Praveen is the creator and maintainer of Cove Wallet. An open source mobile wallet focused on easy and powerful self custody. We discuss the current features of Cove, future roadmap, and his perspective on balancing tradeoffs when using bitcoin.

Praveen on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsy8us3d6u5ynddk7lq7yz365hqqsptzd2923fvkgj4eepsady08uszccr0l
Praveen on X: https://x.com/PraveenPerera
Cove Wallet: https://covebitcoinwallet.com/


EPISODE: 165
BLOCK: 903685
PRICE: 923 sats per dollar

(00:00:01) Jack Mallers Intro

(00:03:14) Happy Bitcoin Wednesday

(00:05:56) Cove Wallet Features and Goals

(00:08:22) Technical Aspects of Cove Wallet

(00:13:32) Future Plans for Cove Wallet

(00:19:05) Node Connectivity and Privacy Features

(00:29:01) Cove Wallet and Hardware Wallet Integration

(00:36:00) Onboarding and User Experience

(00:45:07) Seed Words and Alternative Backups

(01:02:02) Collaborative Custody and Security

(01:14:45) Future Features and Feedback for Cove Wallet

(01:19:03) Bitcoin Industry and Market Thoughts

(01:28:08) Custodial vs Self-Custodial Solutions

(01:31:56) Closing Remarks and Future Plans

Alex Gleason was one of the main architects behind Donald Trump's Truth Social. Now he focuses on the intersection of nostr, ai, and bitcoin. We dive deep into how he thinks about the future of nostr and vibe coding: using ai tools to rapidly prototype and ship apps with simple text based prompts.

Alex on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsqgc0uhmxycvm5gwvn944c7yfxnnxm0nyh8tt62zhrvtd3xkj8fhggpt7fy
Stacks: https://getstacks.dev/


EPISODE: 164
BLOCK: 901101
PRICE: 957 sats per dollar

(00:00:02) Alex's Presentation at the Oslo Freedom Forum

(00:01:31) Challenges and Opportunities in Decentralized Platforms

(00:02:31) The Role of AI in Decentralized Social Media

(00:05:00) Happy Bitcoin Friday

(00:06:09) Guest Introduction: Alex Gleason

(00:07:02) Truth Social

(00:10:35) Challenges of Centralized vs Decentralized Platforms

(00:14:01) Bridging Platforms

(00:19:13) Limitations and Potential of Mastodon and Bluesky

(00:24:08) The Future of AI and Vibe Coding

(00:31:08) Empowering Developers with AI

(00:38:09) The Impact of AI on Software Development

(00:47:02) Building with Getstacks.dev

(00:53:04) Impact of AI Models

(01:02:01) Monetization and Future of AI Development

(01:14:07) Open Source Development in an AI World

(01:22:17) Data Preservation Using Nostr

Femi Longe is the Global Bitcoin Development Lead at the Human Rights Foundation. The HRF has been supporting bitcoin developers, designers, and educators with grants and assistance for over five years with a focus on expanding bitcoin's usage as freedom money.

Femi on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsrjp40qtt73860r6ptfgr0ejwgl58s499egfvlvs49zszy4u2unaq6k0ry9
Femi on X: https://x.com/femilonge
HRF Dev Fund: https://hrf.org/devfund
Five Year Report: https://hrf.org/latest/bitcoin-development-fund-5-year-report/


EPISODE: 163
BLOCK: 900510
PRICE: 925 sats per dollar

(00:00:00) AlJazeera Intro Clip

(00:03:19) Happy Bitcoin Monday

(00:04:26) Guest Introduction: Femi from HRF

(00:05:13) Oslo Freedom Forum and Bitcoin's Role

(00:09:04) HRF's Bitcoin Development Fund

(00:14:15) Bitcoin's Global Impact and Challenges

(00:21:15) Funding and Supporting Bitcoin Projects

(00:31:29) Earning and Spending Bitcoin Globally

(00:39:02) Innovations in Bitcoin Transactions

(00:50:43) Investment and Support for Global Bitcoin Projects

(01:00:09) The Importance of the Africa Bitcoin Conference

(01:07:09) Final Thoughts and Call to Action

Seth is VP of Cake Wallet, a self custody bitcoin wallet available on ios, android, and desktop. We discuss their privacy focused features and how they plan to iterate going forward. We also discuss various other developments throughout the wider open source ecosystem.

Seth on Nostr: https://primal.net/sethforprivacy
Seth on X: https://x.com/sethforprivacy
Cake Wallet: https://cakewallet.com/

EPISODE: 162
BLOCK: 899540
PRICE: 959 sats per dollar

(00:00:00) CNBC Intro

(00:03:07) Happy Bitcoin Monday

(00:04:34) Guest Introduction: Seth for Privacy

(00:12:23) Cake Wallet Overview

(00:17:25) Shitcoin Support and Strategy

(00:26:17) Silent Payments Explained

(00:50:51) Lightning Network Integration Challenges

(00:56:31) Payjoin Implementation

(01:09:05) Cashu and Custodial Wallets Discussion

(01:36:12) Nostr and Distributed Social Media

(02:06:42) Seedless Wallets Debate

Arbedout is the creator of Sigbash, a novel new collaborative custody tool, and author of Something More Profound, a book focused on the political economy of network protocols. Highlighting his deep experience working with open protocols we dive into topics including secure custody, inheritance, nostr, and potential bitcoin protocol changes.

