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

Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests Bitcoin.Review

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

    BR066 - Mutiny, Secp256k1, Sparrow, COLDCARD, Microstrategy DIDs, NIP-104, FOSS Dev Funding, Mining Centralisation + MORE ft. Steve Lee, Future Paul, Odell & Rijndael

    BR066 - Mutiny, Secp256k1, Sparrow, COLDCARD, Microstrategy DIDs, NIP-104, FOSS Dev Funding, Mining Centralisation + MORE ft. Steve Lee, Future Paul, Odell & Rijndael

    I'm joined by guests Steve Lee, Future Paul, Odell, & Rijndael to go through the list.



    Notes & timecodes coming soon. Full shownotes on the link below.



    Links & Contacts


    Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: producer@coinkite.com
    Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-66

    • 2 hrs 21 min
    BR065 - Samurai Arrests, New BIP Editors, Block Template Centralisation, CATVM, Juice Jacking Attack, OpenJS takeover attempt, BadUSB vulnerability, FixedFloat exploit, + MORE ft. Rob, Ben & Rijndael

    BR065 - Samurai Arrests, New BIP Editors, Block Template Centralisation, CATVM, Juice Jacking Attack, OpenJS takeover attempt, BadUSB vulnerability, FixedFloat exploit, + MORE ft. Rob, Ben & Rijndael

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

    Housekeeping


    00:01:16 Q shipping updates
    00:02:29 OpenSats receives $1M donation
    00:02:57 BIP Editors
    00:12:33 CAT, txhash given BIP number
    00:12:01 We have an amazing newsletter


    Vulnerability Disclosures


    00:13:33 Juice jacking attack Mobile Hacker
    00:15:32 BadUSB vulnerability Hackaday
    00:17:57 FixedFloat announces another exploit
    00:21:49 GitHub comments abused to push malware
    00:23:01 Apple issues notifications to iPhone users
    00:23:35 Braiins warns user not to update stock firmware
    00:24:59 CiberInteligenciaSV publishes Chivo wallet ATM code
    00:25:26 T-Mobile employees targeted by SIM swap scheme
    00:25:58 Looking at the Merkle branches
    00:33:52 Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested


    Bitcoin

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:56:47 CATVM


    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    1:13:01 Bitcoin Core
    1:15:40 Sparrow Wallet
    1:26:15 BDK
    1:28:01 Umbrel
    1:28:34 Raspiblitz
    1:29:09 Bisq2
    1:29:12 Ledger app-bitcoin-new
    1:30:27 COLDCARD Q and Mk4 codebases merged
    1:31:51 Labelbase
    1:32:15 Blue Wallet
    1:32:42 Bitcoin Keeper
    1:32:54 Wasabi Wallet
    1:33:18 10101
    1:33:26 AgoraDesk
    1:33:31 SwissBitcoinPay
    1:33:38 Plebwork
    1:33:40 Bull Bitcoin Fee Multiple
    1:33:51 Kraken Wallet


    Project Spotlight


    1:34:23 Safety Net by Wizard Sardines
    1:37:54 Sentrum
    1:38:04 zkCoins
    1:38:11 Basio by ismyhc
    1:38:24 TxPusher
    1:38:37 Satoshi7B
    1:39:44 SafeMiner


    Privacy Software

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    1:39:55 SimpleX


    Lightning & L2(+)

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    1:40:03 Mutiny Node
    1:41:03 Mutiny StartOS
    1:41:51 Phoenix
    1:42:06 Nutshell
    1:42:13 Zeus
    1:42:40 Alby js-sdk
    1:42:44 Aqua Wallet
    1:42:47 eNuts
    1:43:00 Fountain
    1:43:04 BoltzExchange
    1:43:10 Loop


