Defending Bitcoin: Cybersecurity for the Monetary Grid | Luke de Wolf | BIS #202

About this episode

Luke de Wolf discusses his book on Bitcoin cybersecurity and the importance of decentralized mining.

Luke de Wolf joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his upcoming book Defending Bitcoin: Industrial-Grade Cybersecurity for the Monetary Grid, the cybersecurity case for treating Bitcoin as critical infrastructure, and why arbitrary data on Bitcoin should be considered a textbook availability vulnerability. The conversation covers Luke's reversal on BIP-110, the governance concentration around Bitcoin Core, and why decentralized mining through Ocean, Datum, and Stratum V2 is essential for keeping the network resilient. Knut and Luke also preview BTC Prague, the Dublin conference, and the upcoming BTCHEL event in Helsinki this September, with its tracks on Nordic sovereignty, mining and energy, and Bitcoin for human rights. Connect with Luke: https://x.com/lukedewolf https://primal.net/luke https://defendingbitcoin.com/ https://btchel.com/ Connect with Us: https://www.bitcoininfinityshow.com/ https://bitcoininfinitystore.com https://primal.net/infinity https://primal.net/knut https://primal.net/luke https://twitter.com/BtcInfinityShow https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm https://twitter.com/lukedewolf Thanks to our sponsors - check out their websites for info: Firefish…

People in this episode

Host: Knut Svanholm

Guest: Luke de Wolf

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• Bitcoin infrastructure
• decentralized mining
• BIP-110
• BTC Prague
• Nordic sovereignty
• human rights

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• cybersecurity
• BIP-110
• decentralized mining
• BTC Prague
• Nordic sovereignty
• human rights

Sponsors

Firefish, Bull Bitcoin, BitBox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin Core, Ocean, Datum, Stratum V2, BTC Prague, BTCHEL, Bitcoin Adviser

Books & works: Defending Bitcoin: Industrial-Grade Cybersecurity for the Monetary Grid

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