Citadel Dispatch

Panel discussion moderated by Marty Bent discussing funding the nostr ecosystem in front of a live audience at Nostriga in Riga.Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD-Y0fq5KiAODELL on Nostr: https://primal.net/odellMarty Bent on Nostr: http://primal.net/martybent Preston Pysh on Nostr: https://primal.net/prestonAlex Li on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1szpa7cypmyd59083qs3pte9lez22lzfu6pl2guhgqx7q09x68y6qquh3td 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/(00:01) Introduction(00:38) Overview of Funding Nostr(01:15) Challenges in Funding Open Source Projects(03:23) Role of Nonprofits in Early Funding(06:20) Sustainable Long-Term Support(10:07) Investment Challenges in Nostr(18:00) Open Source Grants and Proof of Work(24:43) Value for Value Model and Zaps(30:49) Areas Needing Attention in Nostr(37:00) Interoperability and Future Prospects(41:43) Final Thoughts and Encouragement

Hal Finney is believed to have been the second bitcoiner after Satoshi and received the first bitcoin transaction.Today marks the tenth anniversary of his death on August 28th, 2014. We celebrate his life with his wife Fran Finney.Learn more about the Running Bitcoin Challenge and support Fran's mission to end ALS: https://runningbitcoin.usEPISODE: 138BLOCK: 858865PRICE: 1683 sats per dollarsupport dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream nostr account: https://primal.net/odell youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat(00:02:05) Remembering Hal Finney: 10th Anniversary(00:08:00) Fran Finney on Hal's Early Bitcoin Discussions(00:10:08) Hal Finney's Vision for Bitcoin(00:20:38) Running Bitcoin Challenge and Fran's Injury(00:32:04) Understanding ALS(00:41:06) Fran's Life and Hobbies(00:50:00) Hal Finney as a Father(01:00:02) Introduction of the Finney Prize(01:18:14) Committee and Prize Mechanics

Fireside chat with prolific nostr and bitcoin dev Pablo in front of live audience at Nostriga in Riga.Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn_WE1-bHdoPablo on Nostr: https://primal.net/pablof7zODELL on Nostr: https://primal.net/odellwebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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/(00:10) Introduction(00:39) Controversy on Nostr Marketing(02:23) Organic Outreach and Community Efforts(04:00) Importance of User Interaction(07:16) Live Debugging and Community Collaboration(09:01) Bitcoiners' Engagement with Nostr(12:04) Influencers and Platform Engagement(14:35) Focus on Nostr for Success

Fireside chat with Jack Dorsey in front of live audience at Nostriga in Riga.Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUwXRDrfJU0Jack on Nostr: https://primal.net/jackODELL on Nostr: https://primal.net/odellwebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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) Introduction and Acknowledgements(03:31) The Importance of Open Source and Nostr(07:06) Comparing Nostr and Twitter(12:03) Challenges and Opportunities for Nostr(20:23) Identity Verification and Privacy Concerns(28:02) Public vs. Private Companies(37:01) Blue Sky Initiative and Nostr Development(44:03) User Experience and Onboarding in Nostr(50:08) Final Thoughts and Future of Nostr

Jonathan Skrmetti is the Attorney General of Tennessee.  Matt Odell is Managing Partner at Ten31 and CoFounder of OpenSats and Bitcoin Park.  EPISODE: 137BLOCK: 856800PRICE: 1689 sats per dollarRecorded Live at Bitcoin Park in Nashville: https://bitcoinpark.com  support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream nostr account: https://primal.net/odell youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat(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

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  support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream nostr account: https://primal.net/odell youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat

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.comwebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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/(00:04) 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

support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPISODE: 136BLOCK: 855113PRICE: 1582 sats per dollarTOPICS: roundtable discussion following the Rust Bitcoin Summit at Bitcoin Parknew 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/(00:00:04) 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

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

RECAP WITH JACK MALLERS AT OSLO FREEDOM FORUM 2024.https://primal.net/JACKMALLERS

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?

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

Abubakar is a Nigerian programmer, Bitcoin Core  Contributor, CEO at Recursive Capital, and BTrust board member.ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE FEBRUARY 2023: https://youtu.be/MWmfDSxtvi0 FILMED MAY 2022.(00:01) Introducing Abubakar(00:31) Abubakar's bitcoin story(04:29) Abubakar teaching himself how to code(06:34) Chaincode Lab's residency and Qala(11:16) Why is open source software important?(12:05) The Bitcoin developer ecosystem(15:15) The mission of Recursive Capital and Btrust(21:45) What does freedom mean to Abubakar?(24:48) The Bitcoin community in Nigeria(25:47) Bitcoin regulation in Nigeria(29:47) Is Bitcoin inevitable?(32:19) The future of the Bitcoin ecosystem in Africa(35:20) The state of the naira(38:03) The Bitcoin circular economy in Nigeria(41:13) Abubakar's new wallet(42:19) The use of the dollar in Nigeria(44:57) Abubakar's advice to young bitcoiners

Janine is a journalist, bitcoin privacy educator, and an OpenSats board member.ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE FEBRUARY 2023: https://youtu.be/xTfY5TjuN2AFILMED MAY 2022.(00:00:01) Introducing Janine(00:00:23) What does freedom mean to Janine?(00:06:07) Conveying the importance of freedom(00:11:45) The purpose of KYC laws(00:14:16) A world without cash and misconceptions about privacy(00:18:34) Being proactive with your privacy(00:20:52) Janine's decision to become an independent journalist(00:24:33) Why privacy is important(00:27:17) Why does Janine hide her face?(00:33:34) Are public figures that advocate for privacy hypocrites?(00:35:41) Is it ever too late to improve your privacy?(00:37:56) Why Janine doesn't carry a cell phone(00:44:32) Children being born into a surveillance economy(00:53:20) The Free Assange movement

