Egge is a key contributor of the cashu protocol, focused on private, cheap, offline, and programmable bitcoin wallets. We dive deep on cashu, nostr, and the broader bitcoin ecosystem. Egge on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsdmup6e2z6mcpeue6z6kl08he49hcen5xnrc3tnpvw0mdgtjemh0suxa0kj npub.cash: https://npub.cash/ cashu.me: https://cashu.me cashu.space: https://cashu.space/ EPISODE: 176 BLOCK: 913322 PRICE: 899 sats per dollar (00:01:18) Happy Bitcoin Friday (00:03:19) Nostr Live Streaming ...
Sep 05, 2025•1 hr 33 min
Nick and Lloyd are the founders of Frostsnap. A novel hardware and software project that uses FROST to create easy to use, fault tolerant, and secure self custody bitcoin multisig wallets. Nick on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsfrkatna3xvr54ykzgp5hjelmdeld4z0eg4p06f764a6vn5k6xszgthr8m6 Nick on X: https://x.com/utxoclub Lloyd on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsrtnjl8xtejc4k7h38gz6akjv0v75vrsdhlznu0slr2n3tatf8w3qjmn8ve Lloyd on X: https://x.com/LLFOURN Frostsnap Website: https://f...
Aug 30, 2025•1 hr 7 min
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 explore his latest tool, Shakespeare, which enables anyone to easily vibe code an app in their browser. I vibe my first app live on air. Alex on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsqgc0uhmxycvm5gwvn944c7yfxnnxm0nyh8tt62zhrvtd3xkj8fhggpt7fy Shakespeare: https://shakespeare.diy/ Soapbox Tools: https://soapbox.pub/tools The app I vibed live: https://fo...
Aug 15, 2025•1 hr 11 min
John Arnold is a colleague of mine at Ten31, we are five man team focused on investing in and supporting the best bitcoin businesses globally. This is our second quarterly update where we cover current market dynamics and our outlook. More info on Ten31: https://www.ten31.xyz John on Nostr: https://primal.net/john John on X: https://x.com/JohnArnoldTen31 Ten31 on X: https://x.com/ten31funds EPISODE: 173 BLOCK: 909206 PRICE: 858 sats per dollar (00:00:01) Bloomberg Intro (00:02:10) Happy Bitcoin ...
Aug 08, 2025•1 hr 37 min
Liberty Farmer is a HAM Radio enthusiast and the lead maintainer of the HAMSTR project. His goal is to make it easier to send and receive nostr notes using HAM Radio. Combined with shorter range bluetooth and wifi mesh networks, and existing internet infrastructure, this tech could be incredibly powerful at making nostr a robust fault tolerant global comms protocol. We also discuss using HAM Radio to send bitcoin payments without permission. Liberty Farmer on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile...
Aug 05, 2025•59 min
Calle is the creator and lead maintainer of the Cashu open source protocol. Cashu enables users to easily use bitcoin in a private, offline, and programmable way. Calle is also the maintainer of Bitchat android, a cross platform meshnet app that enables users to chat and send bitcoin without an internet connection. Calle on Nostr: https://primal.net/calle Calle on X: https://x.com/callebtc Bitchat: https://bitchat.free/ Cashu: https://cashu.space/ AOS: https://andotherstuff.org/ EPISODE: 171 BLO...
Jul 30, 2025•1 hr 52 min
Hodlbod brings a unique perspective, bridging the old and the new, with a focus on a healthier relationship between users and the digital world. Hodlbod on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsf03c2gsmx5ef4c9zmxvlew04gdh7u94afnknp33qvv3c94kvwxgsm3u0w6 His Book: https://building-nostr.coracle.social Coracle: https://coracle.social Flotilla: https://flotilla.social/ His other apps: https://stuff.coracle.social EPISODE: 170 BLOCK: 907160 PRICE: 858 sats per dollar (00:00:01) Tesla's Bitcoin Hold...
