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CD151: STEVE LEE AND CRAIG RAW
MAR 18, 2025
CD151: STEVE LEE AND CRAIG RAW
<p>Steve Lee is lead at Spiral, Block's open source initiative, and has recently helped launch Presidio Bitcoin, a bitcoin community space in San Francisco. Craig Raw is the creator and maintainer of Sparrow Wallet, one of the best bitcoin desktop wallets available. We discuss the tradeoffs of Block's new Bitkey hardware wallet and potential improvements. Then we briefly jump into discussion on soft fork proposals for bitcoin vault functionality.<br /><br /><strong>Steve on Nostr:&nbsp; </strong><a href="https://primal.net/moneyball" target="_blank">https://primal.net/moneyball</a><strong> </strong><br /><strong>Craig on Nostr:&nbsp; </strong><a href="https://primal.net/craigraw" target="_blank">https://primal.net/craigraw</a>&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>EPISODE: 151<br />BLOCK: 888348<br />PRICE: 1222 sats per dollar</strong><br /><br /><strong>support dispatch: </strong><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/donate" target="_blank"><strong>https://citadeldispatch.com/donate</strong></a><br />nostr live chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/stream" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/stream</a><br />odell nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/odell" target="_blank">https://primal.net/odell</a><br />dispatch nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/citadel" target="_blank">https://primal.net/citadel</a><br />youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch</a><br />podcast: <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch</a><br />stream sats to the show: <a href="https://www.fountain.fm/" target="_blank">https://www.fountain.fm/</a><br />join the chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/chat" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/chat</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br /><br /><p>(00:02:55) Introduction</p><p>(00:04:32) Presidio Bitcoin Launch and Community Spaces</p><p>(00:08:16) Challenges and Opportunities in South Africa</p><p>(00:14:31) Bitkey: Making Bitcoin Self Custody Easier</p><p>(00:33:08) Threat Modeling and Security Concerns</p><p>(00:42:00) Future Scenarios for Bitkey and Sparrow Integration</p><p>(00:54:02) Recovery Scenarios and User Experience</p><p>(01:17:02) The Potential of Bitcoin Vaults</p><p>(01:30:25) Final Thoughts and Future of Bitcoin Security</p><br /><br />Friend of the show Orange Surf wrote up some notes on Craig's proposed FROST improvement to Bitkey here: <a href="https://orange.surf/bitkey-notes/" target="_blank">https://orange.surf/bitkey-notes/</a></p>
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98 MIN
CD150: JACK DORSEY
JAN 22, 2025
CD150: JACK DORSEY
<p>Jack Dorsey is founder of both Twitter, now X, and Square, now Block. We discuss his strong focus on bitcoin and nostr, lessons learned across his many years of experience, censorship on twitter, and the promise that open source freedom tech holds for humanity.<br /><br />We also celebrate the pardon of Ross Ulbricht after 12 years in jail for the nonviolent crime of running SIlk Road. The news broke while we were live.<br /><br /><strong>Jack on Nostr: </strong><a href="https://primal.net/jack" target="_blank">https://primal.net/jack</a><br /><br /><strong>EPISODE: 150<br />BLOCK: 880265<br />PRICE: 939 sats per dollar</strong><br /><br /><strong>support dispatch: </strong><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/donate" target="_blank"><strong>https://citadeldispatch.com/donate</strong></a><br />nostr live chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/stream" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/stream</a><br />odell nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/odell" target="_blank">https://primal.net/odell</a><br />dispatch nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/citadel" target="_blank">https://primal.net/citadel</a><br />youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch</a><br />podcast: <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch</a><br />stream sats to the show: <a href="https://www.fountain.fm/" target="_blank">https://www.fountain.fm/</a><br />join the chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/chat" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/chat</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br /><br /><p>(00:00:03) Ross Ulbricht - 2021 Interview - Bitcoin Miami</p><p>(00:05:55) Introduction and Ross's Background</p><p>(00:07:35) Conversation with Jack Dorsey Begins</p><p>(00:10:14) Jack Dorsey on Bitcoin's Importance</p><p>(00:15:13) Bitcoin's Challenges and Distractions</p><p>(00:19:12) ETFs and Bitcoin Adoption</p><p>(00:23:00) Companies Stacking Bitcoin</p><p>(00:25:32) Bitcoin Usage and Adoption Challenges</p><p>(00:31:09) US Financial System and Global Comparisons</p><p>(00:35:57) Trump Coin and Meme Coins</p><p>(00:39:02) Nostr as a Social Media Protocol</p><p>(00:47:02) Nostr's Potential and Challenges</p><p>(00:54:01) Nostr's Bootstrapping and Community Building</p><p>(01:00:06) Algorithmic Choice and Content Discovery</p><p>(01:06:13) Nostr's Role in Content and News</p><p>(01:17:03) Jack Dorsey on Nostr and Bitcoin Wallets</p><p>(01:34:08) Nostr vs. Traditional Social Media</p><p>(01:40:24) Cashu and Open Protocols</p><p>(01:51:01) Final Thoughts and Ross Ulbricht's Pardon</p></p>
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113 MIN
CD149: BITCOIN POLICY AND P2P RIGHTS WITH ZACK SHAPIRO
JAN 16, 2025
CD149: BITCOIN POLICY AND P2P RIGHTS WITH ZACK SHAPIRO
<p>Zack Shapiro is Head of Policy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and Executive Director of the P2P Rights Fund. We discuss the current regulatory landscape and how it may evolve under the upcoming Trump Administration.<br /><br /><strong>Bitcoin Policy Institute: </strong><a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/" target="_blank">https://www.btcpolicy.org/</a><strong> </strong><br /><strong>P2P Rights Fund: </strong><a href="https://p2prights.org/" target="_blank">https://p2prights.org/</a><strong> </strong><br /><br /><strong>EPISODE: 149<br />BLOCK: 879414<br />PRICE: 1006 sats per dollar</strong><br /><br /><strong>support dispatch: </strong><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/donate" target="_blank"><strong>https://citadeldispatch.com/donate</strong></a><br />nostr live chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/stream" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/stream</a><br />odell nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/odell" target="_blank">https://primal.net/odell</a><br />dispatch nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/citadel" target="_blank">https://primal.net/citadel</a><br />youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch</a><br />podcast: <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch</a><br />stream sats to the show: <a href="https://www.fountain.fm/" target="_blank">https://www.fountain.fm/</a><br />join the chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/chat" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/chat</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br /><br /><p>(00:01) CNBC Intro</p><p>(02:49) Current Bitcoin Policy</p><p>(05:58) Bitcoin's Global Impact and Government Adoption</p><p>(11:30) Judicial Challenges and Peer-to-Peer Rights</p><p>(27:51) Trump's Executive Orders and Bitcoin</p><p>(44:16) Regulatory Concerns and Future Outlook</p></p>
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56 MIN
CD148: OPEN SOURCE AND UNCHAINED WITH BUCK PERLEY
JAN 1, 2025
CD148: OPEN SOURCE AND UNCHAINED WITH BUCK PERLEY
<p>Buck Perley is one of the co-hosts of Austin BitDevs and an engineer at Unchained. We discuss his work improving Unchained's open source sovereign multi sig app Caravan.<br /><br /><strong>Buck on Nostr: </strong><a href="https://primal.net/p/npub15gaw9fpcwrleq332pl95xndencvwgwdtfee6ejlngp7waeh0e35sg8r670" target="_blank">https://primal.net/p/npub15gaw9fpcwrleq332pl95xndencvwgwdtfee6ejlngp7waeh0e35sg8r670</a> <br /><strong>Blog Post:</strong> <a href="https://unchained.com/blog/unchained-2024-open-source/" target="_blank">https://unchained.com/blog/unchained-2024-open-source/</a><br /><strong>Caravan Repo:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/caravan-bitcoin/caravan" target="_blank">https://github.com/caravan-bitcoin/caravan</a><br /><strong>Caravan Website:</strong> <a href="https://www.caravanmultisig.com/" target="_blank">https://www.caravanmultisig.com/</a> <br /><strong>Unchained Website:</strong> <a href="https://unchained.com/" target="_blank">https://unchained.com/</a><br /><br /><strong>EPISODE: 148<br />BLOCK: 877362<br />PRICE: 1062 sats per dollar</strong><br /><br /><strong>support dispatch: </strong><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/donate" target="_blank"><strong>https://citadeldispatch.com/donate</strong></a><strong> </strong><br />nostr live chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/stream" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/stream</a> <br />odell nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/odell" target="_blank">https://primal.net/odell</a><br />dispatch nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/citadel" target="_blank">https://primal.net/citadel</a><br />youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch</a> <br />podcast: <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch</a> <br />stream sats to the show: <a href="https://www.fountain.fm/" target="_blank">https://www.fountain.fm/</a> <br />join the chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/chat" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/chat</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br /><br /><p>(00:00:00) Fox Intro: Bitcoin as a Sanctions Hedge</p><p>(00:01:12) Show Introduction and Feedback</p><p>(00:02:09) Guest Introduction: Buck Perley</p><p>(00:06:06) BitDevs Meetup and Community</p><p>(00:07:30) Unchained's Open Source Contributions</p><p>(00:09:02) Caravan: History and Evolution</p><p>(00:13:10) Caravan's Recent Updates</p><p>(00:19:05) Caravan vs. Sparrow: User Preferences</p><p>(00:22:32) Blinded xpubs: Privacy in Collaborative Custody</p><p>(00:38:14) Collaborative Custody Models</p><p>(00:52:02) Summer of Bitcoin and Open Source Contributions</p><p>(01:00:15) Fee Health and Privacy in Bitcoin Transactions</p><p>(01:07:03) Encouraging Open Source Contributions</p></p>
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69 MIN
CD147: TAX PLANNING AND NEW IRS RULE WITH SATOSHI PACIOLI
DEC 31, 2024
CD147: TAX PLANNING AND NEW IRS RULE WITH SATOSHI PACIOLI
<p>Satoshi Pacioli is a leading bitcoin focused accounting firm based at Bitcoin Park in Nashville. They discuss the recent IRS rule changes and their best interpretation of how to proceed going forward.<br /><br /><strong>Satoshi Pacioli on Nostr: </strong><a href="https://primal.net/p/npub1drlw0wmu9tq37usx4qt3u6u4zj44mrf3zsfa6xhcdyrh3n4wpmgqr4rfg0" target="_blank">https://primal.net/p/npub1drlw0wmu9tq37usx4qt3u6u4zj44mrf3zsfa6xhcdyrh3n4wpmgqr4rfg0</a> <br /><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://satoshipacioli.com/" target="_blank">https://satoshipacioli.com/</a> <br /><br /><strong>EPISODE: 147<br />BLOCK: 877102<br />PRICE: 1060 sats per dollar</strong><br /><br /><strong>support dispatch: </strong><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/donate" target="_blank"><strong>https://citadeldispatch.com/donate</strong></a><strong> </strong><br />nostr live chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/stream" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/stream</a> <br />odell nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/odell" target="_blank">https://primal.net/odell</a><br />dispatch nostr account: <a href="https://primal.net/citadel" target="_blank">https://primal.net/citadel</a><br />youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch</a> <br />podcast: <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch" target="_blank">https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch</a> <br />stream sats to the show: <a href="https://www.fountain.fm/" target="_blank">https://www.fountain.fm/</a> <br />join the chat: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/chat" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com/chat</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br /><br /><p>(00:00:38) Introduction - No More Intro Clips</p><p>(00:02:06) Bitcoin Tax Discussion with Experts</p><p>(00:03:06) Understanding the Safe Harbor Provision</p><p>(00:09:53) Practical Scenarios for Bitcoin Holders</p><p>(00:28:00) IRS Reporting and Future Changes</p><p>(00:36:07) Conspiracy Theories and Custodial Pressure</p><p>(00:43:08) IRS Broker Rule and Legal Challenges</p><p>(00:52:03) Choosing HIFO and Tax Strategies</p><p>(01:00:05) IRS Compliance and Reporting Details</p><p>(01:07:01) Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up</p></p>
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69 MIN