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Join Bitcoin Optech as we discuss Bitcoin and Lightning technology each week and review our newsletters.

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Aug 27, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #317 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bob McElrath and moonsettler to discuss Newsletter #317.
Aug 20, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #316 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bastien Teinturier and Hennadii Stepanov to discuss Newsletter #316.
Aug 13, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #315 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Matt Corallo, Greg Sanders, Sivaram Dhakshinamoorthy to discuss Newsletter #315.
Aug 6, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #314 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Sergi Delgado to discuss Newsletter #314.
Jul 30, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #313 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #313.
Jul 23, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #312 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Jonas Nick and Pieter Wuille to discuss Newsletter #312.
Jul 16, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #311 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Vojtěch Strnad and Fabian Jahr to discuss Newsletter #311.
Jul 9, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #310 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Antoine Poinsot and Elle Mouton to discuss Newsletter #310.
Jul 2, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #309 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by René Pickhardt to discuss Newsletter #309.
Jun 25, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #308 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Jameson Lopp and Valentine Wallace to discuss Newsletter #308.
Jun 18, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #307 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Hunter Beast and TheCharlatan to discuss Newsletter #307.
Jun 11, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #306 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Dave Harding are joined by Fabian Jahr, Anthony Towns, and Matt Corallo to discuss Newsletter #306.
Jun 4, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #305 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Dave Harding are joined by Setor Blagogee, Oghenovo Usiwoma, Pierre Rochard, and Alex Bosworth to discuss Newsletter #305.
May 27, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #304 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Andrew Toth, Antoine Poinsot, and Tony Klausing to discuss Newsletter #304.
May 21, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #303 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Adam Gibson to discuss Newsletter #303.
May 16, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #302 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Dave Harding are joined by Calvin Kim to discuss Newsletter #302.
May 9, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #301 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Ethan Heilman and Gloria Zhao to discuss Newsletter #301.
May 2, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #300 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Tadge Dryja to discuss Newsletter #300.
Apr 25, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #299 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gregory Sanders to discuss Newsletter #299.
Apr 18, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #298 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #298.
Apr 11, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #297 Recap Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Kulpreet Singh, Chris Stewart, Jameson Lopp, and Joost Jager to discuss Newsletter #297.
Apr 4, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #296 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Antoine Poinsot to discuss Newsletter #296.
Mar 28, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #295 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Dave Harding, Peter Todd, Abubakar Sadiq Ismail, David Gumberg, and Jeffrey Czyz to discuss Newsletter #295.
Mar 21, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #294 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Sebastian Falbesoner, Anthony Towns, and Russell O’Connor to discuss Newsletter #294.
Mar 14, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #293 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by ZmnSCPxj, Anthony Towns, and Armin Sabouri to discuss Newsletter #293.
Mar 7, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #292 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Dave Harding are joined by Josie Baker, Salvatore Ingala, and Fabian Jahr to discuss Newsletter #292.
Feb 29, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #291 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Richard Myers, Rijndael, Luke Dashjr, and Jason Hughes to discuss Newsletter #291.
Feb 22, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #290 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, callebtc, Chris Stewart, Fabian Jahr, and Pierre Corbin to discuss Newsletter #290.
Feb 15, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #289 Recap Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gregory Sanders and Gloria Zhao to discuss Newsletter #289.
Feb 8, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #288 Recap Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bastien Teinturier and Eugene Siegel to discuss Newsletter #288.
Feb 1, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #287 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao and Brandon Black to discuss Newsletter #287.
Jan 25, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #286 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Niklas Gögge, Bastien Teinturier, Anthony Towns, Gloria Zhao, Nicholas Gregory, and Tom Trevethan to discuss Newsletter #286.
Jan 18, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #285 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Brandon Black, Chris Stewart, Gregory Sanders, and Oliver Gugger to discuss Newsletter #285.
Jan 11, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #284 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Gregory Sanders, Dave Harding, and Stéphan Vuylsteke to discuss Newsletter #284.
