Within the second episode of the podcast BitTalk, the hosts talk about a number of current developments on this planet of Bitcoin. They start by discussing a proposal from Elizabeth Warren that may require people and firms working with Bitcoin to acquire a license from the federal government. The hosts specific concern about this proposal, stating that it’s misguided and demonstrates a lack of know-how of expertise. Additionally they point out that the Basel Committee has urged that banks can have as much as 2% publicity to Bitcoin, which they view as a optimistic improvement.
The hosts additionally talk about a challenge referred to as Nostr, which goals to make use of public key cryptography to construct decentralized social media platforms. Jack Dorsey has offered funding for this challenge, and the hosts imagine it has the potential to open up new use instances for Bitcoin and lightning, together with incentivizing individuals to tweet. Additionally they point out the idea of discrete log contracts, which permit people to make bets on the worth of Bitcoin or different occasions utilizing Oracle agreements. The hosts recommend that this idea might be used within the creation of decentralized apps (dApps) throughout the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Along with these subjects, the hosts point out a number of different developments on this planet of Bitcoin. They talk about the potential for lightning for use in social media and the opportunity of extra decentralized approaches to social media. Additionally they point out that they haven’t seen a lot in the best way of technical developments up to now few weeks, however that they’re within the work of an nameless developer named FiatJaf who has proven a number of curiosity in state change and is concerned within the Nostr challenge.
Total, the BitTalk hosts cowl a variety of subjects associated to current developments on this planet of Bitcoin, together with regulatory proposals, the potential for Bitcoin adoption by banks, and the usage of lightning and public key cryptography in decentralized social media platforms.