How BitVault Is Revolutionising Bitcoin Self-Custody | with Francesco Madonna

About this episode

Francesco Madonna discusses how BitVault is transforming Bitcoin self-custody with innovative security measures.

Emerge21 Ep 26 — with Francesco Madonna, Founder & CEO of BitVaultThis episode dives deep into the next evolution of Bitcoin self-custody.Host Chris (Emerge21) speaks with Francesco Madonna about how BitVault is re-imagining wallet security using on-chain time-locks, Miniscript, and multi-sig, to defend against both cyber and physical attacks.Francesco shares his journey from discovering Bitcoin in 2017 to building BitVault in Lugano’s Plan B city, plus how European Bitcoiners are quietly building the next wave of infrastructure.They discuss:Highlights from Lugano Plan B 2024 and Europe’s Bitcoin “renaissance”How quantum-resistant tech (BIP 360) and Miniscript are changing custodyWhy self-custody is a human vulnerability problem, not just a tech oneThe “wall of time”: how BitVault’s on-chain time-delay vault prevents theftEducation, podcasting, and building the Bitcoin community in Europe👉 Try the BitVault beta: https://www.bitvault.sv/👉 Follow Francesco on X / Twitter: https://x.com/CiccioMadonna @CiccioMadonna 👉 Store of Bitcoin - Bitcoin as Store of Value: https://www.youtube.com/@StoreofBitcoin00💬 Timestamps00:00 – Intro: Welcome Francesco Madonna (BitVault)02:00 –…

People in this episode

Host: Chris

Guest: Francesco Madonna

Topics covered

• Bitcoin self-custody
• wallet security
• quantum-resistant technology
• European Bitcoin infrastructure
• cybersecurity
• physical security
• Bitcoin community

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• self-custody
• BitVault
• security
• quantum-resistant
• Miniscript
• Lugano
• cyber attacks
• physical attacks
• Bitcoin community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BitVault

Products: Bitcoin, BIP 360, Miniscript, Taproot

Places: Lugano, Europe

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