The future of Cove wallet is bright...
📱 Android 🔄 Payjoin 🤫 Silent Payments 🧩 Kyoto compact block filters (BDK) 🧪 Bad entropy detection 🖥 Desktop w/ xPub sync via iCloud or iroh 🔐 JoinMarket UI
shares the exciting roadmap with
in BR097.
Bitcoin.Review
A Podcast and Newsletter review of Bitcoin Software updates and related topics with NVK and guests.
Bitcoin’s “non-consensual receive” nature is pertinent for protocols like Fedimint & Cashu.
On-chain deposits into Harbor work if the mint allows it - but with no safeguard against large dumps.
,
&
discuss the different ecash modalities in BR097.
6/22/2025, 1 engagement
Built by researchers at
& Ledger, #DahLIAS enables: • Constant-size sigs • ~2x faster verification • Preprocessing support • Path to cheaper, more private txns
,
& discuss the potential in BR097.
Mullvad just launched VPN Loader ✅
A simple integrity checker that verifies app authenticity on Windows & macOS.
and
argue this should be the norm: PGP > OS gatekeeping. [BR097]
Running an LSP in the U.S. is still a legal gray area 🚫
The BRCA (Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act) aims to fix that - providing legal cover for non-custodial actors.
,
,
& discuss the legal initiative in BR097.
6/17/2025, 8 engagements
bdk_chain 0.23.0 drops with SPK cache support for faster wallet startup ⚡
This marks another step in
‘s transition toward modular libraries.
and
explain the benefits of this shift in BR097.
6/16/2025, 4 engagements
📲 iOS app
now supports #Bitcoin payments for in-app services - likely the first to do so.
They're using Zaprite, which just shipped Auto-pay, Stripe tools & LNURL integration.
and
discuss the integration and ‘s positive momentum. [BR097]
Signal vs Microsoft’s surveillance vision: 👀 Microsoft: Wants to monitor your screen 24/7 “for productivity” 📵 Signal: DRM to block screen capture
,
and
discuss AI overreach and the defensive role of apps like Signal in BR097.
6/15/2025, 9 engagements
Smart defaults save sats. 🙏
New UX in Cove wallet blocks transactions where the fee is >100% of the amount, and warns >20%.
COLDCARD has similar footgun protections, with customizable thresholds.
and
compare design decisions in BR097.
6/15/2025, 10 engagements
Android v1.68.1 of
adds custom explorers, wallet reordering & archiving, and an "anti-fee sniping" setting.
What’s anti-fee sniping? 🤔
A defense against miners reorging to claim high-fee txs.
,
& break it down in BR097.
6/12/2025, 6 engagements
A clean Rust core + Swift UI = fast, flexible app development. ✅
explains why his
integration went smoothly, how Android support will be easy to add, and how feedback led to real improvements when building Cove wallet. [BR097]
6/11/2025, 8 engagements
Ecash privacy and interoperability just got a level up with Harbor. ✅ Tor routing ✅ Cashu ↔ Fedimint via ⚡️Lightning ✅ On-chain receive support
Devs
and
discuss the project with
and in BR097.
6/11/2025, 9 engagements
Dev + designer teams = 👌
credits much of Cove Wallet’s UX success to working with a non-Bitcoiner designer.
encourages more dev-designer pairs to apply to
(and start bitcoin businesses) in BR097.
6/9/2025, 9 engagements
Coin control has been added to Cove Wallet 🛠️
Wallet developer
explains how Cove's advanced users can now search, filter & select UTXOs via a hidden menu - without compromising simplicity for casual users. [BR097]
6/8/2025, 2 engagements
Harbor is a new ecash wallet for desktop, designed for privacy from the ground up.
🤖 Rust backend & frontend 🧅 Tor by default 🪙 Supports multiple mints (Fedimint + Cashu)
Devs
and
give
the lowdown in BR097.
