & Odell

I'm joined by guests Fiatjaf, William Casarin, Pablo & Odell to discuss Nostr. Timecodes coming soon. 00:01:29 Guest introductions 00:01:55 How far have things come with nostr? 00:06:46 Ability to remove yourself from a client (Damus) 00:09:08 Notes and highlighting on nostr- 00:15:39 Displaying notes 00:21:52 Short notes and long notes 00:26:28 DMs on nostr 00:34:20 NIP-05 verifications 00:36:53 Consensus on nostr and breaking changes 00:45:31 Onlyzaps and NIP-47 00:52:33 NIP-15 nostr marketplace 01:00:47 Search, indexing and discoverability 01:12:50 Nostr safe spaces- 01:14:16 File headers 01:23:55 Calendars on nostr 01:28:41 Key delegation/revocation 01:38:16 RSS feeds (nostr RSS replacement?) 01:43:58 Notifications and subscriptions 01:47:34 Funding 01:55:34 Roundup and 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-34/
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Apr 21, 2023 • 1h 37min

BR033 - OP_VAULT Round 2, Many Changes & OP_CTV ft. JamesOB, theinstagibbs, Ben Carman & Rijndael

I'm joined by guests JamesOB, Greg, Ben Carman and Rijndael to discuss OP_VAULT. Discussion Topics 00:01:26 Introductions 00:02:35 Primer on OP_VAULT 00:08:37 How is CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY achieved? 00:13:12 Fee issues on CTV 00:15:20 How has the proposal evolved? 00:17:32 Simplification of OP_VAULT proposal 00:21:34 Script libraries and CTV templates 00:23:52 OP_VAULT criticisms 00:34:22 Do we need OP_VAULT? Why change Bitcoin? 00:36:44 OP_VAULT Opsec 00:43:30 Cancel paths 00:47:30 Why do OP_VAULT along with CTV? 00:49:57 OP_VAULT + ANYPREVOUT 00:50:28 Blockspace concerns 00:52:41 Use in chaumian mints/ecash 00:53:25 Managing security between L1 & L2 00:56:56 Vaults & DLCs 00:59:10 How do we activate OP_VAULT? 01:02:43 Is there enough interest to do the work? 01:04:05 Investment insurance concerns 01:08:56 Now really, how do we activate OP_VAULT?? 01:13:01 Taproot & Segwit complexity VS OP_VAULT 01:16:33 OP_VAULT product market fit 01:18:47 Recursiveness of OP_VAULT 01:19:53 OP_VAULT main selling points 01:26:04 Multisig, OP_VAULT and improving HODL features 01:32:14 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-33/
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Apr 20, 2023 • 1h 40min

BR032 - COLDCARD, Sparrow, Zeus, Mutiny, LNProxy, lnbits Nostr, Primal +MORE ft. Calle & Future Paul

I'm joined by guests ⁠⁠⁠⁠Future Paul & Calle to go through the list. Bitcoin • Bitcoin Software Releases & Project Updates 00:01:56 COLDCARD Mk4 00:06:23 Sparrow 00:10:58 Electrum 00:13:48 BTC Pay Server 00:15:16 RoboSats 00:16:42 BISQ 00:19:21 libwally-core 00:20:15 nix-bitcoin 00:20:56 Nunchuk Desktop 00:21:26 Blockstream Green iOS 00:22:34 Trezor 00:22:59 Fully Noded 00:23:45 Liana 00:24:00 mycitadel 00:24:28 rgb-core 00:27:18 Descriptor wallet library • Lightning Software Releases & Project Updates 00:27:54 MutinyNet 00:30:59 Zeus 00:33:51 Blixt 00:36:50 TORQ 00:37:19 Nutstash 00:38:18 Phoenix 00:38:54 Wavlake 00:39:41 Stemstr 00:40:27 Satimoto 00:41:31 Zaprite • Bitcoin & Lightning Project Spotlight 00:42:25 bitcoin.rocks 00:42:35 psbt.io 00:42:57 mercury-node 00:44:21 Parmanode 00:44:48 LNProxy.org Nostr • Nostr Software Releases & Project Updates 00:46:53 NIP-47: Nostr Wallet Connect 00:47:13 NIP-15 00:47:34 ananostr 00:50:43 Damus 00:50:58 Snort Social 00:51:08 Amethyst 00:51:21 nblog 00:52:20 Coracle • Nostr Project spotlight 00:52:44 nostrit 00:53:17 zapworthy 00:53:31 NostrGraph Dashboard 00:53:45 primal.net 00:56:00 Nostri.chat 00:57:49 N3XB Boosts 00:57:49 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: Purple Deer, puravida, Magenta Panda, Magenta Boar, northofthewall, apemithrandir & mrmr. Bitcoin Optech Newsletter 00:59:20 244: Preventing stranded capital with multiparty channels and channel factories 00:59:34 245: Watchtower accountability proofs 01:00:49 246: Splicing specification & Proposed BIP for transaction terminology News & Noteworthy • Bitcoin 01:01:16 Bitcoin Whitepaper Hidden in macOS • Lightning 01:02:56 Hierarchical Channels Proposal 01:10:15 Lightspark platform launches 01:11:52 MicroStrategy email addresses to LN addresses 01:12:01 Wallet of Satoshi processed 905,000 Lightning payments in March 01:12:12 Wallet of Satoshi Point of Sale First Look • Nostr 01:12:17 Civ Kit: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Market System 01:13:35 LNBits announces Nostr Market, Nostr Client & Nostr Relay • Privacy 01:19:59 Chivo Wallet censorship • Mining 01:20:44 Stratum v2 reference implementation update with Job Negotiator 01:20:55 Sweden to increase data center taxes by 6,000% 01:21:36 New York Times Bitcoin mining hitpiece + Pierre troll • Enterprise & Finance 01:24:32 Pocket acquires Bitkipi 01:24:39 Strike Send Globally is now available in Senegal, Benin, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Togo 01:24:47 Zebedee partners with Bitnob 01:24:52 Block partners with African crypto exchange Yellow Card • Privacy 01:25:44 LinkingLion: An entity linking Bitcoin transactions to IPs? • Reads 01:30:20 LNP/BP Standards Association educational website • Political 01:30:28 Launch Of UK's First Bitcoin-only Policy Organisation - Bitcoin Policy UK Audience Questions 01:30:33 "Join market, wasabi or samurai?" @BITCOINALLCAPS 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-32/
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Apr 11, 2023 • 2h 16min

