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Bitcoin Video Tutorials & Education

Joltz | Building Tools For Lightning and Taproot Assets

1:1 Consulting | Self-Custody, Multisig, Privacy, Running A Node, Accepting Bitcoin Payments

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In today's latest monthly Bitcoin digest, we cover the latest Bitcoin news and analysis including the Dark Skippy security threat, recent price action, and what might happen next. 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Bitcoin Silent Payments & Cake Wallet https://youtu.be/payDPlHzp58
-What's Going On With Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/Xwam8Ri3ixo
-Will AI Use Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/axaUss542iQ
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:26 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:27 Dark Skippy
4:07 Recent Price Action
5:09 Macro Weakness
5:38 BOJ Raises Rates
7:01 Yen Carry Trade
9:05 Assets Fall in Deleveraging
11:03 Whales Buying
12:04 What Might We See Next?
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinnews #bitcoinanalysis #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

More Bitcoin Downside To Come?

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What are Bitcoin Silent Payments? Today we discuss this new Bitcoin privacy tool and demonstrate a real implementation with Cake Wallet, a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet focused on privacy!

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-What's Going On With Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/Xwam8Ri3ixo
-Will AI Use Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/axaUss542iQ
-Are Stablecoins Coming To Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/orw5RkLUWo0
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
1:26 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
2:28 How To Get In Touch With Me
2:50 What Are Silent Payments?
6:36 How Do They Work?
8:11 Silent Payments Trade-offs
9:03 Cake Wallet Introduction
9:58 Cake Wallet Setup
14:38 Using Silent Payments
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://cakewallet.com/
https://silentpayments.xyz/

#silentpayments #cakewallet #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Silent Payments & Cake Wallet Tutorial

Today we explore factors contributing to recent Bitcoin price action following the Bitcoin halving, including Mt. Gox, governments selling Bitcoin, and broader macro factors such as the liquidity cycle.

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Will AI Use Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/axaUss542iQ
-Are Stablecoins Coming To Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/orw5RkLUWo0
-Is Ark the Future of Bitcoin Payments? https://youtu.be/k47hCzgHuuI
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
1:16 BTC Trading Cards Ad
2:17 How To Get In Touch With Me
2:33 Summertime Sadness
3:51 Historical Cycle Context
4:46 Mining Dynamics
7:21 Mt. Gox
9:42 Governments Selling
10:50 Putting Things Into Perspective
12:28 But Is There Something More?
13:42 The Japanese Yen
19:03 Where Do We Go From Here?
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinanalysis #bitcoinnews #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

What's Going On With Bitcoin?

In today's video we explore the L402 protocol which enables Lightning Network payments directly through the existing HTTP protocol. Is this how AI will pay for things with Bitcoin? Today we discuss.

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Are Stablecoins Coming To Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/orw5RkLUWo0
-Is Ark the Future of Bitcoin Payments? https://youtu.be/k47hCzgHuuI
-Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/Baj-9WZOOro
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
1:02 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
2:03 Understanding HTTP
3:44 L402 Protocol Overview
5:12 How It Works
6:53 Fewsats
8:08 Sulu Solutions
9:04 AI and L402
9:50 OpenAgents
10:14 Will AIs Choose Bitcoin?
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://l402.org/ 
https://x.com/fewsats/status/1803150859242504194 

#bitcoin402 #aibitcoinlightning #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Will AI Use Bitcoin? And If So, How?

In today's video we explore stablecoin adoption and the question of whether stablecoins are coming back to Bitcoin and whether that's a good thing or not...

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Is Ark the Future of Bitcoin Payments? https://youtu.be/k47hCzgHuuI
-Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/Baj-9WZOOro
-Is eCash The Future Of Payments? https://youtu.be/KiCGUWJ50Uo
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
1:02 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
2:03 Motivation For Today
3:04 Is USD Hegemony Under Threat?
5:21 Stablecoins Overview
7:22 Stablecoin Adoption Stats
11:49 Comparisons To The Lightning Network
14:33 So... Stablecoins On Bitcoin?
16:31 Taproot Asset As The Technical Answer
19:23 It's The Type of Stablecoin That Matters
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://niccarter.info/wp-content/uploads/token2049_niccarter_090923.pdf

#lightningnetworkstablecoins #bitcoinbackedstablecoins #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Are Stablecoins Coming (Back) To Bitcoin?

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#earnbitcoin #bitcoinrewards #allthingsbitcoin

Earn Bitcoin Rewards With Bitcoin Well!

In today's video we dive into Ark, a Bitcoin Layer 2 promising to bring scalable non-custodial bitcoin payments. We compare Ark's trade-offs to the Lightning Network and ecash. Is Ark the future?

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/Baj-9WZOOro
-Is eCash The Future Of Payments? https://youtu.be/KiCGUWJ50Uo
-How To Improve Bitcoin Privacy With Jam https://youtu.be/e8JgwmASuC8
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:40 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:42 The Essence of Scaling Bitcoin Payments
4:38 Ecash's Answer To Scaling Bitcoin
5:21 Ark’s Breakthrough  
5:53 Ark Overview
7:14 Boarding The Ark
7:56 Covenants & Ark
9:13 Ark Payments
11:00 Exiting The Ark
11:45 Ark Trade-offs
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://arklabs.to/
https://arkdev.info/
https://blog.arklabs.to/introducing-ark-labs-a-new-venture-to-bring-seamless-and-scalable-payments-to-bitcoin-811388c0001b

#bitcoinlayer2 #scalingbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Is This Bitcoin Layer 2 The Future?

In today's monthly Bitcoin Digest, we look at macro, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF news, regulatory updates, Bitcoin adoption, and discuss whether Bitcoin is a medium of exchange or not. 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Is eCash The Future Of Payments? https://youtu.be/KiCGUWJ50Uo
-How To Improve Bitcoin Privacy With Jam https://youtu.be/e8JgwmASuC8
-Is Nostr Dead? https://youtu.be/EBrcUGEeZys
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:25 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:26 Macro Updates
6:57 Bitcoin ETF Updates
8:05 Ethereum ETF & Discussion of Consensus Mechanisms
11:01 Regulation Updates
14:41 Bitcoin Adoption Updates
15:43 Is Bitcoin A Medium of Exchange?
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinnews #bitcoinanalysis #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Digest: Latest News & Analysis

Today we explore Cashu, a Chaumian eCash protocol using Bitcoin for settlement. Is this the future of Bitcoin payments on top of the Lightning Network? Today we discuss.

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Improve Bitcoin Privacy With Jam https://youtu.be/e8JgwmASuC8
-Is Nostr Dead? https://youtu.be/EBrcUGEeZys
-Self-Custody Is Under Attack https://youtu.be/9_dzakM30Io
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:29 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:30 Current State of Lightning Payments
5:46 Do We Need A Layer 3?
7:25 What Is eCash and Cashu?
8:06 Benefits of eCash
9:58 What Are The Trade-offs?
13:34 Lightning As Trust-Minimized Bitcoin Payments
14:05 Cashu Protocol & Available Wallets
15:04 Other eCash Projects
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://docs.cashu.space/protocol
https://docs.cashu.space/projects 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITxpmxbcHfo 
https://bitcoinmints.com/

#cashubitcoin #ecash #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Is Cashu & Bitcoin eCash The Future?

Today we dive into Jam, a user-friendly interface for JoinMarket, a P2P system for enabling collaborative bitcoin transactions, sometimes referred to as coinjoin transactions.

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Is Nostr Dead? https://youtu.be/EBrcUGEeZys
-Self-Custody Is Under Attack https://youtu.be/9_dzakM30Io
-Aqua Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/xmup5ETXI7M
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video introduction
0:55 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:55 Motivation
4:01 Bitcoin Privacy Best Practices
5:21 Collaborative Bitcoin Transactions
9:59 Intro to Jam
11:55 Installing Jam and First Deposit
18:15 Participating In A Collaborative Transaction
23:10 Earning Sats For Providing Liquidity
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://jamdocs.org/

#jamuijoinmarket #joinmarketbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

How To Improve Bitcoin Privacy With Jam JoinMarket UI

Today we discuss the latest with the Nostr protocol, its integration with Bitcoin, and new apps being built. Will Nostr continue to grow, or will it fail to succeed? 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Self-Custody Is Under Attack https://youtu.be/9_dzakM30Io
-Aqua Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/xmup5ETXI7M
-What Are Bitcoin Runes? https://youtu.be/tiV-fepUoNc
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:42 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:44 Nostr Overview
3:00 Social Media Use Case
3:32 Nostr User Activity Stagnating
4:20 Other Use Cases
4:47 Identity
6:18 Primal App Mini-Tutorial
11:32 Nostr Wallet Connect
14:19 Marketplace, Privacy, and Other Use Cases
15:36 Support For Nostr Developers
16:33 What's Next?
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://nostr.how/en/what-is-nostr 
https://stats.nostr.band/ 
https://opensats.org/tags/grants 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCt6-pIUDqk&list=PLB0XFvq7uxtkKnkopbXGUoXljqgC1hlzt&index=5 

#nostr #nostrbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Is Nostr Dead?

Today we review alarming recent news on the Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash cases prosecuted by the US DOJ. Is bitcoin and crypto self custody under attack? 

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🤝 Need help or 1:1 mentorship? Contact me at https://vida.io/ianmajor

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Aqua Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/xmup5ETXI7M
-What Are Bitcoin Runes? https://youtu.be/tiV-fepUoNc
-Bitcoin Halving Predictions https://youtu.be/fKRKAdgW8zc
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:36 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:36 Ongoing Lawsuits
2:15 Arrest of Samourai Wallet Developers
4:01 Why This Is Concerning
5:27 Legal Precedent
8:20 Tornado Cash Updates
10:40 Potential Implications
12:15 Phoenix and Wasabi Wallet
13:20 What Happens Next?
15:10 What Can You Do?
__________________________

None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.coincenter.org/dojs-new-stance-on-crypto-wallets-is-a-threat-to-liberty-and-the-rule-of-law/
https://freedom.tech/samourai-to-sparrow/ 
https://x.com/sethforprivacy/status/1784298343755055214 
https://x.com/valkenburgh/status/1785033120154112136 

#dojbitcoin #bitcoincrackdown #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Self Custody Under Attack

Today we dive into Aqua Wallet, a non-custodial mobile wallet with support for Bitcoin, the Lightning Network, and Liquid including assets like Tether's USDT. 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-What Are Bitcoin Runes? https://youtu.be/tiV-fepUoNc
-Bitcoin Halving Predictions https://youtu.be/fKRKAdgW8zc
-Keystone 3 Pro Tutorial https://youtu.be/VBu7-MEevoM
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:30 Today's Sponsor: BTC Trading Cards
1:31 Intro To Aqua Wallet & Liquid
4:48 Aqua’s Approach to Lightning
6:09 Aqua Wallet Setup & Tour
7:55 Receiving Value Into Aqua
12:55 Interoperating Between Lightning & Liquid
14:11 Swapping Across Assets
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://aquawallet.io/

#aquawallet #bitcoinliquidnetwork #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Aqua Wallet: Non-Custodial Bitcoin, Lightning, & Liquid

Today we discuss Bitcoin Runes: what are they, how do they work, what is a Runestone, and what should we expect next?

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Bitcoin Halving Predictions https://youtu.be/fKRKAdgW8zc
-Keystone 3 Pro Tutorial https://youtu.be/VBu7-MEevoM
-How To Buy Non-KYC Sats On Bisq 2 https://youtu.be/BUoiUSUkMGw
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:43 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:44 Ordinals & BRC-20 Backstory
2:45 Bitcoin Runes Overview
4:58 How Runes Work
6:07 Implications For Fees
9:43 Implications For Mining
10:19 Implications For Bitcoin Nodes
12:14 Participating In Runes
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://rodarmor.com/blog/runes/ 
https://docs.ordinals.com/runes.html 

#bitcoinrunes #runestone #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Why You Should Know About Bitcoin Runes

Today we review all that's changed since the last bitcoin halving and discuss predictions for hashrate, profitability, and whether bitcoin mining will become more or less centralized.

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Keystone 3 Pro Tutorial https://youtu.be/VBu7-MEevoM
-How To Buy Non-KYC Sats On Bisq 2 https://youtu.be/BUoiUSUkMGw
-How To Buy Bitcoin To Self-Custody With Bitcoin Well https://youtu.be/ze7eOICbg44
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:36 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:37 What Has Changed Since The Last Halving?
5:32 How Will Hashrate Change in 2024?
7:32 How Will Profitability Change Post-Halving?
10:02 Efficiency Considerations
11:23 Energy Sources
13:00 Sazmining Shoutout
15:05 Miner Revenue Considerations
20:24 Is Bitcoin Mining Getting More Centralized?
21:27 How Might Price Change Post-Halving?
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinhalving #btchalving #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Halving Predictions: What Comes Next?

Today we take a look at the Keystone 3 Pro, Keystone's latest hardware wallet! We overview the key features and walk through a complete tutorial including installing their bitcoin only firmware. 

👉 Check out the Keystone here: https://keyst.one/

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Buy Non-KYC Sats On Bisq 2 https://youtu.be/BUoiUSUkMGw
-How To Buy Bitcoin To Self-Custody With Bitcoin Well https://youtu.be/ze7eOICbg44
-Joltz Wallet https://youtu.be/-wVv4R5u9P4
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:37 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:39 Keystone Overview
4:18 Unboxing
6:41 Supply Chain Verification
7:57 Firmware Update
10:26 Seed Creation
13:53 Wallet Settings & Pairing With Sparrow
22:25 Receiving Bitcoin
25:08 Sending Bitcoin
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://keyst.one/btc-only 
https://keyst.one/firmware
https://keyst.one/authentication 

#keystone3pro #keystonewallet #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

How To Secure Your Bitcoin With The Keystone 3 Pro

Today we explore Bisq 2, the brand new interface for the Bisq P2P bitcoin exchange! Bisq 2 introduces Bisq Easy, making it easier to buy no kyc bitcoin than ever before.

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Buy Bitcoin To Self-Custody With Bitcoin Well https://youtu.be/ze7eOICbg44
-Joltz Wallet https://youtu.be/-wVv4R5u9P4
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/pCuIR_7KvWM
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:33 BTC Trading Cards Commercial
1:35 What's New With Bisq 2
4:25 Downloading & Verifying Bisq 2
8:52 Installing & Setting Up Bisq 2
10:07 Bisq Easy
15:45 Completing A Buy
24:39 Bisq 2 Roadmap
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://bisq.network/

#bisq2 #nonkycbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

How to Buy Non KYC Bitcoin With Ease

Today we explore Bitcoin Well, a bitcoin-only exchange enabling you to buy bitcoin straight to your self-custody! Bitcoin Well also has a network of Bitcoin ATMs in Canada for non-KYC bitcoin.

