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S16 E24: Vitalik Buterin on the Future of Bitcoin & Ethereum

1 week ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

Use your &leftarrow; &rightarrow; (arrow) keys to browseVitalik Buterin is the creator of Ethereum, but also one of the biggest Bitcoin maximalists… as well as the writer who came up with the term ”maximalism” in the cryptocurrency context. He started writing articles about Bitcoin for about 4 BTC a piece, co-authored Colored Coins, worked on the development of Dark Wallet (the first CoinJoin implementation in Bitcoin), and also built PyBitcoin Tools (a BTC library that’s written in Python).
S16 E24: Vitalik Buterin on the Future of Bitcoin & Ethereum

1 week ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

Use your &leftarrow; &rightarrow; (arrow) keys to browseVlad Costea 00:01:13 Hello there and welcome to the Bitcoin Takeover podcast. This is season 16, episode 24. We are live with Vitalik Buterin and this episode is sponsored by Layer Two Labs, NoOnes.com, HODLing.ch, SideShift.ai, Citrea, and Bitcoin.com News.
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2 weeks ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

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S16 E17: Ben Arc on LNBits V1 & The State of Lightning Network

3 weeks ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

Dive into the world of Bitcoin and Lightning Network with this engaging discussion featuring Ben Arc, CEO of Nostr, as he unveils the highly anticipated V1 release of LNBits. Discover how LNBits is evolving into the WordPress of Lightning applications, empowering developers and users alike. Explore the intricacies of building on Bitcoin, the importance of community, and the future of decentralized technologies.
S16 E16: Andreas Brekken on SideShift & Bitcoin Neutrality

3 weeks ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

Andreas Brekken is the co-founder and CEO of SideShift, as well as the owner of the Shitcoin.com media company. In this episode, we discuss a broad range of topics which include interviewing Sam Bankman-Fried jus months before the collapse of FTX, the evolution of exchanges, and the challenges of supporting the Lightning Network integration on SideShift. Andreas shares insights on non-custodial exchanges, privacy coins, and the impact of regulatory changes.
S16 E15: Marko Tarman on NiceHash & Proof of Work Mining

1 month ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

Marko Tarman started mining Bitcoin in 2012 and hasn’t stopped hashing ever since. He’s witnessed the transition from graphics cards to FPGAs and then ASICs, he’s seen many companies and pools come and go, but ultimately he was there to observe the quick evolution from hobbyist mining to big business.
S16 E14: Adam Krellenstein on Counterparty & Bitcoin Tokens

1 month ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

Use your &leftarrow; &rightarrow; (arrow) keys to browseAdam Krellenstein is one of the 3 co-founders of Counterparty: a metaprotocol that launched in January 2014 in order to tokenize real world assets on Bitcoin. It makes use of OP_RETURN transactions in order to send small pieces of data which designate the existence of a specific token that has specific characteristics such as supply, description, name, and other metadata.
S16 E13: Corbin Fraser on Bitcoin.com and BTC vs BCH

1 month ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

“I supported it [BCH] before Roger” – explains Corbin Fraser about 12 minutes into the interview, in an attempt to debunk the myth that Roger Ver might have created Bitcoin Cash. But the block size wars, sometimes referred to as the Scaling Wars, was an unfortunate event that took place between brothers who couldn’t agree on the way to go forward.
S16 E9: Saunter on Alby & Lightning Network Adoption

1 month ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

Saunter (@StackingSaunter on Twitter) is a popular European bitcoiner who’s in charge of design and user experience improvements at Alby Wallet. As a Lightning network enthusiast, he frequently travels around the world to join the communities where paying with BTC is part of daily life – and throughout our conversation, Saunter mentions his experiences in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and El Salvador. This episode also features a live demo of the latest version of Alby wallet from February 2025.
S16 E11: Paul Sztorc on Roger Ver

2 months ago | bitcoin-takeover.com | Vlad Costea

Layer Two Labs CEO Paul Sztorc begins his defense of Roger Ver in a characteristically funny and somewhat self-deprecating fashion: “Well, I just wanted to throw my hat in the ring, you know. Free Roger! I think that, it’s true that, Roger hired me away from where I was working at Yale.