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A Podcast and Newsletter review of Bitcoin Software updates and related topics with NVK and guests.
Another big update for Krux: tamper detection via flash hash, memory mapping tools, and partial text QR compatibility. A firmware game-changer. @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 and @Rijndael discuss the Krux's latest v24.11.0 release in BR088.
🚀BR088 - AnchorWatch, Bitkey, Krux, Primal, Proton Wallet, Kagi, Debifi, Namecheap $73M bitcoin revenue + MORE ft. @Stephan Livera , @Rijndael , @Carman & @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 Listen to the episode: ➡️ Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/43aKaJVRrI6aWaVeFh2v ➡️ Spotify: ➡️ Amazon: ➡️ Apple: ➡️ YouTube: Shownotes: ➡️ Website: ➡️ Substack: NVK, Stephan and Rijndael share their thoughts on AnchorWatch achieving Lloyd’s of London Coverholder status - a monumental shift for Bitcoin self-custody. 👇
.@Damus embraces the ethos of performance and transparency with client-side algorithms, while other clients go all in on nostr script and DVMs. Lead dev @jb55 discusses the contrasting approaches with @miljan of @primal in BR078.
While Elon adds Bitcoin tips to Twitter, #nostr embraces what makes it unique: full interoperability and permissionless innovation. @Max explains why he thinks nostr is the water cooler fuelling innovation in BR085.
Why limit to short form? #Nostr’s potential for blogs and articles could redefine content discovery - blending long reads with social feeds @miljan lays out his optimism for long form and his vision for Primal reads in BR084.
Moderation on #nostr groups: a challenge of balance. NIP 29's relay-based approach offers flexibility where NIP 72's opt-in method fell short. @hodlbod & @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 discuss the complexities of different moderation configurations in BR081.
Forget centralized ledgers or eternal receipts. Nostr offers a social network where users decide what to see and share. No walled gardens, no censorship. @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 discusses the beauty of nostr in BR080.
When bots consume their own output, they spiral into stupidity. In BR078, @jb55 suggests to use bots to find good content, not drown us in bot-made garbage. 🗑️🤖
Cryptocurrency businessman Antônio Vinícius Lopes Gritzbach being fatally shot a São Paulo airport is a stark reminder that no one is above physical attacks. @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 , @Paul and @Justin Moon discuss the attack and ask the question: are covenants & vaults the answer? [BR087]
Ndolo and Tschorsch recently published a paper indicating that a network-level adversary could censor payments in the lightning network. @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 and @Paul discuss the issue of LN communication privacy risks and malincentives in BR087.