What’s Next for Bitcoin and Mutiny Wallet with Ben Carman SLP551

Ben Carman of Mutiny Wallet rejoins me on the show to talk about what’s coming next for Bitcoin. We talk about scaling Bitcoin and contrast the different mindsets, discuss different soft fork proposals and directions Bitcoin could go. We also talk about what impact covenants will have and the latest with Mutiny Wallet. 

Bitcoin’s biggest challenges

Taxonomy of Bitcoin development culture

Soft forks and covenants

What ‘counts’ as a Bitcoin L2? 

What are the big benefits of covenants? 

Mutiny Wallet - a new Hybrid era?

Will people get priced out? 

Fedimint support

Synthetic USD or swaps? 

Inscriptions and Spam

Links:

Site: mutinywallet.com

X: @benthecarman 

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Inscriptions post: https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqxnzdesxgerxdp58yenyvejqgswrlemlh2wgqc4jkds3d8ueqj9a2j3gcm7r48v9tskdd6rxsd7rtcrqsqqqa28wdzn0j 

Sponsors:

Swan.com (code LIVERA)

CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Mempool.space

Nomadcapitalist.com

Stephan Livera links:

Follow me on X: @stephanlivera

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Timestamps/Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:18 - Bitcoin's Challenges: Scaling and Social Consensus

08:50 - Different Perspectives on Bitcoin's Future

16:10 - The Importance of Unilateral Exit and Self-Custody

21:16 - The Potential of Covenants for Scaling Bitcoin

25:23 - Mempool.space

26:17 - Coinkite.com

27:37 - Bitcoin Ark - A Payment Pool

31:11 - Introduction to Mutiny Wallet

34:36 - Addressing Security Concerns

37:06 - Simplifying Onboarding and Social Features in Mutiny Wallet

41:50 - The Challenge of Scalability and Affordability

43:50 - Building a Hybrid Wallet with Fediment Support

45:50 - NomadCapitalist.com

47:50 - Swan.com

49:07 - Guardians and Discoverability in Mutiny Wallet

50:50 - Multiple Federation Support in Mutiny Wallet

55:25 - Stable Channels and Synthetic USD in Mutiny Wallet

01:00:20 - The Role of ETFs and Number Go Up in Bitcoin Adoption

01:04:40 - The Debate on Inscriptions and Shitcoins in Bitcoin

01:08:01 - Closing Thoughts