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Nostr and Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism with Jameson Lopp (WiM325)

Episode Summary

Jameson Lopp joins me to discuss the development of Nostr, the significance of network protocol ossification, the implementation of Miniscript, and toxic Bitcoin maximalism.

Episode Notes

Jameson Lopp joins me to discuss the development of Nostr, the significance of network protocol ossification, the implementation of Miniscript, and toxic Bitcoin maximalism. 

Jameson Lopp is an American cypherpunk, software engineer and writer. He is the co-founder and CTO of the Bitcoin security services provider Casa. 

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// OUTLINE // 
00:00 - Coming up 
00:48 - Intro 
02:21 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 
03:07 - Introducing Jameson Lopp 
03:36 - A Brief Introduction to Nostr 
04:52 - Functional Attributes of Nostr 
06:50 - Nostr is More than Just a Social Network 
08:57 - The Ultimate Goal of Nostr 
12:29 - The Significance of Nostr 
13:58 - Nostr 10 Years From Now 
15:34 - Challenges in Nostr’s Development 
16:42 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 
17:38 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 
18:35 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 
19:36 - Jameson's Perspective on Network Protocol Ossification 
24:00 - How Can We Improve the Bitcoin Network? 
27:06 - Email: A Compromise between Adaptivity and Ossification 
31:07 - Possible Problems and Solutions for Bitcoin Protocol Ossification 
33:47 - Centralized Evolution of the SMTP Protocol 
36:58 - Lessons We Can Apply in Bitcoin Development 
38:43 - Miniscript for Better Self-Custody of Bitcoin 
40:21 - Possible Applications of Miniscript 
45:03 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 
45:52 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 
46:42 - Jameson on Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism 
51:02 - Can Ossification Reduce Toxic Maximalism? 
53:08 - Why Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism is No Longer Needed 
54:46 - A Compromise between Adaptivity and Ossification in Bitcoin 
56:54 - Raising Awareness about Bitcoin 
57:44 - We Need More Trial & Error Activity on Bitcoin 
58:59 - Where to Find Jameson on the Internet

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