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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| CD207: SETH FOR PRIVACY - RADAR - BITCOIN IN SIGNAL | 08 juil. 2026 | 01:04:49 | |
Seth For Privacy joins to chat Radar, a new app that adds Bitcoin payments directly into Signal. We discuss forking Signal while keeping full account and chat compatibility, why they built on Signal’s network instead of Nostr or SimpleX, donating back to Signal Foundation, and how end-to-end encryption keeps payments invisible even to Signal. Then we go deep on the tech: Spark versus Ark trust models, unilateral exit, privacy tradeoffs, Lightning interoperability, seed backups tied to your Signal account, stable balances, on and off ramps, and the goal of bringing Bitcoin to everyday chat users. | |||
| CD206: ERIC SIRION, JOSCHA, AND HERMANN - FEDIMINT IN THE WILD | 30 juin 2026 | 01:11:53 | |
Eric Sirion, Joscha, and Hermann join to discuss Fedimint being used in the wild in South Africa. We get into Bitcoin Ekasi’s live five-of-seven federation, running guardians on Start9, how Iroh removes DNS and networking pain, backups, uptime, and why federated custody can be a powerful middle ground between self custody and custodial wallets. We discuss Lightning gateways, Conduit wallet, MoneyBadger payments, eCash privacy, zero-fee internal transactions, on-chain UTXO consolidation, and why Fedimint may become a key tool for Bitcoin communities around the world. | |||
| CD205: JASON - TANDO - SPEND BITCOIN ANYWHERE IN KENYA | 09 juin 2026 | 01:03:17 | |
Jason joins to discuss Tando, a Bitcoin payments app in Kenya that connects Lightning to M-PESA. We get into why M-PESA dominates Kenyan payments, how Tando lets Bitcoiners spend sats anywhere M-PESA is accepted, and why pragmatic fiat bridges help bootstrap real Bitcoin circular economies. Then we discuss phone numbers as financial identities, Lightning addresses for Kenyan phone numbers, KYC-free Bitcoin flows, merchant adoption, AI-assisted development, upcoming Kenya Bitcoin events, and the changing regulatory environment. | |||
| CD204: ANJAN SUNDARAM - INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM - STRINGER FOUNDATION UPDATE | 03 juin 2026 | 01:40:06 | |
Anjan joins for a six month update on The Stringer Foundation, his effort to build the OpenSats of independent journalism. We get into Stringer’s inaugural 25 finalists, their Courage Index for evaluating journalists working under threat, New York Times recognition, funding models for frontline reporters, mental health support, and why truthful human-sourced information matters more in the age of AI. Then we discuss Kyntab, a personal SOS app for journalists and people at risk, plus a deeper debate on open source security, trust, and protecting users under hostile threat models. | |||
| CD203: HERMANN AND CAREL - ATTACK ON BITCOIN IN SOUTH AFRICA | 15 mai 2026 | 01:08:47 | |
Hermann Buhr Vivier of Bitcoin Ekasi and Carel Van Wyk of MoneyBadger join for an emergency dispatch on South Africa’s proposed Bitcoin restrictions. We get into draft exchange control rules that would bring Bitcoin under a harsh regulatory framework, including forced disclosure of private keys, undefined transaction thresholds, limits on peer-to-peer commerce, mandatory use of centralized crypto service providers, and potential forfeiture. Then we discuss why South Africa’s grassroots Bitcoin adoption matters globally, how MoneyBadger and Bitcoin Ekasi helped build real circular economy usage, and what Bitcoiners can do to push back through public comments, legal challenges, donations, and awareness. | |||
| CD202: EUGENE JARECKI - ASSANGE AND WIKILEAKS - THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN FILM | 12 mai 2026 | 00:58:54 | |
Eugene Jarecki joins to discuss his new Julian Assange documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man, filmed over seven years across 15 countries under high security conditions. We get into WikiLeaks as a breakthrough for whistleblowers, Bitcoin’s early role in keeping WikiLeaks alive after Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal cut it off, and why Assange’s story remains central to freedom of information. Then we go deep on the broken state of film distribution, why legacy media and streamers will not touch the film, Jack Dorsey’s idea to release it through Bitcoiners first, and the experiment to make Bitcoin supporters official producers of the film before a wider release. | |||
| CD201: MATT HILL - START9 - FREEDOM COMPUTING | 05 mai 2026 | 01:36:04 | |
Matt Hill joins us to discuss Start9, StartOS 0.4.0, and building a fully MIT FOSS stack for freedom computing. We chat bitcoin as the first killer app for self hosting, why AI agents are accelerating the need, and the privacy trap of “local” AI tools that still send your files to cloud servers. We go deep on StartOS 0.4.0: easier app packaging, more reliable self hosting, Tor, VPN, Start Tunnel, clearnet tradeoffs, and replacing big tech with open source services at home. We wrap with Server One hardware, their upcoming RISC-V router, FCC Wi-Fi weirdness, and a tease of self hosted open source home security cameras. | |||
| CD200: UTXO - WISP - BETTER NOSTR | 21 avr. 2026 | 01:23:33 | |
UTXO The Webmaster joins to discuss his new android nostr client Wisp, spark wallet integration, encrypted nsec seed backups, and his controversial "Send Money" normie mode that denominates zaps in dollars. We get into follower count philosophy, what actually counts as a user on an open protocol, and why half of bitcoin twitter still hates nostr. Then we go deep on AI: his local rig running Qwen 3.6, on device spam filtering with nspam, whether Claude is subsidizing us into oblivion, and what happens to big tech jobs when a unicorn only needs three employees. (00:02:05) Wisp origin story (00:02:39) Why Wisp? Stability, UX focus, and the outbox model (00:05:30) Availability: Android, beta rollout, and Zap Store install (00:06:14) Onboarding with Spark, Zaps, and wallet backups via nsec (00:09:02) Custody, risk, and privacy tradeoffs for Nostr Zaps (00:11:27) Wisp’s "send money" UX and fiat denomination debate (00:16:39) Do small zaps feel insulting? Behavioral effects of denominating in fiat (00:17:06) Follower counts: definitions, reputation, and network-relative views (00:23:07) Bots, fake metrics, and survivorship bias on open networks (00:31:23) Keys, compromises, and practical key rotation culture (00:38:05) AI tools in Wisp development and local vs cloud models (00:45:49) nspam: on-device reply filtering without killing good bots (00:47:53) Bots with their own feeds, rate limits, and unstoppable relays (00:53:08) Growth via creators: streaming, ZapStream, and multi-platform outreach (00:58:58) Mirroring vs authentic posting: does it feel stale or disrespectful? (01:02:11) Businesses living on multiple platforms and Bitcoin payments (01:03:04) Daily AI workflow: Claude, APIs, local models, and cost control (01:06:44) Privacy, local hardware as luxury, and pay-per-query services (01:11:11) Five-year AI outlook: limits, jobs, bubbles, and lean megacorps (01:21:26) Closing thoughts and next steps: try Wisp, share feedback more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz monitor the situation: https://citadelwire.com | |||
| CD199: CRAIG RAW - SILENT PAYMENTS AND SPARROW WALLET | 13 avr. 2026 | 01:11:40 | |
Craig Raw, creator of Sparrow Wallet, joins to discuss silent payments, a new bitcoin address system that eliminates address reuse, removes the gap limit, and aligns privacy with convenience. Craig walks us through the history of bitcoin address derivation from single key to hd wallets to bip 47, then explains how silent payments optimizes everything except scanning cost and how his new server implementation, Frigate, uses gpu acceleration to mitigate that. We discuss the path to adoption including hardware wallet support, public server infrastructure, bip 353 human readable addresses, and the overall vision of upgrading from hd wallets to sp wallets. (00:03:09) Craig Raw of Sparrow Wallet (00:03:27) Silent Payments: what they are and why they matter (00:06:01) From single keys to HD wallets: history and limits (00:11:41) Address reuse in the wild and UX realities (00:11:50) BIP47 review: pros, cons, and hardware wallet hurdles (00:15:18) Enter Silent Payments: design tradeoffs and hardware support (00:19:01) Key benefits: static codes, enforced freshness, no gap limit (00:21:02) The scanning-cost problem and early client approaches (00:25:27) Server-side strategy: database tweaks and GPUs (00:29:15) Why public servers matter and performance breakthroughs (00:33:37) Frigate with Electrum backends: deployment paths (00:37:20) Risks with public servers and practical mitigations (00:43:10) Uncle Jim model and GPU-ready home servers (00:46:21) GPU backends: CUDA, OpenCL, Metal and real-world nodes (00:47:34) Running everything on a laptop and pruning considerations (00:49:11) Human-readable addresses: DNSSEC and BIP353 (00:55:14) What’s needed next: hardware, node vendors, and runners (00:58:13) PSBT details, DLEQ proofs, and multisig caveats (01:02:13) Timeline to usable SP wallets and public servers (01:06:10) Reframing SP as UX: contacts and everyday payments (01:07:22) Ecosystem fit: who could ship this first (01:08:31) Wrapping up: calls to action and outlook (01:10:03) Closing notes: upcoming guests and events more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz monitor the situation: https://citadelwire.com | |||
