Best Chris Ontiveros Podcasts (2024)

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S15 E47: Justin Bons on Bitcoin's Issues 4:37:39

1h ago4:37:39

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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 techniques will save the trilemma and bring uncompromising decentralization. Is it really so?By Vlad Costea

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S15 E46: Peter Todd on Bitcoin Covenants, Tail Emission, OpenTimestamps & Why Lightning Rocks 51:58

43m ago51:58

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Peter Todd is known for being brutally honest: so when it comes to topics such as covenant soft forks, monetary inflation, Bitcoin scaling & privacy, he won't hold back from being critical while expressing his love for the Lightning networkBy Vlad Costea

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S15 E45: Lucas Ontivero & Turbolay on Wasabi Wallet's Future 1:31:21

7d ago1:31:21

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What's next for Wasabi Wallet after ZK Snacks shut down the biggest CoinJoin coordinator? Lucas Ontivero & Turbolay, the two developers who still maintain the code, are positive that the project will grow even bigger than before! So when is 3.0 coming?By Vlad Costea

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S15 E44: Chris DeRose on Bitcoin Uncensored (feat. Jay Berg, Wayne Vaughan & Paul Sztorc) 3:40:16

16d ago3:40:16

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Bitcoin Uncensored cohost Chris DeRose makes his fourth appearance on the Bitcoin Takeover podcast! This time around, he dislikes the English language, hates materialism, and wouldn't even accept a free Supra! Three former BU guests join the reunion.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E43: Sergio Demian Lerner on BitVMX, Rootstock & Layer 2s 1:14:31

22d ago1:14:31

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Sergio Demian Lerner is the architect of Rootstock, Bitcoin's first sidechain. Recently, he became interested in BitVM as an instrument to create trust-minimized sidechains. So he optimized the design & created BitVMX!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E42: Super Testnet & Shinobi on Bitcoin Projects That Suck 1:09:51

23d ago1:09:51

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What are the Bitcoin projects that suck? In this episode, Super Testnet & Shinobi point out to lots of suboptimal features in CoinJoins, Lightning Network, Nostr, BitVM, and Bitcoin development itself. It's fun, it's educational & it's brutally honest!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E41: F/Dev (1440000bytes) on Joinstr & Bitcoin Privacy 1:53:44

1M ago1:53:44

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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 Electrum wallet. In this episode, he talks about Bitcoin privacy & his new job at LayerTwo Labs.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E40: Rijndael on Taproot Wizards & BIP420 1:46:51

1M ago1:46:51

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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 matters and what kind of features we should expect to see in Bitcoin once a covenant soft fork gets activated.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E39: Pete Rizzo on Bitcoin History, Journalism & Culture 1:53:28

2M ago1:53:28

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Pete Rizzo is a veteran Bitcoin journalist who still remembers the time when Bitcoin & crypto were the same undivided community. In this episode, he talks about why Bitcoin history matters & how he approaches journalism.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E38: Crypsi on Crypto Art & Cypherpunk Culture 1:32:51

2M ago1:32:51

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Crypsi is the representative of an art collective which expresses its anti-establishment ideas through physical paintings & collages, as well as digitally tokenized ideas. In this episode, he explains why memes are art & why memecoins matter.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E37: Marek Narozniak on MimbleWimble & Quantum Computing 1:08:08

2M ago1:08:08

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Marek Narozniak is a Polish physicist who works on a MimbleWimble implementation that can get added to Bitcoin via extension blocks to become a privacy layer. He also specializes in quantum computing, and busts some FUD about their threat.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E36: Eli Ben-Sasson on STARKs, Rollups & Privacy 1:06:14

2M ago1:06:14

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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 time, he also spoke about the compression benefits of zero-knowledge proofs – a full Bitcoin node can be synced within seconds just by verifying against a valid proof.More recently, he became interes…

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S15 E35: Nick Schteringart & Konstantin Wünscher on OpenDelta on Runes 1:03:10

2M ago1:03:10

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OpenDelta is a synthetic dollar (stablecoin) that's built on top of Bitcoin's newly-launched Runes protocol. In this episode, co-founders Nick Schteringart & Konstantin Wünscher discuss about how and why they built this.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E34: Charlie Lee on Privacy & MWEB (Mimble Wimble Extension Block) 1:19:53

