Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests

I'm joined by guests Jeff Vandrew Jr, Jared Pierce, Peter Dunworth and Amanda Kita to discuss estate concerns relating to Bitcoin. Discussion Topics: 00:05:08 Starting thinking about estate planning with Bitcoin 00:17:15 Estate privacy concerns 00:19:05 Trusts 00:24:32 Death taxes 00:26:54 Corporation structures 00:28:58 Divorce concerns 00:36:32 Estate planning horror stories 00:48:49 Ensuring smooth transfer to beneficiaries 00:50:09 Privacy concerns 01:04:16 Jurisdiction sheltering and tax sheltering 01:09:12 The right way to do Bitcoin inheritance planning 01:16:55 Timelocks 01:18:49 Musig 01:19:50 Weaknesses in private key generation 01:22:12 Scams and fraud 01:27:23 Probate administration best practices 01:29:23 Resources 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-17/

I'm joined by guests Stephan Livera, Michael Folkson & Wiz to go through the list. Housekeeping 00:00:30 Breez SATSCARD Integration Bounty Software Releases & Project Updates 00:01:16 Tor Browser 12.0 00:02:44 BTC Pay Server v1.7.1 00:10:03 Wasabi v2.0.2.1 00:16:16 Alby v1.21.0 00:29:24 Zeus v0.7.0 00:31:11 Fountain 0.5.8 00:34:03 Umbrel Update 24.0.1-2 00:40:07 OBW v0.2.0 00:40:31 Liana 0.1: first beta release 00:42:28 Ledger + Miniscript 00:48:00 Damus 01:01:49 Samurai - The Stealth Mode Update Project spotlight 01:06:09 SMS4Sats 01:06:48 LNVPN 01:06:54 Heatbit 01:07:16 Zaprite Boosts 01:07:23 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @rot13maxi, @apemithrandir, @user4811802839281498, @hightraverse, @vake, @user1628071985352022, @raduza, @nachobitcoin, @erik99, @ca_dannerrrrr News & Noteworthy 01:09:31 The Block has been secretly funded for over a year with money from SBFs cryptocurrency trading firm 01:10:00 EU to Make Crypto Companies Report Tax Details to Authorities 01:10:34 Coinbase Received 12320 Government Demands for Customer Info 01:10:56 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act introduced 01:11:08 Core Scientific filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 01:12:37 Over 100 bitcoins tied to QuadrigaCX moved 01:16:49 HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Awards $325K In Grants 01:17:01 Paul Sztorc Launches 'Layer 2 Labs' 01:18:28 Lastpass Hack 01:27:48 BLIP Bitcoin-based encrypted chat platform announced 01:28:43 Lightning Privacy Research 01:31:00 At least 17% of Bitcoin Core 24.x listening nodes running full-rbf 01:31:14 Breez raised $4.5M round to accelerate Lightning as a Service 01:32:05 CashuBTC is now available for everyone via @LNbits 01:36:42 Paxful Delists ETH 01:36:47 Portion of Bitcoin Supply Held by Retail Investors Reaches All-Time High 01:36:54 NVK.org: How to setup NIP5 verification using Github Pages 01:37:10 André Neves: Set up your very own #nostr relay server in <5 mins 01:39:12 WASI cryptography APIs (proposal) 01:40:23 MicroStrategy increases #Bitcoin Holdings by 2500 BTC Nostr Corner 01:40:46 Jack Dorsey Provides 14 Bitcoin Grant to Open Source Distributed Communication Protocol 'Nostr' 01:40:59 Twitter Announces Policy Banning Promotion of Other Social Audience Questions 01:41:20 "Is it possible (or advisable) to use the lightning network for coin mixing? Events 01:46:32 Upcoming Events 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-16/

I'm joined by guests Calle, Roy, Rijndael & t-bast to discuss Bitcoin lightning. Discussion Topics 00:04:08 Lightning implementations 00:11:04 LN URL 00:14:45 Protocols and different implementations 00:19:10 Wallet interaction with base chain 00:25:41 Splicing 00:34:26:06 Cost of liquidity and opening/closing channels 00:39:07 Monetization 00:49:12 Compatability and LSPs 00:56:08 Incentives to monopolize 01:04:43 Attacks on lightning 01:10:20 Cashu & eCash 01:41:42 Competing L2s and alternative lightning networks 01:44:19 Security 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-15/

