S17 E46: Livestream from Tabconf 8, Part 1 (feat. Paul Sztorc, Andre Beganski, Alex Lewin, Janusz, Christopher Allen, Will & Michael Tidwell)
15 Oct 2026 · 27 min read
Live from the last TABConf: Paul Sztorc on quantum soft forks and eCash, Christopher Allen on multisig, Janusz on Zark and…
Bitcoin Forks, Described by Dorks
22 Sept 2026 · 87 min read
A collection of Bitcoin Takeover podcast quotes about soft forks, hard forks, Bitcoin Cash, SegWit, Taproot, Drivechains, BIP110…
Bitcoin: All the Hard Forks and Soft Forks
18 Sept 2026 · 11 min read
This article describes every consensus upgrade Bitcoin has ever switched on without splitting its ledger. It is also the opening…
S17 E38: Keagan McClelland on Lightning Metrics, Covenants, Consensus Politics & Verifying Bitcoin
18 Aug 2026 · 25 min read
There is a certain genre of Bitcoin Twitter argument that never quite resolves into a conversation. People trade metrics, memes…
S17 E23: Hunter Beast & Mark Karpeles on Quantum-Proofing Bitcoin, Satoshi’s Coins & the Ghost of Mt. Gox
10 May 2026 · 16 min read
This interview took place on April 29th 2026, at the LayerTwo Labs booth at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas with Hunter…
S17 E22: Jeremy Rubin on CTV, Char & Relentless Building in an Adversarial Environment
6 May 2026 · 18 min read
Four years. That is how long I have been chasing Jeremy Rubin for an interview, and it took the Bitcoin 2026 conference…
S17 E19: Amaury Séchet on Forking Bitcoin Twice, Quantum FUD & Scars from the Block Size Wars
19 Apr 2026 · 28 min read
Two years after our first interview, I decided to invite Amaury Séchet(@deadalnix) to find out what the Greg Maxwell of big…
S17 E14: Kristian Csepcsar on the History of Bitcoin Mining, Braiins Hashpower & the Centralization Nobody Talks About
20 Mar 2026 · 28 min read
Editor’s note: this conversation was recorded in person at the undisclosed Braiins office in Prague, most likely in March 2026…
S15 E59: David Burkett on MWEB, Litecoin Privacy & Why Drivechains Need a Use Case
14 Oct 2024 · 12 min read
David Burkett, the developer who built MWEB for Litecoin, explains MimbleWimble, stealth addresses, peg-out leaks, Grin's decline…
S15 E58: Liam Eagen, Robin Linus & Jonas Nick on Shielded CSV, Private Client-Side Validation & the Future of Bitcoin Privacy
10 Oct 2024 · 16 min read
Liam Eagen, Robin Linus and Jonas Nick explain Shielded CSV: private client-side validation with ZK proofs, BitVM bridges…
S15 E50: Murch on Popular Bitcoin Myths: Ordinals, OP_CAT, Zero-Conf & the 2140 Panic
16 Aug 2024 · 17 min read
Murch of Chaincode Labs and Bitcoin Stack Exchange busts popular Bitcoin myths: ordinals as spam, a captured Bitcoin Core…
S15 E49: Edan Yago on BitcoinOS, Permaware & Scaling Bitcoin with ZK Rollups
13 Aug 2024 · 17 min read
Edan Yago explains BitcoinOS, BitSNARK and the first ZK proof verified on Bitcoin mainnet, why rollups beat sidechains, and why…
S15 E42: Super Testnet & Shinobi on Bitcoin Projects That Suck
20 Jun 2024 · 11 min read
Super Testnet & Shinobi roast Taproot marketing, LND incentives, Wasabi CoinJoin gaps, Nostr key management, SeedSigner…
S15 E25: Nicholas Gregory & Tom Trevethan on MercuryLayer, Blinded Statechains & Lightning
20 Mar 2024 · 8 min read
Nicholas Gregory and Tom Trevethan explain MercuryLayer: blinded statechains, whole-UTXO swaps, Lightning Latch, and where…