➡️  Check out Bitcoin Well here: https://bitcoinwell.com/app/signup?referral=ragermajor 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Joltz Wallet https://youtu.be/-wVv4R5u9P4
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/pCuIR_7KvWM
-Building Bitcoin Communities https://youtu.be/ltvDvvCLifc
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:33 Bitcoin Sourcing Strategy
1:19 Bitcoin Well Overview
3:57 Onboarding To Bitcoin Well
10:27 Buying Bitcoin To Self-Custody
__________________________

None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://bitcoinwell.com

#bitcoinwell #bitcoinselfcustody #ianmajor #joltzwallet

How To Buy Bitcoin Straight To Self-Custody With Bitcoin Well

Today we cover the Joltz Wallet, the first non-custodial wallet supporting Bitcoin, Taproot Assets, and soon-to-be Lightning! We also discuss the Taproot Assets protocol and its potential use cases. 

➡️  Access Joltz Wallet here: https://wallet.joltz.app/

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/pCuIR_7KvWM
-Building Bitcoin Communities https://youtu.be/ltvDvvCLifc
-Bitcoin Node Comparison https://youtu.be/5pWzhBsGs6U
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:25 Motivation & Potential Use Cases
7:34 Kilo Club: Real-World Example
8:54 Taproot Assets Protocol
11:17 Key Properties of Taproot Assets
12:45 Joltz Wallet Tutorial
__________________________

None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/taproot-assets/taproot-assets-protocol -- more technical detail
https://github.com/22388o/awesome-taproot-assets -- great overall set of resources

#taprootassetswallet #taprootassets #ianmajor #joltzwallet

Joltz Wallet: First Non-Custodial Bitcoin & Taproot Assets Wallet

Today we cover the face-melting impact of the Bitcoin ETFs, hitting the Bitcoin ATH, what might come next, and spotlight a few emerging themes in Bitcoin tech. 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Building Bitcoin Communities https://youtu.be/ltvDvvCLifc
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/hNQiHci7T5U
-Bitcoin Node Comparison https://youtu.be/5pWzhBsGs6U
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:22 Recent Bitcoin Price Action
2:25 Bitcoin ETF Flows In Perspective
6:05 Bitcoin Volatility
8:27 Where We Might Go From Here
12:52 A Call To Arms
16:25 Don't Forget The Big Picture
18:22 Bitcoin Tech Highlights
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinnews #bitcoinanalysis #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Latest Bitcoin News & Analysis (Bitcoin ETFs, New ATH, & More!)

Today we discuss building bitcoin communities, circular economies, and the bitcoin social layer with Bitonomy Co-Founder Holly Young!

➡️  Check out the important work Bitonomy is doing here: https://bitonomy.org/

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/hNQiHci7T5U
-Bitcoin Node Comparison https://youtu.be/5pWzhBsGs6U
-Seed Phrases & Bitcoin Backup Best Practices https://youtu.be/4Xre23cp5Bw
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Timestamps:
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://bitonomy.org/

#circularbitcoineconomy #bitcoinsociallayer #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Building Bitcoin Communities With Holly Young

Today we cover the latest Bitcoin news & analysis, including Bitcoin ETFs, supply & demand dynamics, and new tech including BitVM, rollups, Citrea, and more!

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Bitcoin Node Comparison https://youtu.be/5pWzhBsGs6U
-Seed Phrases & Bitcoin Backup Best Practices https://youtu.be/4Xre23cp5Bw
-How To Buy Bitcoin & Take Self-Custody https://youtu.be/HUlfyXf6Ugo
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:50 ETF Updates
3:27 Microstrategy Updates
5:31 Tether Updates
7:15 Bitcoin Halving & Supply Dynamics
11:06 Potential Headwinds
11:35 Bitcoin L2 Overview
13:05 Existing Bitcoin DeFi Solutions
14:06 BitVM
16:36 Rollups
20:39 Citrea
__________________________

None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://bitvm.org/bitvm.pdf
https://docs.citrea.xyz/technical-specs/readme

#bitcoinetfs #bitcoinnews #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Latest Bitcoin News (Bitcoin ETFs, BitVM, Rollups, & More!)

Today we compare different approaches for running a bitcoin node, including DIY options and plug & play nodes including Umbrel, Start9, myNode, Raspiblitz, Cubit, and Ronin Dojo!

For more on this topic, be sure to check out my playlist on running a node: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeJSzZ9_XFRIX_wz7HDrdcbG8ycPxHM9Y

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Seed Phrases & Bitcoin Backup Best Practices https://youtu.be/4Xre23cp5Bw
-How To Buy Bitcoin & Take Self-Custody https://youtu.be/HUlfyXf6Ugo
-Will Covenants Be The Next Bitcoin Soft Fork? https://youtu.be/Dfv4GBd_EAM
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Defining Your Use Case
3:08 Bitcoin Node Decision Framework
3:20 Software Considerations
6:57 Hardware Considerations
12:48 DIY Options
18:21 Plug & Play Options
31:55 Hardening Security
32:20 The Final Comparison
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://bitcoiner.guide/node/compare/ 
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/full-node.html 

#bitcoinnode #bitcoinfullnode #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Node Comparison (Umbrel, Start9, myNode, and More!)

Today we take a closer look at bitcoin seed phrases and backups: how are they generated, what are some best practices, and how can you improve your bitcoin security? 

For more on this topic, check out the following: https://youtu.be/Se2QSp7xjSU

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Buy Bitcoin & Take Self-Custody https://youtu.be/HUlfyXf6Ugo
-Will Covenants Be The Next Bitcoin Soft Fork? https://youtu.be/Dfv4GBd_EAM
-2023 Bitcoin Year In Review https://youtu.be/noV3E9umDOk
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:45 Bitcoin As A Bearer Asset
2:40 What Is A Seed Phrase?
5:40 What Provides Bitcoin Security?
8:13 12 vs. 24 Words
9:02 Creating Randomness
13:15 Practical Phases of Self-Custody
14:49 Secure Elements
16:09 Bitcoin Passphrases
18:51 Metal Backups
21:11 Multisig & Shamir Backups
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://blog.lopp.net/a-treatise-on-bitcoin-seed-backup-device-design/
https://armantheparman.com/dicev2/

#bitcoinseedphrase #mnemonicphrase #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Seed Phrases & Backups: Harden Your Security

Today we take a look at how to buy bitcoin from River and take self-custody. We also discuss the pros and cons of centralized exchanges like River and non-KYC, P2P tools like Bisq. 

If you're interested in using River, be sure to sign up with my link to get free BTC when you purchase! https://river.com/signup?r=FGQRHZ5Q 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Will Covenants Be The Next Bitcoin Soft Fork? https://youtu.be/Dfv4GBd_EAM
-2023 Bitcoin Year In Review https://youtu.be/noV3E9umDOk
-How To Orange Pill Family & Friends https://youtu.be/5FI5hGM4HGc
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:38 Buying Bitcoin KYC vs. Non-KYC
2:35 River Overview
5:42 How To Buy Bitcoin
14:46 How To Take Self-Custody
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://river.com/signup?r=FGQRHZ5Q 
https://sparrowwallet.com/

#riverfinancial #howtobuybitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

How To Buy Bitcoin And Take Self Custody

To kick off 2024, we take a look at the various bitcoin covenant proposals including CTV (BIP 119), APO, VAULT, and others. What benefits would these proposals bring, and what are the potential risks?

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-2023 Bitcoin Year In Review https://youtu.be/noV3E9umDOk
-How To Orange Pill Family & Friends https://youtu.be/5FI5hGM4HGc
-Bitcoin Mining Centralization? https://youtu.be/fIUpRllLhGE
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:35 Context-Setting
1:23 What Are Covenants?
2:21 Potential Benefits & Use Cases
7:09 Potential Risks
10:28 History of Bitcoin Covenants
12:10 Survey Of Current Proposals
14:53 High-Potential Proposals
18:13 What Might We See From Here?
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://utxos.org/
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0119.mediawiki
https://rusty.ozlabs.org/2023/07/09/covenant-taxonomy.html
https://blog.keys.casa/why-bitcoin-needs-covenants/

#nextbitcoinsoftfork #bitcoincovenantproposals #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Covenants: The Next Bitcoin Soft Fork? (CTV, APO, VAULT, & More)

For this last video of 2023, we reflect on how Bitcoin fundamentals changed over the year, look ahead to 2024, and discuss the key Bitcoin tech milestones to look out for! 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Orange Pill Family & Friends https://youtu.be/5FI5hGM4HGc
-Bitcoin Mining Centralization? https://youtu.be/fIUpRllLhGE
-Sazmining: Hosted Bitcoin Mining Done Right? https://youtu.be/oE4d15xBbP0
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:35 What Would You Like To See In 2024?
2:32 Thank You To My Subscribers
3:26 Update On Bitcoin Fundamentals
13:15 A Word Of Caution On Regulation & ETFs
14:26 Notable Bitcoin Tech Developments of 2023
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoin2024 #bitcoinetf #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

2023 Bitcoin Year In Review & Looking Ahead To 2024

Today we discuss how to orange pill your friends and family onto Bitcoin! We talk guiding principles, methods of onboarding them, tools, learning resources, & more. 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Bitcoin Mining Centralization? https://youtu.be/fIUpRllLhGE
-Sazmining: Hosted Bitcoin Mining Done Right? https://youtu.be/oE4d15xBbP0
-Unstoppable Commerce with Nostr Market https://youtu.be/xYCmQyJIuCo
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
1:11 Guiding Principles
5:00 Getting Someone Onboarded To Bitcoin
12:21 Knowledge Building
__________________________

None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html
https://whybitcoinonly.com/
https://river.com/
https://satscard.com/
https://lightsats.com/
https://yzer.io/

#howtoorangepill #giftbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

How To Orange Pill Family & Friends Without Them Vomiting

Today we assess the latest state of bitcoin mining pool centralization and examine potential solutions like Stratum V2, Ocean Mining, open-source ASICs, and more!

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Sazmining: Hosted Bitcoin Mining Done Right? https://youtu.be/oE4d15xBbP0
-Unstoppable Commerce with Nostr Market https://youtu.be/xYCmQyJIuCo
-How To Navigate High Fees https://youtu.be/Vaiq5qDV5pU
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:34 Current State Of Mining Pool Centralization
3:08 Wild Rabbits vs. Captive Elephants
7:08 Stratum V2
8:47 Ocean Mining & Pool Innovation
16:41 Open-Source Hardware
__________________________

None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://stratumprotocol.org/
https://insights.braiins.com/en
https://ocean.xyz/
https://ocean.xyz/blocktemplate

#bitcoinminingcentralization #oceanminingpool #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Mining Centralization: Time To Be Concerned?

Today we chat with Kent Halliburton, President of bitcoin mining provider Sazmining. We discuss industry themes, cost to mine a bitcoin, Sazmining, their partnership with Joltz Rewards, and more!

Get a $50 discount on your order with the following link courtesy of their revamped referral program powered by Joltz! ➡️ https://app.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=xBUxEWbe2Zkn
Check Sazmining out at ➡️ https://www.sazmining.com/
Follow Kent on X at ➡️ https://x.com/khalliburton?s=20

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Unstoppable Commerce with Nostr Market https://youtu.be/xYCmQyJIuCo
-How To Navigate High Fees https://youtu.be/Vaiq5qDV5pU
-Blockstream Jade Hardware Wallet https://youtu.be/cLFmd98mKNw
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Kent's Background
4:22 Bitcoin Mining Industry
8:45 Sazmining
22:58 Partnership With Joltz Rewards
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.sazmining.com/

#bitcoinmining #sazminingbitcoinmining #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Sazmining: Hosted Bitcoin Mining Done Right?

Today we explore Nostr Market, a P2P marketplace built on the Nostr protocol! We use the Nostr Market client in LNBits to see how to setup a store and how to shop as a consumer. 

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Navigate High Fees https://youtu.be/Vaiq5qDV5pU
-Blockstream Jade Hardware Wallet https://youtu.be/cLFmd98mKNw
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/JwOljZJ0iK4
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
1:20 Nostr Market Overview
5:04 Setting Up A Merchant on LNBits
19:43 Purchasing Goods On Nostr Market
25:25 What's Next
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://lnbits.com/
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/15.md
https://github.com/lnbits/nostrmarket

#nostrmarket #nostr #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Nostr Market: Unstoppable Commerce?

Today we discuss practical steps to prepare for high on-chain bitcoin fees, including mempool analysis, UTXO consolidation / management, Lightning Network best practices, and more!

🤝 Need help or 1:1 mentorship? Contact me at https://vida.page/ianmajor

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Blockstream Jade Hardware Wallet https://youtu.be/cLFmd98mKNw
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/JwOljZJ0iK4
-Cubit + Citadel: Next Generation of Bitcoin Nodes? https://youtu.be/nJva4UQwwyc
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Using Mempool Space To Analyze Fees
4:54 UTXO Management & Consolidation
10:45 Lightning Network Best Practices
16:35 So What Does This All Mean?
__________________________

None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://unchained.com/blog/small-utxo-bitcoin-dust/

#utxoconsolidation #mempoolspace #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Preparing For High Bitcoin Fees (Mempool, UTXO Consolidation, & More)

Today we review the Blockstream Jade, a bitcoin hardware wallet with compatibility for both bitcoin and Liquid Network assets. We also take a look at the Blockstream Green companion app. 

Here's the security model FAQ with additional resources linked further below: https://help.blockstream.com/hc/en-us/articles/15884462476953

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/JwOljZJ0iK4
-Cubit + Citadel: Next Generation of Bitcoin Nodes? https://youtu.be/nJva4UQwwyc
-He Escaped Hyperinflation To Build A Bitcoin Company https://youtu.be/uW8h9fQaggQ
_______________________________________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:35 Jade Overview
2:33 Jade Security Model
6:54 Unboxing
8:51 Firmware Update
11:16 Setup
12:58 Blockstream Green Companion App
16:58 Pairing Jade With Green
17:45 Sending & Receiving Bitcoin
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://blockstream.com/jade/
https://blockstream.com/green/
https://help.blockstream.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407812259225-Jade-Overview

#blockstreamjade #jadewallet #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Blockstream Jade: Security For Your Bitcoin & Liquid Assets

Today we provide the latest Bitcoin news and analysis, including an update on bitcoin macro, regulatory threats from clown world, and updates on bitcoin innovation!