    Project Spotlight


    1:43:17 lnaddrd
    1:43:22 Fewsats
    1:43:26 pyl402
    1:45:00 Constellation


    Nostr

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    1:45:39 NDK
    1:45:43 rust-nostr
    1:45:46 Primal
    1:47:34 Damus
    1:47:40 Amethyst
    1:47:41 Nostur &
    1:47:44 nos.social
    1:47:46 Gossip
    1:47:47 linktr-nostr
    1:47:48 Mostro


    Project Spotlight


    1:47:56 Blossom


    Boosts


    1:51:21 Shoutout to top boosters: @vake, @qxotk, @jcdenton, @dubravko, @cantillionaire & @michaelmatulef


    News & Noteworthy

    • Bitcoin


    1:52:57 Nunchuk
    1:53:31 LND node
    1:53:36 MiPrimerBitcoin launches 2024 edition of their education program
    1:53:42 Craig Wright Discontinues Tulip Trading Case


    • Lightning


    1:54:02 Zaprite introduces the Mutiny connection
    1:54:05 Voltage integrates Mutinynet
    1:54:36 Braiins introduces Lightning payouts
    1:54:43 Blockstream launches Liquid Wallet Kit


    • Funding


    1:55:09 OpenSats grants long-term support to three nostr developers
    1:55:22 The Human Rights Foundation establishes the Finney Freedom Prize
    1:55:26 Neutronpay secures $1.5 million in funding


    • Mining


    1:55:34 Ocean announces the whitepaper of their TIDES payout system


    • Government & Political


    1:58:00 FBI probed Atlanta 2022 CoreDev event

    Links & Contacts


    Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
    Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: producer@coinkite.com
    Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-65

    • 2 hrs 1 min
    BR064 - xz Utils Backdoor, LoLRa, Mutiny, HWI, COLDCARD Q, Krux, Labelbase, BitVM Bridge Risks, BIP editors discussion, Coinbase X Lightspark + MORE ft. Alex B, Harry, Paul & Craig

    BR064 - xz Utils Backdoor, LoLRa, Mutiny, HWI, COLDCARD Q, Krux, Labelbase, BitVM Bridge Risks, BIP editors discussion, Coinbase X Lightspark + MORE ft. Alex B, Harry, Paul & Craig

    I'm joined by guests Alex B, Harry Sudock, Future Paul, and Craig Raw to go through the list.



    Vulnerability Disclosures


    00:01:02 xz utils backdoor
    00:17:35 LoLRa project
    00:42:13 Nunchuk
    00:25:53 BitVM Bridges Considered Unsafe
    00:43:06 Breez under DDoS attack

    Bitcoin

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:45:53 Bitcoin Core
    00:46:27 Coldcard Q
    00:52:39 HWI
    00:55:59 BDK
    00:56:17 Nunchuk-desktop
    00:56:35 Nunchuk-android
    00:56:49 Liana
    00:57:21 Krux
    00:59:29 Blockstream Green
    00:59:44 Blue Wallet
    00:59:56 Brainbow
    01:00:07 Bitcoin Keeper
    01:00:18 Bisq
    01:00:21 Citadel
    01:00:25 Labelbase

    Side Discussion


    1:02:27 SimpleX versus nostr
    1:06:20 Mutiny integration with nostr
    1:14:15 Social contracts and Duty of care
    1:16:35 Importance of money and economic responsibility
    1:17:04 Fair versus unfair distribution

    • Software Releases & Project Updates (Cont.)


