Bitcoin Takeover Podcast
Episodes
S15 E51: Mike Carson on Impervious & Spaces Domains on Bitcoin
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Carson is the CEO of Impervious (and Friendster): a Bitcoin-native ZK proof-native protocol which allows for scalable domain registrations on the...
S15 E50: Murch on Popular Bitcoin Myths
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Murch is a Bitcoin Core contributor, best known for his engineering work at Chaincode Labs & his prolific answers on Bitcoin's Stack Exchange page. In...
S15 E49: Edan Yago on BitcoinOS, Permaware & Scaling Bitcoin
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Edan Yago is the co-author of BitcoinOS: the first Zero Knowledge proof system to get verified on Bitcoin's main net. BitcoinOS is a significant break...
S15 E48: Paul Puey on Edge Wallet & Privacy
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Puey is the CEO & co-founder of Edge Wallet: a light mobile wallet which is optimized for privacy features. In this episode, we talk about the ph...
S15 E47: Justin Bons on Bitcoin's Issues
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Bons is one of the most popular Bitcoin critics on Twitter. As a fan of new technologies, he believes that sharding and other scaling technique...
S15 E46: Peter Todd on Bitcoin Covenants, Tail Emission, OpenTimestamps & Why Lightning Rocks
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Todd is known for being brutally honest: so when it comes to topics such as covenant soft forks, monetary inflation, Bitcoin scaling & privacy, ...
S15 E45: Lucas Ontivero & Turbolay on Wasabi Wallet's Future
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's next for Wasabi Wallet after ZK Snacks shut down the biggest CoinJoin coordinator? Lucas Ontivero & Turbolay, the two developers who still main...
S15 E44: Chris DeRose on Bitcoin Uncensored (feat. Jay Berg, Wayne Vaughan & Paul Sztorc)
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin Uncensored co-host Chris DeRose makes his fourth appearance on the Bitcoin Takeover podcast! This time around, he dislikes the English languag...
S15 E43: Sergio Demian Lerner on BitVMX, Rootstock & Layer 2s
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sergio Demian Lerner is the architect of Rootstock, Bitcoin's first sidechain. Recently, he became interested in BitVM as an instrument to create trus...
S15 E42: Super Testnet & Shinobi on Bitcoin Projects That Suck
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the Bitcoin projects that suck? In this episode, Super Testnet & Shinobi point out to lots of suboptimal features in CoinJoins, Lightning Net...
S15 E41: F/Dev (1440000bytes) on Joinstr & Bitcoin Privacy
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
F/Dev, also known as 1440000bytes or simply "Floppy", is an open source developer best known for his work on Joinstr: a CoinJoin implementation for El...
S15 E40: Rijndael on Taproot Wizards & BIP420
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rijndael is the CTO of Taproot Wizards – a group of bitcoiners who want to make Bitcoin magical. In this interview, he talks about why OP_CAT matter...
S15 E39: Pete Rizzo on Bitcoin History, Journalism & Culture
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Rizzo is a veteran Bitcoin journalist who still remembers the time when Bitcoin & crypto were the same undivided community. In this episode, he t...
S15 E38: Crypsi on Crypto Art & Cypherpunk Culture
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crypsi is the representative of an art collective which expresses its anti-establishment ideas through physical paintings & collages, as well as digit...
S15 E37: Marek Narozniak on MimbleWimble & Quantum Computing
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marek Narozniak is a Polish physicist who works on a MimbleWimble implementation that can get added to Bitcoin via extension blocks to become a privac...
S15 E36: Eli Ben-Sasson on STARKs, Rollups & Privacy
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2014, Eli Ben-Sasson co-authored the Zerocash paper, which proposed a ZK SNARK system that creates anonymous Bitcoin payments. Around the same...
S15 E35: Nick Schteringart & Konstantin Wünscher on OpenDelta on Runes
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenDelta is a synthetic dollar (stablecoin) that's built on top of Bitcoin's newly-launched Runes protocol. In this episode, co-founders Nick Schteri...
S15 E34: Charlie Lee on Privacy & MWEB (Mimble Wimble Extension Block)
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MWEB was activated on Litecoin's main net in 2022, providing a useful mix of privacy and scalability. It's a fascinating soft fork that's 100% compati...
S15 E33: David Bailey on Bitcoin Maximalism & Ordinals
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Bailey is the owner of Bitcoin Magazine. Ideologically, he is a Bitcoin maximalist who wants everything to happen on Bitcoin and get traded for ...
S15 E32: Aaron Day on CBDCs vs Bitcoin
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Day has been a bitcoiner since 2012 – and in the aftermath of the scaling wars, he decided to support the big block camp due to ideological re...
S15 E31: Ray Youssef on NoOnes & Why Roger Ver Was Right
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Youssef is the CEO of NoOnes, a P2P marketplace which enables people from the Global South to exchange bitcoin for gift cards or local currencies....
S15 E30: Charlie Lee on Lightning & Litecoin
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Lee is the creator of Litecoin and the current managing director of the Litecoin Foundation. Some may also remember him as Engineering Directo...
S15 E29: Tomek Kolodziejczuk on Bitcoin Film Fest 2024 & The European Halving Party
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Polish bitcoiner & libertarian Tomek Kolodziejczuk is co-organizing the 2nd annual Bitcoin Film Fest. In 2024, the event happens at the same time as t...
S15 E28: Deadalnix (Amoury Séchet) on Forking Bitcoin, Big Blocks & Scaling
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amaury Séchet is the developer who forked Bitcoin to create Bitcoin Cash in August 2017. A year later, he became one of the first people to find out ...
S15 E27: Adam Soltys & Cole on Coinos & Lightning Network
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Soltys is a Canadian bitcoiner, best known for his work on Raretoshi – a marketplace for Liquid network NFTs. Cole is a marketer who likes the ...
S15 E26: Roger Ver on Bitcoin
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As of 2024, Roger Ver has been in Bitcoin for 7 years and in Bitcoin Cash for 7 years. This episode is a reflection on his journey and an attempt to b...
S15 E25: Nicholas Gregory & Tom Trevethan on MercuryLayer
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to the efforts of CommerceBlock CEO Nicholas Gregory and CTO Tom Trevethan, Statechains are now a reality on the MercuryLayer. Originally desig...
S15 E24: Bryan Bishop on BIPs, Webcash & Biohacking
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Bishop is a computer programmer who currently moderates the Bitcoin-dev mailing list and considers a position as BIP editor. In this episode, he...
S15 E23: John Carvalho on Lightning, Synonym & Bitcoin
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the CEO of Synonym, John Carvalho has experimented with many Bitcoin layers & protocols – including OmniBolt, Lightning & sidechains. In ...
S15 E22: Eric Voskuil on Libbitcoin & Bitcoin Culture
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Voskuil is the maintainer of Libbitcoin & the author of Cryptoeconomics. In this episode, he offers details about the Libbitcoin incident tha...
S15 E21: Fiatjaf on Nostr, Drivechains & Why Lightning Sucks
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fiatjaf is the creator of Nostr, a decentralized social media protocol which enables everyone around the world to communicate without censorship. Surp...
S15 E20: Bastien & Baudoin on Satochip, Satodime, Seedkeeper & Self-Custody
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bastien and Baudoin are the creators and main promoters of Satochip: an affordable self-custody solution which makes use of the smart card technology ...
S15 E19: Alexei Zamyatin on Build on Bitcoin and Layer 2s
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alexei Zamyatin is an academic cryptographer who works on the Build on Bitcoin projects. His approach to scaling Bitcoin with second layers involves s...
S15 E18: Orkun Kilic on Citrea, The First ZK Rollups on Bitcoin
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ZK rollups are certainly promising, as they can bring scalability and privacy to Bitcoin. In this episode, Orkun Kilic talks about Citrea: the first p...
S15 E17: Andrew Poelstra on Covenants (OP_CAT vs OP_CTV)
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Poelstra is a mathematician who heads the research department at Blockstream. Over the years, he experimented with many Bitcoin OP codes – so...
S15 E16: Paul Sztorc Talks Bitcoin Scaling, But Can't Say Drivechains
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Sztorc returns with a twist: he's talking about sidechains, rollups, BitVM, Lightning, and ever other scaling solution... but can't say the words...
S15 E15: Aaron van Wirdum on The Genesis Book & Bitcoin Pre-History
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron van Wirdum is a veteran Bitcoin journalist who has been writing for Bitcoin Magazine since 2014. On January 3rd 2024, after nearly five years of...
S15 E14: Nicolas Dorier on BTCPay, NBitcoin, TumbleBit & Coding Bitcoin in C#
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicolas Dorier talks about the early days of BTCPay Server, activating SegWit before it was cool on NBitcoin, contributing to TumbleBit, writing a boo...
S15 E13: Robin Linus on BitVM & Permissionless Bitcoin Development
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Linus revolutionized Bitcoin development in 2023 with BitVM: a virtual machine that can do off-chain computation for the purpose of enabling sma...
S15 E12: Agustin Kassis & Mariano on La Crypta, La Wallet & Bitcoin in Argentina
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Agustin Kassis & Mariano are Argentinian bitcoiners who work in a Fight Club-style house to build La Wallet: a Lightning wallet which is associated wi...
S15 E11: Satoshi Sound on The Upcoming Bitcoin & Friends Cartoon Reboot
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin & Friends was a pretty popular original cartoon back in 2019 and 2020. On January 3rd 2024, thanks to some major breakthroughs in animation so...
S15 E10: Tuur Demeester on His Bitcoin Investment Thesis & The Supra Cycle
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuur Demeester is a prominent Bitcoin investor who strongly believes in the power of Bitcoin-only companies. In this episode, he explains how and why ...
S15 E9: Kevin Loaec on Liana Wallet, Miniscript & Hardware Wallets
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Loaec is the CEO of Wizardsardine – the Bitcoin company that builds Liana wallet, a powerful piece of software which optimizes for inheritance...
S15 E8: Ryan Condron on Bitcoin Mining, Hashrate Markets & Lumerin
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Condron has been a Bitcoin miner for longer than a decade. He started out with a GPU rack, upgraded his rig to FPGAs, and then was one of the fir...
S15 E7: Sergio Demian Lerner on Rootstock, Satoshi's Bitcoins, Drivechains via BitVM & Bitcoin Scaling
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sergio Demian Lerner has made a plethora of contributions to Bitcoin: from finding early security bugs, and all the way to designing & launching t...
S15 E6: John Light, Super Testnet & Alexei Zamyatin on Improving Bitcoin
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Light, Super Testnet and Alexei Zamyatin are part of the new generation of Bitcoin developers. They like zero knowledge proofs, they're opinionat...
S15 E5: Edan Yago on Sovryn, Bitcoin DeFi & Challenging the Orthodoxy
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Edan Yago talks about Sovryn: a financial application which allows users to take loans against their bitcoin. It's built on Rootstock (RSK, Bitcoin's ...
S15 E4: Alexis Roussel on Nym, Privacy & Suing the Swiss Financial Regulator
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alexis Roussel is a man of many talents, with plenty of accomplishments in his resume. But most notably, he is a bitcoiner who's working to build the ...
S15 E3: Hernán Marino on Bitcoin in Argentina & Becoming a Bitcoin Core Developer
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hernán Marino is an Argentinian bitcoiner who recently started contributing to Bitcoin Core. In this episode, he talks about his views on Bitcoin max...
S15 E2: Sergi Delgado on Developing Bitcoin at Chaincode Labs
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sergi Delgado is an engineer at Chaincode Labs, whose specialization and previous academic research is in peer to peer (P2P) networks. In this episode...