BR031 Cashu & Fedimint: ecash, Bitcoin's layer 3 & scalability ft. Calle, E Sirion, Rijndael & Odell

I'm joined by guests Calle, Eric Sirion, Odell and Rijndael to discuss ecash. Discussion Topics: 00:01:30 Guest introductions 00:02:59 Chaumian ecash origins 00:08:04 ecash integration with monetary networks 00:13:49 Technicals of ecash 00:23:17 Supply and auditability 00:27:07 Is ecash the third layer of Bitcoin? 00:33:48 Cashu 00:38:12 Fedimint 00:45:09 Federated signing and sovling the double spend problem 00:51:26 Fedimint tradeoffs 00:55:24 How does the federation work? 00:57:34 Fedimint denomications problem 00:58:44 How is a federation formed? 01:03:49 Comparing Fedimint to liquid 01:07:55 Ease of use setting up a mint 01:10:14 Running a federation/setting up a mint 01:18:26 The open source movement 01:24:03 Proof of reserves in ecash 01:39:35 Onchain vs lightning mints 01:42:21 Auditability and proof of liabilities 01:45:04 Fedipools 01:51:08 Scriptable ecash 01:59:36 Nostr + ecash 02:03:52 Naming ecash units of account 02:06:26 ecash integration and intercompatability 02:11:49 Final thoughts Notes & Resources: Fallacies of distributed computing [Wikipedia] Fedipool: Fedimint Could Mitigate Bitcoin Mining Pool Concerns [Odell] Fedimint [Website]/ [Github] Fedimint Primer [Bitcoin Design] Cashu [Website]/[Github] Nutstash eCash for Better Bitcoin Privacy [MAX MONEY 21M] Cashu Tutorial - Chaumian Ecash On Bitcoin [BTC Sessions] 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-31
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Apr 6, 2023 • 1h 55min

BR030 - Mercury Wallet, BitKey, BDK, Mutiny Wallet + MORE ft. Nicholas Gregory, Rijndael & Odell

