S16 E41: Yonatan Sompolinsky on Bitcoin, Kaspa & Proof of Work Bitcoin Takeover 2026-09-30 | S16 E41: Yonatan Sompolinsky on Bitcoin, Kaspa & Proof of Work
S16 E49: Jay Berg on Bitcoin, SidePit & Maximalism Bitcoin Takeover 2025-10-06 | Made with Restream. Livestream on 30+ platforms at once via restream.ioJay Berg joined Bitcoin in 2010 and became the first person to tweet about BTCUSD when the price hit a new high of $12. He was also a popular guest on Bitcoin Uncensored, whom Chris DeRose esteemed for his technical expertise and conservative views concerning protocol development. Today, Jay Berg works on SidePit: a decentralized Bitcoin exchange that's being designed to eliminate market manipulation, phase out front-running, and therefore make price discovery fair. It's inspired by Jay's experience with high-frequency trading on Wall Street, and aims to change the way in which people trade bitcoin for US dollars.
S16 E48: Christopher Smith on Quantus, Bitcoin & Quantum Resistance Bitcoin Takeover 2025-10-05 | Christopher Smith (aka Yuvi Lightman, aka Ganesha 1024) is the founder of the Quantus network: an mbitious quantum-zk blockchain which he proudly built with his team in just 6 months, with a budget of $500k.In this episode we talk about the threat of quantum computing, how quantum resistant cryptography works, and how Bitcoin can be saved from a potential disaster.Time stamps:00:01:31 - Introducing Christopher Smith (Yuvi Lightman), known on Soundcloud Music as Ganesha102400:02:22 - Quantis: Zero-Knowledge Quantum-Resistant Blockchain00:02:39 - Christopher's Background, Early Bitcoin Involvement00:03:41 - Current Views on Bitcoin, All-Time High at $125K00:04:19 - Discovering Bitcoin in 2012, Contributions to BitcoinJ00:04:36 - Founding BitMesh: Micropayments via Payment Channels00:04:42 - Mike Hearn and Payment Channels00:05:17 - Bitcoin Whitepaper Praise, Satoshi's Genius00:05:55 - Essence of Money, Overcomplication Critique00:06:49 - Bitcoin's Corporate Takeover, Cultural Ethos00:08:38 - SegWit Changes, Big Block Debate00:09:45 - Bitcoin Cash Sympathy, Shift to Ethereum00:10:41 - Vitalik Buterin and Gavin Wood as Geniuses00:10:53 - Lunar Startup: Blockchain Wikipedia with ICO00:11:08 - Bitcoin Threats: Throughput, Privacy, Quantum Security00:11:29 - Child Porn Blackmail Tactics in Debates00:12:18 - Social Bottlenecks in Coordination00:13:09 - BTC Token vs Network Separation via ETFs00:14:06 - Proof of Keys Day by Trace Mayer00:15:23 - No Trusted Third Parties Philosophy00:16:04 - Cryptography as Military Tech00:18:04 - Open Source Importance, ERC20 Simplicity00:19:21 - BlackRock as Central Bank, Cult of Saturn Symbolism00:20:17 - Bitcoin Threats: Throughput with Shai Reference00:22:50 - Privacy and Zcash Praise00:23:32 - Quantus as Bitcoin Fork with Falcon Signatures00:24:50 - Solana as Big Blocker Inheritor00:25:04 - Overton Window Constraints00:26:41 - Quantus Timelines Skepticism, PsiQuantum Investment00:28:14 - Ethereum Proof of Stake, Stablecoin Control00:29:27 - Catholic Church Analogy, Satoshi's Time-Buying Quote00:30:04 - Weaponized Schizophrenia Concept00:31:09 - Schizophrenia as Catch-All, LSD Benefits00:32:21 - False Positives/Negatives in Machine Learning00:33:34 - Arbitrary Thresholds in Science/Medicine/Physics00:34:46 - Autistic Definitions, Bitcoin Redefinition00:36:25 - Douglas Hofstadter's Godel Escher Bach Inspiration00:37:32 - Ads: Bitcoin.com News00:38:39 - Citrea: ZK Rollup on Bitcoin00:40:21 - BIP300 Drivechains by Paul Sztorc00:41:53 - Hacker Ethos, L2 Complexity Critique00:43:27 - Lightning Network Failures00:44:22 - Open Source vs Closed Source Thought Experiment00:47:00 - Check Phrase for Security01:00:00 - Quantum Mechanics Wave Function Collapse (approx, from 2:01:29)02:02:17 - Chris Doesn't Sound Like Typical Founder02:02:50 - Quantus Features: Reversible Transactions02:05:23 - Check Phrase Innovation02:07:29 - HD Wallets for Lattice Cryptography, QIPs02:08:46 - Pro-Social to Industry, Ethereum Ethos02:09:00 - Ross Ulbricht on Blockchain Decentralization02:10:00 - Bitcoin Maximalism Critique02:10:34 - Satoshi on ZK Proofs Efficiency02:11:01 - Grin Fair Launch, Kaspa DAG Innovation02:12:16 - Zcash Innovations, ZK Snarks02:13:25 - Libraries from Zcash, Fluffy Pony Dismissal02:14:07 - Zcash Made ZK Practical02:15:36 - Ethereum Net Positive Despite Mess02:16:04 - Stablecoins as Freezable CBDCs02:18:19 - Eye-Openers: Iran Banking Struggles, Argentina Tether Use02:20:40 - COVID Psychology Lessons02:22:27 - QE Money Printing Realization02:23:33 - Legal vs Moral, COVID Non-Compliance02:25:13 - Forgetting COVID Coercion02:26:36 - Psychedelic Community Enforcement02:27:47 - Nature's Cruelty02:28:55 - Vaccine Divisions02:30:02 - Each Vaccine Unique, Pavlov's Association02:31:03 - Freedom License Concept02:32:01 - Agency and Responsibility02:34:05 - Frustrated Developers, Utility Missed02:35:07 - User Adoption Challenges02:36:01 - Funnel for Adoption, Co-Founder Complement02:37:38 - Check Phrase for Wallets02:39:04 - Plato on Politics02:39:46 - Habeas Corpus History02:40:40 - Optimism: Sunlight, World Complexity02:41:36 - Manifesting Intentions02:42:28 - Soundcloud Recommendation, Quantus Docs02:43:02 - Music Like Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky02:44:47 - Amir Taaki 7-Hour Record02:45:43 - Zooko's 6-Hour Interview02:46:47 - WeaponizedSchizophrenia.com Blog02:47:00 - Closing Words
S16 E47: Max Hillebrand on White Noise & Private Messaging on Nostr Bitcoin Takeover 2025-10-01 | Max Hillebrand is the former CEO of Wasabi Wallet and a well-known privacy advocate from the Bitcoin space. In this episode, he talks about his new project: White Noise, a Nostr-native communication app which allows anyone to send encrypted messages without having to register with any kind of personal data.Time stamps:00:01:07 - Max Hillebrand's Background00:02:47 - Post-Wasabi Wallet Era and Privacy Challenges00:04:28 - Nostr Protocol Overview00:05:58 - Early Nostr Experiences and Key Loss00:08:51 - Nostr Client Progress and Edge Cases00:09:58 - Nostr's Relation to Bitcoin00:13:53 - Hardware Wallets for Nostr Keys00:18:06 - Nostr Key Backups and Security00:21:53 - Nostr Search and Web of Trust00:24:21 - Ads: Bitcoin.com News and NoOnes.com00:26:12 - White Noise Protocol Introduction00:27:52 - NIP 44 and Gift Wraps for Encryption00:30:20 - Signal Protocol and MLS Evolution00:32:16 - MLS Protocol Details00:33:23 - Nostr Privacy Limitations00:35:17 - Trusted Relays and Metadata00:37:25 - Nostr as Data Delivery Layer00:38:41 - Self-Authentication in MLS00:40:02 - Group Creation and Key Packages00:42:38 - MLS vs. Major League Soccer Joke00:42:53 - Diffie-Hellman and Scaling to Millions00:44:24 - MLS Key Tree Structure00:46:59 - Scalability Benefits of MLS01:18:00 - Marmot and Nostr Tools01:25:30 - The Zcash Pump Dance03:09:25 - Angor Protocol for Recurring Payments03:14:02 - Bitcoin Script and Smart Contracts03:15:32 - Great Script Restoration Proposal03:21:03 - Builder Spirit in Bitcoin vs. Ethereum03:25:19 - Bills of Exchange and Peer-to-Peer Credit03:33:09 - Historical Finance and Farming03:38:35 - Starting Bitcoin Meetups03:41:43 - Localizing Bitcoin Content03:44:17 - Recommended Podcasts03:47:48 - Podcast Benefits and Guest Interactions03:54:39 - Audience Quality and Impact03:55:36 - White Noise Future and Building Freedom Tech03:58:51 - AI Coding and Proof of Concepts04:00:38 - Nym Mixnet Integration04:01:54 - Closing Remarks and Future Sessions
Most dont care about privacy until burned (Super Testnet) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-30 | From Bitcoin Takeover podcast S16 E6: youtube.com/live/VlP6AjM28hY?feature=share
How Chainalysis traces Monero purchases & transactions (Super Testnet) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-30 | From S16 E6 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/VlP6AjM28hY?feature=share
Is Phoenix wallet private? (Super Testnet) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-30 | From S16 E6 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/VlP6AjM28hY?feature=share
The privacy of LSPs (Lightning Service Providers) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-30 | From S16 E6 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/VlP6AjM28hY?feature=share
Lightning on Darkweb markets (Super Testnet) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-30 | From S16 E6 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast: youtube.com/live/VlP6AjM28hY?feature=share
Lightning has better privacy than Monero? (Super Testnet) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-30 | From S16 E6 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/VlP6AjM28hY?feature=share
How Lightning Networks Onion Routing Works (Super Testnet) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-30 | From Bitcoin Takeover Podcast S16 E6: youtube.com/live/VlP6AjM28hY?feature=share
S16 E46: Val Venis on Bitcoin, Privacy & Wrestling Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-28 | Sean Allen Morley (better known as Val Venis, or the Big Valbowski) is a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, former European Champion, as well as a World Tag Team Champion alongside Lance Storm. He is also responsible for portraying one of the most interesting characters on television in the late 1990s and early 2000s – entertaining audiences between the Attitude Era, the Ruthless Aggression Era, and the dawn of the PG era.But most interestingly for this show, Val Venis is a big fan of Bitcoin, Monero, Zano, and everything that provides freedom of transactions and privacy.Time stamps: 00:00:00 - Intro: Val Venis Entrance & Attitude Era Reflections00:01:51 - Hello Biological Ladies: Modern PC Culture & Twitter Feuds00:02:46 - Wrestling Eras: From Attitude to Ruthless Aggression & PG Shift00:03:30 - Political Outspokenness: Why No Hall of Fame Yet?00:04:35 - Importance of Politics: Social & Financial Impacts on Society00:05:13 - Val Venis Character: Porn Star Gimmick Ahead of Its Time00:05:36 - Right to Censor Storyline: Mocking the PTC & Censorship Trends00:09:51 - Libertarian Roots: Pro-Free Speech Evolution in Wrestling00:10:03 - Early Political Views: From Socialist Leanings to Awakening00:11:32 - Tax Trauma at 17: First Encounter with Government Overreach00:15:13 - Taxation as Immoral: Due Process Failures & Slanted Courts00:18:45 - Wikipedia Misrepresentation: Beyond Cannabis Advocacy00:20:02 - Cannabis as Rebellion: Fighting Malum Prohibitum Laws00:24:24 - Privacy Coins & Freedom: Using Cannabis to Push Liberty00:30:05 - Slanted Courts & Tyranny: Presumptions Over Facts in Taxation00:33:30 - Discovering Bitcoin: From Federal Reserve Critique to White Paper00:35:12 - Money as Bankers' Tool: Inflation as Value Theft via Fiat00:38:00 - Bitcoin's Appeal: Decentralized, Fixed Supply & Cryptography00:41:47 - Pizza Purchase Milestone: Bootstrapping Bitcoin to Fiat00:43:57 - First Bitcoin Buy: 24 BTC in 2013 