Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests Bitcoin.Review

I'm joined by guests Alex B, Ben Carman, and Craig Raw to go through the list.


Bitcoin

• Software Releases & Project Updates


00:52:03 Bitcoin Core
00:55:12 COLDCARD
00:56:16 Nunchuk
00:56:48 Liana
00:57:38 Rust Payjoin
00:58:00 Blue Wallet
01:07:04 Bitcoin Keeper
01:07:28 Krux
01:10:27 Bisq
01:10:39 RoboSats
01:10:43 WasabiWallet
01:10:48 Bitkey
01:11:29 Trezor
01:11:59 Blockstream QT
01:12:35 FullyNoded


Project Spotlight


01:14:01 WE HODL BTC
01:14:42 Satso
01:15:16 Mempool Accelerator
01:15:51 Brollup v2
01:17:22 Bails
01:17:36 B2P Central
01:17:51 Wabisator
01:18:01 Wasabist
01:18:12 Lava Wallet


Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects

• Software Releases & Project Updates


01:29:36 SimpleX


Project Spotlight


01:29:41 Reticulum MeshChat
01:29:44 Nomadnet
01:30:26 Entropyseal
01:30:40 Proton Docs
01:30:48 FUTO Keyboard


Lightning & L2(+)

• Project Spotlight


01:31:35 Cashu
01:31:56 Payto
01:32:09 Lampo
01:32:15 Blitz Wallet
01:32:22 Lendasat
01:37:02 Chamberlain
01:37:08 Phoenixd-Server-Ui
01:37:13 Bitcoin Mints


• Software Releases & Project Updates


01:51:40 Phoenix
01:51:51 Breez
01:51:58 Mutiny Node
01:52:40 eNuts
01:52:44 Boltz Exchange
01:52:46 validating-lightning-signer
01:52:47 scaling-lightning


Nostr

• Project Spotlight


01:59:13 NIP proposals
01:59:31 Noteguard
01:59:39 Npub.pro
01:59:49 Keychat
02:00:19 Lowent
02:00:31 Tracking Token Disrespector
02:00:42 Quotestr
02:00:48 HiveTalk
02:00:56 FanFares.io
02:01:06 NostrApps


• Software Releases & Project Updates


02:02:45 Primal


Boosts


02:04:19 Shoutout to top boosters @spottysea, @vake, @qxotk, @apemithrandir & @zdoxed


Audience Questions


02:06:46 What are some more examples of these two different types of cryptography?
02:08:04 What small projects in bitcoin or nostr could someone learn more technicalities?
02:10:40 How to prevent small utxo's from being useless due to miner fees outweighed the utxo?
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-71

I'm joined by guests Mike Schmidt & Rijndael to go through the list.

Housekeeping


00:01:10 Check out previous episode on OP_CAT
00:02:42 New Hardcase for COLDCARD Q
00:02:53 Coinkite looking for a Sales Rep & Social Media Specialist

Vulnerability Disclosures


00:04:18 Security researcher leveraged flaw in recent UX on Kraken
00:10:08 LockBit Threatens to Leak Fed Data
00:10:50 Fedimint DNS issues
00:17:08 Bitcoin Core vulnerability disclosure policy discussions report
00:21:32 DoS disclosure: LND Onion Bomb
00:25:06 BitcoinLink critical vulnerability
00:27:40 DISGOMOJI: Linux malware controlled through emojis
00:28:11 Physical attack in London
00:29:36 Cryptocurrency influencer and three other people kidnapped in Montreal
00:30:16 Compromised address: 0.5 bitcoin lost to fees

• Software Releases & Project Updates


00:31:40 COLDCARD WIP release
00:43:40 bbqr-ffi
00:45:31 Nunchuk
00:54:30 Bitcoin Core
00:57:27 BDK
00:59:06 Rust Payjoin
00:59:25 Umbrel
00:59:28 Bisq
00:59:32 WasabiWallet
01:00:11 Joinstr
01:01:21 Seedhammer
01:03:02 Labelbase
01:04:47 Blockstream Green
01:05:33 Peach
01:05:43 ESP-miner

Project Spotlight


01:06:40 Brollups
01:07:02 Stratum.work
01:07:33 Satonomics
01:07:45 Volt
01:08:11 Mempool Research
01:08:59 Moosig
01:09:22 SLIP-39 Wallet "Seed" Generation & Backup

• Software Releases & Project Updates


01:10:42 SimpleX
01:10:45 Tails
01:11:05 Tor Browser

Project Spotlight


01:11:11 OpenCoordinator
01:11:23 Librechat

• Software Releases & Project Updates


01:11:36 Core Lightning
01:11:44 LDK
01:11:49 Phoenix
01:11:50 Mutiny Node
01:11:53 RGB
01:13:07 Lightning Terminal
01:13:10 Ride-The-Lightning
01:13:15 minibits-wallet
01:13:20 Clams Remote
01:13:24 BitBanana

Project Spotlight


01:13:30 Storm.pub
01:13:39 Ecash by sound
01:16:02 Nutmix
01:16:07 DotNut

• Software Releases & Project Updates


01:21:12 rust-nostr
01:21:13 Primal
01:21:15 Damus
01:21:18 Amethyst
01:21:19 Coracle
01:21:20 nos.social
01:21:22 Oxchat
01:21:24 Voyage
01:21:25 Mostro
01:21:26 Citrine

Project Spotlight


01:21:29 Notedeck
01:21:37 Keypub
01:23:00 Relay Runner
01:23:04 Nostr Pay

Boosts


01:23:56 Shoutout to top boosters @vake, @pippellia, @wotsit, @apemithrandir, @bencoin & @zdoxed

Audience Questions


01:25:34 "When we have covenants, is the address type different depending on the spending conditions?"

Bitcoin Optech Newsletter


01:30:44 Highlights from recent Bitcoin Optech Newsletters

News & Noteworthy

• Bitcoin


01:33:46 Grokking Bitcoin is now open-source

• Protocol


01:33:52 Bitcoin Core #29325

• Lightning


01:34:00 Multicoin app Cake Wallet to integrate Lightning payments

• Business & Finance


01:34:09 Blink Wallet Vouchers
01:34:13 RobinHood to acquire Bitstamp

• Funding


01:34:38 Open Cash Association
01:34:42 OpenSats announces support for Calle
01:34:48 Brink's grant committee welcomes Cory Fields
01:34:55 Invincible Privacy Group

• Mining


01:36:36 Wilson Mining announced the opening of its own FPPS
01:36:43 Foundry Hardware
01:36:48 Bitdeer to acquire Desiweminer
01:37:02 Bitmain announces Antminer S21 XP Hydro
01:37:15 Marathon Digital Holdings launches 2-megawatt project in Finland

• Privacy


01:37:22 Proton transitions to non-profit
01:37:26 Nigerian financial institutions to request customers social media handles as part of KYC

• Government & Political


01:37:34 Vote postponed for EU regulation Chat Control 2.0

• Events


01:37:42 Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town

Reads

• 01:37:51 Top recently published reads:


The emerging Bitcoin modular ecosystem by Alex Bergeron
Cashu: a vision for a Bitcoin powered ecash ecosystem by Shinobi
Mircea Popescu and MPex by Beautyon

Links & Contacts


⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠:

I'm joined by guests Andrew Poelstra, Rob Hamilton, and Rijndael to discuss OP_CAT.

Discussion Topics


00:00:50 Guest introductions
00:01:13 Overview of OP_CAT
00:02:47 History of OP_CAT
00:08:48 Technical explanation of OP_CAT
01:00:31 Issues with existing complexity
01:02:05 OP_CAT versatility and product market fit
01:06:07 Complexity of interactive protocols
01:10:05 Analogies, historical challenges and solutions
01:19:27 Risks and safe engineering of OP_CAT
01:24:03 Bitcoin economics and technicals vs Ethereum
01:38:39 Drivechain history, economic incentives and attacks
01:51:59 What you can do with OP_CAT
02:00:59 Script restoration
2:09:40 Activation strategies
02:23:00 Closing remarks

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-69

I'm joined by guests Rob Hamilton, Ben Carman, Future Paul, and Jameson Lopp to go through the list.

Housekeeping


00:01:01 Coinkite is looking for a Production Manager
00:01:39 BBQr reminder

Vulnerability Disclosures


00:04:53 Flaw in password manager RoboForm
00:08:24 Japanese exchange DMM hacked
00:11:34 GitHub warns of SAML auth bypass flaw
00:16:35 Whatsapp vulnerable to traffic analysis
00:17:21 Surveilling the Masses with Wi-Fi-Based Positioning Systems
00:18:12 Lopp's list of known physical bitcoin attacks

Bitcoin

• Software Releases & Project Updates


00:41:36 Casa wallet descriptors
00:51:47 BTCPay Server
00:51:52 Specter
00:53:07 Electrum
00:53:35 Nunchuk Desktop
00:58:24 Bitcoin Keeper
00:58:32 Green QT
00:58:42 Bisq2
00:58:45 Wasabi Wallet
1:01:24 Labelbase
1:03:39 ESP-miner

• Project Spotlight


1:03:45 Satsie Zines
1:06:28 NFC Push Tx
1:10:44 Meshtastic BitcoinCore Bridge
1:14:30 Ginger Wallet
1:15:11 cargo-checkct

Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects

• Software Releases & Project Updates


1:15:23 SimpleX

• Project Spotlight


1:15:50 Pushtx
1:16:15 lofextra

Lightning

• Software Releases & Project Updates


1:17:27 Mutiny node

• Project Spotlight


1:17:27 Harbor

Nostr

• Software Releases & Project Updates


1:25:17 Primal iOS

• Project Spotlight


1:26:00 SIGit
1:27:14 git-remote-nostr
1:27:35 Corny Chat
1:28:11 Tidal Nostr Login

News & Noteworthy

• Business & Finance


1:32:22 HodlHodl blocks access to Lend

• Funding


1:33:16 Peer-to-Peer Rights Fund Launched
1:33:28 Unchained and the University of Austin launch first long-term endowment fund held in bitcoin
1:33:35 Human Rights Foundation bounties
1:33:40 Spiral supports newest grantee Sean Giligan in building ValidiTEE
1:33:45 Bitcoin Design Foundation grants support to two more contributors

• Mining


1:34:05 Concept for solderless ASIC chip modules

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-68

I'm joined by guests Fiatjaf, Miljan, & Odell to go through the list.



