The Chaincode Podcast

Alekos Filini, Daniela Brozzoni and the Bitcoin Development Kit (BDK) - Episode 32

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Alekos Filini and Daniela Brozzoni visit the podcast to discuss the Bitcoin Development Kit (BDK). Hang out with them on the BDK Discord.


We cover:


  • How BDK started (00:48)


  • Why is it named BDK and not the Magical Bitcoin Library? (2:10)


  • The first users of BDK (3:30)


  • Rust HWI (4:20)


  • Built around descriptors (7:15)


  • The ideal use case of BDK (7:30)


  • Pain points (9:05)


  • Why do devs keep building wallets from scratch? (10:05)


  • Greenwallet (13:03)


  • If you have a working wallet, should you switch to BDK? (16:25)


  • HWI complaints (see Python) (17:41)


  • BDK 1.0 release features (22:31)

    • Sync
    • Planning module
      • ...more
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