The Watchman Privacy Podcast

Gabriel and Urban Hacker unpack a recent article by Wired on a crypto theft and torture spree.    REFERENCED → https://www.wired.com/story/crypto-home-invasion-crime-ring/ → https://github.com/jlopp/physical-bitcoin-attacks/blob/master/README.md   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   #EscapeTheTechnocracy #KYC #WatchmanPrivacy

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Gabriel speaks with James Wilson of MyDataRemoval for a second time. They do a live test of how much information James can find on a person, and then discuss the disturbing nature and extent of people search websites, data brokers, and breach databases.   GUESTS LINKS AND PREVIOUS EPISODE → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LTFbBlTZbM (Episode 44) → https://www.mydataremoval.com/   REFERENCED → https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/ceo-of-data-privacy-company-onerep-com-founded-dozens-of-people-search-firms/ → https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/mozilla-drops-onerep-after-ceo-admits-to-running-people-search-networks/   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) TIMELINE 0:00 – Introduction  1:25 – Live test of people search database info 6:20 – How the data is used against you 8:10 – Self-replication of people search websites 12:10 – Additional danger of breach databases 15:30 – A crazy story 18:40 – Should non-Americans be concerned? 19:40 – Is this a “national security” risk? 23:20 – Where do our basic pieces of information exposure come from? 24:00 – PayPal is as bad as you think it is 25:25 – What is HaveIBeenPwned? 27:05 – What is the future of people search websites? 29:50 – Voter data is public? 30:30 – Bogus data as a strategy 32:40 – Basic info of MyDataRemoval.com   #MyDataRemoval #PeopleSearchDatabases #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel speaks with Samourai Wallet insiders Max Tannahill and Diverter_NoKYC. They give an update on the Samourai Wallet arrest and its absurdity. They also discuss the post-arrest chilling effect, the compliance mindset that defines the current Bitcoin scene, and what the future of Bitcoin privacy is.   Samourai Wallet Legal Fund Donations → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html   Max Tannahill → Previous episode with Max: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/MaxTannahill:8 → https://twitter.com/maxtannahill   Diverter_NoKYC → Previous episode with Diverter: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/DiverterNoKYC:9 (Episode 92) → https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYC   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Timeline 0:00 – Introduction  4:40 – Samourai Wallet update (June 10, 2024) 7:50 – Absurdity of allegations 13:00 – Observations about “Bitcoin community” reactions to SW arrest 20:40 – Preemptive shutdowns of Bitcoin and Monero services 24:05 – The Compliance Mindset 36:50 – The future of Bitcoin privacy 45:40 – Update on Bitcoin mining 48:15 – Max’s current Bitcoin tools 50:40 – Roman Sterligov and Bitcoin Fog 59:30 – Big topics in Bitcoin at the moment #SamouraiWallet #BitcoinPrivacy #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel speaks with Paul Ashley of Anonyome Labs: creators of the VoIP service MySudo. The service is essential for privacy users: it allows you to have up to nine legitimate phone numbers organized in a handy app that is zero-knowledge encrypted.  Guest Links → https://mysudo.com/ → https://twitter.com/MySudoApp   Referenced → Michael Bazzell’s phone privacy guide: https://inteltechniques.com/book7a.html   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Timeline 0:00 – Introduction  1:00 – Phone privacy realism 2:50 – Available countries for MySudo 5:55 – Is VoIP the future of telephony? 9:16 – Is KYC coming for VoIP? 11:20 – Porting phone numbers to MySudo 12:10 – What info required to sign up for service? 13:30 – How to pay privately for MySudo (special instructions for GrapheneOS) 17:05 – What would MySudo give over with a search warrant? 18:10 – Where is data from MySudo stored? 22:10 – MySudo for PC 25:25 – Would KYC mandate affect current users? 