I'm joined by guests ⁠Nicholas Gregory, ⁠Rijndael & Odell to go through the list. Housekeeping 00:01:37 Coldcard colors 00:01:51 Coldcard Q1 00:02:36 Miami Workshop 00:02:46 Check out BR029 Software Releases & Project Updates Bitcoin: 00:04:08 Sparrow v1.7.4 00:08:18 Specter Desktop v2.0.1 00:08:41 Wasabi v2.0.3 00:11:30 Mercury Wallet v0.8.10 00:24:23 Nunchuk android v1.9.28 00:24:31 Mempool.space v2.5.0 00:29:26 Robosats 00:36:32 Cashu NUT-08 00:38:02 Liana v0.3.1 00:38:45 Samurai Dojo v1.19.0 00:39:18 HodlHodl Lightning: 00:41:35 Blixt v0.6.5 00:43:18 Zeus v0.7.4 00:45:18 Blink v2.1.79 00:51:02 TORQ v0.19.1 00:53:16 LND v0.16.0 00:54:30 c-lightning v23.02.2 00:55:33 Lightning Terminal v0.9.0-alpha 00:55:48 The Bitcoin Company v1.27 00:57:25 ZEBEDEE 00:57:35 LNURL-pay extension Nostr: 00:57:58 Damus v1.4.0 00:58:19 Nosotros v0.3.2.3-alpha 00:58:22 Amethyst v0.32.0 00:58:56 snort.social v0.1.6 00:59:04 Nostri.chat v0.1.5 00:59:12 Algia v0.0.15 Boosts 01:01:37 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @northofthewall, @hightraverse, @apemithrandir, @obex, @mirkorainer, @ahanniga, @gerrrrt Project spotlight 01:05:35 The Bitcoin Time Capsule 01:06:39 Speed Bitcoin POS 01:06:48 blowater 01:07:06 10101 01:08:15 LED Boltcards 01:08:53 Plebbin 01:10:51 Floresta 01:12:40 BDK 01:16:23 OpenOrdex News & Noteworthy Odell's Picks: 01:19:35 Mutiny Wallet raised >$300k 01:22:56 The Mullvad Browser Bitcoin Optech Newsletter 01:25:03 243: TypeScript library for miniscript descriptors released News & Noteworthy Cont. Bitcoin: 01:25:30 Block Bitkey 01:32:28 MSTR Repays $205M Bitcoin-Collateralized Loan & buys +6,455 BTC 01:33:21 Bitcoin Product Community launched 01:35:16 ZeroSync Lightning: 01:38:28 lnroom.live - Learn how to hack on Core Lightning 01:38:41 What Are Blinded Paths? 01:38:46 c= Lightning node up and running 01:38:55 "The future of lightning is non-custodial" - Igor Korsakov 01:39:04 BoltCard Wallet launches LNDhub-based wallet 01:39:12 Bitfinex Labs LN node 01:39:26 Lightning Prisms 01:39:31 LN on Blockstream Green 01:39:36 Kollider Wallet Launched 01:40:07 Strike Launches in Vietnam 01:40:12 Route blinding added to LN spec Nostr: 01:40:35 Ben Carman zaps analytics 01:41:49 DIY Nostr signing device launched by lnbits 01:41:57 Self hosted blog bounty claimed 01:43:07 2X Nostr bounties added: long form (kind23) & podcast RSS feed 01:43:56 Stemstr Privacy: 01:44:15 Twitter VPN search ban 01:44:36 'Chipmixer' Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer Taken Down 01:45:09 RoninDojo launches privacy phone RoninMobile Funding: 01:45:23 brink.dev receives $100,000 donation from The Draper Foundation Political: 01:45:53 The President's Annual Economic Report to Congress Attacks Bitcoin Mining: 01:46:01 Bitcoin's hashrate touched 400 Exahash Events: 01:46:40 Nostr Japan announced for Novemeber 1-3 01:47:42 The SATSx Hackathon successfully united 11 innovative projects Adoption: 01:47:49 MercadoLibre Enables Bitcoin Trading in Chile 01:47:55 El Salvador Launches Cubo+ Educational Program Reads: 01:49:30 Purple Text, Orange Highlights: How nostr can benefit readers and writers (by Gigi) Other: 01:49:41 Bitstamp suspends Services in Canada with 3 Days Notice Audience Questions 01:49:56 "Is it possible to create your own multisig vault on paper, without using a wallet like Sparrow or Nunchuk?" 01:51:23 "Will any combination of the 2048 seed words generate a valid private key? 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-30/
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Mar 31, 2023 • 2h 10min

BR029 - SegWit, Taproot, Schnoor, Inscriptions & Witness Discount ft. Andrew Poelstra & Adam Gibson

I'm joined by guests Andrew Poelstra and Adam Gibson to discuss SegWit and related issues including taproot, schnoor, inscriptions and the witness discount. Discussion Topics: 00:02:14 Introductions to guests 00:05:06 Introductions to episode 00:06:12 bech32 00:15:46 The malleability problem 00:22:23 Mental model for understanding malleability 00:26:16 Primer on SegWit 00:36:23 Why does witness data have a discount? 00:42:40 What is sighash? 00:46:55 How is the weight calculated? 00:53:19 Inputs and outputs 00:58:41 Importance of the UTXO set 01:02:45 Block size considerations 01:04:13 Calculating the witness data discount 01:09:00 Introduction to Taproot and Schnoor 01:11:08 Schnoor signatures 01:21:01 Taproot 01:36:59 Taproot use cases 01:40:31 Timelocks, covenants and OP_VAULT 01:44:44 Taproot + lightning 01:47:17 Ordinals and inscriptions 02:06:40 References 02:09:11 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-29/
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Mar 16, 2023 • 1h 43min

