The Watchman Privacy Podcast

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 → 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   Bitcoin Donation (supports the show) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos   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 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 → 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

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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 → 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 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 (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 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 (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 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 (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 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 (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 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

Gabriel Custodiet talks Bitcoin mining with a major player in self-mining. This is the best introduction to the who, why, what, and how of mining. As always, with no compromise on self-sovereignty, ownership, no KYC, and privacy.   Guest Links → https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/mining-for-the-streets/ (Diverter’s original article) → https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYC → https://paynym.is/+diverter   References → https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/home-mining-for-non-kyc-bitcoin → https://upstreamdata.com/products-services/bitcoin-mining-loadcenters/black-box/ → https://upstreamdata.com/upstreamdata-diy-blackbox/ → https://kaboomracks.com/buying-mining-equipment/ (happens via Telegram) → https://minefarmbuy.com/  → https://www.blockwaresolutions.com → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod256-bitcoin-mining-news-analysis/id1657814571 → https://t.me/HomeMiningWizards (Helpful Telegram group for amateurs) → https://twitter.com/CoinHeated (ASIC immersion) →https://twitter.com/zbomstaz (single board ASIC)   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 1:15 – Explanation of Bitcoin mining 6:06 – What is the power of miners in Bitcoin ecosystem? 12:00 – Examples of mining censorship 17:40 – Brief history of Bitcoin mining 24:45 – Inevitable regulation of Bitcoin mining due to blatant money transmission 31:22 – Government bans of Bitcoin mining 36:37 – Geopolitics of Bitcoin ASIC machines 41:25 – What is the Bitcoin Mining Council? 45:45 – Price of electricity differs widely around the world 50:00 – Discouraged from self mining? 56:45 – What is cloud mining and mining hosting? 1:04:00 – Are mined bitcoin untainted? 1:09:22 – Summary of self-mining 1:10:10 – Setting up electricity 1:16:20 – Limit to how many ASICs you can run in house? 1:21:21 – Sound and heat suppression 1:27:20 – Places to buy ASIC in person? 1:29:55 – Ways to buy an ASIC 1:34:34 – Best ASIC to buy 1:40:00 – Buying ASIC privately 1:44:42 – Which mining pool to join 1:49:50 – Mining altcoins 1:51:45 – Mining resources 1:56:10 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #BitcoinMining #DiverterNoKYC

Gabriel Custodiet appropriates (hopefully commodifies) the famous Frankfurt School essay "The Culture Industry" as a way to examine how consumerism contaminates us: and what we can do about it.   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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

Gabriel Custodiet shares some of the best moments of 2023 from The Watchman Privacy Podcast.   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 2:21 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S8cDdeu50k 4:32 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hAtO8-Wzcg 7:48 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCU9f_9s120 11:58 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6_ekCO_gfc 18:32 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fByagxDetVI 27:20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9NJ1dyYTU 33:03 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBOrmtD4ZA4 40:08 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwPwsAnQGY 45:24 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf0_To8GmE 49:21 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt7fP8qBoHw 52:27 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtN6wJqK1M 56:30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kes3oDPpNqE 58:17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4E6387__U 59:55 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPMqPrysoJs 1:02:26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srqya9hrmpY 1:07:05 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHq8YXpw9I 1:12:02 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3JeMahWx4  #WatchmanPrivacy #DigitalPrivacy #CyberSecurity

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Urban Hacker about a smattering of digital privacy topics: Tor versus VPNs, Kodi and digital media servers, Bitcoin and Monero, Samourai Wallet stack, sandboxing, phone privacy, and GrapheneOS.   Previous episodes with Urban Hacker on Tor → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtN6wJqK1M → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Vpb3xVtEA   Mentioned → https://urbanhacker.net/bitcoin-dust-horizon/ (The Dust Horizon) → https://urbanhacker.net/badass-media-center-for-your-tv/ (Media server intro)   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 (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 – Beginning 0:42 – Tor versus VPNs 10:43 – What is Urban Hacker’s stack 12:25 – Using bitcoin on a daily basis 14:30 – Rolling physical dice for Bitcoin private keys 18:07 – What is Samourai Wallet Sentinel?  20:18 – Luke and Ocean Mining debacle 24:58 – Bitcoin and Monero and altcoin mining 26:09 – Bitcoin transaction cost depends on byte size, not amount of sats 29:07 – The Dust Horizon 31:09 – When do you use Bitcoin versus Monero? 31:22 – Private media servers, TVs, Kodi 36:48 – What is sandboxing? Also, GrapheneOS and phone privacy. 46:25 – Final thoughts from Urban Hacker   #WatchmanPrivacy #TorVPNs #CyberSecurity #BitcoinPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with the anarchist philosopher Doug Casey. And once again they discuss topics Doug Casey rarely comments on: how anarchy holds up to foreign empires, what Doug would refuse to sell on darknet marketplaces, whether the will to power isn’t a better ethic to follow, the morality of investing in “defense” stocks, and jury nullification.    Guest Links → https://www.amazon.com/Totally-Incorrect-Conversations-Doug-Casey/dp/0988285134 → https://internationalman.com (recommend the newsletter) → https://highgroundseries.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Investing-Rest-Douglas-Casey/dp/1559721774 → https://www.youtube.com/@DougCaseysTake   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 0:17 – How do you know the non-aggression principle is correct? 5:25 – Isn’t the will to power more natural? 7:36 – How would anarchy hold up to ambitions of other imperial governments? 11:31 – Would Doug Casey have any limits to his darknet marketplace? 15:30 – Is it moral to invest in war stocks? 19:15 – Jury nullification 21:50 – Upcoming book ‘Terrorist’ 23:45 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #DougCasey #SilkRoad  #JuryNullification