S15 E1: Max Hillebrand & Lando Rothbardian on Integrating ShopInBit's "Buy Anything" Into Wasabi Wallet
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wasabi Wallet now offers a "Buy Anything" button that lets you buy physical items with greater privacy?! How does that even work? ZK Snacks ...
S14 E21: Rafael Cordon on How Bitcoin Saved the Elections in Guatemala with OpenTimeStamps
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin has recently fixed the presidential elections in Guatemala. How so? Rafael Cordon of Simple Proof is here to explain all about the power of Op...
S14 E20: Lea Petrasova on Vexl & Why P2P Bitcoin Exchanges Matter
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lea Petrasova is the president of the Vexl Foundation, one of the project's co-founders, and certainly one of the most ardent supporters of exchanging...
S14 E19: Martin and Igor on Firefish, a Bitcoin-Backed Lending Platform
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Firefish enables people to borrow fiat money against their bitcoins in a trust-minimized way, using a multisig setup with oracles. Martin and Igor, th...
S14 E18: Lisa Neigut & Calle on Scaling Bitcoin & Free Open Source Software
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Neight (creator of the Base58 Bitcoin academy) and Calle (creator of Cashu) joined the Bitcoin Takeover podcast during the Hackers Congress in Pr...
S14 E17: Rodolfo Andragnes on Labitconf 2023 & Argentinian Elections
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 11th edition of Labitconf takes place in Buenos Aires this year, just a week before the final round of the presidential elections in Argentina. Ro...
S14 E16: Philipp Hoenisch on 10101 Synthetic Bitcoin Stablecoins
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Philipp Hoenisch is the founder of 101010: a project which aims to create synthetic bitcoin-backed stablecoins on top of the Lightning network. These ...
S14 E15: Phil Zimmermann on Bitcoin, Cryptography & PGP
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Zimmermann is the creator of PGP & the cryptographer who made it safe to publish cryptography projects on the internet. In this episode, Mr. ...
S14 E14: Michael Bumann on Building Alby, Nostr & Lightning Network Development
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bumann (aka Bumi) is a Lightning network developer best known for working on Joule and creating Alby. Today, Alby is one of the most popular w...
S14 E13: Paul Sztorc Reacts to Drivechains Reactions
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paul Sztorc reacts to 3 of the most significant reactions to Drivechains: Shinobi's article from Bitcoin Magazine, the Baltic Honeyba...
S14 E12: Sam Lee on Bitcoin in Hong Kong
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the past 4 years, Sam Lee has been the main organizer of the Bitcoin meetup in Hong Kong. In this episode, Sam tells us what it's like to be a bit...
S14 E11: Pavlenex, Kukks & Anna on BTCPay App at Baltic Honeybadger 2023
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At Baltic Honeybadger 2023, BTCPay server announced a new mobile app which will run LDK/Spiral software in the background to make the merchant experie...
S14 E10: Paul Sztorc on Drivechains & Attacking Bitcoin
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the middle of a more aggressive campaign to promote a soft fork that enables two-way pegged sidechains via BIP 300/301, Layer Two Labs CEO Paul Szt...
S14 E9: Jameson Lopp on Casa, Self Custody & Bitcoin Maximalism
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jameson Lopp, popular cypherpunk and and advocate for anarcho-capitalism, makes his Bitcoin Takeover podcast debut to talk about his work at Casa, sel...
S14 E8: Fadi Barbàra on DMix & Bitcoin Privacy
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fadi Barbàra is a researcher from the University of Turin who works on Bitcoin privacy. His new project, DMix, promises to offer better privacy than ...
S14 E7: Martin Habovštiak on Firefish & Bitcoin Development
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Habovštiak is a cypherpunk from Slovakia, best known for contributing with code to many open source Bitcoin projects (Electrum Rust, BTCPay, B...