    1:20:43 Boltz-web-app
    1:20:53 AgoraDesk

    Project Spotlight


    1:21:02 Wizard Sardines' Antoine Poinsot
    1:22:34 Cypher.Space
    1:22:42 Spend-sats

    Privacy Software

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    1:22:46 Unleashed.chat

    Project Spotlight


    1:23:05 Hushline

    Lightning & L2(+)

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    1:23:34 CLN
    1:23:47 Phoenixd
    1:23:52 Breez SDK
    1:23:54 Mutiny Node
    1:35:49 Fedimint
    1:36:38 Zeus

    Project Spotlight


    1:37:06 LNCast

    Nostr

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    1:38:51 NDK
    1:39:21 Primal
    1:39:39 Amethyst
    1:41:20 Mostro

    Project Spotlight


    1:41:29 NostrSync
    1:41:37 Nostr Signer
    1:41:41 X to Nostr

    Side Discussion


    1:42:24 Infighting and toxicity
    1:52:09 Bitcoin politics
    1:54:23 Incentives and game theory

    Boosts


    1:58:10 Shoutout to top boosters: @qxotk, @dubravko, @conorchepenik, @benthefed, @TheWildHustle, @plebhodl, @zdoxed, @undefined & @monk_cactus

    News & Noteworthy

    • Bitcoin


    2:05:54 Bitcoin script and BitVM development
    2:05:55 HRF launches Bitcoin integration webinar
    2:06:00 Umbrel has approved and integrated
    2:06:07 Google starts indexing Bitcoin data

    • Lightning


    2:06:25 Coinbase Selects Lightspark for Lightning
    2:06:29 Amboss launches

    Links & Contacts


    Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: producer@coinkite.com
    Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-64

    • 2 hrs 19 min
    BR063 - Mutiny, NDK, Phoenixd, Alby, Cashu multinuteral payments, Casa Inheritance, Unchained, GoFetch & ViaBTC Vulnerabilities + MORE ft. Rob, Ben & Pablo

    BR063 - Mutiny, NDK, Phoenixd, Alby, Cashu multinuteral payments, Casa Inheritance, Unchained, GoFetch & ViaBTC Vulnerabilities + MORE ft. Rob, Ben & Pablo

    I'm joined by guests Rob Hamilton, Ben Carman, & Pablo to go through the list.

    Vulnerability Disclosures


    00:01:27 GoFetch
    00:04:38 Vulnerability discovered in ViaBTC's SPV mining code
    00:06:07 SIM swappers hijacking phone numbers in eSIM attacks

    Bitcoin

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:07:31 Electrs
    00:07:37 BDK
    00:07:48 UmbrelOS
    00:08:03 Nunchuk-android
    00:08:09 Agora Desktop
    00:08:14 RoboSats
    00:08:19 Rust Payjoin
    00:08:26 ESP Miner
    00:09:22 Labelbase
    00:10:15 Brainbow
    00:10:28 BTC Pay Server
    00:11:10 Blockstream Jade firmware
    00:11:26 Blockstream Green
    00:11:36 Trezor
    00:11:56 Ledger app-bitcoin-new
    00:13:32 Casa Inheritance
    00:21:28 Unchained iOS app
    00:23:58 The Bitcoin Company remittance API

    • Project Spotlight


    00:24:19 Teleport transactions
    00:24:40 dead-man-switch
    00:24:59 BitCan
    00:26:41 Bitcoin-qr
    00:27:40 Speed Wallet
    00:27:52 MicroBolt

    Privacy Software

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:30:13 Unleashed.chat
    00:32:01 SimpleX

    • Project Spotlight


    00:32:43 Mynymbox

    Lightning & L2(+)

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:32:55 Mutiny Node
    00:41:30 Acinq releases Phoenixd
    00:43:04 Alby lightning-browser-extension
    00:46:27 Nutshell
    00:46:34 10101

    • Project Spotlight


    00:46:41 Multinuteral payments
    00:48:20 NLightning
    00:48:47 Hedgehog by Super Testnet
    00:49:19 Boltz client
    00:49:25 sats4ai
    00:50:23 PayPerQ
    00:51:33 L2.watch

    Nostr

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:56:12 NDK
    00:57:48 Highlighter
    1:01:08 primal-web-app
    1:01:20 rust-nostr
    1:01:24 Nos.social
    1:01:28 Coracle
    1:01:31 0xChat

    • Project Spotlight


    1:03:26 Citrine

    Boosts


    1:04:52 Shoutout to top boosters: @jcdenton, @zdoxed, @geneeverett & @satori.