| CD198: JUSTIN - FEDIMINT UPDATE | 07 avr. 2026 | 00:53:37 | |
Justin, a prolific contributor to the Fedimint open source project, returns for a six month update. Fedimint is an open protocol providing easy to use, private, programmable, and offline bitcoin payments using bitcoin powered federated chaumian ecash. (02:06) Justin on Fedimint updates since last visit (03:20) Ecash App vision as a Fedimint reference client (04:18) Wallet features: on-chain, lightning, ecash, and nostr integrations (06:01) Fedimint 101: federations, guardians, and multisig trust model (07:55) Uptime vs. rug risk and Byzantine fault tolerance in practice (09:18) Making guardianship easier and raising operational reliability (10:14) Ecash App status, platforms, backups via nostr, and seed UX (13:16) Mint/federation selection challenges and web-of-trust ideas (15:39) Observability tools and on-chain vs. Lightning differences (16:20) Running a Guardian on Start9: setup and backups (19:39) Networking with Iroh: DNS removal, privacy, and Tor/VPN plans (23:14) Lightning gateways: roles, trust, liquidity, and multi-federation ops (27:59) Gateway UX: multiple gateways, auto-switching, and agents help (29:01) Gateway pairing and funding flows for Start9 deployments (32:24) Guardians on Android phones: why, how, and trade-offs (37:30) Blockchain backends: Bitcoin Core vs. Esplora defaults (39:30) Mobile data, heat, and practical considerations (39:34) Agentic payments and why eCash fits well for agents (43:40) Local communities, AI models, and community services vision (46:06) Real-world adoption, roadmap, modules, and BOLT12 plans (48:50) BOLT12 receive-side challenges and trust model nuances (50:26) Pragmatic trust, permissioned gateways, and next steps (50:37) How listeners can help and contact info (51:18) Start9 v0.4.0 update chatter and flashing war stories (53:01) Closing thoughts, progress praise, and sign-off more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz monitor the situation: https://citadelwire.com | |||
| CD197: MATT AHLBORG - PPQ.AI - AI AGENTS, PRIVACY, AND PAYMENTS | 25 mars 2026 | 01:17:08 | |
Matt Ahlborg, founder of PPQ.ai, rejoins the show for an update on the rapidly evolving AI landscape. PayPerQ is a bitcoin enabled ai platform that enables users to easily use all of the top ai tools without an account. Users pay per use with bitcoin and can switch the models they use on the fly without needing to provide an email address, phone number, or billing address. We discuss the rise of lean teams supercharged by AI tools, the subscription vs. pay-per-token model debate, and why massive subsidies from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI likely will not last. Ahlborg breaks down PPQ's "AutoClaw" smart routing feature that blends cheap and expensive models to cut costs, the addition of secure enclave models for privacy conscious users, and how OpenClaw's explosion drove a 400% revenue increase for PPQ. (00:02:57) Matt Ahlborg of PPQ.ai and the fast pace of AI (00:04:48) Early‑AI "Wild West": workflows, tiny teams, and hiring realities (00:07:58) Who benefits most from AI? Devs, non‑devs, and the humility to learn (00:13:00) Two ways to use AI: locked‑in subscriptions vs pay‑per‑token sovereignty (00:17:46) Business model nuance: subsidies, vendor lock‑in, and PPQ margins (00:21:00) Open models improve but show limits under real workloads (00:23:29) AutoClaw smart routing: mixing cheap and premium models (00:27:12) Routing tradeoffs: cost, competence, latency, and "quarterback" models (00:31:13) Secure enclaves and privacy: running models in TEEs (00:38:00) OpenClaw agents: promise, bugs, and the personal AI assistant future (00:41:22) Building a personalized AI newswire with Nostr and RSS (00:51:02) Payments debate: Bitcoin first vs accepting everything (00:58:03) Comparing PPQ and Venice: tokens, privacy claims, and incentives (01:02:10) Usage data: what users pay with and which models they choose (01:08:16) Runaway costs and safeguards: spending limits and lessons (01:08:40) Agentic payments and L402: where Lightning fits vs x402 vs MPP (01:15:10) Closing thoughts and what’s next for PPQ.ai more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz monitor the situation: https://citadelwire.com | |||
| CD196: EVGENY POBEREZKIN - SIMPLEX PRIVATE CHAT | 20 mars 2026 | 02:03:12 | |
Evgeny is the founder of SimpleX Chat, a private and secure comms protocol that has a radically different approach to the concept of user identity. We discuss how SimpleX's unique transport network assigns addresses to connections instead of endpoints, why MLS is flawed, the upcoming scalable channels feature to compete with Telegram, and how the network plans to sustain itself through a model where large channels fund infrastructure. No phone numbers. Private and secure. Open and scalable. (00:02:56) Introducing SimpleX and why Signals model falls short (00:04:48) What is SimpleX? Sovereignty and trustless design principles (00:09:21) Privacy as prerequisite for speech and society (00:13:04) From messenger to scalable channels and Telegram comparisons (00:17:27) Content privacy vs participation privacy in large groups (00:23:30) Removing identity (00:24:32) Transport layer innovation: addressing connections, not endpoints (00:29:09) SimpleX Chat as first app and platform on the network (00:30:25) Agents, AI, and commerce inside messaging (00:32:43) Routers: resource needs and the trust model (00:36:14) Operator diversity and Tor comparisons (00:40:15) Packet level anonymity vs persistent circuits (00:41:39) Discovery and first contact: addresses, reply paths, UX (00:43:09) Groups at scale, MLS critique, and Signals approach (00:48:00) SimpleX groups today and upcoming channel relays (00:52:30) Verifiability, signed actions, and deniability tradeoffs (01:01:02) Authenticity for public speech in a deepfake era (01:02:01) Incentivizing infrastructure: beyond hobby servers (01:08:10) Why premium app models fail; web monetization analogy (01:11:00) Channels as websites: who pays and why (01:14:34) For profit vs nonprofit: incentives, governance, and scale (01:21:16) Consortium governance and resisting capture (01:27:41) Lessons from the web: speed, innovation, and standards (01:33:06) Privacy tech adoption realities and movement unity (01:34:36) Monetization mechanics: registries, naming, and smart contracts (01:39:54) Programmatic revenue sharing and prepaid credits (01:52:18) Choosing chains and assets: centralization vs volatility (01:55:09) Prototype first, prove market fit, then harden design (01:59:00) Motivation: restoring private communication at scale (02:00:12) Next steps: consortium, crowdfunding, and closing more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz monitor the situation: https://citadelwire.com | |||
| CD195: VEXL - P2P NO KYC BITCOIN | 16 mars 2026 | 01:04:43 | |
Lea is the cofounder of Vexl, a mobile app enabling convenient p2p no kyc bitcoin trading. We discuss Vexl's unique reputation model based on real-world social graphs, how they minimize fraud without requiring identity verification, the challenges of Apple App Store censorship, the launch of a Freedom Tech alternative app store in the EU, Vexl Club for Bitcoin meetup communities, the origin of the name "Vexl" from Czech black market currency exchangers during the Soviet era, and the importance of funding open source freedom tech projects. We also touch on mesh networks, the upcoming Freedom Tech Summit in Prague, and how meetup organizers can bootstrap local P2P trading communities. (00:02:32) CitadelWire.com and CitadelArcade.com (00:03:03) Lea on Vexl and P2P no-KYC vision (00:04:04) Back to Satoshi’s intent: Vexl as peer-to-peer cash (00:06:04) Vexl’s social-graph reputation: friends and friends-of-friends (00:08:38) UX over ideology: convenience as privacy’s path to scale (00:10:08) The fiat side: cash first, local rails, and fraud mitigation (00:13:30) Trust loops: verifying via mutual contacts and in‑person trades (00:16:34) Network hygiene: feedback, shadow bans, and policing offers (00:19:06) Sustainability: foundations, grants, and why no monetization (00:24:41) Trezor ties: origins with Slush & Stick, resources, and separation (00:27:06) Mobile-first pragmatism and why desktop-only won’t scale (00:28:00) EU FreedomStore: bypassing Apple (00:31:00) Android distribution, APKs, and meeting users where they are (00:33:02) TestFlight limits and PWA tradeoffs for iOS (00:35:16) App Store bottlenecks, vibe coding, and free‑market pressure (00:38:17) Freedom Tech Summit in Prague (June 10) (00:41:11) Prague (00:42:22) Mesh networks: MeshCore, Meshtastic, Reticulum (00:44:58) Momentum and crypto‑anarchy: is this the year? (00:45:26) Bootstrapping Vexl: network effects and how to help (00:52:24) Meetups as engines: users and liquidity providers (00:53:26) Vexl Club: invite‑code communities for meetups (00:57:00) How Vexl Club works: privacy, codes, and self‑policing (01:00:46) Name origin: Soviet‑era street exchange (01:02:43) KPIs and dreams: “to Vexl it” and street price discovery more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz monitor the situation: https://citadelwire.com citadel games: https://citadelarcade.com | |||
