Midwest Bitcoin Summit 2026 — Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026 · Up to 10,000 Bitcoiners expected
Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026
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PBJ: Strikes new bitcoin loan product, Knots taking market share, Nostr: blossoms & Noauth
Show Notes
0:00 Swimming in the bay, Sharks, and blood in the water 1:47 What is Knots, its growing market share, and other similar implementations 11:28 Is there a risk of an unintentional hard fork? 16:09 The point of running a full node and who should and shouldn't run one 31:33 Running bitcoin core vs Knots, LDK, etc. 37:41 Steak and Shake accepting bitcoin payments? 42:11 This was the most exciting week in Nostr; blossoms, mirroring, cashu 1:00:46 Revisiting bitcoin backed lending 1:08:43 Comparing the various newly launched lending products from Coinbase and Strike 1:20:58 How do you evaluate the risks, rates, and counterparties? LINKS: www.pbhackathon.com FOLLOW: Presidio Bitcoin: https://x.com/presidiobitcoin Steve: https://x.com/moneyball Max: https://x.com/maxawebster DK: https://x.com/dksf