    Bitcoin Optech Newsletter


    1:07:55 BIP324 proxy for light clients

    News & Noteworthy

    • Bitcoin


    1:08:03 BitGo introduces replace by fee

    • Lightning


    1:10:23 Musqet

    • Nostr


    1:10:30 Nostr.org
    1:10:37 Damus Purple

    • Business & Finance


    1:10:41 MicroStrategy Surpasses 1% of Total Bitcoin Supply

    • Funding


    1:11:15 HRF grants $500'000 to 14 projects worldwide
    1:11:18 OpenSats announces newest grantee Bruno Garcia

    • Mining


    1:11:28 Stratum
    1:11:40 Marathon Digital Holdings Releases Industry-Leading Bitcoin Mining Firmware and Control Board

    Links & Contacts


    Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: producer@coinkite.com
    Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-63

    • 1 hr 31 min
    BR062 - Sparrow, Mutiny, COLDCARD Q, Bisq, Krux, OP_CAT Vault Prototype + MORE ft. Paul, Craig & Rijndael

    BR062 - Sparrow, Mutiny, COLDCARD Q, Bisq, Krux, OP_CAT Vault Prototype + MORE ft. Paul, Craig & Rijndael

    I'm joined by guests Future Paul, Craig Raw, & Rijndael to go through the list.

    Housekeeping


    00:03:42 Signal usernames launched
    00:04:12 COLDCARD Q is now shipping

    Vulnerability Disclosures


    00:05:16 "AJ Towns censoring on Delving Bitcoin to cover Bitcoin Core backdoors?
    00:13:43 LNbits Demo Server to Disable Cashu Extension

    Bitcoin

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:21:09 Sparrow Wallet
    00:36:28 ColdCard Q
    00:50:57 BDK
    00:51:22 Krux
    00:58:11 Electrum
    00:58:24 Blue Wallet
    00:59:30 Bitcoin Keeper
    00:59:34 Joinmarket Clientserver
    01:00:36 Boltz Web App
    01:01:11 Jam
    01:01:21 Bisq
    01:07:37 Nunchuk
    01:07:44 Agora Desktop
    01:07:47 Bitcoin Tribe
    01:07:49 Nix-Bitcoin
    01:07:53 10101
    01:08:02 ESP Miner
    01:08:22 Orange Clock
    01:08:29 Citadel
    01:08:32 Wasabi Wallet
    01:08:58 Blockstream Green QT
    01:09:13 Trezor

    • Project Spotlight


    01:11:03 Hack0
    01:12:08 Bitcoin Fees
    01:12:15 Workit
    01:12:37 Branta

    Privacy Software

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    01:19:35 Unleashed.chat
    01:20:14 Simplex Chat

    Lightning & L2(+)

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    01:20:36 Phoenix
    01:21:05 Zeus
    01:21:19 CLN
    01:21:26 Eclair
    01:22:01 Fedimint
    01:22:07 eNuts
    01:22:26 Mutiny Wallet
    01:33:09 Mutiny Node
    01:33:28 lnbits
    01:33:31 Fountain
    01:33:37 BitBanana
    01:33:41 Validated Lightning Signer
    01:35:47 LNp2p Bot
    01:35:50 Alby js-sdk
    01:35:59 Polar
    01:36:02 Aqua Wallet

    • Project Spotlight


    01:36:06 Slice
    01:36:16 sats.mobi
    01:36:22 cln-lightning-liquidity
    01:36:37 CYPHER

    Nostr

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    01:36:47 Primal
    01:37:49 Coracle
    01:38:02 Amethyst
    01:38:14 Nostr Nests
    01:38:21 Nos.social
    01:38:25 Mostro
    01:38:28 Plebeian Market

    • Project Spotlight


    01:39:20 Chesstr
    01:39:28 cascdr
    01:39:37 Wikifreedia
    01:41:37 Satcom
    01:41:48 Noogle

    Boosts


    01:42:33 Shoutout to top boosters: @mix, @qxotk, @dubravko, @bendthefed, @tym, @plebhodl & @piez.



