Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In this Livestream, Andreas talks about Taproot, Mastering Bitcoin, and Coinjoin. He also talks about Monero, Private Keys, what happens if you lose your mnemonic phrase, and more!

Chapters
0:00:00 Start of Stream
0:06:45 Do you think Bitcoin could become the fuel to make the Tor network more decentralized? I would be happy to pay a few sats to have private communications while financially supporting Tor relays. [Giovanni]
0:11:10 Channel update: we just passed 300,000 subscribers on YouTube
0:11:41 With taproot, we are getting several upgrades to the Bitcoin protocol, the first after 4 years. Are you planning to update Mastering Bitcoin to include the details? It would be a great excuse to read the whole book again [zeycus]
0:15:06 Could you explain how coinjoins work? How many types are there? Is it possible to have a completely decentralized coinjoin? [Giovanni]
0:24:48 The next version of Wasabi, with a new Coinjoin, is about to be released. Developers claim amounts mixed will not need to be equal, but that nevertheless transactions are still as hard to trace. How is that possible? [zeycus]
0:28:25 Chat comment: "Bitcoin is about store of value; for privacy use Monero" [Ian]
0:30:35 Aantonop workshops, bundles, shop, holiday ornaments and more!
0:34:40 What the heck is signed with your private key in a bitcoin transaction? [Donald Triumph]
0:39:51 What new kinds of signature aggregation are possible now that Taproot is active? [Bitcoin Jesus]
0:45:07 What are you most thankful for this year? [Mike]
0:46:40 related to 24-word recovery phrases: When I get a 24-word phrase from a hardware wallet and loose it, could I enter them into a software wallet to move them in an emergency? please help explain again the different standards [Michael Schmitz]
0:50:20 Thank you to patrons, supporters and amazing staff
0:54:04 Are there security risks to consider when running a node? [Walter]
0:57:41 If I have app based on 24 words but my phrase has 12 words, do I just put in the first 12 words and leave the rest of the spaces open? [PianoCat]
0:58:38 When I make a transaction on chain, I have transaction ID and everyone can go check that it exists in case of a dispute with merchant. How do I prove that the payment happened over the lightning network in case of dispute or support ticket? [pleb]
1:00:05 Wrap-up and thank you

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