Jul 25, 2025•2 hr 6 min
Ben helped build the widely used Specter Wallet open source project and is now focused on building Bitcoin Keeper, a wallet focused on making self custody easy. Bitcoin Keeper is mobile focused and enables users to start with an easy to use single sig wallet and then upgrade their setup over time. Ben on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs0m9jlx5hyrll66trdzpytkaj0mhj3gmwd8ja7za9kmp7w4m5uwac39jprd Keeper on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsdl3wtt8t7tlcj08xat89853dgzjlnkh7q9e2cgttkw77x...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 4 min
PayPerQ is a bitcoin enabled ai interface that enables users to easily use all of the top ai tools without an account. Users pay per use with bitcoin and can switch the models they use on the fly without needing to provide an email address, phone number, or billing address. Matt on X: https://x.com/MattAhlborg PayPerQ on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsdy27dk8f9qk7qvrm94pkdtus9xtk970jpcp4w48k6cw0khfm06mss64u96 PayPerQ: https://ppq.ai/ EPISODE: 168 BLOCK: 905555 PRICE: 833 sats per dollar...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Vertex is an open source nostr web of trust provider. Webs of trust are a method of quantifying verifiable reputations for spam mitigation, user discovery, social feeds, better app stores, and more. Pip on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs0dqlgwq6l0t20gnstnr8mm9fhu9j9t2fv6wxwl3xtx8dh24l4auswr6u0j Vertex on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqstq4j6pk2sgaupru6l7ah9nq0dueafq356jllwcy7uzlek9yx7hlsel8nqn Vertex: https://vertexlab.io/ EPISODE: 167 BLOCK: 905116 PRICE: 847 sats per dollar (0...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 29 min
White Noise is a secure private messenger that aims to provide similar functionality to Signal in a more open, interoperable, and robust way. The app uses the nostr protocol for identity and data transmission, and the MLS protocol for secure messages. Jeff on Nostr: https://primal.net/jeffg Max on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqst0mtgkp3du662ztj3l4fgts0purksu5fgek5n4vgmg9gt2hkn9lqv6g2cl White Noise on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8t4ehcdrjgugzn3zgw6enp53gg2y2gfmekkg69m2d4gwxcp...
Jul 10, 2025•1 hr 14 min
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:...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 36 min
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...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 27 min
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-developme...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min
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 Mon...
Jun 02, 2025•2 hr 23 min
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 BLOC...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 44 min
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 support dispatch:...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 59 min
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 p...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 4 min
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://p2prigh...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 40 min
NVK is the cofounder of Coinkite, the leading bitcoin only hardware provider in the industry. Coinkite's Coldcards are the easiest way to secure bitcoin and provide users a variety of features depending on their personal situation. We discuss his product philosophy, the state of self custody bitcoin adoption, and future outlooks. Disclosure: Ten31 is the exclusive investor in Coinkite. NVK on Nostr: https://primal.net/nvk Coinkite: https://coinkite.com Ten31: https://ten31.xyz OpenSats: https://...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 50 min
Evan is the founder of Zeus. An open source lightning wallet available for iOS and Android. In addition to their best-in-class self custody tools they recently launched cashu support in their beta release. Evan on Nostr: https://primal.net/evan Zeus: https://zeusln.com/ EPISODE: 156 BLOCK: 893560 PRICE: 1096 sats per dollar Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8jlqln9xggu4dcwu8zm6f2dlh3re9face32pgr7w4gz8agng6akgak9vdf support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https:/...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 38 min
Rob is the cofounder of AnchorWatch, a company focused on providing secure bitcoin storage and insurance using native bitcoin miniscript functionality. Customers are able to maintain custody of their bitcoin while having best in class Lloyds of London coverage against loss and theft. Rob on Nostr: https://primal.net/rob AnchorWatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/ EPISODE: 155 BLOCK: 892714 PRICE: 1193 sats per dollar Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspsdvmmmarccnacl4msaq7kq8zxdthkau43gtcrrq0tt...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 47 min
Dan is the maintainer of Payjoin Dev Kit. Payjoins are a type of collaborative bitcoin transaction that can reduce fees and improve privacy. We discuss the potential for broad industry adoption among bitcoin wallets and companies. Dan on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqszvkpk9scn064gq8awgp97xmlusrsk5cwy82y35wsyd0kykuhynzspqmlwl Dan's Website: https://bitgould.com/ Payjoin Dev Kit: https://payjoindevkit.org/ EPISODE: 154 BLOCK: 891950 PRICE: 1210 sats per dollar Video: https://primal.net/e...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 12 min
I had the pleasure of presenting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during their annual Bitcoin Expo on April 6th 2025. Thought you all may find it interesting. Video link below if you want to reference my slides. It is a 15 minute presentation with 15 minutes of Q&A. Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvs6n8z5m2fu5q5y5tqdd8xwjv053znufhfh80mytmlngrd44axdg3uyvuy support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr acc...