Vulnerability Disclosures


00:02:34 Ebury
00:03:55 Zero-day in D-Link router
00:05:07 LLMjacking
00:10:43 Bluetooth as a border surveillance technology
00:31:38 Google patches Chrome vulnerability

Bitcoin

• Software Releases & Project Updates


00:33:28 Sparrow Wallet
00:35:11 electrs
00:35:24 Specter Desktop
00:38:54 BlueWallet
00:39:12 Blockstream
00:39:52 Robosats
00:39:59 BoltzExchange
00:40:13 Wasabi Wallet
00:44:32 Stack Wallet
00:44:40 GroupHug

• Project Spotlight


00:47:13 Penlock
00:47:33 utreexod
00:47:51 Meshtastic BitcoinCore Bridge
00:48:39 silentpayments.xyz
00:49:02 blindbitd
00:49:10 Silentium
00:51:50 BlueWallet Silent Payments
00:51:53 BitEscrow Developer Playground
00:51:58 BitVMX

Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects

• Software Releases & Project Updates


00:55:07 Unleashed.Chat
00:58:28 SimpleX

• Project Spotlight


00:58:52 OpenXrypt

Lightning & L2(+)

• Software Releases & Project Updates


1:01:58 Mutiny
1:02:02 LDK
1:02:11 scaling-lightning
1:02:16 Phoenixd
1:02:20 Breez SDK
1:02:24 minibits-wallet
1:02:44 Bull Bitcoin bullbitcoin-mobile
1:04:01 nutstash-wallet
1:04:02 Fedimint
1:04:06 Aqua Wallet
1:04:11 LNp2p Bot

• Project Spotlight


1:04:18 Cashu.Me
1:04:34 Alby releases AdBlockPlus and uBlock
1:07:36 Prism introduces Boardwalk Cash

Nostr

• Software Releases & Project Updates


1:20:45 Primal android-app

Boosts


1:46:45 Shoutout to top boosters: @garykrause_, @vake, @dubravko, @pippellia, @marinaspin, & @righthandson

Tech Tip of the Day


1:48:28 How to turn on Advanced Data Protection for iCloud

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-67

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



Housekeeping


00:02:49 Coinkite needs a technical writer


Vulnerability Disclosures


00:32:32 SATAn
00:35:45 Mullvad
00:37:28 Federal officials warn of CISA exploitation
00:43:23 Coordinated attacks on Docker Hub via malicious repositories
00:44:11 Cuckoo
1:37:15 Critics fear Signal may be compromised after Katherine Maher appointment


Quick fire discussion topics


00:16:16 Ossification
00:18:39 Dev funding


Bitcoin

• Software Releases & Project Updates


00:48:24 Sparrow Wallet
00:50:04 COLDCARD
00:52:16 Secp256k1
00:57:51 Umbrel
00:58:10 Blockstream Green
00:58:23 BlueWallet
00:58:34 Nunchuk
1:03:58 Theya Inc. Bitcoin wallet
1:06:46 10101
1:06:52 BTCmap-android
1:07:10 Braiins Toolbox


Project Spotlight


1:07:18 BBQr-rust
1:08:40 Awning
1:09:47 GroupHug
1:09:54 Hodlboard


Privacy Software

• Software Releases & Project Updates


1:10:25 Unleashed.Chat


Project Spotlight


1:10:40 Emessbee


Lightning & L2(+)

• Software Releases & Project Updates


1:20:24 LND
1:20:47 Mutiny Node
1:33:39 Breez SDK
1:33:46 Blockstream Green iOS
1:34:29 BoltzExchange boltz-backend
1:35:35 SwissBitcoinPay
1:35:39 LNp2p Bot
1:35:45 Geyser


Project Spotlight


1:36:10 clArk
1:36:28 Helm Wallet


Nostr

• Software Releases & Project Updates


1:40:16 Primal
1:42:50 nos2x
1:43:32 Mostro


Project Spotlight


1:43:46 Iris Docs
1:43:53 ROASTr
1:44:09 Magstr
1:44:28 NostrDVM
1:44:49 NosDrive


Boosts


1:53:22 Shoutout to top boosters: @apemithrandir, @loke, @jcdenton, @vake, @2ndbreakfast, @bendthefed & @tmakerman


Tech Tip of the Day


1:54:58 ASCIImoji


News & Noteworthy

• Lightning


1:55:38 Ocean launches Lightning payouts


• Nostr


1:56:40 NIP-104
2:00:50 LightningTipBot and ln.tips are retiring


• Funding


2:06:27 OpenSats receives an additional donation of $21M
2:09:21 OpenSats grants long-term support for Shashwat Vangani
2:09:29 Spiral grant renewals


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