Monolithic Culture, Writing in C and Bitcoin Core with Eric Voskuil

serejandmyself — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Eric Voskuil from Bitware Co.

Eric Voskuil is a respected voice in the cryptocurrency space, known for his critiques of inefficiencies in Bitcoin development and the industry's monopolistic tendencies. He advocates for lean, decentralized innovation and highlights challenges like scalability, software bloat, and development inefficiencies.

Bitware Co. is a technology and software development company founded by Eric Voskuil, focusing on innovative solutions in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. The company emphasizes lean, decentralized approaches to building resilient and efficient systems.

We spoke to Eric Voskuil about Bitware Co and:

Web features in everything
You're not building Bitcoin but hurting it
Bitcoin Core is not scalable
You never ship your prototype
We don't believe you get better performance from writing in C
So self-DOS
At least a half a million lines of code to maintain and move forward
People want a monopoly
Development by committee is a disaster
Satoshi was a premature optimization addict
Monolithic culture and software
Fallibility that's real

Timestamps

00:00 – 06:10 : Intro
06:10 -- 15:04 : Alternative toolkit
15:04 – 01:03:10 : Bitcoin alternative community and philosophies

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The Web3 Mindset, Adoption and Monopolies with Brian Xin

serejandmyself — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Brian Xin from Uptick

Brian Xin, envisions Web3 as a transformative force that redefines business by promoting decentralized, collaborative ecosystems aligned with real-world values. He urges believers in Web3 to “just do it,” emphasizing the beauty of decentralized infrastructure and its potential to drive widespread adoption.

Uptick Network is creating a business-centric Web3 infrastructure and ecosystem that supports comprehensive NFT and RWA standards, emphasizing advanced protocols and cross-chain interoperability.

We spoke to Brian Xin about Uptick and:

Platform monopoly
Changing the game rules
Cause massive adoption
Build an internet of blockchain
Not just compete but collaborate
Work with partners to build a real world
Think differently, to build something new
Web3 mindset change
If you really believe it, just do it
Web3 is not a parallel world to the rest of the world
Change business from traditional to Web3
If you really believe it, just do it
The beauty of decentralized infrastructure

Timestamps

00:00 – 16:01 : Intro
16:01 -- 22:21 : Internet entrepreneur and energy
22:21 -- 31:50 : Changing the life people outside of blockchain
31:50 -- 39:26 : Does and Don’ts for founders
39:26 -- 50:16 : Decentralized and centralized infrastructure
50:16 -- 57:30 : Tribalism and community building
57:30 – 01:02:52 : The Blitz

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Citizen Web3 Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Monopoly”

Monolithic Culture, Writing in C and Bitcoin Core with Eric Voskuil

We spoke to Eric Voskuil about Bitware Co and:

If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:

The Web3 Mindset, Adoption and Monopolies with Brian Xin

We spoke to Brian Xin about Uptick and:

If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: