Citadel Dispatch

Dan is the maintainer of Payjoin Dev Kit. Payjoins are a type of collaborative bitcoin transaction that can reduce fees and improve privacy. We discuss the potential for broad industry adoption among bitcoin wallets and companies.

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Dan's Website: https://bitgould.com/  
Payjoin Dev Kit: https://payjoindevkit.org/   

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(00:06:23) Bitcoin and Freedom Tech Discussion

(00:08:02) Payjoin and Privacy Enhancements

(00:18:22) Payjoin Dev Kit and Integration Challenges

(00:30:10) Technical Aspects of Payjoin

(00:47:00) Future of Payjoin and Multi-Party Transactions

(01:00:03) Open Source Funding and Community Involvement

I had the pleasure of presenting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during their annual Bitcoin Expo on April 6th 2025. Thought you all may find it interesting. Video link below if you want to reference my slides. It is a 15 minute presentation with 15 minutes of Q&A.

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(00:00) Introduction and Personal Journey

(01:09) Focus on Money, Education, and Policy

(02:32) OpenSats: Supporting Open Source Contributors

(05:20) The Role of Ten31 in Bitcoin Capital Allocation

(07:09) Bitcoin Adoption and Business Strategy

(10:48) Challenges and Opportunities in Bitcoin Business

(15:06) Layer Two Investments and Protocols

(19:21) Funding and Supporting Bitcoin Businesses

(24:01) Relationship Between Bitcoin Businesses and Open Source

Lisa is the founder of Base58 and Bitcoin++ bitcoin developer education initiatives and a board member of OpenSats. We discuss her conference series and the current state of bitcoin development.

Lisa on Nostr:  https://primal.net/niftynei
Bitcoin++: https://btcplusplus.dev/
Base58: https://base58.school/
OpenSats:  https://opensats.org/

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(00:02:15) Introduction and Show Overview

(00:04:00) Discussion on Bitcoin's Utility and Adoption

(00:09:17) Challenges and Opportunities in Bitcoin Wallets

(00:12:25) Current State of Bitcoin and Institutional Adoption

(00:17:23) Bitcoin++: Purpose and Impact

(00:23:01) Developer Burnout and Community Building

(00:28:01) Bitcoin++ Events and Global Reach

(00:39:01) Mempools and Mining Discussion

(00:52:04) Open Source Sustainability and Business Models

(01:06:23) Cashu and Fedimint: Exploring Ecash

(01:15:13) Advice for Aspiring Bitcoin Developers

(01:22:05) Privacy in Bitcoin and Upcoming Events

Governor Lee is a seventh generation Tennessean and the 50th Governor of Tennessee. This chat was in front of a live audience at Bitcoin Park during our annual Nashville Energy and Mining Summit in January.

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Gov Lee on X:  https://x.com/GovBillLee

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(00:11) Governor Lee's Journey and Inspiration

(03:33) Tennessee's Transformation and Innovation

(09:10) Energy Policy and Nuclear Innovation

(15:42) Tax Policy and Economic Growth

(19:28) Why Move to Tennessee?

(21:17) Educational Freedom and Future Plans

Steve Lee is lead at Spiral, Block's open source initiative, and has recently helped launch Presidio Bitcoin, a bitcoin community space in San Francisco. Craig Raw is the creator and maintainer of Sparrow Wallet, one of the best bitcoin desktop wallets available. We discuss the tradeoffs of Block's new Bitkey hardware wallet and potential improvements. Then we briefly jump into discussion on soft fork proposals for bitcoin vault functionality.

Steve on Nostr:  https://primal.net/moneyball
Craig on Nostr:  https://primal.net/craigraw 

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(00:02:55) Introduction

(00:04:32) Presidio Bitcoin Launch and Community Spaces

(00:08:16) Challenges and Opportunities in South Africa

(00:14:31) Bitkey: Making Bitcoin Self Custody Easier

(00:33:08) Threat Modeling and Security Concerns

(00:42:00) Future Scenarios for Bitkey and Sparrow Integration

(00:54:02) Recovery Scenarios and User Experience

(01:17:02) The Potential of Bitcoin Vaults

(01:30:25) Final Thoughts and Future of Bitcoin Security

Jack Dorsey is founder of both Twitter, now X, and Square, now Block. We discuss his strong focus on bitcoin and nostr, lessons learned across his many years of experience, censorship on twitter, and the promise that open source freedom tech holds for humanity.

We also celebrate the pardon of Ross Ulbricht after 12 years in jail for the nonviolent crime of running SIlk Road. The news broke while we were live.

