Episodes

  • CD137: BITCOIN IN AMERICA WITH GENERAL SKRMETTI
    Aug 15 2024

    Jonathan Skrmetti is the Attorney General of Tennessee.

    Matt Odell is Managing Partner at Ten31 and CoFounder of OpenSats and Bitcoin Park.

    EPISODE: 137
    BLOCK: 856800
    PRICE: 1689 sats per dollar


    Recorded Live at Bitcoin Park in Nashville: https://bitcoinpark.com

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    (00:03) CNBC INTRO: Kamala Harris and Bitcoin

    (01:53) Introduction to the Show and Guest

    (02:50) Role of the Attorney General in Tennessee

    (06:08) Comparing State and Federal AG Roles

    (12:56) Bitcoin Basics and Sats Explained

    (20:41) Bitcoin's Role in Global Trade and Financial Access

    (24:49) Regulatory Concerns for Bitcoin Businesses

    (27:14) Open Source Software and Bitcoin

    (33:33) Legal Clarity and Innovation in Bitcoin

    (37:25) Strategies for Bitcoin Advocacy and Legal Defense

    (46:02) State vs. Federal Jurisdiction in Bitcoin Cases

    (50:23) Suing the Federal Government: State AG's Role

    (52:32) The Mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto

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    55 mins
  • LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR OPEN SOURCE DEVS IN THE US WITH TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL JONATHAN SKRMETTI, ALEX GLADSTEIN, AND ZACK SHAPIRO
    Aug 13 2024

    Jonathan Skrmetti is the Attorney General of Tennessee.

    Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation.

    Zack Shapiro is a Legal Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute.

    Matt Odell is Managing Partner at Ten31 and CoFounder of OpenSats and Bitcoin Park.

    Recorded Live at Bitcoin Park in Nashville: https://bitcoinpark.com

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    27 mins
  • MICHAEL SAYLOR X ODELL BITCOIN PARK FIRESIDE
    Aug 7 2024

    Michael Saylor is Executive Chairman and CoFounder of MicroStrategy.

    Matt Odell is CoFounder of OpenSats and Bitcoin Park, and Managing Partner at Ten31.

    Recorded Live at Bitcoin Park in Nashville: https://bitcoinpark.com

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    (00:04) Introduction and Welcome

    (01:04) Michael's Bitcoin Journey

    (02:06) Bitcoin Adoption and Interest

    (05:28) MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Strategy

    (08:12) Regulatory and Accounting Challenges

    (14:09) Business Models and Bitcoin

    (28:00) Bitcoin as a Transactional Currency

    (36:02) Politics and Bitcoin

    (39:03) Nation-State Bitcoin Accumulation

    (42:01) US Treasury and Bitcoin

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    45 mins
  • CD136: RUST BITCOIN SUMMIT WITH POELSTRA, HARDING, MYERS, CORALLO, AND MORE
    Aug 3 2024

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    EPISODE: 136
    BLOCK: 855113
    PRICE: 1582 sats per dollar
    TOPICS: roundtable discussion following the Rust Bitcoin Summit at Bitcoin Park

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    (00:00:04) VanEck CEO on Fox Business Intro

