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  • I'm joined by guests Rob Hamilton, Craig Raw & Matt Odell to go through the list.

    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-96

  • I'm joined by guests Rob Hamilton & Rijndael to go through the list.

    Housekeeping
    (00:01:09) OP_Next recap


    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:15:18) Coldcard
    (00:42:53) Bitcoin Core
    (00:47:21) BDK
    (00:48:12) Coinswap
    (00:48:56) Electrum Wallet 
    (00:52:45) BTCPay Server
    (00:53:33) Nunchuk Android
    (00:54:04) Liana
    (00:54:51) The Mempool Open Source Project
    (00:57:01) BoltzExchange boltz-web-app 
    (00:57:16) RoboSats 
    (00:57:21) Bitcoin Safe
    (00:57:58) Blockstream Green
    (00:58:08) Rust Payjoin 
    (01:01:15) Zaprite
    (01:01:48) Krux
    (01:02:29) Iris Wallet Desktop
    (01:02:46) Bitcoin Core Config Generator 
    (01:02:52) UTXOracle


    • Project Spotlight
     (01:04:14) SwiftSync
     (01:04:43) PrivatePond
     (01:05:00) JoinMarket Fidelity Bond Simulator
     (01:05:52) DahLIAS
     (01:06:00) Satoshi Escrow
     (01:06:12) Taplocks
     (01:15:48) bitcoin.softforks.org
     (01:15:52) CTV and CSFS Enabled Bitcoin Node
     (01:16:03) UTXOscope
     (01:16:13) Block Bitcoin Treasury
     (01:16:47) Waye
     (01:17:08) Sovereign Craft


    (Not) a Vulnerability Disclosure
    (01:17:17) Pay-to-Anchor outputs now exploited for blockchain spam
    Audience Questions
    (01:23:46) How do we use open time stamps for transfer of assets using two party integrity between holders?
    (01:24:50) Does Cove have testnet4?
    (01:25:15) Can you explain like I’m 5 what opcodes are, how they are used on the network, and the level of optionality that applies to them?
    (01:26:49) Please discuss this idea: Block-based TOTP for bitcoin wallet passphrase validation.


    Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (01:28:48) Tor Browser
    (01:28:51) TailsOS
    (01:28:53) NymVPN
    (01:28:55) MapleAI


    Lightning + L2+
    • Project Spotlight
    (01:29:17) Misty Breez
    (01:29:25) Sovereign Tools
    (01:29:28) Silk Road on Lightning
    (01:29:37) Cashu Token Decoder


    • Software Releases & Project Updates
     (01:29:48) Zeus
     (01:29:49) LDK
     (01:31:40) Minibits Wallet 
     (01:31:42) Hydrus


    Nostr
    • Project Spotlight
    (01:31:44) Atomic Signature Swaps over Nostr
    (01:31:51) Lantern
    (01:31:59) Promenade
    (01:32:09) Noauth-enclaved
    (01:32:27) GM Swap

    Boosts
    (01:33:04) Shoutout to top boosters Rod Palmer Bugle News, pink monkey, btconboard, jespada, AVERAGE_GARY & larryoshi finkamoto

    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-95

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  • I'm joined by guests Rob Hamilton & Future Paul to go through the list.

    Housekeeping
    (00:01:09) Nostr DVM Playground
    (00:26:33) Bitcoin Security Guide
    (00:27:23) TestFlight need more beta testers for Cove
    (00:33:19) COLDCARD Key Teleport


    Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:29:04) A new email phishing campaign targets Coinbase users

    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:44:33) Bitcoin Core
    (00:45:52) Fulcrum
    (00:46:06) Blue Wallet
    (00:46:27) Bitcoin Safe

    Interlude
    (00:48:54) OMEMO

    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates (Cont.)
    (00:53:28) Bitcoin Knots
    (00:53:59) BoltzExchange
    (00:54:01) Blockstream Green QT
    (00:54:58) FullyNoded
    (00:55:11) BullBitcoin Mobile
    (00:55:19) RoboSats
    (00:55:24) Bisq 2
    (00:55:26) Zaprite
    (00:56:38) Bitcoin Jungle App
    (00:57:22) SRI
    (00:57:57) Stratum.work
    (00:58:46) Braiins OS
    (00:58:50) Coinselect

    Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (01:18:13) Sideband
    (01:18:23) Mullvad VPN
    (01:18:33) NymVPN Noise Generating Mixnet technology

    Vulnerability Disclosures
    (01:18:42) Ledger Donjon conducts a security analysis of Trezor's hardware wallets

    Interlude
    (01:21:05) Coinbase is open-sourcing their multiparty computation cryptography library
    (01:21:35) Mempool.space now supports address poisoning detection

    Lightning + L2+
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (01:22:46) LDK

    Boosts
    (01:26:33) Shoutout to top boosters pink monkey, Anonymous, jespada, ., btconboard, AVERAGE_GARY & alanStacksSats.

    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-94

  • I'm joined by guests Rob Hamilton & Vivek to go through the list.