Apr 08, 2025•29 min
Lisa is the founder of Base58 and Bitcoin++ bitcoin developer education initiatives and a board member of OpenSats. We discuss her conference series and the current state of bitcoin development. Lisa on Nostr: https://primal.net/niftynei Bitcoin++: https://btcplusplus.dev/ Base58: https://base58.school/ OpenSats: https://opensats.org/ EPISODE: 153 BLOCK: 890602 PRICE: 1157 sats per dollar Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsyc2s5acdzycyllt7rxxyeddq0u0tzr96su6enurnpf552jjsu4tshfhc4v support dis...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Governor Lee is a seventh generation Tennessean and the 50th Governor of Tennessee. This chat was in front of a live audience at Bitcoin Park during our annual Nashville Energy and Mining Summit in January. Video Version: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsf42mh0qnxe9xvztn84w99xsy7wxhdprtxy940mdz9hp6rp4wazvgkeg8cd Gov Lee on X: https://x.com/GovBillLee EPISODE: 152 BLOCK: 881423 PRICE: 1000 sats per dollar support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch....
Apr 01, 2025•26 min
Steve Lee is lead at Spiral, Block's open source initiative, and has recently helped launch Presidio Bitcoin, a bitcoin community space in San Francisco. Craig Raw is the creator and maintainer of Sparrow Wallet, one of the best bitcoin desktop wallets available. We discuss the tradeoffs of Block's new Bitkey hardware wallet and potential improvements. Then we briefly jump into discussion on soft fork proposals for bitcoin vault functionality. Steve on Nostr: https://primal.net/moneyball Craig o...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 38 min
Jack Dorsey is founder of both Twitter, now X, and Square, now Block. We discuss his strong focus on bitcoin and nostr, lessons learned across his many years of experience, censorship on twitter, and the promise that open source freedom tech holds for humanity. We also celebrate the pardon of Ross Ulbricht after 12 years in jail for the nonviolent crime of running SIlk Road. The news broke while we were live. Jack on Nostr: https://primal.net/jack EPISODE: 150 BLOCK: 880265 PRICE: 939 sats per d...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 53 min
Zack Shapiro is Head of Policy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and Executive Director of the P2P Rights Fund. We discuss the current regulatory landscape and how it may evolve under the upcoming Trump Administration. Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ P2P Rights Fund: https://p2prights.org/ EPISODE: 149 BLOCK: 879414 PRICE: 1006 sats per dollar support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream odell nostr account: https://p...
Jan 16, 2025•57 min
Buck Perley is one of the co-hosts of Austin BitDevs and an engineer at Unchained. We discuss his work improving Unchained's open source sovereign multi sig app Caravan. Buck on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub15gaw9fpcwrleq332pl95xndencvwgwdtfee6ejlngp7waeh0e35sg8r670 Blog Post: https://unchained.com/blog/unchained-2024-open-source/ Caravan Repo: https://github.com/caravan-bitcoin/caravan Caravan Website: https://www.caravanmultisig.com/ Unchained Website: https://unchained.com/ EPISODE: 148 BL...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 10 min
