Citadel Dispatch

Seth is VP of Cake Wallet, a self custody bitcoin wallet available on ios, android, and desktop. We discuss their privacy focused features and how they plan to iterate going forward. We also discuss various other developments throughout the wider open source ecosystem. Seth on Nostr: https://primal.net/sethforprivacy Seth on X:…

Arbedout is the creator of Sigbash, a novel new collaborative custody tool, and author of Something More Profound, a book focused on the political economy of network protocols. Highlighting his deep experience working with open protocols we dive into topics including secure custody, inheritance, nostr, and potential bitcoin protocol…

John is an integral part of our five person team at Ten31 and we dive deep into how we think about deploying funds throughout the ecosystem. We explore topics such as merchant adoption, bitcoin treasury companies such as MSTR, and other trends to watch going forward. John on Nostr: https://primal.net/john Ten31: https://ten31.xyz EPISODE:…

VNPRC is the lead maintainer of the Hashpool project, which aims to make mining more accessible using the cashu ecash protocol. He also runs Triangle BitDevs, a technical bitcoin meetup based in North Carolina. VNPRC on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsdxpfv503a2ga3ajqxw843hws9z7302ghpj4mcmjpa6qagmp9pwrs8222jg Hashpools:…

Stephen Pollock is the SVP of Development at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. BPI is the leading bitcoin focused think tank in the United States. We discuss the current regulatory environment, status of the Samourai Wallet case, and the strong success so far shaping bitcoin policy in America. Disclosure: I am a founding board member of BPI. Stephen…

NVK is the cofounder of Coinkite, the leading bitcoin only hardware provider in the industry. Coinkite's Coldcards are the easiest way to secure bitcoin and provide users a variety of features depending on their personal situation. We discuss his product philosophy, the state of self custody bitcoin adoption, and future outlooks. Disclosure:…

Evan is the founder of Zeus. An open source lightning wallet available for iOS and Android. In addition to their best-in-class self custody tools they recently launched cashu support in their beta release. Evan on Nostr: https://primal.net/evan Zeus: https://zeusln.com/ EPISODE: 156 BLOCK: 893560 PRICE: 1096 sats per dollar Video:…

Rob is the cofounder of AnchorWatch, a company focused on providing secure bitcoin storage and insurance using native bitcoin miniscript functionality. Customers are able to maintain custody of their bitcoin while having best in class Lloyds of London coverage against loss and theft. Rob on Nostr: https://primal.net/rob AnchorWatch:…

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. Dan on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqszvkpk9scn064gq8awgp97xmlusrsk5cwy82y35wsyd0kykuhynzspqmlwl Dan's…

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. Video:…