    Housekeeping
    (00:01:18) Unleashed.chat rebrands to dataMachine


    Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:01:52) Private key leak via malformed ECDSA input
    (00:09:12) ESP32 Security Concerns
    (00:21:32) Coinos revokes NWC connection secrets

    Vivek's Corner
    (00:22:51) Invalid mining jobs by AntPool & friends during forks

    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:37:44) COLDCARD
    (00:52:47) Sparrow Wallet
    (00:54:33) Lark
    (00:55:03) Krux
    (00:56:37) Cove Wallet
    (00:59:09) Nunchuk Desktop
    (01:00:32) BTCPayServer
    (01:00:44) Bitcoin Keeper
    (01:01:25) BlueWallet
    (01:02:08) Bitcoin Safe
    (01:03:15) Bitkey App
    (01:04:05) libwally-core
    (01:06:00) Bisq2
    (01:06:04) RoboSats
    (01:06:08) Boltz Exchange
    (01:06:10) Zaprite 
    (01:06:13) Blockstream Explorer API
    (01:07:22) Mempal
    (01:07:29) Iris Wallet desktop
    (01:07:31) Utreexo
    (01:07:34) ESP Miner


    • Project Spotlight
     (01:07:38) Reorg Calculator
     (01:07:51) Bitcoin Core Config Generator
     (01:09:05) Bitcoin Core Snapshots
     (01:09:11) Boot Protocol
     (01:09:18) multisig-backup
     (01:09:58) Wallet backup
     (01:10:04) regtest-in-a-pod


    Vulnerability Disclosures
    (01:11:56) JavaScript injection attack
    (01:15:05) Malicious PyPI package 'set-utils' steals Ethereum private keys
    (01:16:57) OpenSSH vulnerabilities expose clients and servers to attacks
    (01:17:05) USB side-channel attacks
    (01:17:37) Cellebrite
    (01:17:49) Messengers vulnerabilities
    (01:17:56) GitVenom
    (01:18:10) Stablecoin payment firm Infini loses $50M in exploit
    (01:18:18) Five dollar wrench attacks
    Audience Questions
    (01:20:00) Comment on a flaw in Bitcoin Core regarding mining pools and their vulnerability against block withholding attacks

    Nostr
    • Project spotlight
    (01:22:32) 24242.io
    (01:22:49) nostr.media
    (01:22:58) Frostr
    (01:23:33) nostr-double-ratchet
    (01:23:44) DVMCP
    (01:23:53) Samiz
    (01:24:00) Welshman
    (01:24:09) Norma
    (01:24:20) Wallet Relay
    (01:24:27) Nostr0
    (01:24:35) nAuth Protocol
    (01:24:43) Hostr


    Boosts
    (01:25:36) Shoutout to top boosters @sean, @pink monkey, @Anonymous, @martinbarilik, @Momo Tahmasbi & @jespada.

    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-93

  • I'm joined by guest Future Paul to go through the list.

    Prelude to the list
    (00:01:00) Conversation on AI and building with AI


    Housekeeping
    (00:22:02) New Coldcard Q tutorial by LoĂŻc Morel
    (00:22:10) Looking for bitcoin builders to come on the show
    (00:23:13) Unleashed.Chat Update
    (00:23:19) NWC and Olas/Primal
    Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:37:17) Replacement Cycling Attacks on Bitcoin Miners Block Templates

    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:37:34) Sparrow Wallet
    (00:41:08) BDK
    (00:41:35) Bitcoin Keeper
    (00:42:40) Wasabi Wallet
    (00:42:43) Blockstream
    (00:43:06) Electrs
    (00:43:44) Umbrel
    (00:44:29) Bisq
    (00:44:40) Bisq2
    (00:44:51) Zaprite
    (00:45:54) Mempal
    (00:46:04) Bitcoin Safe
    (00:48:50) ESP Miner


    • Project Spotlight
     (00:49:02) cbip32
     (00:49:15) StackStates
     (00:49:21) Instamouse bitcoin
     (00:50:24) Iris Wallet Desktop
     (00:50:43) Explorer.timechainindex
     (00:50:54) txTree
     (00:50:58) HurriCash
     (00:51:29) The Bitcoin Trail
     (00:51:41) Bitcoin Laws
     (00:51:50) CoinMarketCrap


    Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:54:19) Researchers uncover two security flawsin Apple's A and M-series chips
    (00:54:33) Kaspersky identifies malware in both Google Play and Apple's App Store
    (00:54:40) Exploit targets users on adult sites via Phantom or Trust Wallet browser
    (00:56:30) Lazarus Group deploys electron-based malware to steal cryptocurrency data
    (00:56:36) Coinbase users lose millions to social engineering scams amid security failures
    (00:56:57) Phemex suffers $85 million hack
    (00:57:56) NoOnes suffers $8 million exploit due to Solana bridge vulnerability
    (00:58:40) Deepseek exposes over a million plaintext chat records
    (00:58:16) Five dollars wrench attacks


    Audience Questions
    (01:00:55) Why, when you sign a transaction on the COLDCARD, does it generate 2 files?
    (01:01:50) P1: What's the maximum number of outputs there can be for a bitcoin transaction?
    (01:03:43) P2: Is there any way to estimate what the size that a transaction will be depending on it's number of outputs? 
    (01:04:13) Does using a passphrase offer any protection against a malicious hardware wallet?


    Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (01:06:10) Maple AI
    (01:06:20) SimpleX
    (01:11:00) TailsOS
    (01:13:24) Reticulum MeshChat
    (01:25:26) Mullvad VPN


    Lightning + L2+
    • Project spotlight
    (01:26:17) Ark Wallet SDK


    Boosts
    (01:26:35) Shoutout to top boosters Anonymous & AVERAGE_GARY

    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-92

  • I'm joined by guests Craig Raw and Rob Hamilton to go through the list.

    Housekeeping
    (00:01:11) Ross Ulbricht receives a pardon from President Trump
    (00:03:44) New Marketing Manager opening at Coinkite
    (00:03:48) Exchanges added to BitcoinSecurity.guide
    (00:04:15) Olas - new nostr app
    (00:04:48) Call for guests


    Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:05:58) Ledger co-founder David Balland released after kidnapping
    (00:12:28) AxeOS CSRF Vulnerability

    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:12:58) AnchorWatch
    (00:47:28) Bitcoin Core
    (00:48:10) Wasabi Wallet
    (00:48:15) BDK 
    (00:48:27) Nunchuk Android
    (00:48:37) Specter Desktop
    (00:49:02) Bitcoin Keeper
    (00:49:18) Blue Wallet
    (00:50:32) BTC Pay Server
    (00:55:39) Liana
    (00:55:58) Blockstream Green QT
    (00:57:58) BoltzExchange
    (00:58:00) Live Wallet 
    (00:58:11) Kyoto
    (00:58:19) ESP-Miner
    (00:58:21) Bitcoin Safe
    (00:58:40) BTC Map


    • Project Spotlight
     (00:58:44) Bitaxe Touch
     (00:58:51) Coinswap
     (00:59:20) Scure
     (00:59:28) Bitcoin Is Data
     (00:59:43) Qoinstr
     (00:59:53) TollGate


    Vulnerability Disclosures
    (01:01:27) 0-click deanonymization attack targets Cloudflare-backed apps
    (01:02:00) UEFI secure boot vulnerability allows malicious bootkit deployment
    (01:02:23) Google Ad directs users to malicious homebrew clone
    (01:03:01) Critical rsync vulnerability on Linux and Unix systems
    (01:03:31) January 2025 Patch Tuesday
    (01:03:48) Unsecured tunneling protocols expose 4.2 million hosts
    (01:03:58) Apple's CUPS printing system vulnerable to spoofing attacks
    (01:04:11) Thomas Roth demonstrates code execution on Apple's ACE3 USB-C controller
    (01:05:32) Five dollar wrench attacks

    Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (01:07:17) Tails
    (01:09:52) Module_17

    Boosts
    (01:12:29) Shoutout to top boosters Anonymous, manbyt, agichoote & btconboard

    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-91

  • I'm joined by guest Rob Hamilton to go through the list.

    Housekeeping
    (00:01:37) Verify-address over NFC using a Coldcard Q and BDK iOS example wallet

    Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:18:57) New fake Ledger data breach emails try to steal crypto wallets 
    (00:20:51) Cryptocurrency hardware wallet Tangem fixes app bug
    (00:26:03) Irrevocable fees—stealing from LN using revoked commitment transactions
    (00:27:13) Zellic identified a vulnerability in Proton Wallet's preview version


    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:28:29) Coldcard Edge
    (00:33:00) BLOCKCLOCK
    (00:33:36) BDK
    (00:33:50) Nunchuk
    (00:34:19) BullBitcoin Mobile
    (00:36:59) Bitcoin Keeper
    (00:37:21) Electrs
    (00:39:20) BTCPayServer
    (00:39:36) rust-payjoin
    (00:39:45) Krux installer
    (00:39:55) Frostsnap
    (00:40:42) Bitcoin Safe
    (00:42:03) Blockstream Satellite
    (00:42:28) Raspiblitz
    (00:42:39) Ashigaru
    (00:45:02) BoltzExchange
    (00:45:04) Mempal
    (00:45:11) Zaprite
    (00:45:13) ESP-Miner

    • Project Spotlight
     (00:45:18) Satoshi
     (00:45:28) Joinstr
     (00:45:33) miningpool-observer
     (00:46:51) Dojo Bay
     (00:46:56) Nightly Bitcoin Core Tests
     (00:47:04) Nigiri
     (00:47:15) Run Litd
     (00:47:28) bllsh
     (00:48:05) Btceed
     (00:48:12) Zero Fee Playground
     (00:49:17) P2PK Playground
     (00:50:51) Bitcoin Testnet4 Faucet
     (00:50:58) Hashteroids
     (00:51:07) Community Hub by My First Bitcoin


    Major/Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:51:39) Oasis discovers a critical flaw in Microsoft's Multi-Factor Authentication system
    (00:51:53) Five dollar wrench attacks
    (00:52:40) Two men fall victim to phishing scams, in May 2024
    (00:55:28) Apache MINA's CVE-2024-52046 flaw
    (00:55:37) WPA3 vulnerability
    (00:56:07) Hackers compromise 16 Chrome extensions
    (00:56:54) Symlink exploit

    Audience Questions
    (00:57:32) Can you explain how signatures work for spending Bitcoin?
    (01:01:04) When people say "there's not enough UTXOs for everyone to have one". How do you quantify that?
    (01:06:20) I have a legacy address that starts with 1 wirh some BTC Should I be worried about CC?
    (01:07:16) Why should anyone, except maybe millionaires, self custody?
    (01:10:20) If BTC must be essentially be held in custody, then why use BTC over gold?

    Boosts
    (01:13:47) Shoutout to top boosters @Ape Mithrandir, @shadowysuperbadger, @user40113771, @btconboard, @Leurico8 & @Juan.

    News & Noteworthy
    • Encryption
    (01:16:45) NIST proposes to standardize wider variant of AES

    • Funding
     (01:17:40) OpenSats Ninth Wave of Nostr Grants
     (01:17:47) Spiral renews its grant to BTCPayServer
     (01:17:49) HFR donates 7 bitcoin to fund Bitcoin development and projects
     (01:17:53) Btrust its Q4 2024 Btrust grant recipients

    • Mining
     (01:18:12) GreenpeaceUSA's campaign to modify Bitcoin's proof-of-work likely ended

    • Privacy
     (01:18:29) Samourai Wallet pretrial hearing postponed to March 12, 2025
     (01:19:59) Russian government directs ISPs to identify users accessing blocked content via VPNs

    • Government & Political
     (01:20:14) Craig Wright is handed a one-year suspended sentence in the UK


    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-90

  • I'm joined by guests Craig Raw and Rob Hamilton to go through the list.

    Major/Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:01:18) Transaction-Relay Throughput Overflow Attacks against Off-Chain Protocols
    (00:01:53) Vulnerability in WabiSabi coinjoin protocol 

    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:19:59) Rust Payjoin 
    (00:32:48) Lark 
    (01:12:40) Bitcoin Keeper
    (01:13:23) Blue Wallet
    (01:13:33) Floresta
    (01:13:44) Labelbase 
    (01:14:17) BDK
    (01:14:26) FullyNoded
    (01:14:43) BTCPay Server 
    (01:14:52) Zaprite
    (01:14:54) Peach
    (01:14:55) Boltz boltz-web-app
    (01:14:56) ESP-Miner
    (01:14:58) Clams remote
    (01:14:59) Mempal
    (01:15:07) Kyoto
    (01:15:20) LifPay


    • Project Spotlight
     (01:16:09) Specter Shield Lite
     (01:16:17) Covenants support
     (01:18:08) Kibo
     (01:18:20) Saving Satoshi
     (01:18:28) Fully Noded Server
     (01:18:30) Timestamp
     (01:18:49) Satoshee
     (01:19:06) hass-miner
     (01:19:12) Entropy
     (01:19:20) PlebDev Starter Course


    Major/Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    (01:19:29) Droidbot targets banking and crypto apps in Europe
    (01:19:36) SD Express Card vulnerability exposes memory access risks
    (01:19:47) Malicious Solana web3.js exposes private keys


    Audience Questions
    (01:24:05) How do NVK and the guests feel about Google's Willow quantum chip
    (01:30:01) Can NVK and the guests comment on James OB's recent Tweet


    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-89

  • I'm joined by guests Stephan Livera, Rijndael & Ben Carman to go through the list.

    Housekeeping
    (00:05:29) Bitcoin Black Friday
    (00:06:05) AnchorWatch gains Lloyd's of London Coverholder status


    Major/Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:10:25) Krux releases security fix for AES-CBC encryption flaw


    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:16:05) Bitcoin-script-hints
    (00:17:14) BDK
    (00:17:38) BTCPay Server
    (00:19:53) Nunchuk Desktop
    (00:20:20) Proton Wallet
    (00:23:58) Bitcoin Keeper
    (00:24:40) Nix Bitcoin
    (00:25:09) Krux
    (00:26:49) RoboSats
    (00:26:57) Bitkey App
    (00:31:07) RewindBitcoin
    (00:35:15) Umbrel
    (00:35:32) ESP-Miner
    (00:35:36) Boltz web-app


    • Project Spotlight
    (00:35:43) Wallet Dev Kit
    (00:35:51) ScriptLab
    (00:36:04) Mempal
    (00:36:44) Debifi
    (00:37:41) Dart-bip85 package
    (00:37:45) Descriptors Go
    (00:37:47) Tick-tock-tui App
    (00:37:56) Awesome-Bitcoin-guide
    (00:38:30) BitAxe HAS Dashboard
    (00:38:39) Radpool
    (00:38:43) Satadelica



    Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:39:16) Nearest neighbor attack - Exploiting nearby Wi-Fi for covert access
    (00:39:27) New Ghost Tap attack exploits NFC mobile payments
    (00:39:38) Graykey partially unlocks iPhones with iOS 18/18.0.1, from iPhone 12 to 16 series
    (00:40:38) OverSecured finds seven flaws in Android and Google Pixel, affecting millions of users
    (00:41:03) Apple urgently patches vulnerabilities affecting macOS and iOS
    (00:41:32) Decades-old security flaws in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package
    (00:41:48) Chinese man arrested in Bangkok for operating from a van-based SMS blaster
    (00:42:28) Five dollar wrench attack



    Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:42:53) SimpleX
    (00:43:06) Signal

    • Project Spotlight
    (00:43:28) DeFlock


    Lightning & L2(+)
    • Project Spotlight
    (00:43:56) Phoenix Server Lightning Wallet
    (00:44:32) Cashu Brrr
    (00:45:08) SING4SATS

    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:45:44) Primal
    (00:47:27) LND
    (00:48:05) CDK Cashu Development Kit
    (00:48:36) Phoenix Wallet
    (00:48:47) Zeus
    (00:49:56) Nutstash
    (00:49:59) Nutshell
    (00:50:07) Fountain
    (00:50:10) Breez SDK
    (00:50:14) Lnp2pBot
    (00:50:17) BoardWalk
    (00:50:19) Geyser
    (00:50:20) Aqua Wallet
    (00:50:47) Clams Remote


    Nostr
    • Project spotlight
    (00:50:52) NDK Mobile
    (00:50:55) Olas
    (00:51:26) Knox
    (00:51:32) Nostraut
    (00:51:35) Ezdvm
    (00:51:40) Futr
    (00:51:45) Nosey
    (00:51:49) Nos2x for Firefox

    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:52:00) GifBuddy


    Boosts
    (00:52:30) Shoutout to top boosters Chris, podconf & btconboard


    News & Noteworthy
    • Bitcoin
    (00:55:05) Chaincode Labs launches the 2025 BOSS program

    • Nostr
    (00:55:49) Kagi HQ joins Nostr

    • Business & Finance
    (00:57:06) Block, Inc. unveils Proto
    (00:57:11) Casa introduces Casa Enterprise
    (00:57:30) Swan Bitcoin sues former law firm for conflict of interest in Tether case

    • Tradfi
    (00:57:46) Revolut X expands to 30 European countries
    (00:57:58) Newmarket Capital, launches Battery Finance

    • Funding
    (00:58:06) OpenSats announces long term support and educational grants

    • Mining
    (00:58:12) Russia bans winter digital currency mining in Siberia

    • Privacy
    (00:58:40) U.S. Congress critiques Tornado Cash and urges for stricter regulations
    (00:58:44) Chinese government employees are selling citizen data for profit
    (00:59:20) Mullvad VPN cancels remaining PayPal subscriptions and aligns with privacy-focused policy

    • Cryptography
    (01:00:59) Two mathematicians break an 18-year record with an elliptic curve of rank 29

    • Events
    (01:01:22) SATS'N'FACTS, Bitcoin Technical Unconference
    (01:01:26) Hackalajara, Guadalajara's first Bitcoin-focused hackathon
    (01:01:39) Bengaluru BitDevs Summit


    Reads:
    (01:01:46) Here's a list of our top recently published reads

    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-88

  • I'm joined by guests Justin Moon & Future Paul & to go through the list.

