BR087 - ColliderScript, BTCPay Server, OpenSecret, Matrix, Lottie player JS Attack, the Bullish Case for Vaults, LN Payment Censorship , EmailBTC, secp256k1-node vulnerability + MORE ft. Justin & Paul
I’m joined by guests Justin Moon & Future Paul & to go through the list.
Quote of the Day
00:00:48 “Nobody knows anything.”
Housekeeping
00:06:00 New COLDCARD Tutorials:
How to Use the Secure Notes function on the COLDCARD Q: Allows your COLDCARD the ability to store free-form text securely.
How to Use the Passwords function on the COLDCARD Q: Allows your COLDCARD to function as a password manager.
Urgent Vulnerability Disclosures
00:06:26 Critical severity: Private key extraction vulnerability in secp256k1-node affecting ECDH [Security advisory]
A vulnerability in the secp256k1-node library’s ECDH functionality allows private key extraction by exploiting specific crafted public keys, affecting versions 3.8.0 and earlier.
Attackers can retrieve private keys using low-order curve points through only 11 ECDH sessions.
00:08:01 Medium severity: Disclosure of hindered block propagation due to stalling peers [Public disclosure]
Before Bitcoin Core v25.1, a vulnerability allows an attacker to delay block downloads by stalling peer nodes. The affected node waits up to 10 minutes before attempting another block download, leading to possible network degradation and mining delays.
Bitcoin
Software Releases & Project Updates
00:08:40 Bitcoin Core v27.2
net: fix race condition in self-connect detection
init: change shutdown order of load block thread and scheduler
RPC: Fix cases of calls to FillPSBT errantly returning complete=true
psbt: Check non witness utxo outpoint early
test: fix constructor of msg_tx
ci: move ASan job to GitHub Actions from Cirrus CI
ci: remove unused bcc variable from workflow
00:09:11 Electrs v0.10.7
Support testnet4
Enable LTO in release build
Don’t sync mempool when bitcoind mempool is not yet loaded
00:10:22 BTC Pay Server
Critical vulnerability disclosure for Nostr or Blink plugin users: Without it, an attacker with access to a pull payment could drain the Lightning wallet without limit.
New feature:
Interface localization
New sidebar navigation
Improved onboarding flow
Improved branding options
Support pluginable rate providers
User: Add name and profile picture
Greenfield: Manage notifications
Greenfield: Add file endpoints and upload
00:11:57 libsecp256k1 v0.6.0
Added:
New module
musigimplements the MuSig2 multisignature scheme according to the BIP 327 specification. See:Header file
include/secp256k1_musig.hwhich defines the new APIDocument
doc/musig.mdfor further notes on API usageUsage example``examples/musig.c`
New CMake variable
SECP256K1_APPEND_LDFLAGSfor appending linker flags to the build command
Changed:
API functions now use a significantly more robust method to clear secrets from the stack before returning
Any type
secp256k1_foocan now be forward-declared usingtypedef struct secp256k1_foosecp256k1_fooOrganized CMake build artifacts into dedicated directories to improve build output structure and Windows shared library compatibility
00:14:18 Bitcoin Keeper
Mobile v1.2.18
Select Electrum servers during app setup
Add support for TwentyTwo’s Portal
USB option enabled for Coldcard and Jade via the desktop app
TAPSIGNER - Verify initial status and backups count
Receive screen now enables multiple addresses management and address labeling
Send experience overhauled
Major design updates to UTXO management and transaction details
Desktop v0.1.3
Support Trezor Safe 5 and Ledger Stax and Flex (updating HWI to 3.1.0)
Fix unlocking Jade on testnet
00:14:56 Liana v8.0 - A Template Haven
Liana daemon/library: A new field
last_poll_timestampwas added to the wallet table in order to track the last time the wallet was updated by the pollerLiana GUI:
The new Bitcoind 28.0 version is now downloaded by the GUI
Bitbox02 devices can now be part of a Taproot descriptor set-up if their firmware version is greater than or equal to 9.21.0
The install process now includes examples of setups with fixed templates and explanatory descriptions to guide the user
Hardware wallets with the app not open had a confusing warning message about outdated version
Button for the pagination of past transactions was sometimes missing because of a wrong calculation of the page size
Resend authentication token request did not work for already created account
00:17:30 Bitcoin Safe
Enable exporting of diagrams in SVG format for better quality and scalability
Add a portable exe for Windows