I'm joined by guests Checkmate, Permabull Nino & TXMC Trades to discuss on-chain economics. Discussion Topics 00:02:59 Overview of on-chain economics 00:06:44 Deciphering coin ownership 00:08:56 Calculating profit/loss for coins 00:13:33 Fees and the fee market 00:15:24 Bitcoin & shitcoin analytics 00:16:19 Analysing the bull market 00:28:10 Proof of reserves 00:29:00 Market manipulation 00:31:32 Surviving the market 00:32:30 Stablecoins 00:38:50 Hedge fund strategy & risk of rugpull 00:45:05 Institutional use of chain analysis 00:50:05 Manipulating and obscuring chain analysis 00:56:05 Proof of reserves 01:04:29 Regulatory risks 01:05:41 Concentration of coins 01:06:19 Security budgets 01:07:48 Efficiency and UTXO management 01:09:11 Inflation security budgets and supply schedule 01:11:38 Spent coins/lost coins 01:16:16 Audience question (market dominance vs realised cap/total market cap) 01:21:38 Market outlook 01:25:24 Audience question (bitcoin correlation with traditional markets) 01:28:00 Move to self custody 01:29:02 Spot premium 01:29:51 Currency debasement 01:35:26 How do you put a price on bitcoin? 01:38:57 Evolution of the bitcoin paradigm 01:41:29 The end of fiat money 01:46:14 The death of gold 01:50:09 Off-chain transactions 01:54:57 Market narratives 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-14/

I'm joined by guests Steve Barbour & Harry Sudock to discuss Bitcoin Mining. Discussion Topics 00:03:42 The service miners provide 00:05:01 Current state of mining profitability 00:07:58 Mining supply chain issues 00:13:18 Profit and loss in the mining industry 00:17:05 Financing in the mining industry 00:29:07 Risk management in the mining industry 00:33:49 Fiat games, leverage, fractional reserves & rehypothecation 00:46:44 Cooling technology 00:55:15 Higherarchy of needs in mining hardware 00:56:41 PSU cost efficiency 01:00:55 Voltage dynamics in mining 01:03:11 ASICS and ASIC manufacturers 01:10:55 Geopolitical concerns and state actors 01:22:57 Is Tesla a shitcoin? 01:24:04 The evolution of the Bitcoin mining paradigm 01:29:25 Sustaining attacks on mining 01:31:54 Energy sources 01:37:27 Creative miner energy use ideas 01:40:51 Base layer, 2nd layers and custodians 01:42:57 Attack vectors 01:47:19 RBF controversy 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-13/