Jack on Nostr: https://primal.net/jack

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(00:00:03) Ross Ulbricht - 2021 Interview - Bitcoin Miami

(00:05:55) Introduction and Ross's Background

(00:07:35) Conversation with Jack Dorsey Begins

(00:10:14) Jack Dorsey on Bitcoin's Importance

(00:15:13) Bitcoin's Challenges and Distractions

(00:19:12) ETFs and Bitcoin Adoption

(00:23:00) Companies Stacking Bitcoin

(00:25:32) Bitcoin Usage and Adoption Challenges

(00:31:09) US Financial System and Global Comparisons

(00:35:57) Trump Coin and Meme Coins

(00:39:02) Nostr as a Social Media Protocol

(00:47:02) Nostr's Potential and Challenges

(00:54:01) Nostr's Bootstrapping and Community Building

(01:00:06) Algorithmic Choice and Content Discovery

(01:06:13) Nostr's Role in Content and News

(01:17:03) Jack Dorsey on Nostr and Bitcoin Wallets

(01:34:08) Nostr vs. Traditional Social Media

(01:40:24) Cashu and Open Protocols

(01:51:01) Final Thoughts and Ross Ulbricht's Pardon

Zack Shapiro is Head of Policy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and Executive Director of the P2P Rights Fund. We discuss the current regulatory landscape and how it may evolve under the upcoming Trump Administration.

Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/
P2P Rights Fund: https://p2prights.org/

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(00:01) CNBC Intro

(02:49) Current Bitcoin Policy

(05:58) Bitcoin's Global Impact and Government Adoption

(11:30) Judicial Challenges and Peer-to-Peer Rights

(27:51) Trump's Executive Orders and Bitcoin

(44:16) Regulatory Concerns and Future Outlook

Buck Perley is one of the co-hosts of Austin BitDevs and an engineer at Unchained. We discuss his work improving Unchained's open source sovereign multi sig app Caravan.

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Caravan Repo: https://github.com/caravan-bitcoin/caravan
Caravan Website: https://www.caravanmultisig.com/
Unchained Website: https://unchained.com/

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(00:00:00) Fox Intro: Bitcoin as a Sanctions Hedge

(00:01:12) Show Introduction and Feedback

(00:02:09) Guest Introduction: Buck Perley

(00:06:06) BitDevs Meetup and Community

(00:07:30) Unchained's Open Source Contributions

(00:09:02) Caravan: History and Evolution

(00:13:10) Caravan's Recent Updates

(00:19:05) Caravan vs. Sparrow: User Preferences

(00:22:32) Blinded xpubs: Privacy in Collaborative Custody

(00:38:14) Collaborative Custody Models

(00:52:02) Summer of Bitcoin and Open Source Contributions

(01:00:15) Fee Health and Privacy in Bitcoin Transactions

(01:07:03) Encouraging Open Source Contributions

Satoshi Pacioli is a leading bitcoin focused accounting firm based at Bitcoin Park in Nashville. They discuss the recent IRS rule changes and their best interpretation of how to proceed going forward.

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(00:00:38) Introduction - No More Intro Clips

(00:02:06) Bitcoin Tax Discussion with Experts

(00:03:06) Understanding the Safe Harbor Provision

(00:09:53) Practical Scenarios for Bitcoin Holders

(00:28:00) IRS Reporting and Future Changes

(00:36:07) Conspiracy Theories and Custodial Pressure

(00:43:08) IRS Broker Rule and Legal Challenges

(00:52:03) Choosing HIFO and Tax Strategies

(01:00:05) IRS Compliance and Reporting Details

(01:07:01) Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up

Fran is the creator and lead maintainer of Zap Store, an open permissionless app store for android and desktop. Zap Store uses nostr and verifiable social reputations to provide users and developers a secure, easy to use, alternative to the walled garden app stores operated by Apple and Google.

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Download Zap Store: https://zapstore.dev/

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(00:00:00) CNBC Intro

(00:00:48) MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Strategy with Michael Saylor

(00:06:00) Quantum Computing and Bitcoin's Future

(00:07:05) US Digital Currency and Stablecoins

(00:09:51) MicroStrategy's Addition to Nasdaq 100

(00:13:00) Introduction to Citadel Dispatch with Odell

(00:15:26) Zapstore: A Permissionless App Store

(00:17:37) The Challenges of App Stores and PGP Verification

(00:23:41) Nostr's Role in Open Source and Freedom Tech

(00:32:07) Security and Verification in Zapstore

(00:47:09) Discoverability and Social Layer in App Stores

(00:55:03) Monetization and Ethical Business Models

(01:04:51) The Future of Zapstore and Open Source Software

(01:34:44) Onboarding Challenges in Nostr