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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Richard Turrin, author of a book on China’s rapid transformation to a cashless society. GUEST → https://richturrin.com/  → https://www.amazon.com/Cashless-Chinas-Digital-Currency-Revolution/dp/1949642720  → https://x.com/richardturrin  → https://substack.com/@richturrin  → https://www.linkedin.com/in/turrin/  WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html     TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Guest background 3:20 – China’s rapid cashless transformation from 2010 – 2018 7:00 – Did China have a plan to create this cashlessness? 10:40 – What is the reality in 2025? 13:00 – What is WeChat like at the user level? 19:50 – Are Alipay and WeChat sandboxed? 21:25 – Scams on Alipay and WeChat 26:45 – How do foreigners use Chinese payment apps? 30:20 – How will China transition to a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) 39:07 – Banks in China had to get on board 48:40 – Fees for Alipay and WeChat are essentially zero 50:50 – How often can Chinese use apps outside of China? 52:30 – Are Chinese allowed to use other payment methods? 55:05 – China data sovereignty 1:04:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jacques Broodryk, Chief Spokesperson for AfriForum Community Safety, about the decline of South Africa and what an organization called AfriForum is doing about it. GUEST → https://x.com/JacquesBroodryk  → https://afriforum.co.za/en/  (AfriForum) → Financially support AfriForum: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509    RESOURCES → https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Boer-Government-Complicity-Africas/dp/0994715978  → https://www.youtube.com/@ConsciousCaracal/videos    WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html    TIMELINE 00:00 - Intro 1:45 - How dangerous is South Africa overall? 4:00 - Cable theft and what it symbolizes 8:15 - What is the cause of this third-world criminality? 11:00 - South Africa ranks high in organized crime and corruption 11:30 - Car theft 13:35 - Spike traps 14:50 - South Africa has NO borders 19:15 - Is government incompetent or complicit? 21:10 - What OPSEC does a person need to take in South Africa? 24:55 - Are farm attacks being encouraged? 30:50 - South African government stopped publishing farm murders statistics 32:00 - Trump forces South African president to watch video about farm murders 34:00 - South African government encouraging attacks? 35:30 - Radio jammers and other advanced equipment 37:20 - How inept is South African police? 39:15 - Parallel societies in South Africa 43:45 - Will South Africa balkanize? 45:45 - Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel and Urban dive into the alarming attempt to 51% attack the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. They explain what a 51% attack entails and the potential risks involved, including censorship. The discussion reveals how attackers attempted to control Monero through clever strategies like merge-mining. They also touch on the psychological tactics at play and the importance of community preparedness. Listeners are encouraged to join the fight by mining at home and considering economic countermeasures against potential threats.

Gabriel and Urban debrief a recent privacy-focused Bitcoin conference in Riga, Latvia. Is there hope for Bitcoin? GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker    WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html  Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Amir Taaki, hardcore cypherpunk with a wild curriculum vitae: working on Bitcoin in the early days, developer of Dark Wallet, fighter against ISIS, and developer of DarkFi privacy-focused communication platform (among other things). GUEST → https://x.com/Narodism  → https://x.com/DarkFiSquad  → https://dark.fi/  → https://t.me/darkfichat  WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html     TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:20 - What is the difference between a criminal and a forest rebel? 3:20 - How did Amir discover anarchy? 15:15 - Amir Taaki's thoughts on how Bitcoin got to where it is 27:15 - Work on Dark Wallet 41:15 - Does Amir regret creating the BIP process? 50:50 - Why did Amir Taaki go to fight ISIS? 1:03:40 - Amir Taaki gets onto The List after fighting ISIS 1:12:05 - DarkFi 1:14:00 - Final Thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Seth for Privacy about Monero, its competitors, and its many challenges. GUEST → https://x.com/sethforprivacy   → https://sethforprivacy.com/   → https://optoutpod.com/   → https://cakewallet.com/   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html     TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Update on Cake Wallet 5:50 – Challenges of developing on iPhone 11:10 – Difficulties of running a Monero company 17:30 – Do Bitcoiners at conferences secretly use Monero? 23:10 – What does price mean in Monero? 28:40 – Monero changing from ring signatures to full-chain membership proofs 32:25 – Who develops Monero? 38:20 – Ross Ulbricht huge Bitcoin donation from darknet market 44:55 – Has Bitcoin failed? 49:45 – Can Monero learn from Zcash? 56:50 – Final Thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Stephen Harris, a prolific author specializing in chemistry and preparedness, shares his insights on emergency food planning. He discusses the fragility of food supply chains and the critical importance of proactive food storage. Harris debunks myths about long-term preservation, including common misconceptions about egg storage. He emphasizes community resilience in emergencies, offering practical strategies for collaboration and effective food preparation. Listeners will learn about innovative cooking techniques and the significance of maintaining an adequate emergency food supply.

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill about many Bitcoin issues: Samourai Wallet, Ashigaru Wallet, Bitcoin Knots, terrible figures in Bitcoin, the importance of CoinJoins, Lightning thots, Ledger, and the UK.   FOR BITCOIN BEGINNERS → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwPwsAnQGY&list=PLJyrw2XESBDpNHKb63a2ylrITPShY-3T7  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/bitcoin-self-sovereignty/    GUEST → https://x.com/maxtannahill  → t.me/maxtannahill  (Telegram) → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html  (Samourai Wallet court case donations) WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html    TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Update on Samourai Wallet 13:30 – Ashigaru Whirlpool 21:40 – Bitcoin Knots 30:00 – Worst person in Bitcoin since May 2025 36:30 – Why make every transactions a CoinJoin? 42:30 – A common Bitcoin genre… 51:15 – Aping in to Bitcoin 57:50 – Thoughts on Ledger 1:01:30 – Amir Taaki vs Jameson Lopp 1:06:52 – What is Max most proud of being English? 1:11:20 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Mike of Parallel Systems. They discuss the benefits of Eastern Europe, the history of the decline of the world in corelation to gold, homesteading, and the myth of replacement fertility rate.   GUEST → https://parallelmike.com/  → https://parallelsystems.substack.com/  → Podcast: Parallel Mike Podcast WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/    CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html    TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:20 – Thoughts on Eastern Europe  6:40 – What happened to Europe after WWII 13:50 – The illusion of free markets 20:30 – What role does gold play in history? 33:10 – Thoughts on Goldbacks 41:00 – Cash is not property? 43:45 – How to get into homesteading 50:00 – Is replacement fertility rate really that important? 57:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio