Show overview
Key Pair has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 27 episodes. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 30 min and 1h 6m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 2 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 15 episodes published. Published by Peter Marcano and Robert.
From the publisher
Two developers exploring Bitcoin, Lightning, and Nostr to build user-empowering apps.
Latest Episodes
View all 27 episodesKP020: "Big tech did not kill private life", with Tiffany Jenkins.
EWe speak with Tiffany Jenkins about her latest book Strangers and Intimates.
KP019: A cryptographer's wet dream, with Max Hillebrand.
EWe speak to Max Hillebrand about Privacy, White Noise and the Nostr and Bitcoin ecosystem.
KP018: Where we Bitchat
EWe talk about Pete's new role at Opennode, vibe coding, DHH, keyboards, bitchat and more.
KP017: Interview with Vinney Cavallo
EVinney talks to us about Catallax, Web of Trust, Whitepaper Books and more.
BoN005: NIP07 - Web browser extension
EPete and Rob discuss NIP07
BoN004: NIP06 - Basic key derivation
EPete and Rob discuss NIP06
KP016: Bookmarking on Nostr
ERob vibe coded a bookmarking app on Nostr and talks to Pete about what he has learned.
BoN002: NIP03 - OpenTimestamps
EPete and Rob talk about OpenTimestamps Attestations for Events
BoN003: NIP04 - Encrypted Direct Message
EPete and Rob discuss deprecated NIP-04 for Encrypted Direct Messages
BoN001: NIP02 - Contact Lists
EPete and Rob dig deep into use cases, opportunities, and drawbacks about the first non-mandatory Nostr NIP, the beloved contact list.
BoN000: Introducing Bits on NIPs
EPete and Rob have an insane idea to talk about NIPs one at a time. Who knows where this goes.
KP015: Easter Eggs
EPete and Rob catch up, check out some Bitcoin medium of exchange adoption, vibe-code projects, and Miniscript Vaults
KP014: We're Vibe-coders now
ERob & Pete talk about using AI for their coding workflow.
KP013: DVMCP, Tollgate, Git stuff, and the Bleeding Edge with Arjen & Gzuuus
EVery special guests Arjen & Gzuuus join the show to bring us up to speed on DVMCP, Tollgate, and the bleeding edge of freedom tech.
KP012: Building Alby with René Aaron
ERené Aaron joins the show to teach Pete and Rob more about Lightning, Nostr, and the wonderful products Alby has to offer.
KP011: Decentralized App Stores & Chess Transmitted by Relays
EPete discovers the joys of GrapheneOS and Zap Store — the nostr-based decentralized app store. Rob also explores "other stuff" on Nostr, and gets excited about playing Chess.
KP010: New Year, New Challenges
EPete and Rob discuss what they are up to at the beginning of 2025.
KP009: Future stuff and Happy New Year
EPete and Rob discuss what happened in 2024 and what's yet to come.
KP008: For the love of Rails
EPete and Rob talk about using Ruby on Rails for creating web applications.
KP007: Exploring Ecash
EPete and Rob learn about Ecash and discuss what they found out.