    Links & Contacts


    Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: producer@coinkite.com
    Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-62

    • 2 hrs 26 min
    BR061 - eNuts, COLDCARD Q, SimpleX, Nutshell, Minibits, npub.cash, NDK, Primal, Nsec.app +MORE ft. Calle, Pablo & Ben

    BR061 - eNuts, COLDCARD Q, SimpleX, Nutshell, Minibits, npub.cash, NDK, Primal, Nsec.app +MORE ft. Calle, Pablo & Ben

    I'm joined by guests Calle, Pablo & Ben Carman to go through the list.

    Housekeeping


    00:01:56 New BitcoinTreasuries distribution chart
    00:02:07 Unleashed.chat
    00:05:15 BBQr.org/PSBT adding PSBT maker
    00:08:28 eNuts

    Vulnerability Disclosures


    00:17:51 Linux being secure is a common misconception
    00:19:50 Public disclosure of a block stalling bug in Bitcoin Core affecting LN

    Bitcoin

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:20:35 COLDCARD Q
    00:22:40 Libwally-core
    00:22:54 Nunchuk Android
    00:23:19 BlueWallet
    00:25:18 Agoradesk
    00:25:28 Zaprite
    00:25:42 Blockstream Green
    00:26:17 BTC Map Android
    00:26:22 Umbrel OS

    • Project Spotlight


    00:27:55 BitScript
    00:28:48 Avalon Nano 3
    00:28:58 Flash

    Privacy Software

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:31:13 SimpleX Chat

    Project Spotlight


    00:34:51 Pear Runtime

    Lightning & L2(+)

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:36:57 Lightning Protocol Dual Funding
    00:37:03 lnbits
    00:37:25 Nutshell
    00:52:46 Mutiny Node
    00:53:17 Mutiny StartOS
    00:53:58 Torq
    00:54:03 Bitcoin Tribe
    00:54:10 GetAlby SDK
    00:54:15 10101
    00:54:31 lightning-terminal
    00:54:37 Clams Remote
    00:54:43 Stacker News

    • Project Spotlight


    00:55:08 npub.cash
    00:58:46 Banco
    00:58:54 PlebDashboard
    00:58:59 Compliance

    Nostr

    • Software Releases & Project Updates


    00:59:34 NDK v2.5
    01:00:51 Primal
    01:02:01 Coracle
    01:06:58 Amethyst
    01:07:37 rust-nostr
    01:08:41 Nostur
    01:09:35 Nostrudel
    01:12:40 0xchat
    01:14:03 Mostro
    01:14:10 plebeian-market
    01:14:16 nostr-zap

    • Project Spotlight


    01:14:22 Nsec.app
    01:20:12 Tunestr
    01:20:17 resolvr
    01:20:27 Whynostr
    01:23:47 Satcom

    Boosts


    01:24:51 Shoutout to top boosters: 🏆 @apemithrandir, @juansgalt, @qxotk, @vake, @user30394172 & @mix

    News & Noteworthy

    • Privacy


    01:28:28 Apple PWA ban

    • Development


    01:30:39 Matt Corallo human readable names BIP
    01:32:38 Bitcoin Dev Mailing List moves to Google Groups

    • Lightning & L2(+)


    01:33:08 Exodus is shutting down operations in the US

    • Events


    01:34:17 Summer of Bitcoin 2024
    01:34:20 Bitcoin Film Fest and Halvening celebration I'm joined by guests Calle, Pablo & Ben Carman

    Links & Contacts


    Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
    NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
    Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
    Email: producer@coinkite.com
    Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)

    Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-61

    • 1 hr 37 min

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