Nostr

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-29/**

I'm joined by guests [Bumi]( https://twitter.com/bumi ), [Vivek]( https://twitter.com/Seardsalmon ) & [Guy Swann]( https://twitter.com/TheGuySwann ) 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**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-28/**

I'm joined by guests [Steve Myers]( https://twitter.com/notmandatory ), [Steve Lee]( https://twitter.com/moneyball ), [Thunderbiscuit]( http://twitter.com/thunderb__ ) & [Elias]( https://twitter.com/_tnull ) to discuss Bitcoin Client building blocks.

**Discussion Topics**

* 00:00:56 Introductions

* 00:04:46 Why is BDK necessary

* 00:07:14 Primer on BDK and the state of development

* 00:11:54 How do you test BDK

* 00:14:25 Who is using BDK

* 00:21:01 Using BDK to develop

* 00:23:48 Big items being worked on

* 00:35:07 LDK node

* 00:42:03 Spiral wallet?

* 00:46:33 Reference wallet training tool on testnet

* 00:48:58 LDK

* 00:54:43 Relationship with Spiral

* 01:04:12 NDK & Nostr

* 01:11:26 MDK

* 01:22:41 Further references and how to get involved

* 01:28:54 Final thoughts

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-27/**_

I'm joined by guests [Craig Raw]( https://twitter.com/craigraw ), [Lyn Alden]( https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact ) & [Ben Carman]( https://twitter.com/BentheCarman ) to go through the list.

**Housekeeping**

* 00:01:30 Bitcoin Park Events

* 00:01:56 Bitcoinevents.org

**Software Releases & Project Updates**

* 00:02:27 Sparrow

* 00:09:57 Mk4: Version 5.1.0

* 00:14:57 Nunchuk

* 00:21:32 Trezor-Suite v23.2.1

* 00:21:43 Zeus v0.7.3-beta2 (pre-release)

* 00:26:09 Mutiny Wallet

* 00:31:47 Liana v0.2

* 00:32:39 Breez

* 00:36:13 Blixt

* 00:36:24 MyNode

* 00:38:14 Jam

* 00:38:45 Keeper v1.0.1 (iOS)

* 00:43:36 Blockstream Jade 0.1.43

* 00:44:12 Seed Signer v0.6.0 The "Two More Weeks™" Release Latest

* 00:45:01 Cashu v0.9.3

* 00:45:32 Alby v1.27.0

* 00:46:11 Fountain v0.6.4

* 00:47:18 Damus v1.1.0-9

* 00:54:38 TORQ

* 00:54:51 Fedimint Federated mining pools

* 00:56:22 Habla.news

* 00:58:47 BIP47 on Stack Wallet v1.5.44

**Boosts**

* 01:00:41 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @purpleelephant, @erik99, @jcdenton, @michaelmatulef, @lawofbitcoin, @apemithrandir, @tomzarebczan

**Project spotlight**

* 01:02:08 blastr by MutinyWallet

* 01:03:28 bitcoin-waila by MutinyWallet

* 01:04:23 checkmsg.org - Bitcoin Message Verifier by Coinkite

* 01:04:27 Rust Coldcard Interface Project

* 01:04:38 labelbase.space

* 01:06:29 LNsat.me

* 01:06:40 TurinPay

* 01:06:49BIP324

* 01:08:38 Bitnob Virtual Dollar Card

**News & Noteworthy**

* 01:08:48 The Breez Open-LSP Model

* 01:14:16 Wallet of Satoshi processed over 150,000 LN payments last week

* 01:15:09 Fedimint Hackathon Winners Announced

* 01:23:15 New Nostr mobile clients

* 01:23:23 Bitcoin hackers Mastodon is no more

* 01:24:05 Qala Africa announce a strategic partnership with Nodl

* 01:24:15 Cashu Tutorial

* 01:24:30 WYOMING LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL PROTECTING BITCOIN PRIVATE KEYS FROM COURTS

* 01:24:42 Marco Falke Steps Down

* 01:28:32 Lndhub.io sunsetting

* 01:29:00 CashApp Users Bought $7.11 Billion Worth of Bitcoin in 2022

* 01:29:25 BITCOIN MINING FIRMS HUT 8 AND US BITCOIN CORP. ANNOUNCE MERGER

* 01:29:35 UK COURT RULES CRAIG WRIGHT HAS NO COPYRIGHT CLAIM ON BITCOIN

* 01:29:46 CRYPTO EXCHANGE KRAKEN SETTLES WITH SEC OVER UNREGISTERED STAKING SERVICES

* 01:31:44 EL SALVADOR TO OPEN A BITCOIN EMBASSY IN TEXAS

* 01:31:48 BITCOIN NFTS PROTOCOL ORDINALS SURPASSES 100,000 INSCRIPTIONS

**Audience Questions**

* 01:38:46 (Thanks to everyone who submitted questions!)

