Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests

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Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests

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

  1. BR087 - ColliderScript, BTCPay Server, OpenSecret, Matrix, Lottie player JS Attack, the Bullish Case for Vaults, LN Payment Censorship , EmailBTC, secp256k1-node vulnerability + MORE ft. Justin & Paul

    NOV 13

    BR087 - ColliderScript, BTCPay Server, OpenSecret, Matrix, Lottie player JS Attack, the Bullish Case for Vaults, LN Payment Censorship , EmailBTC, secp256k1-node vulnerability + MORE ft. Justin & Paul

    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

    1h 31m
  2. BR086 - Electrum, Wasabi, Bitkey, Bitcoin Safe, Spark, Bitcoin Keeper, OP_CAT Privacy, FROST X nostr, btcd FindAndDelete bug + MORE ft. Rijndael & Ben

    OCT 31

    BR086 - Electrum, Wasabi, Bitkey, Bitcoin Safe, Spark, Bitcoin Keeper, OP_CAT Privacy, FROST X nostr, btcd FindAndDelete bug + MORE ft. Rijndael & Ben

    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: producer@coinkite.com Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!) Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-86

    1h 13m
  3. BR085: Nostr Rising 08 - Nostr Funding ft. Lyn Alden, Max & Odell

    OCT 30

    BR085: Nostr Rising 08 - Nostr Funding ft. Lyn Alden, Max & Odell

    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: producer@coinkite.comNostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-85

    56 min
  4. BR084: Nostr Rising 07 - Long Form Content ft. DK & Miljan

    OCT 28

    BR084: Nostr Rising 07 - Long Form Content ft. DK & Miljan

    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: producer@coinkite.comNostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-84

    53 min
  5. BR083: Nostr Rising 06 - Zap the Planet and Nostr Money ft. Calle, Pablo & Miljan

    OCT 25

    BR083: Nostr Rising 06 - Zap the Planet and Nostr Money ft. Calle, Pablo & Miljan

    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: producer@coinkite.comNostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-83

    56 min
  6. BR082: Nostr Rising 05 - Podcasting 2.0 ft. Kieran, Odell, Hodlbod & Oscar Merry

    OCT 23

    BR082: Nostr Rising 05 - Podcasting 2.0 ft. Kieran, Odell, Hodlbod & Oscar Merry

    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: producer@coinkite.comNostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-82

    1h 9m
  7. BR081: Nostr Rising 04 - DMs and Groupchats ft. Fiatjaf, Hodlbod & Jeff G

    OCT 21

    BR081: Nostr Rising 04 - DMs and Groupchats ft. Fiatjaf, Hodlbod & Jeff G

    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: producer@coinkite.comNostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-81/

    58 min
  8. BR080: Nostr Rising 03 - Relays & Scaling ft. Fiatjaf, Mike Dilger & Pablo

    OCT 18

    BR080: Nostr Rising 03 - Relays & Scaling ft. Fiatjaf, Mike Dilger & Pablo

    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: producer@coinkite.comNostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-80/

    52 min
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