Roya is an Afghan tech entrepreneur and founder of Citadel Software, a software development company based in Herat. Roya has since launched iNoura Academy, a technology company that focused on education, software services, and robotics.ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE FEBRUARY 2023: https://youtu.be/D0y41yelcNM FILMED MAY 2022.(00:01) Introducing Roya(01:18) It's never too late to discover Bitcoin(05:47) Roya's experience fleeing Afghanistan(06:53) The inspiration behind starting Citadel Software(09:42) How Roya discovered Bitcoin(15:08) Educating Afghanis about Bitcoin(21:30) Bitcoin gives power back to the people(23:41) The importance of Bitcoin education(26:34) Roya's advice to other Bitcoin educators

Gigi is a bitcoiner and software engineer who writes words and code for Bitcoin. Since filming this conversation Gigi has joined me in our mission at OpenSats and leads our operations.ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE FEBRUARY 2023: https://youtu.be/6Tr4-DL1c1s FILMED MAY 2022.(00:01) Introducing Gigi(00:37) What does freedom mean to Gigi?(01:52) Is there a disconnect between the West and other countries?(03:20) The importance of freedom of speech(06:50) Can you have freedom without privacy?(11:40) Being a public figure and being pro-privacy(15:07) Is the panopticon already built?(18:43) The freedom to protest(19:55) How to start improving your privacy(25:36) Children being born under a surveillance state(30:18) Why is Bitcoin important?(32:58) Concerns with the current state of Bitcoin(36:27) Is the success of Bitcoin inevitable?(40:38) Introducing people to Bitcoin(42:16) Why does Bitcoin education matter?(44:23) Would Gigi change anything about his Bitcoin journey?(47:38) The future of content

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE JANUARY 2023: https://youtu.be/pazn44uIekQ FILMED MAY 2022.NO DISPATCH THIS WEEK. WILL BE PUBLISHING THE FULL SIX EPISODE FREEDOM MONEY SERIES. ONE EPISODE PER DAY.

support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPISODE: 134BLOCK: 843888PRICE: 1490 sats per dollarTOPICS: self hosting, start9 vs startos, running a profitable open source businessproject website: https://start9.com/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/(00:00:00) Jamie Dimon Intro(00:02:14) Happy Bitcoin Friday(00:03:06) Overview of Start9, StartOS, and self hosting(00:47:58) Discussion on the importance of funding open source projects and sustainable business models(00:49:49) Exploring the business model of Start9 and the importance of sustainability and independence(00:50:36) Challenges and strategies in building a sustainable business model for Start9(01:33:27) The importance of open source contributors in the StartOS ecosystem(01:38:23) Introduction of a new SDK for packaging services for StartOS(01:44:23) Appeal for support and contributions to the development of StartOS

support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPISODE: 133BLOCK: 843588PRICE: 1540 sats per dollarTOPICS: exchange traded funds changed the paradigm, supporting open source, embracing transparencyproject website: https://bitwiseinvestments.com/crypto-funds/bitcoin 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/(00:00:04) WBD Intro(00:02:27) Introduction to Citadel Dispatch(00:03:01) Introduction of Hong Kim, cofounder and CTO of Bitwise, and discussion on Bitcoin ETFs(00:04:28) Challenges faced during the 6-year process of working on the Bitcoin ETF(00:07:35) Discussion on the approval process and timeline of Bitcoin ETFs by the SEC(00:15:16) Reflections on the significance of having a Bitcoin ETF and the impact on the community(00:22:36) Comparison of assets under management in the Bitcoin ETF market(00:28:26) Discussion on the model of funding open source contributors through profits from the Bitcoin ETF(00:34:41) Explanation of the long-term commitment and financial implications of funding open source contributors(00:38:04) Discussion on the success of a debut and comparison to an IPO moment(00:39:10) Comparison of the ETF moment to a state change rather than a singular event(00:40:01) Challenges faced by financial advisors in including a Bitcoin ETF in portfolios(01:18:56) Bitcoin ETFs in kind redemptions(01:19:30) Importance of Self-Custody for Bitcoiners(01:21:08) Advantages of Bitcoin ETFs and In-Kind Possibility(01:30:52) Discussion on eCash and Financial Privacy(01:46:39) Progress and Urgency in Financial Privacy

support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPISODE: 132BLOCK: 842579PRICE: 1606 sats per dollarTOPICS: intuitive user friendly open source projects, building a non profit, self custody freedom focused apps vs captured custodial counterparts, how to contributeproject website: https://bitcoindesignfoundation.org/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/(00:00:03) Mallers Intro(00:01:41) Introduction to Bitcoin Wednesday and Citadel Dispatch(00:02:39) Conversation on open source design, specifically Bitcoin design(00:05:21) Importance of user experience design in Bitcoin adoption(00:08:48) Discussion on the Bitcoin Design Foundation and its goals(00:10:08) Challenges and importance of design standards for Bitcoin projects(00:20:42) Impact of privacy-focused design in open source projects(00:36:06) Discussion on increasing donor support for Bitcoin design projects(00:46:43) Process for project review and improvement suggestions by the Bitcoin design team(00:50:21) Encouraging designers to contribute to projects(00:51:11) Discussing the disconnect between designers and developers in project implementation(00:52:34) Importance of collaboration between designers and engineers for product development(01:35:24) Importance of unity and collective action during challenging times like COVID(01:36:00) Acknowledgment and appreciation for the contribution of Mo to the community(01:36:33) Recognition and gratitude towards dedicated supporters of the show