26:25 – MySudo greatly reduces SIM swap risk 27:14 – You MUST back up your MySudo account 32:00 – Technical errors while using MySudo (VPN use) 36:45 – What can customer service see about us? 38:40 – Fewer robocalls with MySudo 39:13 – Email also baked into MySudo: sudomail 42:50 – Virtual credit cards 49:00 – MySudo browser 50:24 – Final thoughts   #MySudo #GrapheneOS #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel speaks with Evgeny, the founder of Simplex Chat. Simplex is a recent and still-developing private messaging app with a slant toward privacy over convenience. Evgeny gives his critical thoughts on other private messengers, explains how privacy software can fund itself, exposes the myth of disappearing messages, and gets into some of the finer details of how Simplex Chat has made different choices from its competitors. In particular Simplex gets rid of accounts altogether, allowing you to create as many “profiles” as you want that are localized to your device. The result is, as Evgeny says, Simplex knows nothing about its users. Guest Links → https://simplex.chat/ → https://twitter.com/simplexchat   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) Timeline 0:00 - Introduction 1:23 – Do funding sources influence projects like Simplex? 9:45 – Evgeny’s thoughts on other private messaging apps 17:00 – Simplex Chat gets rid of the very idea of an account 20:00 – What does Simplex know about its users? 24:25 – Can we replicate Simplex profiles on other devices? 29:38 – Disappearing messages are security theater 34:00 – Why didn’t Simplex take the code base of Signal and build from it? 40:00 – Problems with UI and path forward 49:25 – Beginner tutorial for Simplex 52:50 – How can you fund a private messaging app? 56:35 – Final Thoughts   #SimplexChat #PrivateMessaging #WatchmanPrivacy

Tips for securing the popular FOSS website builder and service: WordPress. With Urban Hacker.   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/   CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC) #WordPressSecurity #CyberSecurity #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Urban Hacker about the infamous XZ backdoor incident by which a key piece of software in the Linux kernel was nearly hijacked. The attacker spent four years slowly ingratiating himself into the small community, which had been selected precisely because it consisted of a single burned-out developer. Follow us as we unravel this bizarre and disturbing story of premeditated digital attack and what it means for free and open-source software and our own cybersecurity.   Mentioned →https://urbanhacker.net/a-closer-look-at-the-social-engineering-behind-the-xz-backdoor-part-one/ →https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor   Guest Links → https://urbanhacker.net/ → https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker → https://t.me/Realurbanhacker (Telegram) → https://tallycoin.app/@realurbanhacker/the-orange-pill-simulator-zzjq3lmF (Urban Hacker’s Bitcoin game)   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 2:25 – What is XZ Utils? 4:17 – How does GitHub work? 15:15 – Summary of XZ Utils backdoor incident 18:00 – Social engineering 21:00 – Technical implementation of the backdoor attack 28:00 – Potential consequences of this attempted attack 30:10 – How was it found? 33:00 – Does this expose a major weakness of FOSS? 38:25 – Similar supply chain cyber attacks 43:00 – Final thoughts   #XZBackDoor #UrbanHacker #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with Jessica Solce, a rising documentary-maker. They discuss her first documentary, No Control, on 3D printed guns and Cody Wilson. They then discuss her upcoming documentary on El Salvador and Nayib Bukele, and finally some thoughts on the documentary industry.   Previous episode with Jessica Solce → Episode 83: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/DeathAthletic   Guest Links → Be a patron: https://www.deathathletic.com/contact → https://www.deathathletic.com → https://twitter.com/jessicasolce → https://www.encodeproductions.com (Solce's production company)   El Salvador article referenced → https://im1776.com/el-salvador-history/   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 2:45 – No Control neutrality a mistake? 5:40 – What is Project Liberator?  7:24 – FFL license trolling 8:35 – NRA says 3D printed guns “anathema to guns” 10:00 – What is the neurosis that gun control people suffer from? 14:02 – What happens if you fail a federal gun background check? 15:02 – Weird state gun laws 16:08 – 3D printed guns internationally 19:15 – The problem of bullets 20:10 – Jessica’s interest in El Salvador 24:45 – Connection to Bitcoin? 28:05 – Vibe of El Salvador today 31:00 – Other thoughts on El Salvador 32:30 – Documentaries Jessica admires 40:50 – Final thoughts   #JessicaSolce #NoControlDeathAthletic #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a fourth time with cultural analyst and philosopher Jayant Bhandari. Topics include magical thinking, civilization, Christianity in the Third World, and a tour of the world continent by continent.   