3M ago1:19:53

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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% compatible with Bitcoin. In this episode, Charlie Lee explains how MWEB works & why it matters.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E33: David Bailey on Bitcoin Maximalism & Ordinals 1:44:25

3M ago1:44:25

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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 BTC. During this episode, we also mint a special ordinal... which you can buy for 3.125 BTC!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E32: Aaron Day on CBDCs vs Bitcoin 1:59:32

3M ago1:59:32

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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 reasons. Today, Aaron is concerned that adoption might not catch up with the rise of CBDCs.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E31: Ray Youssef on NoOnes & Why Roger Ver Was Right 2:02:45

3M ago2:02:45

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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. As he describes it, NoOnes is the platform where "everyone eats" – meaning that all parties make advantageous trades that help them feed themselves and their families.Consequently, Ray is an advocate…

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S15 E30: Charlie Lee on Lightning & Litecoin 30:40

3M ago30:40

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Charlie Lee is the creator of Litecoin and the current managing director of the Litecoin Foundation. Some may also remember him as Engineering Director at Coinbase. But very notably, Charlie Lee is one of the earliest believers in the power of the Lightning Network and an investor in Lightning Labs.I've decided to invite Charlie on the Bitcoin Take…

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S15 E29: Tomek Kolodziejczuk on Bitcoin Film Fest 2024 & The European Halving Party 1:41:36

3M ago1:41:36

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Polish bitcoiner & libertarian Tomek Kolodziejczuk is co-organizing the 2nd annual Bitcoin Film Fest. In 2024, the event happens at the same time as the European Halving Party.In this episode, we talk about Bitcoin-related art, the current state of cinema, and why the halving (or halvening?) is such a major event.…

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S15 E28: Deadalnix (Amoury Séchet) on Forking Bitcoin, Big Blocks & Scaling 2:43:06

4M ago2:43:06

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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 about the inflation bug in Bitcoin – yet he chose to not exploit it and collaborate with the Bitcoin Core devs instead.Deadalnix was also one of the first large blockers to figure out that Craig Wright…

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S15 E27: Adam Soltys & Cole on Coinos & Lightning Network 1:17:02

4M ago1:17:02

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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 Lightning network. Together, they built Coinos: a custodial & newbie-friendly Lightning wallet.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E26: Roger Ver on Bitcoin 1:26:50

4M ago1:26:50

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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 bring back one of the greatest Bitcoin advocates and entrepreneurs.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E25: Nicholas Gregory & Tom Trevethan on MercuryLayer 1:12:33

4M ago1:12:33

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Thanks to the efforts of CommerceBlock CEO Nicholas Gregory and CTO Tom Trevethan, Statechains are now a reality on the MercuryLayer. Originally designed by Ruben Somsen, Statechains serve the purpose of transferring ownership of bitcoins in a private, scalable, and affordable environment. However, the original Statechain design requires the ANYPRE…

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S15 E24: Bryan Bishop on BIPs, Webcash & Biohacking 1:54:12

4M ago1:54:12

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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 talks about his work in Bitcoin, his Webcash experiment, and why he is an advocate of biokaching.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E23: John Carvalho on Lightning, Synonym & Bitcoin 2:11:15

4M ago2:11:15

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As the CEO of Synonym, John Carvalho has experimented with many Bitcoin layers & protocols – including OmniBolt, Lightning & sidechains. In this episode, he explains what lessons he's learned and why he believes in more conservative ways to scale Bitcoin.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E22: Eric Voskuil on Libbitcoin & Bitcoin Culture 2:52:14

5M ago2:52:14

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Eric Voskuil is the maintainer of Libbitcoin & the author of Cryptoeconomics. In this episode, he offers details about the Libbitcoin incident that took place in the summer of 2023 and also criticizes some aspects of the cult of Michael Saylor.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E21: Fiatjaf on Nostr, Drivechains & Why Lightning Sucks 1:55:36

