BR096 - OP_RETURN Debate, Bitcoin Core Governance, Alternative Implementations, Future Soft Forks, CTV Prospects, Core Vulnerabilities, COLDCARD Hardware Design, Testnet vs Signet + MORE ft. Rob, Odell & Craig

Update: 2025-05-15

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I'm joined by guests Rob Hamilton, Craig Raw & Matt Odell to go through the list.

OP_RETURN Drama
(00:00:52 ) Odell's thoughts
(00:04:29 ) Craig's thoughts
(00:05:59 ) NVK's thoughts
(00:07:47 ) Rob's thoughts

Bitcoin
• Software Releases & Project Updates
(00:22:10 ) COLDCARD
(00:22:35 ) Cove Wallet
(00:24:03 ) BTCPay Server
(00:24:06 ) Nunchuk Android
(00:24:12 ) Bitcoin Keeper
(00:24:14 ) Bitcoin Safe
(00:24:18 ) Wasabi Wallet
(00:25:43 ) RoboSats
(00:25:46 ) Umbrel
(00:25:57 ) Zaprite
(00:26:22 ) Blockstream Satellite
(00:26:45 ) Stratum Work
(00:26:58 ) SeedHammer II
(00:27:11 ) ESP-Miner

• Project Spotlight
(00:27:34 ) Bitcoin Feature Matrix
(00:27:41 ) secp256k1lab
(00:28:00 ) GPGap
(00:28:16 ) NVK Validation Tweet
(00:28:54 ) BriberBrother
(00:29:11 ) Stack Math

Vulnerability Disclosures
(00:30:23 ) CVE-2024-52919
(00:33:02 ) CVE-2025-43707
(00:34:46 ) Hackers breach LockBit

Audience Questions
(00:35:12 ) What’s the difference between test net and signet? And what are the benefits of each?
(00:37:15 ) Can you explain, in simple terms, what OP_CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY does?

Nostr
• Software Releases & Project Updates
(00:46:55 ) Nostr Messaging Layer Security
(00:48:42 ) Primal
(00:48:43 ) Damus

Boosts
(01:01:58 ) Shoutout to top boosters Rod Palmer, AVERAGE_GARY, pink money, user4, Wartime & btconboard

Tech Tip of the Day
(01:03:51 ) A free online cryptography course repository by Alfred Menezes

Links & Contacts:
Website: https://bitcoin.review/
Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
Email: producer@coinkite.com
Nostr & LN: ⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)
Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-96

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