Bitcoin Explained - The Technical Side of Bitcoin

About Bitcoin Explained - The Technical Side of Bitcoin

Bitcoin journalist Aaron van Wirdum teams up with Bitcoin Core contributor Sjors Provoost to explain Bitcoin one episode at a time.

Publisher

Sjors Provoost

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Sept 2020

Latest episode

26 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

105 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Episode 101: The COLDCARD Hack

   Aaron and Sjors discuss the COLDCARD hack: the bug itself, how it could have happened, and some reflections on having had Coinkite as a sponsor. Note: If you're using a COLDCARD and still haven't moved your funds to a secure location, do this as soon as possible. (Also listen to the previous emergency broadcast.) Further reading: https://wizardsardine.com/blog/coldcard-rng-vulnerability/ https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/predictable-rng-fallback-and-32-bit-reseed-in-coldcard-firmware Aaron’s Nostr: npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jqj332n630klwtqeqxgyrjl4alw4phmluhu2x6lcxzwy9m03suqexw3 If you’d like to sponsor the show, please email info at bitcoinexplainedpodcast.com. https://bitcoinexplainedpodcast.com/

2. 

   31 Jul 2026

   Emergency broadcast: COLDCARD vulnerability

   More information: https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-mk3-seed-generation-warning/ https://blog.coinkite.com/entropy-technical-backgrounder/

3. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Episode 100: Bitcoin Core 31

   Aaron and Sjors discuss what's new in Bitcoin Core v31 This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the ColdCard. Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jqj332n630klwtqeqxgyrjl4alw4phmluhu2x6lcxzwy9m03suqexw3

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

49 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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