153 - Max Tannahill: Bitcoin with the Death Penalty

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill, experienced in-the-trenches Bitcoin and Monero user, about an assortment of topics: Ross Ulbricht, Samourai Wallet, the “hijacking” of Bitcoin, the Bitcoin “podconf” phenomenon, PayNym vs Silent Payments, what Monero maxis get wrong, and the crypto scene in Singapore.

 

GUEST → https://twitter.com/maxtannahill  → https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/MaxTannahill (Previous episode)

 

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ASHIGARU WALLET LINKS → http://ashigaruprvm4u263aoj6wxnipc4jrhb2avjll4nnk255jkdmj2obqqd.onion/download/  → https://ashigaru.rs/  → https://ashigaru.rs/news/ 

 

WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ 

 

CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)

 

TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Ross Ulbricht and what next 5:55 – Update on Samourai Wallet 9:08 – The “hijacking” of Bitcoin 19:10 – Roger Ver under attack 20:00 – Thoughts on Ashigaru Wallet 25:05 – Bitcoin Strategic Reserve 26:55 – How many “Bitcoiners” actually use bitcoin? 27:15 – The worst advocates of Bitcoin 35:30 – Lies About Bitcoin book doomed to fail 28:50 – What would Max like to see Trump do for crypto 44:25 – PayNym vs Silent Payments 51:20 – What do Monero maximalists get wrong? 58:30 – What are the dumbest things you hear about Bitcoin privacy? 1:02:40 – Swaps services and atomic swaps 1:08:20 – Crypto scene in Singapore 1:12:30 – Singapore politics 1:16:00 – The UK dystopian moment 1:22:15 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio