Blockstream Satellite Updates & Lightning Network Research

Ahead of the Bitcoin2022 conference, Andreas gives his thoughts on why Bitcoin is still the number one asset in crypto. We covered his history with Bitcoin, if there were any serious contenders for the throne, smart contract possibilities and what the future might look like!   Timestamps:   00:39 - How did Andreas discover Bitcoin? 02:34 - BTC competitors through the years 04:38 - Smart contracts on Bitcoin? 05:59 - Will Bitcoin ever change? 08:27 - Regulation and Bitcoin   ----------   Telegram:  https://t.me/shitcoindotcom    Website: https://www.shitcoin.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShitcoinDotCom YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/ShitcoinTV

Join us as we get your questions on EVMs, L2s and ZK Rollups answered by Andreas. In this video, Andreas provides some background information on EVMs and how they work. He also explains the pros and cons of using an L2 for EVM transactions. Finally, he runs through innovative features of ZK Rollups and how they can be used.   00:00 - What is an EVM?   01:18 - Are these EVMs decentralized? 04:05 EVM chains versus Layer-2 Ethereum 05:50 - Ethereum Layer-2 solutions 09:09 - zkSync and the future   Show notes: https://www.shitcoin.com/blog/crypto-101-evm-and-layer-2 ----------   Telegram:  https://t.me/shitcoindotcom    Website: https://www.shitcoin.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShitcoinDotCom YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/ShitcoinTV

Andreas and Blake caught up with Kevin Zhang, Vice President Of Business Development at Foundry! On this week’s episode they spoke about the China ban (and if it’s real this time), the state of mining around the world and they even dived into the mechanics of a 51% attack. There is plenty to get stuck into. Kevin knows his shit. Follow Kevin to stay in the know: https://twitter.com/sinocrypto Follow Andreas: https://twitter.com/abrkn Follow Blake: https://twitter.com/PresidenteBlake Join the Telegram chat: https://t.me/shitcoindotcom

Andreas and Blake caught up to discuss setting up the Blockstream Satellite (review coming soon!), the Lightning Network, custodial versus non-custodial solutions and more.   Blockstream Satellite: https://blockstream.com/satellite/ Bruce Fenton's tweet: https://twitter.com/brucefenton/status/1404764310363152385   Follow Andreas: https://twitter.com/abrkn Follow Blake: https://twitter.com/PresidenteBlake Join the Telegram chat: https://t.me/shitcoindotcom

This week we were joined by Executive Editor at Decrypt (https://decrypt.co) Jeff John Roberts. We talked about Elon's antics, the current market and Coinbase, a company which Jeff knows a lot about (he wrote a book all about them, link below!).   Check out Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffjohnroberts Jeff's links: https://jeffjohnroberts.com His book, Kings of Crypto: https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Crypto-Startups-Cryptocurrency-Silicon-ebook/dp/B085TRJY8X/   Timestamps:   0:31 - 1:52 -- China FUD 1:53 - 4:49 -- What's the deal with Elon & price manipulation? 4:50 - 6:33 -- Problems & progression of BTC 6:34 - 11:21 -- Critical analysis of Coinbase 11:22 - 14:35 -- Coinbase Shifting Into media and it's implications 14:36 - 17:28 -- The competition of major crypto exchanges 17:29 - 20:17 -- What's the deal with Doge?

We caught up with Marshall Long (@OGBTC) to get his take on the recent controversy around that meeting with North America Bitcoin miners. This was a fun one. Give it a watch to learn what's up from an *actual* miner.   The tweets:   - https://twitter.com/OGBTC/status/1396932770501480450 - https://twitter.com/OGBTC/status/1396943606372569101 - https://twitter.com/OGBTC/status/1396943607664361474 - https://twitter.com/OGBTC/status/1396945505624670210   Check out Hashers United on Clubhouse - https://clubhousedb.com/club/602271233-hashers-united/   Timestamps:   0:36 - 4:00 -- Secret Meeting of Musk & Miners 4:01 - 5:31 -- Fungibility of Mined Tokens 5:32 - 9:18 -- Are Elon & Saylor Redeemable? 9:19 - 12:55 -- Current Landscape of Sustainable Mining