    Quote of the Day
    00:00:48 Nobody knows anything



    Housekeeping
    00:06:00 New COLDCARD Tutorials



    Major/Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    00:06:26 Vulnerability in secp256k1-node affecting ECDH
    00:08:01 Stalling peers cause disclosure of hindered block propagation


    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    00:08:40 Bitcoin Core
    00:09:11 Electrs
    00:10:22 BTC Pay Server
    00:11:57 libsecp256k1
    00:14:18 Bitcoin Keeper
    00:14:56 Liana
    00:17:30 Bitcoin Safe
    00:20:08 RoboSats
    00:21:10 Bitkey Firmware
    00:21:20 Raspiblitz 
    00:21:37 ESP-Miner
    00:22:14 BoltzExchange


    • Project Spotlight
     00:22:21 Frost
     00:23:12 ColliderScript
     00:27:44 GreatRSI
     00:28:16 Boltzmann TS monorepo
     00:28:55 PlebDevs
     00:29:51 SatSale
     00:31:58 EmailBTC



    Vulnerability Disclosures
    00:33:21 Lottie player JS hacked, affecting Primal and 1inch
    00:38:38 Hackers abuse emergency data requests
    00:41:15 Tor relays targeted in spoofing attack
    00:41:22 Synology devices exposed to zero-click flaw
    00:42:03 North Korean hackers BlueNoroff target crypto firms with new macOS malware
    00:44:45 Five dollar wrench attacks
    Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    00:52:50 Reticulum MeshChat
    00:53:14 Matrix


    Lightning & L2(+)
    • Project Spotlight
    00:54:52 Podcaster Boost Dashboard
    00:55:06 zPay.live
    00:55:14 BullishNuts
    00:55:19 Athenut
    00:55:33 TinyPine


    • Software Releases & Project Updates
     00:55:41 Fedimint
     00:56:34 Zeus
     00:58:19 Alby Go 
     00:58:28 Ride-The-Lightning
     00:58:37 CLBOSS
     00:58:40 Nutshell
     00:59:00 Geyser
     00:59:24 Clams Remote


    Nostr
    • Project spotlight
    00:59:36 SnapNostr
    00:59:42 OpenLibrarian
    00:59:49 Jumble
    00:59:54 Honeypot
    1:00:00 Mutestr
    1:00:08 Nostr Gadgets
    1:00:16 Mostro Tools

    Boosts
    1:08:57 Shoutout to top boosters @Ape Mithrandir, @btconboard, @VonPhoto & @AVERAGE_GARY


    Tech tip of the day
     1:10:45 LocalSend
     1:10:54 Protect iPhones from downgrade attacks by disabling 2G in Lockdown mode


    News & Noteworthy
    • Lightning + L2+
    1:12:38 Ndolo and Tschorsch publish Payment Censorship in Lightning Network
    1:14:01 Blockstream opens its newest research center in Lugano
    1:14:05 CasaOS integrates Alby Hub


    • Business & Finance
     1:14:46 Block refocuses on bitcoin mining equipment and Bitkey
     1:15:49 Fold App introduces insured deposits
     1:16:33 Strike introduces Bitcoin auto-withdrawals 
     1:18:52 Ten31 launches Bitcoin Alpha
     1:19:13 CleanSpark finalized its acquisition of GRIID Infrastructure


    • Nostr
     1:19:25 Nos.social is now live in Australia and New Zealand


    • Funding
     1:19:32 OpenSats announces its Eighth Wave of Nostr Grants


    • Mining
     1:20:23 MMS and Metzler partner on Bitcoin mining for grid stability


    • Privacy
     1:20:38 Tommy Robinson sentenced to 18 months for not unlocking phone for police
     1:20:47 Ex-TD Bank employee indicted for sharing customer data on Telegram
     1:21:02 Kenya to require phone IMEI declaration from 2025
     1:21:09 Apple adds "inactivity timer" feature in iOS 18.1 

    • Protocol
     1:22:16 Ren Crypto Fish, Steve Lee, and Lyn Alden publish Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades
     1:25:30 BIP85 updated to final status, now widely deployed
     1:25:47 LDK #3207 adds invoice requests to async payments

    • Government & Political
     1:26:05 US DOJ charges AurumXchange operator with laundering Silk Road fund
     1:26:12 Roman Sterlingov sentenced to 12.5 years for money laundering
     1:26:34 Argentina's central bank hosts a live Bitcoin mining art exhibit
     1:26:50 BIS exits cross-border payments platform Project mBridge
     1:26:56 EU and ECB debate digital euro control, raising sovereignty concerns


    • Events
     1:27:22 Btc Hel: The first ever large scale bitcoin conference in the Nordics.

    • Reads
     1:27:46 Top recently published reads


    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-87

  • I'm joined by guests Rijndael & Ben Carman to go through the list.I'm joined by guests Rijndael & Ben Carman to go through the list.

    Housekeeping
    00:00:51 Nostr Rising
    00:01:36 New COLDCARD Tutorials
    00:01:40 Coinkite is opening an office in LATAM
    00:01:50 Bitcoin per Share
    00:01:54 Grumpy Surfer SATSCARD



    Major/Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
    00:02:08 Disclosure of CVE-2024-38365
    00:05:32 Disclosure of CVE-2024-35202
    00:06:54 Krux BIP85 password generationx
    00:07:32 Coracle unintentionally sending user session data



    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    00:11:00 Electrum
    00:14:31 Nunchuk Android
    00:14:46 Bitcoin Keeper
    00:16:49 Bisq2
    00:16:58 Wasabi Wallet
    00:22:32 Fully Noded
    00:22:59 Krux-installer
    00:23:14 BoltzExchange Client
    00:23:31 Utreexo 
    00:23:42 Bitcoin Safe
    00:27:06 Joinstr App
    00:27:13 Bitkey App
    00:28:30 Bitcoin Jungle Mobile
    00:29:26 DATUM Gateway
    00:30:28 ESP-Miner
    00:30:42 Braiins Toolbox
    00:30:46 Blockstream Green iOS
    00:31:07 Defibi App
    00:31:45 Nirvati
    00:32:08 BTCmap-android
    00:32:18 Kyoto