Users can now open file TX, PSBT, and wallet files directly via file associations
Add German Language
Add GIF export for animated QR codes
Sync tab, which allows chat, synchronization and backup of labels, is now called SyncTalk
00:20:08 RoboSats
Improve recovery robot form
Fast generate robot -> fast generate order
Add Nostr order books
Add coordinator Alias to invoice description
Multiple performance improvements
Better and faster web notifications
Add Android notification disable button
Remove Experimental and Satstralia coordinators
00:21:10 Bitkey Firmware v1.0.91
Faster transaction signing: Hardware now signs transactions up to 5x faster
00:21:20 Raspiblitz v1.11.3
Optimized to run on plain Debian 12 Linux for Proxmox/VM and x86 systems
Add Publicpool for solo mining
Add Telegraf for Grafana monitoring
Add Tailscale
Connect Zeus to CLN via CLNrest
00:21:37 ESP-Miner v2.3.1b1
Re-work how we publish artifacts when releasing new builds
Use the same espressif/idf release for github and vscode
Add all in one factory file script
Replace default address with a prompt
00:22:14 BoltzExchange
boltz-client v2.2.0 - Offer accepted
Add Bolt12 support for submarine swaps
Add support for amountless chain swaps
boltz-web-app v1.5.0
Add Bolt12 support for submarine swaps
Implement Discount CT
Fetch BIP-353 with DNSSEC prover
Validate invoices fetched for offers
Add Ledger and Trezor support
Hardware custom derivation paths
Loading indicator for wallet selection
Remember custom derivation paths for swaps
Show EVM lockup transactions
boltz-backend v3.8.0 - An offer you can’t refuse
Support for a new CLN hold invoice plugin rewritten from scratch with a focus on performance
Amounts for Chain Swap can be renegotiated in case they are over- or underpaid. Also, the creation of Chain Swaps without an amount
Paying BOLT 12 invoices in submarine swaps and an API endpoint for fetching invoices for offers
Project spotlight
00:22:21 Frost: A flexible, round-optimized threshold signature library for BIP340 taproot [Github]
00:23:12 ColliderScript: Covenants in Bitcoin via 160-bit hash collisions [Research paper]
The paper introduces a method for enforcing covenants on Bitcoin outputs using hash collisions in SHA-1 and RIPEMD-160, allowing covenants without Bitcoin protocol changes.
00:27:44 GreatRSI: Great Restored Script Interpreter [Github]
The repository contains an experimental partial interpreter for the Great Script Restoration, a proposal aimed at re-enabling and refining Bitcoin script opcodes.
It also provides an implementation of the Winternitz One-Time Signature scheme (W-OTS) in Bitcoin Script, written in Bitcoin Script using the Great Script Restoration.
00:28:16 Boltzmann TS monorepo: A Typescript library computing the entropy of Bitcoin transactions and the linkability of their inputs and outputs. [Github]
00:28:55 Bitcoin hackerspace and community accelerator PlebLab, launches PlebDevs, a new Bitcoin developer education platform built on Lightning and Nostr. [Announcement]
00:29:51 SatSale: A lightweight Bitcoin payment processor with the option of connecting to your own Bitcoin node or Lightning network node [Github]
Lightweight Bitcoin payment processor written in easily deployable Python.
00:31:58 EmailBTC: Send Bitcoin to anyone that has an email address [Contract repository]
No wallet is needed to use the service, send Bitcoin to any email.
Vulnerability Disclosures
00:33:21 XSS attack: Lottie player JS, a popular open-source npm package for web players, was compromised with a wallet drainer, impacting projects such as nostr client Primal and DeFi platform 1inch [Github issue]
“Blockchain threat monitoring platform Scam Sniffer reports that at least one victim allegedly lost $723,000 worth of Bitcoin (10 bitcoin) due to the LottieFiles supply chain compromise.” [Bleeping Computer]
00:38:38 Hackers misuse emergency data requests to access user data [TechCrunch]
Hackers gain access to user data by exploiting emergency data requests using hacked law enforcement email accounts to bypass usual warrant requirements. They misuse legitimate communication channels to pose as police and request private information from tech companies.
00:41:15 Tor relays targeted in IP spoofing campaign causing widespread disruptions [Blog post]
A recent IP spoofing attack targeted the Tor network, impersonating non-exit relay IPs to trigger abuse complaints and temporarily disrupt operations. Although no Tor users were affected, relay operators faced hosting issues due to unwarranted blocklists.
