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Bitcoin Explained - The Technical Side of Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine's editor-in-chief Aaron van Wirdum teams up with Bitcoin Core contributor Sjors Provoost to explain Bitcoin one episode at a time.

Podcast · By Van Wirdum Sjorsnado · American English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Aug 26, 2026

    Episode 101: The COLDCARD Hack (opens the original)

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    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 No

  2. Episode · Jul 31, 2026

    Emergency broadcast: COLDCARD vulnerability (opens the original)

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

  3. Episode · Jul 15, 2026

    Episode 100: Bitcoin Core 31 (opens the original)

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    Aaron and Sjors discuss what's new in Bitcoin Core 31. This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD. Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jqj332n630klwtqeqxgyrjl4alw4phmluhu2x6lcxzwy9m03suqexw3

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