**Shoutouts**

* 01:38:46 Special shoutouts to: Bitcoin Sticker Bounties, NoGood Radio & Alby Buzz

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-26/**_

I'm joined by guests [Sjors Provoost]( https://twitter.com/provoost ), [James O'Beirne]( https://twitter.com/jamesob ) & [Mike Schmidt]( https://twitter.com/bitschmidty ) to discuss Bitcoin Core development.

**Discussion Topics:**

* 00:00:52 Guest introductions

* 00:07:48 The beginning of Bitcoin development

* 00:12:08 Modern Bitcoin development

* 00:12:57 The process for making basic changes to Bitcoin

* 00:23:35 Who decides what gets worked on?

* 00:39:05 Who chooses what gets merged?

* 00:46:31 BIPs

* 01:00:03 Is Github centralisation a risk?

* 01:05:27 Activation methods

* 01:28:30 Improving Bitcoin development and visibility/perception of development

* 01:49:35 Audience questions

**Notes & Resources:**

* [Bitcoincore.org]( https://bitcoincore.org/ )

* [Bitcoin Github Repo]( https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin )

* [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter]( https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/ )

* [Contributing to Bitcoin Core]( https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md )

* [Bitcoin: A Work in Progress]( https://www.btcwip.com/ )

* [Bitcoin, Explained]( https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes )

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-25/**_

I'm joined by guests [Casey Rodarmor]( https://twitter.com/rodarmor ) and [Rijndael]( https://twitter.com/rot13maxi ), to discuss Ordinals & Inscriptions.

**Discussion Topics:**

* 00:02:09 What are ordinals

* 00:11:57 History of the viability of inscriptions

* 00:30:02 Inscriptions under the hood

* 00:39:57 Consensus and the social layer

* 00:45:42 NVK coping with ordinals and inscriptions

* 00:53:19 Ordinal disrespect and mempool policy

* 00:55:55 Node concerns

* 01:00:07 Bunkercoin

* 01:04:51 Bitcoin politics and conflicting ideas

* 01:14:06 Have ordinals always existed?

* 01:14:38 How do we kill ordinals

* 01:17:32 Incentives and economic game theory

* 01:25:21 Scams and understanding the value of an inscription

* 01:27:30 Inscriptions and the Bitcoin ethos

* 01:30:01 BIP 322

* 01:33:42 Closing thoughts

**Notes & Resources:**

* [Ordinals.com]( https://ordinals.com )

* [Ordinals Discord]( https://discord.com/invite/ordinals )

* [Ordinals.wtf]( https://ordinals.wtf ) by [@BTCGandalf]( https://twitter.com/BTCGandalf )

* [Some brief thoughts on Ordinals]( https://x0f.org/@waxwing/109795948297071536 ) by [@waxwing]( https://x0f.org/@waxwing )

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-24/**_

I'm joined by guests [James O'Beirne]( https://twitter.com/jamesob ), [Rijndael]( https://twitter.com/rot13maxi ), [Antoine Poinsot]( https://twitter.com/darosior ) and [Ben Carman]( https://twitter.com/benthecarman ) to discuss OP_VAULT for Bitcoin covenants.

**Discussion Topics:**

* 00:03:40 Overview of OP_VAULT

* 00:10:34 Practical examples of OP_VAULT

* 00:14:44 Anchors and fee management mechanisms

* 00:17:05 Fee management

* 00:20:37 Generating addresses

* 00:23:44 Use cases for OP_VAULT

* 00:26:29 Key management

* 00:31:56 Inheritance planning

* 00:33:35 Simplicity vs complexity

* 00:38:42 OP_VAULT practical applications

* 00:44:34 Covenants and discreet log contracts

* 00:57:44 OP_VAULT benefits

* 01:05:31 Criticisms and risks

* 01:09:27 Watchtowers and handling blockchain information

* 01:12:35 Fungability concerns

* 01:18:46 Drivechains & CTV

* 01:21:34 Unforseen consequences (ordinals)

* 01:23:03 Activating OP_VAULT

* 01:42:15 Chain ossification

* 01:43:23 Bitcoin vs gold - attack vectors

* 01:51:37 Further reading

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-23/**_

I'm joined by guests [Matt Odell]( https://twitter.com/odell ) & [BentheCarman]( https://twitter.com/BentheCarman ) to go through the list.

Timecodes coming soon).

**Housekeeping**

* 00:01:04 Bountsr.org

* 00:01:15 Special secret announcement: Q1

**Software Releases & Project Updates**

* 00:13:54 Sparrow v1.7.2

* 00:15:03 BTC Pay Server v1.7.5 - v1.7.6

* 00:16:57 Blixt 0.6.3

* 00:17:03 BISQ 1.9.9

* 00:17:31 Keet Mobile Alpha is Now Live

* 00:19:17 Blockstream Jade 0.1.42

* 00:19:30 Electrum Personal Server v0.2.4

* 00:20:11 Electrum 4.3.4

* 00:21:00 Specter v1.14.5

* 00:22:43 Liana 0.2rc1

* 00:23:51 Zeus v0.7.2

* 00:25:52 Nunchuk Android v1.9.24

* 00:26:17 Muun 2.7.3

* 00:26:30 Blockstream Green Android v3.9.2

* 00:26:39 Breez 0.15 http Sync

* 00:27:10 Hexa Wallet v2.1.3

* 00:27:37 BDK v0.27.0-rc.1

* 00:28:46 Mutiny Wallet

* 00:32:12 nix-bitcoin-0.0.86

* 00:32:34 MyNode v0.3.09

* 00:32:55 Joinmarket v0.9.9

* 00:33:46 Nostr

* 00:35:09 Cashu

* 00:35:28 Fedipool

* 00:38:38 Alby v1.25.1

* 00:40:32 The Bitcoin Company v1.25

* 00:41:14 Keeper v1.0.0

**Project spotlight**

* 00:41:51 Brainbow

* 00:42:23 HuntingSats

* 00:42:42 SATurn

* 00:43:22 DIY offline coin exchanger, EUR to BTC

**Boosts**

* 00:43:37 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @apemithrandir, @marcellus, @hgw39, Jade Ox & @utxo_one.

**Bitcoin Optech Newsletter**

* 00:45:25 Serverless payjoin proposal [236]

* Bitcoin Core #26471 [236]

* 00:45:42 Ephemeral anchors compared to SIGHASH_GROUP [235]

* Request for proof that an async payment was accepted [235]

* 00:46:28 Wallet Labels Export Format merged [235]

* 00:45:50 Proposal for new vault-specific opcodes [234]

* 00:45:58 Kraken announces sending to taproot addresses [234]

* 00:46:02 Whirlpool coinjoin rust client library announced [234]

* 00:46:06 Ledger supports miniscript [234]

**News & Noteworthy**

* 00:47:23 Cash App adopts free and instant bitcoin payments

* 00:49:24 Fiatjaf Tweet

* 00:51:59 Congress' FTX Problem

* 00:52:15 Blockstream Raises USD $125M to Expand Mining Operations

* 00:52:29 Fold launches enterprise rewards API

* 00:53:05 Lightning is live with Clover.

* 00:53:50 Bitcoin-based app Strike expands in Philippines

* 00:56:13 BTC Pay Server Vulnerability disclosure

* 00:57:11 Introducing Watch Swaps

* 00:58:03 BitMex Ordinals Data

* 00:58:41 Breez temporarily removed from app store

* 00:59:16 Dubai Prohibits Privacy Coins

* 00:59:29 Berlin and Nigeria Lightning Conferences Cancelled

* 00:59:39 Nostrica

* 01:00:41 The Power of Lightning Summit 2023

* 01:01:36 Laanwj: Of regrets

* 01:04:13 Opensats

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-22/**_

I'm joined by guests [Harry Sudock]( https://twitter.com/harry_sudock ), [Aaron van Wirdum]( https://twitter.com/AaronvanW ) and Adam Gibson to discuss the power dynamics in Bitcoin.

**Discussion Topics:**

* 00:02:41 The Mexican stand off conceptualisation of the power dynamics within Bitcoin

* 00:04:19 Are developers part of the game theory?

* 00:21:57 The power dynamics involved in changing Bitcoin

* 00:33:39 The role of prediction markets in determining consensus

* 00:43:01 Can Bitcoin development be corrupted?