6/7/2025, 11 engagements
🚀 BR097 - Cove Wallet, Harbor, ecash, Sparrow, Liana, Bull Bitcoin, JoinMarket, Hardware Wallets, Coinbase Breach, BitLocker Vulnerability, Lightning Phoenixd, LSP Legality + MORE ft.
,
,
&
🎧 Cove Wallet v0.5.1 is nearing App Store approval! Praveen shares insights on Cove Wallet's simplicity and focus on on-chain transactions, highlighting how its Rust-based architecture and BDK build work to ensure a secure and seamless user experience.
➡️ Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/qmlyHPliebjOxUvkQnxN ➡️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4axLJiFw2WVkWgoRKpxTV2 ➡️ Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/2e6729fd-6d66-4d74-8cd7-6d7e8e036542/episodes/7cdcc4b4-6af0-4367-9854-f41ff28c3afa/bitcoin-review-podcast-with-nvk-guests-br097---cove-wallet-harbor-ecash-sparrow-liana-bull-bitcoin-joinmarket-hardware-wallets-coinbase-breach-bitlocker-vulnerability-lightning-phoenixd-lsp-legality-more-ft-praveen-ben-paul ➡️ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/br097-cove-wallet-harbor-ecash-sparrow-liana-bull-bitcoin/id1632017958?i=1000711714701 ➡️ YouTube:
Shownotes: ➡️ Website: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-97/ ➡️ Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinreview/p/br097-cove-wallet-harbor-ecash-sparrow
6/5/2025, 10 engagements
In the latest edition of Sparrow dot review,
puts his feature requests to
: ➕ Total display on send 🔁 UTXO migration with timing randomization 🔐 Key Teleport for remote key transfer
Want features? Ask the devs! [BR096]
6/3/2025, 4 engagements
“Herd immunity” in #Bitcoin node security 🛡️
Even if you don’t upgrade to patch vulnerabilities (like recent CVE-2024-52919), you are afforded protection when other nodes do.
,
,
and Odell discuss node vulnerabilities and attacker incentives in BR096.
Should Sparrow bring indexing in-house? 🛠️
and
discuss trade-offs of relying on Bitcoin Core vs. building local indexers.
Electrum server rewrites are notoriously hard (and often abandoned).
Full context in BR096.
6/2/2025, 8 engagements
Dev testing? Choose your chain: Testnet = chaotic & adversarial Signet = predictable & controlled
walks through mining behavior, forks, and block timing. [BR096]
6/1/2025, 3 engagements
Bitcoiners - it’s time to return to #nostr
and Odell dissect why many Bitcoiners bailed on nostr after a disappointing first touch, and how UX improvements can win back users. [BR096]
🐦 Cormorant is not just a bird.
It’s the internal library Sparrow uses to connect with your Bitcoin Core node.
and
break it down in BR096.
Nostr MLS is here! A HUGE step forward. 💪
But before you start using #nostr for sensitive Bitcoin actions, take warning from
- encrypted or not, nostr messages live forever on servers you don’t control.
(Oh, and not to mention future post-quantum threats!) [BR096]
CTV + CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY could be the chosen path for #Bitcoin, over OP_VAULT.
gives an overview of how it unlocks recurring payments, conditional spending, and more. [BR096]
Bitcoin covenant proposals keep getting better.
OP_VAULT’s author now favors OP_CCV, while the CTV bug bounty remains unclaimed after 5 years.
,
&
make the case for time-tested ideas in BR096.
🟠 What’s the best wallet for SATSCARD right now?
• Nunchuk ✅ • Bitcoin Keeper ✅ • Cove (coming soon) • Sparrow (needs USB NFC device)
,
&
discuss TAPSIGNER wallet compatibility, and note desktop hardware limitations, in BR096.
🚨 CVE-2025-43707: Critical bug in rust-miniscript caused crashes when compiling certain threshold descriptors (e.g., 3-of-3 with mixed conditions).