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Cubit + Citadel: Next Generation of Bitcoin Nodes? https://youtu.be/nJva4UQwwyc
-He Escaped Hyperinflation To Build A Bitcoin Company https://youtu.be/uW8h9fQaggQ
-How To Swap Across Bitcoin Layers https://youtu.be/1UZzBL12JKQ
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:35 Macro Update
7:14 Self-Custody Regulation?
11:16 Bitcoin Innovation Update
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinnews #bitcoinanalysis #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Latest Bitcoin News & Analysis

FOUND OLD BITCOIN WALLET!!! #bitcoin #allthingsbitcoin

Today we assemble the Cubit bitcoin node including the installation of Citadel bitcoin node software plus a comparison to Umbrel!

Clarification: the main developer behind Citadel was not a developer at Umbrel but did contribute to the project and community.

📢 Get your hands on a Cubit here: https://geyser.fund/project/nabitechnology

🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, you can send sats to Lightning address me@www.ianmajor.xyz or ragermajor@getalby.com

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-He Escaped Hyperinflation To Build A Bitcoin Company https://youtu.be/uW8h9fQaggQ
-How To Swap Across Bitcoin Layers https://youtu.be/1UZzBL12JKQ
-October 2023 Monthly Digest https://youtu.be/RIJV0WZ243g
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Hardware Considerations
3:15 Software Considerations
4:04 Citadel Overview & Comparison To Umbrel
6:13 Cubit DIY: Requirements
7:39 Cubit Hardware Assembly
22:14 Ubuntu Installation
28:29 Citadel Installation
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://geyser.fund/project/nabitechnology
https://geyser.fund/entry/2279
https://runcitadel.space/
https://ubuntu.com/download/server
https://etcher.balena.io/
https://angryip.org/
https://x.com/pippellia/status/1660661957308080129?s=20

#citadelbitcoinnode #bitcoinnodetutorial #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Is Cubit + Citadel The Next Gen Bitcoin Node?

Today we hear from Oliver Stamatoski about his journey escaping hyperinflation to founding SVRN Energy, a bitcoin consumer products company on a mission to orange-pill the world!

📢 Get 10% off on your purchase with code "svrn10" here! https://svrnenergy.com/shop

🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, you can send sats to Lightning address me@www.ianmajor.xyz or ragermajor@getalby.com

🤝 Need help or 1:1 mentorship? Contact me at https://vida.page/ianmajor

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Swap Across Bitcoin Layers https://youtu.be/1UZzBL12JKQ
-October 2023 Monthly Digest https://youtu.be/RIJV0WZ243g
-How To Create A Custom Non-Custodial Lightning Address https://youtu.be/fympoUHx2b8
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Escaping Hyperinflation
9:30 Svrn Energy Overview
15:00 Earn Sats In Every Can
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://svrnenergy.com/

#svrnenergy #bitcoinrewards #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

He Escaped Hyperinflation To Build A Bitcoin Company

Today we take a look at Boltz Exchange, a non-custodial way to swap your sats across different layers of bitcoin, including the mainchain, Lightning, and the Liquid Network!

🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, you can send sats to Lightning address me@www.ianmajor.xyz or ragermajor@getalby.com

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-October 2023 Monthly Digest https://youtu.be/RIJV0WZ243g
-How To Create A Custom Non-Custodial Lightning Address https://youtu.be/fympoUHx2b8
-Phoenix Wallet Tutorial: https://youtu.be/dPKLkRK9bF8
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
1:09 Boltz Overview
6:40 Example Swap
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://boltz.exchange/
https://docs.boltz.exchange/

#boltzexchange #boltzbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

How To Swap Between On-Chain Bitcoin, Lightning, And Liquid!

Today I serve up your latest Bitcoin Digest feat. eye-popping government debt numbers, bitcoin analysis, supply and demand dynamics, bitcoin tech updates, and more!

🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, you can send sats to Lightning address me@www.ianmajor.xyz or ragermajor@getalby.com

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Create A Custom Non-Custodial Lightning Address https://youtu.be/fympoUHx2b8
-Phoenix Wallet Tutorial: https://youtu.be/dPKLkRK9bF8
-Pleb Home Mining: The Next Frontier? https://youtu.be/oGzrJ2yVX9U
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:50 Bitcoin Supply Dynamics
3:13 Bitcoin Demand Dynamics
5:09 Possible Recession Scenario
7:44 What If A Recession Never Happens?
10:21 What Is Fiscal Dominance?
14:16 Yields Rising
16:27 Signs Of Bitcoin Divergence?
18:31 Bitcoin Tech Updates
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinnews #bitcoinanalysis #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

The US Govt Added HOW MUCH New Debt?!

Today I walk through how to create a custom self-custodial bitcoin lightning address and highlight the different efforts underway to make this process easier in the future!

For prerequisite content on setting up a Lightning node, you can check out the following playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeJSzZ9_XFRIX_wz7HDrdcbG8ycPxHM9Y
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🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, you can send sats to Lightning address me@www.ianmajor.xyz or ragermajor@zbd.gg

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Phoenix Wallet Tutorial: https://youtu.be/dPKLkRK9bF8
-Pleb Home Mining: The Next Frontier? https://youtu.be/oGzrJ2yVX9U
-Is Drivechain Good Or Bad For Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/hx8U6cTkLK0
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Lightning Address Overview
2:06 Challenges With Self-Custodial Lightning Addresses
4:25 Federated Lightning Address Services
6:30 How To Create A Custom Lightning Address
17:51 Other Efforts Underway
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://bridgeaddr.fiatjaf.com/
https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/getting-started-lightning-address
https://zaplocker.com/
https://bolt12.org/

#selfcustodiallightningaddress #noncustodiallightningaddress #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Creating A Custom Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning Address

Today I walk through the latest generation Phoenix Wallet which introduces Splicing, a new technique for automated channel management to improve the self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning experience!
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🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, feel free to send sats to Lightning address ragermajor@zbd.gg

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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Pleb Home Mining: The Next Frontier? https://youtu.be/oGzrJ2yVX9U
-Is Drivechain Good Or Bad For Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/hx8U6cTkLK0
-Buying Non-KYC Bitcoin with Azteco https://youtu.be/GQ6BCS4DcJ8
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:36 Background
1:05 History Of Self-Custodial Lightning Wallets
5:13 Introducing Splicing
9:20 Fee Breakdown
10:45 Phoenix Wallet Tutorial
15:03 Receiving & Sending Funds
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://phoenix.acinq.co/
https://acinq.co/blog/phoenix-splicing-update 
https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/splicing/ 

#phoenixwallet #phoenixwallettutorial #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Phoenix Wallet: Splicing & The Latest Bitcoin Lightning Experience

Today I sit down with Jonathan from D-Central to talk all things Bitcoin mining! We discuss the potential for pleb home mining, new mining tech, Stratum V2, the state of the industry, and more. 

➡️  Head over to D-Central and check them out: https://d-central.tech/
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🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, feel free to send sats to Lightning address ragermajor@zbd.gg

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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Is Drivechain Good Or Bad For Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/hx8U6cTkLK0
-Buying Non-KYC Bitcoin with Azteco https://youtu.be/GQ6BCS4DcJ8
-Putting The $200B Loyalty Economy Onto A Bitcoin Standard https://youtu.be/MSRvnUI7vIY
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Jonathan & D-Central's Bitcoin Story
8:58 Home Mining As The Next Frontier
13:24 Pleb Mining Equipment
16:36 Mining Industry Themes
22:56 Open Source Mining
27:27 Joltz Bitcoin Rewards
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://d-central.tech/

#bitcoinplebmining #bitcoinmining #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Pleb Home Mining: The Next Bitcoin Mining Frontier?

Today we examine Paul Sztorc's Bitcoin Drivechain proposal. Codified in BIP 300 and 301, Drivechain proposes to routinize blind merge mined sidechains on Bitcoin. Is this good or bad for Bitcoin?
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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Buying Non-KYC Bitcoin with Azteco https://youtu.be/GQ6BCS4DcJ8
-Putting The $200B Loyalty Economy Onto A Bitcoin Standard https://youtu.be/MSRvnUI7vIY
-Yzer: The Duolingo For Bitcoin https://youtu.be/9PmRHoiCLkI
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
2:22 Drivechain Motivation
4:26 BIP-300 Overview
7:27 How Do Drivechain Sidechains Work?
13:05 Arguments In Favor
18:54 Arguments Against
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.drivechain.info/
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0300.mediawiki#user-content-Overview
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0301.mediawiki 
https://twitter.com/miketwenty1/status/1696943794321588383 

#bitcoindrivechain #bip300 #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Is Drivechain (BIP 300 / 301) Good Or Bad For Bitcoin?

Today we explore how to buy non-KYC bitcoin using vouchers from Azteco! With the surveillance state constantly expanding, having more potential ways to buy bitcoin privately is key. 
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🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, feel free to send sats to Lightning address ragermajor@zbd.gg

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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Putting The $200B Loyalty Economy Onto A Bitcoin Standard https://youtu.be/MSRvnUI7vIY
-Yzer: The Duolingo For Bitcoin https://youtu.be/9PmRHoiCLkI
-Hardware Wallet Considerations https://youtu.be/11rFLDAjCBI
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Intro To Non-KYC Bitcoin
2:54 Azteco Walkthrough
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://azte.co/
https://azte.co/find_a_vendor

#aztecobitcoin #nonkycbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

How To Buy Non-KYC Bitcoin With Azteco

Today we explore how we're working to put the global loyalty rewards economy onto a Bitcoin standard at Joltz Rewards! 

👉 Check us out: https://joltzrewards.com/ and follow along: https://twitter.com/JoltzRewards
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🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, feel free to send sats to Lightning address ragermajor@zbd.gg

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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Yzer: The Duolingo For Bitcoin https://youtu.be/9PmRHoiCLkI
-Hardware Wallet Considerations https://youtu.be/11rFLDAjCBI
-July 2023 Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/qJgAsO2rSPw
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Bitcoin & Loyalty
1:46 Joltz eCommerce Integrations
7:25 Joltz Bitcoin Rewards API
11:05 Open Loyalty & Taproot Assets
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://joltzrewards.com/
https://bitcoinnews.com/joltz-launches-bitcoin-loyalty-rewards-api/

#joltzrewards #bitcoinloyaltyrewards #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

$200B+ Loyalty Economy 🤝 The Bitcoin Standard

Today we check out Yzer, a bitcoin education app where you can earn bitcoin for learning about it! We also discuss other emerging tools for bitcoin education including a bitcoin-focused AI LLM.

👉 Check out Yzer at https://yzer.io/ and use my referral code OBL2TG2 to get some sats after reaching level 2. 
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🙏 If you'd like to support the channel, feel free to send sats to Lightning address ragermajor@zbd.gg

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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Hardware Wallet Considerations https://youtu.be/11rFLDAjCBI
-July 2023 Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/qJgAsO2rSPw
-Mutiny Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/loPdYbQ5VvU
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
2:47 Yzer Walkthrough
9:20 Mi Primer Bitcoin
10:13 Spirit of Satoshi AI LLM
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://yzer.io/
https://miprimerbitcoin.io/
https://spiritofsatoshi.ai/

#yzerbitcoin #yzerbitcoineducation #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Earn Bitcoin For Learning About It With Yzer

⚡ GET 5% BACK IN BITCOIN ON ALL PURCHASES AT https://thecryptoboutique.ca/

Today I sit down with Leander Mclean from The Crypto Boutique to discuss hardware wallets, bitcoin ATMs, bitcoin education, and more!
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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-July 2023 Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/qJgAsO2rSPw
-Mutiny Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/loPdYbQ5VvU
-Sovryn Zero Protocol Tutorial https://youtu.be/NVYYFLTs3K8
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:20 Leander's Background
1:59 Quickbit and The Crypto Boutique
6:05 Choosing A Hardware Wallet
14:33 Earning Bitcoin Rewards Powered By Joltz
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://thecryptoboutique.ca/

#hardwarewallet #bitcoinhardwarewallet #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Choosing A Hardware Wallet with OG Bitcoiner Leander Mclean

Today we serve up your monthly Bitcoin digest with the latest Bitcoin news and developments around supply, demand, and the intersection between Bitcoin and AI!
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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Mutiny Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/loPdYbQ5VvU
-Sovryn Zero Protocol Tutorial https://youtu.be/NVYYFLTs3K8
-Is Bitcoin Security Budget Doomed? https://youtu.be/GihUmRiQB70
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:45 Bitcoin Supply Dynamics
4:45 Bitcoin Demand Dynamics
12:30 Bitcoin & AI
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://hivemind.vc/ai/ 
https://cryptohayes.substack.com/p/massa
https://twitter.com/roasbeef/status/1677037020156399616?s=20

#bitcoinsupplyshock #bitcoinai #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Supply & Demand, Bitcoin & AI

Today we try out Mutiny Wallet, a self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet that runs in your browser and uses just in time channels to improve the self-custodial Lightning experience!

You can try Mutiny Wallet here: https://app.mutinywallet.com/
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🙏 If you'd like to donate to the channel, feel free to send sats to ragermajor@zbd.gg

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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Sovryn Zero Protocol Tutorial https://youtu.be/NVYYFLTs3K8
-Is Bitcoin Security Budget Doomed? https://youtu.be/GihUmRiQB70
-Wallet of Satoshi Tutorial https://youtu.be/e7u55iuD0Hc
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:25 Refresher On Self-Custodial Lightning
3:40 Introducing Mutiny Wallet
6:17 How To Use Mutiny Wallet
10:06 Receiving Bitcoin
15:17 Sending Bitcoin
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://github.com/MutinyWallet/mutiny-web/wiki/Mutiny-Beta-Readme
https://app.mutinywallet.com/

#mutinywallet #mutinylightningwallet #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Mutiny Wallet: Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning Made Easy

DISCLAIMER: as of July 31, the Sovryn DAO voted to temporarily increase the origination fees to 99%, thus effectively "pausing" loan originations on the Zero protocol in order to balance out originations and redemptions. See more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH1t9iA3mZA

Today we cover a hands-on tutorial of the Sovryn ecosystem with a focus on the Zero Protocol to borrow against your bitcoin at zero interest and with no KYC!

