The Café Bitcoin Podcast
CPI, SBF Trial, Blockstream Lightning, and Swan Private Macro Friday with Sam Callahan, John Haar, Cory Klippsten, and more! - October 13th, 2023
Oct 13, 2023
In this podcast, Sam Callahan, John Haar, Cory Klippsten, and others discuss topics such as the CPI report, Blockstream's lightning service, the SBF trial updates, Bitcoin merchant adoption, Lightning payments, the impact of banks and Lightning disruption, cracks in the global financial market, privacy and coin control in Bitcoin, concerns about civil disobedience, Bitcoin's privacy advances and innovation, the war on inflation, the influence of BlackRock, Fidelity's Bitcoin first revisited, David Marcus's journey, the recent auction tail implications, bond yields and stock market impact.
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Quick takeaways
- The tension between privacy and surveillance in the digital age is highlighted by the Bank of International Settlements' Project Atlas, which aims to improve monitoring and control of crypto transactions.
- Promoting Bitcoin circular economies can help maintain privacy and limit tracking, countering the narrative that Bitcoin is solely used for illicit activities.
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Project Atlas and the Surveillance of Crypto
The Bank of International Settlements has launched Project Atlas, a pilot program that aims to surveil the Bitcoin network and other crypto assets. It combines on-chain data with exchange data to track flows and tie them to specific entities. The project's goal is to improve monitoring, control, and surveillance of crypto transactions to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and maintain financial stability. This highlights the ongoing tension between privacy and surveillance in the digital age.
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