Bitcoin.Review Podcast with NVK & Guests

BR031 Cashu & Fedimint: ecash, Bitcoin's layer 3 & scalability ft. Calle, E Sirion, Rijndael & Odell

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I'm joined by guests Calle, Eric Sirion, Odell and Rijndael to discuss ecash.

Discussion Topics:

  • 00:01:30 Guest introductions
  • 00:02:59 Chaumian ecash origins
  • 00:08:04 ecash integration with monetary networks
  • 00:13:49 Technicals of ecash
  • 00:23:17 Supply and auditability
  • 00:27:07 Is ecash the third layer of Bitcoin?
  • 00:33:48 Cashu
  • 00:38:12 Fedimint
  • 00:45:09 Federated signing and sovling the double spend problem
  • 00:51:26 Fedimint tradeoffs
  • 00:55:24 How does the federation work?
  • 00:57:34 Fedimint denomications problem
  • 00:58:44 How is a federation formed?
  • 01:03:49 Comparing Fedimint to liquid
  • 01:07:55 Ease of use setting up a mint
  • 01:10:14 Running a federation/setting up a mint
  • 01:18:26 The open source movement
  • 01:24:03 Proof of reserves in ecash
  • 01:39:35 Onchain vs lightning mints
  • 01:42:21 Auditability and proof of liabilities
  • 01:45:04 Fedipools
  • 01:51:08 Scriptable ecash
  • 01:59:36 Nostr + ecash
  • 02:03:52 Naming ecash units of account
  • 02:06:26 ecash integration and intercompatability
  • 02:11:49 Final thoughts

    • Notes & Resources:

    • Fallacies of distributed computing [Wikipedia]
    • Fedipool: Fedimint Could Mitigate Bitcoin Mining Pool Concerns [Odell]
    • Fedimint [Website]/ [Github]
    • Fedimint Primer [Bitcoin Design]
    • Cashu [Website]/[Github]
    • Nutstash
    • eCash for Better Bitcoin Privacy [MAX MONEY 21M]
    • Cashu Tutorial - Chaumian Ecash On Bitcoin [BTC Sessions]

      • Links & Contacts:

      • Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
      • Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
      • NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
      • Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
      • Email: [email protected]
      • Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)

        • Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-31

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