Arbedout on Nostr: https://primal.net/arbedout
Sigbash: https://www.sigbash.com
Something More Profound: https://somethingmoreprofound.com

EPISODE: 161
BLOCK: 899077
PRICE: 951 sats per dollar

(00:00:00) Ross Ulbricht Intro Clip

(00:04:04) Happy Bitcoin Friday

(00:06:49) Guest Introduction: Arbedout

(00:14:54) Exploring Sigbash: A New Multisig Solution

(00:49:36) Launching a Book: Something More Profound

(01:04:38) The Future of Nostr and Protocol Development

(01:08:48) Bitcoin's Current State and Future Prospects

(01:26:54) Soft Forks vs. Hard Forks

John is an integral part of our five person team at Ten31 and we dive deep into how we think about deploying funds throughout the ecosystem. We explore topics such as merchant adoption, bitcoin treasury companies such as MSTR, and other trends to watch going forward.

John on Nostr: https://primal.net/john
Ten31: https://ten31.xyz

EPISODE: 160
BLOCK: 897442
PRICE: 954 sats per dollar

Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvnz85zs4x8qfzvr67a2c64nurmc88lv6rcwhpgwj7wnxjts9pckq6gshsm

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(00:00:00) OCC Intro Clip

(00:02:17) Happy Bitcoin Monday

(00:03:18) Guest Introduction: John Arnold

(00:04:45) Discussion on Banks Holding Bitcoin

(00:07:22) Bitcoin as Money for Enemies

(00:10:19) John Arnold's Background and Bitcoin Journey

(00:18:09) Steak and Shake Accepting Bitcoin

(00:28:48) Bitcoin Treasury Companies

(00:36:00) MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Strategy

(00:51:58) Investment Strategy at Ten31

(01:02:30) Bitcoin as Shared Equity

(01:10:03) Missing Bitcoin Infrastructure

(01:18:01) Bitcoin's Impact on Small Businesses

(01:29:15) Current Bitcoin Market Analysis

(01:42:01) Retail Demand and Bitcoin's Future

(01:56:55) Final Thoughts and Sats Discussion

VNPRC is the lead maintainer of the Hashpool project, which aims to make mining more accessible using the cashu ecash protocol. He also runs Triangle BitDevs, a technical bitcoin meetup based in North Carolina.


VNPRC on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsdxpfv503a2ga3ajqxw843hws9z7302ghpj4mcmjpa6qagmp9pwrs8222jg
Hashpools: https://hashpool.dev
Recent Hashpool Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=F2p_V0svDTo&t=3h15m30s

EPISODE: 159
BLOCK: 896433
PRICE: 974 sats per dollar

Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0a5xzmsevjav509ngl6accy3utclesqm4azqkyh6xwylphwyqves4z9yt5

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(00:00:00) Bill Miller IV on CNBC

(00:01:24) Happy Bitcoin Monday

(00:02:57) Triangle BitDevs

(00:07:25) The Importance of Local Bitcoin Communities

(00:11:05) Hashpools: A New Concept in Mining

(00:16:43) Challenges and Development of Hashpools

(00:25:02) EHash Tokens and Futures Market

(00:36:42) Project Timeline and Call for Contributors

(00:54:03) Technical Setup and User Experience

(00:56:12) Open Source Collaboration and Future Plans

(01:00:12) Reflections on BTC++ and Community Dynamics

Stephen Pollock is the SVP of Development at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. BPI is the leading bitcoin focused think tank in the United States. We discuss the current regulatory environment, status of the Samourai Wallet case, and the strong success so far shaping bitcoin policy in America.

Disclosure: I am a founding board member of BPI.

Stephen on X: https://x.com/spollockbtc
Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://btcpolicy.org
BPI Summit: https://btcpolicysummit.org
P2P Rights Fund: https://p2prights.org

EPISODE: 158
BLOCK: 895392
PRICE: 1061 sats per dollar

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(00:04:33) Bitcoin Policy Institute Overview

(00:06:12) Guest Introduction: Stephen Pollock

(00:09:20) Bitcoin for America Event Recap

(00:12:16) Bitbonds and Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

(00:16:43) Bitcoin Policy Institute's Mission and Impact

(00:21:18) Congressional Fellowship Program

(00:26:04) Stephen Pollock's Journey to Bitcoin Policy Institute

(00:34:36) P2P Rights Fund and Samourai Developer Case

(00:50:15) Bitcoin's Political Influence and Grassroots Support

(01:09:44) Upcoming Bitcoin Policy Summit

(01:26:22) Conclusion and Final Thoughts