* 00:46:26 Corruption factors invovled in chain forks

* 00:53:39 Bitcoin's resistance to change

* 00:57:12 Bitcoin vs gold and considerations surrounding resistance to human interference

* 01:03:19 Perspectives on changing Bitcoin

* 01:04:41 Controversial changes (Tapscript)

* 01:07:16 What properties of Bitcoin are changeable?

* 01:15:18 How do you defin the "true" Bitcoin?

* 01:23:53 Forking as means of achieving market consensus

* 01:27:14 Politcs and getting buy-in for controversial changes

* 01:32:40 Why change Bitcoin?

* 01:34:55 Historic examples of contentious changes

* 01:38:11 Contextualising developer influence on Bitcoin

* 01:41:05 Contentious non-consensus changes (RBF)

* 01:45:12 Game theory involved in conflicts between users and miners

* 01:55:53 Mitigating against short term incentives with long term risks

* 01:59:39 Bitcoin: There is no alternative

* 02:01:55 Off-chain considerations

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-21/**_

I'm joined by guests [Sjors Provoost]( https://twitter.com/provoost ), [Mike Schmidt]( https://twitter.com/bitschmidty ), [Evan Kaloudis]( https://twitter.com/evankaloudis ) & [Justin Moon]( https://twitter.com/_JustinMoon_ ) to go through the list.

**Housekeeping**

* 00:08:04 Understanding The Coldcard Mk4 Security Model

* 00:08:29 Breez SATSCARD Integration Bounty

* 00:08:38 BDK issue about integrating SATSCARD & TAPSIGNER

* 00:08:47 Check out the hugely popular Nostr episode

**Software Releases & Project Updates**

* 00:09:18 Nunchuk Introduces the Honey Badger Wallet

* 00:15:44 Electrum 4.3.3

* 00:24:41 HWI 2.2.0

* 00:30:24 Mercury Wallet 0.8.6

* 00:35:51 HEXA v2.1.1

* 00:37:37 libwally-swift v0.0.8

* 00:39:28 LNbits 0.9.5.1: Fusion44

* 00:48:32 Fountain 0.6

* 00:51:07 ZEBEDEE Revamped

* 00:52:18 BDK 0.26.0

* 00:58:12 Stacker News

* 00:58:58 Zeus v0.7.1

* 01:08:11 Muun 2.7.1

* 01:15:39 LDK v0.0.113

* 01:22:32 Eclair v0.8.0

* 01:29:49 Alby

* 01:35:40 Fedimint

* 01:44:04 Damus

* 01:46:10 BRB.io

**Project spotlight**

* 01:47:31 Nosotros - NOSTR mobile client

* 01:50:37 Fun, simple coinjoin explorer from supertestnet

* 01:51:00 Krux: An an open-source, airgapped bitcoin hardware wallet

**Boosts**

* 01:51:36 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters: @apemithrandir, @geneeverett, @hightraverse, @erik99, @petar, @georgeorwell, @deusdenton, @maxawebster, @merryoscar, @Orchid Cow

**Bitcoin Optech Newsletter**

* 01:53:03 Bitcoin Knots signing key compromised [232]

* 02:03:05 Software forks of Bitcoin Core [232]

* 02:08:37 Non-interactive LN channel open commitments [233]

**News & Noteworthy**

* 02:14:06 Microstrategy Adds 2,500 Bitcoin To Holdings & will Launch Bitcoin Lightning Solutions In 2023

* 02:14:33 Fiji’s New Pro-bitcoin Prime Minister Ponders Legal Tender Bill

* 02:14:40 LQwD Fintech Releases Version 2 of its Bitcoin Lightning Network Platform

* 02:14:53 Orange Pill App added lightning payments to its web app

* 02:15:11 PlebLab launched PlebDev

* 02:16:28 Major Ukrainian Pharmacy Chain Enables Bitcoin Payments

* 02:16:33 Coinbase reaches $100 million settlement with New York regulator

* 02:17:07 Hashrate Index 2022 Bitcoin Mining Year in Review

* 02:17:55 Several Canadian provinces target bitcoin miners

* 02:19:54 91% Of Cryptos From 2014 Have Died, While Bitcoin Continues To Thrive

* 02:21:20 El Salvador’s Legislature Approves Landmark Digital Securities Bill

* 02:21:38 Samsung Bitcoin ETF Launches in Hong Kong

* 02:22:12 One Of America’s Largest Hemp Processors Makes Entry Into Sustainable Bitcoin Mining

* 02:22:29 Bitcoin Mining Is Proving To Be A Lifeline For Africa’s Oldest National Park

**Events**

* 02:23:22 For the full list of events, visit bitcoinevents.org.

