Presidio Bitcoin Jam

0:00 This was (almost) our final show as we approach our one-year anniversary. 3:04 Spiral's wave 2 of merchant adoption 10:50 Organizing the incredible content and how to answer questions on Bitcoin usage 18:34 Takeaways and thoughts on Block's recent Investor Day and reception of Bitcoin 36:18 Quantum scare: why the sell-off happened and what’s the real risk 49:15 Migration mechanics, frozen vs...

0:00 It's good to be back to our regularly scheduled programming for the biggest week in Bitcoin. 3:16 Onboarding the 4 million Square merchants to Bitcoin. 8:01 Why Bitcoin payments could actually take off this time & integrating with BTC Map. 14:51 Why did Silicon Valley get Bitcoin wrong, and is it changing? A few barriers persist. 22:00 How do we sustain this momentum and continue to raise awa...

Live from the Type I Summit at Presidio Bitcoin! 00:00 Type I summit recap: bet the curves 03:35 Rethinking nuclear & fusion optimism 07:17 Terawatt-scale AI demand & the “psychopath” builder 15:25 Ocean power, frontier energy & bitcoin/AI demand 19:39 Mega-project ideas: Bitcoin in space, virtual power, and more 27:27 When bitcoin mining crosses break-even 33:15 Could Bitcoin settle global energy...

0:00 Happy Halloween! (Sorry for the audio issue!) 3:02 Fixed the mics! Only two people responded to Satoshi in the first 24 hours! 6:32 Facts from the 2008 Bitcoin White Paper launch. Same date as Martin Luther in 1517. Planned? 9:11 Numerology in the white paper? The beauty in the mystery of Satoshi. 14:30 Steak n Shake announced a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the "Square style" via payments and...

0:00 Welcome to the Presidio Zcash Jam and our similarities to the View. 1:29 Silicon Valley doesn't know you can build on Bitcoin. 4:02 Latest from the ₿uilder Meetup at Presidio Bitcoin. 7:36 Takeaways from Square's merchant product presentation at ₿uilder 14:44 Creating a Bitcoin Merchant Association or Chamber of Commerce? 19:49 30 days of Bitcoin this holiday season as a kickstart to merchant...

0:00 Hiking, biking, and growing food in the blue skies of SF 4:52 Signal messaging adopting Bitcoin? History, Considerations, & Paths Forward. 14:55 How Signals journey shows the difference between open & closed networks. 22:32 Concerns with various implementation architectures. Mints, KYC, MSB Regulations, etc. 27:21 Unpacking Cashu as an option for Signal. 35:47 Can an AI agent run the mint? 38...

0:00 Orange phones, orange signs. 1:30 Updates from Berlin Conference, experiences around Berlin, experiencing history. 8:19 Steve's presentation on Spark at BTC++ 10:35 Differences and interplay between Ark & Spark & Lightning. 14:36 How these technologies can bring more people into Bitcoin and how the tech is advancing. 22:57 TLDR: A compelling solution is being developed, and hats off to the Se...

CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 Why we changed the time this week, Open Source & Corporations, wearing suits. 7:40 OP_Return, V30, and what is top of mind for the business-oriented community. 10:00 Unpacking the mechanics of the claim that Bitcoin will die due to illicit content. 20:35 Why make these changes? Revisiting the mining centralization concern and offerings like Slipstream from Mara & Mempool A...

0:00 — Early hype and the payments mistake (2010–2013) 03:35 — Who “gets” bitcoin? Trust vs smarts 09:57 — Better tools & the new builder era 12:51 — The next breakout Bitcoin company: infrastructure to applications 23:09 — AI changes things: timelines, payments, investor incentives & global access 37:11 — How to think about spending and holding dollars? 42:01 — Silicon Valley’s ZIRP psychology 44...

In this episode, the crew explores the path to a Type 1 Civilization powered by Bitcoin, AI, and solar — and previews the upcoming Type 1 Summit at Presidio Bitcoin. They break down the Billionaire Flippening thesis, where bitcoin billionaires surpass fiat billionaires and redirect wealth into things like open-source alternatives and philanthropy. Finally, they unpack Apple’s new iPhone security u...

0:00 DK is back in the studio next week! Swimming in cold water and using a wetsuit. 3:40 Breaking News: Spark announces Stablecoins on Bitcoin and unpacking who will win in the stablecoin landscape. 10:28 Unpacking Spark, how it works, and its three structures. 18:57 How Spark uses state chains to get scaling. 27:40 Differences with Spark and other blockchains, like the new GCUL from Google. 32:5...

00:00 Welcome to the Presidio Bitcoin Jam 02:12 ₿uilder Meetup #3 Recap 05:41 Designing better vibe-coding experiences 08:11 Why agents struggle with Lightning/Nostr integrations, the Lexe SDK example, and the need for machine-ready repos. 11:49 What it might look like if dev teams built MCP servers and repos specifically for LLMs. 16:36 Using LLMs for Research & Writing 20:54 Debate on whether LL...