Check out the prior videos in this series for context: 
-Sovryn DLLR Overview: https://youtu.be/H_Cz-Ivaq-s
-Sovryn & RSK Overview: https://youtu.be/_QttkaqFsao
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🙏 If you'd like to donate to the channel, feel free to send sats to ragermajor@zbd.gg

🟣 Follow me on Nostr! https://nostrplebs.com/s/ragermajor or npub15f52rwxq0cv5v7qn0zxghpwc9deprtlr52uk4uuhxt4s0z7zx7gsvfux44

👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Sovryn DLLR & Zero Protocol Overview https://youtu.be/H_Cz-Ivaq-s
-Is Bitcoin Security Budget Doomed? https://youtu.be/GihUmRiQB70
-Wallet of Satoshi Tutorial https://youtu.be/e7u55iuD0Hc
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:31 Recap From Last Video
3:00 Setting Up A Sovryn-Compatible Wallet
7:08 Getting RBTC
12:48 Taking Out A Line of Credit
21:47 What You Can Do With Your LoC
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://wiki.sovryn.com/en/sovryn-dapp/subprotocols/zero-zusd
https://wiki.sovryn.com/en/sovryn-dapp/sovryn-dollar
https://wiki.sovryn.com/en/sovryn-dapp/using-zero

#sovrynzeroprotocol #sovrynbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Sovryn Zero Protocol Tutorial (see description disclaimer)

Today we discuss DLLR, the bitcoin-backed stablecoin from the Sovryn defi ecosystem - will DLLR become the standard stablecoin for the bitcoin economy? 

Check out the referenced intro video to Sovryn & Rootstock here: https://youtu.be/_QttkaqFsao
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🙏 If you'd like to donate to the channel, feel free to send sats to ragermajor@zbd.gg

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👊  Like, subscribe, and comment below with what you'd like to see in future videos!

🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Is Bitcoin Security Budget Doomed? https://youtu.be/GihUmRiQB70
-Wallet of Satoshi Tutorial https://youtu.be/e7u55iuD0Hc
-Layered Money & Amboss LINER Index https://youtu.be/l0S-Dz77Hbw
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Exodus Wallet Adopting Sovryn DLLR
3:50 Overview of Stablecoins
6:55 Sovryn Zero Protocol
10:15 What Is DLLR?
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#dllrstablecoin #sovrynbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

What Is The Sovryn DLLR & Why Does It Matter?

Today we discuss the elusive Bitcoin security budget - what it is? Is the long-term security of Bitcoin at risk? What are the different bitcoin mining attack vectors? Today we discuss.
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Wallet of Satoshi Tutorial https://youtu.be/e7u55iuD0Hc
-Layered Money & Amboss LINER Index https://youtu.be/l0S-Dz77Hbw
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/L2S5TohSGNU
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:30 Unpacking The Concern
4:53 Exploring Potential Attack Vectors
16:40 Mitigation Tactics
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Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinsecurity #bitcoin51percentattack #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Is Bitcoin Security Doomed?

Today we cover a full tutorial of Wallet of Satoshi for the Bitcoin Lightning Network! We also compare the trade-offs between custodial and non-custodial Lightning wallets. 
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Layered Money & Amboss LINER Index https://youtu.be/l0S-Dz77Hbw
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/L2S5TohSGNU
-Bitcoin Fees, Ordinals, and BRC-20 Tokens https://youtu.be/S74Dcq3Cmc4
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:21 Custodial vs. Non-Custodial Lightning Wallets
11:25 Wallet of Satoshi Tutorial
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.walletofsatoshi.com/

#walletofsatoshi #bitcoinlightningwallet #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Wallet of Satoshi: The Simplest Bitcoin Lightning Wallet?

Today we cover concepts from Nik Bhatia's Layered Money and the launch of the Lightning Network Rate (LINER) from Amboss! Will LINER be the foundation to a new financial system? 

You can check out the playlists I referenced in today's video here:
-Bitcoin Lightning Network: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeJSzZ9_XFRLazIy07H4k1Jf2f8q0f9pM
-Running A Node: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeJSzZ9_XFRIX_wz7HDrdcbG8ycPxHM9Y
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Latest Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/L2S5TohSGNU
-Bitcoin Fees, Ordinals, and BRC-20 Tokens https://youtu.be/S74Dcq3Cmc4
-Mr. Satoshi: Bitcoin Apparel With Insane Rewards https://youtu.be/TMObIKv_hpw
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
1:06 Capital Markets
2:08 Nik Bhatia & Layered Money
8:35 Amboss Launch of LINER
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://amboss.tech/docs/space/magma/liner
https://timevalueofbtc.medium.com/the-time-value-of-bitcoin-3807b91f02d2
https://timevalueofbtc.medium.com/the-time-value-of-bitcoin-and-lnrr-e0c435931bd8
https://medium.com/breez-technology/the-breez-open-lsp-model-scaling-lightning-by-sharing-roi-with-3rd-party-lsps-e2ef6e31562e
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/amboss-unveils-liner-index-for-enterprise-lightning-adoption

#ambosslightningnetworkrate #nikbhatia #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Layered Money & The Amboss Lightning Network Rate (LINER)

Today we serve up your latest monthly Bitcoin digest focused on bitcoin token issuance and scaling projects, including Ordinals / Inscriptions, BRC-20, RGB, Taproot Assets, Ark, and Enigma!
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Bitcoin Fees, Ordinals, and BRC-20 Tokens https://youtu.be/S74Dcq3Cmc4
-Mr. Satoshi: Bitcoin Apparel With Insane Rewards https://youtu.be/TMObIKv_hpw
-Zeus LN Tutorial: https://youtu.be/oIohVX7PeAA
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
0:55 Ordinals, BRC-20, RGB, and Taproot Assets
6:17 Ark Scaling Proposal
21:12 Enigma Settlement Layer Proposal
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.arkpill.me/ (Read More on Ark)
https://app.sigle.io/polydeuces.id.stx/bo-iHio5_4iTlvWwXwZ9l (Read More On Enigma)
https://domo-2.gitbook.io/brc-20-experiment/
https://ordspace.org/brc20

#ordinals #arkbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Monthly Bitcoin Digest: Ordinals, Ark, Enigma, and More!

Today we inspect the Bitcoin mempool and Bitcoin fees that have been driven by the recent surge in Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens, and more. Is this good or bad for Bitcoin? Today we discuss!
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Mr. Satoshi: Bitcoin Apparel With Insane Rewards https://youtu.be/TMObIKv_hpw
-Zeus LN Tutorial: https://youtu.be/oIohVX7PeAA
-RGB Update: Smart Contracts On Bitcoin https://youtu.be/y2Ak970WpkA
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Introduction
2:50 Is Bitcoin Under Attack?
3:56 How'd We Get Here? Taproot, Ordinals, BRC-20
8:36 Implications
13:56 Outlook
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://domo-2.gitbook.io/brc-20-experiment/
https://ordspace.org/brc20

#brc20 #bitcoinmempool #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Bitcoin Fees Update (Ordinals, BRC-20 Tokens, & More)

Today we sit down with Bailey Jakob, Founder of bitcoin apparel company Mr. Satoshi & creator of the book Orange Pill'd. We discuss Mr. Satoshi's partnership with Joltz, bitcoin rewards, and more!

👇 Be sure to check out the following links! 👇
https://mrsatoshi.com/
https://www.orangepilldbook.com/
https://twitter.com/MrSatoshiStore
https://twitter.com/BaileyJakob1
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Zeus LN Tutorial: https://youtu.be/oIohVX7PeAA
-RGB Update: Smart Contracts On Bitcoin https://youtu.be/y2Ak970WpkA
-SHAmory: Bitcoin Games & Merch For All Ages https://youtu.be/sfBUXYaIlGs
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Timestamps:
0:00 Bailey's Journey Into Bitcoin
3:45 Motivation For Mr. Satoshi
6:55 Mr. Satoshi Product Lines
10:20 "Bitcoin Oprah"
13:32 Partnership With Joltz Rewards
17:53 Orange Pill'd Book
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinrewards #bitcoinapparel #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Mr. Satoshi: Premium Bitcoin Apparel & Insane Rewards

Today we discuss Zeus, a Bitcoin Lightning Network node remote controller and wallet interface that puts the power of self-custodial Lightning Network usage in the palm of your hand!
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-RGB Update: Smart Contracts On Bitcoin https://youtu.be/y2Ak970WpkA
-SHAmory: Bitcoin Games & Merch For All Ages https://youtu.be/sfBUXYaIlGs
-Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/e2M65gxgUDc
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Timestamps:
0:00 Why This Is Important
3:30 Zeus Lightning App Overview
5:30 Connecting Your Node To Zeus
7:59 Connecting Umbrel to Zeus Via Lightning Node Connect
13:38 Channel Management & Settings
17:07 Sending & Receiving
20:58 Roadmap
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://zeusln.app/
https://twitter.com/beeforbacon1/status/1651306848169885904?s=20 

#zeuslightningapp #zeusbitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Zeus: Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning On Mobile

Today we discuss the latest on the RGB, Storm, and Bifrost protocols which stand to bring full smart contracts to bitcoin through a unique client-side validation paradigm and with LN compatibility!
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-SHAmory: Bitcoin Games & Merch For All Ages https://youtu.be/sfBUXYaIlGs
-Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/e2M65gxgUDc
-The Easiest Way To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments https://youtu.be/q_maOYxBtbs
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:57 RGB Protocol Overview & History
14:23 Example RGB Use Case: Token Issuance & Transfer
17:33 RGB V0.10 Release & Roadmap
20:22 How To Get Started
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.lnp-bp.org/ 
https://rgb.tech/ 
https://github.com/RGB-WG
https://medium.com/diamond-hands/release-of-new-report-emergence-of-token-layers-on-bitcoin-overview-of-client-side-validation-f3ae271ca283 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtkTE6m0zio
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-April/021554.html 

#rgbbitcoin #bitcoinsmartcontract #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

RGB Update: Smart Contracts For Bitcoin & The Lightning Network!

Today we welcome Scott and Mallory from SHAmory, which offers bitcoin games and merchandise for all ages! In addition to providing tools to educate the whole family, SHAmory is also giving back through a partnership with the Built With Bitcoin Foundation. 

Be sure to check them out and earn bitcoin back on your SHAmory purchases! 👇
-https://shamory.com/
-https://twitter.com/PlaySHAmory
-https://www.builtwithbitcoin.org/
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Monthly Bitcoin Digest https://youtu.be/e2M65gxgUDc
-The Easiest Way To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments https://youtu.be/q_maOYxBtbs
-How To Prepare For The "Then They Fight You" Phase https://youtu.be/e-HzDGcg1XU
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:50 SHAmory Intro
4:04 SHAmory Products
8:25 Launch of Satoshi Africa SHAmmy
12:30 Feedback From The Community
18:12 Partnering With Joltz Rewards
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#shamory #shamorybitcoin #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

SHAmory: Bitcoin Games & Merch For All Ages!

Today we take a more macro look at ongoing contagion risk from the banking system and further evidence of de-dollarization - what are the potential implications for Bitcoin? Let's discuss.
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-The Easiest Way To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments https://youtu.be/q_maOYxBtbs
-How To Prepare For The "Then They Fight You" Phase https://youtu.be/e-HzDGcg1XU
-OP_VAULT Good Or Bad For Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/GFBnRiiy3IM
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:37 Risk of Banking System Contagion
9:53 De-Dollarization
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:

#bitcoinnews #dedollarization #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Today we take a look at IBEXPay to accept bitcoin lightning payments in-store and online through platforms like Shopify!⚡We also assess how it compares to other options like BTCPay Server. 
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-How To Prepare For The "Then They Fight You" Phase https://youtu.be/e-HzDGcg1XU
-OP_VAULT Good Or Bad For Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/GFBnRiiy3IM
-Nostr Protocol & Damus App Tutorial https://youtu.be/rpc15bNDX-s
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
2:31 IBEXPay Overview
5:29 IBEXPay Tutorial
11:40 IBEXPay With Shopify
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.ibexpay.io/
https://apps.shopify.com/ibexpay-payment-gateway

#ibexpaybitcoin #acceptbitcoinlightning #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

IBEXPay: The EASIEST Way To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments

Today we present evidence of Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and discuss what you can do to prepare yourself including acquiring non KYC bitcoin, self-custody, privacy best practices, and more.

Relevant Playlists:
-Acquiring Bitcoin ➡️  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeJSzZ9_XFRKfEMBKclgN-I92eImDVD1I
-Securing Bitcoin ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeJSzZ9_XFRJvmO-6E7B6NciLwr3wguww
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❤️ If you're interested in either the Coldcard or Keystone and want to support the channel, head over using the following links: 
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-OP_VAULT Good Or Bad For Bitcoin? https://youtu.be/GFBnRiiy3IM
-Nostr Protocol & Damus App Tutorial https://youtu.be/rpc15bNDX-s
-Latest Bitcoin Monthly Digest https://youtu.be/tAf1fYS2hWY
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:57 Operation Chokepoint 2.0
7:30 Why Now? Breaking Down The Balaji Bet
14:18 Practical Bitcoin Tools To Prepare Yourself
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://bisq.network/
https://samouraiwallet.com/
https://sparrowwallet.com/
https://azte.co/
https://kycnot.me/
https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/home-mining-for-non-kyc-bitcoin

#selfcustody #operationchokepoint #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Adopt These Bitcoin Practices NOW Before It's Too Late

Today we explore James O'Beirne's OP_VAULT proposal to bring on-chain Vaults to Bitcoin! Are these specialized covenants worth it to bring an added layer of security to self-custody? Today we discuss.
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❤️ If you found value in this content & want to support a pleb, you can donate @ https://strike.me/ragermajor or send sats to lightning address ragermajor@zbd.gg!

Check out my playlist that includes lots of P2P tools for acquiring bitcoin: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeJSzZ9_XFRKfEMBKclgN-I92eImDVD1I
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Nostr Protocol & Damus App Tutorial https://youtu.be/rpc15bNDX-s
-Latest Bitcoin Monthly Digest https://youtu.be/tAf1fYS2hWY
-Alby Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/eYlFHTGZhq4
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
3:29 Bitcoin Vaults: Motivation & Overview
6:46 How OP_VAULT Works
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://jameso.be/vaults.pdf 
https://github.com/jamesob/bips/blob/jamesob-23-02-opvault/bip-vaults.mediawiki 
https://river.com/learn/what-is-op-vault-in-bitcoin/ 

#bitcoinvaults #bip345 #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

On-Chain Vaults (BIP 345) - Good For Bitcoin Self-Custody?

Today we explain the Nostr protocol and show a tutorial of the Damus client for accessing a decentralized social media network!

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❤️ If you found value in this content & want to support a pleb, you can donate @ https://strike.me/ragermajor or send sats to lightning address ragermajor@zbd.gg!