No funds lost. Caught by Wizardsardine.
walks us through it in BR096.
5/24/2025, 4 engagements
Version 2.6.0 of
adds BIP158 block filters, and now syncs via BIP158 without a backend indexer.
A big move for privacy-focused users.
,
, and discuss the update in BR096.
5/23/2025, 2 engagements
Version 0.4.0 of Cove Wallet adds: ✅ Key expression imports ✅ CSV export w/ fiat values (📊 tax reporting) ✅ Krux + TAPSIGNER support
The clean, minimal on-chain wallet is gaining traction (and features!) 🚀
,
& Odell discuss the project in BR096.
5/22/2025, 3 engagements
Is #Bitcoin ossified?
Odell,
,
and
debate whether Bitcoin’s ossification is real, or if consensus changes like CTV still have a future, in BR096.
Does the OP_RETURN debate indicate that soft fork momentum could be dead in #bitcoin?
Odell,
,
&
discuss whether any current soft fork proposals will succeed (and what the Libbitcoin kernel could unlock). [BR096]
Miners already use custom versions of Core. So why not offer more?
suggests releasing more distros - binaries with different options - to de-escalate tensions and empower users. [BR096]
5/19/2025, 1 engagement
What happens if a soft fork (such as CTV) were activated by 50% of the hash rate, but rejected by the rest?
explains how this would play out, ultimately resulting in a chain split. [BR096]
5/18/2025, 3 engagements
The OP_RETURN debate raises both protocol and governance questions.
While
sees merit in having multiple implementations, he flags potential gaps in developer hygiene between alternative implementations vs #Core release practices.
Full conversation in BR096.
The OP_RETURN debate may be distracting from a far more existential threat to #Bitcoin.
The Samourai Wallet case could set precedent on whether node operation is legal in the US. ⚖️
urges us to focus on the real fight in BR095.
🚀 BR096 - OP_RETURN Debate, Bitcoin Core Governance, Alternative Implementations, Future Soft Forks, CTV Prospects, Core Vulnerabilities, COLDCARD Hardware Design, Testnet vs Signet + MORE ft. Rob , Odell, Craig & NVK
Links: ➡️ Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/Dsu7Q60FZgZWJ99ukodd ➡️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QDZ4BovSTW1fgWxZT5PYX ➡️ Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/2e6729fd-6d66-4d74-8cd7-6d7e8e036542/episodes/b76e4d99-a415-486a-ae53-9bf3c874343f/bitcoin-review-podcast-with-nvk-guests-br096---op_return-debate-bitcoin-core-governance-alternative-implementations-future-soft-forks-ctv-prospects-core-vulnerabilities-coldcard-hardware-design-testnet-vs-signet-more-ft-rob-odell-craig ➡️ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/br096-op-return-debate-bitcoin-core-governance-alternative/id1632017958?i=1000708633057 ➡️ YouTube:
Shownotes: ➡️ Website: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-96/ ➡️ Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinreview/p/br096-op_return-debate-core-governance
Odell weighs in on the OP_RETURN debate, explaining why he believes node runners should be given more configurability, not less. 👇
5/15/2025, 4 engagements
Prototyping future #Bitcoin upgrades on mainnet using policy signers? ✅
Taplocks offer a way to emulate CTV/CAT today (and transition seamlessly if/when the soft fork activates)
gives a deep dive with
and
in BR095.
Ephemeral anchors recently dropped in Bitcoin Core v29! 🚀 No more fee baking in pre-signed txs. You can now "delegate" fee payment post-signature. Better for Lightning, covenants and more.
,
&
unpack it in BR095.
5/10/2025, 3 engagements
💸 Treasury privacy isn't (just) about hiding from the state - it's about protecting internal ops.
outlines
's shift to CoinJoin - balancing UTXO management, tax friction, and internal visibility risks - with
and in BR095.
Is Cashu an L2 or an L3?
