In this episode, Haley Berkoe chats with Jameson Lopp, longtime bitcoiner, cypherpunk, and Chief Security Officer at Casa, to explore the long-term threats and opportunities facing bitcoin. He discusses his latest bitcoin improvement proposal, how AI can be both a productivity booster and existential risk, and why bitcoin's future hinges on education, sovereignty, and conversation.
CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
00:51 Lopp’s top of minds: ossification, quantum threats, and protocol evolution.
01:44 An overview of his quantum Bitcoin Improvement Proposal.
06:23 How AI is helping with tooling and security, plus Lopp’s caution on the hype.
07:59 Writer’s block and Lopp’s creative process.
11:55 Lopp’s vision of a sovereign future and concerns about paper bitcoin trends.
15:16 Promoting bitcoin as money without pushing.
16:42 Lopp shares two controversial ideas: cut off quantum-vulnerable coins and use dynamic block sizes.
19:20 What gives him hope, the failures of fiat are bitcoin’s best marketing.
20:17 Don’t buy before you learn. Start with education, then stack.
21:47 Why discussion is the key to bitcoin’s long-term success.
FOLLOW:
Jameson Lopp: @lopp, https://x.com/lopp
Casa: @CasaHODL, https://x.com/CasaHODL
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LINKS:
Lopp.net
Lopps’ BIP: https://github.com/jlopp/bips/blob/quantum_migration/bip-post-quantum-migration.mediawiki
Bitcoin Plushie: https://www.uncute.com/collections/everything-else/products/here-comes-bitcoin
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