5M ago1:55:36

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Fiatjaf is the creator of Nostr, a decentralized social media protocol which enables everyone around the world to communicate without censorship. Surprisingly, he doesn't agree with some existing Nostr software, no longer likes Lightning & promotes BIP300.Nostr Bitcoin and Lightning (00:00:47) Fiatjaf's creation Nostr, association with Bitcoin, and…

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S15 E20: Bastien & Baudoin on Satochip, Satodime, Seedkeeper & Self-Custody 1:37:38

5M ago1:37:38

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Bastien and Baudoin are the creators and main promoters of Satochip: an affordable self-custody solution which makes use of the smart card technology to provide hardware wallet features. In this episode, they explain how Satochip works & why it's unique.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E19: Alexei Zamyatin on Build on Bitcoin and Layer 2s 53:55

5M ago53:55

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Alexei Zamyatin is an academic cryptographer who works on the Build on Bitcoin projects. His approach to scaling Bitcoin with second layers involves some unconventional methods, which he describes in this interview.Zero Knowledge Proofs and Rollups (00:01:21) Discussion of the development of layer two solutions, including zero knowledge proofs and …

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S15 E18: Orkun Kilic on Citrea, The First ZK Rollups on Bitcoin 1:25:45

6M ago1:25:45

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ZK rollups are certainly promising, as they can bring scalability and privacy to Bitcoin. In this episode, Orkun Kilic talks about Citrea: the first protocol to enable ZK rollups on Bitcoin. He explains the advantages, the tradeoffs & why you should use.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E17: Andrew Poelstra on Covenants (OP_CAT vs OP_CTV) 1:15:53

6M ago1:15:53

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Andrew Poelstra is a mathematician who heads the research department at Blockstream. Over the years, he experimented with many Bitcoin OP codes – some of which are also enabled on Liquid. In this episode, he explains why he likes and prefers OP_CAT.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E16: Paul Sztorc Talks Bitcoin Scaling, But Can't Say Drivechains 3:32:41

6M ago3:32:41

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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 "Drivechain" or "BIP 300". If he breaks the rule, he must send a Lightning transaction and drink vodka.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E15: Aaron van Wirdum on The Genesis Book & Bitcoin Pre-History 1:15:58

6M ago1:15:58

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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 working on this project, he launched The Genesis Book: a reflection on the history before Bitcoin.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E14: Nicolas Dorier on BTCPay, NBitcoin, TumbleBit & Coding Bitcoin in C# 1:52:46

7M ago1:52:46

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Nicolas Dorier talks about the early days of BTCPay Server, activating SegWit before it was cool on NBitcoin, contributing to TumbleBit, writing a book about coding Bitcoin projects in C#, and working with colored coins.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E13: Robin Linus on BitVM & Permissionless Bitcoin Development 1:24:04

7M ago1:24:04

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Robin Linus revolutionized Bitcoin development in 2023 with BitVM: a virtual machine that can do off-chain computation for the purpose of enabling smart contracts. With it, Bitcoin can get trust minimized sidechains. But there are so many more uses cases!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E12: Agustin Kassis & Mariano on La Crypta, La Wallet & Bitcoin in Argentina 1:07:10

7M ago1:07:10

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Agustin Kassis & Mariano are Argentinian bitcoiners who work in a Fight Club-style house to build La Wallet: a Lightning wallet which is associated with a Nostr account and enables users to have both a payments card and a digital identity device.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E11: Satoshi Sound on The Upcoming Bitcoin & Friends Cartoon Reboot 1:22:51

7M ago1:22:51

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Bitcoin & Friends was a pretty popular original cartoon back in 2019 and 2020. On January 3rd 2024, thanks to some major breakthroughs in animation software, the series is getting a reboot which takes the story to a whole new level. Stay tuned!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E10: Tuur Demeester on His Bitcoin Investment Thesis & The Supra Cycle 1:39:06

7M ago1:39:06

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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 he invests in Bitcoin projects, suggests when market tops are reached & comments on the Supra Cycle.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E9: Kevin Loaec on Liana Wallet, Miniscript & Hardware Wallets 1:18:32