| CD194: SIDESWAP - LIQUID PREDICTION MARKETS | 09 mars 2026 | 00:58:52 | |
Scott, cofounder of SideSwap, joins the show to talk about what his team has been quietly building in the Liquid ecosystem. We cover SideSwap's atomic swap markets, their peg-in/peg-out service, and how partners like Aqua Wallet are plugging into their infrastructure. Scott breaks down the new Liquid Connect feature, their first Simplicity based binary outcome contracts on Swaption, and the roadmap toward Bitcoin native prediction markets on Liquid. We also get into Liquid's privacy advantages over Tron and Ethereum for Tether users, the surprising growth of the Brazilian stablecoin dePix, the federation trust model debate, and why liquid adoption has been slow but may finally be turning a corner. (03:00) Introducing Scott and Sideswap (05:01) Non‑custodial swaps, peg‑in/peg‑out, and order books (08:08) Liquidity on Liquid: USDT vs. dePix in Brazil (10:03) Market making tools and dealer participation (11:58) Why Liquid adoption lagged and what may change (14:08) Confidential transactions, Tether on Liquid, and privacy gains (18:10) USDT on Liquid: issuance, custody patterns, and censorship resistance (21:08) Prediction markets on Liquid: vision and building blocks (24:46) Designing binary contracts and oracle models (28:54) Trust models: Liquid federation vs. alt L2s (33:29) Pragmatism in scaling: Spark, Phoenix, and layered ledgers (36:33) Liquid Wallet Connect and Swaption MVP (41:13) Ecosystem growth, integrations, and Brazil network effects (43:19) Simplicity on Liquid: why it matters for Bitcoiners (46:26) Calls to action: try swaps, order books, and Swaption (50:31) User experience: Lightning vs. Liquid in practice (52:41) AI agents and potential Liquid use cases (54:46) Roadmap: Satoshi Dice, oracles, and a Polymarket‑style proof of concept more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz monitor the situation: https://citadelwire.com | |||
| CD193: FIPS - FIXING THE INTERNET | 06 mars 2026 | 00:57:48 | |
FIPS is an open source mesh networking project that enables devices to connect directly to each other without relying on any central servers or infrastructure. Today's internet depends on companies and governments that can monitor, censor, or shut down communication at will. FIPS solves this by giving every node a cryptographic identity and encrypting all traffic automatically, so no one in the middle can see or block what you're doing. Nodes discover each other and route messages through the mesh on their own, and regular apps like browsers and SSH clients work on top of it without any special setup. (02:03) Introducing FIPS and the goal of a middleman free internet (04:16) Why static IPs fail for hosting and how FIPS reframes identity (05:51) Decoupling transport and routing: protocol-agnostic design (06:50) Peer discovery across Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and local broadcast (07:43) Future global routing ideas and decentralized discovery (09:05) Local mesh handshakes, Noise encryption, and Bloom filters (11:02) Community meshes, resilience, and mixed transports (11:42) Starlink and bridging meshes over the wider internet (13:21) Use case: protest resilience and reconnecting to the world (14:08) Origins: conferences, Sovereign Engineering, and NoDNS (16:04) From NoDNS to FIPS: faster updates, remaining gaps (17:10) Economics: sats for peering and incentive-aware routing (18:00) Abuse, DDoS surfaces, and defenses via npubs and rate limits (19:45) Learning from mesh hype cycles and bootstrapping adoption (22:32) Lowering app friction: make existing apps work over FIPS (25:12) DNS trick: IPv6 mapping and transparent transport (27:08) Backwards compatibility as a must-have for scale (28:08) Rethinking data flow with Nostr streams and local hosting (30:12) Offline-to-online spectrum and graceful reconciliation (31:10) Status update: early servers, testers, and bandwidth limits (32:20) Physical constraints: MTU, Bluetooth, LoRa (36:00) Reality checks: pitfalls, past meshes, and expectations (38:12) New primitives: Nostr, Blossom, eCash; Jonathan’s role (40:37) Identity concerns, key rotation, and operational practices (46:10) Hosting sensitive services: hot keys (48:09) Self-hosting privately, Tor comparisons, and latency (49:37) Observation, Tollgate incentives, and community privacy (50:40) Tollgate legal concerns and community norms (53:21) Call to action, testing FIPS, and packaging plans (55:10) Closing thoughts more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD192: ROUTSTR - NOSTR, AI, AND BITCOIN | 04 mars 2026 | 01:08:30 | |
Routstr is an open marketplace for ai compute, powered by nostr and bitcoin. (00:03:02) Routstr and the team (00:07:24) What is Routstr? (00:10:26) Proxy providers, proprietary models, and pricing dynamics (00:13:16) Discovery, reviews, and quality signaling on Nostr (00:16:07) Fees, sustainability, and open source funding models (00:21:32) OpenClaw, LNVPS, and one-click sovereign stack (00:25:27) Why Nostr is ideal for agents vs. closed platforms (00:33:00) Crowdzapping, bounties, and agents building public goods (00:38:02) Agent specialization, cost tiers, and future routing (00:45:31) Resilience: routing around outages and pay-per-request (00:48:12) Self-host vs. marketplaces, selling spare compute (00:54:00) AI compute meets Bitcoin mining and energy realities (00:56:50) Hardware choices: Mac minis, old PCs, and VPS security (00:59:10) Linux advantage and agents removing UX friction (01:00:24) Open chat protocols, Marmot, and agentic comms (01:03:54) Acceleration, small teams with many agents shipping fast (01:04:19) Closing thoughts from the Routstr team more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD191: JUSTIN MOON - AI AS A TOOL FOR FREEDOM | 16 févr. 2026 | 01:32:57 | |
Justin Moon leads the open source ai initiative at the Human Rights Foundation. (00:01:35) Justin Moon and early show memories (00:03:52) OpenClaw (00:04:16) Agents change how we use computers (00:07:07) OpenClaws light bulb moment (00:09:25) Agents as UX glue for Freedom Tech (00:10:00) HRF AI work, self-hosting breakthrough, and running your own stack (00:12:50) AI simplifies hard Bitcoin UX: coin control, backups, photos (00:14:22) OpenClaw + OpenAI: does it matter? (00:16:01) AI leverage for builders: open protocols win (00:19:22) Positive feedback loop: agents and open protocols (00:20:14) Costs vs privacy: local models, token spend, and KYC walls (00:23:15) Local hardware economics and historical parallels (00:27:20) Will capability gaps narrow? Mobile and on-device futures (00:29:56) Cutting-edge vs private setups; data lock-in and training moats (00:31:53) Competition, regulation risks, and hidden capabilities (00:34:05) Chinas open models: incentives, biases, and global adoption (00:38:56) American and European open models; Big Tech dynamics (00:40:56) Apple, hardware positioning, and agent UX form factors (00:42:48) Googles advantage: data, integration, and vertical stack (00:44:32) Acceleration ahead: productivity leaps and societal shifts (00:45:21) Jobs, layoffs, and disruptive labor realignment (00:47:55) From global commons to gated neighborhoods: bots and slop (00:50:21) Nostr as local internet: webs of trust and bot filters (00:51:57) Cancel culture contagion and shrinking public square (00:54:59) Demographic decentralization and small-town resilience (00:55:00) Lean platforms: X/Twitter staffing as canary (00:56:59) Universal high income: incentives and realism (00:58:48) Prepare your household: seize tools, avoid flat feet (01:01:01) Marmot DMs over Nostr: agents need open messaging (01:03:11) Building Pika: encrypted chat and voice over Marmot (01:07:00) Generative UI and real-time media over Nostr (01:10:07) APIs, bans, and why open protocols become the convenient path (01:14:02) Future gates: Bitcoin paywalls, webs of trust, or dystopian KYC (01:17:19) Getting started: try OpenClaw safely and learn by play (01:22:14) Agents, Cashu, and Lightning UX: bots as channel managers (01:25:10) Federations run by machines? Enclaves and AI guardians (01:27:50) Maple, Vora, and bringing self-sovereign AI to mainstream (01:29:00) Security kudos and caveats; Coinbase and cold storage (01:30:02) Justins education plan and upcoming streams more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD190: GLEASON - OPEN SOURCE AI BOTS | 09 févr. 2026 | 01:32:22 | |
Alex Gleason was one of the main architects behind Donald Trump's Truth Social. Now he focuses on the intersection of nostr, ai, and bitcoin. We explore open source ai agents, such as OpenClaw, and the wider implications of the tech. (00:02:30) Value-for-value, no sponsors, and show philosophy (00:02:39) Alex Gleason returns to talk AI (00:03:56) From vibe coding to open-source agents with memory (00:05:24) Messaging-first UX: Signal, Nostr, WhatsApp as AI interfaces (00:06:10) Why chatbots beat traditional AI apps for mainstream users (00:07:07) Open protocols pain vs closed platforms; Bitcoin and Nostr (00:08:52) Automating social games: price tracker and agent posting on Nostr (00:10:01) AI mediators for collective action, constitutions, and nonprofits (00:11:46) Scaling governance: trust, bias, and Discord vs freedom tech (00:13:14) Bot barriers on centralized messengers and need for open chat (00:14:04) Clawstr: decentralized AI-to-AI discussions on Nostr (00:15:21) Hype vs reality in AI agents; emergent behaviors and money (00:16:26) Agentic payments: bots with Cashu wallets and earnings (00:18:40) Agents solving UX pain: relay management, keys, and UTXOs (00:20:00) Cold storage approvals with chat agents: a new wallet paradigm (00:20:22) Specialized agents, skills, and distribution challenges (00:22:34) Cost tradeoffs: pay another agent vs build skills yourself (00:24:55) Token burn lessons (00:27:44) Beyond OpenClaw: bloated stacks, Icarus, and cost-optimized agents (00:28:52) Hybrid model routing: local small models with cloud for heavy lifts (00:29:47) Agents paying humans directly: disintermediating platforms (00:30:47) Voice, screens, and form factors: AirPods, text, and brain chips (00:33:01) Apple, privacy branding, and the Siri gap (00:34:35) Enterprise AI choices: Google, Microsoft, trust, and lock-in (00:36:01) Model personalities: Gemini concerns and OpenAI "openwashing" (00:37:23) Obvious agent UX wins: flights, rides, and social media shifts (00:38:50) Local-first social: group chats, neighbors, and healthier networks (00:40:16) Antiprimal.net: standardizing stats from Primal's caching server (00:43:34) Open specs, documentation via AI, and trust tradeoffs (00:45:18) Indexes vs client-side scans: performance and verification (00:46:20) APIs, rate limits, and a market for paid Nostr data (00:47:57) Agents and DVMs: paying sats for services on demand (00:48:49) Degenerate bots: LN Markets, costs, and Polymarket curiosity (00:50:42) Truth feeds for agents: Nostr, webs of trust, and OSINT sources (00:53:51) Post-truth reality: verification, signatures, and subjectivity (00:56:04) Polymarket mechanics: on-chain prediction markets and signals (01:00:10) Trading perception vs truth; sports markets as timelines (01:01:45) The Clawstr token saga: hype, claims, and misinformation (01:07:11) Why meme coins are scams: no equity, utility myths, slow rugs (01:08:55) Pulling the rug back: swapping out, fallout, and donations (01:10:49) Aftermath: donating to OpenSats and lessons learned (01:12:14) Prediction markets vs meme coins: societal value distinction (01:15:25) Iterating beyond OpenClaw and MoltBook; experiments on Nostr (01:18:00) Do bots need Clawstr? Segregating AI content and labels (01:21:02) Reverse CAPTCHA: proving bot-ness and the honor system (01:23:38) Souls, prompts, and token costs; agents with personalities (01:27:01) Wrap-up: acceleration, optimism, and next check-in (01:28:21) Open-source models, China’s incentives, and local hardware (01:30:06) The dream stack: home server agent, Nostr chat, hybrid models more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD189: MONEYBADGER - BITCOIN PAYMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA | 23 janv. 2026 | 01:12:11 | |
Carel van Wyk is the founder and CEO of MoneyBadger. MoneyBadger enables easy bitcoin payments at 650 thousand stores in South Africa. (00:03:26) What is Money Badger? Mission and merchant focus (00:05:13) Paying anywhere in South Africa (00:05:27) 650,000 locations (00:07:04) Leveraging existing QR payment rails and the Pick n Pay breakthrough (00:10:01) How the flow works: bridging proprietary QR to Lightning (00:11:18) MoneyBadger app as translator vs. using any Lightning wallet (00:13:04) Fiat settlement, volatility handling, and business model (00:17:07) Why no Money Badger wallet? Integrations with Blink, Zeus, Aqua (00:20:20) A clever LNURL/Lightning Address pattern to decode merchant QRs (00:23:39) Pragmatic, a bit hacky, and works across wallets (00:28:04) Replicability beyond SA: Kenya’s M‑Pesa, Ghana, Latin America (00:32:10) Creating demand: Bitcoin Ekasi as proof-of-use for Pick n Pay (00:35:15) Real usage: growth to ~5k tx/month and $200k volume (00:39:40) Who spends Bitcoin? From cash users to OGs and ideologues (00:42:34) Incentives and the challenge of moving the middle (00:43:42) Tax context in South Africa: capital gains thresholds (00:46:59) UX talk: tap-to-pay vs. QR, hardware realities and patience (00:49:12) Beyond POS: treasury, suppliers, and stablecoin pull (00:51:03) Bitcoin vs. stablecoins in SA usage; Luno/Binance integrations (00:55:07) Wild flexibility: paying with almost any token via partners (00:57:46) Urgency to prove Bitcoin as money before it’s siloed (00:58:00) Hypothetical: Square/Cash App design vs. bridge approach (01:03:41) Consumer friction at checkout and signaling acceptance (01:07:38) Tipping, bridges to Venmo/Cash App, and cash realities (01:09:19) Call to action: spend Bitcoin to create demand (01:11:08) Wrap-up: plans to visit SA, links, and farewell more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD188: CORALLO - STEALING SATOSHI'S SATOSHIS | 14 janv. 2026 | 01:31:40 | |
Matt Corallo has been a bitcoin developer for nearly fifteen years. We discuss his views on the recent bitcoin core bug, the proposed us clarity act, and the risks/mitigations of quantum computing. (00:03:37) Bitcoin Core legacy wallet migration bug (00:07:41) Backups, edge cases, and defensive coding culture (00:07:58) Clarity Act and developer protections: SaveOurWallets.org (00:10:19) Self-custody legal clarity (00:13:12) Partisan Bitcoin ownership data (00:14:43) Surveillance and KYC/AML tightening concerns (00:20:43) Quantum threat framing and scope (00:22:10) Seed phrases enable quantum-safe proofs via hashes (00:24:58) What quantum breaks: exposed public keys, Taproot, and address reuse (00:31:21) Design choices hinge on whether insecure spend paths are frozen (00:33:43) Options: backup TapLeaf, new address types, and fee/UX tradeoffs (00:36:14) Opt-in Taproot versioning to signal post-quantum readiness (00:38:07) Adoption reality: wallet support, privacy impacts, and rollout pace (00:39:34) Freeze-or-not debate: social contract, market dynamics, forks (00:43:56) Public vs. secret quantum progress: who gets there first? (00:47:06) Fork economics: supply shocks, Satoshis coins, and market choice (00:55:01) In-system vs. out-of-system theft; why quantum is different (01:10:01) Preparing pragmatically: give future users post-quantum options (01:24:28) Timelines and hype: where quantum computing really stands (01:29:00) Final takeaways: no panic more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD187: ANJAN SUNDARAM - INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM | 16 déc. 2025 | 01:09:11 | |
Anjan Sundaram is an independent journalist, author, and founder of the Stringer Foundation with a mission to expand global independent journalism. We discuss his work and how open protocols, such as bitcoin and nostr, empower journalists. (00:03:09) Anjan’s path: from Yale and Goldman Sachs to war reporting (00:06:07) How war reporting is changing in the age of social media (00:10:32) What makes a journalist? Raw footage vs. verified reporting (00:14:00) Publishing pathways, bylines, pay, and lack of safety nets (00:18:12) Fixing incentives: philanthropy, prizes, and media economics (00:21:00) Turning down quant life: the Goldman Sachs detour (00:23:07) Values alignment: finance, bitcoin, and free information flows (00:24:49) Bloomberg, Substack, and sustainability (00:26:19) Designing the Stringer Prize: credibility, juries, and impact (00:29:39) Launching Stringer: partners, applications, and endowment plan (00:32:10) Why pay in bitcoin: global payouts, fees, and onboarding stories (00:35:33) Grants to awards pipeline and the courage index (00:41:01) Lean ops vs. big charity: publicity without bloat (00:43:59) The tenure problem: long-term support without dependency (00:48:26) Transformative fellowships: MacArthur model and global gaps (00:51:30) Journalism’s core: elevating humane, inspiring stories (00:53:10) Value-for-value, Nostr, and building ad-free media (00:58:24) Own your audience: platforms vs. protocols (01:02:30) Bootstrapping Nostr: network effects and onboarding journalists (01:05:13) Building a global home for independent journalists (01:06:07) The drought in investigative reporting and who funds it more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD186: JOHN ARNOLD - TEN31 MARKET UPDATE | 12 déc. 2025 | 01:46:15 | |
