BitFuture: Bitcoin’s Evolution Ep. 1 | The origins: Bitcoin custody problems

Decentralize with Cointelegraph

Welcome to BitFuture: Bitcoin’s Evolution, a special series from the Decentralize with Cointelegraph podcast in collaboration with PortaltoBitcoin. In Episode 1, Chandra Duggirala, co-founder and CEO of PortaltoBitcoin, explores Bitcoin’s origins, the development of altcoins and layer-2 solutions, the challenges of cross-chain custody, and maintaining security on decentralized exchanges.
Follow Cointelegraph on X (Twitter) at @Cointelegraph. This episode's host, Robert Baggs, on X at @rkbaggs, and the guest at @csentropy @PortaltoBitcoin
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Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction to the episode
(01:20) - PortaltoBitcoin and the evolution of cross-chain trading and custodial solutions
(05:10) - Technical challenges and solutions for cross-chain trading
(08:15) - Atomic swaps and fair exchange problem in cross-chain transactions
(12:28) - Security and economic issues with atomic swaps
(17:53) - Why build on Bitcoin?
(22:50) - Maintaining focus during bear markets
(25:00) - Hyper Bitcoinization and its implications for the future of Bitcoin and fiat currencies
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1. Introduction to the episode (00:00:00)

2. PortaltoBitcoin and the evolution of cross-chain trading and custodial solutions (00:01:20)

3. Technical challenges and solutions for cross-chain trading (00:05:10)

4. Atomic swaps and fair exchange problem in cross-chain transactions (00:08:15)

5. Security and economic issues with atomic swaps (00:12:28)

6. Why build on Bitcoin? (00:17:53)

7. Maintaining focus during bear markets (00:22:50)

8. Hyper Bitcoinization and its implications for the future of Bitcoin and fiat currencies (00:25:00)