The Bitcoin Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Paul Sztorc of LayerTwo Labs | Drivechains, Scaling Bitcoin without Compromise Jan 25, 2024

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In this episode, Paul Sztorc discusses his vision for drive chains, a concept he believes could advance Bitcoin by allowing for permissionless innovation and competition among developers, leading to a diverse array of L2 applications that work in tandem with Bitcoin's L1.

Robin Linus of ZeroSync & BITVM.ORG | Pioneering Proof Systems, Adoption in Bitcoin Jan 11, 2024

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Corey, D, and Jesse sit down with Robin Linus of ZeroSync – the team spearheading the development of proof systems for Bitcoin for scalability, interoperability, and privacy. Robin discusses everything from the recently published BitVM white paper, challenges and tradeoffs of validation proofs on Bitcoin, Zk Coins, and his birthday cake from Gisele Bündchen.

Stella Assange: Human Rights & Alternative Modes of Organising | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope Dec 13, 2023

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Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Stella Assange – lawyer, human rights defender, and wife of Julian Assange – for an in-depth conversation about Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and the role technology has played in shaping the global socio-political landscape.

Edward Snowden: Censorship Resistance, Cyber States, Privacy | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope Dec 06, 2023

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Edward Snowden is a former intelligence contractor and whistleblower, responsible for alerting the world to the existence of a pervasive, secret, illegal surveillance program conducted by the NSA against the American people. Jarrad Hope is the cofounder of Logos, a grassroots movement building the technology and community that will launch network states.

Ameen Soleimani of Privacy Pools | Unpacking Privacy Pools – Motivations, Mechanics, and Tradeoffs Nov 29, 2023

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The Hashing it Out team speaks with Ameen Soleimani, co-author of the Privacy Pools paper - Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium. Ameen, along with Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum Foundation), Jacob Illum (Chainalysis), Matthias Nadler (University of Basel), and Fabian Schär (Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel; University of Basel - Economics Department) describe a novel smart contract-based privacy-enhancing protocol.

Edgard of Status | Status Super App Reborn – Decentralised Infrastructure and Autonomous Communities Nov 15, 2023

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This is a special episode of Hashing It Out in which Corey, D, and Jesse, meet with "Edgard" about the impending relaunch of Status – the super app for decentralised communities, and the recent launch of the new website (https://status.app/). Corey, former Chief Security Officer of Status and now involved in program management of Logos, is deeply familiar with Status and the challenges associated with building decentralised infrastructure. Edgard breaks down the last two years of developing Status, staying true to core principles, and some very exciting new features to come.

Jordi Baylina of Polygon zkEVM | Zero Knowledge, Privacy, Scalability and Building Useful Technology Nov 08, 2023

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The Hashing it Out team sits down with Jordi Baylina to discuss everything from his involvement in the Catalan Independence Movement, DApp Node, and Giveth to technical details associated in bringing privacy and compression to zk proofs via recursion.

Simona Pop | Creating Intentional Communities Oct 20, 2023

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Lefteris Karapetsas of Rotki | Private Portfolio Management Oct 04, 2023

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We sit down with Lefteris Karapetsas of Rotki – the portfolio tracker that protects your privacy.

Flash Hash: 09/01/2023 Sep 01, 2023

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Executive Producer, Christian, attempts to keep Corey, Dee, and Jessie on topic and within two a minutes a piece on three timely topics.