I'm joined by guests BentheCarman & Bitcoin Gandalf. Housekeeping 00:01:55 BinaryWatch is live! Follow the bot. 00:08:36 V4V (We're converts!) 00:09:26 Coinkite updates Software Releases & Project Updates 00:10:20 Bitcoin Core version 24.0 00:26:59 Sparrow 1.7.1 00:28:56 Libwally Swift v0.0.7 00:30:11 BTC Pay Server 1.7.0 00:31:48 Fully Noded: The #nostrnode Tesftflight 00:32:09 lnd v0.15.5-beta 00:33:50 Core Lightning v22.11 00:46:11 BlueWallet LDK 00:46:29 eclair-v0.8.0 00:48:25 The Mempool Open Source Project™ v2.4.0 00:51:30 The Bitcoin Company adds support for on-chain payments 00:53:30 LiquidOps beta release 00:53:45 BDK 0.25.0 Project spotlight 00:54:57 SatsCrap 00:57:11 Hoseki Proof of Reserves 00:58:18 Satimoto 00:59:03 smartino 00:59:53 Mutiny Wallet 01:02:02 Wavlake Boosts 01:02:28 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters petar, vake, apemithrandir, adamcurry, pablof7z, yaeloss, ahanniga, nomadjoe & wolfbearclaw. Noteworthy 01:05:16 Benthecarmen got a lightning node running inside a phone's browser 01:05:40 Bahamas regulator confirms FTX asset seizure after hack accusation 01:09:26 Genesis Balance Sheet Reveals Web of Loans Across Silbert Empire 01:14:24 Questions over El Salvador Bitcoin transparency 01:16:01 Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Remain in Jail Until at Least Late February 01:16:07 Casa Supports Ethereum 01:22:52 Coinbase delists BCH, ETC, XLM & XRP 01:26:07 Blockstream launches bol2 01:27:52 Kids in El Salvador turning coins into sats 01:29:35 200,000 Bitcoin removed from exchanges in the last 30 days 01:29:54 Strike offers cross-border payments to Africans in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya 01:30:09 New Communication Protocol “Ibex” and Extended Protocol Suite 01:31:40 Chat GPT Audience Questions 01:36:04 M0rry 01:39:27 STACK TO THE FUTURE 01:40:13 M0rry Shoutouts 01:42:38 Phoenix Competitions Legends of Lightning (Winner: LightSats, Runners Up: Mutiny & Saving Satoshi) Events 01:43:01 Upcoming Events Episode submission ideas We're looking for ideas for interesting panel conversations. To send Bitcoin related questions, just go to bitcoin.review and click submit story at the top right. 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-12/

I'm joined by guests Adam Curry, Oscar Merry, Gigi & Odell to discuss podcasting 2.0. Discussion Topics 00:02:39 What is value for value? 00:14:02 Monetizing content 00:18:56 Micropayments 00:23:07 Earning a living with podcasting 2.0 00:29:07 Value signal vs attention signal 00:31:26 Ads, no ads, and hybrid models 00:39:41 Onboarding 00:50:05 Permissionless nature of podcasting 2.0 00:52:30 Sponsorship and patronage 01:00:43 Monetization strategies 01:09:17 Driving adoption 01:22:51 Open standards in podcasting 2.0 01:28:30 Upcoming feature: the remote item tag 01:33:28 Transparency and statistics 01:36:03 Boost bot and the podcaster API 01:37:54 Challenges with LN and micropayments 01:40:42 Driving education 01:46:49 Audience questions 01:47:29 Podcasting 2.0 apps 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-11/

I'm joined by Shinobi, Checkmate & Odell to read the list. Housekeeping 00:03:42 Submit your deals to BitcoinBlackFriday.org 00:04:32 Glassnode data added to BitcoinTreasuries.net Software Releases & Project Updates 00:05:24 You can now create an account on BitcoinTreasuries.net and start contributing data 00:05:47 BinaryWatch.org 00:11:56 Electrs 0.9.10 00:12:36 LND v0.15.4-beta: Hotfix Release to Fix Chain Sync Bug 00:15:39 Blixt 00:18:06 Nunchuk Android 1.9.20 00:21:41 Sparrow 1.7.1 00:23:30 Strike supports sending to Bech32m addresses 00:23:43 Specter DIY v1.8.0 00:25:02 Trezor v22.9.3 00:25:17 Fully Noded v0.2.30 00:26:31 Wallet of Satoshi 1.18.1 00:27:50 Robosats v0.3.0-alpha 00:29:01 Alby v1.19.0 Noteworthy 00:35:45 Dylan LeClair Tweet re: @chainalysis failures 00:59:56 Geyser.fund - Lightning-native crowdfunding and grants for Bitcoin creators 01:01:48 Santander imposes limits on UK crypto exchange transactions 01:01:56 CashApp Sold $1.76B Worth of Bitcoin During Q3 2022: Down 3% Year Over Year 01:04:51 Using LNsploit to Steal from LND nodes 01:06:07 LNLink 01:06:20 U.S. Attorney $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure 01:16:50 Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Digital Completes Debt Restructuring 01:24:04 Orange Pill App 01:25:24 Ledn discloses a lending relationship with Alameda 01:33:41 BitMEX Proof of Reserves 01:37:05 Gemini Earn Liquidity Issues 01:40:42 Apollosats 01:40:56 Cool Bitcoin projects Twitter thread Bitcoin Optech Newsletter 01:41:36 Continued discussion about enabling full-RBF Audience Questions 01:50:14 Fambatecusa in Bitcoin.Review Podcast Telegram Competitions 01:53:05 Legends of Lightning Events 01:53:15 Upcoming Events 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-10/