BR028 - Specter, Zeus, BTC Pay Server, Alby, LDK Roadmap + MORE ft. Bumi, Vivek & Guy Swann

I'm joined by guests Bumi, Vivek & Guy Swann to go through the list. Housekeeping 00:02:02 Vivek joins Coinkite 00:02:07 Coinkite workshops at Bitcoin Park 00:02:14 COLDCARD + TAPSIGNER available at Bitcoin Park 00:02:20 Q1 reservation date revealed (around Q4) 00:02:36 SATSCHIP 50% off 00:02:41 checkmsg.org updated 00:02:48 Coinkite gift cards now available on Oshi app 00:02:52 Nunchuk partnership announcement Software Releases & Project Updates Hacks & vulnerability disclosures: 00:02:56 @emzy gets SeedSigner to log seed to SD with 6 lines of code Bitcoin: 00:05:13 Specter Desktop v2.0.0 00:10:52 Liana v0.3 00:12:00 Zeus v0.7.3 00:18:48 Nunchuk iOS v1.9.22 00:19:23 BTC Pay Server v1.8.0 00:26:57 MyNode v0.3.11 00:30:48 Keeper 1.0.2 00:31:44 Robosats v0.4.1-alpha 00:33:15 Orange Pill App v1.1.5 00:39:21 Blockstream Green Android v4.0.0 Lightning: 00:40:25 Alby v1.28.0 00:50:01 LDK Roadmap 00:52:58 Bitcoin Tribe v2.1.4 00:54:04 Rust Lightning v0.0.114 00:54:18 lnbits [Yvette] 00:55:25 Core Lightning v23.02 00:58:15 Fountain v0.6.5 01:01:04 LND v0.16.0 Nostr: 01:11:25 Damus v1.1.0-10 01:11:45 Nosotros v0.3.1.6-alpha 01:11:53 Primal.net Nostr Client Launch 01:12:18 Nostore 01:12:29 Gossip Boosts 01:13:57 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @apemithrandir, @hiro, @teejem, @bloggingbitcoin, @kepford Project spotlight 01:14:52 Cashu redeem app 01:17:38 Blogstack 01:18:23 Zaplife 01:18:31 Amethyst 01:18:35 LNnodeinsight 01:18:47 LNCal 01:19:22 BitcoinSearch.xyz 01:19:32 Bitcoin Jungle 01:21:48 BitcoinEvents.org Bitcoin Optech Newsletter 01:22:22 [240] 01:23:21 [241] News & Noteworthy Good reads: 01:29:33 Bitcoin Zeigest - Anthony Towns 01:29:56 Lyn Alden - March 2023 Newsletter: A Look at Bank Solvency 01:30:05 Guy's Reads: Protocols, Not Platforms, How Many Bitcoin Confirmations is Enough?, Bitcoin: A Game-Theoretic Analysis Innovation: 01:33:13 Block: Helping customers move between fiat and bitcoin 01:33:25 Jack Dorsey’s Block Announces MDK 01:33:42 Wallet Interfaces/APIs Lightning & L2: 01:35:16 Jack Dorsey announces new LSP 01:35:28 Voltage introduces Flow 2.0 01:35:41 BoltObserver announced support for Core Lightning in LiquidOps 01:35:47 Mastering the Lightning Network is now free Mining: 01:36:08 First nuclear-powered Bitcoin mine goes online in Pennsylvania Adoption: 01:36:17 Local public transport temporarily accepts Bitcoin lightning payments in Sweden 01:36:25 Settle Up Adds Lightning Support 01:36:31 Xapo becomes the first bank to offer #LightningNetwork payments 01:36:36 Baseball Fans Can Now Instantly Receive Bitcoin After Perth Heat’s Most Exciting Plays Funding: 01:36:44 Geyser Grants Round 2 winners announced 01:36:58 Relai Raises $4.5 Million Finance: 01:37:07 Traditional Finance Meltdown, Bitcoin Boom! Events 01:37:40 Nostrica 01:38:15 Northern Lightning Conference Announced - March 17-19 in Bergen, Norway 01:38:25 Nostr hackathon 01:38:30 Bitcoinevents.org revamped & new events added Audience Questions 01:38:40 Question for Bumi: According to Alby Buzz, "Alby builds on the same infrastructure interface as BlueWallet, namely LndHub". Now that LndHub is sunsetting, how with this affect Alby and what do users need to be aware of? Shoutouts BISQ is looking for people from Nigeria to help kickstart the NGN/BTC market on Bisq Market Day Receiving Self-Sovereign Zaps in 15 minutes - Article by sovrnbitcoiner Bitcoin Optech Podcast 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-28/

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