S6 E8: Pavol Luptak on Paralelni Polis Hackers Congress

Pavol Luptak is an ethical hacker and cryptoanarchist who has been involved in the Bitcoin space since 2010. In this episode, he talks about the upcoming Paralelni Polis conference and tells stories about his experience with organizing HCPP. Time stamps: 00:00:00 - Introducing of Pavol Luptak and the Paralelni Polis Hackers Congress 00:01:24 - Discussion about the Parallel Polis Hackers Congress 00:02:21 - History and organization of Parallel Polis 00:06:52 - Vlad's experience with the previous Paralelni Polis conference 00:07:56 - Paralelni Polis' use of Lightning Network 00:08:40 - Activities at Paralelni Polis 00:09:34 - Prague as a crypto city 00:11:41 - Scale and organization of the current conference 00:14:29 - Workshops offered at the conference 00:16:20 - Cost and accessibility of the conference 00:17:00 - Focus and target audience of the conference 00:18:00 - Benefits of attending the conference vs. watching the live stream 00:22:00 - Notable guests at the conference 00:23:20 - Pavol's most anticipated guests 00:29:00 - Discussion about Alexander Bard 00:30:40 - Other notable guests: Eric S. Raymond 00:31:50 - Bordel hackerspace 00:32:28 - The conference's diverse topics and focus on freedom 00:34:00 - Paralelni Polis' legal challenges with the Czech National Bank 00:36:00 - Paralelni Polis' boycott of the EET system 00:37:30 - Paralelni Polis' legal status 00:38:18 - Pavol's motivation for highlighting legal conflicts 00:39:38 - Paralelni Polis' connection to the artistic group Ztohoven 00:41:35 - Differences in freedom of expression between Czech Republic and Slovakia 00:43:38 - Czech Republic's tolerant atmosphere 00:46:26 - Vlad's experience with academia and funding biases 00:47:12 - Pavol's background and introduction to Bitcoin 00:50:20 - Paul Rosenberg's involvement in the conference 00:52:20 - The concept of a parallel state and Paralelni Polis' role 00:54:46 - Concerns about decreasing liberties and Paralelni Polis' vision 00:56:24 - Presence of secret police at conferences 00:57:50 - The Intelexit project 00:59:27 - Vision and message of the conference 01:01:14 - Paralelni Polis as an educational organization 01:02:03 - Early Bitcoin conferences and the atmosphere at the time 01:04:51 - Famous people involved in Bitcoin 01:07:14 - Closing words and invitation to the conference 01:09:12 - Payment options for the conference and Lightning Network wallets