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On the Bitcoin Takeover podcast you're going to hear the builders and innovators who make the Bitcoin project valuable. It's thanks to their work that the BTC price goes up, and it's their efforts that convince large investors that Bitcoin is the future of money. Here you will find the projects and ideas that will radically improve Bitcoin in the future, presented by the creators and innovators themselves. Time to learn!
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Abdel is a Starkware engineer who, over the last 7 years, went from building EIP 1559 on Ethereum to becoming a Bitcoin maximalist who wants ZK STARKs to happen. In this episode, we talk about his journey & some of Bitcoin's cultural issues.Time stamps:00:00:59 - Sponsors: Sideshift, Citrea, Bitcoin.com News, LayerTwo Labs, NoOnes.com00:01:38 - Abd…
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Vikrant Sharma, better known as Vik, is the CEO and founder of Cake Wallet: the first Bitcoin wallet to support both Silent Payments and PayJoins. In this episode, we talk about the wallet's Monero roots & what is next in terms of features.Time stamps:00:01:05 - Introducing Vik00:01:24 - Cake Wallet Features for Bitcoin and Monero00:03:08 - Backgro…
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Michael Tidwell is the organizer of Tabconf, the longest running Bitcoin technical conference which takes place every year in Atlanta. In this episode, we talk about Bitcoin drama & use a fun roulette game to figure out who's guilty of it.Time stamps:00:01:09 - Welcome and episode gimmick intro00:01:30 - Sponsors shoutout00:01:36 - Bitcoin drama di…
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Yonatan Sompolinsky is an academic in the field of computer science, best known for his work on the GHOST protocol (Greedy Heaviest Observed Subtree, which was cited in the Ethereum whitepaper) and the way he applied his research to create Kaspa.In this episode, we talk about scaling Proof of Work and why Kaspa might be a worthy contender to proces…
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Karl Kreder, better known as Dr. K, is best known in the space for researching the use of merged-mined subnets to scale Proof of Work in 2018 – a concept which led to the launch of the Quai Network, which introduced the Proof of Entropy Minima (PoEM) consensus for high transaction throughput within a decentralized environment.Today, we talk about h…
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Sergej Kotliar is the CEO of Bitrefill, while Matt Ahlborg recently created PPQ.AI to enable millions of users to experience LLMs without expensive subscriptions. But how are bitcoin payments doing? In this episode, they present their latest stats. Time stamps: 00:00:48 – Introducing Sergej Kotliar and Matt Aalborg00:02:20 – Bitrefill’s Lightning N…
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Simplicity, a scripting language so simple that it can fit on a t-shirt, has finally launched on Liquid after a decade of development. Andrew Poelstra, who works as director of research at Blockstream, explains how it works & why it's good for Bitcoin.Time stamps:(00:00:50) Introducing Andrew Poelstra(00:01:45) Simplicity: Now Live on Liquid(00:02:…
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Alephium is one of the most interesting Proof of Work projects, which aims to build secure smart contracts & fast DeFi on a mineable base layer which minimizes electricity consumption. Maud Bannwart & Cheng Wang explain how all of this works.Time stamps:00:00:53 – Introducing Cheng & Maud00:02:06 – Alephium's Origins & MotivationCheng explains the …
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Hunter Beast is the author of BIP 360: a proposal that seeks to provide quantum resistance to Bitcoin, to prevent powerful computer builders from brute forcing arbitrary addresses to steal the funds. But is the quantum threat real? Does the number of qubits really make a difference when the quantum computer is general purpose? Shouldn't other indus…
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Prof. Richard Werner, one of the world's most famous economists, is best known for writing "Princes of the Yen" and penning the term "quantitative easing" in the 1990s while working at the Bank of Japan.Today, he is a big advocate for small local banks and a believer in the power of Bitcoin. In this episode, he talks about recent events in economic…
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Liz Steininger is the CEO of Least Authority: a company which specializes in auditing open source software since 2014. Originally founded by Zooko Wilcox, Least Authority has conducted more than 100 security audits in the space. Some of the best known contractors who requested an expert review include the Ethereum Foundation, the Electric Coin Comp…
