Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests – Details, episodes & analysis

I'm joined by guests Fiatjaf, Mike Dilger & Pablo to discuss nostr communities.

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

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
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• ⁠⁠⁠⁠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-80/

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

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

Links & Contacts:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/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-79/

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: 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-70

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

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

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

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