7M ago1:18:32

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Kevin Loaec is the CEO of Wizardsardine – the Bitcoin company that builds Liana wallet, a powerful piece of software which optimizes for inheritance. In this episode, Kevin explains why miniscript matters & how he rates the most popular hardware wallets.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E8: Ryan Condron on Bitcoin Mining, Hashrate Markets & Lumerin 41:38

7M ago41:38

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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 first people to run ASICs. Today, he aims to decentralize hashrate with Lumerin – a hashrate marketplace.Ryan Condron has been mining Bitcoin for longer than a decade. In the beginning, he started out wi…

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S15 E7: Sergio Demian Lerner on Rootstock, Satoshi's Bitcoins, Drivechains via BitVM & Bitcoin Scaling 57:21

7M ago57:21

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Sergio Demian Lerner has made a plethora of contributions to Bitcoin: from finding early security bugs, and all the way to designing & launching the first sidechain RSK. In this interview, he talks about his work & research – with a focus on the future.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E6: John Light, Super Testnet & Alexei Zamyatin on Improving Bitcoin 57:21

7M ago57:21

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John Light, Super Testnet and Alexei Zamyatin are part of the new generation of Bitcoin developers. They like zero knowledge proofs, they're opinionated when defending covenants & they are not afraid to look for breakthroughs beyond the Bitcoin research.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E5: Edan Yago on Sovryn, Bitcoin DeFi & Challenging the Orthodoxy 38:20

7M ago38:20

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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 first sidechain) and it conceptually goes against most mainstream narratives about what Bitcoin can do.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E4: Alexis Roussel on Nym, Privacy & Suing the Swiss Financial Regulator 1:51:29

7M ago1:51:29

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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 Nym mixnet system and he's fighting for the rights of the individual in Switzerland.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E3: Hernán Marino on Bitcoin in Argentina & Becoming a Bitcoin Core Developer 48:55

7M ago48:55

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Hernán Marino is an Argentinian bitcoiner who recently started contributing to Bitcoin Core. In this episode, he talks about his views on Bitcoin maximalism, what it's like to be a bitcoiner in a hyperinflationary country, and his hopes for the future.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E2: Sergi Delgado on Developing Bitcoin at Chaincode Labs 1:00:39

7M ago1:00:39

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Sergi Delgado is an engineer at Chaincode Labs, whose specialization and previous academic research is in peer to peer (P2P) networks. In this episode, he talks about his views on existing proposals to improve Bitcoin.In this podcast episode, Chaincode Labs engineer Sergi Delgado talks about Bitcoin development challenges, the Lightning network, an…

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S15 E1: Max Hillebrand & Lando Rothbardian on Integrating ShopInBit's "Buy Anything" Into Wasabi Wallet 1:50:06

7M ago1:50:06

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Wasabi Wallet now offers a "Buy Anything" button that lets you buy physical items with greater privacy?! How does that even work? ZK Snacks CEO Max Hillebrand & ShopInBit CEO Lando Rothbardian join the show to explain everything about this integration.By Vlad Costea

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S14 E21: Rafael Cordon on How Bitcoin Saved the Elections in Guatemala with OpenTimeStamps 1:04:33

8M ago1:04:33

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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 OpenTimeStamps and how they can leverage the Bitcoin blockchain to prove that something really happened.(00:01:12) Rafael Cordon discusses the use of Bitcoin in the Guatemalan elections to prevent fraud…

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S14 E20: Lea Petrasova on Vexl & Why P2P Bitcoin Exchanges Matter 46:40

9M ago46:40

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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 bitcoin in a peer to peer fashion. In this episode, she explains why you should consider using Vexl.Vexl: Introduction and Purpose (00:01:51) Lea Petrasova introduces Vexl as a mobile app that allows…

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S14 E19: Martin and Igor on Firefish, a Bitcoin-Backed Lending Platform 42:20

9M ago42:20

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Firefish enables people to borrow fiat money against their bitcoins in a trust-minimized way, using a multisig setup with oracles. Martin and Igor, the two FireFish co-founders, talk about how and why you should be using their service.**Firefish: A New Use Case for Bitcoin as Collateral (00:01:54)**Discussion on how Firefish is using Bitcoin as col…

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