S15 E42: Super Testnet & Shinobi on Bitcoin Projects That Suck

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What are the Bitcoin projects that suck? In this episode, Super Testnet & Shinobi point out to lots of suboptimal features in CoinJoins, Lightning Network, Nostr, BitVM, and Bitcoin development itself. It's fun, it's educational & it's brutally honest!

Time stamps:

Introducing Shinobi & Super Testnet (00:00:00)

Recording at Paralelni Polis (00:01:06)

Why Taproot Sucks (00:01:49)

Lightning Network (00:05:06)

Wasabi Wallet (00:08:19)

Cryptographic Key Management (00:17:09)

Cryptography Misconceptions (00:18:19)

Nostr's Lack of Key Management (00:21:01)

Proposed Solutions for Key Management (00:21:47)

Criticism of SeedSigner (00:24:21)

Alternative ESP32 Hardware Wallets (00:28:23)

LNBits and Iterative Improvements (00:28:50)

Drivechain Debate (00:30:04)

Random Ordering for Sidechains to Prevent MEV (00:34:42)

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Drivechains and Miners (00:34:45)

Drivechains and Memes (00:38:12)

Core Lightning and Plugin Issues (00:39:02)

Bitcoin Rollups & The Unilateral Exit Issue (00:42:04)

RGB vs ZK Rollups (00:44:25)

Samourai Wallet Criticisms (00:52:25)

BitVM and Expensiveness (00:57:42)

JoinMarket Limitations and Criticism (01:01:59)

Non-Bitcoin Projects Dumping Data on the Blockchain (01:05:05)

Block Digest Reboot? (01:07:33)

Bitcoin Advocacy and Criticism (01:09:09)

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