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01:09:11

CD187: ANJAN SUNDARAM - INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM

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2025/12/16

Anjan Sundaram is an independent journalist, author, and founder of the Stringer Foundation with a mission to expand global independent journalism. We discuss his work and how open protocols, such as bitcoin and nostr, empower journalists.Anjan on Nostr: https://primal.net/anjansun Anjan on X: https://x.com/anjansunStringer Foundation on X: https://stringerjournalism.org/EPISODE: 187BLOCK: 928149PRICE: 1140 sats per dollar(00:03:09) Anjan’s path: from Yale and Goldman Sachs to war

01:46:15

CD186: JOHN ARNOLD - TEN31 MARKET UPDATE

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2025/12/12

John Arnold is a colleague of mine at Ten31, we are five man team focused on investing in and supporting the best bitcoin businesses globally. This is our third quarterly update where we cover current market dynamics and our outlook.More info on Ten31: https://www.ten31.xyzQuantum: https://www.ten31.xyz/insights/quantum-computing-bitcoin-securityNote: AnchorWatch does not use taproot. I was mistaken.John on Nostr: https://primal.net/johnJohn on X: https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31Ten31 on X:

01:09:01

CD185: ROB AND ANDREAS - BETTER BITCOIN WALLETS

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2025/12/02

Rob is the creator of Kyoto, an implementation of compact block filters that makes it easier for developers to build more private bitcoin wallets. Andreas is the creator of Bitcoin Safe, an app designed to make it easier to use hardware wallets securely.Andreas on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsqd0y6klqxew4glwggn63jvumrgprnl32tw7hpuzfhv6msgf7y3agm756qu Bitcoin Safe on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsyz7tjgwuarktk88qvlnkzue3ja52c3e64s7pcdwj52egphdfll0cq9934g Bitcoin Safe on X:

01:47:06

CD184: CALLE - BITCHAT AND CASHU

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2025/11/24

Calle is the creator and lead maintainer of the Cashu open source protocol. Cashu enables users to easily use bitcoin in a private, offline, and programmable way. Calle is also the maintainer of Bitchat android, a cross platform meshnet app that enables users to chat and send bitcoin without an internet connection.Calle on Nostr: https://primal.net/calleCalle on X: https://x.com/callebtcBitchat: https://bitchat.free/Cashu: https://cashu.space/Hackathon: https://nutnovember.org/AOS:

01:45:56

CD183: NVK - COINKITE AND COLDCARD

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2025/11/11

NVK is CoFounder of Coinkite, the makers of Coldcard. Coldcards are designed to help users securely use bitcoin offline. We discuss the variety of features that Coldcards provide users and the tradeoffs present when choosing how to best secure bitcoin.Disclosure: Ten31 is the exclusive investor in Coinkite.My easy coldcard guide: https://werunbtc.com/coldcardNVK on Nostr: https://primal.net/nvkNVK on X: https://x.com/nvkCoinkite: https://coinkite.com/Ten31: https://www.ten31.xyz/Cove Wallet:

01:18:06

CD182: ALEX B - ARKADE

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2025/10/29

Alex is Head of Ecosystem at Ark Labs. We discuss their new bitcoin protocol: Arkade. It can be used with the lightning network to make self custody bitcoin usage more powerful and accessible. This rip was in person, in Lugano. We are both here for the PlanB Forum.Alex B on Nostr: https://primal.net/alexbAlex B on X: https://x.com/bergealex4Ark Labs: https://arklabs.xyz/PlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/EPISODE: 182BLOCK: 920390PRICE: 915 sats per dollar(00:00:35) Arkade Activation

01:36:33

CD181: FRANCIS POULIOT - BULL BITCOIN SELF CUSTODY...

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2025/10/22

Francis is the Founder of Bull Bitcoin, one of the best bitcoin brokerage services. They recently launched a self custody mobile wallet on ios and android: Bull Wallet. This rip was earlier today, in person, in Lugano. We are both here for the PlanB Forum.Francis on Nostr: https://primal.net/francisFrancis on X: https://x.com/francispouliot_Bull Wallet: https://wallet.bullbitcoin.comPlanB Forum: https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/EPISODE: 181BLOCK: 920238PRICE: 929 sats per dollar(00:00:00)

00:10:58

IMAGINE IF: MAKE FREEDOM PROFITABLE KEYNOTE

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2025/10/14

My keynote presentation at the Imagine If conference in Nashville focused on how i think about scaling freedom tech.Date: September 20, 2025OpenSats: https://opensats.orgTen31: https://ten31.xyzImagine If: https://bitcoinpark.com/imagineif(01:02) ODELL takes the stage(01:23) Diagnosing the problem(02:35) Ad driven surveillance and addictive platforms(03:04) Open source and open protocols(03:49) Scaling open source: incentives and funding(04:26) OpenSats and Bitcoin powered grants(05:25) Email, an

00:17:09

CUSTODY AND TREASURY SUMMIT: ADAM BACK

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2025/10/07

A conversation with Adam Back at Bitcoin Park's Custody and Treasury Summit in Nashville, TN. We discuss the current state of bitcoin custody and how it applies to individuals, small businesses, and public companies.Date: September 18, 2025Adam on Nostr: https://primal.net/adamback Adam on X: https://x.com/adam3us Bitcoin Park on Nostr: https://primal.net/parkBitcoin Park: https://bitcoinpark.com/ (00:00) Teaser(01:07) Not your keys, not your coins(01:49) Why self custody matters: seizure and asset

00:54:16

CD180: MILJAN - PRIMAL

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2025/10/02

Miljan is the Founder and CEO of Primal. Bitcoin is an open protocol for money, nostr is an open protocol for speech, Primal brings the power of both into an easy to use interface for everyone.Search Primal in your favorite app store!Miljan on Nostr: https://primal.net/miljanEPISODE: 180BLOCK: 917284PRICE: 842 sats per dollar(00:00) Ten31 retreat(01:02) Retreat impressions and collaboration(01:32) How many bitcoiners(03:01) Estimating self custody users and real audience sizes(05:09) Stalled growth

01:14:14

CD179: SETH FOR PRIVACY QUARTERLY UPDATE

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2025/09/26

Seth is VP of Cake Wallet, a self custody bitcoin wallet available on ios, android, and desktop. We discuss their new offline companion app, Cupcake, and variety of other privacy related topics.Seth on Nostr: https://primal.net/sethforprivacySeth on X: https://x.com/sethforprivacyCake Wallet: https://cakewallet.com/EPISODE: 179BLOCK: 916494PRICE: 909 sats per dollar(00:00:01) UK Digital ID Dystopia(00:01:02) Happy Bitcoin Friday(00:03:01) Samourai arrests fallout and Ashigaru vs Wasabi vs

00:23:15

IMAGINE IF: YEAGER AND ROSS - COMMUNITIES IN THE AGE...

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2025/09/24

A conversation with Shawn Yeager and Derek Ross at the Imagine If conference in Nashville, TN. We discuss the current state of digital communications and identity with a specific focus on nostr.Date: September 20, 2025Shawn on Nostr: https://primal.net/shawnDerek on Nostr: https://primal.net/derekrossBitcoin Park on Nostr: https://primal.net/park Imagine If: https://bitcoinpark.com/imagineif(00:40) Future of digital comms, identity, social(01:41) Diagnosing the problems: incentives, KYC, and broken

01:21:28

CD178: JUSTIN AND BRAD - FEDIMINT OPEN SOURCE PROJECT

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2025/09/16

Justin and Brad are contributors to the Fedimint open source project. Fedimint is an open protocol providing easy to use, private, programmable, and offline bitcoin payments using bitcoin powered federated chaumian ecash.Justin on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqspg8fq209jj56663d2n6r9ehkyjffy7rkqqejfdwvtwzva426avkqxtxxuvFedimint Website: https://fedimint.org/Fedimint on X: https://x.com/fedimintThe E-Cash App: https://ecash.love/Fedimint Observer: https://observer.fedimint.org/ Bitcoin Mints:

