Sigbash: Covenant-Like Policies on Bitcoin Without a Soft Fork with Arbedout | SLP737
From Stephan Livera Podcast by Stephan Livera
May 23, 2026 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 737
About this episode
Stephan Livera discusses Bitcoin covenants and self-custody with guest Arbedout.
In this episode, Stephan sits down with Arbedout to explore one of the most debated technical topics in Bitcoin today: covenants, vaults, and the future of Bitcoin custody infrastructure. They discuss why many people may be misunderstanding where the real demand for covenants comes from, and how covenant-related features could improve Bitcoin self-custody through vaults, spending limits, recovery mechanisms, and more secure long-term storage setups. The conversation also explores Bitcoin adoption, conviction, long-term store of value dynamics, and the psychological challenges of holding Bitcoin through volatility. Timestamp: (00:00) – The privacy problem with co-signing today (03:25) – What does Sigbash allow us to do? (08:15) – What is Oblivious Signing? (12:20) – Privacy, Regulation, and Reducing Multisig Honeypot Risks (15:10) - What does Sigbash use look like in practice? Inheritance, Vaults, and Multisig (19:50) - Can the server grief the user? (21:10) – Mobile Wallets, Assisted Self-Custody, and NeoBank Possibilities (25:50) - Sigbash project and product (28:29) – Sigbash vs PIPES vs BinoHash Explained (33:01) – Covenant Demand, Bitcoin Security, and the Future of…
People in this episode
Host: Stephan Livera
Guest: Arbedout
Topics covered
- Bitcoin covenants
- self-custody
- vaults
- Bitcoin adoption
- long-term storage
- volatility
- privacy
Keywords
- covenants
- vaults
- Bitcoin custody
- self-custody
- spending limits
- recovery mechanisms
- long-term store of value
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sigbash, Bitcoin, NeoBank, Substack
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