John Arnold is a colleague of mine at Ten31, we are five man team focused on investing in and supporting the best bitcoin businesses globally. This is our third quarterly update where we cover current market dynamics and our outlook. (00:07:01) Four Year Cycles: Liquidity vs. halving (00:12:21) Market manipulation? (00:13:53) Day vs. night: IBIT hours, ETFs, stay humble and stack sats (00:16:40) Premarket/postmarket liquidity and trading (00:16:47) Quantum: FUD Rising (00:24:03) Address types at risk: P2PK, P2PKH race, Taproot exposure (00:25:11) Practical mitigations (00:27:28) Long-range vs. short-range quantum attacks and feasibility (00:28:40) Reality check: scaling physical QC and secrecy constraints (00:31:01) Coordination and upgrade paths: post-quantum options (00:33:30) Social contract: no seizure of old coins (00:36:25) Did quantum FUD drive the drawdown? (00:40:00) Why gold and silver are at highs while Bitcoin lags (00:51:06) Mega-cap tech as the new savings account and TINA (00:57:36) Fed cuts, QT ends, QE or not semantics, and Bitcoins response (01:07:00) Looking ahead: more cuts, policy path, and 2026 setup (01:13:01) Giga-bullish case: scarce assets vs. fiscal-monetary impulse (01:16:03) Gold vs. Bitcoin for individuals and sovereigns (01:20:02) Counterparty risk with ETFs and the case for self-custody (01:26:12) Bottom in? Price targets, humility, and risk management (01:30:29) USD tokens (stablecoins): growth, limits, and policy aims (01:35:04) Tethers dominance, gold tokens, and a silver tangent (01:41:03) Closing thoughts: on-chain flows, whos buying, and sign-off more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD185: ROB AND ANDREAS - BETTER BITCOIN WALLETS | 02 déc. 2025 | 01:09:01 | |
Rob is the creator of Kyoto, an implementation of compact block filters that makes it easier for developers to build more private bitcoin wallets. Andreas is the creator of Bitcoin Safe, an app designed to make it easier to use hardware wallets securely. (00:03:04) Bitcoin Dev Kit (00:04:39) Andreas (Bitcoin Safe) and Rob (Kyoto) (00:05:58) What is BDK? Goals, safety, and language bindings (00:09:27) Why BDK matters for UX, testing, and reliability (00:09:50) Kyoto origin story and compact block filters vision (00:13:21) Privacy model: servers vs. compact block filters (00:19:39) Do compact block filters work on mobile? Performance tradeoffs (00:23:55) Kyoto as a Rust reference client for BIP157/158 (00:24:35) Bitcoin Safe overview: desktop cold storage with hardware signers (00:25:40) Using compact block filters in Bitcoin Safe: initial sync vs. daily speed (00:28:27) Why connect your own node and peer pools for CBF (00:33:14) Design choice: hardware-only wallets and setup wizard (00:36:29) Differentiating from Sparrow: private sync and Nostr-based multisig coordination (00:39:08) Will Sparrow adopt compact block filters? Considerations and UX (00:48:49) Developer ecosystems: 2140, OpenSats, and in-person collaboration (00:50:38) Making CBF the default: UX, education, and recovery flow (00:52:56) Electrum server defaults and operational notes (00:53:50) Birth heights, segwit/taproot start points, and future optimizations (00:56:17) Address reuse, scanning guarantees, and performance benchmarks (01:00:13) Bandwidth vs. compute: where the real bottlenecks are (01:00:19) Closing discussion, calls to action, and advice for new devs more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz nostr: https://primal.net/odell | |||
| CD184: CALLE - BITCHAT AND CASHU | 24 nov. 2025 | 01:47:06 | |
Calle is the creator and lead maintainer of the Cashu open source protocol. Cashu enables users to easily use bitcoin in a private, offline, and programmable way. Calle is also the maintainer of Bitchat android, a cross platform meshnet app that enables users to chat and send bitcoin without an internet connection. (00:04:44) Bitchat: Bluetooth Mesh Without Internet (00:06:21) Protests and Outages Drive Downloads: Nepal, Indonesia, Madagascar, Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica (00:09:51) Predicting Unrest from Download Spikes (00:14:27) Adding Nostr Transport: Hyperlocal Mesh vs. Geohash Chats (00:18:03) Geolocated Relay Selection (00:23:56) Ephemeral Identity, UX, and Censorship Considerations (00:28:37) Mesh Upgrades: Voice, Images, Files, Source Routing like Tor (00:30:23) WiFi Aware Mesh and Background Operation to Boost Range and Uptime (00:34:15) White Noise vs. Bitchat (00:40:00) Protocols and Transports: Weaving White Noise, Cashu, and Bitchat (00:43:48) Transport Neutral Design: Cashu and Nostr (00:45:57) Cashu Progress: Shipping Libraries, Dev Ecosystem Growth (00:51:18) We Need More Bitcoin Devs (00:53:08) Integrating Cashu into BitChat: Wallet UX and Local Payments (00:57:17) Running Mints: Spark, Ark, and Proof of Reserves/Liabilities (01:03:40) Layered Scaling Without Consensus Changes: Ark, Spark, Cashu (01:04:18) Bitcoin for Signal: Replacing MobileCoin with Cashu (01:13:32) Why Cashu for Signal? Privacy and Scaling (01:22:31) Mint Choice vs. Simplicity: Defaults, Lightning Interoperability, and UX (01:32:21) Focus on Financial Privacy for the Masses, not Distractions (01:37:11) Zcash Hype Dismissed; Call to Build on Bitcoin (01:39:26) Nut November Hackathon and How to Contribute to Bitchat and Cashu (01:45:06) Happy Thanksgiving more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz nostr: https://primal.net/odell | |||
| CD183: NVK - COINKITE AND COLDCARD | 11 nov. 2025 | 01:45:56 | |
NVK is CoFounder of Coinkite, the makers of Coldcard. Coldcards are designed to help users securely use bitcoin offline. We discuss the variety of features that Coldcards provide users and the tradeoffs present when choosing how to best secure bitcoin. (00:03:36) Whats New at Coinkite and the Growing User Base (00:05:24) Designing for Global Users and Changing Threat Models (00:06:36) Power vs. Simplicity (00:08:44) Onboarding Stories (00:09:56) Mobile vs Desktop Habits and Emerging Wallets (00:14:28) QR Workflows, NFC Push-tx, and SD Card Signing (00:15:32) Travel and Borders (00:17:04) Key Teleport: Device to Device Encrypted Sharing (00:22:38) Spending Policies (00:25:02) Trick PINs, Duress Flows, and Safe Inspired Defenses (00:29:02) Border Stories and Why Brick Me PIN Exists (00:31:05) SeedXOR vs Passphrase vs Multisig (00:34:07) Family Planning and Inheritance Strategies (00:40:00) Physical Security Model: Dual SE + MCU (00:43:37) Comparisons to Trezor Designs and Components (00:49:44) Seeds as Sovereignty and Unilateral Exit (00:53:21) Debate: iCloud Backups, Ease vs Sovereignty (01:00:08) Bitkey Debate: Goals, Risks, and Break Glass Exit (01:08:54) Edge Cases, Loss Scenarios, and Marketing Ethics (01:20:05) Coinkite Roadmap (01:22:23) Future Products (01:28:01) Touchscreens, Supply Chain Risk, and PWAs (01:30:31) Cove, White Noise MLS, and AI Bots (01:32:26) Nostr Adoption, Socials, and Moderation (01:41:36) Wrap Up, Gratitude, and Ways to Support more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD182: ALEX B - ARKADE | 29 oct. 2025 | 01:18:06 | |
Alex is Head of Ecosystem at Ark Labs. We discuss their new bitcoin protocol: Arkade. It can be used with the lightning network to make self custody bitcoin usage more powerful and accessible. This rip was in person, in Lugano. We are both here for the PlanB Forum. (00:00:35) Arkade Activation Day in Lugano (00:03:11) What is Ark? Positioning vs. Lightning and L2s (00:04:32) Ark fundamentals: batching, VTXOs, and two-of-two with an operator (00:08:38) Double-spend risks and the operator trust model (00:10:24) Settling vs. zero conf: anchoring batches onchain (00:16:04) Beyond cheap payments: programmable offchain Bitcoin (00:18:12) Ark Lightning swaps and unilateral exits (00:21:01) Unilateral exit costs, trees of transactions, and anchoring cadence (00:26:17) Wallet UX: automating settlement and exposure management (00:27:22) Ark vs. Spark: security model and settlement feedback to L1 (00:34:39) Onchain demand: Lightning realities, Spark cadence, Ark batches (00:36:59) Ark is tech, Arkade is implementation (00:37:45) Batch frequency and scaling: hundreds per batch, Taproot efficiency (00:38:41) Covenants soft fork would cut interactivity overhead (00:42:01) Users, servers, and always on clients: who runs what? (00:45:02) DeFi on Arkade: loans, new opcodes, and secondary markets (00:47:00) Credit, derivatives, and Bitcoinization (00:55:06) Company model: Ark Labs, open source Arkade, and revenue (01:01:02) Flagship apps strategy: neo-bank, swaps, prediction markets (01:07:05) Try it today: arkade.money PWA and roadmap to native apps (01:12:05) Operators landscape: competition, network effects, resilience (01:15:27) Closing thoughts: adapt, focus, and take the white pill more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD181: FRANCIS POULIOT - BULL BITCOIN SELF CUSTODY BULL WALLET | 22 oct. 2025 | 01:36:33 | |