While this may be debated (and
might disagree!),
and
argue that #Cashu is the "perfect L3" - generally using lightning for settlement, whilst offering a different trust model and features. [BR095]
Agentic coding tools are entering YOLO mode 😵💻
“I don't want to install this NPM package—just take my machine.”
&
joke (but not really) about how fast YOLO coding is becoming the norm in BR095.
5/7/2025, 1 engagement
DIY automation? ✅ ESP32. Securing your #bitcoin? 🚫 ESP32
highlights the fundamental difference in design and purpose, and warns against trusting your keys to a chip not built for secrecy.
NVK,
&
discuss ESP32 and its appropriate use cases in BR095.
Bitcoin's greatest strength? It just works.
Despite the initial poor reception by cryptographers, #Bitcoin managed to thrive, grow and develop to this day.
,
and
discuss their thoughts on why this is in BR095.
Q: What are opcodes in #Bitcoin?
A: They’re the functions that tell the network how coins can move.
(And you’re using them whether you know it or not.)
From multisig to CTV,
,
&
give the ELI5 on opcodes in BR095.
🔐 COLDCARD just got a HUGE upgrade!
COLDCARD Co-sign lets you do 2-of-3 multisig with yourself - while enforcing spending limits, whitelisted outputs, and time-based constraints, all locked behind a policy key.
,
, and
break it down in BR095.
5/2/2025, 24 engagements
SHOWJI phones ship with trojan apps designed to steal crypto. 🚨
highlights the risk of Chinese platforms, and the false sense of safety around ESP32 and MediaTek.
Design priorities are different - and that matters. [BR095]
Cove 0.3.0 just dropped! 🚀 🔑 BIP329 upgrade (now with accounting fields) 🔁 TAPSIGNER support 👀 Watch unconfirmed txns 📱 Simple UX 🪙 Future coin control
Could Cove be the starter wallet to rule them all?
,
and
discuss the project in BR095.
4/30/2025, 1 engagement
Are you a C# dev looking to sink your teeth into a cool #bitcoin project?
There’s a bounty out for building a Cashu plugin for
, backed by Open Cash Foundation and
.
⚡️ Cashu + BTCPay = private ecash payments for merchants. Time to build! [BR095]
Milestone achieved for the Krux team, who just pulled off the first air-gapped PGP signature using the NIST P-256 curve (secp256r1). 🔐🚀
backs it as a rare ESP32 project worth supporting. Hear why in BR095.
4/29/2025, 1 engagement
Why isn't the #Bitcoin mailing list on #nostr yet?! 📨
It’s the perfect public, decentralized solution - and could be a catalyst for new development.
and
lay out the opportunity in BR095.
Plugins are coming to Electrum: ✅ NIP47 support: Remote control Electrum’s Lightning wallet over Nostr ✅ Budgets & expiry dates for safe client connections ✅ Third-party user-space plugin architecture
and
break down the risks and rewards in BR095.
Is the lack of dark market adoption a failure of Lightning, or simply a signal that cheap and fast payments (not privacy) is the primary need?
and
discuss dark markets and LN privacy challenges in BR095.
4/27/2025, 1 engagement
BIG COLDCARD update 🚀 ✅ Multisig TX finalization & PushTX ✅ Signed multisig export files ✅ NFC export retries ✅ CCC: policy enclave, daily limits, whitelists, web 2FA ✅ Key Teleport ✅ Delta PIN wipes
shares the new features with
&
in BR095.
Want to share a seed or SSH key securely across borders?
Meet Key Teleport: a new protocol by
to transfer secrets without trusting phones, computers, or comms.
All via QR, NFC, and BBQr.
&
discuss the new protocol and its applications in BR094.
4/20/2025, 7 engagements
Harbor RC2 is almost here! 🚀 Fedimint and Cashu with multi-mint support ✅ Rust-based ✅ Desktop-first ✅ No JavaScript! ✅
discusses the current state of development with
&
in BR094.