S15 E20: Bastien & Baudoin on Satochip, Satodime, Seedkeeper & Bitcoin Self-Custody
6 Mar 2024 · 9 min read
With the power of smart card security technology, Satochip offers an affordable way to self-custody your bitcoins, turn them into…
S15 E17: Andrew Poelstra on Bitcoin Covenants (OP_CAT vs OP_CTV)
8 Feb 2024 · 9 min read
As of February 2023, there seems to be a consensus among users that Bitcoin needs covenants. And Andrew Poelstra, as Director of…
S15 E13: Robin Linus on BitVM & Permissionless Bitcoin Development
7 Jan 2024 · 9 min read
Robin Linus on BitVM, trust-minimized Bitcoin bridges, ZeroSync and zkCoins, and why Bitcoin development does not have to wait…
S15 E9: Kevin Loaec on Liana Wallet, Miniscript & Hardware Wallets
3 Jan 2024 · 11 min read
Listen To Kevin Loaec on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & More! Time stamps: 00:00:00 – Intro & Wizardsardine name lore00:02:00…
S14 E8: Fadi Barbàra on DMix & Bitcoin Privacy
18 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
Fadi Barbàra is a cryptography researcher from the University of Turin who came up with the DMix protocol: an interesting…
S14 E3: Matej Zak on Trezor’s New Hardware
8 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
As the new CEO of Trezor, Matej Zak takes on the responsibility to expand and optimize a Bitcoin security empire. Trezor, the…
S14 E7: Martin Habovštiak on Firefish & Rust Bitcoin Development
7 Aug 2023 · 6 min read
Martin Habovštiak is one of the most prolific Slovakian Bitcoin developers. Better known as Kixunil, he currently maintains the…
10 Reasons You Should Run Your Own Bitcoin Full Node
20 Jun 2023 · 12 min read
In Bitcoin, you’re not a first class citizen of the network until you run your own full node and also use it…
S13 E3: Casey Rodarmor on Ordinals, Inscriptions & Bitcoin Culture
11 Feb 2023 · 13 min read
Ordinal inscriptions are all the rage. They obsoleted the concept of NFTs by offering artists a permanent way to display their…
Le long chemin qui a mené à Taproot
20 Jul 2022 · 9 min read
Taproot est le changement le plus important qui a été apportée au code de Bitcoin ces dernières années. Il a suivit la…
Les bénéfices de Taproot en matière de confidentialité
7 Jul 2022 · 8 min read
Le soft fork Taproot est une étape essentielle pour améliorer la confidentialité on-chain de Bitcoin. Après l’activation de…
S11 E5: Charlie Lee on Mimble Wimble Extension Blocks (MWEB)
19 Jun 2022 · 8 min read
Mimble Wimble and Extension Blocks are two interesting Bitcoin proposals that were heavily discussed by Core developers, but…
Los beneficios de Privacidad de Taproot
10 Dec 2021 · 7 min read
[Esta es una traducción de un artículo que Vlad Costea publicó en el blog Wasabi Wallet] El soft fork de Taproot en…
The Long Road to Taproot
15 Jun 2021 · 8 min read
Taproot is the most significant refinement that the Bitcoin code has received in recent years. It follows the same soft fork…
Why The Taproot Activation Proves Bitcoin’s Decentralization
2 May 2021 · 2 min read
On May 1st 2021, the first trial to signal Bitcoin’s Taproot activation has officially started. The method of choice involves…
S6 E9: Jonas Nick, Peter Todd & Alekos Filini on Bitcoin Development
7 Oct 2020 · 2 min read
Jonas Nick (@n1ckler), Peter Todd (@peterktodd), and Alekos Filini (@afilini) talks about Bitcoin development. Some major topics…