I'm joined by Stephan Livera & Matt Odell to read the list. Housekeeping 00:02:14 Submit your deals to BitcoinBlackFriday.org 00:02:32 Great UX/UI Roundtable Episode just released 00:02:55 Bitcoin.Review no longer getting re-released on Citadel Dispatch feed. Grateful to our repeat guest Odell for giving it the visibility! Software Releases & Project Updates 00:04:38 Specter DIY 1.8.0 00:05:49 Nunchuk 1.9.15 00:11:34 Wasabi Wallet v2.0.2 00:16:32 Sparrow 1.7.0 00:28:33 lnd v0.15.3-beta 00:56:33 Echo v0.0.1 01:01:55 Impervious Browser 01:03:20 Alby v1.18.0 01:10:13 Fully Noded v0.4.0 01:10:53 Keet now supports Bitcoin 01:11:53 You can now receive bitcoin instantly via the Lightning Network in Cash app Noteworthy 01:15:58 Coinkite Branded Cards 01:16:23 Bitcoin Ekasi Launches Financial Education Center in Mossel Bay, South Africa 01:17:08 Research: Validity Rollups on Bitcoin 1:20:33 Base58.info Bitcoin protocol school 01:21:04 Cashu: Bitcoin Lightning Chaumian Ecash wallet and mint 01:23:45 Synonym & Slashtags: Software and services that enable a new peer-to-peer economy and society 01:29:56 Coinbase-Backed Anti-Money Laundering Group Expands Into Europe 01:32:33 LN Analytics Company 'Amboss' Launches Controversial Data Sharing Feature 01:36:42 Kollider Launches Lightning-Native Exchange, Synthetic Stablecoins, and Wallet 01:38:23 Chinese Spies Used Wasabi Wallet Mixer to Pay Bitcoin Bribes to FBI Double Agent 01:40:43 Coin Center Suing OFAC Over Tornado Cash Sanction 01:41:01 Liquid federation affected by LND bug 01:43:14 Public miners’ share of Bitcoin hashrate skyrocketing 01:44:37 World's Largest Bitcoin Mining Firm 'Core Scientific' Solvency Risk 01:44:53 Bitcoin Mining Revenues Evaporated over the Past Months 01:45:13 Hodlonaut Defeats Craig Wright In Norwegian Court Case 01:47:21 Biden Administration Wants To Make It Easier To Seize Bitcoin Without Criminal Charges 01:48:56 Bitcoin Mining Council announced the findings of its third quarter 2022 (“Q3”) survey 01:52:18 Block: How we design our hardware Bitcoin Optech Newsletter 01:51:37 Transaction replacement option 01:51:52 Validity rollups research 01:51:57 NBD Open source initiative from ZEBEDEE 01:52:03 Cashu launches with Lightning support 01:52:08 Address explorer Spiral launches 01:52:13 ZeroSync launches Competitions 01:54:07 Legends of Lightning online global tournament for makers to learn, connect, collaborate, and build innovative applications and tools with bitcoin and lightning 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-09/

A conversation with designers. I'm joined by guests: Mo (https://twitter.com/MogashniR) Stephen Delorme (https://twitter.com/StephenDeLorme) Pedro (https://twitter.com/@pedromvpg) Matt Odell (https://twitter.com/odell) Discussion Topics 00:04:32 Bitcoin UX Hurdles 00:15:22 Onboarding noobs 00:28:36 QR vs NFC 00:33:54 Creating products for specific markets 00:43:01 User testing 00:46:07 Funding and building collaboratively 01:03:40 Identifying issues and user feedback 01:14:26 Simplicity vs complexity 01:45:21 Terminology 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-08/