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Today we talk about what the supporters of the tariffs might actually be thinking and why we might take the latest Trump gambit a little more seriously as a lasting movement/idea. What is it about the vision of a manufacturing/factory town America that seems like its so appealing to a portion of the population and how does nativism and “anti globalism” fit into the vision? Are we about to see a terrible horseshoe take hold of part of the country? All this and more this week!
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is overseeing an unprecedented cut of nearly a quarter of the department’s staff, drawing widespread concerns about possible adverse affects for thousands of Native Americans who depend on those services. Everything from bill processing to testing and research to prevent lead contamination in children could be constricted. At the same time, Sec. Kennedy successfully reversed Elon Musk’s termination of 900 Indian Health Service employees by the Department of Government Efficiency. Kennedy is also reaching out to tribes and maintaining contact through the department’s Tribal Self Governance Advisory Committee. We’ll look at the latest word on what some of the potential effects of the federal actions are on Native health and health care. ReardenCode discusses how we should reframe discussions around Bitcoin soft forks, explaining the capabilities-focused approach to opcodes rather than focusing solely on protocols. The conversation covers SegWit, Taproot, OP_CAT, and MEV concerns.
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ReardenCode, independent Bitcoin developer and freedom advocate, joins us to talk about reframing how we think about Bitcoin soft forks. Reardon breaks down opcodes, explains why we should focus on capabilities rather than protocols, and explores the historical context of Bitcoin's upgrades from SegWit to Taproot. The conversation goes deep on OP_CAT, CTV, and CHECKSIGFROMSTACK while but tries to make the topics approachable approachable.
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Notes:
- Bitcoin is the first digitally scarce asset
- OP_CAT enables five different capabilities
- SegWit enabled non-third party malleable txs
- Taproot enabled hidden script paths
- CTV+CSS combo enables rebindable signatures
- MEV concerns can probably be scoped and managed
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Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:28 What is Bitcoin?
02:36 What's an OP code?
05:41 How to think about OP codes
07:39 Capabilities examples
10:17 Explaining OP codes
12:03 What do we want?
13:24 Why did SegWit NOT do more?
15:22 Taproot
18:50 Arch
19:25 Hidden script paths
22:13 CTV
31:55 OP_CAT
35:11 Check Contract Verify
36:33 Introduction of "state" & MEV
37:07 MEV
40:29 Limiting MEV
43:36 The problems of OP_CAT
48:26 The current consensus
52:22 Wrap up
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In this episode, we will be talking with Clyde Williamson, Senior Product Security Architect. Clyde is going to help us see how we've created a broken systems - and it's OK, we are willing to take the necessary steps to fix it. Business face immense pressure to safeguard data, ensure compliance, follow regulation, and make data easily available when needed. This is the conversation we should have heard yesterday, when it comes to our data.
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