
Open the page with the Tor browser and you’ll be able to enjoy the content without worrying that I (or some transnational corporation) might know anything about your IP address. If you’re searching for a more private way to listen, which doesn’t require registration, then you can use this player. Listen to Thomas Voegtlin on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more! If you’ve never played with Electrum, this is your chance to give it a try.

It covers most of the Electrum features, explores Thomas’ personal opinions on some technical matters (big blocks, protocols built on top of Bitcoin, privacy), and is meant to remind everyone what a great wallet Electrum is. This interview with Thomas Voegtlin was recorded in July 2022 at Mallorca Blockchain Days. Furthermore, Electrum offers a great way to run a watchtower which protects your Lightning node. This is why Thomas Voegtlin decided to integrate ACINQ’s Trampoline node solution, which can also be found in Phoenix wallet. Not all users are interested in routing transactions, and increasing adoption certainly requires ways to send and receive payments in a non-custodial way without being online all the time. And in the true spirit of the project, the approach seeks to deliver a lightweight, elegant and practical solution that people can use without needing to stay connected 24/7. In recent years, Electrum also started focusing on integrating Lightning network features. Interested in extending the capabilities of your Shamir backup on the Trezor Model T or KeyStone Vault? Well, Electrum will boost the basic 20-word setup to optionally generate a godly 33-word “Super Shamir”. Would you like to connect your hardware wallet to a more private piece of software? It’s very likely that your device is supported.

Want to set up a multisig? There probably isn’t a better way. Want to gain extra privacy? It has an option to enable Tor routing. In other words, Thomas Voegtlin’s code provided the backbone for lots of wallets (mostly mobile) that run on top of Electrum servers.īut there’s so much more to Electrum: it’s the feature-rich Bitcoin wallet which integrates pretty much every feature. When he first announced Electrum as a lightweight Bitcoin client in the fall of 2011, nobody expected this project to become the backbone of most SPV payments. Thomas Voegtlin is a living legend among Bitcoin wallet developers.
