TFTC Podcast 446: The State of the Lightning Network with Matt Corallo Matt Corallo joins the show to give us an update on the state of the lightning network, where it is improved, the kinks that need to be worked out, and how it may evolve in the future.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1379: Using FROST to Increase Privacy in Collaborative Bitcoin Custody Models I am of the persuasion that exploring everything currently at our fingertips that have been enabled because of upgrades like SegWit and Taproot before having discussions about contentious soft forks is the best course of action.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1371: The government is losing control and eroding civil liberties Anyone who currently owns an LLC will be required to report the names, addresses, birth dates and tax identifier numbers (SSN or EIN) of LLC members to FinCEN beginning next year or face a $250,000 fine and up to ten years in prison.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1361: The BIS Released the CBDC Blueprint On June 20th, the Bank of International Settlements released it's blueprint for the future monetary system. I read the 25-page breakdown so you don't have to.
TFTC Podcast 431: Bitcoin Privacy and the Payjoin Dev Kit with Dan Gould Dan gives a detailed explanation of how PDK works, why it exists, and what it can do for bitcoiners.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1356: PDK is here to push Payjoin forward in wallet software I look forward to seeing the growth of the PDK project.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1339: Bull market for alternative tx relay and broadcast mechanisms To any of the freedom hating governments out there reading this on our dirty corner of the internet, good luck!
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1324: Anti-Money Laundering Laws: Protecting Incumbents, Not Consumers It's time to begin pushing back against the ghouls at FATF. They should not be able to restrict financial freedom while consolidating power among those who are the biggest facilitators of financial crimes.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1318: Fedipools as a potential solution to centralization risk It is still early days and this is nothing more than an idea at the moment. But your Uncle Marty thinks it is a very good idea that should gain traction.
TFTC Podcast 392: Resisting online surveillance with Viktor Vecsei If you're looking to increase your understanding of VPNs this is the rip for you.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1305: A few notes on the Gathering of the Ghouls This is why I write the rag. This is why I bitcoin. This is why I am building and investing in companies that bring more sovereignty to the individual.
Marty's Ƀent #1287: Lightning Network Privacy Research I highly recommend you freaks take some time to check the research project out and grow your know about the privacy shortcomings of the Lightning Network and how they can be and may be resolved in the future.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1285: The Best Desktop Wallet When it comes to managing your UTXOs via a desktop application, there is no better option on the market than Sparrow Wallet.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1284: Chain analysis companies whiffed with FTX Why should companies be paying all of this money if these companies can't even identify a $10B+ fraud.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1277: Fascism is here and both sides of the aisle are guilty But what do I know? I'm just a conspiracy theorist spreading misinformation.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1274: Erlay support signaling has been merged into Bitcoin Core It's been a little over three years and exactly 696 issues since we last talked about Erlay in this rag. Back in September of 2019 we wrote about Pieter Wuille
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1266: A Fedimint signet appears out of the wild If this experience can be replicated on mainnet, it isn't hard to see how these federated mints can become popular in a relatively short amount of time.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1260: They're using debit and credit card purchases to make lists This is why it is extremely important to educate current and future bitcoin users on best practices when it comes to receiving and sending bitcoin as privately as possible.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1254: You are the subject of a massive humiliation ritual Doublespeak. Doublespeak everywhere.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1248: The privacy wars have escalated The stakes have never been higher. The state is losing its grasp of control over the people and it is doubling, tripling and quadrupling down on utter incompetence and nefariousness.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1241: Fedi is here to bring a consumer app building on FediMint It will be interesting to see what the Fedi team brings to market with their commerical products.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1233: Loser mentalities, get them out of here Can't defend the line with a loser's mentality.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1231: BIP 324 would bring encryption to bitcoin's P2P layer and it needs some review There are aspects of bitcoin that can be significantly improved.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1214: Silent payments This would provide increased utility for those looking to receive bitcoin payments with better privacy assurances and less interactivity with the chain.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #1193: I am very bullish on Chaumian Mints Fedimint, if successful, could provide the stack with an opensource, distributed, censorship resistant custody layer.