S14 E6: Mike in Space on STAMPs & Attacking Bitcoin
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike in Space is the creator of STAMPs: a protocol which inserts permanent data into Bitcoin blocks. STAMPs are mostly used to immortalize art on Bitc...
S14 E5: Ben Arc on LNBits and Nostr
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Arc is one of the most prolific builders in Bitcoin. He created LNBits – a simple Lightning wallet project which seeks to be the Wordpress of Bi...
S14 E4: Peter Todd vs Sergej Korliar on Full RBF
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full RBF is one of the most controversial topics in Bitcoin. On one side, RBF creator Peter Todd lobbies for the feature to become a standard. On the ...
S14 E3: Matej Zak on Trezor's New Hardware
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matej Zak is the new CEO of Trezor. In his first English podcast appearance as CEO, he talks about Trezor's upcoming hardware wallets, the status of T...
S14 E2: Nicholas Gregory & Ray Youssef on Civ Kit & P2P Marketplaces
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MercuryWallet mastermind Nicholas Gregory & former Paxful CEO Ray Youssef have joined forces to create Civ Kit: a peer to peer marketplace framewo...
S14 E1: Burak Keceli on Ark & Bitcoin 2nd Layers
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While trying to improve on some of the Lightning Network's shortcomings, Burak Keceli created Ark: a Bitcoin second layer which offers privacy, speed ...
S13 E17: Hero of Bitcoin on Creating a Bitcoin Video Game for Gameboy
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hero of Bitcoin aims to create and launch a Bitcoin-themed video game for the Gameboy. In this episode, the game's creator talks about the development...
S13 E16: Michele Morucci (MetaMick) on Geyser and Bitcoin Fundraising
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Morucci (also known as MetaMick) is the CEO and co-founder of Geyser: a fundraising platform which empowers creators in the Bitcoin space to c...
S13 E15: Aljaz Ceru on Bolt.Observer & Lightning Node Tips
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aljaz Ceru is the CEO and co-founder of Bolt.Observer: a service which helps Lightning network node runners with management and monitoring tools. In t...
S13 E14: Slava Zhygulin & Nick Schteringard on Stroom Network and Increasing Lightning Liquidity
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Opening Lightning Network channels with WBTC and DeFi money from Ethereum? Creating a DAO to pay participants who make the Lightning Network more reli...
S13 E13: Filip Pawczyński on Bitcoin Mining in the Early Days
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever heard of the Polish-made BiFury USB ASIC miners? That's only one of Filip Pawczyński's OG contributions to Bitcoin mining. In this episode, Fili...
S13 E12: Justyna, Tania & Agnieszka on LOLA Poland (Ladies of Liberty Alliance)
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During Bitcoin FilmFest in Warsaw, I had the pleasure to interview three members of LOLA (Ladies of Liberty Alliance) Poland. In this episode, you ca...
S13 E11: Matyáš Kuchař on the BTC Prague Conference
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matyáš Kuchař is the co-founder and main organizer of BTC Prague: Europe's largest Bitcoin conference, which promises to bring together more than 1...
S13 E10: Hampus Sjöberg on Blixt Wallet & Bitcoin Development
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hampus Sjöberg is the creator and lead developer of Blixt – a versatile & feature-packed Lightning Network wallet which he builds according to ...
S13 E9: Martijn Wismeijer on GeneralBytes Bitcoin ATMs
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martijn Wismeijer became an international media sensation in 2014 when he implanted an NFC chip in his hand to access his Bitcoin wallet with greater ...
S13 E8: Emzy on Mempool.space, Running Electrum Servers & Quitting His Day Job to Work on Bitcoin
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emzy is a long-time bitcoiner who contributes to the space by running independent nodes and servers. He is also one of the first people to run their o...
S13 E7: Nick Hansen on Luxor, Bitcoin Mining & Ordinals
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Hansen is the CEO of Luxor Mining – a pool which, at the time of this recording, was the 6th biggest in the world. In this interview, we talk a...