Francis is the Founder of Bull Bitcoin, one of the best bitcoin brokerage services. They recently launched a self custody mobile wallet on ios and android: Bull Wallet. This rip was earlier today, in person, in Lugano. We are both here for the PlanB Forum. (00:00:00) Catching up from Lugano: old rips, 2019 memories, and lore (00:01:07) Introducing Bull Wallet: goals, BDK under the hood, and UX vision (00:02:21) Lightning lessons: LDK attempts, liquidity pain, and Phoenix tradeoffs (00:04:38) Fee shocks and “just-in-time” channels: why Liquid entered the plan (00:06:24) Liquid + Boltz atomic swaps: architecture, Rootstock notes, and standards push (00:07:37) Designing for privacy and power users: Sparrow on mobile, Payjoin journey (00:12:21) Data minimization in practice: no push, no cloud leaks, strict dependencies (00:13:56) Shipping realities: iOS approval grind and cross‑platform necessity (00:15:11) Secure versus Instant: Liquid framing, hype cycles, and collaborative custody (00:19:13) The UX–compromise matrix: placing Liquid among trust models (00:21:24) Auto‑swap safety rails: keeping Liquid balances modest by default (00:24:26) Confidential transactions and buying flows: privacy wins via Liquid (00:27:24) Swap providers and resilience: Boltz today, multi‑provider tomorrow (00:31:05) Builders who ship: moving fast, potentially Ark or Spark in the future (00:32:11) Why Ark: unilateral exits, pre‑confirmed states, and costs (00:50:00) Ark tradeoffs without soft forks: watchtowers, refresh, and liveness (00:57:15) Ark vs Liquid in Bull Wallet: timelines, reckless testing, and user defaults (01:04:12) Payjoin, heuristics, and passive consolidation (01:11:01) Consolidation strategies: Liquid swaps, CT, and fee‑aware UTXO management (01:15:48) Lightning address UX with Liquid: directories, costs, and tiny payments (01:17:10) Nostr as a wallet backend: zaps, contact book, and secure comms (01:18:01) Multisig in practice: BitPay’s UX, Miniscript future, and mobile approvals (01:20:19) Operator messaging and alerts: following npubs inside the app (01:20:49) Core v30, OP_RETURN, and policy vs consensus (01:31:09) Funding open source: OpenSats, private companies, and shipping culture (01:35:15) Why open source keeps us sane: creativity, legacy, and closing notes more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| IMAGINE IF: MAKE FREEDOM PROFITABLE KEYNOTE | 14 oct. 2025 | 00:10:58 | |
My keynote presentation at the Imagine If conference in Nashville focused on how i think about scaling freedom tech. (01:02) ODELL takes the stage (01:23) Diagnosing the problem (02:35) Ad driven surveillance and addictive platforms (03:04) Open source and open protocols (03:49) Scaling open source: incentives and funding (04:26) OpenSats and Bitcoin powered grants (05:25) Email, an open protocol, and Gmails predatory model (06:42) Make freedom profitable: align incentives (06:54) Ten31 thesis: sustainable, user-aligned businesses (07:28) Case study: Start9 and self-hosted services (08:16) Case study: Maples private AI and open API (08:51) Case study: Primal on Nostr and Bitcoin (09:37) Case study: Strike and low switching costs (10:25) Closing call to action: profit drives scalability Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8g25llcvddu2cacsglckxks2afya2c27pt6g3qf3rh5rma3eachsg5mu8s more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CUSTODY AND TREASURY SUMMIT: ADAM BACK | 07 oct. 2025 | 00:17:09 | |
A conversation with Adam Back at Bitcoin Park's Custody and Treasury Summit in Nashville, TN. We discuss the current state of bitcoin custody and how it applies to individuals, small businesses, and public companies. (00:00) Teaser (01:07) Not your keys, not your coins (01:49) Why self custody matters: seizure and asset protection (03:06) Early Bitcoin legal fears and Obama’s Swiss bank quote (03:54) Individuals adopt self custody; shift to business treasuries (04:22) Custody advice for small businesses and dentists (05:34) Multisig basics, redundancy, and vendor diversity (06:45) Single sig vs multi sig usability and learning curve (07:32) Practical setups: single sig cold storage and backups (08:24) Keeping multiple backups (09:06) Fireproof steel backups and moving to treasury topics (09:30) Public companies using custodians: risks and drivers (10:48) Collaborative custody among custodians and decaying multisig (12:10) Balancing third party risk vs operational self custody risk (12:43) Finality, time locks, and covenant based safety nets (13:59) Why multisig is essential for large organizations (14:56) Industry pushback and the case for proof of reserves (16:20) Adoption of proof of reserves and hybrid treasury strategies (16:51) Closing and audience Q&A intro Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxtltftjfavnlg8ysjvnn9504l40ykq8hdw25pcmaljwdx0xp9wyswev5e3 more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD180: MILJAN - PRIMAL | 02 oct. 2025 | 00:54:16 | |
Miljan is the Founder and CEO of Primal. Bitcoin is an open protocol for money, nostr is an open protocol for speech, Primal brings the power of both into an easy to use interface for everyone. (00:00) Ten31 retreat (01:02) Retreat impressions and collaboration (01:32) How many bitcoiners (03:01) Estimating self custody users and real audience sizes (05:09) Stalled growth and focusing Primal on Bitcoiners (06:07) Curated "Getting Started" invite packs (09:14) Solving empty feeds: recommendations vs. decentralization (12:02) Improving follow discovery (14:53) Retention over onboarding: first-touch UX matters (16:11) Empowering users with tools, not surveillance models (18:08) Aligning incentives: Primal’s user-paid model (19:42) Live streaming on Nostr: open spec meets clean UI (22:20) Not competing with TikTok: high-signal over dopamine (25:06) Platform risk for streamers and Nostr’s modular freedom (28:05) Unified chat, zaps, and the magic of interoperable apps (29:25) Nostr’s organic growth (31:06) Creators’ final destination (34:50) AI in social: open models, features, and roadmap thoughts (41:05) Deepfakes, authenticity, and signed content value (46:02) Keys, key-rotation, and building resilient identity tools (49:28) Practical key management: tradeoffs from phone to multisig (53:12) Closing thoughts more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD179: SETH FOR PRIVACY QUARTERLY UPDATE | 26 sept. 2025 | 01:14:14 | |
Seth is VP of Cake Wallet, a self custody bitcoin wallet available on ios, android, and desktop. We discuss their new offline companion app, Cupcake, and variety of other privacy related topics. (00:00:01) UK Digital ID Dystopia (00:01:02) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:03:01) Samourai arrests fallout and Ashigaru vs Wasabi vs JoinMarket (00:06:49) Coordinator trust, liquidity, and taint/frozen funds (00:12:10) Cake Wallet updates and unveiling Cupcake signer (00:15:36) How Cupcake works: air-gapped signer, BCUR/BBQR, threat models (00:19:01) Travel, opsec, and device choices for Cupcake (00:21:30) Cupcake’s scope vs hardware wallets (00:25:21) Multisig discussions, open standards, and future features (00:29:43) Single sig and practical custody advice (00:30:29) Recent Monero Attack (00:36:21) ASIC resistance debate and Monero reorg analysis (00:41:02) Wild idea: switch Monero to Litecoin’s Scrypt ASICs (00:43:19) Lightning in Cake Wallet: evaluating Ark vs Spark (00:49:37) Spark’s pragmatism, privacy concerns, and operators (00:56:40) Strike/Primal, Cashu, and custodial vs self-custodial tradeoffs (00:58:56) Hands-on with Spark in Wallet of Satoshi beta (01:05:02) Bitcoin privacy outlook: Silent Payments, PayJoin, Lightning (01:06:14) Silent Payments UX: Frigate server model and performance (01:09:17) Run your own node for privacy and practical setups (01:09:51) Closing reflections: builders vs discourse, optimism Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqmytsgrtq3s8zeqt6cgfsw4vlemyfrz5z02ylhkp7tm08ztuc2ysryw55x more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| IMAGINE IF: YEAGER AND ROSS - COMMUNITIES IN THE AGE OF CONTROL | 24 sept. 2025 | 00:23:15 | |
A conversation with Shawn Yeager and Derek Ross at the Imagine If conference in Nashville, TN. We discuss the current state of digital communications and identity with a specific focus on nostr. (00:40) Future of digital comms, identity, social (01:41) Diagnosing the problems: incentives, KYC, and broken trust (03:05) Censorship, shadow bans, and owning your social graph (05:00) AI, deepfakes, and can we trust what we see? (07:24) Algorithmic control vs user choice (10:10) Introducing Nostr: open protocol, healthier engagement (11:54) Digital health, doomscrolling, and parenting challenges (15:21) Youth safety on open protocols: responsibilities and tools (18:22) Give parents the tools: OS-level controls and UX (19:35) Getting started with Nostr: keys, Primal, and UX spectrum (21:17) Vibe-coding apps: Soapbox/Shakespeare on Nostr + Bitcoin (22:39) Permissionless payments and AI-built sites Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0v7rgjh55wygwuc8pmqvk0qz6qts30uaut2c8lp4dgh9usw2cdpgnznwd9 more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD178: JUSTIN AND BRAD - FEDIMINT OPEN SOURCE PROJECT | 16 sept. 2025 | 01:21:28 | |
Justin and Brad are contributors to the Fedimint open source project. Fedimint is an open protocol providing easy to use, private, programmable, and offline bitcoin payments using bitcoin powered federated chaumian ecash. (00:03:11) Happy Bitcoin Tuesday (00:04:13) Fedimint and Cashu (00:10:49) Fedimint's On-Chain and Lightning Integration (00:18:46) Challenges and Solutions in Fedimint's Development (00:39:08) Fedimint Operator Setup and Challenges (00:51:00) Backup and Recovery in Fedimint (01:02:02) Future Developments and Community Engagement Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvswtcudcf2j55ac4yrphsm37ep9acp27ctap9dt8zvy6p5wzywgcrax3wu more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD177: MARKS - MAPLE PRIVATE AND SECURE AI | 10 sept. 2025 | 01:25:59 | |