Here is the link to the Alby video where I explain Lightning addresses: https://youtu.be/eYlFHTGZhq4
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🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Latest Bitcoin Monthly Digest https://youtu.be/tAf1fYS2hWY
-Alby Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/eYlFHTGZhq4
-How To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments https://youtu.be/gocNXNe5DT4
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
2:02 Nostr Overview & Key Concepts
7:28 Damus Client Tutorial
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://www.nostr.net/
https://usenostr.org/
https://nostr.com/
https://nostrplebs.com/

#nostr #damusapp #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

Nostr Protocol Overview & Damus App Tutorial

Today we cover the latest on Bitcoin Ordinal Theory & Inscriptions, Nostr, and the Lightning Network flywheel that is poised to scale network capacity for millions around the world. 

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🐦 Want to connect? Hit me up on Twitter @ian__major: https://twitter.com/ian__major

➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Alby Wallet Tutorial https://youtu.be/eYlFHTGZhq4
-How To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments https://youtu.be/gocNXNe5DT4
-Ordinal Theory & Inscriptions on Bitcoin https://youtu.be/zHIvy98H2kM
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:27 Bitcoin Ordinal Theory & Inscriptions
6:48 Latest Nostr News
10:55 Lightning Network Flywheel
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://medium.com/breez-technology/introducing-lightning-service-providers-fe9fb1665d5f
https://medium.com/breez-technology/lightning-for-everyone-in-any-app-lightning-as-a-service-via-the-breez-sdk-41d899057a1d
https://medium.com/breez-technology/the-breez-open-lsp-model-scaling-lightning-by-sharing-roi-with-3rd-party-lsps-e2ef6e31562e

#bitcoinordinals #nostr #ianmajor #allthingsbitcoin

The Latest On Bitcoin Ordinals, Nostr, & The Lightning Network

Today we take a look at Alby, an open-source browser extension that connects the web to the Bitcoin Lightning Network, including a feature-rich Bitcoin Lightning wallet, Lightning addresses, and more!

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-How To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments https://youtu.be/gocNXNe5DT4
-Ordinal Theory & Inscriptions on Bitcoin https://youtu.be/zHIvy98H2kM
-Bitcoin Trading Cards Interview https://youtu.be/EPUNITbXwEM
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:35 Get Alby Overview
9:57 Using Alby In Bitcoin Lightning Apps
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://getalby.com/ 
https://github.com/andrerfneves/lightning-address/blob/master/README.md 
https://github.com/andrerfneves/lightning-address/blob/master/DIY.md 
https://github.com/andrerfneves/lightning-address/blob/master/BRIDGE.md  

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Alby: Connecting Your Web Browser To The Bitcoin Lightning Network

Today we setup Bitcoin Lightning payments for our e-commerce store in 30 minutes, using a combination of a Voltage Lightning Node, BTCPay Server, and its plugin with Shopify!

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Suggested Foundational Content:
👉 What Is The Lightning Network? https://youtu.be/6U_MDmxnv8Q
👉 ThunderHub Tutorial https://youtu.be/9IKEhMNiaKc
👉 BTCPay Server https://youtu.be/NQddaMjiQxQ

Getting Started:
👉 Voltage: https://voltage.cloud/
👉 BTCPay Server Docs: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Guide/
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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Ordinal Theory & Inscriptions on Bitcoin https://youtu.be/zHIvy98H2kM
-Bitcoin Trading Cards Interview https://youtu.be/EPUNITbXwEM
-Best Privacy Tools for 2023 https://youtu.be/s-ny-I8EVH8
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
2:22 Overview & Prerequisites
6:29 Voltage Lightning Node
17:41 BTCPay Server
24:18 Configuring Shopify
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Guide/

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How To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments For E-Commerce

Today we breakdown the recent craze around Bitcoin Ordinals / Inscriptions and discuss whether they're good or bad for Bitcoin.

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-Bitcoin Trading Cards Interview https://youtu.be/EPUNITbXwEM
-Best Privacy Tools for 2023 https://youtu.be/s-ny-I8EVH8
-Is Inflationary Money Necessary? https://youtu.be/lxyUViq94n0
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:51 Bitcoin Ordinal Theory & Inscriptions
4:33 How Segwit & Taproot Enable This
9:22 Potential Implications For Bitcoin
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None of this is financial advice. Do your own research.

Materials Referenced:
https://read.pourteaux.xyz/p/illegitimate-bitcoin-transactions 
https://github.com/casey/ord 
https://ordinals.com/inscriptions
https://gist.github.com/luke-jr/4c022839584020444915c84bdd825831
https://docs.ordinals.com/

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Bitcoin Ordinal Theory & Inscriptions: Good Or Bad?

Today I have my first guest on the channel! Alladan is the founder of Bitcoin Trading Cards, an amazing project with stunning collectible art and a partner of Joltz Rewards, the bitcoin rewards company I co-founded. 

Relevant Links We Discussed:
(1) BTC Trading Cards Shop: https://btc-tc.com/collections/all
(2) BTC Trading Cards On Twitter: https://twitter.com/btc_cards
(3) BTC Trading Cards On Geyser Fund: https://geyser.fund/project/bitcointradingcards

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➡️  If you missed my latest videos, be sure to give the following a watch: 
-Best Privacy Tools for 2023 https://youtu.be/s-ny-I8EVH8
-Is Inflationary Money Necessary? https://youtu.be/lxyUViq94n0
-Latest Bitcoin Digest: https://youtu.be/MrekFoncOAM
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Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
0:45 Alladan's Background
2:05 The Story Behind BTC Trading Cards
5:17 Series 1 Card Packs
8:02 Traction To-Date
13:05 What's To Come With Series 2
17:20 Bitcoin Rewards With Joltz
24:25 Where Can Folks Buy Cards & Get Their Reward
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Materials Referenced:

#bitcointradingcards #btctradingcards #joltz #joltzrewards

Bitcoin Trading Cards: Collectible Art To Orange Pill The World

Ian Major | All Things Bitcoin

Learn how to buy Bitcoin with River Financial, take self-custody, and use their user-friendly platform. Explore the onboarding process and key features.

How to Buy Bitcoin with River Financial

Today's video provides a detailed guide on buying Bitcoin using River Financial, focusing on the onboarding process, self-custody, and key platform features. The video emphasizes the importance of taking self-custody of Bitcoin to ensure security. River Financial offers competitive fees, zero fees on recurring buys, and a Bitcoin-only exchange focus. They provide options for automatic self-custody, inheritance planning, 100% full reserve custody, and integration with the Lightning Network. The tutorial walks through creating a wallet with Sparrow for self-custody and demonstrates how to send Bitcoin from River to the self-custody wallet. The process involves setting up recurring buys, auto-withdrawals, and using River Link for easy gifting. The video concludes by encouraging user engagement, sharing feedback on River Financial, and offering support for personalized consultations.

Discover Holly Young's journey into Bitcoin and the innovative project Batony aiming to educate and empower communities with Bitcoin. Learn about the impact of Bitcoin in London and Kenya.

Bitcoin Education Project by Holly Young - Batony Co-Founder

Holly Young, the co-founder of Batony, shares her journey into Bitcoin, highlighting the importance of questioning traditional financial systems. She emphasizes the need for deep conversations about money and the revelations that led her to the Bitcoin community. Holly discusses the formation of Batony, an ambitious Bitcoin education project focused on empowering communities by promoting Bitcoin adoption and creating circular economies. The project has received funding to educate diaspora communities in London and collaborate with organizations in Kenya. By leveraging Bitcoin's potential to revolutionize remittance services and empower youth, Batony aims to make a tangible impact on financial inclusivity. Holly also addresses the challenges of technological integration and the community support crucial in developing sustainable solutions for Bitcoin adoption. She encourages others to join the movement, advocate for Bitcoin, and contribute to the project's mission.

Learn about seed phrases, private keys, backups, and Bitcoin security in this comprehensive guide. Essential for all Bitcoin users!

Bitcoin Seed Phrases & Backups: Essential Guide

Today's video covers the importance of seed phrases and Bitcoin backups. Bitcoin's bearer asset nature emphasizes the critical need for robust backups to secure funds. Seed phrases, typically 12 or 24 words, are derived from a list of 2048 words codified in a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP). Private keys, generated from random numbers, are essential for wallet creation and sending/receiving Bitcoin.

Bitcoin security relies on cryptography and private key protection. The video delves into Bitcoin mining, encryption, and the significance of private keys in safeguarding individual funds. It also discusses the importance of randomness in generating seed phrases and recommends using true random number generators for enhanced security.

Moreover, the video explores advanced security measures like steel or titanium backups, multisig wallets, and Shamir Secrets for splitting and securing private keys. Multisig wallets combine multiple keys for heightened security, while Shamir Secrets involve splitting a single key into recovery shares.

The content emphasizes a gradual approach to enhancing Bitcoin security, from self-custody to hardware wallets, backups, and advanced security measures. Viewers are encouraged to prioritize simplicity and thorough understanding of security concepts to become proficient Bitcoin users.

Explore the latest on Bitcoin ETFs, supply dynamics, and Layer 2 developments. Analysis of BTC ETFs' impact, micro strategy stacking, and craa's ZK rollup on Bitcoin.

Bitcoin ETFs and Layer 2 Development Updates

All right, in this latest Bitcoin digest, two main topics are covered. Firstly, an overview of the Bitcoin ETF market in the US, discussing the impact on Bitcoin's supply dynamics and the notable ETFs' performance. Secondly, the emergence of Bitcoin Season 2 with the spotlight on Layer 2 developments, including craa's ZK rollup leveraging bit VM. The ETFs continue to attract significant cash flows, with MicroStrategy leading the pack in Bitcoin holdings. Tether, a key player, revealed impressive profits and Bitcoin holdings. On the Layer 2 front, bit VM enables Turing complete smart contracts on Bitcoin without any changes to the protocol. This innovation opens up possibilities for scalability and advanced applications, such as decentralized exchanges. Craa's ZK rollup is introduced as a significant milestone, offering optimistic verification and inscribing data on the Bitcoin blockchain, enhancing trust assumptions. The video emphasizes the importance of extensive research and vigilance in navigating the evolving L2 landscape, with a call to action for engagement and feedback from viewers.

The ongoing trends in Bitcoin ETFs and Layer 2 developments mark a significant phase in the crypto space. ETFs are reshaping Bitcoin's demand-supply dynamics, while innovative solutions like craa's ZK rollup are paving the way for enhanced smart contract capabilities on the Bitcoin blockchain. The video encourages thorough research and engagement with the evolving L2 ecosystem to stay informed and seize opportunities in the dynamic crypto landscape.

Learn practical steps to prepare for high Bitcoin fees. Understand onchain fees, UTXO consolidation, and Lightning Network implications.

Bitcoin Fees and Preparation Strategies

Bitcoin onchain fees are rising due to increased activity, especially driven by BRC20 tokens. Understanding mempool and transaction fees is crucial. UTXO management is essential to future-proof against high fees. Learn how to consolidate UTXOs for efficient transactions. Explore Lightning Network for lower fee transactions, but be aware of potential fee challenges. Consider broader implications of fee environments and scaling solutions like Lightning and new layer technologies. Stay informed to adapt your Bitcoin strategy for optimal transactions and scalability.

The video discusses the current Bitcoin fee environment, emphasizing the need to understand fees, UTXO consolidation, and strategies for adjusting Bitcoin accumulation. It delves into the challenges of managing onchain fees and highlights the importance of optimizing UTXOs for future-proofing against high fees. The Lightning Network is introduced as a solution for lower fee transactions but presents challenges during fee spikes. The broader implications of fee environments and scaling solutions like Lightning and additional layer technologies are explored, suggesting a multi-layered approach to scaling Bitcoin.

Key takeaways include: Understanding the current fee landscape, implementing UTXO consolidation and management, and considering the implications of evolving fee environments and scaling solutions.

Discover the risks of Bitcoin mining centralization and innovative solutions to combat it. Learn about Stratum V2, Ocean Mining, and more.

Bitcoin Mining Centralization Concerns: Key Solutions Revealed

Instead of the usual monthly Bitcoin digest, this video delves into the concerns surrounding Bitcoin mining centralization. The hash rate dominance of top mining pools, the risks of KYC compliance, and the potential for coordinated attacks are discussed. The transcript highlights the importance of decentralization and transparency in mining pools. It explores Stratum V2 as a solution for enhancing censorship resistance and introduces Ocean Mining's decentralized approach. The controversy surrounding Ocean Mining's transparency, non-custodial nature, and censorship practices is dissected. The discussion extends to public pool collaborations and the significance of open-source ASIC hardware in promoting decentralization. The need for the community to address these issues seriously and promote diversity in mining pool participation is emphasized, along with the call for supporting innovative solutions.

