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176 - Max Tannahill: Censoring Bitcoin

May 12, 2025
01:06:16

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill on various Bitcoin topics: the story of Liquid, Ashigaru and Samourai, Knots, Singapore, and much more.

 

GUEST → https://x.com/maxtannahill  → t.me/maxtannahill  (Telegram) → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html  (Samourai Wallet court case donations)

WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/  (Including Watchman’s Torch Newsletter) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting)

 

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

TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Latest on Samourai Wallet 7:30 – Reminder of Samourai Wallet features shut down 12:10 – Update on Ashigaru Wallet 17:30 – The story of Liquid 26:05 – Thoughts on Blockstream 33:55 – Current state of transactions 35:55 – Bitcoin Knots 44:35 – Bitcoin nodes 52:00 – Apple Data Protection gone for UK 56:10 – Singapore 1:04:00 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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