The Bitcoin Game

The Bitcoin Game #70: Michael Flaxman, Securing Bitcoin

09.08.2019 - By Rob MitchellPlay

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Welcome to episode 70 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell. I'm always wanting to learn things via my podcast, and hopefully it helps others learn too. So when I heard Michael Flaxman on Stephan Livera's podcast, I thought he was such a compelling guest that I just had to have him on The Bitcoin Game. In this episode we dive into details about Bitcoin, security, and multisig. LINKS Michael Flaxman on Twitter https://twitter.com/mflaxman Michael Flaxman's Website https://www.michaelflaxman.com Michael Flaxman's Bitcoin Multisig Hardware Wallet Comparison https://bitcoin-hardware-wallet.github.io Michael's In-Depth Article on Multisig Coming Soon! Michael Flaxman on Stephan Livera Podcast (Hardware Wallets) https://stephanlivera.com/episode/97 Mt. Gox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox 2014 Proof of Reserves article https://www.coindesk.com/krakens-audit-proves-holds-100-bitcoins-reserve PyCoin (Open Source Library) https://pypi.org/project/pycoin/0.51 Shamir's Shared Secret https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir%27s_Secret_Sharing Coldcard Hardware Wallet https://coldcardwallet.com Trezor Hardware Wallet https://trezor.io Ledger Hardware Wallet https://www.ledger.com Hardware Wallet Passphrase (Trezor guide) https://blog.trezor.io/passphrase-the-ultimate-protection-for-your-accounts-3a311990925b Hardware Wallet Mnemonic Seed Phrase / BIP 39 https://en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/Mnemonic_phrase Ian Coleman's BIP 39 Tool https://iancoleman.io/bip39 BIP 174 / Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT) Github https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0174.mediawiki Crypto Steel (One of several Seed Backup Solutions) https://cryptosteel.com Multisig https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Multisignature 
Electrum Bitcoin Wallet https://electrum.org Electrum Personal Server Github https://github.com/chris-belcher/electrum-personal-server Secure Element (Gemalto site - supplier to Ledger) https://www.justaskgemalto.com/us/what-is-a-secure-element HD Wallet Hierarchical Deterministic Wallet (HD Wallet) https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Deterministic_wallet Random Number Generator (RNG) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_number_generation Segwit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SegWit Bitcoin Core https://bitcoin.org/en/download Graphical User Interface (GUI) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface Bitcoin Testnet https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Testnet Nonce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_nonce Tails OS https://tails.boum.org If you liked this episode, I bet you'll like my fairly exclusive interviews with Peter Kroll, the creator of the paper wallet, and white-hat hacker Johoe, who recovered Bitcoin during the 2013 Android RNG issue. The Bitcoin Game #56: Paper Wallet Inventor Peter Kroll https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/the-bitcoin-game-56-paper-wallet-inventor-peter-kroll The Bitcoin Game #7: Bitcoin Hero Jochen AKA Johoe https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/the-bitcoin-game-7-bitcoin-hero-jochen-aka-johoe SPONSOR While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On The Guardian • TechCrunch • Engadget • Ars Technica • Popular Mechanics Infowars • Maxim • Inc. • Vice • RT • Bitcoin Magazine • VentureBeat PRI • CoinDesk • Washington Post • Forbes • Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com CREDITS All music in this episode of The Bitcoin Game was created by Rob Mitchell. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Bitcoin (Segwit) tipping address: 3AYvXZseExRn3Dum8z9tFUk9jtQK6KMU4g Lightning Network tipping: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame Note: We've migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) from SoundCloud to Libsyn. So if you noticed the SoundCloud numbers aren't nearly as high as they used to be, that's the reason.

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