Mark Suman is CoFounder of OpenSecret and Maple. OpenSecret is a platform for building private and secure apps and Maple is an AI tool built using OpenSecret. Maple offers users and developers an easy way to interact with popular open source AI models. (00:01:38) Happy Bitcoin Tuesday (00:03:05) Marks and Maple AI (00:07:10) Apple's AI Strategy and Product Unveiling (00:11:40) Privacy and Security in AI with Maple (00:19:59) Open Source AI Models and Industry Trends (00:27:02) Freedom of Thought and AI's Influence (00:39:00) User Experience and Privacy in Maple AI (00:48:50) AI and Parenting (01:02:41) Maple AI Developer API and Proxy Feature (01:16:00) Open Secret and Maple AI: Company Overview Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsx7ypznejxgujpqdwnch5w6pzeh03pn9fvr5guqpry930e7w3yqycllz5km more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD176: EGGE - NPUB CASH AND CASHU | 05 sept. 2025 | 01:32:58 | |
Egge is a key contributor of the cashu protocol, focused on private, cheap, offline, and programmable bitcoin wallets. We dive deep on cashu, nostr, and the broader bitcoin ecosystem. (00:01:18) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:03:19) Nostr Live Streaming and Open Protocols (00:04:41) Egge: Creator of npub.cash (00:05:53) Understanding npub.cash and Lightning Addresses (00:09:15) The Evolution of npub.cash (00:14:07) Challenges with Redeeming Zaps (00:18:50) Future Improvements in Cashu Protocol (00:22:23) Cashu Ecosystem and Development (00:27:00) Mint Discovery and User Experience (00:36:00) Public Infrastructure and Vibe Coding (00:43:06) The Future of Mint Operations (00:51:00) Risks and Responsibilities of Running Mints (00:57:54) Improving Mint Discovery and Recommendations (01:06:19) User Experience Challenges in Cashu (01:13:08) Implementing Cashu (01:17:11) Point of Sale Systems with Cashu (01:24:03) Bolt 12 and Future Payment Protocols (01:30:57) The Potential of Cashu and Nostr Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsx7ypznejxgujpqdwnch5w6pzeh03pn9fvr5guqpry930e7w3yqycllz5km more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD175: FROSTSNAP - FROST MULTISIG | 30 août 2025 | 01:06:39 | |
Nick and Lloyd are the founders of Frostsnap. A novel hardware and software project that uses FROST to create easy to use, fault tolerant, and secure self custody bitcoin multisig wallets. (00:00:02) Jack Mallers on Bloomberg (00:02:31) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:04:01) Introducing Frostsnap (00:06:01) Design Choices for Frostsnap (00:08:01) Challenges in Multisig and Self Custody (00:16:02) Frost Protocol Benefits (00:26:01) Backup and Recovery Process (00:38:10) Security Considerations and Device Features (00:50:57) Purchasing and Preorder Details (01:00:29) Future of Frost and Self Custody Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8mmlwrpsncun4uepuhkh4ku2vyc9tlmjuv3f3v9ryq50ehlta7rq02cnfq more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD174: ALEX GLEASON - VIBE CODING UPDATE | 15 août 2025 | 01:11:02 | |
Alex Gleason was one of the main architects behind Donald Trump's Truth Social. Now he focuses on the intersection of nostr, ai, and bitcoin. We explore his latest tool, Shakespeare, which enables anyone to easily vibe code an app in their browser. I vibe my first app live on air. (00:00:01) Treasury Secretary Bessent Intro (00:01:29) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:05:12) AI and Freedom Online (00:07:04) Shakespeare: Vibe Coding Made Simple (00:08:03) Concerns About Big AI (00:15:05) Self Hosting AI and Technical Challenges (00:22:24) Energy and AI Development (00:28:14) Building Personalized Experiences with AI (00:38:02) Nostr's Future and Mainstream Adoption (00:45:02) Decentralized Hosting and Shakespeare's Future (00:54:01) Collaborative Development with Nostr Git (01:02:24) Open Source Renaissance and Future Prospects Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstzds6pmkpaser62kme8dk74r4ea4ae3hv9fr2wur0kpc3yyws96gx2pa59 more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD173: JOHN ARNOLD - TEN31 QUARTERLY MARKET UPDATE | 08 août 2025 | 01:37:03 | |
John Arnold is a colleague of mine at Ten31, we are five man team focused on investing in and supporting the best bitcoin businesses globally. This is our second quarterly update where we cover current market dynamics and our outlook. (00:00:01) Bloomberg Intro (00:02:10) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:04:08) Gold vs. Bitcoin (00:09:14) Institutional Bitcoin Adoption (00:15:37) Potential Gold Revaluation and Implications (00:24:32) Strategy's Bitcoin Strategy (00:43:12) Strategy's Preferred Equities (01:05:04) Bitcoin in 401(k)s and Market Dynamics (01:10:16) Fannie Mae IPO and Economic Impact (01:15:16) Federal Reserve Chair and Economic Policy (01:22:24) Bitcoin Market Cycles and Predictions Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0afzqdu46khzv4j8yz0r6m3yxs0l4sdhr4crsrx6a9l57wgh72yqx08pf8 more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD172: LIBERTY FARMER - HAM RADIO, NOSTR, AND BITCOIN | 05 août 2025 | 00:58:50 | |
Liberty Farmer is a HAM Radio enthusiast and the lead maintainer of the HAMSTR project. His goal is to make it easier to send and receive nostr notes using HAM Radio. Combined with shorter range bluetooth and wifi mesh networks, and existing internet infrastructure, this tech could be incredibly powerful at making nostr a robust fault tolerant global comms protocol. We also discuss using HAM Radio to send bitcoin payments without permission. (00:01) Fox Business Michael Saylor Clip (03:19) Happy Bitcoin Tuesday (04:42) Ham Radio (09:02) Getting Started with Ham Radio (16:28) Hamstr Project: Ham Radio and Nostr (29:49) Reticulum Network (38:16) Zaps and Bitcoin Transactions via Hamstr (52:05) Future of Hamstr and Reticulum Integration (55:08) Call for Contributions and Final Thoughts Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsdgc4ssvjyun2vxz9w7vsvm8hudg25t09n8ewdzgcde94tgkujfdc944nfw more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD171: CALLE - BITCHAT AND CASHU | 30 juil. 2025 | 01:52:24 | |
Calle is the creator and lead maintainer of the Cashu open source protocol. Cashu enables users to easily use bitcoin in a private, offline, and programmable way. Calle is also the maintainer of Bitchat android, a cross platform meshnet app that enables users to chat and send bitcoin without an internet connection. (00:00:00) Bloomberg Intro (00:02:47) Happy Bitcoin Wednesday (00:06:42) Bitchat: Concept and Development (00:15:25) Mesh Networks (00:23:01) Real-World Applications of Mesh Networks (00:29:39) Challenges and Vulnerabilities of Mesh Networks (00:37:14) Adoption Challenges for Mesh Technology (00:44:07) Integrating Cashu with Bitchat (00:52:50) Offline Payments and Privacy with Cashu (01:06:14) Vibe Coding and Development Process (01:25:48) Future of Bitchat and Open Source Funding (01:34:44) Sustainability in Open Source Projects (01:47:00) Final Thoughts and Call to Action Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2evgxy64mhhr3mw7ywtattah0sw3c8dv2hg7tjdryfnc9xghc54gr90q3n more info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.com learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD170: HODLBOD - BUILDING BETTER APPS | 25 juil. 2025 | 02:05:35 | |
Hodlbod brings a unique perspective, bridging the old and the new, with a focus on a healthier relationship between users and the digital world. (00:00:01) Tesla's Bitcoin Holdings and Opportunity Costs (00:01:11) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:03:01) Guest Introduction: Hodlbod (00:04:20) Challenges of Streaming and Notifications (00:06:30) Decentralized Technology and Social Media (00:10:04) Push Notifications and Privacy Concerns (00:15:00) Reforming Technology and Social Media (00:20:00) Decentralization and Political Dynamics (00:25:00) Nostr's Adoption and Future Prospects (00:33:00) Nostr's Unique Protocol and Challenges (00:40:00) AI's Role in Development and Vibe Coding (00:50:00) Micro Apps vs. Holistic Experiences on Nostr (01:00:00) Social Media Addiction and User Experience (01:10:00) Group Chats and Community Building (01:20:00) Signal's Influence and Privacy Concerns (01:30:00) Monetization and Sustainability on Nostr (01:50:00) Nostr's Development and Future Directions (02:00:00) Book Release: Building Nostr Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsghxj9ep3j8j2tu6mtj04x2j93wx3xaxud5spf0g0r2xaqzkxkwlcu62r3j support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel ten31 x account: https://x.com/ten31funds youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD169: BEN KAUFMAN - BITCOIN KEEPER - MULTISIG WALLETS | 21 juil. 2025 | 01:03:50 | |