4/17/2025, 3 engagements
We love Zaprite! And the Bitcoin Review gang is also rooting for it evolve...
A desktop app? More local APIs? Integration with tools like Sparrow&
? BIP329 labels?
Just some of the ideas floating around in
's feature request corner in BR094.
Screenshots to code! 📸
Front end dev
shares his vibe coding workflow using Figma combined with AI tools.
But with AI bridging Figma's limitations, could it soon be rendered obsolete? [BR094]
4/15/2025, 1 engagement
Is vibe coding creating knowledge debt?
,
and
warn of AI-generated code that's hard to maintain and lacking a high level human understanding.
Do we have something to learn from the military approach to software development? [BR094]
Privacy for businesses shouldn’t be a bolt-on - it should be default.
Joinmarket’s peer-to-peer coinjoin offers a rare escape, but few businesses use it.
,
and
discuss the potential for embedded privacy (that doesn't break accounting) in BR094.
4/12/2025, 1 engagement
🚫 SaaS bloat ✅ Vibe-coded precision
and
make the case for ditching multi-tenant SaaS complexity in favor of simple, self-hosted tools tailored to real needs - which can now be quickly built with the help of AI. [BR094]
4/11/2025, 1 engagement
From building Lightning interfaces to coding backend agents, LLMs are evolving fast.
The challenge is no longer compute—it’s control.
,
&
unpack vibe coding, prompting limits, and where AI tools are ready in BR094.
4/11/2025, 1 engagement
Mining decentralization is gaining momentum. 🧱
With Stratum .work showing live template timing and Stratum V2 adoption on the rise, a shift toward hasher-led block building could arrive within the next few years.
shares his take in BR094.
4/10/2025, 4 engagements
🚀 Second just launched its testnet faucet and store, paving the way for more Ark experimentation.
🔄 Unilateral exits and no need for a soft fork — @ArkLabsHQ's tradeoffs might be the breakthrough needed for mobile wallet use.
&
discuss progress in BR094.
now flags address poisoning attempts.
These attacks spoof wallet addresses to fool users into sending to the wrong address.
outlines the importance of Mempool space’s update in BR094.
🚨 Trezor Safe 3 vulnerability
Ledger Donjon demonstrated they could bypass firmware checks and run malicious code — enabling remote recovery of user funds.
Why? Critical ops still run on the MCU, not the Secure Element.
&
break it down in BR094.
4/8/2025, 2 engagements
"It's time."
puts the call out to builders creating tools that support entire lives on Bitcoin.
If your project handles salaries, life expenses, or full-stack circularity, NVK wants to hear from you!
Get in touch! 📲 [BR094]
Bitcoin Jungle (@BitcoinJungleCR) app update!
v1.3.6 now supports: 📩 Email-based recovery 📶 Bolt Card support
and
discuss the update and give their take on Bolt cards - the low-cost, scalable and simple tech enabling NFC payments via LNURL. [BR094]
VSS is a game-changer for Lightning.⚡️
LDK’s VSS now ships encrypted, real-time backups of your Lightning channel data. Client-side encrypted, self-hostable, and already live in LDK Node 0.4.x.
gives his take in BR094.
We’re witnessing the rise of the Bitcoin-native economy.
Invoices, salaries, expenses—more people are doing it all in sats. But the tools for accounting haven’t caught up yet.
and
discuss the phenomenon and its challenges in BR094.
4/5/2025, 1 engagement
So, who's gonna build "NodeSecure.js"?
argues for a secure package manager, while
&
explore alternatives like htmx and curated Docker images.
Is there a market for a safer JavaScript ecosystem? [BR094]
4/3/2025, 1 engagement
🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨
A very convincing email claiming Coinbase now promotes self-custody (complete with a pre-generated seed phrase) is doing the rounds.
🔹 The language? Spot-on. 🔹 The goal? Steal your Bitcoin.
,
&
discuss the phishing campaign in BR093.
