Burak (Bitcoin researcher/developer) joins me to talk about Ark, a new protocol for Bitcoin scaling and privacy. We chat about: Downsides of LN High level overview ASPs, vTXOs Vapourware? Other criticisms Interactive vs non-interactive versions Covenants and what they’d mean for Bitcoin
Stephan Livera
SLP482 Burak – Ark: A new L2 protocol for Bitcoin
Ark is a new layer 2 protocol proposal for Bitcoin, listen in as Burak explains how it works and the various trade offs.
SLP479 #Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund Jess Jonas joins me to talk about CSW legal cases against Bitcoin core developers. We discuss: - support from Jack Dorsey Alex Morcos + Martin White - Open source licensing implications for developers - how you can help
Stephan Livera
SLP479 Defending Open Source with Jess Jonas Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
Chief Legal Officer of the Bitcoin Defense Fund talks about legal cases against Bitcoin developers and the treat for open source developers more br...
Ben Gagnon CMO of BitFarms joins me to talk about the flaws of the overly cited Digiconomist’s work on Bitcoin Mining impact. We discuss: Key flaws in methodology and assumptions Carbon emissions per transaction is a flawed metric Better comparisons and ways of reasoning about mining
Stephan Livera
SLP478 Debunking Digiconomist on Bitcoin Mining with Ben Gagnon
Ben Gagnon CMO of BitFarms joins me to talk about the flaws of the overly cited Digiconomist’s work on Bitcoin Mining impact. We discuss: Key fla...
Incoming Twitter CEO looks like a globalist WEF Kamala Harris level moron. makes me more bullish on nostr.
You may have heard about bitcoin mining pool centralisation. Stratum v2 and SRI (Stratum v2 Reference Implementation) are here to help by decentralising Bitcoin transaction selection. Listen and learn about how Stratum v2 Reference Implementation can help: Overview of Stratum v2 benefits Encryption, efficiency, censor resistance Are changes needed to Bitcoin Core? Different actors in mining: Pools, Miners, Hardware Device firmware and translation proxy How you can help or contribute
Stephan Livera
SLP477 Decentralising Bitcoin Transaction Selection using SRI with Pavlenex and Fi3
You may have heard about bitcoin mining pool centralisation. Stratum v2 and SRI (Stratum v2 Reference Implementation) are here to help by decentral...
I might think Ordinals and Inscriptions are mostly garbage, but I also acknowledge that trying to stop them is probably worse than simply letting them get outcompeted by financial transactions on Bitcoin. Bullish on engineers finding clever ways to batch financial transactions!
Henrik Skogstrom, Founder and CEO of LN Capital, joins me to talk about the lightning network: Managing large lightning nodes Key challenges Monitoring Notifications Tools required Privacy vs. reliability New tech
Stephan Livera
SLP474 Challenges of Operating Lightning Nodes & Torq with Henrik Skogstrøm
Henrik Skogstrom, Founder and CEO of LN Capital, joins me to talk about the lightning network: Managing large lightning nodes Key challenges Monito...