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Bitcoin Takeover Podcast

On the Bitcoin Takeover podcast you"re going to hear the builders and innovators who make the Bitcoin project valuable. It"s thanks to their work that the BTC price goes up, and it"s their efforts that convince large investors that Bitcoin is the future of money. Here you will find the projects and ideas that will radically improve Bitcoin in the future, presented by the creators and innovators themselves. Time to learn!

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2:29:39

S16 E6: Super Testnet on Monero vs Lightning Network...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2025/02/04

Bitcoin developer Super Testnet argues that the Lightning Network is more private – and therefore better suited for darknet markets than Monero. In this episode, he breaks down all the nuances involved and defines good financial privacy.Time stamps: Introducing Super Testnet (00:00:48) Lightning on Dark Web Markets (00:01:08) Lightning Network Privacy Features (00:01:40) Analysis of Sender and Receiver Privacy (00:02:02) Onion Routing Explanation (00:03:07) Invoice Privacy Comparison

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4:12:39

S15 E5: Reuben Yap on Firo & ZK Privacy

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2025/01/30

Reuben Yap is one of the co-founders of Firo (previously Zcoin): an implementation of the Zerocoin paper from 2013, which was first proposed as a Bitcoin soft fork to improve the network's privacy via Zero Knowledge proofs.

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1:43:40

S16 E4: John Light on ZK Tech to Scale Bitcoin & Make...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2025/01/16

John Light is a researcher who specializes in bringing Zero Knowledge cryptography to supplement Bitcoin's limitations in scalability & privacy. With ZK rollups, Bitcoin stands a better chance to onboard 8 billion people onto trust-minimized layer 2s.

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1:50:50

S16 E3: Charlie Shrem & DG Yoda on Digital Gold (DGD)

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2025/01/14

Bitcoin OG Charlie Shrem is now the chief evangelist of a project called Digital Gold (DGD). In this episode, I ask him and his business partner Digital Gold Yoda all the important questions about the legitimacy of their new cryptocurrency.Time stamps: Introducing Charlie Shrem & Digital Gold Jedi (00:00:48) Is Charlie Still Bullish on Bitcoin? (00:01:40) From Bitcoin to Digital Gold (00:02:05) Details of the Digital Gold Project (00:04:52) Stability and Value Preservation? (00:05:37) Community

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2:03:55

S16 E2: Liam Eagen on Crypto(graphy) Research &...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2025/01/09

Time stamps:Introducing Liam (00:00:25) Shielded Client-Side Validation (00:01:53) Challenges in Bitcoin Development (00:05:36) The Soft Fork Independence of Shielded CSV (00:06:31) Introduction to OP_CAT (00:06:31) Opinions on Bitcoin Covenant Proposals (00:07:06) Integer Arithmetic in Bitcoin (00:09:26) Alpen Labs and Their Projects (00:12:23) Optimistic vs. Optimistically Verified zk Rollups (00:15:05) Data Availability Issues in Rollups (00:16:02) Zcash and Mobile Wallets

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1:59:56

S16 E1: Mike Belshe on BitGo, Self Custody & The...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2025/01/03

Time stamps:Introducing Mike Belshe (00:00:42) Mike Belshe's Background (00:01:58) Self-Custody vs. Institutional Custody (00:02:05) Multi-Signature Technology (00:03:56) Understanding Multi-Party Computation (00:04:51) Advancements in Cryptography (00:05:53) BitGo's Role in Tokenizing Bitcoin (00:08:26) Defining DeFi's Importance (00:09:09) Mike's Technology Background (00:12:12) Inspiration from Tim Berners-Lee (00:14:57) Bitcoin's Zero Click Payments (00:17:11) Bitcoin Custodianship

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7:07:54

S15 E71: Amir Taaki on Bitcoin & DarkFi

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/12/31

Time stamps: Introducing Amir (00:00:47) Reflections on Bitcoin Privacy (00:01:44) Layer 2 Solutions Discussion (00:02:36) Challenges of Layer 2 Usability (00:04:46) Interest in Layer 2 Proposals (00:05:51) Simplicity in Opcode Development (00:06:54) Concerns Over Opcode Usage (00:08:03) Historical Context of Bitcoin's Scripting Language (00:09:00) Limitations Imposed by Bitcoin's Development (00:11:15) Impact of Ethereum's Creation (00:13:30) Desire for a More Flexible Bitcoin (00:15:10) Exploring

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1:04:36

S15 E70: Jeff Garzik on Hemi & Bitcoin Development

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/12/19

Time Stamps:Jeff Garzik’s Contributions (00:00:47) Overview of Hemi (00:02:32) Scaling Bitcoin (00:03:11) Challenges with Current Solutions (00:04:17) Lightning Network Use Cases (00:05:04) Goals of Hemi (00:05:56) Integration with Bitcoin (00:07:19) History of Open Source Software (00:08:20) Security and Trust in Established Technologies (00:10:01) Satoshi's Approach to Building Bitcoin (00:12:58) Understanding Proof of Proof (00:14:11) Keystone Element in Hemi (00:16:15) Hi, Amir Taaki

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2:13:38

S15 E69: Zach Herbert on Passport Prime by Foundation...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Time stamps: Announcing the New Passport Prime (00:01:49) Competitive Landscape of Hardware Wallets (00:03:17) The Challenge to Replace Trezor (00:03:17) Introduction of the Passport Prime (00:05:25) Features of the Passport Prime (00:06:54) Expanding Digital Security (00:08:07) Comparison to Steve Jobs' Presentation (00:08:34) Open Source Platform Development (00:10:34) Microkernel Operating System (00:11:46) Unique Approach to Hardware Wallets (00:14:31) Development Timeline for Passport Prime