Previous episodes with Jayant Bhandari → Episode 46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4E6387__U → Episode 77: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OgtTHzE_sk → Episode 84: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pqOVbp0n9A   Guest Links → https://jayantbhandari.com (Use Chrome/Brave if Firefox not working) → https://twitter.com/JayantBhandari5 → https://capitalismandmorality.com/ (as soon as May 25, 2024 in Calgary, Canada) → https://www.youtube.com/@CapitalismAndMorality   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 1:38 – Influence of Ayn Rand 3:22 – What is magical thinking? 8:48 – Is the West really the only civilization...ever? 13:25 – What is Christianity in the Third World? 25:30 – Bhopal disaster 31:12 – Indian practice of sati 37:10 – Thoughts on VS Naipaul 39:40 – Indian hospital stories 42:20 – Stereotype that East Asians are not innovative 48:00 – China story 55:12 – What was the Arab Spring really about? 57:40 – Rapid Fire 59:30 – Thoughts on Africa 1:01:50 – Zimbabwe police story 1:02:35 – Witch doctors in Africa 1:05:00 – Update on the PIGS countries 1:07:00 – Jayant’s blueprint for colonization 1:08:00 – Final thoughts #JayantBhandari #India #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet discusses alongside BitcoinQnA and Seth for Privacy the details surrounding the arrest of the Samourai Wallet developers. They then look at how we can protect our own Samourai Wallets in light of various seizures. They conclude by looking at the future of financial privacy.   Samourai Link → https://freesamourai.com/   Guest Links → https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A → https://bitcoiner.guide/ → https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy → https://sethforprivacy.com/ → https://foundationdevices.com/   Resources → https://freedom.tech/samourai-to-sparrow/ → https://twitter.com/L0laL33tz (posting a lot about Samourai Wallet arrest)   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 5:15 – Summary of allegations against Samourai Wallet 18:30 – Couldn’t any Bitcoin wallet be an “unlicensed money transmission business”? 22:00 – Unclear language of DoJ statement 27:24 – Any good things that can come out of trial? 31:40 – How to support Samourai and TdevD 32:45 – What should Samourai Wallet users do? 42:21 – The future of Samourai Wallet’s code and technologies 46:00 – Alternatives to Samourai Wallet 51:32 – The bigger picture 56:50 – Final thoughts #SamouraiWallet #FreeSamourai #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with Viktor Viksei about the problems of the VPN industry, about how VPNs work, and about one of the few non-sellouts to privacy: IVPN.   First episode with Viktor (Episode 39): https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/UncomfortableTruthsAboutVPNIndustry:5 Guest Links → https://twitter.com/vonthedock (Viktor Viksei) → https://www.ivpn.net/ → https://www.ivpn.net/blog/   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 1:47 – The problem with free VPNs 4:30 – Your VPN won’t go to jail for you for $5 6:50 – How bad are the fake VPN review websites? 10:45 – VPN Industry consolidation 15:45 – Most important aspects of a VPN 18:19 – Has IVPN been targeted by VPN juggernauts? 21:54 – Any trends in VPNs that IVPN is focused on 25:24 – What is happening at the ground level of a VPN server 28:35 – How would a 3-letter agency track a VPN user? 34:00 – How can VPN companies mitigate 3-letter agency tracking? 39:08 – How can we test if a VPN is working? 41:10 – WireGuard vs OpenVPN 44:50 – Is random-generated username and no password of IVPN and Mullvad a problem? 46:35 – Anti-Tracker of IVPN 49:30 – Why does torrenting on US VPN servers matter? 52:38 – Removal of killswitch due to Apple problems 55:56 – V2Ray: what does it do for us? 59:22 – VPN discrimination solutions 1:05:00 – Final thoughts   #IVPN #VPNIndustry #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jack Rhysider, host of the fabulous Darknet Diaries podcast. They go behind the scenes of Jack’s work routine and aesthetic views.  