at ~$80 Each00:47:48 - Bitcoin as Speculation vs. Fiat Alternative00:49:38 - Wrestling & Bitcoin Parallels: Value Creation & Sovereignty01:20:00 - Monero & Privacy: Evading Surveillance in Transactions 01:45:00 - Roger Ver Case: Libertarian Views on Tax Evasion & Justice02:10:00 - Wrestling Highlights: Val Venis in Video Games & Stats 02:48:00 - Mount Rushmore: Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, The Rock 03:00:00 - Chris Benoit's Legacy: Wrestling Prowess Despite Tragedy 03:15:00 - Shawn Michaels Character Shift: From Annoying to Faithful 03:30:00 - Undertaker's Success: Vince's Protection & Longevity 03:45:00 - Triple H: Business Savvy Over In-Ring Dominance 04:00:00 - Hall of Fame Hopes: Focus on Liberty Over Induction04:10:00 - One Last Match: vs. Cody Rhodes for Cancel Culture Feud04:18:07 - Induction Choice: Vince McMahon or Vince Russo04:20:19 - Bridging Communities: Bitcoin in Wrestling & Fan Demands04:25:40 - Storyline Ideas: Libertarian Manager & Bitcoin Matches04:30:20 - Closing: Social Media, Zcash Wallet Setup & Privacy Push
Bitcoin is arithmetic, ZK proofs are algebra Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E44 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast: youtube.com/live/Qz0QllA82HQ
ZK STARKs to instantly verify the integrity of Bitcoin computation (S16 E44, Abdel) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E44 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast: youtube.com/live/Qz0QllA82HQ
Bitcoin as only a store of value has failed (Abdel, Starkware) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E44 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast: youtube.com/live/Qz0QllA82HQ
Ethereum as a Bitcoin testnet Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E44 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast: youtube.com/live/Qz0QllA82HQ
Optimistic Rollups vs ZK Rollups (Abdel, Starkware) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E44 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast: youtube.com/live/Qz0QllA82HQ
Why BTC meetups matter (Abdel, Starkware) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E44 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast: youtube.com/live/Qz0QllA82HQ
Why educating Bitcoins social layer matters (Abdel, Starkware) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E44 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast: youtube.com/live/Qz0QllA82HQ
CakeWallets One seed to rule them all Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E43 if the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/Xd5FwEpRmAE
Swapping on SideShift.ai Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E43 if the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/Xd5FwEpRmAE
BCH in Cake Wallet? (Vikrant Sharma) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E43 if the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/Xd5FwEpRmAE
Integrating Litecoin MWEB into Cake Wallet (Vikrant Sharma, S16 E43) Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-24 | From S16 E43 if the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/Xd5FwEpRmAE
