SLP84 Stepan Snigirev - Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin and Next Generation Bitcoin Hardware Wallets

SLP84 Stepan Snigirev - Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin and Next Generation Bitcoin Hardware Wallets

Stepan Snigirev, Quantum Physicist and CTO of CryptoAdvance joins me in this episode to talk about the Quantum threat to Bitcoin, and we also talk about Bitcoin Hardware Wallets. This interview was recorded in person in San Francisco just prior to the Bitcoin2019 conference.

Topics covered:

  • What Bitcoin’s security relies on
  • Why the Quantum Computing threat against Bitcoin is overblown
  • How long until it might be a realistic consideration
  • Challenges faced by Bitcoin Hardware wallets today
  • What could be done better in future
  • CoinJoining and Lightning on a Hardware wallet
  • CryptoAdvance

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SLP173 Bitstein – Nakamoto Institute Bitcoin Literature Review

SLP173 Bitstein – Nakamoto Institute Bitcoin Literature Review

Bitstein aka Michael Goldstein, President of the Nakamoto Institute and co-host of Noded Bitcoin Podcast rejoins me on the show to talk about some Bitcoin literature. Bitstein links: Twitter @bitste...

16 Touko 20201h 22min

SLP172 Nicolas Dorier & Kukks – P2EP Comes To BTCPay Server

SLP172 Nicolas Dorier & Kukks – P2EP Comes To BTCPay Server

Nicolas Dorier and Mr Kukks rejoin me on the show to talk about updates with BTCPay Server, such as P2EP (Pay to End point), which will assist bitcoin accepting merchants to PayJoin with customers, ...

10 Touko 20201h 7min

SLP171 PlanB & Saifedean Ammous – Bitcoin S2FX, S2F, and Evolution From Collectible to Financial Asset

SLP171 PlanB & Saifedean Ammous – Bitcoin S2FX, S2F, and Evolution From Collectible to Financial Asset

PlanB (pseudonymous Bitcoin quant) & Saifedean (Bitcoin economist) rejoin me to talk about PlanB’s latest work on S2FX, and some of the debates being had on S2F modelling as well as addressing some ...

5 Touko 20201h 36min

SLP170 Yuri de Gaia - Bitcoin’s Two Economies & Citadels

SLP170 Yuri de Gaia - Bitcoin’s Two Economies & Citadels

Yuri de Gaia, Partner at L2B Global (Reserve Bitcoin OTC, Liquiditi, Moontower) joins me to talk about Bitcoin’s two economies: the regulated compliant world, and the defiant crypto-anarchist world. ...

4 Touko 20201h 5min

SLP169 Jeff Deist - Bitcoin & Acting Locally

SLP169 Jeff Deist - Bitcoin & Acting Locally

Jeff Deist, President of the Mises Institute rejoins me to talk about Bitcoin, Central Banking, Corona virus, libertarianism and acting locally: Mises Institute and Bitcoin Hypocritical fund manage...

27 Huhti 20201h 13min

SLP168 Lisa Neigut - Lightning Network Channel Accounting and Dual Funded Channels

SLP168 Lisa Neigut - Lightning Network Channel Accounting and Dual Funded Channels

Lisa Neigut of Blockstream joins me to talk about Lightning Network Channels, c-lightning, and Dual Funded Channels. We discuss: How she got into Lightning development How Lightning Channels work ...

24 Huhti 20201h 11min

SLP167 Chris Belcher - What’s The Problem With Bitcoin Surveillance?

SLP167 Chris Belcher - What’s The Problem With Bitcoin Surveillance?

Chris Belcher rejoins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin Surveillance companies, and what risks they present to Bitcoin. We also talk about JoinMarket fidelity bonds. Chain surveillance techniques...

21 Huhti 20201h 16min

SLP166 Max Keidun - P2P Bitcoin Trading No KYC, coming to your smartphone powered by Hodl Hodl

SLP166 Max Keidun - P2P Bitcoin Trading No KYC, coming to your smartphone powered by Hodl Hodl

Max Keidun, CEO of Hodl Hodl rejoins me on the show to talk about some exciting updates with Hodl Hodl: UX/UI update to Hodl Hodl website interface How the platform protects against scammers Loca...

15 Huhti 20201h 2min