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2:10:46

S15 E68: Paul Sztorc on Activating Drivechains via...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/12/09

Time stamps:Introducing Paul… again! (00:00:46) Core Untouched Soft Work (00:01:56) Peter Todd's Criticism (00:02:19) Debate on Soft Forks (00:04:44) Luke Dash Jr.'s Perspective (00:05:00) SPV Wallets and Full Nodes (00:08:51) Data Availability Issues (00:12:10) Neutrino and Privacy (00:14:16) Dandelion++ Proposal (00:17:05) Quality of Bitcoin Core Development (00:18:45) Libbitcoin’s Fast Sync (00:19:36) Bitcoin Core Limitations (00:20:01) Governance Challenges (00:20:55) Responsibility in

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1:02:24

S15 E67: Rocelo Lopes on Self Custody, Tether Truth &...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/11/28

Rocelo Lopes is one of the most prominent bitcoiners in Brazil and Latin America. In this episode, which we recorded in a gym and call a "gymcast", he talks about self-custody advice and envisions the future of peer to peer internet money.

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1:01:40

S15 E66: Jameson Lopp on Michael Saylor, Bitcoin...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/11/20

Time stamps:Introduction (00:00:56) Michael Saylor & Paranoid Crypto Anarchy (00:01:20) Bitcoin Block Size Discussion (00:03:10) Ossification of Bitcoin (00:04:09) Challenges of Second Layer Solutions (00:05:31) Botanics and Spider Chain (00:08:15) Practicality of Innovations (00:09:44) State of the Lightning Network (00:10:14) Liquidity Management in Lightning (00:15:43) Drivechains as a Solution (00:17:00) Cultural Complacency in Bitcoin (00:19:15) The Bull Market vs. Bear Market

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44:10

S15 E65: Bitcoin Covenants Without Soft Forks with...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/11/13

The recent ColliderScript research paper is a game changer: it enables Bitcoin covenants at a high cost, but without requiring any soft fork. It's the most remarkable breakthrough since BitVM and co-author Avihu M. Levy is here to explain how it works!

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2:18:45

S15 E64: David Johnston on Bitcoin 2.0 &...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/11/07

David A. Johnston is best known for creating "Johnston's Law", which says that everything that can be decentralized will be decentralized. In this episode, he talks about his early days working on the Omni layer & why he believes in decentralized AI now

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1:47:27

S15 E63: David Bailey on Bitcoin & Trump

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/11/02

In recent months, David Bailey has become one of Donald Trump's closest allies – and someone who is pulling strings to accelerate Bitcoin adoption in the USA. In this episode we find out more about what a Trump administration means for Bitcoin.

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1:37:22

S15 E62: Josh Swihart & Kris Nuttycombe on Zcash &...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/11/01

Zcash is perhaps the most influential project in the cryptocurrency space, as it produces extremely useful research in the field Zero Knowledge proofs. Electric Coin Company CEO Josh Swihart & Zcash Core dev Kris Nuttycombe explain why Zcash us great.

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1:35:18

S15 E61: Polto & Darko on Self Custody Pro Tips

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/10/28

Polto & Darko are the co-founders of Hodling.ch: a Swiss company which specializes in offering advice on self custody best practices. In this episode, you will get some pro tips about private key management & setting up backups to secure your coins.

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2:31:54

S15 E60: Andrey Sabelnikov & Pavel Nikienkov on Zano...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/10/16

Andrey Sabelnikov has a history with the CryptoNote protocol, and even worked under pseudonymous Monero grandfather Nicholas von Saberhagen. Recently, he built Zano with Pavel Nikienkov. It's a protocol for issuing tokens with good privacy.Time Stamps: Introducing Andrey & Pavel (00:00:54) What is Zano? (00:02:46) Hybrid Consensus Mechanism (00:04:50) Challenges of Proof of Stake (00:07:15) Security Aspects of Consensus (00:10:27) Cost of Attacks on Consensus (00:13:13) Nation-State Threats

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39:29

S15 E59: David Burkett on MWEB & Privacy

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/10/13

MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Block) is a way to add privacy & extra scalability on a parallel blockchain. First proposed by Andrew Poelstra in 2016, it was quickly forgotten in the Bitcoin world. But thanks to David Burkett, it's now live on Litecoin.Time stamps: Introduction to MWEB and David Burkett (00:00:55) Origins of MWEB (00:01:40) Comparing MWEB to Bitcoin's Taproot (00:02:07) Community Trends in Bitcoin (00:02:32) Historical Context of Litecoin's Privacy Features

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1:51:48

S15 E58: Liam Eagen, Robin Linus & Jonas Nick on...

Bitcoin Takeover Podcast ·

2024/10/10

Liam Eagen (Alpen Labs), Robin Linus (Zero Sync, BitVM) & Jonas Nick (Blockstream, Taproot) talk about their groundbreaking research paper about Shielded Client-Side Validation – a new way to bring privacy & scalability to Bitcoin. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Time stamps: Introduction (00:00:51) What is Client-Side Validation? (00:02:09) Trade-offs in Client-Side Validation (00:04:20) Comparison with Existing Protocols (00:05:18) On-chain Throughput and Privacy (00:09:21) Connecting Bitcoin

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