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S16 E11: Paul Sztorc on Roger Ver

Vlad CosteaMarch 11, 20255 Mins read

Layer Two Labs CEO Paul Sztorc begins his defense of Roger Ver in a characteristically funny and somewhat self-deprecating fashion:...

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S16 E10: Eric Voskuil & John Carvalho on Bitcoin

Vlad CosteaFebruary 27, 202570 Mins read

This record-breaking episode of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, whose running time exceeds 8 hours, features John Carvalho and Eric Voskuil...

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Decentralized Online Marketplace Protocol (DOMP): Enabling Trustless Marketplaces

Vlad CosteaNovember 13, 202426 Mins read

● Abstract ● Introduction ● Background ○ Bitcoin and the Lightning Network ○ Nostr Protocol ● Anti-Spam Measures ● Defined...

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On The Limitations of Bitcoin Privacy

Vlad CosteaSeptember 23, 202422 Mins read

Bitcoin is a permanent open ledger whose privacy features have mostly been defeated by blockchain analysis. Every transaction, after being...

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S15 E24: Bryan Bishop on BIPs, Webcash & Biohacking

Vlad CosteaApril 13, 20246 Mins read

Bryan Bishop first heard about Bitcoin from the cryptography mailing list in January 2009 – but instead of quickly downloading...

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S15 E23: John Carvalho on Lightning, Synonym & Bitcoin

Vlad CosteaMarch 20, 20249 Mins read

Before becoming the CEO and co-founder of Synonym, John Carvalho was one of the most prominent Bitcoin and Lightning advocates....