S13 E6: Tomek Kolodziejczuk & Pierre Corbin on Bitcoin FilmFest (Warsaw, 24-26 March 2023)
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tomek Kolodziejczuk and Pierre Corbin are the masterminds behind Bitcoin FilmFest – an artistic event which celebrates Bitcoin's cinematic culture i...
S13 E5: Nicholas Gregory on Mercury Wallet & The Lightning Network Integration
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MercuryWallet is one of the most remarkable achievements in Bitcoin privacy. By virtue of Statechains, users can swap UTXOs without leaving any traces...
S13 E4: Lando Rothbardian & Travin Keith on ShopInBit
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ShopInBit is the online store that lets you use your bitcoin to buy laptops, phones, watches & thousands of other items. In this episode, Lando R...
S13 E3: Casey Rodarmor on Ordinals, Inscriptions & Bitcoin Culture
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Casey Rodarmor took the Bitcoin world by storm when he launched Ordinals: a modern and simplified approach to Colored Coins which lets anyone upload f...
S13 E2: Nopara73 on Wasabi Wallet's Beginnings and Future
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since launching in October 2018, Wasabi wallet positioned itself at the avant-garde of Bitcoin privacy. Almost 5 years later, Nopara73 reflects on the...
S13 E1: Eric Sirion & Obi Nwosu on Fedimint & Fedi
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fedimint provides an easy way for people to create Chaumian mints using bitcoin – basically community banks which offer speed, scalability & pri...
S12 E17: Max Hillebrand on Wasabi Wallet's Development Roadmap
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After Wasabi 2.0 launched, what's next for Bitcoin privacy? Max Hillebrand, CEO of ZK Snacks (the company which develops Wasabi) tells us why the Wabi...
S12 E16: Talkin' Bob Dylan Blues with Mike Jarmuz
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Jarmuz is a Bitcoin VC, best known as a co-founder of Lightning Ventures. However, in this interview we don't talk about any of that. Instead, we...
S12 E15: Chris (OB_HODL) on Bumbee
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bumbee is the Bitcoin version of content monetization platforms such as Patreon & OnlyFans. It offers lower fees, a better form of money that can'...
S12 E14: Viktor Vecsei on IVPN & Internet Privacy
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Viktor Vecsei is the COO of IVPN – a VPN service which takes privacy very seriously and also accepts payments via on-chain bitcoin and Lightning. In...
S12 E13: Max Keidun on Baltic Honeybadger & DebiFi
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Max Keidun is best known as a contributor to HodlHodl and co-organizer of the Baltic Honeybadger conference. But this year in Riga, he announced a new...
S12 E12: Max Hampshire on Nym, Tor & Internet Privacy
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Max Hampshire is responsible for developer relations at Nym – an internet privacy project which makes use of Chaumian mixnets in order to break the ...
S12 E11: Lord Kristaps on JoinMarket, Bitcoin Privacy & Open Source Contributions
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristaps Kaupe (Lord Kristaps) is an open source contributor who works on a handful of Bitcoin projects. Most notably, he is a maintainer of JoinMarke...
S12 E10: Paul Sztorc on Baltic Honeybadger 2022 & BIP 300
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the last day of Baltic Honeybadger 2022, BIP 300 creator and advocate Paul Sztorc joins the show to provide a summary of his two panels on Drivecha...
S12 E9: Christian Rootzoll & Matthew Croughan on RaspiBlitz + NixOS
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This interview is the result of 2 separate recordings which took place in August and October 2022: in the first one, Christian Rootzoll talks about wh...
S12 E8: Lisa Neigut on Running a Core Lightning Node
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Neigut (@niftynei) works on Lightning network projects at Blockstream. In this interview, she provides some practical advice on running your own ...
S12 E7: Dr. Maxim Orlovsky on RGB Layer 3
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maxim Orlovsky is the lead developer of RGB: a layer 3 protocol that's built on top of the Lightning Network which aims to make it easy for anyone...