Ben helped build the widely used Specter Wallet open source project and is now focused on building Bitcoin Keeper, a wallet focused on making self custody easy. Bitcoin Keeper is mobile focused and enables users to start with an easy to use single sig wallet and then upgrade their setup over time. (00:00:01) CNBC Intro (00:01:45) Happy Bitcoin Monday (00:03:39) Ben Kaufman (00:04:09) Specter Wallet (00:06:28) Bitcoin Keeper (00:10:20) Multisig and Security Models (00:16:37) Single Sig vs Multisig (00:27:56) Inheritance Planning (00:43:09) Unique Features of Bitcoin Keeper (00:47:56) Tether Support and Global Use Cases (00:51:05) Lightning Network and Future Prospects (00:55:46) State of Bitcoin and Self Custody Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs98jmzndqcxxre3yvv9puel3ltpjsudx8n0y20e0ccup6ytmdngtsxy4tmu support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel ten31 x account: https://x.com/ten31funds youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD168: MATT AHLBORG - PAYPERQ AI | 14 juil. 2025 | 01:14:02 | |
PayPerQ is a bitcoin enabled ai interface that enables users to easily use all of the top ai tools without an account. Users pay per use with bitcoin and can switch the models they use on the fly without needing to provide an email address, phone number, or billing address. (00:00:01) CNBC Intro (00:03:14) Happy Bitcoin Monday (00:05:00) PPQ AI (00:14:05) Privacy and Payment Models in AI (00:33:04) Cryptocurrency Payment Preferences (00:57:28) Current State of Bitcoin and Future Perspectives Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8q9fgy40gxxkqpqjxmegqlnr0wt96qfqhgc2chjyeua7k8ptgtecnrukez support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD167: PIP - VERTEX WEB OF TRUST | 11 juil. 2025 | 01:28:37 | |
Vertex is an open source nostr web of trust provider. Webs of trust are a method of quantifying verifiable reputations for spam mitigation, user discovery, social feeds, better app stores, and more. (00:00:01) CNBC Intro (00:02:00) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:04:27) Pip and Webs of Trust (00:06:49) Understanding Webs of Trust (00:14:16) App Store Security and Trust (00:18:53) Spam Mitigation (00:28:11) Client Side Solutions and Performance (00:35:33) Trust Models and Censorship Risks (00:45:02) Use Cases for Vertex (01:03:04) Relay Operations and Spam Control (01:11:01) Current State of the Nostr Ecosystem (01:17:10) Community Building and Onboarding (01:24:08) Closing Thoughts and Future Plans Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8vy4xuuny2hejghpjl57f77hh0t65gthaqhmjdwlwy7rr4ng3pzslchs0g support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD166: JEFF GARDNER AND MAX HILLEBRAND - WHITE NOISE PRIVATE CHAT | 10 juil. 2025 | 01:14:03 | |
White Noise is a secure private messenger that aims to provide similar functionality to Signal in a more open, interoperable, and robust way. The app uses the nostr protocol for identity and data transmission, and the MLS protocol for secure messages. (00:00:02) Trump Intro (00:02:10) Happy Bitcoin Thursday (00:04:00) Secure Private Messaging (00:06:56) Signal Protocol vs MLS Protocol (00:15:25) Nostr's Role in Secure Messaging (00:24:38) Privacy and Metadata Concerns (00:31:02) White Noise App Overview (00:36:37) Mesh Networking and Future Plans (00:45:00) Interoperability with Other Clients (00:52:53) MLS Protocol Features and Upgrades (00:58:07) Funding and Development of White Noise (01:04:29) Vibe Coding vs Traditional Coding (01:09:09) Community Involvement and Future Plans Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswn6te79hfcr6mehrepgugtmvhcpn458fsk38c9yxs87pdyv39sms8zy3jt support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD165: PRAVEEN PERERA - COVE WALLET | 02 juil. 2025 | 01:35:54 | |
Praveen is the creator and maintainer of Cove Wallet. An open source mobile wallet focused on easy and powerful self custody. We discuss the current features of Cove, future roadmap, and his perspective on balancing tradeoffs when using bitcoin. (00:00:01) Jack Mallers Intro (00:03:14) Happy Bitcoin Wednesday (00:05:56) Cove Wallet Features and Goals (00:08:22) Technical Aspects of Cove Wallet (00:13:32) Future Plans for Cove Wallet (00:19:05) Node Connectivity and Privacy Features (00:29:01) Cove Wallet and Hardware Wallet Integration (00:36:00) Onboarding and User Experience (00:45:07) Seed Words and Alternative Backups (01:02:02) Collaborative Custody and Security (01:14:45) Future Features and Feedback for Cove Wallet (01:19:03) Bitcoin Industry and Market Thoughts (01:28:08) Custodial vs Self-Custodial Solutions (01:31:56) Closing Remarks and Future Plans Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswqykpw9ufytzqgfsvcku58vv5plyu42jmu73lchuz2uwtldwszhqxt6dn8 support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD164: ALEX GLEASON - TRUTH SOCIAL, NOSTR, AI, AND BITCOIN | 13 juin 2025 | 01:26:36 | |
Alex Gleason was one of the main architects behind Donald Trump's Truth Social. Now he focuses on the intersection of nostr, ai, and bitcoin. We dive deep into how he thinks about the future of nostr and vibe coding: using ai tools to rapidly prototype and ship apps with simple text based prompts. (00:00:02) Alex's Presentation at the Oslo Freedom Forum (00:01:31) Challenges and Opportunities in Decentralized Platforms (00:02:31) The Role of AI in Decentralized Social Media (00:05:00) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:06:09) Guest Introduction: Alex Gleason (00:07:02) Truth Social (00:10:35) Challenges of Centralized vs Decentralized Platforms (00:14:01) Bridging Platforms (00:19:13) Limitations and Potential of Mastodon and Bluesky (00:24:08) The Future of AI and Vibe Coding (00:31:08) Empowering Developers with AI (00:38:09) The Impact of AI on Software Development (00:47:02) Building with Getstacks.dev (00:53:04) Impact of AI Models (01:02:01) Monetization and Future of AI Development (01:14:07) Open Source Development in an AI World (01:22:17) Data Preservation Using Nostr Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs96kxmxc7mufgt6n2rxpphg8ptyx2kl47a7rj389jrwmvjy6rhuhgmfel87 support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD163: FEMI LONGE - HRF BITCOIN DEV FUND FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY | 09 juin 2025 | 01:10:30 | |
Femi Longe is the Global Bitcoin Development Lead at the Human Rights Foundation. The HRF has been supporting bitcoin developers, designers, and educators with grants and assistance for over five years with a focus on expanding bitcoin's usage as freedom money. (00:00:00) AlJazeera Intro Clip (00:03:19) Happy Bitcoin Monday (00:04:26) Guest Introduction: Femi from HRF (00:05:13) Oslo Freedom Forum and Bitcoin's Role (00:09:04) HRF's Bitcoin Development Fund (00:14:15) Bitcoin's Global Impact and Challenges (00:21:15) Funding and Supporting Bitcoin Projects (00:31:29) Earning and Spending Bitcoin Globally (00:39:02) Innovations in Bitcoin Transactions (00:50:43) Investment and Support for Global Bitcoin Projects (01:00:09) The Importance of the Africa Bitcoin Conference (01:07:09) Final Thoughts and Call to Action Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxfuxzcrnnp6l4u0q3t8p36g2nj984l5mzv0xw457yh9z0sqtc8rcu84uls support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD162: SETH FOR PRIVACY - PAYJOIN, SILENT PAYMENTS, AND CAKE WALLET | 02 juin 2025 | 02:23:11 | |
Seth is VP of Cake Wallet, a self custody bitcoin wallet available on ios, android, and desktop. We discuss their privacy focused features and how they plan to iterate going forward. We also discuss various other developments throughout the wider open source ecosystem. (00:00:00) CNBC Intro (00:03:07) Happy Bitcoin Monday (00:04:34) Guest Introduction: Seth for Privacy (00:12:23) Cake Wallet Overview (00:17:25) Shitcoin Support and Strategy (00:26:17) Silent Payments Explained (00:50:51) Lightning Network Integration Challenges (00:56:31) Payjoin Implementation (01:09:05) Cashu and Custodial Wallets Discussion (01:36:12) Nostr and Distributed Social Media (02:06:42) Seedless Wallets Debate Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2ee7k6ft7wd4z5z3qj59e55fx8sg7fdgdvt68265m2048p8sn6vscxe0gn support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||
| CD161: ARBEDOUT - SOMETHING MORE PROFOUND | 30 mai 2025 | 01:44:29 | |
Arbedout is the creator of Sigbash, a novel new collaborative custody tool, and author of Something More Profound, a book focused on the political economy of network protocols. Highlighting his deep experience working with open protocols we dive into topics including secure custody, inheritance, nostr, and potential bitcoin protocol changes. (00:00:00) Ross Ulbricht Intro Clip (00:04:04) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:06:49) Guest Introduction: Arbedout (00:14:54) Exploring Sigbash: A New Multisig Solution (00:49:36) Launching a Book: Something More Profound (01:04:38) The Future of Nostr and Protocol Development (01:08:48) Bitcoin's Current State and Future Prospects (01:26:54) Soft Forks vs. Hard Forks Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxzqjw7qxg7n925prmpldcflax4yy2wdjh226h76048nzyzxfjk0g8xjzpd support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://primal.net/odell dispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadel youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shop join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat learn more about me: https://odell.xyz | |||