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Diego Salazar & Luke Szramowski are working to build Cypher Space: a privacy & sovereignty company. In this episode, they compare + rate the privacy of Bitcoin, Monero, Zcash, Firo, Mimble Wimble (Litecoin, Grin), Zano & Beam. Time stamps:(00:00:59) Introducing Diego Salazar & Luke Szramowski(00:02:04) Tribalism and Privacy Protocols in Crypto(00:0…
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Andrew Camilleri, better known as Kukks, is one of the most prolific contributors to BTCPay Server & an advocate for using bitcoin as money. Recently, he started building Bitcoin Layer 2 applications for Ark Labs & believes in conservative improvements.Time stamps:(00:00:49) Introduction & Andrew’s Background(00:01:46) Getting Into Bitcoin & Altcoi…
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Peter Rizun is the chief scientist at Bitcoin Unlimited: a software client that aims to scale Bitcoin with big blocks, while also empowering regular users to run nodes. In this episode, we talk about what went wrong during the block size wars & his research in scaling hardware.Time stamps:00:01:15 — Introducing Peter Rizun00:03:32 — Early Block Siz…
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Zooko has been thinking about building decentralized Chaumian ecash since the mid 1990s. When Bitcoin came out, he was the first cypherpunk to write a blog post about it. And today, he's honoring Satoshi's last wish of researching ZK proofs with Zcash.Time stamps:Introducing Zooko (00:00:55)Early Cypherpunk and Digital Cash Days (00:03:18)Cypherpun…
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In a predominantly Proof of Stake world, The Proof of Work Alliance emerges as a champion of research & education among Proof of Work miners. Fractal Bitcoin's Charles Chong & Spencer Yang, plus Bitmars' ASIC Queen Summer Meng tell us how it all works.Time stamps:Introducing Charles, Summer & Spencer (00:00:50)Overview of the PoW Alliance (00:01:43…
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David Seroy works at Alpen Labs: the company which aims to bring an extended suite of financial applications to Bitcoin via ZK (Zero Knowledge) rollups. In this episode, we talk about the ideological divide in Bitcoin between builders & moonbois.Time stamps:Introduction to the Episode (00:00:56)Background on Alpine Labs (00:02:08)The Concept of ZK …
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Chandra Duggirala & George Burke are co-founders of Portal: an ambitious project which aims to replace centralized exchanges with atomic swaps across chains. By using technologies like BitScaler, Portal OS & RAFA AI, Portal is a serious contender.-------------Time stamps:Introducing Chandra & George (00:01:02)Portal's Mission (00:02:26)Trust Minimi…
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Vitalik Buterin is the creator of Ethereum, but he's also a true Bitcoin maximalist. In this episode, Vitalik tells his story as a bitcoiner, explains why he built Ethereum, and makes use of his knowledge to predict the future of the two networks.Time stamps:Introducing Vitalik (00:01:00) Vitalik's Early Involvement with Bitcoin (00:02:22) Writing …
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James O'Beirne is a Bitcoin developer who's not afraid to support unpopular improvement proposals: recently, he spoke about increasing the block size on the stage of OP_NEXT. He also works on CTV & CSFS, and tends to favor technical data over clout.Time stamps: 00:00:52 - Introducing James O'Beirne 00:02:00 - James O'Beirne's Current Bitcoin Core C…
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J-Dog is the former maintainer of Bitcoin's Counterparty protocol – a role which he fulfilled for about 8 years. Under his stewardship, XCP witnessed the creation of legendary collections such as Spells of Genesis, Rare Pepes, and Fake Rares – even my Bitcoin Heads and Leftist Tears were created when he was the lead developer and he provided some u…
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Filip Baturan is the CEO of Tanari – a decentralized finance application suite that's built on top of Citrea. With it, bitcoiners can enjoy the features and user experience from banking applications such as Revolut... but within a self-custodial and sovereign environment, where the user sets the rules. The discussion centers around Tanari's vision …
