Citadel Dispatch - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Citadel Dispatch — Technology
Citadel Dispatch

Actionable bitcoin and freedom tech discussion.

Funded by our audience. No ads or sponsors.

Copyright: © ODELL

Latest Episodes:

Bitcoin Amsterdam 2022: FATF is a Threat to Bitcoin Privacy with Matt Odell, Patrick Hansen, Kevin Murcko and Sjors Provoost Oct 14, 2022

Show notes

Conversation on regulations and privacy at Bitcoin Amsterdam 2022, moderated by Stephan Livera.
Video Version

Other Panelists:
Patrick Hansen
Kevin Murcko
Sjors Provoost

support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/contribute

twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA72saVAuQ8hYCnBO0Lymw

bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos

podcast: https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch

telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch

stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/

join the chat: https://matrix.to/#/#citadel:bitcoin.kyoto

CD77: Privacy Focused Mobile Phone eSIMs Using Silent Link Sep 26, 2022

Show notes

support dispatch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://citadeldispatch.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
EPISODE: 77
BLOCK: 755816
PRICE: 5230 sats per dollar
TOPICS: using silent link, bitcoin only merchants, sourcing numbers, intentionally limiting the amount of info they have on their users, is it a honeypot?, chinese "great firewall" circumvention, use a VPN, understand the tradeoffs
Silent Link on Twitter
nostr live chat: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://citadeldispatch.com/stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
nostr account: ⁠https://primal.net/odell⁠
youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
stream sats to the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fountain.fm/

(04:23) Introduction to silent.link and its offering

(38:03) Discussion on the importance of using VPNs

(46:08) Appreciation for Specter Wallet and its DIY hardware wallet

Bitcoin.Review E6: A Review of Updates to Popular Bitcoin Projects with NVK, Bitstein, and Pierre Rochard Sep 22, 2022

Show notes

Software Releases and Project Updates

00:01:41 COLDCARD Mk4 5.0.7 - Sep 9, 2022 (bit.ly/3BClP0f)
00:05:56 Core Lightning v0.12.0 - Aug 24, 2022 (bit.ly/3S5lr1m)
00:12:43 Blockclock 1.2.0 - Sep 15, 2022 (bit.ly/3BxSILG)
00:13:34 Spectre desktop v1.12.0 - Aug 26, 2022 (bit.ly/3qSWBWK)
00:16:28 Joinmarket v0.9.7 - Aug 28, 2022 (bit.ly/3qWoH3f)
00:17:50 NPM package for SeedXOR. (bit.ly/3C8BOFb)
00:25:56 RoboSats on Umbrel (bit.ly/3fcjDFa)
00:27:19 Ledger adding miniscript (bit.ly/3UmX4xX)
00:29:16 Trezor & Wasabi Join Forces To Make Bitcoin More Private (bit.ly/3BXXJOV)
00:30:03 Fulcrum added to bitcoinbinary (bit.ly/3DK4xBc)
00:37:51 btcd v0.23.1-beta, Aug 31 2022 (bit.ly/3Urjwpv)
00:38:04 Zeus v0.6.6, Aug 26 2022 (bit.ly/3f9vpjD)
00:39:24 Nunchuk implements bip21, Aug 31 2022 (bit.ly/3BZWG14)
00:39:57 BISQ v1.9.5, Aug 22 2022 (bit.ly/3LyPrR5)
00:41:01 Fountain Podcasts v0.4.8 (bit.ly/3f1ZTnH)
01:33:44 ATEC608A NRND (bit.ly/3xGWmBZ)
01:39:26 ETH merge (bit.ly/3SlgfWR)
01:51:21 Spiral - Private info retrieval block explorer (bit.ly/3BDto70)
01:56:03 US Treasury OFAC Releases Clarifications on Tornado Cash Sanctions (bit.ly/3S1PEyl)
01:57:05 BIP Proposal: Wallet Labels Export Format (bit.ly/3Sj5c17)
02:00:51 STARK - Zero knowledge bitcoin blockchain state prover (bit.ly/3C0oT8b)
02:03:09 Mullvad VPN hardware device (bit.ly/3f9LV3p)

Noteworthy

00:53:47 BIPBounty: Tax Deductible Bitcoin Bug Bounties (bit.ly/3LMxP4l)
00:59:34 Fedimint grant season (bit.ly/3S32zjP)
01:00:00 Tether Holds Firm on Decision Not To Freeze Tornado Cash Addresses (bit.ly/3UwFgAg)
01:01:04 New York Digital Investment Group Announces Lightning Accelerator Project “in Wolf’s Clothing” (bit.ly/3xHo1Ti)
01:01:49 Tadge Dryja joins Lightspark (https://bit.ly/3SoAZNG)
01:11:26 Shoutout, no bullshit bitcoin - (bit.ly/3DEqB05)
01:12:22 LN Explorer (bit.ly/3xIYF7k)
01:16:34 Ledger wallets now available at Best Buy (bit.ly/3BA10mr)

Bitcoin Optech Newsletter:

01:24:13 Bitcoin Core #23202 extends the psbtbumpfee RPC
01:25:08 Eclair #2387 adds support for fee bumping and signet
01:25:27 LDK #1652 updates support for onion messages w/ ability to send reply paths and decode them when received
01:25:36 HWI #627 adds support for P2TR keypath spends using the BitBox02 hardware signing device
01:33:22 BDK begins verifying both ECDSA and schnorr signatures immediately after the wallet creates them

02:18:00 Events:

OsloPlebs
Austin Bitcoin Design Club
BitBlockBoom
Baltic Honeybadger
BTCAzores
Bitcoin Amsterdam
The Bitcoin Collective
Atlanta Bitcoin Conf
Adopting Bitcoin
Unconfiscatable
Africa Bitcoin Conf