S16 E45: Shai Wyborski on Bitcoin, Kaspa & Proof of Work Research Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-18 | Shai Wyborski is one of the three co-authors of the GHOSTDAG paper, and a man who takes pride in his independent thinking and divergent approach to research. As a PhD in quantum cryptography, he's got lots of knowledge to share. But by virtue of his involvement in Bitcoin and Kaspa, he's got stories to tell too.What does the future of Proof of Work look like? Let's find out!Donate KAS, 50% will go to Shai: kaspa:qz02j7uanr4whkm8frprqstcvvy7gzk9qjjr23vd4pn4peet2y8ckzxc8g7fcTime stamps:00:01:09 - Welcoming Shai Wyborski00:01:28 - Dig into GhostDAG; most interesting PoW scaling tech.00:04:44 - Shai's BTC opinions over time00:05:21 - How Shai spent BTC on "creativity fuel" (undisclosed).00:06:31 - Disenchantment: Steam drops BTC (congestion/volatility); SegWit "tyranny" births BCH.00:10:47 - Rejects SoV; BTC as "decentralized vault" for eternal data archiving.00:15:44 - BTC probs: Low TPS; LN fails.00:16:15 - Kaspa suite: Beyond TPS/confirmations.00:16:59 - Tradeoff: High throughput → no audit; pruning for 10-30yr trust.00:18:40 - GhostDAG multi-ledger: Parallel processing, flexible tx order.00:19:45 - Miners: Partial info cuts selfish mining/MEV.00:20:42 - Enables auctions/oracles (Elliot Mabe block-voting).00:21:40 - Debunks PoW myths: BTC artifacts (congestion for fees).00:22:15 - Kaspa: Paradigm shift proof; lessons from protocols.00:23:24 - Flaw: Fast emission + fair launch = whale buyout.00:23:49 - Fair ≠ community; coercion w/o social contract.00:25:10 - Whales fund → control; monetary world nature.00:27:46 - Balance: Incentives, explicit contracts.00:30:31 - Mining phases: CPU/GPU/ASIC stages; ultra-ASIC decen lock.00:32:22 - ASIC-friendly: Cheap/low-power scale.00:32:47 - Emission: Heavy early; ASICs 80-90% pre-retail.00:34:29 - Full supply lifetime; tail short?00:35:28 - BTC emission extend 2-4x for social good.00:37:27 - Kaspa whales: 3 hold 6% ($100M), foundation collusion.00:38:27 - Kaspa emission: 60% in 1.5yrs emulates BTC adjusted for fast adoption.00:41:16 - Guitar jam & sponsors.SideShift.ai: KYC-free swaps. NoOnes.com: P2P global south, "lions" mission. Bitcoin.com News: global views. LayerTwo Labs: Drivechains, ETH/Zcash sides.00:46:49 - Kaspa drivechain?; WBTC custody risks.00:48:33 - Citrea: ZK-rollup BTC DeFi.00:49:27 - Alts: Quai grant, Kadena parallels.00:50:47 - Parallel sec dilution.00:52:03 - Quai: Selfish mining fixes, Monero 28% vuln.00:53:01 - Monero RandomX ASIC-hostility.00:54:02 - PoW specialized non-wasteful.01:00:00 - Myths: Scalable, non-congested, decentralization.01:15:00 - Casino stifles ingenuity; hype vs depth (IOTA rush).01:30:00 - Funding: Retail quick vs VC long (Mobileye 20yr $80B).01:45:00 - Game theory: Mechanism design incentives.02:00:00 - Kaspa risks: Whale control, docs issues.07:00:00 - Music: Beatles Sgt. Pepper post-Pet Sounds.07:15:00 - McCartney bass; prog Floyd/Crimson.07:30:00 - Pet Sounds "God Only Knows" acapella.07:43:02 - Pop→exp; Helter Skelter metal.07:45:36 - Metal thrash/extreme; stoner Pantheon I.07:47:41 - HS Pantera/prog/funk.07:49:51 - Concerts: Aristocrats, AC/DC; Dylan regret.07:52:39 - Misses: Jethro Tull/Motörhead; Bon Jovi meh.07:55:16 - Grunge: Nirvana In Utero, Soundgarden.07:58:11 - Smashing Pumpkins trilogy; Corgan drama.08:00:00 - Timeless tees; Doors sloppy; Zep Moby Dick.08:02:40 - Zappa Inca Roads/Stink-Foot.08:07:19 - AI scans/drones; govt bans.08:12:08 - Radical: Vault, SoV, ultra-ASIC.08:14:02 - PoW scalable/non-wasteful.08:15:00 - Fair vs community; casino timing punish.08:17:40 - Narratives over fundamentals; retail vs VC.08:21:07 - Record 8h21m+; ramble praise.08:21:50 - Q&A: Kaspa 10yr alive, adapt.08:22:24 - Beatles Kaspa? Pruning no.08:23:44 - Game theory mechanism design.08:26:09 - Work: Consulting, patents, Tectonic quantum.08:29:23 - Quai edu grant, freelance.08:31:17 - KAS +3% pump; past dumps.08:31:58 - Quai minor pump; negative effects.08:33:34 - First interview 0.15→0.5¢; 13 KAS dons.08:34:21 - Jam: Theme rock, lag.08:38:07 8h39m record! Sponsors recap.08:40:00 - Next Val Venis Monero/WWF; banter.