The video underscores the importance of mitigating structural risks in Bitcoin mining through various initiatives, such as Stratum V2 integration, decentralized pool models, and open-source hardware development. It urges viewers to consider the implications of mining centralization and encourages active engagement in shaping the future of the ecosystem.

so instead of what would normally be your piping hot monthly Bitcoin digest I am still going to do that but I'm going to really focus today on Bitcoin mining because there is a lot going on centralization in terms of mining pools is on the rise and yet there are a number of efforts underway to combat this where will all of this net out today we're going to discuss let's jump [Music] in [Music] so I hadn't actually looked at these numbers in a few months and so I was pretty struck by this post from Chris B showing that the two top mining pools so Foundry in the US and then ant pool uh which is a Chinese pool comprise 55% of Bitcoin hash rate and so I confirmed that by going over to the brains mining insights dashboard and indeed right that that is reflective here and the reason that's alarming is a few fold for one that number has crept up from probably like 50 51 52 even earlier this year so adding a few percentage points is pretty significant over that period of time additionally both of these pools are kyc meaning they have the information of who these miners are now if you're brand new to how mining pools actually work you can check out the video I've done on that exact topic and we'll get into some of that as we go along here but it's therefore not difficult to Envision how this could become a real issue if all of the constituent miners Within These pools are kyc and furthermore at least in the case of Foundry I'm less so sure about ampool these are typically like the big publicly traded us miners right like these are Big operations while it is the case that one of these pools is based in the US one of these pools is in China and those two governments uh don't exactly get along could there be some sort of coordinated effort to censor certain types of transactions or even conduct some sort of 51% attack so it's a real issue now sort of the first response that one should have to that is well it's quite easy for me to point my hash elsewhere I can basically change my config file on my mining machines to point from one pool to another and I can do that pretty instantaneously check out a whole video I did on proof of work versus proof of stake where I go into that and a number of other dimensions that demonstrate that in practice it's not as bad as it sounds with that said it should give us all pause this is not something we should sweep under the rug and sing kumaya and just sort of hope it it all turns out okay and I would invite you to check out this excellent article written by Bob Bernett uh some of you may know him as Boomer BTC on Twitter and in it he puts together this framework of these three categories of Miners and you can see how he's sizing it up right less than 10 servers you know maybe 1 kilowatt to 20 kilow hour sites he calls these these you know wild rabbits right and it's easy to see where he's going with this rabbits right they can scatter uh quickly if there's a threat they're difficult to track at least in numbers easy to hide they're Nimble they're they're mobile horses still retain a lot of those nice traits right they're fast they can they can move they're mobile they can hide somewhat certainly less so than rabbits but then you get all the way up to these really big boys and what Bob calls the captive elephants because these guys are huge these are 5 th000 plus server sites you know 20 megawatt to a gwatt plus they're slow it's very difficult to move this it's easy to find them right they also tend to be captive in the sense that they're participating in these KY seed mining pools but what if in a future State economies of scale gradually lead to 99% of the Network's hash rate being concentrated in these captive elephant sites and so in such a scenario and granted this is with low probability Bob even acknowledges that but that provides the ability to have some sort of orchestrated attack where we're not even talking now about a 51% attack what if governments collude and remove the power supply that's feeding these sites right which are probably plugged into public utility type infrastructure this could result in a massive share of the hash rate going offline overnight we're talking China ban 2021 except magnified much much bigger so what would happen well it would be it would take an exceedingly long time to find the next block and the problem is that the difficulty adjustment happens on a block time basis it happens every 2016 blocks which on average is every 2 weeks roughly but when you take all this hash rate off it could take years to get to the next difficulty adjustment because blocks would be produced at such a slow rate with such a small fraction of the global hash power that's still online and so yes blocks would technically still be produced but it would greatly impact and Shake confidence it would greatly disrupt the network and he goes into some scenar SC arios here about what that could actually look like in terms of time that it would take you know and so again in summary it could take over a year to get those difficulty adjustments and get the network Back in Balance and so again there's so many assumptions built into this type of scenario and Bob admits that and I think we would all acknowledge that well there's a humongous amount of concerted effort have governments ever been able to uh coordinate effectively with each other but again I do think this is instructive and while on the one hand we saw how resilient the network was when you had the China ban and half of the Network's hash rate came offline and the network very rapidly recovered from that what happened was a lot of that hash rate came to the US and is now plugged into a kyc pool like Foundry and so if you leave this video with nothing else I would encourage you to think about how you can support either directly or indirect directly the promotion of wild rabbits and horses as opposed to captive elephants and the good news is that there are a number of efforts underway to do just that so let's now talk through some of those potential mitigating Solutions and what's happening in the world of mining one big factor is stratum V2 the second generation protocol that governs how information is communicated from constituent miners to the mining pool operator and the so the status quo for the most part is what's happening if you're running a number of as6 and you're plugged up to a mining pool really all you're doing is sort of dumbly contributing your hash rate to the pool it's actually the pool that is producing What's called the block template which is defining which transactions from the mempool are actually going to be packaged up into the block and you can see how this could be an issue right if it's just the mining pole all the way up at the top that's defining which transactions make it into a block that's a very small number of enforcement points for Regulators to put pressure and say Hey you know you have to include these types of transactions or exclude these types of transactions Etc and so what stratum V2 does in addition to other things is it enables the constituent miners the component miners to produce their own block template that's a huge deal now those binders can still include or exclude whatever transactions they want but within you're going to see a whole range of different block templates so stratum V2 definitely helps with censorship resistance in a big way and excitingly two newly created pools have now announced that they will be integrating stratum V2 one is demand pool and the other is ocean mining on the topic of ocean mining let's talk about that because the other sort of solution Vector here is the way that these pools are created themselves and so there's been a whole lot of news lately around ocean mining for those that may have missed it ocean mining is basically a Revival of the old elus uh pool that Luke Dash jior who's a Bitcoin cordev uh ran back in the day I think from like 2010 to 2017 along with Bitcoin mechanic they've made a real Splash they have a $6.2 million seed round LED by Jack dorsy so there's been a lot of fanfare particularly given some of the promises that ocean has made it's introducing itself as this new decentralized mining pool to address and combat some of the issues we've just discussed and so some of the claims it makes is that it's very transparent you can actually go to ocean. XYZ block template and see the actual block template that is going to be used by the pool that is very cool it also claims to be decentralized in the sense that it's promising to implement stratum V2 for miners to create their own block templates and it's also promising to be non-custodial in that they're doing the coinbase payout so the block reward from winning a block directly to miners so it's a trustless payout but there's been a lot of controversy with this launch and I also think some rather poor communication and marketing on behalf of ocean mining so let's break down what the truth actually is in terms of transparency yes that is nice we saw the block template uh that you can go and see and look at and furthermore they've indicated that they would actually reduce the 2% pool feed down to 1% for miners that actually produce their own block template so they would be providing an economic incentive for you to create your own block template that is very cool if they follow through with that in terms of the non-custodial nature however it is not clear that that is actually true given that they still have a minimum payout threshold so for smaller miners you're probably still going to have to acrew a certain number of SATs before they pay you out and that is no different than any other mining pool although they have talked about potentially using the lightning Network to enable instant withdrawals for smaller amounts which would be very very cool there's other proposals as well something called braid poool which also seeks to help address that so it'll be interesting to see what and if ocean implements any of that but as of now it is not any more non-custodial or custodial than other mining pools unless you are a big Miner and then there has been a whole bunch of debate around censorship and a lot of controversy here so it was believed that they were filtering out uh inscription transactions or ordinals if you're new to that whole thing I have done a whole video on that as well then it was revealed that in the block template they were including inscriptions and so no one knew what was going on however they have confirmed as we can see that they do intend to filter out inscription transactions hle tra makes a very good question he says well if I create my own block template and submit it is that going to get rejected from Ocean pool to which Luke Dash JR says absolutely would be accepted rejecting blocks miners make would defeat the whole point he is absolutely right however I strongly discourage it so clearly there's a strong ideological stance here from Luke Bitcoin mechanic against inscriptions and even if you don't like the idea of ordinals and inscriptions I personally think it is still disappointing to see that type of censorship because they could potentially end up hitting themselves in the foot when they are less competitive versus other pools that are going to put those types of transactions in furthermore it was revealed that the Bitcoin Nots node implementation that's being used by ocean mining was actually filtering out Samurai Whirlpool TX zeros this is the first transaction that is completed when you're entering the samurai whirpool if you're not familiar with that or with coin join I've done whole videos on that topic as well so you had a pretty big backlash from the samurai uh Community saying oh my gosh you know this is all this censorship you're doing this deliberately and maliciously and while at first it looked really bad it actually turns out as we can see that the knots node implementation has been filtering out transactions with OP return greater than 42 bytes for a long time and so I don't think there's any purposeful filtering for the samurai transaction specifically but all of this at least raises the question of okay like is Right miners can of course do what they want but is censorship good or bad it'll be very interesting to see when they do Implement stratum V2 and miners are submitting their own block templates does ocean mining actually accept those templates if they include things like inscription transactions Etc again we have Luke on record there saying that they will but I think it remains to be seen because as we can see here there is some pretty harsh criticism that ocean is receiving from the OG Bitcoin talk Forum they're talking about you know Luke Das Jr's uh history of poolside censorship so there is a humongous learning here slay all your Heroes don't take all the hype at face value nor should you take all the criticism at face value the truth with these things is often in between everyone is so quick to draw a conclusion and publish their thoughts on Twitter for clicks and engagement but take some time to really wrestle with the these issues ocean mining is neither this sort of perfect shining thing that it was made out to be upon its launch nor is it this dramatic attack and malicious thing net net I actually think it is moving in the right direction if it follows through on its Promises of implementing Straton V2 respecting the block templates created by its constituent miners implementing something like the lightning Network to make payouts truly trustless even for smaller miners if it does all those things then it is definitely ahead of the game when compared to other pools and furthermore this has now kicked off yet more Innovation within the mining pool space we can see here that public pool and Seth for privacy have teamed up to to enable anyone to spin up a new mining pool themselves which is very very cool and I'm sure we will see all sorts of pool Concepts coming out of this which of those will grow to be actually meaningful maybe none of them maybe some of them uh but it'll be really interesting to see and I think the critical part at this point is to have the tools available to create different mining pools with different tradeoffs and collectively these efforts are going to go towards helping what is yet another risk which is the fact that we're now seeing these outof band transactions that means I'm a user and I want to directly negotiate with with a minor to include a transaction into the next block without broadcasting it to the broader peer-to-peer Network this is a huge issue because to the degree that activity happens out of band we no longer have a truly accurate fee picture which impacts any sort of Layer Two like lightning that is dependent on layer one for channel openings and things like that it also opens up considerations around me or minor extractable value but we won't go into too much detail there but in essence all of these efforts I think will move the needle in mitigating some of these more structural incentive type potential risks and then perhaps one final mitigating solution Vector to think about is supply chain decentralization of course there are only really two main uh manufacturers of A6 and so I've been very very excited to see the beginning of this movement around open- Source Asic Hardware like bit a highly accessible using a legit Asic chip it's very very cool if you want to kind of get your hands on one if you want to by the way I would recommend going to D Central um they're currently partnering with us at jolts rewards which is the startup I'm a co-founder of for Bitcoin rewards so you can get some SATs back when you buy one but again these are not powerful enough to really move the needle yet but it's very exciting to kind of see where this might go the more we can open source things like A6 the better so in conclusion I think these issues are real and I think it is time for the community to seriously think about this and not just sort of Kick the Can and be like well miners can point their hash at another pool it's like yeah that's true but there's a lot of these miners who are only going to point their hash at a sort of approved pool I.E a pool that does kyc I think that's a somewhat naive and certainly insufficient argument which is why I think some of these different solutions definitely stratom V2 definitely some of the Innovation around pools and then some of the open- Source Hardware Innovation that we're seeing with things like bit ax all of that is going to move the needle and at least start a movement and again if nothing else I would invite you to contemplate that framework that Bob laid out how can we Foster and promote more wild rabbits and horses and less captive elephants but I'm curious to hear your thoughts what do you think of this whole debate are these valid concerns is it overblown what else are you excited to learn more about or see more about in future videos let me know in the comments down below but I hope you found this valuable and insightful if you did you already know what to do give this video a like use the share feature underneath this video that really does help get this to a broader audience and I think we should be talking about this type of stuff a lot more than what is currently happening and if you were so enamor with this content you want to donate to a pleb which really does help me continue to make these videos you can do so in a number of ways there's the super thanks feature built directly into YouTube If you you happen to have something like Albi you can just click that uh browser extension and it'll automatically detect you're watching my channel which is pretty cool you can send some STS that way or you can drop some SATs to my lightning address me www.an major. XYZ or if you have any issues with that you can Al you can always send it to rager major atget alb.com and lastly for those of you that have asked how you can get in touch with me for more one-on-one type mentorship advising Consulting maybe you're starting a Bitcoin business you're trying to set up a multisig you're running your own node you're accepting payments for your business whatever it is reach out and we can connect I'm using the vaita platform for that which is terrific but we'll go ahead and leave this here as a reminder every sat counts and until next time I'll see you [Music] then

Discover the latest in self-custodial Lightning usage with the third generation Phoenix wallet. Learn about splicing and simplified channel management. Explore fees and predictability.

Lightning Network Phoenix Wallet: Splicing & User Experience

The Lightning Network has faced challenges in non-custodial usage, but the third generation Phoenix wallet introduces splicing for improved self-custodial Lightning experience. Previously, users had to rely on Lightning service providers for inbound liquidity, leading to multiple channels and fee uncertainties. With splicing, users have a dynamic channel that can change in size, consolidating liquidity into one. Splicing allows for trustless swaps between on-chain and off-chain funds, offering predictability and a streamlined user experience. The update in Phoenix wallet also includes transparent fee structures and enhanced channel management, making it a significant step forward in Lightning usage. The tutorial showcases setting up the wallet, receiving and sending funds, and utilizing splicing for channel management. The video concludes with insights on the user experience, predictability, and potential future adoption in the Lightning Network ecosystem.

Compare different Bitcoin node implementations including Umbrel, Start9, and myNode. Learn about the options for plug-and-play or do-it-yourself setups. Make an informed decision for your Bitcoin node setup.

Bitcoin Node Implementation Comparison: Umbrel, Start9, myNode

All right, coming to you by popular demand, this video compares various Bitcoin node implementations like Umbrel, Start9, and myNode. The comparison covers plug-and-play options as well as do-it-yourself setups. The speaker discusses the importance of understanding Bitcoin nodes, use cases, budgets, and the choice between building a node from scratch or opting for a plug-and-play solution. Additionally, the video delves into hardware considerations such as CPU, storage, connectivity, and the potential for additional storage arrays.
The comparison includes detailed overviews of Umbrel, Start9, myNode, RaspyBlitz, Cubit, and Ronin Dojo, highlighting their features, hardware specifications, pricing, and software support. Each option is assessed based on its suitability for different user needs, from hobbyist learning experiences to advanced setups requiring beefier hardware or focused on privacy and security.
The speaker provides personal recommendations, suggesting do-it-yourself setups for enthusiasts seeking a learning opportunity and plug-and-play options like Umbrel, Start9 server one, or Cubit for those aiming for convenience or a more comprehensive home server setup. The video ends with a call to action for donations and offers personal consulting services for viewers seeking further guidance on setting up their Bitcoin nodes.

Explore the potential of covenants for a Bitcoin soft fork in 2024. Learn about the benefits, risks, and proposed solutions.

Bitcoin Covenants: Potential Soft Fork in 2024

At the start of 2024, discussions surrounding covenants and the possibility of a Bitcoin soft fork are gaining momentum. Covenants offer the ability to impose restrictions on how unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) can be spent, enhancing security and enabling new functionalities such as improving the Lightning Network. While covenants present numerous benefits like enhanced security features, congestion control, and support for smart contracts, potential risks include regulatory concerns and user experience complexities. Various covenant proposals, categorized as generalized or specialized, op code-based or Sig hash-based, are being considered, with options like CTV (Check Template Verify) gaining community support. The evolution of covenant functionality on the Liquid sidechain and the introduction of Simplicity programming language may pave the way for covenants on Bitcoin. Despite the debate and hesitancy, there is growing advocacy for covenants like CTV, balancing benefits and risks for Bitcoin users. While the timeline for implementation remains uncertain, the potential for covenants in a soft fork upgrade is on the horizon.

Discover the latest insights on Bitcoin macro trends, regulatory developments, and technological innovations in this monthly update.