    • Project Spotlight
     00:33:17 2140.dev
     00:34:24 Localhost Research
     00:34:49 Rewind Bitcoin
     00:35:30 bitcoinutils.dev
     00:35:46 Standalone Bitcoin Consensus Engine
     00:35:54 Fabric
     00:36:06 l402_middleware
     00:36:19 NodeWatch
     00:36:32 Bitcoind Quick
     00:36:44 Chorly
     00:36:53 Satoffee
     00:37:00 Koinvote
     00:37:14 Bitcoin Prediction Market
     00:37:24 LiquiSabi
     00:37:34 Coin Demo



    Vulnerability Disclosures
    00:37:42 GoldenJackal specialized toolsets for targeting air-gapped systems
    00:38:03 Radiant Capital hack
    00:38:25 Locate X
    00:38:38 Qualcomm zero-day vulnerability
    00:39:03 Research discovers flaws in five end-to-end encrypted cloud services
    00:39:20 Security analysis reveals weaknesses in WeChat
    00:39:34 Imprompter
    00:39:46 Tails
    00:39:56 Critical "use-after-free" vulnerability (CVE-2024-9680)



    Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
     â€˘ Software Releases & Project Updates
     00:40:38 SimpleX 
     00:40:41 SideBand
     00:40:48 Reticulum MeshChat
     00:40:52 Tor Browser


    • Project Spotlight
     00:40:56 Pubky Core



    Lightning & L2(+)
    • Project Spotlight
    00:42:00 Simplicity & Simfony by Blockstream
    00:42:09 Spark
    00:44:39 Blockbuster


    • Software Releases & Project Updates
     00:44:45 Core Lightning
     00:44:54 LDK Node
     00:44:58 Phoenix
     00:45:01 Zeus
     00:45:06 Breez SDK Core 
     00:45:12 Alby
     00:45:15 CashuMe
     00:46:11 Microbolt
     00:46:18 Geyser
     00:47:08 LN Markets
     00:47:14 Zaprite introduces Sandbox



    Nostr
    • Project spotlight
    00:47:20 Pokey
    00:47:25 White Noise live demo
    00:47:41 Nostrastic
    00:49:14 AlgoRelay
    00:49:22 ppe-relay
    00:49:27 Search Relay
    00:49:31 Flotilla
    00:51:40 nosweet.net
    00:51:54 Docstr
    00:52:13 Translator
    00:52:18 rx-nostr



    Boosts
    00:52:39 Shoutout to top boosters @Ape Mithrandir, @tdub, @btconboard, @AVERAGE_GARY, @VonPhoto & @BrightSats


    Tech tip of the day
    00:54:16 DeArrow
    00:54:26 Eartho


    News & Noteworthy
     â€˘ Business & Finance
     00:58:48 River now offers 3.8% interest


    • Art
     00:59:46 Bitcoin illustrator NoGood releases The art of NoGood


    • Funding
     00:59:58 Research firm 1a1z releases on how Bitcoin Core development is funded
     1:00:06 OpenSats announcements
     1:00:13 Spiral announces grant renewals


    • Privacy
     1:00:51 SimpleX publishes Wired's Attack on Privacy


    • Protocol
     1:01:09 Libsecp256k1 adds musig


    Links & Contacts:
    Website: https://bitcoin.review/
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: [email protected]
    Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-86

  • I'm joined by guests Lyn Alden, Max & Odell to discuss nostr funding.

    Chapters
    - (00:00:00) Introduction to Nostr funding concepts
    - (00:01:04) Importance of decentralized funding in tech
    - (00:02:07) Discussion on Nostr’s scalability and funding potential
    - (00:06:17) Analysis of community-driven funding models
    - (00:12:01) Benefits of open-source funding approaches
    - (00:18:02) Comparison of Nostr's funding capabilities with traditional platforms
    - (00:19:00) Potential challenges for funding in decentralized systems
    - (00:28:32) Exploration of funding solutions using Bitcoin
    - (00:33:17) Incentives for developers in the Nostr ecosystem
    - (00:41:34) Role of privacy in funding models
    - (00:46:22) Future of funding mechanisms in Nostr
    - (00:49:01) Community engagement and its impact on funding success
    - (00:53:33) Scalability of Nostr vs. traditional funding platforms
    - (00:54:14) Announcement of a bounty related to Nostr funding
    - (00:54:26) Optimism about the future of funding in the Nostr community

    Links & Contacts:
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected] & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-85

  • I'm joined by guests DK & Miljan to discuss long form content.

    Chapters:
    - (00:00:00) Introduction to long form content on Nostr
    - (00:03:15) Challenges of content distribution on Nostr
    - (00:06:42) Nostr as a decentralized platform for creators
    - (00:11:20) The role of relays in content storage and competition
    - (00:15:47) Building user-centric tools for long-form content
    - (00:19:33) Balancing short-form and long-form content on Nostr
    - (00:22:58) Algorithmic feeds and user-controlled algorithms
    - (00:28:40) Primal's focus on algorithm marketplace development
    - (00:34:15) Human-curated algorithms and user-selected feeds
    - (00:39:48) Ethical advertising and user choice in ads
    - (00:43:22) Importance of competition in relays, clients, and algorithms
    - (00:46:58) Creating customizable algorithms for users
    - (00:48:09) Potential for ethical, non-intrusive advertising
    - (00:50:26) Nostr as a global town square for nuanced discourse
    - (00:51:34) Learning from torrents: the importance of better UX
    - (00:52:24) Closing thoughts on Nostr’s future and appeal to creators

    Links & Contacts:⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected] & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-84

  • I'm joined by guests Calle, Pablo & Miljan to discuss zaps and nostr money.