Jan 4, 2024
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #283 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Niklas Gögge, Antoine Riard, Abubakar Sadiq Ismail, Gloria Zhao, Salvatore Ingala, Johan Torås Halseth and SeedHammer Team to discuss Newsletter #283.
Dec 21, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #282: 2023 Year-in-Review Special Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Dave Harding, and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #282: 2023 Year-in-Review Special.
Dec 14, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #281 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Dave Harding are joined by Bastien Teinturier and Rodolfo Novak to discuss Newsletter #281.
Dec 7, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #280 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Pieter Wuille and Matthew Zipkin to discuss Newsletter #280.
Nov 30, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #279 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Lisa Neigut and Bastien Teinturier to discuss Newsletter #279.
Nov 22, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #278 Recap Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bastien Teinturier and Robin Linus to discuss Newsletter #278.
Nov 16, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #277 Recap Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gregory Sanders, Antoine Poinsot, and Max Edwards to discuss Newsletter #277.
Nov 9, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #276 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Johan Torås Halseth and Abubakar Ismail to discuss Newsletter #276.
Nov 2, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #275 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #275.
Oct 26, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #274 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bastien Teinturier, Fabian Jahr, Ethan Heilman, and Armin Sabouri to discuss Newsletter #274.
Oct 19, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #273 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Robin Linus and Antoine Poinsot to discuss Newsletter #273.
Oct 12, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #272 Recap Podcast
Mike Schmidt is joined by Steven Roose and Gloria Zhao to discuss Newsletter #272.
Oct 5, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #271 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gijs van Dam and Dave Harding to discuss Newsletter #271.
Sep 28, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #270 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Anthony Towns to discuss Newsletter #270.
Sep 21, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #269 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Sergi Delgado Segura to discuss Newsletter #269.
Sep 14, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #268 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Olaoluwa Osuntokun, Greg Sanders, and Pieter Wuille to discuss Newsletter #268.
Sep 7, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #267 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Tom Briar and Nick Farrow to discuss Newsletter #267.
Sep 5, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Podcast Special: Waiting for confirmation
This podcast is a compilation of previous podcast discussions about the Waiting for confirmation series on mempool and relay policy. Series coauthors Gloria Zhao and Mark “Murch” Erhardt describe the concepts in the series, discuss with special guests, and take questions from the audience.
Aug 31, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #266 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Matt Corallo, Brandon Black, Gregory Sanders, and James O’Beirne to discuss Newsletter #266.
Aug 24, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #265 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Peter Todd and Henrik Skogstrøm to discuss Newsletter #265.
Aug 17, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #264 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Brandon Black and Dan Gould to discuss Newsletter #264.
Aug 10, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #263 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Dave Harding, Clara Shikhelman, Peter Todd, Josie Baker, and Eduardo Quintana to discuss Newsletter #263.
Aug 3, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #262 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Tom Trevethan, Lisa Neigut, and Dusty Daemon to discuss Newsletter #262.
Jul 27, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #261 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Greg Sanders and Bastien Teinturier to discuss Newsletter #261.
Jul 20, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #260 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Rearden Code, Ken Sedgwick, and Jack Ronaldi to discuss Newsletter #260.
Jul 13, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #259 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Bastien Teinturier, and Martin Zumsande to discuss Newsletter #259.
Jul 6, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #258 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao to discuss Newsletter #258.
Jun 29, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #257 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Robin Linus, Dave Harding, and Pavlenex to discuss Newsletter #257.
Jun 22, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #256 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Thomas Voegtlin to discuss Newsletter #256.
Jun 15, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #255 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Ruben Somsen, Josie Baker, Matthew Zipkin, and Joost Jager to discuss Newsletter #255.
Jun 8, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #254 Recap Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Johan Torås Halseth, and Salvatore Ingala to discuss Newsletter #254.
Jun 1, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #253 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Burak Keceli, Dave Harding, and Joost Jager to discuss Newsletter #253.
