Best Chris Vaughan Podcasts (2024)

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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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Episode 141 - Catching BIG Smallies in Low and Clear Water with Jeff Little

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Jeff and Josh discuss how to catch big smallmouth in low and clear conditionsBy Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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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 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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Yann-Edern Gillet | Software Designer at Linear 59:31

1M ago59:31

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Learn more at → ⁠https://jackvaughan.com⁠ Yann’s Website → ⁠https://yannglt.com⁠ Yann-Edern is a software designer and maker based in Paris, focused on developer experience. He’s currently working at Linear and most recently contributed to the new UI of the desktop app. He previously worked at Specify, where he contributed to creating a Design API …

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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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Episode 140 - Smallie Camp 2024

2M ago

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Chris and Josh recap their annual WB trip up to the NorthwoodsBy Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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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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Episode 139 - Spring is Swinging as Chris and Josh plan Smallie Camp 2024

2M ago

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Chris and Josh recap their early spring season and prep for Smallie Camp '24By Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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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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Episode 138 - Josh's Tournament Diary: GRBY River Championship

3M ago

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Josh takes home the DUB at the River ChampionshipBy Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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Episode 137 - Drew Gregory launches the coolest Kayak Tournament Series EVER

3M ago

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Drew Gregory joins the podcast to talk about his Kayak Adventure Series tournament trailBy Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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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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Episode 136 - On The Water - Josh Has Himself a Spring Day to Remember

3M ago

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Josh heads out for some prime Spring Indiana SmalliesBy Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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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

3M 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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Episode 135 - NEW Indiana Smallmouth State Record Holder, Rex Remington, joins the Pod

4M ago

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Rex Remington joins the pod to discuss his State Record Smallmouth CatchBy Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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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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Tristan L'Abbé | Product Design 51:06

4M ago51:06

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Today I’m bringing you Tristan L’Abbé, a product designer and head of design at Glide. We talk about design tools, paradigms, the evolution of web & native, Tristan’s background in design & engineering, the role of constraint in creativity, the way your tools impact your work and thinking process, and a look at the process and craft of product desi…

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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

4M 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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Andy Claremont | Software & Community 51:09

5M ago51:09

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In this episode I speak with Andy Claremont, who's head of community and ecosystem at Glide. We talk about the early days of discovering online communities in our youth and his journey from community member to community professional. We also talk about the state of no code, its relation to AI and where the space is going.…

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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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Episode 134 - Josh Catches a GIANT PB Smallmouth

5M ago

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Josh and Chris have a DAY on the river, and Josh catches his new PBBy Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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

5M 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

5M 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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#008 Kyle Hamrick | Motion Designer 1:18:00

6M ago1:18:00

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Kyle Hamrick is a creative and technical director, motion designer, video editor, and Adobe Certified educator. Despite its youth, motion design is a vast and continually expanding field. I was eager to restart this podcast with an overview of it from Kyle's perspective. Show notes at: https://jackvaughan.com/posts/008-kyle-hamrick…

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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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Episode 133: Bronze Master - Randy Long Joins the Pod

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Randy Long joins the Pod to talk everything PA SmalliesBy Josh Chrenko/Chris Vaughan

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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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