CD76: DEBATE: Are the tradeoffs of Samourai Wallet's light client mode a benefit to users? Sep 19, 2022

Show notes

Different format than usual. This is a debate between Zelko and Mechanic with myself as moderator. We will return to our typical format next dispatch.
EPISODE: 76

BLOCK: 754840

PRICE: 5171 sats per dollar

DEBATE: Are the tradeoffs of Samourai Wallet's light client mode a benefit to users?
Zelko on Twitter
Mechanic on Twitter
support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/contribute

twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA72saVAuQ8hYCnBO0Lymw

bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos

podcast: https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch

telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch

stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/

join the chat: https://matrix.to/#/#citadel:bitcoin.kyoto

CD75: Privacy, Speech, and Bitcoin with Adam Back Sep 07, 2022

Show notes

support dispatch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://citadeldispatch.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
EPISODE: 75
BLOCK: 753062
PRICE: 5258 sats per dollar
TOPICS: tornado cash sanctions, crypto wars of the 90s, code is speech, anonymous contributors, liquid, fedimints, confidential transactions, mining
Adam on Twitter

new to nostr? try ⁠https://primal.net⁠
nostr live chat: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://citadeldispatch.com/stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
nostr account: ⁠https://primal.net/odell⁠
youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
stream sats to the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fountain.fm/

(00:01:15) Introduction and funding of the podcast

(00:03:01) Ways to support the podcast

(00:04:18) Discussion about the Baltic Honey Badger conference

(00:56:43) Confidential transactions and their implementation

(00:57:51) CT implemented using simplicity and script size

(00:58:46) Fees for using confidential transactions

(01:00:13) Timeline for implementing simplicity and confidential transactions

(01:01:30) Bitcoin's resistance to change and the need for overwhelming support

(01:03:26) Federated Chaumian mint (Fedimint) and its potential

(01:06:44) Interoperability of Fedimint with lightning and liquid

(01:18:58) Blockstream's focus on mining and the acquisition of Spondoolies

(01:22:59) Estimating the percentage of energy consumption dedicated to Bitcoin mining in 50 years

Bitcoin.Review E5: Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Roundtable Sep 02, 2022

Show notes

NVK and I are joined by Ledger CTO, Charles Guillemet, independent security researcher, Lazy Ninja, and Sparrow maintainer, Craig Raw to discuss bitcoin wallets.

45:22 Support requests
01:03:12 Noob vs advanced user features
01:06:42 Most common attack vectors
01:11:32 Backup and seeds
01:12:29 Seedless multisig setups
01:21:49 Single sig passphrases
01:26:30 Security tradeoffs and considerations
01:31:41 Air gapped PC vs hardware wallets
01:40:28 SD card vs USB connection
01:48:26 BIPs and standards
01:49:16 BIP Proposal: Wallet Labels Export Format
01:58:146 The BIP process
02:03:42 TAPSGINER design and security tradeoffs
02:19:25 Squares new hardware wallet
02:40:00 Defending against government attacks

------
support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/contribute

twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA72saVAuQ8hYCnBO0Lymw

bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos

podcast: https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch

telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch

stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/

join the chat: https://matrix.to/#/#citadel:bitcoin.kyoto

BitBlockBoom 2022: Jack Mallers and Grant Gilliam Sep 01, 2022

Show notes

I was joined by Jack Mallers of Strike and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 on stage at BitBlockBoom 2022 in Dallas. Apologies for the sound quality, they had some technical issues on their side.
Video: https://youtu.be/qHjgYsZfHDQ
------
support the show: https://citadeldispatch.com/contribute

twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA72saVAuQ8hYCnBO0Lymw

bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos

podcast: https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch

telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch

stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/

join the chat: https://matrix.to/#/#citadel:bitcoin.kyoto

Bitcoin.Review E4: A Review of Updates to Popular Bitcoin Projects with NVK and Justin Moon Aug 29, 2022

Show notes

show notes: https://github.com/nvk/bitcoin.review.episodes/blob/main/2022-08-22-Episode-04.md
support the show: https://citadeldispatch.com/contribute

twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA72saVAuQ8hYCnBO0Lymw

bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos

podcast: https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch

telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch

stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/

join the chat: https://matrix.to/#/#citadel:bitcoin.kyoto

Bitcoin Magazine Live Interview: "The Optimistic Take on Bitcoin with Odell" Aug 22, 2022

Show notes

Had the pleasure of joining P & Q from Bitcoin Magazine on their show. We ripped it in person in my studio.
Video Version: https://youtu.be/gpWEyyS7bKo
-------------------
support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/contribute

twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch

bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos

podcast: https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch

telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch

stream sats to dispatch: https://www.fountain.fm/

join the chat: https://matrix.to/#/#citadel:bitcoin.kyoto

CD74: Code, Nyms, and Life with @r0ckstardev Aug 12, 2022

Show notes

EPISODE: 74

BLOCK: 749169

PRICE: 4140 sats per dollar

TOPICS: digital identities, privacy is not secrecy, freedom requires privacy, the end of the rockstardev identity
https://citadeldispatch.com/cd74
support the show: https://citadeldispatch.com/contribute

twitch: https://twitch.tv/citadeldispatch

bitcointv: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/citadeldispatch/videos
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA72saVAuQ8hYCnBO0Lymw

podcast: https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch

telegram: https://t.me/citadeldispatch

stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/

join the chat: https://matrix.to/#/#citadel:bitcoin.kyoto

Related Podcasts