Episodes

What's the future of Bitcoin scaling? In this episode, I talk with Janusz. The co-founder of Bitcoin Layers, a new research group and educational platform demystifying Bitcoin scaling protocols. We'll explore the concept of "Bitcoin Layers," why newer Bitcoin "L2s" are gaining attention despit…

In this episode, Yago delves into the significance of the Bitcoin halving and its role in the consolidation of the cryptocurrency industry as Bitcoin begins to establish its dominance. He explores key technological advancements in Bitcoin, including Taproot and roll-ups, that position it as an oper…

The US government shook up the crypto world when it was announced the Samourai Wallet devs were arrested and the domain seized. This opened up a ton of questions around regulation clarity, non-custodial tools, what is and isn't a money transmitter, and a bunch more topics. I brought on Orlando C…

This week we are back and talk about: - The hysteria around miners reorging the halving block and what actually happened - How did the Runes launch go and what happens next? - The Samourai Wallet situation and privacy - New data on miner centralization in Bitcoin As always, go follow us on T…

Could Solana be a solid Bitcoin L2? Is there value in making it effortless to swap between BTC and Solana assets? The co-founders of Atomiq think so and have created an excellent product to eaisly swap between these assets with minimal risk. Sylvie Durach and Adam Borcany of the co-founders of At…

In this Bitcoin Weekly Kickback. Jake, Charlie, Donny, and Bob are joined by Matt Luongo to delve into: - The role of nodes versus miners in controlling Bitcoin. - The importance of fee revenue and NgU for different network users. - Designing Layer 2 incentives that align with Layer 1 prioriti…

Ordinals have been huge for Bitcoin since launching early 2023. There is $100's of millions in value locked in these digital artifacts. Liquidium allows users to borrow BTC using their Ordinal as collateral and lenders can earn a BTC yield lending to borrowers. Robin is the CEO and Co-Founder o…

Another weekly chat of the latest in Bitcoin land. We have two special guests drop in this week. Philip from Arkadiko and Ian from Joltz Rewards, as well as the usual suspects Bob and Jacob. We Discuss: - Marathon Pools latest fee revenue coming way above average - Lighting + Coinbase - Custo…

Fungible tokens and digital collectibles are hot topics on Bitcoin. This year we saw BRC20's and Ordinals take off. Now in 2024, there are two new standards being launched that aim to replace many of the shortcomings of these previous attempts. Linden Stark breaks down Taproot Assets and compares t…

In this chat we discuss: - The growing problem of mempool sniping and what to do. - MEV on Bitcoin - Private Mempools - Game of Blocks A relaxed and wide ranging chat with Charlie Spears, Bob Bodily, Donny and Jacob Brown.

The halving is right around the corner. Miners have to adapt to the revenue reduction and stay profitable. That's what we're talking about today with a new initiative Marathon, a large public Bitcoin miner, is starting called Anduro. Creating an ecosystem of sidechains with Bitcoin at the center. …

Latest Bitcoin Kickback chat with the gang! We discuss: - Charlie Spears joins Blockspace Media - OPI Indexer Upgrades - BRC20 "2.0" vs Runes - How Runes Transfers Work - Long-Term Viability of Fungible Tokens on L1

Rootstock is an OG of the Bitcoin L2 space. They were the earliest in the market to focus on merge mining, EVM compatibility, and Bitcoin DeFi. In this interview, Daniel talks about the growth and what is happening within the Rootstock ecosystem as we go into this 2024-2025 cycle. Curious where …

Scaling Bitcoin is hard. Statechains are one potential way to scale it in a cheap and private way with minimal people to trust. Nicholas and his team at Mercury Layer are at the bleeding edge of developing Statechains. Follow Nicholas on Twitter: @gregory_nico Learn more about Mercury: https:/…

The usual suspects of Charlie, Donny, Bob and I discuss latest Bitcoin topics: - Merlin Chain. New Bitcoin L2. - Latest Runes Alpha - The Universal Bitcoin/Sats Symbol - EVMs as Bitcoin sidechains - Rootstock as the best EVM sidechain Follow Charlie: https://twitter.com/cbspears Follow Donny: ht…

Moving from chain to chain is a pain in the ass. Layer on custodian risk and this area is ripe for better solutions. That is what Boltz is working on with their non-custodial cross-chain/multi-layer swaps from different Bitcoin focused chains. Kilian is the co-founder of Boltz. We discuss: - Ho…

Orkun is the co-founder of Citrea. A new Bitcoin L2 leveraging the latest ZK Rollup tech and BitVM to connect to the Bitcoin L1. Follow him on Twitter: @0x_orkun How best to scale Bitcoin is a hotly debated topic. One promising option is rollups, but to do them properly we need an a new OP_CODE.…

In this open-format chat. Charlie Spears, Donny, Bob Bodily, and myself discuss a few interesting topics including: - How close ZKrollups are to coming to Bitcoin - Building better bridges for L2s with BitVM - The Taproot Wizards BIPLand - Finding consensus for upgrades in 2024 You will defi…

In 2023, managing your crypto wallet is still a big pain in the butt. Seed phrases are a single point of failure no normal person wants to use. Enter the Ryder One. They have rethought the experience of what a hardware wallet could be from first principles and created a completely new experience fo…

What is RGB? That is the question we are answering today. RGB is an off-chain solution that brings smart contracts to Bitcoin. It's a radically different approach to the global-state blockchains we're used to. Hunteris the Director of Engineering at DIBA. They are building a bleeding-edge wallet a…

Mike Jarmuz is the Managing Partner at Lightning Ventures. A Bitcoin-focused venture capital firm supporting early-stage founders. He has invested in over 1,500 startups to-date. We discuss: - Biggest mistakes he sees founders make when pitching - Anti-VC sentiment in Bitcoin - Biggest Opport…

$500 billion in BTC is sitting mostly dormant. Proof-of-Stake chains need large amounts of capital to secure the network. David Tse is working to solve these two problems by allowing you to stake Bitcoin and secure a myriad of other blockchains. This new project is called Babylon. Check out the …

The Lightning Network is heralded as the future of payments. However, several aspects of the network still require refinement. Amboss is one company doing that work. Jesse and his team are creating tools to make it more efficient to run a Lightning node and have access to the best data to make info…

Lisa Neigut wears many hats. Lightning Protocol Engineer, Bitcoin Educator, and developer conference organizer just to name a few. She is the co-founder of Base58, an education platform focused on teaching beginner-to-advanced courses on different parts of Bitcoin. As well as organizing multiple …