Jack shares the commonalities of his guests, details of his inner drive, his operational security, and his view of the future of cybersecurity. Guest Links →https://darknetdiaries.com/ →Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4XPl3uEEL9hvqMkoZrzbx5  →https://twitter.com/JackRhysider →Jack’s reading list: https://darknetdiaries.com/books/ →https://www.patreon.com/darknetdiaries   Attribution →Image artwork: Urban Hacker (https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker) →Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio (all music)   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2   Privacy Courses (supports the show) → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof   Monero Donation (supports the show) →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy   Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you! → https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy  →https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 3:52 – How did Jack Rhysider distinguish Darknet Diaries from other shows? 5:45 – Inflection point of Darknet Diaries 7:38 – Jack’s perfectionism with podcasting 9:05 – How Jack organizes his narrative note-taking 11:16 – Promotion secrets of Darknet Diaries 13:45 – Jack’s work routine 15:33 – Getting the most out of guests 17:08 – Visual style of Darknet Diaries 20:19 – Rapid fire questions 27:12 – Weirdest way Jack found a guest 29:12 – What do all of his guests have in common 31:55 – How may guests requests does Jack get these days 34:18 – Jack’s other favorite hacker stories 36:01 – Jack’s operational security 40:23 – How does Jack communicate with guests 41:32 – Has anyone come after Jack Rhysider? 44:04 – Jack’s biggest failure with Darknet Diaries 45:14 – Dealing with guests’ terrible microphones 46:41 – How much does Jack cut form episodes? 47:55 – How much does Jack care about Bitcoin and Monero? 49:55 – Jack’s recent move to monthly release: impact on show 51:14 – What’s the solution for protecting logins? 56:07 – Fears of the future of technology 58:40 – Final thoughts   #DarknetDiaries #JackRhysider #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with MaxBitBuyBit, a Bitcoin creator behind the brand Ungovernable Misfits.   Guest Links →https://ungovernablemisfits.com/  →Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/58fLzau7Vag4cKp5J02AiX →https://twitter.com/MaxBitbuybit →https://twitter.com/BitBuyBitPod   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)

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Gabriel Custodiet talks to Mike from Coincards.com. This service allows you to buy gift cards for popular franchises with bitcoin, monero, and other crypto. Gabriel asks all the basic questions, the privacy and legal questions, and the more interesting questions: how to live off of gift cards, behind-the-scenes of the gift card industry, gift card suspicion, gift card privacy, and the future of gift cards. Guest Links →https://coincards.com/ (Use Tor Browser) →https://twitter.com/CoinCards →https://twitter.com/astupidmoose (Mike’s personal Twitter)   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 1:42 – What do we have to give up to use CoinCards.com 2:35 – Any problems with Tor Browser? 3:35 – Are you using BTCPay Server? 4:15 – Do you vet UTXOs? 4:50 – Do you reject transactions for any reason? 5:48 – Data retention policy 7:10 – Do companies know their cards came from Coin Cards? 9:50 – Rapid fire of basic features of Coin Cards 12:50 – How do we use digital gift card in physical store? 13:40 – Origins of Coin Cards (getting permission from gift card companies) 16:00 – What did you do with Bitcoin in the early days? 17:00 – Coin Cards guerrilla marketing 18:15 – Comparison to competitors 19:38 – Limitations of jurisdictions 21:58 – What wallet set up do you use? 23:30 – How do live on gift cards 24:30 – Problems with VISA gift cards 26:42 – Privacy problems of using gift cards 28:30 – Companies that ban for using gift cards (Amazon) 30:32 – Will gift cards get regulated? 31:40 – How much of “circular economy” BTC/XMR end with services like yours? 34:27 – Has there been a decline in Bitcoin use in last ten years? 37:00 – Percent of gift cards that have errors 37:15 – Future of Coin Cards 37:40 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #CoinCards #BitcoinGiftCards #Monero

Gabriel Custodiet talks to Paul Rosenberg for the third time. They discuss the original cryptography movement, skepticism of the Ross Ulbricht case, how the Dark Ages ended slavery, Christian anarchy, and the biological future of humanity.   Guest Links →Paul Rosenberg's website: https://www.freemansperspective.com   Previous episodes with Paul Rosenberg →Episode 16: https://youtu.be/JRcS6fvukzA →Episode 54: https://youtu.be/WCU9f_9s120   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 1:08 – Original cryptography movement 4:35 – The universe favors encryption 9:10 – Cryptography and the government 11:50 – Cryptography resources 15:30 – What Julian Assange means to humanity 18:09 – Significance of BitTorrent 18:55 – Insight into VPN industry 22:30 – Questionable aspects of Ross Ulbricht case 26:10 – The Dark Ages: why were they significant?  31:45 – Resources for the Dark Ages 33:45 – Are Christianity and Judaism anarchic religions? 37:30 – Paul’s new book, Post-Primate Society 41:05 – Evolutionary psychology hijacking the mind 45:50 – How damaging would an EMP be? 48:25 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #PaulRosenberg #FreemansPerspective #Cryptography