    Chapters
    - (00:00:00) Introduction
    - (00:05:12) Building a permissionless public square on Nostr
    - (00:12:25) Challenges in decentralized social media and privacy
    - (00:18:43) Cashu protocol integration with Nostr
    - (00:22:50) Role of ecash in relays and wallets
    - (00:28:16) Nostr as an open social graph for applications
    - (00:31:42) Innovation in digital payments and Zaps on Nostr
    - (00:35:14) Open-source culture and project monetization
    - (00:39:23) Bitcoin integration in social media platforms
    - (00:42:38) Scaling challenges and user adoption
    - (00:47:06) Nostr's impact on new market designs
    - (00:48:25) Future of Zaps in expanding Bitcoin user base
    - (00:49:24) Social feedback and micro-transactions
    - (00:50:20) Infinite innovation potential with Nostr and Zaps
    - (00:51:57) Nostr’s role in enhancing app social features
    - (00:54:29) Regulatory challenges and JavaScript as a platform
    - (00:55:12) Closing thoughts


    Links & Contacts:
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected] & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-83

  • I'm joined by guests Kieran, Odell, Hodlbod & Oscar Merry to discuss podcasting 2.0.

    Chapters
    - (00:00:00) – Introduction and overview of the discussion on Nostr and podcasting.
    - (00:01:10) – Importance of Nostr in decentralization and censorship resistance.
    - (00:10:30) – Integrating Bitcoin and Lightning Payments with Nostr.
    - (00:19:12) – Value-for-value model and podcast monetization using Nostr.
    - (00:26:50) – Challenges of onboarding new users and improving user experience on Nostr.
    - (00:35:15) – The future of podcasting with Nostr and potential for listener engagement.
    - (00:41:20) – The potential for creating decentralized, censorship-resistant content.
    - (00:48:30) – Vision for integrating games with Nostr and Lightning Payments.
    - (00:59:18) – Opportunities in gaming and Nostr’s role in gaming's future.
    - (01:00:19) – The importance of owning your social graph on Nostr.
    - (01:01:10) – Discussing podcasting analytics and user platforms.
    - (01:02:27) – The need for more apps and users in the Nostr ecosystem.
    - (01:03:25) – Audience breakdown by platform, including Spotify, Fountain, and Overcast.
    - (01:04:06) – Issues with Spotify’s closed analytics and data control.
    - (01:05:17) – Simplifying Nostr onboarding and improving the user experience.
    - (01:06:41) – Challenges of niche adoption and the importance of positive feedback loops.
    - (01:07:42) – Nostr’s future growth driven by censorship on other platforms.
    - (01:08:09) – Optimism for Nostr’s long-term success despite short-term challenges.

    Links & Contacts:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected] & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-82
  • I'm joined by guests Fiatjaf, Hodlbod & Jeff G to discuss DMs and groupchats.

    Chapters

    (00:00) - Introduction to the discussion

    (02:32) - Overview of MLS Messaging Layer Security and its role in group chats.

    (10:03) - Addressing spam and impersonation in group communications.

    (14:16) - Managing group keys and group membership.

    (21:10) - Security concerns and potential vulnerabilities.

    (26:58) - Relays and group management.

    (30:50) - Importance of secure client implementations.

    (35:25) - Handling bad actors in group chats.

    (43:15) - Integration of payments in group chat dynamics pay-to-post model.

    (50:25) - Exploring broadcast model for private groups.

    (55:16) - Proof of concept for a secure group chat client.

    (59:27) - Conclusion and final thoughts



    Links & Contacts:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected] & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-81/
  • I'm joined by guests Fiatjaf, Mike Dilger & Pablo to discuss relays and scaling nostr.

    Chapters

    (00:00) – Introduction to Nostr protocol and event signing

    (02:15) – Relay management and costs in Nostr ecosystem

    (05:30) – Scaling concerns and misconceptions about relay overload

    (09:11) – Importance of public key identity management

    (12:18) – Challenges in moderation and decentralized governance

    (15:40) – Defining the roles of clients and relays

    (20:19) – Lightning integration for payments in Nostr

    (25:00) – Need for better developer tools for relay management

    (29:45) – Cross-platform interoperability between Nostr and Mastodon

    (35:20) – Censorship on Mastodon and the Fediverse

    (40:05) – Scalability and reliability improvements during user influxes

    (44:10) – The idea of creating more experimental and niche relays

    (47:25) – Vision for integrating specialized relay functionality into clients

    (49:31) – Concept of Yahoo Pipes for Nostr relays data aggregation tools

    (50:09) – DVMs and the evolution of decentralized systems

    (51:00) – Closing remarks



    Links & Contacts:⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected] & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-80/

  • I'm joined by guests Rabble, Hodlbod, Alex Gleason & Pablo to discuss nostr communities.

    Discussion Topics
    - 00:00:00 – Introduction to Nostr and its evolving landscape
    - 00:01:35 – Comparison between TCP/IP and Nostr as flexible protocols
    - 00:05:45 – Nostr’s decentralized development and innovation without permission
    - 00:12:20 – User experience challenges in decentralized systems
    - 00:18:10 – Importance of experimentation and building tools for Nostr
    - 00:21:55 – Differences between digital and physical communities
    - 00:25:10 – Discussion on the long tail of communities in Nostr
    - 00:29:00 – How Nostr helps niche groups and the growth of communities
    - 00:32:50 – Balancing decentralization and user experience
    - 00:38:10 – Ham radio community’s adoption of Nostr
    - 00:42:55 – Importance of building discoverable and easy-to-join communities
    - 00:47:30 – Nostr as an open, super-app platform similar to early Facebook
    - 00:52:00 – Final thoughts on Nostr’s role in fostering decentralized communities
    - 00:57:55 – Nostr’s network effect and social graph integration
    - 01:00:04 – Future potential and excitement about Nostr communities expanding
    - 01:01:28 – Nostr’s organic growth and fostering more community engagement
    - 01:02:07 – Closing remarks and thanks to the guests

    Links & Contacts:⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected] & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-79/

  • I'm joined by guests JB55, Hodlbod & Miljan to discuss Permissionless Algos in the first episode of Nostr Rising.