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Zelko of RoninDojo and Samourai Wallet. They unpack the crazy politics in the Bitcoin community: from the fuzzy “red lines” of Bitcoin companies, to the gradual diminishment of Bitcoin’s cypherpunk origins, to FOSS gaslighting and the recent Ocean Mining censorship. Oh, and Bitcoin is not for Progressives.   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   Zelko and RoninDojo → https://ronindojo.io/ → https://twitter.com/BTCxZelko → https://twitter.com/RoninDojoNode → https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/citadel-dispatch-e026-using/ (Node comparison)   Samourai Wallet → https://samouraiwallet.com/ → https://twitter.com/samouraiwallet → https://t.me/SamouraiWallet (Telegram group) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPY-5SR-jPQ (Bitcoin: An Experiment in Anarchism)   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all) →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 0:31 – Bitcoin is like a ship 5:23 – What are your red lines as a Bitcoin company? 11:32 – Why did Bitcoin move away from being cypherpunk? 19:20 – Mass adoption is the poison pill 24:30 – Software that isn’t FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software) 40:00 – Bitcoin is not apolitical, nor for Progressives 45:19 – Savings versus spending 48:35 – Ocean Mining versus Whirlpool 1:03:58 – The failure of the Lightning Network 1:17:07 – Criticism of Samourai Wallet 1:25:47 – Final Thoughts   #WatchmanPrivacy #SamouraiWallet #Bitcoin  #RoninDojo

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Nicholas Anthony, co-creator of CBDC Tracker. They discuss how Central Bank Digital Currencies will work practically, their myriad logistical problems, and their legality in the United States. They also cover the unrecognized economic problems of CBDCs, black box debanking, cybersecurity concerns of CBDCs, CBDCs as a PSYOP, Operation Choke Point, the Financial Tyranny Index, and more. Anthony’s scholarly take on CBDCs is much appreciated. Guest Links → https://cbdctracker.hrf.org  → https://www.cato.org/people/nicholas-anthony  → https://twitter.com/EconWithNick  → https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/central-bank-digital-currency  → https://github.com/vexl-it/fti (Financial Tyranny Index)   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all) →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 3:20 – Worst countries for CBDCs 4:42 – How do CBDCs work at a practical level? 7:33 – Citizen requirements to use a CBDC and how would foreigners use CBDCs? 10:55 – What stood out to you about the CBDC Tracker project? 14:10 – Should Americans be worried about their developing CBDC? 17:55 – Can US Federal Reserve create a CBDC without government approval? 21:00 – What is the real reason they want a CBDC? 26:05 – Other disruptions that CBDCs can cause with economies? 30:13 – Security concerns of CBDCs 34:50 – CBDCs as a PSYOP  39:17 – Operation Choke Point 43:22 – Debanking 47:50 – Financial Tyranny Index 51:35 – Final thoughts   #WatchmanPrivacy #CBDCs #CBDCTracker  #NicholasAnthony

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Bitcoin privacy expert BitcoinQnA. This semi-advanced conversation (start with earlier episodes with QnA for beginner info) covers many topics pertaining to the nature of Bitcoin and strategies for making it more private. They cover the recent blockchain clog with ordinals and how to get around it, fulcrum servers, Nostr, getting started with the Lightning Network, using derivation paths, Bitcoin ATMs, JoinMarket, coin control, mixing to hardware wallets, and updates on Foundation Devices.   Previous Episodes with BitcoinQnA → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNUKkrG_9A   Guest Links → https://bitcoiner.guide  → https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A  → https://foundationdevices.com  → https://freedom.tech/    Resources Mentioned → https://www.sparrowwallet.com  → https://phoenix.acinq.co/ (Phoenix Wallet) → https://lightningprivacy.com/en/introduction  → https://azte.co/ (buy only in person) → https://samouraiwallet.com/  → https://ronindojo.io/   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all) →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 2:04 – Updates on attacks to sovereign and private Bitcoin (FINCEN prposal) 11:50 – Blockchain clog recently with ordinals 20:35 – Fulcrum server introduction 24:11 – What is an Electrum server? 27:48 – Nostr  31:00 – Getting started with Lightning Network correctly 35:45 – Using accounts/derivation paths instead of multiple seed phrases 41:28 – How does KYC harm everyone? 45:45 – How would you track someone who pays you in bitcoin? 49:21 – Update on Bitcoin ATMs 50:36 – Azteco  53:15 – Other options for coinjoining: JoinMarket 56:06 – Is a wallet that has touched a public Electrum server forever burned? 57:57 – UTXO sizes and coin control 1:05:45 – Mix to hardware wallet 1:10:00 – Updates on Foundation Devices 1:15:40 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #BitcoinPrivacy #BitcoinQnA  #Bitcoin

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a third time with the cultural philosopher Jayant Bhandari. They continue previous threads about what reason and honor are and how they manifested exclusively in the West. They talk about Indian Independence in 1947, the threat of BRICS to the West, how Hinduism is a modern Western construct, whether the Hippocratic Oath exists in India, why Indians stockpile gold, and what book most influenced Bhandari. Listen and learn.   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 Guest Links → https://jayantbhandari.com (Use Chrome/Brave if Firefox not working) → https://twitter.com/JayantBhandari5 → https://www.youtube.com/@CapitalismAndMorality   Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all) →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 1:50 – Guns, Germs, and Steel: are Western ideas a coincidence? 7:26 – What is reason? 14:48 – What is honor and why is it only a Western phenomenon? 18:52 – Examples of Western degradation 24:37 – Jayant: are you really a libertarian? 28:05 – BRICS a threat to the West? 32:45 – Trump trade war with China: good or bad? 35:05 – Hinduism didn’t exist until 100 years ago? 39:25 – What was 1947 Indian Independence like? 45:18 – Does the Hippocratic Oath exists in India? 48:10 – Why do Indians have so much gold? 51:14 – Who are the Untouchables of the caste system? 54:08 – Fake rape cases in India 1:00:45 – Rapid Fire Questions 1:09:00 – Should Hong Kong allow itself to be enveloped by China? 1:11:25 – Getting currency converted on the street 1:12:37 – Final thoughts    

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jessica Solce, the director of Death Athletic, a documentary on 3D Gun printing and specifically on Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed. They discuss the erosion of the 2nd Amendment, the landscape of 3D gun printing, debanking, and other topics. Guest Links → DONATE: https://www.deathathletic.com/contact → https://www.deathathletic.com → https://twitter.com/jessicasolce → https://www.encodeproductions.com (Solce's production company) Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all) →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 3:04 – 2nd Amendment is eroding 7:10 – What are the regulated parts of a gun? 9:51– Must one register a self-made gun? 11:28 – Background of Cody Wilson 16:45 – Other players in the self-made gun movement 20:41 – Current status of files uploaded by Cody Wilson 22:35 – How could gun files possibly be regulated? 26:20 – DEFCad  29:20 – Debanking and cancellation for Defense Distributed 36:30 – Supporting Cody Wilson 37:27 – Cody Wilson under surveillance 39:30 – Samourai Wallet contributed to this film 41:02 – Difficulties of making a documentary 44:20 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #CodyWilson #DeathAthletic #3DPrintedGuns

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Yaron Brook, philosopher of freedom, author, podcast host, and Chairman of the Board of the Ayn Rand Institute. Using the ideas of Ayn Rand, they explore what reason and freedom mean and how to live while pursuing rational self-interest. They also discuss intellectual property, anarchy and the allure of collectivism. Guest Links → https://yaronbrookshow.com/ → https://twitter.com/yaronbrook  → https://www.youtube.com/yaronbrook → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Yaron-Brook/author/B007UU9UJ0  → https://www.amazon.com/Fountainhead-Centennial-HC-Ayn-Rand/dp/0452286751 Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → 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 Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all) →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 1:27 – What is rational self-interest, Ayn Rand’s most foundational idea? 4:52 – Modern people have no excuse not to be rational 7:20 – What is reason? 8:40 – Bad people: using reason incorrectly or not at all? 13:50 – Why is collectivism so alluring? 18:12 – Do rational people have the same ethics? 21:15 – Examples of irrationality in current world events 27:23 – Big Tech is an overall benefit 30:55 – Would a Randian hero ever be a politician? 32:50 – Rand’s problem with anarchy? Is there a way to limit government? 38:48 – Optimism of Objectivism 40:32 – Intellectual property: how far does it go? 46:05 – Do Rand protagonists have empathy? 50:25 – How would a rationally self-interested person go about their day? #WatchmanPrivacy #AynRand #YaronBrook #PrivateProperty