I’m joined by guests Calle, Eric Sirion, Odell and Rijndael to discuss ecash.

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Discussion Topics:

  • 00:01:30 Guest introductions
  • 00:02:59 Chaumian ecash origins
  • 00:08:04 ecash integration with monetary networks
  • 00:13:49 Technicals of ecash
  • 00:23:17 Supply and auditability
  • 00:27:07 Is ecash the third layer of Bitcoin?
  • 00:33:48 Cashu
  • 00:38:12 Fedimint
  • 00:45:09 Federated signing and sovling the double spend problem
  • 00:51:26 Fedimint tradeoffs
  • 00:55:24 How does the federation work?
  • 00:57:34 Fedimint denomications problem
  • 00:58:44 How is a federation formed?
  • 01:03:49 Comparing Fedimint to liquid
  • 01:07:55 Ease of use setting up a mint
  • 01:10:14 Running a federation/setting up a mint
  • 01:18:26 The open source movement
  • 01:24:03 Proof of reserves in ecash
  • 01:39:35 Onchain vs lightning mints
  • 01:42:21 Auditability and proof of liabilities
  • 01:45:04 Fedipools01:51:08 Scriptable ecash
  • 01:59:36 Nostr + ecash02:03:52 Naming ecash units of account
  • 02:06:26 ecash integration and intercompatability
  • 02:11:49 Final thoughts

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