Ben helped build the widely used Specter Wallet open source project and is now focused on building Bitcoin Keeper, a wallet focused on making self custody easy. Bitcoin Keeper is mobile focused and enables users to start with an easy to use single sig wallet and then upgrade their setup over time.
Ben on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs0m9jlx5hyrll66trdzpytkaj0mhj3gmwd8ja7za9kmp7w4m5uwac39jprd
Keeper on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsdl3wtt8t7tlcj08xat89853dgzjlnkh7q9e2cgttkw77xn3hvwwgcklwnk
Ben on X: https://x.com/_benkaufman
Keeper on X: https://x.com/bitcoinkeeper_
Bitcoin Keeper: https://bitcoinkeeper.app
EPISODE: 169
BLOCK: 906570
PRICE: 847 sats per dollar
(00:00:01) CNBC Intro
(00:01:45) Happy Bitcoin Monday
(00:03:39) Ben Kaufman
(00:04:09) Specter Wallet
(00:06:28) Bitcoin Keeper
(00:10:20) Multisig and Security Models
(00:16:37) Single Sig vs Multisig
(00:27:56) Inheritance Planning
(00:43:09) Unique Features of Bitcoin Keeper
(00:47:56) Tether Support and Global Use Cases
(00:51:05) Lightning Network and Future Prospects
(00:55:46) State of Bitcoin and Self Custody