    (00:03:55) Rust Bitcoin Summit Overview

    (00:04:02) Guest Introductions

    (00:06:05) Rust Bitcoin Project Origins

    (00:10:58) Rust Bitcoin API and Development

    (00:16:08) Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK) Overview

    (00:24:07) BDK 1.0 Release and Features

    (00:31:11) Lightning Dev Kit (LDK) Overview

    (00:41:00) LDK Node and Integration

    (00:47:52) Contributing to Rust Bitcoin Projects

    (00:55:01) Funding and Supporting Open Source

    (01:00:00) OP_CAT and Bitcoin Script Discussion

    (01:10:00) Potential Risks and Benefits of OP_CAT

    (01:27:01) Activation and Consensus Challenges

    (01:39:00) Mining Centralization Concerns

    (01:56:00) Alternative Opcodes and Vaults

    (02:11:00) BitVM and Future Bitcoin Ideas

    (02:14:05) Project Roadmaps and Contributor Needs

    (02:41:08) Closing Remarks and Final Thoughts

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    2 hrs and 46 mins
  • CD135: MEMPOOL WITH WIZ AND SOFTSIMON
    Jul 30 2024
    support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPISODE: 135BLOCK: 854559PRICE: 1485 sats per dollarTOPICS: conference recap, mempool space transaction accelerator, live audience questionsproject website: https://mempool.spacewiz on nostrsoftsimon on nostrmempool on nostr new to nostr? check out https://primal.net website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://citadeldispatch.comnostr live chat: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://citadeldispatch.com/stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nostr account: ⁠https://primal.net/odell⁠youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stream sats to the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fountain.fm/(00:00:05) Senator Lummis Strategic Bitcoin Reserve(00:03:56) Introduction to Show(00:05:50) Live Audience Chat(00:06:16) Upcoming Guests and Political Discussions(00:07:31) Personal Bitcoin Reserves and Strategic Planning(00:08:01) Reflections on the Recent Conference(00:09:05) Discussion on Trump's Bitcoin Speech(00:10:10) Conference Highlights and Side Events(00:11:12) Bitcoin's Political Landscape(00:12:43) Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Government Policies(00:14:21) Security and Logistics at the Conference(00:16:16) Bitcoin's Growing Influence(00:18:00) Open Source Development and Legal Challenges(00:20:11) Market Reactions and Predictions(00:22:22) Global Impact of US Bitcoin Policies(00:24:49) Bitcoin's Adoption Cycle and Future Predictions(00:26:36) Conference Reflections and Future Plans(00:28:04) Foundry's Role in Bitcoin Mining(00:30:01) Bitcoin Park and Community Engagement(00:32:01) Nation-State Adoption of Bitcoin(00:34:05) Bitcoin Strategic Reserves and Policy Proposals(00:36:12) Challenges and Opportunities in Bitcoin Policy(00:38:52) Open Source Funding and Grants(00:42:00) Mempool Project and Sustainable Funding(00:44:44) Transaction Accelerator Development(00:50:01) Technical Details of the Transaction Accelerator(00:55:01) Ethical Considerations and Market Impact(01:00:01) Future of Bitcoin Mempools(01:08:01) Bitcoin Price Predictions and Market Dynamics(01:18:01) Community Questions and Interaction(01:28:01) Discussion on Liquid and Other Technologies(01:38:01) Reflections on the Conference and Future Plans(01:48:01) Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks
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    2 hrs and 16 mins
  • HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION OSLO FREEDOM FORUM 2024 RECAP
    Jun 7 2024

    RECAP WITH JACK MALLERS AT OSLO FREEDOM FORUM 2024.

    https://primal.net/JACKMALLERS

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    31 mins
  • FREEDOM MONEY: DARIO SNEIDERMANIS - ARGENTINA
    May 26 2024

    Dario Sneidermanis is an Argentinian Bitcoiner and the creator of Muun Wallet.

    ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE MARCH 2023: https://youtu.be/yA4YCaDpScU

    FILMED MAY 2022.

    (00:00:00) Introducing Dario

    (00:00:26) Dario's experience with inflation in Argentina

    (00:10:22) Are westerner's disconnected from the effects of inflation?

    (00:18:25) How did Dario discover Bitcoin?

    (00:22:07) Challenges and concerns regarding Bitcoin scalability and self-custodianship

    (00:28:29) Is it possible to have freedom without sound money?

    (00:31:05) Is Bitcoin inevitable and how do we scale Bitcoin?

    (00:39:55) The vision for Muun Wallet

    (00:47:37) The challenges with building Muun

    (00:49:48) What has Argentinian bitcoiners learned from El Salvador?

    (00:58:25) The inspiration behind the name Muun

    (01:00:07) How many Argentinians are using Bitcoin?

    (01:03:51) The Bitcoin community in Argentina

    (01:05:49) What does freedom mean to Dario?

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • FREEDOM MONEY: JEWHER ILHAM - CHINA
    May 25 2024

    Jewher Ilham is an author and advocate for the Uyghur community and for her imprisoned father, Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti.

    ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE MARCH 2023: https://youtu.be/kXzcVAXiZeE

    FILMED MAY 2022.

    (00:00) Introducing Jewher

    (00:42) Jewher mission at Oslo Freedom Forum

    (01:51) Authoritarianism in China

    (05:45) Why there hasn't been support for the Uyghurs

    (09:44) How companies operate in the Uyghur region

    (09:53) Discussion on forced labor conditions, likening it to modern-day slavery, and the challenges in uncovering and addressing forced labor practices.

    (14:22) Challenges with advocating for the Uyghurs

    (17:09) The surveillance state in China

    (20:25) Financial censorship in China

    (26:05) Preserving the Uyghur culture

    (27:58) Circumventing oppression in China

    (32:34) Could Bitcoin help the Uyghurs?

    (43:04) Jewher's family in China

    (50:26) Taking action against companies linked to forced labor

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    56 mins