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Felix Billbert is the Chief Maximalist at Wave Space: a European company which specializes in making bitcoin easy to spend. They offer a Visa debit card, a swapping service for BTC/EUR pair, Lightning network support... all of which is wrapped inside a non-custodial environment.The conversation explores the challenges of building a Bitcoin business…
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In 2014, Daniel Krawisz was one of the most prolific Bitcoin writers: he published some excellent articles with the Nakamoto Institute, and most of them are still relevant. Today, he prefers BSV and believes that Craig Wright is Satoshi. What changed?Time stamps:Time stamps:00:00:50 - Introducing Daniel Krawisz00:02:40 - Bitcoin Takeover00:05:30 - …
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Ben Arc is the creator of LNBits: a modular Lightning network wallet which, after 5 years of development, has just launched version 1. To celebrate this remarkable milestone, ”the CEO of Nostr” joins the show to talk about everything interesting in Bitcoin.Time stamps:00:00:53 - Introducing Ben Arc 00:01:08 - Ben Arc and LNBits V1 00:02:23 - LNBits…
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Andreas Brekken is best known for creating SideShift.ai and acting as the CEO of Shitcoin.com. In this episode, he talks about his views on Bitcoin development, the emergence of DeFi, and the reasons why he considers cryptocurrencies superior to fiat.Time stamps: Introducing Andreas Brekken (00:00:51)The Sam Bankman-Fried Interview on Shitcoin.com …
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Adam Krellenstein is one of the co-founders of Counterparty and the current maintainer of the protocol. In this episode, he talks about his plan to improve Bitcoin native tokens and why you should consider giving XCP a chance.Time stamps:Introducing Adam Krellenstein (00:00:50)Counterparty’s Unique Features (00:01:30)Historical Significance of Coun…
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Corbin Fraser is the new CEO of Bitcoin.com. In this episode, he talks about the Scaling Wars, his perspective as a BCH advocate, and the lessons the market taught him over the years. Also, he explains why the news section of Bitcoin.com improved.Introducing Corbin Fraser (00:00:50)Bitcoin.com’s Evolution (00:01:52)Support for Multiple Cryptocurren…
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Martti Malmi, aka Sirius, was Satoshi Nakamoto's closest collaborator between 2009 and 2010. In this episode, he reminisces about the early days of Bitcoin, but also describes his recent adventures with Nostr & the Lightning Network.Time stamps:Introducing Martti (00:00:48)Martti's Work on Nostr (00:02:03)Nostr's Origins and Purpose (00:03:31)Self-…
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Despite your bad memories from the Block Size war, you should support Roger Ver's campaign for clemency – or at least this is what Layer Two Labs CEO Paul Sztorc thinks you should do. In this episode, we discuss why Roger deserves to stay free.Time stamps:Introducing Paul Sztorc (00:00:54)The host welcomes listeners and introduces guest Paul Sztorc…
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In recent years, Bitcoin has undergone a major culture shift which promotes stagnation, complacency & simping to politicians over maximizing the utility of the money. Eric Voskuil & John Carvalho join the show to remind everyone what the mission really is.State of Bitcoin - [00:01:17]Bitcoin Maximalism - [00:01:32]Bitcoin as a Ponzi Scheme - [00:02…
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Saunter is a designer and bitcoin advocate who works at Alby: one of the most popular Lightning network wallets. In this episode, he describes his experiences with onboarding new users and increasing adoption around the world.Time stamps: Introducing Saunter (00:00:51)Evolution of Alby Wallet (00:01:38)Functionalities of the Alby Wallet (00:02:26)L…
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Launched on January 3rd 2019, a whole decade after Bitcoin, Beam is the first MimbleWimble implementation to hit the markets. Unlike its smiley cousin Grin, Beam is organized more like a start-up, was more efficient in raising VC funding, and appears to focus more on smart contracts and interoperability with other chains.In this episode, Beam CTO A…
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The life of Michael Parenti is truly extraordinary, as he witnessed two significant cultural movements that changed the word. Growing up in Malibu, he went to school with the likes of Sean Penn and Charlie Sheen, met a young Madonna before she was an international star, hung out in Bob Dylan's house, and saw live acts like Nirvana and Red Hot Chill…