S16 E44: Abdel on ZK STARKs & Bitcoin Maximalism Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-15 | Abdel is a Starkware developer who, over the last 7 years, went through various stages of evolution that led him to Bitcoin maximalism. He first emerged as an Ethereum and ConsenSys builder, then started working on Starkware on the Ethereum side, and finally realized that his next challenge is to bring ZK STARKs to Bitcoin.In this episode, we talk about the definition of Bitcoin maximalism and why building "Ethereum tech" on BTC is important.Time stamps:00:00:59 - Sponsors: Sideshift, Citrea, Bitcoin.com News, LayerTwo Labs, NoOnes.com00:01:38 - Abdel's unique journey: From Ethereum core dev at ConsenSys to Bitcoin maximalism00:02:17 - Early Bitcoin curiosity (2011-2012) vs Ethereum's "world computer" appeal00:03:51 - Fintech background: Working for banks before fighting them00:04:31 - Always a Bitcoin + Ethereum maxi: Building unstoppable systems00:06:07 - North Star vs "Nostr": Unstoppable vs compromised systems00:06:23 - Fintech to DeFi? Payments focus, not advanced trading00:07:29 - First Ethereum contributions: Smart contracts00:09:09 - Deep dive: Championing EIP-1559 (fee burn, ultrasound money)00:11:03 - EIP-1559's governance risks: Changing monetary policy on the fly00:11:16 - Ethereum's slippery slopes: DAO hard fork to fee burns00:12:12 - Ethereum as anti-Bitcoin experiment: From colored coins to rollups00:13:48 - Ethereum Classic hopes; market follows narratives, not fixed supply00:14:28 - EIP-1559 process: 2+ years of debate vs Bitcoin's immutability00:15:59 - Boiling frog with Vitalik: Accumulating compromises (trusted setups)00:18:28 - Ethereum precedents: Premine, PoS migration, rushed upgrades00:19:14 - Social layer strength: Protects core principles vs nation-states00:19:41 - Non-tech users in governance: Better than dev-only control00:22:32 - Educating the social layer: Privacy warnings in Bitcoin tools00:24:26 - Risks: Bitcoin (tech obsolescence) vs Ethereum (social dilution)00:26:49 - Bitcoin meetups: Ideology & tech vs Ethereum's builder focus00:28:00 - Shocking anti-Bitcoin sentiment from Ethereum side00:29:52 - PoW beauty: External entropy, fair distribution (not Ponzi)00:31:44 - PoW vs PoS: Tolerating Ethereum's PoS for decentralization00:34:20 - Bitcoin's privacy crisis: Needs scale + affordability00:36:43 - Sponsor: Layer2 Labs (Drivechains for sidechains like Zcash fork)00:38:02 - Sponsor: Citrea (ZK rollup on Bitcoin via BitVM2)00:40:09 - Citrea drama: Unfair criticism amid filter wars00:42:40 - Citrea vs Alpen: First-to-market wins (garbled circuits delay)00:46:01 - Video game analogy: Duke Nukem Forever vs pragmatic launches00:47:25 - Lesson from Ethereum: Optimistic rollups dominate despite ZK superiority00:48:56 - Dev events vs mainstream: Bridging tech narratives to plebs01:10:00 - Fragmentation in Bitcoin community, why plebs dismiss innovation02:30:00 - Off-topic: Immigration in Europe (Romania/France parallels, economic pressures)02:38:16 - Bitcoin as catalyst: Inflation from crises drives adoption02:39:46 - Decentralization as development sign: Small-scale consensus02:42:11 - New chains start centralized; trust incentives lacking in L2s02:44:41 - Starkware as bridge to Bitcoin: Pre-existing interest02:45:57 - Elevator pitch: STARK proofs for Bitcoin (open-source, battle-tested)02:48:21 - Endgame: Verify STARKs on Bitcoin for programmability + privacy02:49:52 - Meme magic: One STARK proof is smaller in size than a photo, costs less than a Big Mac, can be verified in a blink02:52:29 - STARKs vs SNARKs: No trusted setup, quantum-secure, hash-based02:54:31 - Experiments: Cashu with STARKs (private programmable e-cash)02:58:37 - Nostr