Monthly Bitcoin Digest: Macro Trends, Regulatory Updates, Innovation

In this monthly Bitcoin digest, the focus is on major trends shaping the cryptocurrency landscape. The narrative around Bitcoin as a safe haven asset is evolving, with correlations shifting and historical data indicating a potential Bull Run. Regulatory issues, highlighted by Senator Elizabeth Warren's misconceptions, shed light on the need for self-custody education. The surge in Bitcoin development, including innovations like bit VM and Taproot assets protocol, signifies a promising era of growth and diversity in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Urgency for individual Bitcoin ownership and privacy underscores the importance of proactive engagement with the digital asset.

it's the beginning of a new month and that means it is time for your piping hot monthly Bitcoin digest as we often do we are going to be covering a little bit of everything we're going to start off with a little bit around macro what is happening around the world which I think is very interesting we're going to talk about some of the regulatory clownery that is coming out and then lastly we are going to talk about some of the latest and greatest around Bitcoin Technology Innovation and tools without further Ado let's jump in [Music] so building on what I covered in the last month's digest Edition it is fascinating to continue to see this narrative emerging around Bitcoin being this kind of flight to safety or this Safe Haven asset this is very different than what we've been told time and time again that oh Bitcoin is this risk on asset and I think if you look at a lot of historical data that is certainly true but it is interesting to take stock of what we're seeing of speaking of stocks we can see that the correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 has now flipped negative so there is this Divergence that's happening right and interestingly you can see that this is not the first time that has happened in fact when it has happened previously that tends to have preceded the ensuing Bull Run so pretty interesting signal to see there looking outside of stocks again we've been told time and time again that well Bitcoin will just never survive a more normal interest rate regime and yet here we are Bitcoin is up over 100% year to date when priced in the USD and so one could argue well that's because the market is anticipating a pausing and reversal of the rate hikes and the injection of new liquidity we saw that with the bank term funding program which I've covered in Prior videos earlier this year but I think it's still pretty remarkable again all the pundits said Bitcoin literally could not survive and what we saw instead was a pretty normal price crash that has followed prior Cycles as well what's even crazier over this same year-to-date time frame is that long-term US government bonds are down 14% as we can see this is wild especially as we see more Wars conflict where is the flight to safety that we've typically seen and that the mainstream media and political and financial Elite would have you believe in fact as Dylan shows here Bitcoin is actually close to an all-time high when priced in treasury bonds we've also seen gold nearing its all-time high priced in USD and yields on 10year treasuries topped 5% in what looked like it was going to be the start of an avalanche now to be fair over the last couple days in particular yields have pulled back rather sharply we can also see that the 30-year over 2year has uninverted which perhaps could finally be this harbinger of people starting to flock back into long dated bonds as a safety measure and you can see again in this chart when that uninverted that's a pretty reliable predictor of a ensuing recession which a lot of people myself included have been expecting for some time so again that's hot off the press even over these last few days and so does that mean that perhaps things are changing perhaps Bitcoin isn't actually this sort of flight to safety but I'm not so sure if you've been following any of the news around Japan they are in a world of hurt we are finally starting to see the chickens coming home to roost as it relates to Japan's absolutely astronomical debt burden which again is different from the US in many fundamental ways which is why they've been able to kind of ride this thing out for so long but at the end of the day an unmanageable debt burden is an unmanageable debt burden and so what Japan has been doing with yield curve control I.E suppressing interest rates even while other jurisdictions have raised them mechanically that requires them to print the yen in order to pull this off which is devaluing the Yen quite rapidly and you're now starting to see I've seen a number of posts from people in Japan that are now starting to say you know what I'm for the first time in a very long time really notic ing increases in price especially things like energy gasoline Etc and so in order to control The Descent of the Yen the bank of Japan is selling treasuries right so they're selling the treasuries to get dollars and then they're using those dollars to buy the yen to again prop it up a little more than what would otherwise occur in order to sort of control and at least stem The Descent of the Yen as it were due to all the printing and oh by the way Japan can do this for a long long time they have an absolutely enormous War chest again remains to be seen but this sort of carry trade that's happening with the Japanese Yen looks like a really big deal hard to say where this leads but despite the pullback in treasury yields we've seen over these last few days one could easily imagine these other Dynamics very much throwing a wrench into the hopes that those yields would come down and the price of these bonds would start to go back up and again regardless of the near-term Dynamics it seems to me that the cat is out of the bag and more and more different types of entities are discovering the merits of Bitcoin as this decentralized truly Global uncensorable zero counterparty risk type asset that is extraordinarily unique and so you've seen muhamad L Aran you've seen Larry thinkink you've seen Julian Timmer from Fidelity right all of this narrative is around look like despite these sort of shortterm short-term blips Bitcoin is is increasingly looking like this attractive store of value this relative Safe Haven versus government bonds that guess what aren't actually risk-free so net net what does that mean for you and me well I tend to agree with someone like Dylan lir and others that are expecting some sort of significant pullback over the next I don't know 3 to 6 months before we then truly launch into this next Bull Run but I'm also not necessarily betting on that and I think if you're not stacking sads you are inviting these big institutions to just come in and grab all the Bitcoin right I think we are very close if not there already and in many ways that's discouraging right in many ways a lot of us would love to see lower prices for longer so that we can continue to stack stats but I just don't think that's realistic and so I do think there is is some urgency around trying to hit your stacking goal you know between now and let's call it a year from now going hard in the paint I think is something we're going to look back at and be grateful that we did but let's move on now to our next topic which is some of the regulatory clownery that we've seen from none other than Elizabeth Warren surprise surprise again this next bit is a little bit uh us Centric admittedly but I do think in many cases we've seen some of this rhetoric that starts in the US start to propagate elsewhere or vice versa and so basically what happened was that the Wall Street Journal ran a report citing blockchain data from elliptic making the claim that Hamas terrorists had raised all these millions and millions of dollars worth of crypto so Elizabeth Warren sees this gets a hundred other legislators to sign some letter that goes to the White House in the treasury that says hey you know look see we told you cryptos for moneya launderers and terrorists and all this and that and so interestingly enough elliptic actually published a Blog where they outed her and said as we can see there is no evidence to support the assertion that Hamas has received significant volumes of crypto donations uh elliptic has engaged with the Wall Street Journal to correct misinterpretations of the level of crypto fundraising by Hamas in addition we have been in discussions with the office of Senator Warren to ensure that the relevant parties have a proper appreciation of the complexities and nuances of analyzing these wallets so Elizabeth Warren who claims she started her career to go after the banks is now the bank's biggest mouthpiece and who is now at this point pretty much singlehandedly leading the Crusade against Bitcoin in the US and again this will not just be a us phenomenon you're going to see this rhetoric continue to unfold as these conflicts continue which is that well terrorist groups are using this as a method of financing themselves and so the Wall Street Journal very sheepishly kind of published a little a little correction a little note that whoops we got it completely wrong and yet that seemingly hasn't stopped Senator Warren from continuing her clownery and most recently she is seen here citing various techniques that are allowing this illicit Behavior to happen one of which she includes is self custody now Elizabeth Warren politicians bureaucrats parasites all around the world are never going to be able ban math and I don't think we would see any sort of self- custody ban in the near term but we should remember history when the US made it illegal for citizens to hold gold back in the 1930s under threat of 10 years in prison and so my challenge to you is to at least think about what would you do in such a situation I think it is absolutely critical that we all learn the skills of self- custody we learn how to use use Bitcoin privately yes it is possible to use Bitcoin in a highly private way and again this is not to propagate elicit activity but you simply have a right to privacy and you certainly have a right to your own property self- custody is a must again if you have your Bitcoin on exchanges you have to get them off and so I have a whole playlist on this channel as you may be aware of how to take self- custody all sorts of different Hardware wallet options all sorts of different desktop wallet options Samurai wall Wasabi wallet different privacy techniques so check out my channel content because again despite government's typically moving quite slowly I personally think this type of Regulation could be a gradually then suddenly type of thing as well especially as institutions are piling in while yes all of this is probably going to be good for number go up it is not necessarily a good thing for self- sovereignty of the individual and so you have to take precautions and you have to also think about like what would you do personally and with your family if there were to be such a threat to your ability to self cussy Bitcoin if you're curious for what I'm doing you can hit me up on Vita and I'm happy to share some of what I'm thinking about for what admittedly I think is a tail risk but a tail risk that should be considered seriously nonetheless now as the final topic for today let's move on to some of the happenings around Bitcoin Tech and Innovation as I referenced in my prior edition of the monthly digest I really do think it is somewhat of a Renaissance when it comes to building on bitcoin I'm not saying everyone necessarily agrees with all the things that are being built or that are trying to be built but it is extraordinary to see the absolute influx of developers coming back to bitcoin or coming to bitcoin for the very first time and like it or not a lot of this did get kicked off with ordinals earlier this year now I have mixed thoughts around ordinals as I've covered in Prior videos but like it or not that has heralded a lot of other interesting developments notably we saw bit VM come into the spotlight in October bit VM is basically a virtual machine where you in theory could do whatever sort of arbitrary computation and they have found a way to fit this virtual machine into Bitcoin in a way that doesn't disturb the base layer this is very significant right the ability to do some of this stuff was always presumed to require some sort of a soft Fork which is always going to be contentious Etc but at least thus far bit bit VM appears to not require that which is a humongous deal and make sure you're subscribed I'm going to do a deep di video on bit VM and some of the different use cases this could support in the very near future But it includes things that I think are going to be pretty universally valuable regardless of what type of Bitcoin user you are this could include things like potentially supporting zero knowledge rollups or different l2s on bitcoin and make no mistake there are going to need to be a variety of l2s with all sorts of different tradeoffs some that are more focused on trust minimization security some that are going to be more focus on scalability but for Bitcoin to grow to support the entire planet make no mistake that is going to be a requirement and there's a lot of really cool zero knowledge technology that can add compelling privacy benefits for users that I think would unambiguously be valuable for pretty much everyone we also saw blockstream formally launch their green light lightning as a service capability the reason this is so important is this enables other developers to add non-custodial lightning to their apps for those of you that are familiar with Breeze and uh what's started out as the breeze wallet Breeze has gone on to create their SDK that actually uses green light in the background and so this is also a huge deal because the lightning Network rightly so has received criticism in the past for being po potentially too custodial right you you look out at the level of activity a lot of people out there are using custodial wallets and again there's nothing inherently wrong with that people are free to make whatever decisions they want with their money including trusting it with a custodian but obviously we would prefer to have robust non-custodial methods for using the lightning Network I have covered all sorts of self- custodial lightning Wallets on this channel I have showed you how to build a lightning node from scratch I have shown you how to run your own lightning node all that good stuff but I'm more of a hobbyist maybe you are too and so for businesses that want to start adding lightning to their apps in the right way I.E making it non-custodial green light is now a terrific toolkit to enable that and so if you're a developer I would encourage you to check out their documentation they have a free tier where you can get started just to sort of play around with it but that is a very welcome addition to the lightning ecosystem that I hope on balance will provide the tools for non-custodial lightning usage to proliferate additionally we saw the launch of the tap rot assets protocol on mainnet Tapo assets formerly known as taros developed by lightning labs and this is a protocol to make Bitcoin and the lightning Network as well a multi-asset network the ability to create stable coins that can be transferred using the existing Network effect and liquidity of the lightning Network the ability to create Collectibles again many of you watching I know are not as fond of these types of use cases but I very much see these as additional ladders that are being stacked up to the life WP that is Bitcoin that some are going to use to stumble their way onto this remarkable thing that is Bitcoin and so be sure you are subscribed because at jolts which is my uh my day job to bitcoin rewards and loyalty startup we have been working on our jolts wallet which is going to be a noncustodial Bitcoin and eventually lightning wallet that will also have support for Tapo assets if you want to play around and see what is possible with the protocol we're going to be launching that very soon and you can expect a video on that very very soon with all that let's go ahead and conclude today's video all right so again we got a little bit of everything this time we got a little bit on the macro side this fascinating narrative emerging around Bitcoin as this Safe Haven asset this unconfiscatable zero counterparty risk asset that is so unique and it's digitally native it's native to the internet can be transferred as the speed of light like this is crazy and it is increasingly the case that big institutions are waking up to this and so for you and me that underscores some degree of urgency again we could see another big pullback to get even cheaper SATs that we can stack but I'm not necessarily holding my breath and as we saw with Elizabeth Warren and all this nonsense around self- custody it is critical that you learn the skills of how to take custody of your Bitcoin how to use it in a private way again I have a lot of content on this channel that can help you out and if you're looking for a little bit more handholding you can reach out to me now on VA and you can even schedule calls with me we can walk through a particular problem you're facing setting up multisig setting up your own node making self custody for the very first time whatever the topic is you can reach out to me and I'm happy to walk you through things and so admittedly the world around us looks rather dark at the moment but I think there is this immense beam of Hope and that is in the form of Bitcoin but I'm curious to hear your thoughts what do you think of any of the topics we've covered in today's videos would you like to see any topics covered in deep Dives in the future let me know in the comments down below but I hope you found this valuable and insightful if you did you already know what to do give this video a like use the share feature underneath this video that really does help get this to a broader audience and I think it is increasingly dire that people are aware of what's happening and are acting accordingly and if you so in Amor with this content you want to donate to a pleb which really does help me continue to make this content you can do so in a number of ways if you happen to be using something like get Albi the browser extension you can just click that and it'll automatically detect you're watching my channel you can also send SATs to my lightning address me www.an major. XYZ or rag major atget alb.com but for now my friends we'll go ahead and leave this here as a reminder every set counts and until next time I'll see you [Music] then [Music]

Discover how to integrate Bitcoin rewards into loyalty programs, tap into a $200B+ global economy, and revolutionize consumer loyalty. Learn more about Joel's innovative approach!

Unlocking $200B+ Loyalty Economy with Bitcoin Rewards

An estimated $200+ billion worth of loyalty value exists globally, comprising miles, points, and other loyalty units. This transcript delves into integrating the global loyalty economy into a Bitcoin standard, focusing on Joel's efforts to distribute SATs through loyalty vectors. Joel's initiative targets existing businesses like e-commerce merchants to offer Bitcoin rewards seamlessly. By partnering with Shopify and WooCommerce, Joel's enables these merchants to provide cryptocurrency rewards on purchases and incentivizes accumulation of SATs.

