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Podcasts/Stephan Livera Podcast/SLP300 Adam Back Bitcoin, Privacy & Censorship Resistance [Video Interview Version]
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Stephan Livera Podcast

SLP300 Adam Back Bitcoin, Privacy & Censorship Resistance [Video Interview Version]

September 6, 2021
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Podcast and show notes: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/300/ Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, cryptographer and privacy advocate, inventor of Hashcash and cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper rejoins me on the show. We chat: 0:00 Introduction 6:16 Regulatory environment for Bitcoin vs building 10:35 Using bitcoin in cheaper ways 21:00 ‘Crypto wars’ in the 90s, Bitcoin privacy, Proof of Work, Confidential Transactions in Liquid and for Bitcoin 51:04 Trade offs involved 1:00:00 Blockstream satellite base station Shownotes available here: https://stephanlivera.com/300/