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Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests

Bitcoin.Review

A review of Bitcoin Software updates and related topics with NVK and guests.

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02:10:07

BR037 - Mempool.space, COLDCARD, Ledger Recover,...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/05/25

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

01:59:27

BR036 - Lightning Privacy & Splice Panel ft. Tbast,...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/05/12

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

01:49:49

BR035 - OpenSats, Nunchuk, BTC Map, BRC-20 Mania +...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/05/05

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

02:04:58

BR034 - Nostr Taking off! Catch-up with NVK ft....

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/04/26

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

01:36:35

BR033 - OP_VAULT Round 2, Many Changes & OP_CTV ft....

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/04/21

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

01:40:04

BR032 - COLDCARD, Sparrow, Zeus, Mutiny, LNProxy,...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/04/20

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

02:15:36

BR031 Cashu & Fedimint: ecash, Bitcoin's layer 3 &...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/04/11

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

01:55:28

BR030 - Mercury Wallet, BitKey, BDK, Mutiny Wallet +...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/04/06

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

02:10:27

BR029 - SegWit, Taproot, Schnoor, Inscriptions &...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/03/31

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

01:42:39

BR028 - Specter, Zeus, BTC Pay Server, Alby, LDK...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/03/16

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 &

01:31:21

BR027 - Bitcoin Client Building Blocks:...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/03/10

I'm joined by guests Steve Myers, Steve Lee, Thunderbiscuit & Elias 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

01:43:52

BR026 - Sparrow, COLDCARD, Nunchuk, Keeper, Breez...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/03/02

I'm joined by guests Craig Raw, Lyn Alden & Ben Carman 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

02:14:54

BR025 - Demystifying and Understanding Bitcoin Core...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/02/22

I'm joined by guests Sjors Provoost, James O'Beirne & Mike Schmidt 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

01:39:11

BR024 - Ordinal Inscriptions, on-chain JPGs Panel ft....

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/02/15

I'm joined by guests Casey Rodarmor and Rijndael, 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

01:56:32

BR023 - OP_VAULT for Bitcoin Covenants Panel ft....

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/02/11

I'm joined by guests James O'Beirne, Rijndael, Antoine Poinsot and Ben Carman 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

01:11:46

BR022 - COLDCARD Q1 Announced, BTC Pay Server, Zeus,...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/02/10

I'm joined by guests Matt Odell & 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

02:08:38

BR021 - Bitcoin Power Dynamics Panel ft. Harry...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/02/03

I'm joined by guests Harry Sudock, Aaron van Wirdum 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

02:27:01

BR020 - Zeus, Alby, Bitcoin Knots Keys Leaked +MORE...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/01/17

I'm joined by guests Sjors Provoost, Mike Schmidt, Evan Kaloudis & Justin Moon 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

02:33:11

BR019 - Proof of Keys Day Twitter Space ft. Lopp,...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/01/12

We held an impromptu Twitter spaces on Proof of Keys day to discuss Bitcoin self custody. I was joined by guests including Justine Harper, Jameson Lopp, Dee, Craig Raw, Lazy Ninja and Rijndael 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

02:02:43

BR018 - Nostr Deep Dive Panel with NVK ft. Jack...

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests ·

2023/01/10

I'm joined by guests Jack Dorsey, Fiatjaf and William Casarin 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

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