0:00 Welcome to the Presidio Bitcoin Jam. 1:55 Bitchat, Bitechat, and submitting to the App Store. 8:38 Publishing free and open source applications. 15:15 Does this get us back to the Delete IP debate? 22:17 What will the future look like, bringing together a Chatbot, GitHub, App Stores, and Nostr? 28:39 How to use Bitchat and why we think it's so cool. 33:25 How is this different from Google Buz...

0:00 Airports, Power Outages, Nik Bhatia at PB. 4:01 After 4.5 years of development, Block unveils the new Proto Mining Chip. 13:00 Proto's new open source mining fleet management software and approach. 19:14 Proto's modular approach could unleash new mining form factors and applications. 24:25 Open source mining hackathon at Presidio Bitcoin? 30:10 Estimating the mining hardware market size. 35:5...

0:00 Is bitcoin the pirates or the navy? 5:30 With in-kind transactions, is it attractive or worrying to put self-custody coins into the ETFs? 10:58 What happens if bitcoin payments don't take off and block space isn't filled. 16:11 Breaking down the way bitcoin fees work 20:00 Bitcoins security budget; how much is needed and how it works. Is there a flaw? 26:16 Do all bitcoin investors need to ca...

0:00 PBJ is just an extension of conversations around Presidio Bitcoin, which makes this show so fun for us every week. Updates on pull ups, bowling, and DK walking 25K steps a day. 7:35 Max's request for a simple meme generator with Zaps. 9:48 How Bitchat works, the latest vibe-coded app from Jack Dorsey, and how we're using it. 15:40 Use-cases and applications of Bitchat, and how to make the use...

0:00 Music, running Baker Beach, pullups @ PB 7:09 Matt's live vibe coding demo at Builder meetup. 10:28 Vibe coding/prompting; as entertainment, Bitcoin stack, product ideas. 21:46 Builder meetup recap and future ideas, Bitcoin-based voting. 29:25 Goose; open source AI agent for coding by Block - get a grant and come work at PB! 40:42 Strategy's (MSTR) path to the most valuable company in the his...

0:00 Recapping the Quantum Bitcoin Summit at Presidio Bitcoin! 9:02 Is the 5-year quantum timeline too soon, or is it more like 15-20? 13:21 Quantum decisions that need to be made. 19:11 One simple takeaway is to not reuse addresses. 22:35 No matter the path, are we violating a right? 28:52 Discussing the hourglass proposal. 36:55 Is the recursive fear of quantum a greater risk than quantum itself...

0:00 Complexity research, dehydration, and road trips. 4:40 Bitcoin venture capital landscape and Ego Death's new $100 million fund. 12:12 What startups and products should be built. 17:25 Exploring products and jobs that can be built using Nostr. 21:32 Creating a list of products we want to see and bring to the monthly Builder Meeting at PB. 29:52 How compromises on centralization can change thro...

0:00 Pull-up bars, hanging, & news from around Presidio Bitcoin. 5:45 Recapping the first ₿uilder meetup. What we learned if you want to replicate it in your city. 20:28 Bitcoin, stablecoins, micropayments, and attention being the currency of the web. 26:05 Are the frictions from micropayments human-driven? 32:20 Does a solution already exist with Nostr and Alby? 37:00 If this is a solution, why d...

0:00 Max and Steve talk hoops. 5:50 The new design and product meetup, ₿uilder, expands! 12:30 Max orange pilling Silicon Valley: Saylor, Stablecoins, Bitcoin Network. 15:58 Design week at PB reimagining bitcoin into tech companies. 21:50 Can using open protocols be the easiest way to vibe code? Unpacking Karpahy's recent talk. 31:46 Bitcoin node as an MCP server for agent bitcoin payments? 36:51...

0:00 Welcome to the show! 2:24 The bitcoin capital vacuum and interaction with other singularities. 6:58 A bitcoin standard will change capital structures (equity vs debt financing). 10:35 Acceleration of product market fit and the implications for capital allocation. 21:13 Vibe coding comes to video with Veo 3. Can it invert the product development process? 25:45 What will still be scarce as cost...

0:00 What happened in Vegas, and our favorite takeaways 3:07 Thoughts on seedless private keys 9:02 Record breaking payments volume on bitcoin! 12:36 Apple stopping bitcoin NFC payments? 15:57 Bitcoin symbol on a keyboard? 20:53 Getting bitcoin advocates into big-tech with product focused meetups? 24:32 The importance of the SaveOurWallets.org initiative 35:31 How Block is getting 10% yield off ~1...

0:55 Overview of the Presidio Bitcoin Hackathon and project highlights 14:22 Nostr has exceeded 5 million unique payments and is expanding developer possibilities. With vibe coding, anyone can build with bitcoin, as demonstrated by Mat Balez, a non-developer who created https://highfives.fun using Replit 20:50 Shoutouts to key hackathon contributors: Austin (lead organizer), Lightspark, Block, Few...

0:00 The Presidio Bitcoin Hackathon is TODAY! 2:08 Should we rename sats? 5:00 Steak and Shake takes bitcoin! 10:30 What we're looking forward to at the Hackathon: games, AI & micro payments, piracy? 17:50: Unpacking the Coinbase hack: how, why, and if regulations create these issues. 28:42 Are all exchanges at risk? 32:54 Revisiting bitcoin loan products. 39:05 The drama continues, could this be...