Click to download audio version “The legacy of our civilization is a state
based on a hierarchical system of control and specialization of labor, which
leads to all of the modern problems we have. To create a different kind of
society, that's free, where people have liberty and natural wealth, the emerging
field of cryptography offers us power." -Amir Taaki With markets around the
world plunging into a downward spiral, now is a great time to revisit the
original reasons why people started working on Bitcoin. Amir Taaki was one of
Bitcoin’s first-ever dedicated developers and perhaps the one most infamously
focused on maintaining privacy and freedom from authority. In 2014, Taaki
created Dark Wallet, the first privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet to include
a CoinJoin mixer. That same year, he received even more notoriety as Dark Wallet
was twice named in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) report on the
potential money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks posed by
cryptocurrencies. In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Taaki, who after
years spent working with the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting the Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and helping build their society, is now contributing to
multiple cryptocurrency and privacy projects not yet revealed to the public.
Taaki takes a critical, perhaps unwarranted, view on the Bitcoin movement of
today, but he also has a valuable perspective on many of the topics covered.
Topics: Resources: Twitter: Sponsors: DISCLAIMER: The following content is for
informational purposes only. You should not construe any such information or
other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing
contained in this presentation constitutes a solicitation, recommendation,
endorsement, or offer by BTC Media, The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network, or any third
party service provider to buy or sell any securities or other financial
instruments.
based on a hierarchical system of control and specialization of labor, which
leads to all of the modern problems we have. To create a different kind of
society, that's free, where people have liberty and natural wealth, the emerging
field of cryptography offers us power." -Amir Taaki With markets around the
world plunging into a downward spiral, now is a great time to revisit the
original reasons why people started working on Bitcoin. Amir Taaki was one of
Bitcoin’s first-ever dedicated developers and perhaps the one most infamously
focused on maintaining privacy and freedom from authority. In 2014, Taaki
created Dark Wallet, the first privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet to include
a CoinJoin mixer. That same year, he received even more notoriety as Dark Wallet
was twice named in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) report on the
potential money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks posed by
cryptocurrencies. In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Taaki, who after
years spent working with the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting the Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and helping build their society, is now contributing to
multiple cryptocurrency and privacy projects not yet revealed to the public.
Taaki takes a critical, perhaps unwarranted, view on the Bitcoin movement of
today, but he also has a valuable perspective on many of the topics covered.
Topics: Resources: Twitter: Sponsors: DISCLAIMER: The following content is for
informational purposes only. You should not construe any such information or
other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing
contained in this presentation constitutes a solicitation, recommendation,
endorsement, or offer by BTC Media, The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network, or any third
party service provider to buy or sell any securities or other financial
instruments.