DVMS: Verifiable AI/services in permissionless marketplace03:01:16 - Cashu origin story: Bar chat with Calle to Jack Dorsey endorsement03:03:16 - Cashu honesty: Not scaling, but privacy bridge vs custodians03:06:25 - Nihilism in Bitcoin: Mental gymnastics vs Ethereum's build-first ethos03:07:48 - Permission culture: Asking nodes for ZK proofs/Lightning channels03:08:27 - Event split: Dev confs (BTC++) vs narrative fests (BTC Prague)03:10:29 - Why invest without understanding? Newbie wave acceleration03:11:23 - Niche value: In-between content bridges extremes03:13:48 - Who listens matters: Robin Linus' DM is more important than mass views03:16:07 - Still early days: 16 years in, aim for 1B daily users03:16:39 - Special word: "Grinta" (grit mindset) for full listeners03:18:14 - Outro: Thanks & next: Shai on PoW improvements
Cake Wallet CEO on I dont have anything to hide Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-12 | Clip extracted from S16 E43 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/Xd5FwEpRmAE?si=0Ue3aLomWjitE7S-
Martti Malmi on meeting bitcoiners in real life Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-11 | Taken from S16 E12 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: youtube.com/live/Xld93NQH-lI?si=9ranJi-0NGeD_PO9
Martti Malmi: Was Satoshi Nakamoto Japanese? Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-11 | This clip was taken from S16 E12 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast. Watch the entire interview: youtube.com/live/Xld93NQH-lI?si=9ranJi-0NGeD_PO9
Cake Wallet CEO: If we use it, we win Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-11 | This segment was taken from S16 E43 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast. Watch the entire interview: youtube.com/live/Xd5FwEpRmAE?si=cEodPq1D_CkrZpGT
When Adam Back said Use Tabs in 2017 Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-11 | This clip is extracted from S16 E42 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, featuring Michael Tidwell. Full interview: youtube.com/live/08FncDDpgyA?si=5uEMtia-gZyMzUJ2
Playing the blame game with Michael Tidwell of Tabconf Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-09 | From S16 E42 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast. Watch the entire video: youtube.com/live/08FncDDpgyA?feature=share
S16 E43: Vikrant Sharma on Cake Wallet, Bitcoin & Privacy Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-09 | Vikrant Sharma is the CEO of Cake Wallet, one of the most esteemed members of the Monero community, and an individual who truly values privacy. Over the last year, Cake Wallet added support for Silent Payments and PayJoin for Bitcoin, as well as MWEB for Litecoin. The team also looked into supporting the Lightning Network. And for those who want to spend their coins without onboarding KYC exchanges, there are lots of integrations that enable seamless swapping or debit card purchasing.Time stamps:00:01:05 - Introducing Vik00:01:24 - Cake Wallet Features for Bitcoin and Monero00:03:08 - Background Sync Improvements00:03:49 - Monero.com Wallet Discussion00:04:41 - Monero Community Insights00:05:01 - Privacy in Monero Transactions00:06:33 - Funding and Revenue Model00:08:29 - Vik's Background in Steel and Tech00:10:34 - Discovering Bitcoin and Privacy Apps00:13:22 - Launching Cakewallet for Monero00:14:23 - Why Start with Monero Over Bitcoin00:15:35 - Origin of the Name "Cake Wallet"00:17:36 - Order of Coins Added to Cake Wallet00:19:09 - PayJoins and Silent Payments00:21:11 - Citrea00:22:34 - Layer 2 Labs and Drivechains00:24:32 - Silent Payments Address Drama00:25:35 - Qubic Mining Drama in Monero00:30:42 - Monero's Resilience to Attacks00:32:53 - Monero