I'm joined by guests Stephan Livera, Rijndael & Ben Carman to go through the list.

Housekeeping
(00:05:29) Bitcoin Black Friday
(00:06:05) AnchorWatch gains Lloyd's of London Coverholder status


Major/Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
(00:10:25) Krux releases security fix for AES-CBC encryption flaw


Bitcoin
• Software Releases & Project Updates
(00:16:05) Bitcoin-script-hints
(00:17:14) BDK
(00:17:38) BTCPay Server
(00:19:53) Nunchuk Desktop
(00:20:20) Proton Wallet
(00:23:58) Bitcoin Keeper
(00:24:40) Nix Bitcoin
(00:25:09) Krux
(00:26:49) RoboSats
(00:26:57) Bitkey App
(00:31:07) RewindBitcoin
(00:35:15) Umbrel
(00:35:32) ESP-Miner
(00:35:36) Boltz web-app


• Project Spotlight
(00:35:43) Wallet Dev Kit
(00:35:51) ScriptLab
(00:36:04) Mempal
(00:36:44) Debifi
(00:37:41) Dart-bip85 package
(00:37:45) Descriptors Go
(00:37:47) Tick-tock-tui App
(00:37:56) Awesome-Bitcoin-guide
(00:38:30) BitAxe HAS Dashboard
(00:38:39) Radpool
(00:38:43) Satadelica



Vulnerability Disclosures
(00:39:16) Nearest neighbor attack - Exploiting nearby Wi-Fi for covert access
(00:39:27) New Ghost Tap attack exploits NFC mobile payments
(00:39:38) Graykey partially unlocks iPhones with iOS 18/18.0.1, from iPhone 12 to 16 series
(00:40:38) OverSecured finds seven flaws in Android and Google Pixel, affecting millions of users
(00:41:03) Apple urgently patches vulnerabilities affecting macOS and iOS
(00:41:32) Decades-old security flaws in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package
(00:41:48) Chinese man arrested in Bangkok for operating from a van-based SMS blaster
(00:42:28) Five dollar wrench attack



Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
• Software Releases & Project Updates
(00:42:53) SimpleX
(00:43:06) Signal

• Project Spotlight
(00:43:28) DeFlock


Lightning & L2(+)
• Project Spotlight
(00:43:56) Phoenix Server Lightning Wallet
(00:44:32) Cashu Brrr
(00:45:08) SING4SATS

• Software Releases & Project Updates
(00:45:44) Primal
(00:47:27) LND
(00:48:05) CDK Cashu Development Kit
(00:48:36) Phoenix Wallet
(00:48:47) Zeus
(00:49:56) Nutstash
(00:49:59) Nutshell
(00:50:07) Fountain
(00:50:10) Breez SDK
(00:50:14) Lnp2pBot
(00:50:17) BoardWalk
(00:50:19) Geyser
(00:50:20) Aqua Wallet
(00:50:47) Clams Remote


Nostr
• Project spotlight
(00:50:52) NDK Mobile
(00:50:55) Olas
(00:51:26) Knox
(00:51:32) Nostraut
(00:51:35) Ezdvm
(00:51:40) Futr
(00:51:45) Nosey
(00:51:49) Nos2x for Firefox

• Software Releases & Project Updates
(00:52:00) GifBuddy


Boosts
(00:52:30) Shoutout to top boosters Chris, podconf & btconboard


News & Noteworthy
• Bitcoin
(00:55:05) Chaincode Labs launches the 2025 BOSS program

• Nostr
(00:55:49) Kagi HQ joins Nostr

• Business & Finance
(00:57:06) Block, Inc. unveils Proto
(00:57:11) Casa introduces Casa Enterprise
(00:57:30) Swan Bitcoin sues former law firm for conflict of interest in Tether case

• Tradfi
(00:57:46) Revolut X expands to 30 European countries
(00:57:58) Newmarket Capital, launches Battery Finance

• Funding
(00:58:06) OpenSats announces long term support and educational grants

• Mining
(00:58:12) Russia bans winter digital currency mining in Siberia

• Privacy
(00:58:40) U.S. Congress critiques Tornado Cash and urges for stricter regulations
(00:58:44) Chinese government employees are selling citizen data for profit
(00:59:20) Mullvad VPN cancels remaining PayPal subscriptions and aligns with privacy-focused policy

• Cryptography
(01:00:59) Two mathematicians break an 18-year record with an elliptic curve of rank 29

• Events
(01:01:22) SATS'N'FACTS, Bitcoin Technical Unconference
(01:01:26) Hackalajara, Guadalajara's first Bitcoin-focused hackathon
(01:01:39) Bengaluru BitDevs Summit


Reads:
(01:01:46) Here's a list of our top recently published reads

Links & Contacts:
Website: https://bitcoin.review/
Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
Email: [email protected]
Nostr & LN: ⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-88

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected]
• Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
• Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-85

I'm joined by guests DK & Miljan to discuss long form content.

