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  • I’m joined by guests Praveen Perera, Future Paul & Ben Carman 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-97

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

    OP_RETURN Drama
    (00:00:52) Odell's thoughts
    (00:04:29) Craig's thoughts
    (00:05:59) NVK's thoughts
    (00:07:47) Rob's thoughts


    Bitcoin
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:22:10) COLDCARD
    (00:22:35) Cove Wallet
    (00:24:03) BTCPay Server
    (00:24:06) Nunchuk Android
    (00:24:12) Bitcoin Keeper
    (00:24:14) Bitcoin Safe
    (00:24:18) Wasabi Wallet
    (00:25:43) RoboSats
    (00:25:46) Umbrel
    (00:25:57) Zaprite
    (00:26:22) Blockstream Satellite
    (00:26:45) Stratum Work
    (00:26:58) SeedHammer II
    (00:27:11) ESP-Miner


    • Project Spotlight
     (00:27:34) Bitcoin Feature Matrix
     (00:27:41) secp256k1lab
     (00:28:00) GPGap
     (00:28:16) NVK Validation Tweet
     (00:28:54) BriberBrother
     (00:29:11) Stack Math


    Vulnerability Disclosures
    (00:30:23) CVE-2024-52919
    (00:33:02) CVE-2025-43707
    (00:34:46) Hackers breach LockBit


    Audience Questions
    (00:35:12) What’s the difference between test net and signet? And what are the benefits of each?
    (00:37:15) Can you explain, in simple terms, what OP_CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY does?

    Nostr
    • Software Releases & Project Updates
    (00:46:55) Nostr Messaging Layer Security
    (00:48:42) Primal
    (00:48:43) Damus

    Boosts
    (01:01:58) Shoutout to top boosters Rod Palmer, AVERAGE_GARY, pink money, user4, Wartime & btconboard

    Tech Tip of the Day
    (01:03:51) A free online cryptography course repository by Alfred Menezes

    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

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  • 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

  • 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 Loïc 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
     • 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
     • 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



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  • 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

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  • 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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