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Bitcoin developer Super Testnet argues that the Lightning Network is more private – and therefore better suited for darknet markets than Monero. In this episode, he breaks down all the nuances involved and defines good financial privacy.Time stamps:Introducing Super Testnet (00:00:48)Lightning on Dark Web Markets (00:01:08)Lightning Network Privacy…
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Reuben Yap is one of the co-founders of Firo (previously Zcoin): an implementation of the Zerocoin paper from 2013, which was first proposed as a Bitcoin soft fork to improve the network's privacy via Zero Knowledge proofs.Time stamps:Introducing Reuben Yap (00:00:48)Reuben's Article on Tribalism (00:01:35)History of Privacy Proposals Zero Coin & Z…
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John Light is a researcher who specializes in bringing Zero Knowledge cryptography to supplement Bitcoin's limitations in scalability & privacy. With ZK rollups, Bitcoin stands a better chance to onboard 8 billion people onto trust-minimized layer 2s.Time stamps:Introducing John Light (00:00:50)John's Work at Alpen Labs (00:01:35)Strata: A New zk O…
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Bitcoin OG Charlie Shrem is now the chief evangelist of a project called Digital Gold (DGD). In this episode, I ask him and his business partner John Gotts all the important questions about the legitimacy of their new cryptocurrency.Time stamps:Introducing Charlie Shrem & Digital Gold Jedi (00:00:48)Is Charlie Still Bullish on Bitcoin? (00:01:40)Fr…
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Time stamps:Introducing Liam (00:00:25)Shielded Client-Side Validation (00:01:53)Challenges in Bitcoin Development (00:05:36)The Soft Fork Independence of Shielded CSV (00:06:31)Introduction to OP_CAT (00:06:31)Opinions on Bitcoin Covenant Proposals (00:07:06)Integer Arithmetic in Bitcoin (00:09:26)Alpen Labs and Their Projects (00:12:23)Optimistic…
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Mike Belshe is the co-founder and CEO of BitGo. As a Bitcoin and internet pioneer, he has witnessed some of the most significant phenomena and can draw some really interesting parallels between the two complementary realms.Time stamps:Introducing Mike Belshe (00:00:42)Mike Belshe's Background (00:01:58)Self-Custody vs. Institutional Custody (00:02:…
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Time stamps:Introducing Amir (00:00:47)Reflections on Bitcoin Privacy (00:01:44)Layer 2 Solutions Discussion (00:02:36)Challenges of Layer 2 Usability (00:04:46)Interest in Layer 2 Proposals (00:05:51)Simplicity in Opcode Development (00:06:54)Concerns Over Opcode Usage (00:08:03)Historical Context of Bitcoin's Scripting Language (00:09:00)Limitati…
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Time Stamps:Jeff Garzik’s Contributions (00:00:47)Overview of Hemi (00:02:32)Scaling Bitcoin (00:03:11)Challenges with Current Solutions (00:04:17)Lightning Network Use Cases (00:05:04)Goals of Hemi (00:05:56)Integration with Bitcoin (00:07:19)History of Open Source Software (00:08:20)Security and Trust in Established Technologies (00:10:01)Satoshi…
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Time stamps:Announcing the New Passport Prime (00:01:49)Competitive Landscape of Hardware Wallets (00:03:17)The Challenge to Replace Trezor (00:03:17)Introduction of the Passport Prime (00:05:25)Features of the Passport Prime (00:06:54)Expanding Digital Security (00:08:07)Comparison to Steve Jobs' Presentation (00:08:34)Open Source Platform Develop…
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Time stamps:Introducing Paul… again! (00:00:46)Core Untouched Soft Work (00:01:56)Peter Todd's Criticism (00:02:19)Debate on Soft Forks (00:04:44)Luke Dash Jr.'s Perspective (00:05:00)SPV Wallets and Full Nodes (00:08:51)Data Availability Issues (00:12:10)Neutrino and Privacy (00:14:16)Dandelion++ Proposal (00:17:05)Quality of Bitcoin Core Developm…
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Time stamps:Welcome to the Gymcast! (00:00:51)Rocelo's Introduction (00:01:47)First Bitcoin Transaction (00:02:51)Buying Bitcoin in Tokyo (00:03:17)Meeting Satoshi Nakamoto? (00:05:13)Importance of Physical Fitness for HODLing (00:06:51)Transition from Bitcoin Skeptic to Miner (00:08:22)Future of Bitcoin Mining (00:09:35)From Bitcoin Enthusiast to …
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Time stamps:Introduction (00:00:56)Michael Saylor & Paranoid Crypto Anarchy (00:01:20)Bitcoin Block Size Discussion (00:03:10)Ossification of Bitcoin (00:04:09)Challenges of Second Layer Solutions (00:05:31)Botanics and Spider Chain (00:08:15)Practicality of Innovations (00:09:44)State of the Lightning Network (00:10:14)Liquidity Management in Ligh…
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