01:25:59

CD177: MARKS - MAPLE PRIVATE AND SECURE AI

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2025/09/10

Mark Suman is CoFounder of OpenSecret and Maple. OpenSecret is a platform for building private and secure apps and Maple is an AI tool built using OpenSecret. Maple offers users and developers an easy way to interact with popular open source AI models.Marks on Nostr: https://primal.net/marksMarks on X: https://x.com/marks_ftwMaple on Nostr: https://primal.net/mapleaiMaple on X: https://x.com/TryMapleAIMaple: https://trymaple.ai/OpenSecret: https://opensecret.cloud/EPISODE: 177BLOCK: 913963PRICE: 898

01:32:58

CD176: EGGE - NPUB CASH AND CASHU

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2025/09/05

Egge is a key contributor of the cashu protocol, focused on private, cheap, offline, and programmable bitcoin wallets. We dive deep on cashu, nostr, and the broader bitcoin ecosystem.Egge on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsdmup6e2z6mcpeue6z6kl08he49hcen5xnrc3tnpvw0mdgtjemh0suxa0kjnpub.cash: https://npub.cash/cashu.me: https://cashu.mecashu.space: https://cashu.space/EPISODE: 176BLOCK: 913322PRICE: 899 sats per dollar(00:01:18) Happy Bitcoin Friday(00:03:19) Nostr Live Streaming and Open

01:06:39

CD175: FROSTSNAP - FROST MULTISIG

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2025/08/30

Nick and Lloyd are the founders of Frostsnap. A novel hardware and software project that uses FROST to create easy to use, fault tolerant, and secure self custody bitcoin multisig wallets.Nick on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsfrkatna3xvr54ykzgp5hjelmdeld4z0eg4p06f764a6vn5k6xszgthr8m6Nick on X: https://x.com/utxoclubLloyd on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsrtnjl8xtejc4k7h38gz6akjv0v75vrsdhlznu0slr2n3tatf8w3qjmn8veLloyd on X: https://x.com/LLFOURNFrostsnap Website:

01:11:02

CD174: ALEX GLEASON - VIBE CODING UPDATE

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2025/08/15

Alex Gleason was one of the main architects behind Donald Trump's Truth Social. Now he focuses on the intersection of nostr, ai, and bitcoin. We explore his latest tool, Shakespeare, which enables anyone to easily vibe code an app in their browser. I vibe my first app live on air. Alex on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsqgc0uhmxycvm5gwvn944c7yfxnnxm0nyh8tt62zhrvtd3xkj8fhggpt7fyShakespeare: https://shakespeare.diy/Soapbox Tools: https://soapbox.pub/toolsThe app I vibed live:

01:37:03

CD173: JOHN ARNOLD - TEN31 QUARTERLY MARKET UPDATE

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2025/08/08

John Arnold is a colleague of mine at Ten31, we are five man team focused on investing in and supporting the best bitcoin businesses globally. This is our second quarterly update where we cover current market dynamics and our outlook.More info on Ten31: https://www.ten31.xyzJohn on Nostr: https://primal.net/johnJohn on X: https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31Ten31 on X: https://x.com/ten31fundsEPISODE: 173BLOCK: 909206PRICE: 858 sats per dollar(00:00:01) Bloomberg Intro(00:02:10) Happy Bitcoin

00:58:50

CD172: LIBERTY FARMER - HAM RADIO, NOSTR, AND BITCOIN

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2025/08/05

Liberty Farmer is a HAM Radio enthusiast and the lead maintainer of the HAMSTR project. His goal is to make it easier to send and receive nostr notes using HAM Radio. Combined with shorter range bluetooth and wifi mesh networks, and existing internet infrastructure, this tech could be incredibly powerful at making nostr a robust fault tolerant global comms protocol. We also discuss using HAM Radio to send bitcoin payments without permission.Liberty Farmer on Nostr:

01:52:24

CD171: CALLE - BITCHAT AND CASHU

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2025/07/30

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