May 25, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #252 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Robin Linus, and Lukas George to discuss Newsletter #252.
May 18, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #251 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Carla Kirk-Cohen, Severin Bühler, and Dan Gould to discuss Newsletter #251.
May 11, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #250 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Larry Ruane and Thomas Hartman to discuss Newsletter #250.
May 4, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #249 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Salvatore Ingala, James O’Beirne, Adam Gibson, and Steve Lee to discuss Newsletter #249.
Apr 27, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #248 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Will Clark to discuss Newsletter #248.
Apr 20, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #247 Recap Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Maxim Orlovsky to discuss Newsletter #247.
Apr 13, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #246 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Lisa Neigut and Niklas Gögge to discuss Newsletter #246.
Apr 6, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #245 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Sergi Delgado Segura to discuss Newsletter #245.
Mar 30, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #244 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Dave Harding to discuss Newsletter #244.
Mar 23, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #243 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Alekos Filini to discuss Newsletter #243.
Mar 16, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #242 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Calvin Kim, James O’Beirne, and Greg Sanders to discuss Newsletter #242.
Mar 9, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #241 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by James O’Beirne and Greg Sanders to discuss Newsletter #241.
Mar 2, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #240 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #240.
Feb 23, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #239 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by James O’Beirne, Christian Decker, and Russell O’Connor to discuss Newsletter #239.
Feb 16, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #238 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by AJ Towns, Yuval Kogman, Alex Myers, and Vivek Kasarabada to discuss Newsletter #238.
Feb 9, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #237 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Martin Zumsande and Carla Kirk-Cohen to discuss Newsletter #237.
Feb 2, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #236 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Dan Gould and Bastien Teinturier to discuss Newsletter #236.
Jan 26, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #235 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Valentine Wallace to discuss Newsletter #235.
Jan 19, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #234 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by James O’Beirne to discuss Newsletter #234.
Jan 12, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #233 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Jesse Posner and ZmnSCPxj to discuss Newsletter #233.
Jan 5, 2023
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #232 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Peter Todd to discuss Newsletter #232.
Dec 15, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #230 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Ben Carman and Joost Jager to discuss Newsletter #230.
Dec 8, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #229 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Greg Sanders and Larry Ruane to discuss Newsletter #229.
Dec 1, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #228 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #228.
Nov 23, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #227 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #227.
Nov 17, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #226 Recap Podcast
Mike Schmidt is joined by Salvatore Ingala and Clara Shikhelman to discuss Newsletter #226.
Nov 10, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #225 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #225.
Nov 3, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #224 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bastien Teinturier and Joost Jager to discuss Newsletter #224.
Oct 27, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #223 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao, Gregory Sanders, and Sergej Kotliar to discuss Newsletter #223.
Oct 20, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #222 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by John Light and Gregory Sanders to discuss Newsletter #222.
Oct 13, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #221 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Ruben Somsen and Martin Zumsande to discuss Newsletter #221.
Oct 6, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #220 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao and Rene Pickhardt to discuss Newsletter #220.
Sep 29, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #219 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Anthony Towns and Andreas Kouloumos to discuss Newsletter #219.
Sep 22, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #218 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Jeremy Rubin and Paul Sztorc to discuss Newsletter #218.
Sep 15, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #217 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Larry Ruane to discuss Newsletter #217.
Sep 8, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #216 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Daniela Brozzoni to discuss Newsletter #216.
Sep 1, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #215 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Craig Raw to discuss Newsletter #215.
Aug 25, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #214 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Antoine Riard and Rodolfo Novak to discuss Newsletter #214.
Aug 18, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #213 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Lloyd Fournier to discuss Newsletter #213.
Aug 11, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #212 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Peter Todd, Larry Ruane, and Gloria Zhao to discuss Newsletter #212.
Aug 3, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #211 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Andrew Chow and Rodolfo Novak to discuss Newsletter #211.
Jul 27, 2022
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #210 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Ruben Somsen to discuss Newsletter #210.