CD181: FRANCIS POULIOT - BULL BITCOIN SELF CUSTODY BULL WALLET
<p>Francis is the Founder of Bull Bitcoin, one of the best bitcoin brokerage services. They recently launched a self custody mobile wallet on ios and android: Bull Wallet. This rip was earlier today, in person, in Lugano. We are both here for the PlanB Forum.<br /><br /><strong>Francis on Nostr: </strong><a href="https://primal.net/francis" target="_blank">https://primal.net/francis</a><br /><strong>Francis on X: </strong><a href="https://x.com/francispouliot_" target="_blank">https://x.com/francispouliot_</a><strong><br />Bull Wallet: </strong><a href="https://wallet.bullbitcoin.com" target="_blank">https://wallet.bullbitcoin.com</a><br /><strong>PlanB Forum:</strong> <a href="https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/" target="_blank">https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/</a><br /><br />EPISODE: 181<br />BLOCK: 920238<br />PRICE: 929 sats per dollar<br /><br /><p>(00:00:00) Catching up from Lugano: old rips, 2019 memories, and lore</p><p>(00:01:07) Introducing Bull Wallet: goals, BDK under the hood, and UX vision</p><p>(00:02:21) Lightning lessons: LDK attempts, liquidity pain, and Phoenix tradeoffs</p><p>(00:04:38) Fee shocks and “just-in-time” channels: why Liquid entered the plan</p><p>(00:06:24) Liquid + Boltz atomic swaps: architecture, Rootstock notes, and standards push</p><p>(00:07:37) Designing for privacy and power users: Sparrow on mobile, Payjoin journey</p><p>(00:12:21) Data minimization in practice: no push, no cloud leaks, strict dependencies</p><p>(00:13:56) Shipping realities: iOS approval grind and cross‑platform necessity</p><p>(00:15:11) Secure versus Instant: Liquid framing, hype cycles, and collaborative custody</p><p>(00:19:13) The UX–compromise matrix: placing Liquid among trust models</p><p>(00:21:24) Auto‑swap safety rails: keeping Liquid balances modest by default</p><p>(00:24:26) Confidential transactions and buying flows: privacy wins via Liquid</p><p>(00:27:24) Swap providers and resilience: Boltz today, multi‑provider tomorrow</p><p>(00:31:05) Builders who ship: moving fast, potentially Ark or Spark in the future</p><p>(00:32:11) Why Ark: unilateral exits, pre‑confirmed states, and costs</p><p>(00:50:00) Ark tradeoffs without soft forks: watchtowers, refresh, and liveness</p><p>(00:57:15) Ark vs Liquid in Bull Wallet: timelines, reckless testing, and user defaults</p><p>(01:04:12) Payjoin, heuristics, and passive consolidation</p><p>(01:11:01) Consolidation strategies: Liquid swaps, CT, and fee‑aware UTXO management</p><p>(01:15:48) Lightning address UX with Liquid: directories, costs, and tiny payments</p><p>(01:17:10) Nostr as a wallet backend: zaps, contact book, and secure comms</p><p>(01:18:01) Multisig in practice: BitPay’s UX, Miniscript future, and mobile approvals</p><p>(01:20:19) Operator messaging and alerts: following npubs inside the app</p><p>(01:20:49) Core v30, OP_RETURN, and policy vs consensus</p><p>(01:31:09) Funding open source: OpenSats, private companies, and shipping culture</p><p>(01:35:15) Why open source keeps us sane: creativity, legacy, and closing notes</p><br /><br />more info on the show: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a></p>