as a Stablecoin00:33:41 - Use It to Win: Spending vs Hodling00:36:38 - Treasury Company Plans00:39:28 - Future of Privacy Coins00:42:58 - SideShift.ai 00:44:20 - NoOnes.com 00:45:29 - Bitcoin.com News00:46:37 - Taxes and Privacy Coins00:48:42 - Layers of Privacy00:59:00 - Zcash and Privacy Experiments01:00:36 - Growing the Crypto Space01:02:44 - Supported Coins: Ethereum01:06:17 - Litecoin and MWEB Integration01:08:43 - Dogecoin Addition01:10:37 - Wownero for Monero Community01:11:17 - Bitcoin Cash Support in Cake Wallet01:13:30 - Polygon and Tron for Low Fees01:15:44 - Nano for Feeless Payments01:17:00 - Decred and Community Overlap01:18:14 - Zano and Confidential Assets01:20:06 - Lightning Network Plans01:21:46 - Zcash Future Integration01:23:02 - Cupcake Airgapped Wallet01:26:00 - Considering Kaspa01:29:56 - Dash Privacy Debate01:32:20 - Network Effects and Wallet Choices01:34:57 - Raven Coin Experiment01:35:43 - Hiring Developers01:36:18 - Custom Wallpapers and UI Overhaul01:37:12 - One Seed for All Wallets01:38:31 - How Many of the Supported Coins Will Survive?01:39:46 - Multi-Coin Payment Services01:40:32 - Pay Invoice Feature01:42:03 - User Data and Privacy Policy01:45:49 - Node Data Handling01:47:04 - Advice on Self-Custody01:48:17 - Where to Follow Vik and Cake Wallet01:48:51 - Closing Remarks
S16 E42: Michael Tidwell on Bitcoin Drama & TABConf Bitcoin Takeover 2025-09-07 | Michael Tidwell is the organizer of TABConf, the longest-running technical Bitcoin conference which takes place every year in Atlanta, USA. In this episode, we poke fun at the drama between Bitcoin Core and Knots, but also provide precious advice to newbies who don't know how to navigate this kind of adversarial environment.Time stamps:00:02:09 - Welcome and episode gimmick intro00:02:30 - Sponsors shoutout00:02:36 - Bitcoin drama discussion starts00:04:38 - Bitcoin Core vs Knots debate00:05:28 - Wheel spin: Blame the plebs00:07:52 - Egg pick: Solution is "use tabs"00:08:56 - Adam Back's "use tabs" context from 201700:10:09 - Paul Sztorc's role and personality00:11:52 - Defining "pleb" in Bitcoin culture00:14:42 - Hodlonaut story and Lightning Torch00:17:32 - Roger Ver interview drama00:19:43 - Hijacking Bitcoin book discussion00:23:58 - Layer 2 Labs sponsor plug and drivechains00:26:14 - Citrea ZK rollup explanation00:28:48 - Liquid federation vs true sidechains00:33:39 - Core vs Knots diffs and risks00:34:52 - Peter Todd's OP_RETURN proposal00:35:56 - CSAM fears and cultural debates00:39:05 - Illicit content already on chain00:41:54 - Multiple Bitcoin implementations history00:45:03 - Libbitcoin rewrite and optimizations00:45:37 - Bitcoin Cash fork and implementations00:47:42 - Potential hard fork predictions01:47:05 - MEV in Bitcoin via game example01:48:57 - Drivechains delay: Blame the spooks01:51:27 - Solution: Hard fork01:52:59 - Drivechains on Litecoin pros/cons01:56:01 - Litecoin as testbed for Bitcoin tech01:58:59 - Stablecoins on Bitcoin layers02:01:16 - Lightning Network limitations meme02:02:35 - Lightning critique and distractions02:05:49 - Lightning wheel spin: Blame Jack Dorsey02:08:34 - Solution: Listen to Bitcoin Takeover02:09:28 - Too many Bitcoin conferences issue02:11:45 - Early Bitcoin conferences like San Jose 201302:14:00 - Craig Wright blame: Roger Ver02:18:08 - Solution: Sell all your Bitcoin02:19:24 - Reasons to sell all Bitcoin02:20:47 - BSV community and Craig Wright claims02:24:28 - Mental health in Bitcoin and seeking clarity02:28:23 - Bitcoin's robustness to issues02:32:26 - Advice for newcomers on understanding Bitcoin02:33:41 - TabConf plug and history books02:36:05 - Fortune-telling wrap-up and farewell
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