Gabriel Custodiet talks to Stoic.xmr (Michael Fitzgerald) about his book The Monero Standard. After covering some of the bare basics of money and the fiat system, they discuss the differences between the Bitcoin and Monero community and whether Bitcoin and Monero are even the point...   Guest Links →https://monerostandard.com/ →https://twitter.com/TheStoicCoiner →https://www.youtube.com/@moneromagazine   Getting into Monero – start here →https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwPwsAnQGY   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 1:26 – What is fiat and how bad has it been for us? 4:16 – Does intrinsic value exist regarding money; what is Monero’s value? 6:48 – Weird objects used as money 10:30 – What is inflation? 13:32 – Differences between Bitcoin and Monero communities 15:40 – Spending over savings 17:35 – Getting to the most important question 18:08 – Bitcoin taint 20:22 – Would Stoic.xmr support a better privacy coin than Monero? 21:46 – Mass adoption in Monero 22:40 – Does supply cap really matter that much? 23:40 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #MoneroStandard #StoicXMR #Monero

Gabriel Custodiet talks to Max Tannahill about Bitcoin privacy, Monero, and phone privacy. Max is a dedicated and well respected experimenter with wallets and the practical tools that the limousine crypto class would never sully themselves with. As such, Max’s views on these topics—such as Monero as the best layer 2 for Bitcoin and the damage of Taproot and Covenants—come from the thoughtful mind of a rare actual user of these digital technologies.   If you’re new to Bitcoin, watch these first (in order) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNUKkrG_9A → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHq8YXpw9I → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OmYqq7BPSw → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf0_To8GmE Guest Links → https://twitter.com/maxtannahill   References → https://twitter.com/pokkst → https://twitter.com/fluffypony → https://twitter.com/reardencode → https://t.me/monerujounderground (Monero Telegram) → https://t.me/SovereignBitcoiner (Telegram group; Monero friendly) → https://foundationdevices.com/envoy/ (Envoy Wallet) → https://stackwallet.com/ (The 'if iPhone' wallet)   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 0:54 – Intro to Max Tannahill and traditional financial surveillance 6:30 – Privacy problems of Singapore and global cities 9:36 – Max’s crypto-based privacy phone business Mamushi 13:00 – CalyxOS and microG 18:03 – Telegram a mistake for privacy/freedom communities? 21:05 – Fundamental problem of phones = NFC and GPS 26:30 – Traditional finance tools for freedom 29:50 – Other privacy coins 33:00 – Max’s Monero tools 36:20 – Dubai forbids Monero 39:40 – Monero as layer 2 of Bitcoin 42:20 – Monero’s big fat problem 45:05 – Monero resources 47:14 – Rapid Fire 50:45 – What value does Bitcoin have? 52:00 – What happened to SovrynBitcoin website? 52:37 – Before BIP39 how did people back up funds? 53:28 – What is Taproot? 56:21 – Core developers vs real users of Bitcoin 58:38 – What are Covenants and CTV? 1:07:00 – Wallets besides Samourai and Sparrow 1:08:38 – Atomic swaps (and Samourai Wallet) 1:13:41 – Max isn’t concerned about fee rates 1:16:00 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #MaxTannahill #Monero #Bitcoin

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Ragnar Lifthrasir about the upcoming Bitcoin and Monero event: Finney Forum, and some other topics.   Guest Links → https://finneyforum.com/ → https://ragnarly.com/media/ → https://twitter.com/RagnarLif   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Introduction 0:50 – Introduction to Ragnar Lifthrasir 2:30 – How did Guns N Bitcoin differ from normie Bitcoin conferences? 4:15 – Details of Finney Forum 9:22 – Privacy registration 11:52 – Monero most used payment method 13:36 – Spending versus savings 16:06 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #FinneyForum #RagnarLifthrasir #GunsandBitcoin