Paul Sztorc, the creator of Drivechain (https://drivechain.info) dropped in to chat with Andreas and Blake about Taproot, his BIP0300 proposal and plenty more spicy stuff! Paul is one of the most knowledgable Bitcoiners in the space, this one is worth a watch. Timestamps: 0:00 - 0:34 -- Intro 0:35 - 3:03 -- Paul's take on Taproot 3:04 - 4:30 -- Merklized Abstract Syntax Trees (MAST) 4:31 - 6:07 -- Atomic Swaps 6:08 - 10:30 -- Script & data compression possibilities 10:31 - 12:15 -- Old school exchange nostalgia 12:16 - 16:30 -- Tech Advancements in sidechains & systems 16:31 - 17:37 -- Z Cash 17:38 - 21:03 -- BIP 300 21:04 - 26:01 -- Allegory of the Citadel 26:02 - 32:12 -- Sidechain applications 32:13 - 34:52 -- Pauls problem with the uninformed 34:53 - 37: 47-- Sats vs Bits 37:48 - 40:04 -- Outro The links: Follow Paul: https://twitter.com/truthcoin Check out Drivechain: https://drivechain.info The Drivechain Telegram chat: https://t.me/DcInsiders Some notable resources to check out: Previous Bitcoin forks broken down: https://twitter.com/Truthcoin/status/1088934244762640384 UTXO's are convertible: https://twitter.com/Truthcoin/status/1391036272022589445 Thunder sidechain explained: https://www.truthcoin.info/blog/thunder/ How John missed Segwit: https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog/status/1095071667515285505 Pt. 2: https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog/status/1308408621198389248 The Shitcoin.com links.. Website: https://shitcoin.com Follow Andreas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrkn Follow Blake too: https://twitter.com/PresidenteBlake

Corbin Fraser, Head of Financial Services at Bitcoin.com joined us this week to give us the lowdown on what's happening in the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. In this beefy episode we covered a lot, from the latest updates on BCH, SmartBCH and even then went on to chat about government regulation, speculation and rug pulls. It was a good one! Timestamps: 0:00 - 0:34 -- Intro 0:35 - 4:09 -- BCH Updates 4:10 - 6:14 -- SmartBCH 6:15 - 9:00 -- Smart BCH Predictions & Competition 9:01 - 12:50 -- EVM Compatibility & Sidechains 12:51 - 14:51 -- Minor Token Validation 14:52 - 21:26 -- SLPs & Group Tokens 21:27 - 24:22 -- Bitcoin.com Updates 24:23 - 26:51 -- Crypto Security 26:52 - 29:29 -- Government Regulation Speculation 29:30 - 31:15 -- Non-Pegged Stable Coins 31:16 - 33:07 -- Governance Tokens 33:08 - 35:42 -- Champion Rug Puller out of Turkey 35:43 - 36:56 -- DON'T LEAVE YOUR COINS ON EXCHANGES 36:57 - 42:13 -- Fee Market Problems 42:14 - 43:27 -- Vesper.finance & Jeff Garzik 43:28 - 44:58 -- Andreas Discerns Programmers 44:59 -46:03 -- Outro The links: Follow Corbin: https://twitter.com/maplesyrupsuckr Check out https://bitcoin.com SmartBCH: https://smartbch.org The Shitcoin.com links.. Website: https://shitcoin.com Follow Andreas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrkn Follow Blake too: https://twitter.com/PresidenteBlake Be sure to check out our sponsor, the no sign-up crypto exchange SideShift.ai.

Joining us this week is Zane Tackett, Sales and Business Development Executive at FTX. We talked Solana, Serum, Binance Smart Chain and a whole lot more.   The links:   Follow Zane: https://twitter.com/tackettzane FTX: https://ftx.com Serum: https://projectserum.com Solana: https://solana.com The Shitcoin.com links..   Website: https://shitcoin.com​ Follow Andreas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrkn​ Follow Blake too: https://twitter.com/PresidenteBlake​ Be sure to check out our sponsor, the no sign-up crypto exchange SideShift.ai.

"Bulls and bears make money but pigs get slaughtered."   That's just one of the A++ takeaways in this week's episode as Andreas and Blake welcome Kevin Zhou, Co-Founder of Galois Capital! In this alpha-filled episode with Andreas' former roommate we covered:   - If crypto firms have the edge over traditional finance. - Why yield farming has turned into a whale's game. - Risk versus rewards when trading crypto. - Why Kevin doesn't talk about religion, politics or blockchains at dinner parties.   The links:  Check out Galois Capital - https://galois.capital Their Twitter: https://twitter.com/Galois_Capital The Shitcoin.com links..   Website: https://shitcoin.com Follow Andreas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrkn Follow Blake too: https://twitter.com/PresidenteBlake Be sure to check out our sponsor, the no sign-up crypto exchange SideShift.ai (https://sideshift.ai).