    Discussion topics
    - 00:00:00 – Introduction to decentralized algorithms and Nostr's open network
    - 00:01:01 – Users’ control over algorithms and content feeds
    - 00:03:01 – Challenges of building permissionless systems without tracking users
    - 00:05:01 – Feed marketplace concept and its impact on content discovery
    - 00:08:01 – Importance of user feedback in developing decentralized platforms
    - 00:12:01 – AI agents and bots assisting with content curation
    - 00:15:01 – The value of human-created content versus bot-generated content
    - 00:17:31 – AI's role in building decentralized apps on Nostr
    - 00:20:01 – Future of algorithms and personalized content on decentralized networks
    - 00:24:01 – Curation and community-driven feeds as an alternative to centralized platforms
    - 00:28:01 – Nostr’s potential to disrupt big tech and centralized institutions
    - 00:30:01 – Open network and emergent properties of user-driven content
    - 00:33:01 – Role of lists and curated social clusters in enhancing user experience
    - 00:36:01 – Encouragement for users and developers to participate in Nostr
    - 00:40:01 – Final thoughts: the power of decentralized networks and AI collaboration
    - 00:42:31 – Closing remarks and a call to action for Nostr’s growth and adoption

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  • I'm joined by guests Rob Hamilton & Future Paul to go through the list.

    Housekeeping
    00:00:59 Nostr Rising dropping soon!
    00:02:32 COLDCARD Tutorials
    00:02:35 European Coldcard reseller Coldhodl


    Major/Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
     00:02:50 BIP85 Drama
     00:13:35 Delving Bitcoin
     00:14:46 Bitcoin Core


    Bitcoin
     â€˘ Software Releases & Project Updates
     00:19:57 Bitcoin Core
     00:24:03 secp256k1
     00:33:04 BDK
     00:34:23 Electrs
     00:35:53 Nunchuk
     00:36:26 Mempool
     00:36:42 Blockstream Green
     00:37:15 Krux
     00:38:58 Coinbase
     00:39:17 BoltzExchange
     00:39:22 Jam
     00:42:57 libwally core
     00:43:02 Simple Bitcoin Wallet
     00:43:13 Braiins Toolbox
     00:43:20 LiveWallet
     00:43:30 The RoboSats Federation


    • Project Spotlight
     00:43:46 DATUM
     00:47:31 BDK Swift Example Wallet
     00:48:29 Decoding Bitcoin
     00:48:42 Twelve Cash
     00:51:29 Kyoto Bitcoin Light Client
     00:51:48 Bitcoin script editor & visualizer
     00:51:53 WeSatoshis
     00:52:19 UtxoPocket
     00:52:28 Simple Proof


    Vulnerability Disclosures
     00:52:43 Supply chain attack
     00:53:29 Backdoored backdoors
     00:56:37 Decade-old Linux vulnerability
     00:58:14 Perfctl
     00:59:05 Google raises privacy concerns
     00:59:34 Americans' personal information leaked


    Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
     â€˘ Software Releases & Project Updates
     1:00:19 SimpleX
     1:00:48 Sideband
     1:01:05 reticulum-meshchat
     1:01:16 NomadNet

    • Project Spotlight
     1:11:18 Privacy Index
     1:11:25 DarkIRC


    Lightning & L2(+)
    • Project Spotlight
    1:11:46 Diamond Wallet
    1:11:53 LNUnit
    1:11:58 PLEBNET-Wiki
    1:12:03 Matrix-Lightning-Tip-Bot
    1:12:14 Predyx
    1:12:18 Fedimint Web SDK
    1:12:21 Fedimint Observer
    1:12:23 NWC Tester

    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    1:12:38 Ark
    1:13:17 Lightning Terminal
    1:13:33 LNDg
    1:13:43 BTCPay
    1:13:45 Shockwallet
    1:13:51 minibits
    1:13:55 clboss
    1:14:01 LNMarket
    1:14:12 Star9Labs


    Nostr
    • Project spotlight
    1:14:23 Khatru
    1:14:29 Nostr Mixer Relay
    1:14:36 Comet
    1:14:44 Dart Nostr Development Kit
    1:14:48 Nostr-fetch
    1:14:49 ONOSENDAI
    1:14:56 Nowser
    1:15:03 Route96
    1:15:06 Ghost relay
    1:15:09 Grain
    1:15:14 Chronicle
    1:15:16 Notestack
    1:16:14 Atomstr
    1:16:24 Nostr Metadata Updater
    1:16:28 Minestr
    1:16:36 GM Relay
    1:16:44 NostrSMS


    Audience Questions
     1:19:25 - "Can you explain why the usage of libsecp256k is one of the most important choices in writing Bitcoin code, for this of us who are not cryptographers and do listen to the end? And answer in as non-engineery a way as possible?" -drianmalcolm


    Boosts
    1:25:53 Shoutout to top boosters drianmalcolm, Ape Mithrandir, Chris, seedor_io, podconf, vake & btconboard


    Tech tip of the day
     1:31:21 Changesets


    News & Noteworthy
     â€˘ Bitcoin
     1:31:56 Bitkey partners with Robinhood

    • Tradfi
     1:32:33 BlackRock

    • Security
     1:34:44 NIST

    • Government & Political
     1:35:08 Bank of Canada pauses plans


    Reads
     1:35:29

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