00:41:22 Critical zero-click flaw exposes Synology storage devices to ransomware and data theft [Wired]
Security researchers reported that attackers could bypass authentication through Synology’s QuickConnect service, which lets users remotely access their devices. Even if not directly connected to the internet, many devices are still exploitable.
00:42:03 Hidden Risk: North Korean hacker group BlueNoroff, deploy a new macOS malware campaign, targeting cryptocurrency firms. [Bleeping Computer]
The attacks use phishing emails disguised as crypto news to lure victims, and employs a persistence technique by modifying the “.zshenv” file, allowing it to evade macOS detection systems.
00:44:45 Five dollar wrench attacks:
Targeted break-in: Bitcoin host and narrator Guy Swann reflects on the break-in which happened at the Lugano Plan B conference, where an intruder entered his hotel room, likely aiming to find valuables often associated with Bitcoiners [Twitter post]
A 23-year-old Ukrainian tourist visiting Phuket was ambushed in his friend’s hotel room by armed men. The attackers, threatening to break his fingers, demanded $500,000 in digital currency. [Bangkok Post]
The tourist transferred 250,000 USDT, after which the robbers left without harming him. He later reported the incident to authorities.
A Toronto cryptocurrency CEO, Dean Skurka, was kidnapped and held for ransom in a daylight incident. The kidnappers forced him into a vehicle downtown and demanded a $1 million ransom, which was later paid, leading to Skurka’s release. [CoinDesk]
A gunman fatally shoots Antônio Vinícius Lopes Gritzbach, a cryptocurrency businessman, and injures three others at São Paulo’s international airport. Police link the attack to the First Capital Command (PCC), a powerful Brazilian crime syndicate. [The Guardian]
Privacy & Other Related Bitcoin Projects
Software Releases & Project Updates
00:52:50 Reticulum MeshChat v1.13.2
Add bandwidth and spreading factors for 2.4GHz SX1280 RNode interfaces
Add the ability to select Direct, Opportunistic or Propagated delivery methods before sending a message
00:53:14 Matrix v2.0
Instant login, instant launch, and instant sync (aka Simplified Sliding Sync, MSC4186)
Next Generation Auth (aka Native OIDC, MSC3861)
Native Matrix Encrypted Multiparty VoIP/Video (aka MatrixRTC, MSC4143)
Invisible Encryption (MSC4153 & friends)
Lightning + L2+
Project spotlight
00:54:52 Podcaster Boost Dashboard: Convert core-lightning’s listinvoices output to a podcasting 2.0 dashboard [Github]
“This is a simple Python script that converts core lightning’s listinvoices output into a podcasting 2.0 dashboard.”
00:55:06 zPay.live: Monetise virtually any digital content with Lightning paywalls
A LN Paywall service that recently shifted its focus to the V4V model, and plans to implement the following features:
CrowdWall: When a target is reached, content unlocks for everyone
V4V Paywalls (Flexible price) : Buyers can choose their own price, & creators can set limits if they want
Blossom built-in storage & multiple file/folder upload option
00:55:14 BullishNuts: A bullish Cashu PWA wallet [Github]
00:55:19 Athenut: A privacy-preserving web search powered by Kagi and Cashu [Github]
The service includes an integrated Cashu wallet and offers a privacy-friendly pay-per-query web search engine using bitcoin through the Kagi API.
Payments are processed with locked ecash in the X-Cashu HTTP header, linking search and payment in one step.
