What are the Bitcoin projects that suck? In this episode, Super Testnet & Shinobi point out to lots of suboptimal features in CoinJoins, Lightning Network, Nostr, BitVM, and Bitcoin development itself. It's fun, it's educational & it's brutally honest!
Time stamps:
Introducing Shinobi & Super Testnet (00:00:00)
Recording at Paralelni Polis (00:01:06)
Why Taproot Sucks (00:01:49)
Lightning Network (00:05:06)
Wasabi Wallet (00:08:19)
Nostr Social Media (00:16:15)
Cryptographic Key Management (00:17:09)
Cryptography Misconceptions (00:18:19)
Nostr's Lack of Key Management (00:21:01)
Proposed Solutions for Key Management (00:21:47)
Criticism of SeedSigner (00:24:21)
Alternative ESP32 Hardware Wallets (00:28:23)
LNBits and Iterative Improvements (00:28:50)
Drivechain Debate (00:30:04)
Random Ordering for Sidechains to Prevent MEV (00:34:42)
The timestamp's title (time it starts)
Drivechains and Miners (00:34:45)
Drivechains and Memes (00:38:12)
Core Lightning and Plugin Issues (00:39:02)
Bitcoin Rollups & The Unilateral Exit Issue (00:42:04)
RGB vs ZK Rollups (00:44:25)
Samourai Wallet Criticisms (00:52:25)
BitVM and Expensiveness (00:57:42)
JoinMarket Limitations and Criticism (01:01:59)
Non-Bitcoin Projects Dumping Data on the Blockchain (01:05:05)
Block Digest Reboot? (01:07:33)
Bitcoin Advocacy and Criticism (01:09:09)