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Bitcoin, Explained — The Technical Side of Bitcoin

by Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost

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Latest episodes

Episode 101: The COLDCARD Hack

August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

Aaron and Sjors discuss the COLDCARD hack: the bug itself, how it could have happened, and some reflections on having had Coinkite as a sponsor. Note: If you’re using a COLDCARD and still haven’t moved your funds to a secure location, do…
Emergency broadcast: COLDCARD vulnerability

July 31, 2026 · 1 min

The COLDCARD hardware wallet has a critical vulnerability. If you are using the COLDCARD to store bitcoin, move them to a secure location as soon as you can. More information: https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-mk3-see…
Episode 100: Bitcoin Core 31

July 15, 2026 · 41 min

Aaron and Sjors discuss what’s new in Bitcoin Core 31. This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD. Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jq…
Episode 99: Bitcoin Core 30

November 6, 2025 · 51 min

Aaron and Sjors discuss what’s new in Bitcoin Core 30. This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD. Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jq…
Episode 98: Return of the OP_RETURN

May 8, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

Aaron and Sjors discuss the proposal to remove the OP_RETURN limit from Bitcoin Core. This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD. Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’…

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Episode 97: Bitcoin Core 29

April 20, 2025 · 47 min

Aaron and Sjors discuss what’s new in Bitcoin Core 29. === This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD. Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’ Nostr: npub1…
Episode 96: Mining Decentralization Update

February 5, 2025 · 47 min

In Bitcoin, Explained 96, Aaron and Sjors discuss some recent innovations in mining, and in particular mining decentralization. Specifically, they discuss the Stratum V2 and DATUM mining protocols to decentralize transaction selection in…
Episode 95: Bitcoin Core 28

October 7, 2024 · 43 min

In Bitcoin, Explained 95, Aaron and Sjors discuss the new Bitcoin Core 28.0 release. Specifically, they cover upgrades to Bitcoin’s testnet (testnet 4), new mempool policies, full RBF integration, the introduction of assume UTXO, improved…
Episode 94: Silent Payments part 2

July 7, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min

In this episode of Bitcoin, Explained, Aaron and Sjors welcome Ruben Somsen and Josie to the show to discuss BIP 352, their now-finalized Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for Silent Payments. As previously discussed in episode 58, Silent…
Episode 93: The Great Consensus Cleanup Revival (And an Update on the Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet Arrests)

May 29, 2024 · 51 min

In this episode of Bitcoin, Explained, Aaron and Sjors discuss the Great Consensus Cleanup Revival soft fork(s). This proposal would fix some known bugs in the Bitcoin protocol, specifically the timewarp vulnerability, large block…
Episode 92: Bitcoin Core 27.0

April 10, 2024 · 36 min

In this episode of Bitcoin, Explained, Aaron and Sjors explain what new features are included in the upcoming Bitcoin Core 27.0 release. https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/27.0-Release-Candidate-Testing-Guide === This…
Episode 91: Splicing

March 31, 2024 · 43 min

In this episode of Bitcoin, Explained, Aaron and Sjors are once more joined by Breez developer Jesse de Wit, this time to explain splicing. Splicing allows users of the Lightning Network to effectively add or remove funds from an active…