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-20/**_

We held an impromptu Twitter spaces on Proof of Keys day to discuss Bitcoin self custody. I was joined by guests including [Justine Harper]( https://twitter.com/mshodl ), [Jameson Lopp]( https://twitter.com/lopp ), [Dee]( https://twitter.com/HodlDee ), [Craig Raw]( https://twitter.com/craigraw ), [Lazy Ninja]( https://twitter.com/FreedomIsntSafe ) and [Rijndael]( https://twitter.com/rot13maxi ) among others, to discuss all things Bitcoin self custody - from noob to self custody guru!

**Discussion Topics:**

* 00:07:46 Most common ways to lose coins

* 00:19:01 Passphrases

* 00:27:30 Leaving coins on exchanges

* 00:34:51 Metal backups

* 00:40:21 Wallet recovery

* 00:44:01 Singe sig roundup

* 00:44:45 Seed XOR

* 00:48:14 Multisig overview

* 00:51:34 Multisig solutions

* 00:57:28 Unchained capital collaborative multisig

* 01:00:56 Casa collaborative multisig

* 01:04:55 Nunchuk multisig

* 01:09:27 Summary of self custody solutions

* 01:17:12 Security

* 01:18:34 Can SHA256 be broken?

* 01:22:53 Entropy and secure key generation

* 01:29:30 Air gapping and secure software/hardware

* 01:36:59 Binaries

* 01:38:24 Hardware random number generators

* 01:46:00 Quantum computer risk

* 01:46:48 Multisig grifting attacks

* 01:49:13 All signing devices are not made equal

* 01:51:34 Rolling dice for entropy

* 01:52:18 Correctly adding entropy to key generation

* 01:54:15 Important features of hardware wallets

* 01:56:06 "Strength in numbers" in Bitcoin security

* 01:59:06 Different approaches to signing device security

* 02:00:34 True versus concatenated random number generators

* 02:04:00 Summary of complexities and theoretical risks in wallet generation

* 02:05:32 USB VS SD

* 02:11:00 Non secure chip attack vectors

* 02:12:40 Firmware attack vectors

* 02:15:38 Multichip approach to hardware security

* 02:16:18 Relevancy of weighting of dice for creating entropy

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-19/**_

I'm joined by guests [Jack Dorsey]( https://twitter.com/jack ), [Fiatjaf]( https://twitter.com/fiatjaf ) and [William Casarin]( https://twitter.com/jb55 ) to discuss Nostr 🤙

**

Discussion Topics:**

* 00:01:56 What is Nostr?

* 00:03:24 State of development for Nostr

* 00:04:16 What attracted Jack to Nostr?

* 00:06:11 NVKs initial thoughts on Nostr

* 00:07:03 Nostr versus "competitors"

* 00:13:42 The simplicity of the Nostr protocol

* 00:18:00 How does Nostr work?

* 00:21:19 NIPs and maintaining Nostr

* 00:22:50 What is Nostr seeking to solve?

* 00:32:21 Nostr relationship with Bitcoin

* 00:43:10 Nostr use cases

* 01:11:14 Key management

* 01:17:16 Cryptography and encryption

* 01:19:40 Exploring unique use cases

* 01:24:12 Experimenting with new technology

* 01:25:17 Simplicity of Nostr and scaling applications

* 01:28:01 Micro apps and realising creative concpets

* 01:34:03 Scaling up and censorship resistance

* 01:40:03 How does Nostr win?

* 01:56:57 Final thoughts and what people can do to help Nostr

**Links & Contacts:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* Email: producer@coinkite.com

* Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-18/**_

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:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* 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]( https://twitter.com/stephanlivera ), [Michael Folkson]( https://twitter.com/michaelfolkson ) & [Wiz]( https://twitter.com/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:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* 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]( https://twitter.com/callebtc ), [Roy]( https://twitter.com/therealkingonly ), [Rijndael]( https://twitter.com/rot13maxi ) & [t-bast]( https://twitter.com/realtbast ) 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:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* 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:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* 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:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* 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]( https://twitter.com/BentheCarman ) & [Bitcoin Gandalf]( https://twitter.com/BTCGandalf ).

**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:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* 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:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk

* 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:**

* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk