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Watchman Privacy188 - Amir Taaki: Let There Be DarkGabriel 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 - Wha...2025-08-111h 18
The Good Tech CompaniesAmir Taaki: The Cypherpunk Who Writes Dark Code —and Went to War
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Amir Taaki is...2025-07-1409 min
Watchman Privacy186 - Max Tannahill: Trouble in Bitcoin ParadiseGabriel 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/watchmanpr...2025-07-141h 15
Live at PubKeyThe Battle for Bitcoin Core (w/ Eric Voskuil)Thomas Pacchia sits down with software architect, Navy pilot, and author Eric Voskuil for a wide-ranging fireside chat about: The true story behind LibbitcoinWhy Bitcoin Core’s architecture can’t scale and may already be eroding full validationA first-person account of Amir Taaki’s wild journey from Bitcoin dev to Kurdish militia fighterWhy Voskuil sees “assume valid” as the beginning of the end for permissionless moneyWhy the performance gap between Bitcoin Core and Libbitcoin mattersHow funding pressures, philosophical drift, and tech d...2025-05-121h 36
Bitcoin Takeover PodcastS16 E17: Ben Arc on LNBits v1 & The State of Lightning NetworkBen Arc is the creator of LNBits: a modular Lightning network wallet which, after 5 years of development, has just launched version 1. To celebrate this remarkable milestone, ”the CEO of Nostr” joins the show to talk about everything interesting in Bitcoin.
Time stamps:
00:00:53 - Introducing Ben Arc
00:01:08 - Ben Arc and LNBits V1
00:02:23 - LNBits beta version and V1 release
00:02:36 - Amir Taaki's Post-Syria Experience
00:03:08 - Rojava and Anarcho-Syndicalism
00:04:08 - LNBits development timeline
00:05:16 - Early stages of LNBits and Lightning
00:05:33 - Disillusionment in Bitcoin Space
00:07:20 - Stepan Snigirev and Specter DIY
00:08:11 - Modularity and extensions in LNBits
00:08:38 - Nostr and Bitcoin's Futu...2025-04-117h 23
Bitcoin Takeover PodcastS15 E71: Amir Taaki on Bitcoin & DarkFiTime stamps:
Introducing Amir (00:00:47)
Reflections on Bitcoin Privacy (00:01:44)
Layer 2 Solutions Discussion (00:02:36)
Challenges of Layer 2 Usability (00:04:46)
Interest in Layer 2 Proposals (00:05:51)
Simplicity in Opcode Development (00:06:54)
Concerns Over Opcode Usage (00:08:03)
Historical Context of Bitcoin's Scripting Language (00:09:00)
Limitations Imposed by Bitcoin's Development (00:11:15)
Impact of Ethereum's Creation (00:13:30)
Desire for a More Flexible Bitcoin (00:15:10)
Exploring BIP 300 and Sidechains (00:16:31)
Building Beyond Bitcoin's Constraints (00:17:33)
Comparison with Bitcoin Cash (00:19:25)
Ethereum's Initial Use Cases (20:33)
Challenges with Bitcoin Development (21:25)
Political Dynamics in Bitcoin Upgrades (23:00)
Governance Issues in Bitcoin (24:04)
Accountability in Bitcoin Development (27:01)
Corruption in the Bitcoin Foundation (29:18)
Personal Experiences with Bitcoin Development (30:13)
Hostile Takeover of Bitcoin (32:36)
New Visions for Bitcoin's Future (35:05)
...2024-12-317h 07
Bitcoin Takeover PodcastS15 E70: Jeff Garzik on Hemi & Bitcoin DevelopmentTime Stamps:
Jeff Garzik’s Contributions (00:00:47)
Overview of Hemi (00:02:32)
Scaling Bitcoin (00:03:11)
Challenges with Current Solutions (00:04:17)
Lightning Network Use Cases (00:05:04)
Goals of Hemi (00:05:56)
Integration with Bitcoin (00:07:19)
History of Open Source Software (00:08:20)
Security and Trust in Established Technologies (00:10:01)
Satoshi's Approach to Building Bitcoin (00:12:58)
Understanding Proof of Proof (00:14:11)
Keystone Element in Hemi (00:16:15)
Hi, Amir Taaki! (00:17:39)
The Need for Privacy (00:18:31)
Shift in Bitcoin's Narrative (00:20:13)
Jeff Garzik's Optimism for Bitcoin (00:21:09)
Building for the Future (00:23:00)
Hemi and SideShift? (00:23:40)
Hemi Token? (00:24:18)
Practical Use Cases for Hemi (00:25:21)
Decentralized Finance and Hemi (00:26:54)
Composability in DeFi (00:28:23)
Decentralization and Security (00:30:16)
Maximalism vs. Moderation (00:33:03)
Limitations of Bitcoin Script (00:35:31)
Drivechains and Sidechains (00:40:16)
Trade-offs of...2024-12-191h 04
Emblem Morning ShowThe End of Privacy? - Amir TaakiLeading privacy expert Amir Taaki joins us to discuss the current state of global privacy and what individuals can do to push back.
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2024-09-141h 16
Monero TalkThe Dark Renaissance Man w/ Amir Taaki | EPI 322Any donation is greatly appreciated!
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TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Amir Taaki, an early Bitcoin developer and cypherpunk.
Amir shares his insights on the importance of privacy and anonymity in cryptocurrency, the need for decentralization, and the potential of crypto to challenge existing power structures.
He also talks about his project DarkFi, which aims to create anonymous and uncensorable applications. The conversation touches on historical and...2024-09-032h 26
MoneroKon PodcastAmir Taaki - Anonymous Set Proofs for Infinite Ring SizeUnlock privacy in cryptocurrency with Anonymous Set Proofs for infinite ring size! Enhance security without limits2024-07-2831 min
Citizen Web3War on Privacy, Blockchain surveillance and Bitcoin WP with Francisco Cabanas
This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Francisco from Monero
Francisco criticized the "War on Privacy," emphasizing the illusion of surveillance, the risks of wrongful accusations, and the need for risk mitigation, while advocating for the decentralization of the banking industry.
Monero offers swift transaction times and strong privacy features, effectively solving blockchain scaling issues while ensuring untraceable transactions. It is designed to provide secure and private financial interactions, standing out in the cryptocurrency space for its emphasis on anonymity and decentralization.
We spoke to Francisco about Monero and:
Visa takes two...2024-07-041h 05
LunaticoinL233.B - Going Dark with Bitcoin, western society and the lunarpunk cycle with Amir TaakiHave we lost the essence of what Bitcoin is? Amir Taaki, an early Bitcoiner, believes so, and in today's podcast, we review why:
The parallels we're experiencing in 2024 with what happened in 2013-2014
The context of Dark Wallet in 2013
The block size war
The demoralization of the West
The capture of crypto
The birth of the lunarpunk cycle
The dark future he envisions
An interesting perspective from outside the Bitcoin echo chamber by the creator of the first wallet with CoinJoin and Stealth Addresses: Dark Wallet.
You will find all the references and videos mentioned...2024-07-031h 13
LunaticoinL233 - Hacia la oscuridad de la sociedad occidental y bitcoin con Amir Taaki¿Hemos perdido la esencia de lo que es bitcoin?
Amir Taaki, bitcoiner de los principios así lo cree y en el podcast de hoy repasamos el por qué:
qué paralelismos estamos viviendo en 2024 con lo vivido en 2013-2014
el contexto de DarkWallet en 2013
la guerra del tamaño de bloque
la demoralización de occidente
la captura de cripto
el nacimiento del ciclo lunarpunk
y el futuro oscuro que vislumbra
Una interesante perspectiva desde fuera de la cámara de eco bitcoiner del creador de la primera wallet con CoinJoin y Stealth Addresses: Dark Wallet
2024-07-0153 min
MoneroKon PodcastAmir Taaki - Manifesto for a Dark Renaissance: Anonymity as Hard Offensive PowerOverview of DarkFi:
The coming war on crypto, and how it will undermine states
Breakthroughs in cryptography and anonymous smart contracts.
DarkFi’s plan to merge mine on Monero
Overview of the ecosystem
2024-06-1623 min
Bitcoin Takeover PodcastS15 E39: Pete Rizzo on Bitcoin History, Journalism & CulturePete Rizzo is a veteran Bitcoin journalist who still remembers the time when Bitcoin & crypto were the same undivided community. In this episode, he talks about why Bitcoin history matters & how he approaches journalism.
Time stamps:
Bitcoin's Historical Significance (00:00:48)
Bitcoin's Emergence and Pete Rizzo's Journey (00:02:09)
Challenges in Understanding Bitcoin's History (00:03:40)
Bitcoin's Ever-Changing Nature (00:05:24)
The Importance of Contextualizing Bitcoin's History (00:08:12)
The Battle Over Bitcoin's History (00:13:47)
Acknowledging Contributions and Controversies (00:18:04)
The fork wars (00:21:16)
Eric Voorhees' perspective (00:23:19)
Preserving and accessing primary materials (00:24:14)
Bitcoin maximalism and libertarianism (00:26:58)
Roger Ver's book on Bitcoin Cash (00:34:36)
The imposition of ideologies on Bitcoin (00:41:52)
Inconsistencies in Bitcoin ideology (00:42:31)
Actions...2024-05-301h 53
Monero TalkSolving the Monero Ring Size with Amir Taaki (Monerotopia23)47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U
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Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente May 5 - May7 in Mexico City! We had AMAZING Speakers lined up: freedom seekers on a mission to build out a true digital cash parallel economy outside of State control.
Speakers: Amir Taaki (British-Iranian Anarchist Revolutionary, Hacktivist, and Programmer)
Links:
https://twitter.com/AmirTaakiDEV
Watch on YouTube
TELEGRAM: https://t...2024-03-1445 min
The Bitcoin Cash Podcast#100: Taking Back Bitcoin feat. Roger VerJoining the show on its 💯th episode is the one and only Roger Ver! Discussion of his new book, crypto history & some famous characters involvements, Bitcoin.com, CoinFlex, narrative changing in BTC & more. Enjoy the chat!Links:Roger Ver’s website: https://www.rogerver.comRoger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rogerkverPresentation slides of this episode: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZqttvCA1PoYvKc8pBrPyltVXmzhDIsLr/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4Donations:bitcoincash:qrsvzz7ys7q34yqxrwu0kammpclknfa5ug68ynxlnnSponsors:Thank you very...2023-12-091h 52
Monero TalkDecentralization and Privacy: Amir Taaki on Monero's Technological Advancements LIVE at MoneroKon23TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman chats LIVE with Amir Taaki, a British-Iranian anarchist revolutionary, hacktivist, and programmer, known for his leading role in the Bitcoin project, and for pioneering many open source projects, from MoneroKon23 in Paralelni Polis, Prague! 🇨🇿
Join us for an engaging conversation with Amir, as we explore the intersection of decentralization and privacy in the world of cryptocurrencies, and highlight the drive for innovation within the crypto space! Discover Monero's technological focus, the role of full membership proofs in strengthening privacy features, and gain valuable insights into the future of crypto anarchism, and challenges faced by crypto...2023-07-1416 min
HonigdachsHonigdachs #85 - So geht Bitcoin-WissenschaftsjournalismusBei Bitcoin gibt es ständig Innovationen, nur oft bekommt man als "normaler" Mensch die kaum mit. Dagegen helfen kann guter Bitcoin-Wissenschaftsjournalismus. Wie ein lobenswertes Beispiel zeigt.
Interview mit Amir Taaki
Magic Future Money Podcast #2 - Warum die Zukunft des Geldes so schwer vorherzusagen ist. Mit Bernd Flessner
River-Studie zu Bitcoin-Payments
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
Rusty Russells über den 2023 Lightning Protocol Summit
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin developer introduces Ark, a layer 2 protocol for fast and efficient payments
Nostr
Heise - In-App-Trinkgelder per Bitcoin: Apple pocht auf Provision
Nostore
LN Markets Newsletter “Oracle-based Conditional payments on Bitcoin”
LN Markets Newsletter “Deep div...2023-07-051h 17
HonigdachsHonigdachs #83 - Die süße FlauteLangweilig ist es nie bei Bitcoin, aber manchmal gibt es so Phasen, da passiert zwar viel, aber nichts oder nur wenig davon ist wirklich wichtig. So wie derzeit. Oder?
Republica Thema “Cash”
Honigdachs #62 - Pickhardt Payments
Republica Bitcoin Session 1: Don't trust, verify! Kann der Bitcoin seine Versprechen - aus Sicht eines Open Source Entwicklers - überhaupt einlösen?
Republica Bitcoin Session 2: Mehr als Geld & Technologie. Bitcoin als politische Bewegung
Republica Bitcoin Meetup: Kritisches Bitcoin Meetup (eventuell noch nicht offiziell angekündigt)
Friedemanns Aufenthalt am ZEVEDI (TU Darmstadt)
Socratic Seminar #43 am 10.5. in Berlin
Mining-Steuer in den USA: The DAME Tax: Making Cryptom...2023-05-081h 12
FIAT LUXDarkFi w/ Rachel Rose O'Leary | FIAT LUX Podcast #5In this episode of FIAT LUX, we sit down with Rachel-Rose O'Leary, a software developer with a background in art and philosophy. Rachel-Rose shares her journey into the world of crypto, from being an artist to becoming a lead tech writer for CoinDesk. Now, she's working with Amir Taaki to build DarkFi, a privacy-focused DeFi platform that uses zero knowledge proofs. We dive into the details of DarkFi, its goal of creating a crypto-anarchist ecosystem, and its potential impact on the world of finance. Don't miss this insightful conversation with one of the most innovative minds in the industry.
...2023-04-201h 29
Other LifeZero-Knowledge Crypto-Anarchy with Rachel-Rose O'Leary from DarkFiRachel-Rose O'Leary was an artist before getting into crypto through Nick Land and Julian Assange. She's now a programmer working with Amir Taaki to build a crypto-anarchist DeFi ecosystem called DarkFi.✦ DarkFi✦ Rachel-Rose on TwitterOther Life✦ Subscribe to the coolest newsletter in the world OtherLife.co✦ Get a free Urbit planet at imperceptible.computer✦ We're building a new country at imperceptible.countryIndieThinkers.org✦ If you're working on independent intellectual work, join the next cohort of IndieThinkers.org2022-07-061h 16
Krypto InsiderBonusový díl: Bitcoin stagnuje, rozhovor s Amirem Taakim v angličtiněAmir Taaki je s bitcoinem už dvanáctým rokem a pamatuje si jeho úplné začátky. Komunita kolem nejstarší kryptoměny je podle něj ale příliš ustrnulá. Namísto původních silných myšlenek ji ovládl oportunismus.2022-06-0130 minKrypto InsiderBitcoin stagnuje, je dogmatický a trpí odlivem mozků, tvrdí jeden z jeho prvních developerůAmir Taaki je s bitcoinem už dvanáctým rokem a pamatuje si jeho úplné začátky. Komunita kolem nejstarší kryptoměny je podle něj ale příliš ustrnulá. Namísto původních silných myšlenek ji ovládl oportunismus.2022-06-0118 min
The Blockchain SocialistLunarpunk, Black Markets, and Agorism in the 21st CenturyFor this interview I spoke to Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis (@polarpunklabs), professor at University College Dublin, and Rose O'Leary (@lunarmining), previous writer at CoinDesk and now a programmer for DarkFi. They are both also the editors for a new philosophy journal called Agorism in the 21st Century which recently published its first issue. Agorism is a heterodox libertarian political tendency that prioritizes taking part in "counter-economic" activity like grey and black markets for political change described by Samuel Konkin III that has influenced many figures who played crucial roles in the development in cryptocurrency.The first issue of t...2022-04-031h 27
NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your LifeRegFi vs DarkFi: The Coming StormCrypto was created to exist outside the control of any government, yet regulation keeps getting more severe. The result of this regulation is that crypto will split into two:"RegFi will be unusable and bolted down. It will be toothless.The other side will be the underground DarkFi. It will have bite."Crypto OG Amir Taaki talks about the coming storm in crypto, and why the crypto narrative we support is the difference between this being a powerful tool for freedom, or nothing at all.Brought to you by NBTV members...2022-01-141h 22
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAmir Taaki, Ivan Jelincic & Rose O'Leary: DarkFi – Let There Be Dark (Part 2 of 2)The DarkFi squad return for the second part of this 2 part episode. We chat about the FreeAssange DAO, totalitarianism in crypto, and hear about Amir's early involvement in many projects including Bitcoin, DarkMarket (OpenBazaar) and even Ethereum. Diving a bit more technical, we also cover the DarkFi platform, a new blockchain that prioritizes privacy. As a base layer for anonymous applications and smart contracts, it's a multichain interoperable, and open source product that anyone can build any type of applications on utilizing zero-knowledge proof.Topics covered in this episode:The Free Assange DAOIs transparency ever a...2021-12-291h 14
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesAmir Taaki, Ivan Jelincic & Rachel-Rose O'Leary: DarkFi – Let There Be Dark (Part 1 of 2)DarkFi is a new DeFi platform that prioritizes privacy. As a base layer for anonymous applications and smart contracts, it's a multichain interoperable, and open source product that anyone can build any type of application on utilising zero knowledge proof. The goal is to create a universe that anyone can access irrespective of their nationality or political beliefs. Amir Taaki, Rachel-Rose O'Leary and Ivan Jelincic, the members of the squad, joined us to chat about the importance of darkness and privacy within crypto utilizing zero knowledge proof technology. This is a 2-part series and in the next...2021-12-231h 15
Citizen Web3Digital Dictatorship, DeFi and Social Credit with Amir Taaki
This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Amir Taaki, founder of DarkFi, an anonymous DeFi network bridged to Ethereum.
DarkFi is an anonymous DeFi network. Its objective is to offer flexible private primitives that can be wielded to create any kind of application. DarkFi uses advances in zero-knowledge cryptography and creates a contracting language and developer toolkits aimed to make anonymous engineering highly accessible to developers. Anonymity as a design space has been hitherto unexplored. DarkFi is blowing the door to this wide open. In the open air of a fully dark, anonymous system, cryptocurrency has the...2021-12-0740 minThe Blockchain SocialistLet there be DarkFi and Anonymity (Interview with Amir Taaki)While I was in Lisbon a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet in person and interview Amir Taaki (@Narodism), one of the first Bitcoin core developers and a part of the original team building Ethereum. For a long time Amir has been involved in left wing activism including volunteering in Rojava and is a big digital privacy advocate. While at Liscon, Amir also presented his latest project called DarkFi, an anonymous DeFi network.During the interview we spoke about his thoughts on the current state of the left and crypto, why he believes anonymity...2021-11-051h 25
میهن پادکست | پادکست میهن بلاکچینمیهن پادکست – امیر تاکی کیست؟ از افکار آنارشیستی تا طرحهای توسعه بیت کوینامیر تاکی (Amir Taaki) کیست؟ او را میتوان یک برنامهنویس، توسعهدهنده، مبارز، هکر و یک آنارشیست در حوزه کریپتوگرافی دانست. تاکی یک دو رگه ایرانی- بریتانیای که در ششم فوریه سال ۱۹۸۸ (۱۷ بهمن ۱۳۶۶) در لندن از مادری بریتانیایی – اسکاتلندی و پدری ایرانی به دنیا آمده است. همانطور که انتظار میرود، امیر از …2021-10-2230 min
Audiobook of Cryptoeconomics - Fundamental Principles of BitcoinForward - by Amir TaakiThis is the audiobook for Cryptoeconomics - Fundamental Principles of Bitcoin
Get the free pdf at voskuil.org/cryptoeconomics.
Written by Eric Voskuil
Illustrated by James Chiang
Narrated by Max Hillebrand2021-10-0505 min
Bitcoin Explained - The Technical Side of BitcoinEpisode 39: The Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) ProcessIn this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost explain what Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs) are, and how the BIP process works. They discuss why the BIP process is a useful, yet non-binding convention within Bitcoin’s technical community. Aaron and Sjors start off by explaining what a BIP is exactly— and what it is not. They also explain that only improvements to Bitcoin software that affects other projects require a BIP. The two go on to dive into the history of the BIP process a little bit, noting that the form...2021-06-1120 min
Cypherpunk Nightmares, El Podcast Más Futurista Del PlanetaVol III, Capítulo 3, Cypherpunk Nightmares "El IoT Industrial y el Ledger of Things"Cypherpunk Nightmares, Vol. 3 Capítulo 3Fecha: 15 de Enero 2021.Este es el tercer capítulo del tercer volumen, grabado el día 15 de Enero del 2021.TEMAS TRATADOS:*BadgerDAO y DeFi, *Colectivos cibernéticos según Elon Musk y el programa espacial de SpaceX hacia Marte, *Blockchain interplanetario, *La historia de Aaron Schwarz, Cody Wilson y Amir Taaki y terminamos hablando de Bitcoin para el año 2025.Así que disfruten este tercer capítulo del Volumen 3 de Cypherpunk Nightmares!2021-01-181h 09
Toca do BitcoinA tecnologia Bitcoin, por si só, não vale nadaEssa é a frase que marca a entrevista de 2014 com o cypherpunk e criptoanarquista Amir Taaki, desenvolvedor da implementação alterativa do Bitcoin Libbitcoin, do mercado Dark Market (que deu origem ao OpenBazaar) e da carteira Dark Wallet, que foi uma das primeiras tentativas de implementação de CoinJoin em uma carteira. Sua visão do Bitcoin é muito interessante e essa entrevista, por mais antiga que seja, se faz muito relevante para o momento que estamos vivendo de luta pela privacidade na rede Bitcoin.
Vídeo: https://youtu.be/9YX_4RxTEec
Link do...2020-04-2838 min
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastAmir Taaki on What Drives Bitcoin's Dissident Narrative“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...2020-03-161h 34
Crypto VoicesAmir Taaki: (Bitcoin) RevolutionaryCrypto Voices: Episode 86
Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL
Matthew interviews Amir Taaki, early Bitcoin developer, hacker, revolutionary, and political activist.
We discuss an interesting array of topics on geopolitics, from communism to capitalism, the role of religion, the role of leaders, the role of weapons, and the role of money.
Amir shares some stories from his early days in Bitcoin, both things he appreciated, and those he thinks Bitcoin should improve upon.
We spend a good amount of time on political and economic activism as well, such as agorism, how fighting ISIS in Syria shaped...2020-01-301h 28
Monero TalkAmir Taaki: The Need for purpose and vision in Crypto
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TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Amir is an open source developer specializing in crypto. Amir was an early Bitcoiner that brought attention to bitcoins lack of privacy flaws with his pursuit of the Dark Wallet project in 2014. He is working on a few new projects that we talk about today on the show.
Amir is a deep critical thinker and a creative mind. A few years ago, driven by the political philosophy of the Rojava revolution, Amir left the mainstream cryptocurrency scene and traveled to Syria...2019-12-261h 24
Our Foundations Podcast32. Agorism in ActonThere are many individuals who choose to live out agorist principles in their lives. Some make large impacts in a specific way and some try to implement agorism into their personal lives in every aspect. I'll highlight Lily Forrester and John Galton, Cody Wilson, The Free State Project, and Amir Taaki. Sometimes things work out but often, bucking the State has consequences. The last section of the episode explores some philosophical views of Amir Taaki on ideology paired with sociological views of Petri Sorokin on spiritual and sensate culture paired with agorist philosophy with practical applications.
2019-08-0650 min
Block DigestBlock Digest #80 - Scammers Be Wary Welcome to episode #80 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, February 13th 2018)
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Bitmain Building Ethereum ASICs
http://news.8btc.com/bitmain-to-release-ethereum-asic-miner-f3-with-72gb-ddr3-dram-in-q2
http://technews.cn/2018/02/12/bitmain-tsmc-dram/
Monero Statement on POW and ASICs
https://getmonero.org/2018/02/11/PoW-change-and-key-reuse.html
BitConnect ‘Victims’ laun...2018-03-302h 48
Block DigestBlock Digest #31 - Season 2x Premiere WE'RE BACK for the Season 2x Premiere!
Welcome to episode #31 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, October 9th 2017)
Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/
Correction: The person who said Satoshi's biggest mistake was not buying both .com & .org domains (mentioned at 27:19) was MrHodl.
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Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz
Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis
Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem
and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick
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# Bitfinex Issues Statement on 2x Hardfork
https://www.bitfinex.com/posts/223
Terms of the Bitfinex 2x...2018-03-081h 02
Bitcoin & Markets"End of Year Market Conditions and Ripple" - 12/31/17Bitcoin & Markets Update 12/31/17
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PRICES
Bitstamp: $13,200
1 finney: $1.32
Mayer Multiple: $6102 = 2.1
3M Futures: $14,000
spread: + $700 or 5%
CME Futures 3M - $14,470
http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/us-index/bitcoin.html
MARKET SIZE and METRICS
Market Cap: $238 B
Global MC: $588 B
Maximalist Price: $35,065
BTC dollar...2017-12-3138 min
Musings Of A Shibe PodcastEP 154- Tell me! Yo, what's the scenario Scooby Doo, Whoopie Doo, Scenarios, radios,rates more than four- Hard ForkMOASP EP 154-Tell me! Yo, what's the scenario Scooby Doo, Whoopie Doo, Scenarios, radios,rates more than four- We Are Hard Forking Y’ll
News
https://www.coindesk.com/public-company-convert-bitcoin-stock-first-kind-fundraise/
http://www.pcgamer.com/cryptocurrency-miners-are-renting-boeing-747s-to-ship-graphics-cards/
Countdown
http://www.segwitcountdown.online/
https://www.xbt.eu/
https://bitcoinforks.org/
Forking-History
https://blog.blockchain.com/2016/02/26/a-brief-history-of-bitcoin-forks/
https://petertodd.org/2016/hardforks-after-the-segwit-blocksize-increase
/https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-unrealistic-bip-91-creator-scaling-segwit2x/
Want a Fork
https://medium.com/@johnblocke/bring-on-the-chain-split-8a295a62cee6
State of Devs
https://coinjournal.net/amir-taaki-sides-blockstream-peter-todd-bitcoin-scaling-debate/
http://www.coindesk.com/mit-media-lab-core-developers-multiple-bitcoin-implementations/
Doomsday
Avoid
https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/6oi7tn/pr...2017-07-3139 min
Musings Of A Shibe PodcastEP 139- Find Your Satoshi- Way Of BitcoinEP 139 - Find Your Satoshi-Way of Bitcoin
NEWS
https://news.bitcoin.com/use-bitcoin-ecuador-grow-government-ban/
https://news.bitcoin.com/def-con-25-demonstration-break-bitcoin-hardware-wallets/
https://blog.acolyer.org/2017/06/27/hijacking-bitcoin-routing-attacks-on-cryptocurrencies/
http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/06/21/get-free-bitcoin-hyper-just-playing-space-strategy-game-valerian-universe/
Settlement Layer
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1396525.0
http://insidebitcoins.com/news/ciphrex-ceo-lombrozo-the-bitcoin-blockchain-will-be-a-settlement-layer/35568
https://medium.com/@jgarzik/bitcoin-is-being-hot-wired-for-settlement-a5beb1df223a
https://thesaifhouse.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/economics-of-bitcoin-as-a-settlement-network/
https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/4jt3a2/can_anyone_explain_to_me_what_a_settlement/
https://cryptoinsider.com/amir-taaki-darknet-markets-made-bitcoin-popular-not-coffee-purchases/
Payment Systems
http://bitcoincoffeedebate.com/
http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-bitcoins-real-value-is-as-a-payments-network-2014-5
Money
http://time.com/3942005/bitcoin-not-future-digital-currency/
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-explained-global-currency-wall-street-veteran/
Bitcoin Maxamillist
https...2017-07-071h 43
Musings Of A Shibe PodcastEP 122- The Other Guys-People who have work on Bitcoin CodeMOSAP- EP 122- The Other Guys- People who have work on Bitcoin Code
NEWS
http://thehackernews.com/2017/04/mastercard-fingerprint-payment-card.html
http://bitcoinist.com/spells-genesis-game-launches-app/
Places People Meet
Dev Mailing List
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
http://bitcoin-development.narkive.com/
Meeting
https://bitco.in/MOSA
r/bitcoin
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/
r/btc
https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/
Bitcoin Talk
https://bitcointalk.org/
People
https://www.weusecoins.com/en/whos-who/
https://www.benzinga.com/tech/13/05/3563567/meet-the-22-most-important-people-behind-bitcoin#/slideshow-0
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page
Nick Szabo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Szabo
http://unenumerated.blogspot...2017-05-271h 08
The Tatiana Show!Amir Taaki of Dark Wallet & DarkMarket and Lyn Ulbricht of FreeRoss.orgTopics Include: --"Silk Road, DPR, and Ross Ulbricht" --"The Nature of Bitcoin" --"Can Anarchy Work?" --"Revolutionary Visions" About the Guest: - Amir Taaki created the first full reimplementation of the bitcoin protocol named libbitcoin, worked on the bitcoin client Electrum and created other command line utilities around bitcoin and the network. The bitcoin standardization procedure (Bitcoin Improvement Proposals or BIPs) was started by Taaki. In 2014, together with Cody Wilson, he launched the Dark Wallet project after a crowdfunding run on IndieGoGo which raised over $50,000. Taaki, along with other...2017-05-021h 30
You, Me, and BTC: Liberty & BitcoinMulti-Currency Trading With Heleum: Big Profits? - YMB Podcast E168MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e168This is episode 168 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast! This week we have two main topics lined up: Heleum and Amir Taaki.To kick things off, we have a fantastic guest with us, Pace Ellsworth, the creator of Heleum. The upcoming service will automatically and algorithmically trade your money between several world currencies and cryptocurrencies. Rather than trying to game a single exchange pair (like BTC/USD), the program regularly checks numerous currencies for gains and moves into the best one.Ca...2017-03-311h 01You, Me, and BTC: Liberty & BitcoinMulti-Currency Trading With Heleum: Big Profits? - YMB Podcast E168MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e168This is episode 168 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast! This week we have two main topics lined up: Heleum and Amir Taaki.To kick things off, we have a fantastic guest with us, Pace Ellsworth, the creator of Heleum. The upcoming service will automatically and algorithmically trade your money between several world currencies and cryptocurrencies. Rather than trying to game a single exchange pair (like BTC/USD), the program regularly checks numerous currencies for gains and moves into the best one.Ca...2017-03-311h 01
You, Me, and BTC: Liberty & BitcoinBitcoin Isn't for the Masses - YMB Podcast E110Main Page: http://ymb.tc/e110This is episode 110 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast!Scaling Bitcoin (possibly by increasing the block size) has recently been a huge topic in the Bitcoin community and on our show. Many people want to make changes so the network can handle more transactions. This would allow more people to use Bitcoin more often, helping it “go mainstream,” as they say.At times, we hosts have generally felt the same way, but an old interview with Amir Taaki recently came to our attention and raised...2016-02-0553 minYou, Me, and BTC: Liberty & BitcoinBitcoin Isn't for the Masses - YMB Podcast E110Main Page: http://ymb.tc/e110This is episode 110 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast!Scaling Bitcoin (possibly by increasing the block size) has recently been a huge topic in the Bitcoin community and on our show. Many people want to make changes so the network can handle more transactions. This would allow more people to use Bitcoin more often, helping it “go mainstream,” as they say.At times, we hosts have generally felt the same way, but an old interview with Amir Taaki recently came to our attention and raised...2016-02-0553 min
Let's Talk Bitcoin!LTB E265 Classic - Exploring Bitcoin with Amir TaakiShownotes for Let’s Talk Bitcoin Episode 106 – Exploring Bitcoin with Amir Taaki Todays episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! finds hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Stephanie Murphy sitting around the table with Amir Taaki in Toronto, Canada. Amir is a core bitcoin developer, lead developer of libbitcoin, a core collaborator at DarkWallet, CoinJoin and many other leading open source initiatives. CREDITS Thanks for listening to episode 106 of Let’s Talk Bitcoin! Content for this episode was provided by Stephanie Murphy, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Amir Taaki and Adam B. Levine. This episode was edited by Adam B. Levine. Music for th...2015-11-211h 11
The Flying Frisby - money, markets and moreHacking from the squats of LondonRenegade computer hacker Amir Taaki talks bitcoin and revolution.This interview was recorded in early 2014 as part of the research for my book. Some of the Occupy movement are based there - and Amir uses it as his London base. I thought you’d enjoy listening to it. And this is the squat where we recorded the interview:Bitcoin: the Future of Money? by Dominic Frisby is available directly from the publishers Unbound, from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk. The audiobook is available here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 2014-12-111h 15
The Beyond Bitcoin Show!Beyond Bitcoin - 10 - Exploring The Open Bazaar...Brian Hoffman and Washington Sanchez join me to discuss Open Bazaar, a marketplace built from Amir Taaki's Toronto Hackathon winning "Dark Market". As with Manfried Karrer's Bitsquare, featured in the last episode, Open Bazaar represents a new class of peer to peer transaction technologies not yet seen in the wild. Not only does this new marketplace have the potential to massively enable the informal economy but it also serves as an excellent touchpoint from which to explore a broad range of new ideas.This week a good friend of mine who happens to be a sound...2014-07-2300 min
The Third WebBeyond Bitcoin - 10 - Exploring The Open Bazaar...Brian Hoffman and Washington Sanchez join me to discuss Open Bazaar, a marketplace built from Amir Taaki's Toronto Hackathon winning "Dark Market". A great exposition of a broad range of new ideas.
CREDITS
Audio production by Kerry Guy.
Music provided by Csus. Check them out on Soundcloud.
Content provided by Washington Sanchez and Brian Hoffman
Any questions or comments? Email beyondbitcoinshow@gmail.com.
Check out beyondbitcoin.fm for more material and recordings of developer hangouts2014-07-231h 10
Plan BAmir Taaki & #Bitcoin 2013 | Plan B 7We chat with Amir Taaki about Libbitcoin, and how it could enable a new generation of Bitcoin powered applications and services. And what he see’s as the biggest threat facing Bitcoin, his work with Electrum and more.Then Ben Morse from the Port Forward Podcast joins us to wrap up the best of this weekend’s #Bitcoin2013 Future of Payments conference.Plus a big batch of your questions, the news of the week, and more!2013-05-221h 32