00:55:33 TinyPine: A simple LN and CASHU ecash POS system for merchants [Github]
Software Releases & Project Updates
00:55:41 Fedimint
00:56:34 Zeus v0.9.2-rc2
Activity: Export transaction history to spreadsheets
Improved BIP-353 and BOLT 12 support
Fix UI issues indicating BOLT 12 support
Fall back to BOLT 11 lightning address if not supported or not found
Support BIP-353 on-chain addresses
Support BOLT 12 offers encoded in BIP-21 URIs
Spooky theme
Settings: Payments: add ‘Slide to Pay’ threshold
Hardware wallet and external signer improvements
00:58:19 Alby Go v1.7
LNURL-withdraw support
Improve currency selection
Boostagram info in transaction details
00:58:28 Ride-The-Lightning v0.15.3
Add support to send payments for AMP invoices on LND
Add mempool information on on-chain Send Funds modal
Add Fee Rate Information on Send Funds Modal
00:58:37 CLBOSS v0.14.1-rc2 - Hand at the Grindstone
Add
--lightning-diroption to the contrib scriptsAdd Nix Support: introduce
contrib-shell.nixto facilitate running contrib scripts within Nix environments
00:58:40 Nutshell v0.16.1
Add support for LND via gRPC for LndRPCWallet
NUT-15 Multinut payments for CLNRestWallet
Stability improvements
00:59:00 Geyser November 2024 - Email Enhancement
Creators can now:
Choose between 9 different types
Link Posts to Rewards and Goals
Link posts to Goals
Send Posts by email
All Posts have been migrated to Markdown from Rich Text Editor
00:59:24 Clams Remote v2.4.0
Add UI for BOLT12 Prism plugin
Nostr
Project spotlight
00:59:36 SnapNostr: Create clean, customizable screenshots of Nostr posts for seamless sharing [Github]
“SnapNostr is an open-source web app designed for Nostr enthusiasts inspired by poet.so. It allows users to create visually appealing, customizable screenshots of Nostr posts. With a focus on simplicity and a clean user experience.”
00:59:42 OpenLibrarian: A website for tracking and sharing a love of books [Github]
OpenLibrarian utilizes the Nostr protocol and allow users to bring their profile and connections, or leave to other applications on the network
00:59:49 Jumble: Yet another nostr desktop client [Github]
Originally a feature of the nostr-relay-tray project, Jumble is now a standalone application with:
Relay-Based Browsing: Explore content directly through relays without following specific users
Relay-Friendly Design: Minimized and simplified requests ensure efficient communication with relays
Relay Groups: Easily manage and switch between relay groups
00:59:54 Honeypot: A “multiple wallets, multiple currencies” project by PABLOF7z [Note]
1:00:00 Mutestr: Live Nostr muted list monitor
“Monitor Nostr muted lists in real-time. Check who muted you, track mute list changes, and explore muting patterns across the Nostr network.”
1:00:08 Nostr Gadgets: High-level utils for developing Nostr clients based on nostr-tools [Github]
1:00:16 Mostro Tools: Typescript Mostro library for developing Mostro clients [Github]
Software Releases & Project Updates
NDK v2.10.5
Fix reconnection bug
Rust nostr v0.36.0
Reduced atomic operations and switched to async concurrency
Add NostrSigner trait, better methods and struct names
Add LocalRelay and allow to easily serve it as hidden onion service with the embedded tor client
Allow to keep track of negentropy sync progress, almost halved the weight of JavaScript SDK bindings
Primal Miljan’s Note
“Primal feeds are now available on Amethyst, Nostrudel, and any other Nostr client that supports DVM feeds. Yeah. We have a functional feed marketplace on Nostr.”
Lume
Mostro v0.12.8 - b4os
Relays scheduled job publish only connected relays
Rabbit insipired unwrap removal
Implement request_id on mostro messages
Trick to avoid getting older events republished
Optional request id
Avoid sending unsolicited request-id
YakiHonne v2.0
Onboarding: add create a non-custodial wallet with Npub & Nsec, experience zapping, or browse as a guest
Home & Discover: “Discover” is designed for creators, focusing on rich formats like long-form content, videos, and curated works
Wallet: Simple setup with easy creation, direct YakiHonne node linking, and multi-wallet support
Dashboard: Manage all published and drafted content, check stats, and pick up right where you left off—all in one place
Notifications: Reactions, Reposts, Mentions, Zaps, Comments, and Follows now appear in clear, categorized cards
Haven v1.0.0
Allow gift wrapped messages in chat relay
Remove kind 4 support
Add support for configurable binding address
Add gcp bucket backup
Add delete to inbox relay
Blossom Support
Pokey
Publish inbox relay lists
You get a notification when your inbox list is too big
Better relay authorization
Zaps now display more info
Relay list manager
Configuration tab
Disable event device broadcast
New follow notification
NIP-42 Auth to Relays
Broadcast your inbox events to other apps in your device
Oxchat v1.4.0
Enhance UX for a Telegram-like experience
Update message and calling sounds
Add support for CashuB tokens in Cashu wallet
Add support for
input_fee_ppkin Cashu walletAdd compatibility with Android 9
Enable support for
kind 15encrypted file messages
Kyoto v0.5.0
Client may fetch a
Headerat a particular heightSupport for Testnet4 with new example
Citrine v0.5.5
Only store 1 replaceable event
Temporally remove the restore contacts feature
Nostr-PHP v1.5.0
Add NIP-42 support for client to relay authentication within the library
Set generic tags on filter for requestMessages + websocket client to relay improvements
Keychat v1.20.3
Set room relays
Change sentry to firebase
Fountain v1.1.6
New Audio APIs
New Performance Upgrades
Add Nested Navigation
Nak v0.7.9
Build arm binary for Raspberry Pi 32bit
Boosts
1:08:57 Thanks to everyone who streamed sats, and shoutout to our top boosters:
[🏆 TOP BOOSTER] @Ape Mithrandir (2,112 sats) “Not long enough, was still awake at the end”
@btconboard (1,000 sats) “Great pod”
@VonPhoto (1,000 sats)
@AVERAGE_GARY (100 sats) “Red/green colorblind. Rekt from @NVK’s trading advice.”
Tech Tips of the Day
1:10:45 LocalSend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop [Github]
LocalSend enables secure communication between devices using a REST API and HTTPS encryption, and doesn’t require an internet connection or third-party servers.
1:10:54 Disable 2G mobile connectivity for iPhone devices using Lockdown mode, helping protect against downgrade attacks from IMSI catchers or fake cell towers that exploit GSM vulnerabilities. [HaxRob’s Twitter thread]
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter
Highlights from recent Bitcoin Optech Newsletters
Disclosure of a vulnerability affecting Bitcoin Core versions before 25.1: Antoine Poinsot announced to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list the final vulnerability disclosure predating Bitcoin Core’s new disclosure policy.
Timeout tree channel factories: ZmnSCPxj posted to Delving Bitcoin and discussed with Optech contributors a proposal for a new multi-layer channel factory design named SuperScalar.
Draft BIP for DLEQ proofs: Andrew Toth posted to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list a draft BIP and a link to an implementation for generating and verifying proofs of discrete log equality (DLEQ) for the elliptic curve used by Bitcoin (secp256k1).
News & Noteworthy
Bitcoin
Lists.linuxfoundation.org is no longer active, all archives are now unavailable. The bitcoin-dev mailing list was moved earlier in 2024 in preparation for this. [List moderator Bryan Bishop’s announcement]
Lightning + L2+
1:12:38 Charmaine Ndolo and Florian Tschorsch publish Payment Censorship in the Lightning Network Despite Encrypted Communication
The research identifies that a network-level adversary, like an autonomous system (AS), can censor payments in the Lightning Network. The attack would leverage network-level information, including TCP headers, to track and interfere specifically with LN payment messages.
The study demonstrates that an AS can detect and delay specific payment messages without affecting other LN operations, allowing plausible deniability.
1:14:01 Blockstream opens its newest research center in Lugano, Switzerland, focusing on Liquid and Lightning network advancements [Note]
1:14:05 CasaOS integrates Alby Hub, a self-custodial lightning wallet and lightning network node [Announcement]
Business & Finance
1:14:46 Block refocuses on bitcoin mining equipment and Bitkey, reduces investments in Tidal and shutdowns TBD, Block’s decentralized Web5 project [CoinDesk] [Shareholder letter]
1:15:49 Fold App introduces insured deposits [Press release]
The feature allow users to deposit and receive bitcoin into an “institution-grade cold storage custody”, insured up to $250M.
1:16:33 Strike introduces Bitcoin auto-withdrawals [Announcement]
European Bitcoin store ShopinBit launches in Switzerland [Announcement]
1:18:52 Ten31 launches Bitcoin Alpha, its new podcast
1:19:13 CleanSpark finalized its acquisition of GRIID Infrastructure, a Bitcoin mining infrastructure provider, for $155 million [PR Newswire]
Nostr
1:19:25 Nos.social is now live in Australia and New Zealand [Announcement]
“Complete with an updated onboarding workflow designed to help new users understand keys, find people to follow, and create their first post.”