The loyalty program operates through a simple process - customers shop, receive rewards, and can withdraw SATs instantly through a lightning wallet. Joel's API further extends the opportunity for businesses to incorporate Bitcoin rewards into their platforms, enhancing user engagement. The introduction of Taproot assets enhances loyalty collectibles and tokenizes loyalty points, streamlining value exchange in the $200+ billion loyalty economy. The protocol opens new avenues for consumers to redeem loyalty points as SATs on Lightning Network, promoting flexibility and efficiency in value exchange.

The implementation of Taproot assets introduces additional ladders to Bitcoin adoption, allowing businesses to leverage Bitcoin rewards for user engagement and retention. By embracing open and interoperable loyalty systems, merchants can enhance their value proposition, benefit from discoverability, and ultimately unlock a more efficient and competitive loyalty market.

so there are an estimated 200 plus billion dollars worth of loyalty value sloshing about globally this is the value of all the miles points and other units of loyalty value and so how do we get this Global loyalty economy onto a Bitcoin standard today we discuss let's jump in [Music] okay so admittedly today is a bit of an opportunity to Market test some of the ideas that we've been thinking about with jolts for those that are not aware that is really my day job I am the co-founder of a Bitcoin rewards startup so this is not intended to be a purely sort of self-shill video do you think there's some real value here for you guys and that is why I wanted to do a video on this today and the big nut we're trying to crack in all this and the vision for us at jolts is how do we get SATs into the hands of more individuals through this Vector that is loyalty and don't get me wrong I want as many ways for plebs to stack SATs as possible but a lot of the existing Bitcoin rewards Solutions whether they're card based whether you know you have to download a separate app or a browser extension Etc but it's like how do we get Bitcoin rewards out into all these existing business environments that have existing customer bases Etc think of all the traditional loyalty platforms for example think of all the bigger Merchants that have a standalone loyalty app perhaps that their customers use how do we build the technology to get Bitcoin rewards into all these different environments that is really what we've gone after with Joel's and so we started that Journey with e-commerce Merchants think of Shopify stores woocommerce stores and so we launched earlier this year the world's first integration where these types of merchants can add Bitcoin rewards to their store so you could say hey I want to do five percent back on all purchases maybe you get three percent back but you have to spend a certain amount so there's different ways in business logic with which you can craft these offers and so for those watching the first and foremost topic I wanted to cover is some of the ways that you could go and stack some SATs and so if you head over to joltsrewards.com you will see our home page here and then if you simply scroll down a little bit you'll see this shop now button so you can click this and be taken to our different brand fans and we're cleaning this page up a little bit but you get the point you can see these different offers so one percent back on all purchases at Bitcoin trading cards you've got Mr Satoshi which is an apparel store you've got a five percent back with shamery uh you've got Bitcoin clothing you've got panties for Bitcoin you've got uh consensus which has all sorts of terrific Bitcoin books and content like that you've got crypto Boutique they've got all sorts of different Hardware wallets so you can go and get five percent back on Hardware wallets we've got decentral so these guys are running anywhere between three percent to ten percent back on mining equipment and you can get like smaller miners you could do some you know home Pub Mining and we've got some more coming online so definitely check this out again you can get everything from Bitcoin merch to Hardware wallets to mining equipment uh and more and how that experience will look just so you're aware let me pop over to our little uh this is just our demo store for Shopify so you know let's imagine I'm buying you know this handsome pair of socks you'll see the offer at the top most of our partners have some sort of banner that says hey you know this is what the offer is I can say buy it now and so I'm gonna go through the normal flow I'm gonna put in my you know email billing address all that good stuff and then on the payment page I've just put this sort of test information in for uh car transaction but this all also works with paying in Bitcoin you know we have customers who accept payments over BTC pay server open node Etc and so I just hit pay now and so I've checked out and in most cases what you'll actually see is a pop-up that looks something like the following so it'll say Hey you know congrats you've earned some Bitcoin click here to claim and then what that will do is if it's your very very first time using jolts it will send an authentication email that looks something like this so it'll say hi you know your recent purchase at whatever Merchant qualifies you for a small reward of Bitcoin and so you can go ahead and claim your reward the reason we tie this to emails for now is as you can imagine not everyone is going to have a you know a lightning address that they could put in or you know a lightning wallet that they could authenticate through Etc so we want to make this really accessible obviously that's something we continue to think about one exciting feature we are building though is the in that pop-up that you see the ability to sort of toggle and say hey just go ahead and display the Ln URL withdraw code immediately so boom you can scan that with a lightning wallet and you know and Away you go and then for people who don't yet have a lightning wallet they can go the email route so that'll be a really nice feature once we've built that out but think of this as just like a magic link authentication process connected to whatever email you anyways used to make the purchase and then once you claim that reward you'll be brought to your little jolts dashboard you can see all my reward history here you can see your balance at the top so if I click this I can submit a withdrawal request I can go ahead and hit submit and I get this Ln URL withdrawal code that I can scan with any lightning wallet that supports lnurl which is you know most of them these days for example I'm doing this on desktop so I can just click this bad boy and that'll bring up my Albi lightning browser extension that I'm using I'll go ahead and hit confirm and you can see my balance has updated accordingly so very very simple and so this is accessible for people who maybe don't yet have a lightning wallet obviously we want to encourage them to get one as I will mention in a moment we're working on our own that's going to be really really sick it's going to be a self-custodial wallet highly highly highly usable that is how you can withdraw your SATs instantly over the lightning Network for shopping at any of our great Partners so that was kind of the first topic I wanted to cover with you guys uh by the way if you're watching this and you run any sort of store you can come over to our e-commerce plugins Tab and you can see the platforms that we support so we support Shopify woocommerce Euclid really really easy to implement this you can see an example case study from one of our customers it's been really really encouraging to see the impact that these rewards can have whether it's in conversion rate a little bit higher average order value and a significant Roi when you consider the cost of rewards Etc um we basically do a five percent of those rewards so let's say you give out a hundred dollars in rewards over the course of a month we would add a five dollar service fee in that case so it is pretty simple you have a slow month we have a slow month all of this scales to your business we don't slap you with an upfront you know subscription uh fee so in any case if you do run a store and you're interested in um exploring this you can just come over and say get started and this will just take you through a simple little form that we can understand the type of reward you want to create uh and we can get that going for you in the background so if you're a SAT stacker you can check out the shop Brands page if you're a store you can check out the e-commerce plugins the other really really exciting thing we just launched this week and this is part of why I wanted to do this video now is that we have launched our more general purpose Bitcoin rewards API you see we got this coverage by bitcoin news I'll link this article in the description down below for you to take a look at but this I personally believe and obviously very biased in that belief but I think this is a huge deal and a really big ingredient that's going to be necessary for bringing Bitcoin rewards mainstream so if I pop over back to our website and go over to API integration you'll see you have a form where you can request access to our API you can also take a quick look at uh some of our Docs and you can request access here as well but you'll basically see the different pieces that we're building out here so we've got like core Bitcoin rewards so you could add this to your app to your website whatever you know maybe for making a purchase or we also have referrals right you want to drive referrals to your business you want to reward those referrers with Bitcoin we've got a way for you to do that we've got other awesome stuff with Taproot assets that I will talk about uh coming soon and so why do I believe this is a big deal well now any business any entity can pull Bitcoin rewards into their existing environment so this could be a big Merchant like Starbucks which obviously has its own Standalone app We Believe Bitcoin is inevitable We Believe business is offering and incorporating Bitcoin into their loyalty programs is inevitable and so now Starbucks instead of going out and building all this expertise internally they can just go and use our API and plop whatever Bitcoin reward experiences they want into their app that could be an opt-in option for their users to say hey you know what I want to earn in Bitcoin or maybe I want to convert my points into Bitcoin Etc et cetera we're also talking to traditional loyalty platforms so the technology behind the loyalty programs of some of these different merchants and so same thing hey younger Generations especially are increasingly valuing Bitcoin why not enhance the value proposition of your loyalty program by including the option to earn in Bitcoin so we can integrate with traditional loyalty platforms as well and the final really exciting category is some of these players like Ibex light spark there's a number of these now who do lightning Network payments as they go to Merchants and other sorts of entities to sell in lightning Network payments we have an opportunity to be this value-added service because what goes well with payments rewards and in fact in a lot of conversations we're having rewards might even be the first step for a merchant to go onto a Bitcoin standard they may look at accepting Bitcoin payments as like well what do I have to do do for that how do I hold it securely there's other things they have to think about for accepting Bitcoin as payment and don't get me wrong I've done a ton of content on this channel about various ways to accept Bitcoin as payment but the simple fact is that a lot of merchants are a little bit hesitant so rewards can be this kind of dip your toes in experience where we take care of everything or we could spin up a lightning node on behalf of the merchant if they want to do it that way but they can see how their customers and how their consumers react to the rewards and then that gives them the motivation and the sort of learnings and insights to build a business case to then stack Bitcoin on their company treasury or adopt it as a payment method Etc so that's the API again super excited about that if you're a developer or you work for a company that could have a use case for Bitcoin rewards check out our documentation reach out to me on Twitter or not sir happy to connect on any of this and then the final topic I wanted to talk about is circling back to that 200 billion plus number that we said at the very outset of the video that is the value of all these units of loyalty value that sit in these different closed silos right you've got your points here your points here they don't really talk to each other they can't really do that much there's all these restrictions they can be diluted at a moment's notice you have all these sort of core pain points in the traditional world of loyalty and so that's why we're really excited about Taproot assets so for those not as familiar I will try and Link some of the content I've done in the past this is formerly known as the Taro protocol it has now been rebranded to Taproot assets and we are very very imminently close to having the Taproot assets protocol uh being pretty fully baked in terms of being backwards compatible you know no breaking changes so that's going to probably unfold over the next couple months and so at joltz we're actually building a self-custodial lightning wallet that will also be compatible for Taproot assets so if you're not already follow us on Twitter at at jolt's rewards because this I think is going to be really really cool not just for the self-custodial lightning wallet but for some of the additional use cases that can be unlocked with tampered Assets Now I know the idea of tokens on bitcoin is a very controversial one and there are no doubt potential risks associated with it at the same time it's myopic just to look at the risk you have to also look at the benefits and the analogy I like to use and I thought of this on Kevin rook's podcast that I did earlier this week is you know we all think of Bitcoin of course as this life route and today there are a number of ladders to get people onto the life raft and so what protocols like Taproot assets or even RGB which I've done content on on this channel what they do is they stack up additional ladders to the life raft for example one of the big use cases for tokens on bitcoin are things like stable coins now look I'm not going to be stacking stable coins I'm not going to recommend any of you to stack stable coins but for a lot of people in the world just look at the market cap of tether of usdc Etc there's clearly a large demand and that includes in places like the global South and elsewhere where people have harder access to get to Dollar liquidity so all I'm saying is that we'll like it or not again I don't have a use case for it and many of you watching probably don't have a use case for it there are a lot of people out there who do and that might be the latter through which they stumble onto the Bitcoin life raft and so if done properly if built in an efficient way in terms of block space which I believe Taproot assets things like RGB do whereas things like ordinals brc20 tokens I think do not those are a far less efficient use of block space for creating tokens on bitcoin and so if done well if done efficiently I think the benefits outweigh the cost that's where I fall on this on net and so what we're thinking about with jolts how could these assets apply to the Loyalty market and there's two different ways one you could have loyalty Collectibles that could serve as maybe a a more privacy minded alternative to logging into a Merchant's website being able to access exclusive content token gated access to new product launches all these sorts of use cases could be unlocked with these Taproot asset loyalty Collectibles the other kind of bigger Vision more far out a little more meta is to tokenize these different loyalty points themselves and have them zipping along as fungible tokens on Lightning rails think about how today you might have certain Partnerships between Merchants where let's say you have some airline miles right and maybe that airline has a relationship with a hotel chain where you can redeem some of your miles for a discount on your hotel stay so what happens behind the scenes those loyalty systems are incredibly archaic they're not particularly interoperable they're these closed systems that are kind of clued together to enable you the consumer to do that but what's happening behind the scenes that you're not aware of is that there's a lot of are you leaking because these systems are not open and interoperable and so while sure you can maybe hobble along and kind of complete that transaction there's a lot of value that's being leached now imagine instead for the same reasons as you hear Jack mallers and others espouse the benefits of the lightning Network as being this open interoperable payments Network that's going to inevitably out compete closed payment networks so too do we think this Dynamic operates for loyalty so imagine those airline miles and those Hotel points all zipping across lightning Network rails being denominated in SAS being easily and immediately redeemable in SATs and being easily exchangeable across these different forms of value this is how you start to denominate that 200 plus billion dollar loyalty economy in Bitcoin this is a massive win for the consumer suddenly I now have the increased optionality and flexibility to exchange any of these forms of value you into SATs or into each other and for merchants while this is going to be initially scary they want their little closed Garden make no mistake we are already seeing early signs of what this more open loyalty Paradigm might look like Starbucks and others have started to do some very interesting experiments in this regard and so for merchants that participate in this they're ultimately going to get a huge leg up by being able to offer a unambiguously superior value proposition for their loyalty program to Consumers they're going to benefit from additional discoverability imagine when you unleash the free market of individuals to exchange these different forms of value and sort of allocate these different forms of value in a more efficient way and so that's the kind of big vision and road map that we are aiming for at jolts obviously we have to crawl before we walk before we run but with all that let's go ahead and conclude today's video so I must thank you all for allowing me to do a little bit of a shell of jolts today but I hope you got real value from it again you could go on all those great merchants and get some stats back right away and I also wanted to kind of test some of these ideas that we've been thinking about so I would love to hear your thoughts are these ideas stupid is there Merit behind them let me know in the comments down below and if you've used jolts or you go and try it out with some of these Merchants I would love to of course hear your feedback on any of that as well how can we continue to improve the experience and again if you're not following us on Twitter I would encourage and invite you to do so at joltsrewards we're going to be rolling out this Taproot assets enabled wallet very soon we've got new Merchants now coming on all the time to the platform but again hopefully some new opportunities for you to stack some sad and hopefully some ideas that are thought provoking and push the frontier of what is possible in terms of this intersection of loyalty team Bitcoin I hope you found this valuable and insightful if you did you already know what to do give this video a like use the share feature underneath this video that really does help get this to a broader audience and if you're so enamored with this content you want to donate to a club which really does help me continue to make this content you can do so in a number of ways there's the super thanks feature built directly into YouTube although if you are going to donate I would prefer SATs and for that you can do so in a number of ways if you happen to be using the Albi browser extension you can just click that and it'll automatically detect you're watching my Channel or I will have my lightning address and strike account on the page momentarily but for now we'll go ahead and leave things here as a reminder every set counts especially if you can earn it for something you're anyways already doing which is shopping with great merchants and until next time my friends I'll see you then [Music]

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