Chapters:
- (00:00:00) Introduction to long form content on Nostr
- (00:03:15) Challenges of content distribution on Nostr
- (00:06:42) Nostr as a decentralized platform for creators
- (00:11:20) The role of relays in content storage and competition
- (00:15:47) Building user-centric tools for long-form content
- (00:19:33) Balancing short-form and long-form content on Nostr
- (00:22:58) Algorithmic feeds and user-controlled algorithms
- (00:28:40) Primal's focus on algorithm marketplace development
- (00:34:15) Human-curated algorithms and user-selected feeds
- (00:39:48) Ethical advertising and user choice in ads
- (00:43:22) Importance of competition in relays, clients, and algorithms
- (00:46:58) Creating customizable algorithms for users
- (00:48:09) Potential for ethical, non-intrusive advertising
- (00:50:26) Nostr as a global town square for nuanced discourse
- (00:51:34) Learning from torrents: the importance of better UX
- (00:52:24) Closing thoughts on Nostr’s future and appeal to creators

Links & Contacts:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected]
• Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
• Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-84

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected]
• Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
• Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-83

I'm joined by guests Kieran, Odell, Hodlbod & Oscar Merry to discuss podcasting 2.0.

Chapters
- (00:00:00) – Introduction and overview of the discussion on Nostr and podcasting.
- (00:01:10) – Importance of Nostr in decentralization and censorship resistance.
- (00:10:30) – Integrating Bitcoin and Lightning Payments with Nostr.
- (00:19:12) – Value-for-value model and podcast monetization using Nostr.
- (00:26:50) – Challenges of onboarding new users and improving user experience on Nostr.
- (00:35:15) – The future of podcasting with Nostr and potential for listener engagement.
- (00:41:20) – The potential for creating decentralized, censorship-resistant content.
- (00:48:30) – Vision for integrating games with Nostr and Lightning Payments.
- (00:59:18) – Opportunities in gaming and Nostr’s role in gaming's future.
- (01:00:19) – The importance of owning your social graph on Nostr.
- (01:01:10) – Discussing podcasting analytics and user platforms.
- (01:02:27) – The need for more apps and users in the Nostr ecosystem.
- (01:03:25) – Audience breakdown by platform, including Spotify, Fountain, and Overcast.
- (01:04:06) – Issues with Spotify’s closed analytics and data control.
- (01:05:17) – Simplifying Nostr onboarding and improving the user experience.
- (01:06:41) – Challenges of niche adoption and the importance of positive feedback loops.
- (01:07:42) – Nostr’s future growth driven by censorship on other platforms.
- (01:08:09) – Optimism for Nostr’s long-term success despite short-term challenges.

Links & Contacts:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected]
• Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
• Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-82

I'm joined by guests Fiatjaf, Hodlbod & Jeff G to discuss DMs and groupchats.

Chapters

(00:00) - Introduction to the discussion

(02:32) - Overview of MLS Messaging Layer Security and its role in group chats.

(10:03) - Addressing spam and impersonation in group communications.

(14:16) - Managing group keys and group membership.

(21:10) - Security concerns and potential vulnerabilities.

(26:58) - Relays and group management.

(30:50) - Importance of secure client implementations.

(35:25) - Handling bad actors in group chats.

(43:15) - Integration of payments in group chat dynamics pay-to-post model.

(50:25) - Exploring broadcast model for private groups.

(55:16) - Proof of concept for a secure group chat client.

(59:27) - Conclusion and final thoughts

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected]
• Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
• Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-81/

I'm joined by guests Fiatjaf, Mike Dilger & Pablo to discuss relays and scaling nostr.

Chapters

(00:00) – Introduction to Nostr protocol and event signing

(02:15) – Relay management and costs in Nostr ecosystem

(05:30) – Scaling concerns and misconceptions about relay overload

(09:11) – Importance of public key identity management

(12:18) – Challenges in moderation and decentralized governance

(15:40) – Defining the roles of clients and relays

(20:19) – Lightning integration for payments in Nostr

(25:00) – Need for better developer tools for relay management

(29:45) – Cross-platform interoperability between Nostr and Mastodon

(35:20) – Censorship on Mastodon and the Fediverse

(40:05) – Scalability and reliability improvements during user influxes

(44:10) – The idea of creating more experimental and niche relays

(47:25) – Vision for integrating specialized relay functionality into clients

(49:31) – Concept of Yahoo Pipes for Nostr relays data aggregation tools

(50:09) – DVMs and the evolution of decentralized systems

(51:00) – Closing remarks

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected]
• Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
• Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-80/

I'm joined by guests Rabble, Hodlbod, Alex Gleason & Pablo to discuss nostr communities.

Discussion Topics
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Nostr and its evolving landscape
- 00:01:35 – Comparison between TCP/IP and Nostr as flexible protocols
- 00:05:45 – Nostr’s decentralized development and innovation without permission
- 00:12:20 – User experience challenges in decentralized systems
- 00:18:10 – Importance of experimentation and building tools for Nostr
- 00:21:55 – Differences between digital and physical communities
- 00:25:10 – Discussion on the long tail of communities in Nostr
- 00:29:00 – How Nostr helps niche groups and the growth of communities
- 00:32:50 – Balancing decentralization and user experience
- 00:38:10 – Ham radio community’s adoption of Nostr
- 00:42:55 – Importance of building discoverable and easy-to-join communities
- 00:47:30 – Nostr as an open, super-app platform similar to early Facebook
- 00:52:00 – Final thoughts on Nostr’s role in fostering decentralized communities
- 00:57:55 – Nostr’s network effect and social graph integration
- 01:00:04 – Future potential and excitement about Nostr communities expanding
- 01:01:28 – Nostr’s organic growth and fostering more community engagement
- 01:02:07 – Closing remarks and thanks to the guests

Links & Contacts:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠NVK Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://twitter.com/nvk
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠: [email protected]
• Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)
• Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-79/