4/3/2025, 2 engagements
🚀 BR094 - COLDCARD KeyTeleport, Harbor, Ark, Cove Wallet, Zaprite, Bitcoin Core, OMEMO, Knots, Vibe Coding, Trezor Safe 3 Attack Vector, Coinbase Phishing Campaign, Bitcoin Business Software + MORE ft.
,
&
Listen to the episode: ➡️ Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/L7VgOt3XdYmiIi9ioImF ➡️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HMAPQZBRP4ga1W44kq6kQ ➡️ Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/2e6729fd-6d66-4d74-8cd7-6d7e8e036542/episodes/4d481173-021c-498c-8868-01aba7b2ad3a/bitcoin-review-podcast-with-nvk-guests-br094---coldcard-keyteleport-harbor-ark-cove-wallet-zaprite-bitcoin-core-omemo-knots-vibe-coding-trezor-safe-3-attack-vector-coinbase-phishing-campaign-bitcoin-business-software-more-ft-rob-paul ➡️ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/br094-coldcard-keyteleport-harbor-ark-cove-wallet-zaprite/id1632017958?i=1000701937421 ➡️ YouTube:
Shownotes: ➡️ Website: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-94/ ➡️ Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/p/br094-coldcard-keyteleport-harbor?r=2tlln9
Bitcoin software is built by coders, for coders—but what about the businesses that just need to get things done? 🏢💰 NVK and Rob explore the missing middle ground: practical Bitcoin tools for real-world businesses. 👇🏼
How decentralized is Bitcoin mining? 🧐
and
discuss Antpool’s invalid mining jobs, the role of Stratum v3, and why Datum is making moves while others stall. [BR093]
Change verification is a must for wallet security.
If you send 1 BTC from a 100 BTC UTXO, that 99 BTC needs to come back to you. Many wallets ignore this.
&
highlight this critical security oversight in BR093.
3/28/2025, 7 engagements
🚨 Malicious PyPI package ‘set-utils’ was stealing Ethereum private keys by hooking wallet functions.
Disguised as a widely used library, it sat in the background, waiting for crypto operations.
,
&
break down why this keeps happening in BR093.
BDK + COLDCARD. Seamless.
shares his experience building self custody solutions, simplified with
integration and compatibility with
.
No inconsistencies, no cross-compatibility issues, and clear handling of PSBT time locks. 🚀 [BR093]
3/27/2025, 2 engagements
🚨 Another stablecoin exploit..
Infini loses $50M due to a rogue developer retaining admin keys. Classic case of wn the project, pwn the dev.
&
discuss why hiring and system architecture should eliminate single points of failure. [BR093]
3/27/2025, 1 engagement
Is it time for more "weird relays" on nostr?
Currently, specialized relays fetch data from other relays.
and
discuss a different approach involving users posting directly to specialized relays. [BR080]
3/26/2025, 9 engagements
🛡️COLDCARD v5.4.1:
✍️ Message signing from secure notes 🛡️ Delta Mode: Hide/wipe seed vault, notes & p'words 👓 Enhanced address display 🔐 Verify BBQr Signed RFC messages
- more!
gives a rundown of the latest COLDCARD updates in BR093.
3/25/2025, 2 engagements
Groups on nostr: ✅ Relay-based groups (minimal, single-relay) ✅ NIP 104 (MLS for privacy-first DMs & chats)
breaks down these two approaches and their different applications. [BR079]
Krux v25.03.0 is here! 🚀
✅ Taproot + WSH miniscript ✅ New Easter egg hints 🥚 ✅ More camera modes 📸 ✅ Improved tamper checks 🔍 (+ more)
,
&
discuss the features that make Krux the best DIY signer out there in BR093.
"Who reviews the reviewers? 👀
,
and
discuss the risks of trusted contributors introducing backdoors into open-source projects (e.g., XZ, crates.io).