Hyperbitconization
UK pension scheme incorporates bitcoin in asset allocation strategy [Press release]
Cartwright has advised a UK pension scheme to allocate 3% of its portfolio to bitcoin, a pioneering step for the industry
Detroit plans to become the largest U.S. city to accept Bitcoin and cryptocurrency for taxes and fees by mid-2025 [TFTC]
This initiative, supported by PayPal’s secure platform, aims to improve payment accessibility, especially for unbanked citizens. [Press release]
Funding
1:19:32 OpenSats announces its Eighth Wave of Nostr Grants, directed at five projects:
Formstr
Groups
Coop
Nostrability
NIP-44 Libraries Audit
Mining
1:20:23 Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiary, MMS, collaborates with Bankhaus Metzler to pilot “Digital Monetary Photosynthesis”, a Bitcoin mining initiative to manage surplus energy and stabilize Germany’s power grid. [Press release]
Privacy
1:20:38 British activist and journalist Tommy Robinson, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after failing to unlock his phone for police under the Terrorism Act during a stop at the Channel Tunnel in July [Zero Hedge]
1:20:47 Former TD Bank anti-money laundering employee, is indicted for unlawfully distributing customers’ personal identifying information on Telegram [Press release]
Evidence shows Sewell collected data from over 70 customers, including images of 255 checks, and advised accomplices on account-opening to deposit the checks, profiting from shared proceeds.
1:21:02 Kenya to require incoming passengers to declare phone IMEI numbers from 2025 [Android Kenya]
Starting January 1, 2025, travelers entering Kenya must declare all mobile phone IMEI numbers via the F88 passenger form.
1:21:09 Apple adds “inactivity timer” feature in iOS 18.1 that reboots iPhones after prolonged inactivity [404 Media]
Researchers confirm the feature shifts iPhones from “After First Unlock” to the more secure “Before First Unlock” state, where standard forensic tools struggle to extract data.
Protocol
1:22:16 Ren Crypto Fish, Steve Lee and Lyn Alden publish Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades
The paper examines the evolution of Bitcoin’s consensus mechanisms and potential risks involved in future protocol upgrades from both economic and technical perspectives. It outlines historical trends, changes, and contentious periods in Bitcoin’s consensus development since 2009. [Github]
1:25:30 BIPs #1676: Updates the status of BIP85 to final, as it is now widely deployed and has reached a point where breaking changes are no longer introduced. This decision follows the recent merging and subsequent reversion of a breaking change. [Merged]
1:25:47 LDK #3207: Adds the ability to include invoice requests in the async payments’ onion message when paying static BOLT12 invoices as an always online sender. [Merged]
Government & Political
1:26:05 U.S. Department of Justice charges AurumXchange operator with laundering funds linked to Silk Road [Coin Telegraph]
The DOJ accuses the former operator of AurumXchange, of laundering over $30 million, including funds from the Silk Road darknet marketplace. He allegedly failed to register with the U.S. Treasury and neglected AML requirements, processing transactions without proper oversight.
1:26:12 Bitcoin Fog alledged operator, Roman Sterlingov, has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for money laundering conspiracy [DoJ Press release]
1:26:34 Argentina’s central bank hosts a live Bitcoin mining art exhibit titled “Art, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Economy” by Alberto Echegaray, becoming the first central bank to publicly mine bitcoin [Bitcoin News]
1:26:50 BIS to leave cross-border payments platform Project mBridge Reuters
Project mBridge, launched in 2021 with central banks from China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the UAE, was joined by Saudi Arabia in June. Despite reaching the “minimum viable product” stage, BIS General Manager Carstens emphasized that it is not yet ready to begin operations and will require many more years of development.
1:26:56 Sovereignty concerns arise over digital euro as European Union and European Central Bank debate control [Politico]
The digital euro project has sparked tension between EU governments and the ECB over control and authority. Countries like France and Germany express concerns about ECB overreach, fearing that its control over digital wallet limits could threaten the banking sector’s stability.
Events
1:27:22 Btc Hel: The first ever large scale bitcoin conference in the Nordics.
August 15-16, 2025 in Helsinki, Finland
Reads
1:27:46 Here’s a list of our top recently published reads:
On Ossification by Jameson Lopp [Blog post]
Quantum Computing: Between Hope and Hype by Scott Aaronson [Blog]
Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades by Ren Crypto Fish, Steve Lee and Lyn Alden [Github]
Why I’m Betting Big on Nostr by Hivemind Ventures [Blog]
The case against edits by Fiatjaf [Note]
Digital Gold: Evaluating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the United States by Bitcoin Policy Institute [Research paper]
Episode submission ideas
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