Is stricter governance the answer? [BR093]
3/24/2025, 3 engagements
More dependencies = more risks.
,
&
discuss dependency management risks (npm, Cargo) and why secure, minimal setups (BSD, Nix) might be the way forward. [BR093]
3/23/2025, 1 engagement
Sparrow Wallet v2.1.3 includes BIP329 wallet labels export to include additional fields. 🚀
,
and
discuss the update... and why bullying is an indispensible tool for getting devs like to implement your desired features! [BR093]
3/20/2025, 1 engagement
BDK abstracts wallet dev complexity, making it accessible for all.
: "It'll be the default in a few years."
: "Even a left curve like me can build safely."
With v1.1.0, the future of wallet development is more promising than ever. 🦾
3/20/2025, 2 engagements
Multisig backup, rethought. 🔐
By encrypting & inscribing your k-of-n descriptor, you can recover with any k seeds—no need for redundant backups.
&
discuss the recently released (and open source) multisig-backup project in BR093.
3/19/2025, 4 engagements
Block explorers are evolving. 🚀
Blockstream now offers dedicated API endpoints.
Should devs embrace managed infrastructure, or is self-hosting still king?
,
&
weigh in on BR093.
The latest
for desktop & Android is here 🚀
✅ Standard & taproot multisig ✅ Single-file recovery using wallet descriptors ✅ E2E encrypted chats
All written in native C - (no JavaScript touching your keys!)
,
& break it down in BR093.
3/17/2025, 4 engagements
Jam: A web interface for JoinMarket.
,
and
discuss the project, and why it is: ✅ The best way to mix coins ✅ Free from centralized control ✅ Less likely to be a point of capture
[BR077]
3/16/2025, 2 engagements
Bitcoin’s security depends on one of the most reviewed cryptographic libraries: LibSec256k1. 🔐
&
break down the importance for non-cryptographers; avoiding bad math, preventing side-channel leaks, and ensuring everyone speaks the same mathematical language.
Bitcoin security is at military levels - available to everyone. 🛡️🔐 Unfortunately, FUDsters still try to scare users away.
&
discuss the rapid evolution of multisig, UX leaps in security, and why hardware wallets (even bad ones) are a massive net positive. [BR076]
Zaps on nostr have yet to reach their final form.
sees Zaps as just the start—unlocking new use cases and infinite possibilities. Cashu-based Zaps? More speed, more verification, more potential. ⚡
[BR083]
3/8/2025, 5 engagements
M17: A decentralized, low-bandwidth comms network.
📡 Voice & text over radio 🔒 Encrypted messaging 📜 Bitcoin block headers over distance 🚀 Chinese hardware integration happening NOW
breaks down the spook-resistant tech with
in BR092.
3/5/2025, 3 engagements
Curation feeds on Nostr?
Highlighter already lets you create curated lists of articles & notes. But what if you could combine multiple curations into a feed—powered by people you trust, not algorithms?
sees this model thriving on nostr. [BR084]
AI is reshaping how we approach research. ⚡
Complex data analysis, rapid insights, and automated problem-solving—AI is making it easier than ever to explore big questions.
&
discuss the shift in BR092.
Spectrum gaps led to Wi-Fi. Now, they're fueling the next wave of permissionless communication. MeshTastic, GMRS, and M17 encryption are making off-grid, unregulated networks a reality.
&
share their thoughts in BR092.
Private DMs on nostr aren’t just for chatting—they could replace push notifications, coordination channels & even Telegram groups. 📩
&
discuss Jeff G’s work on MLS messaging & its impact in BR092.
2/28/2025, 1 engagement
DeepSeek delivers great results, but at what cost? 💰
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discuss the trade-offs in local AI models. Can self-hosting ever be viable, or is renting GPUs the only sane option? [BR092]
Bringing TOR to Rust apps 🧅
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how Harbor is integrating TOR, leveraging Fedimint’s built-in support & Rust libraries. [BR092]