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:

Regulatory environment for Bitcoin vs building
‘Crypto wars’ in the 90s
Proof of Work
Bitcoin privacy
Confidential Transactions in Liquid and for Bitcoin
Trade offs involved
Blockstream satellite base station
Bitcoin development

Previous episode:

SLP 42 Adam Back, CEO Of Blockstream - Blockstream Satellite, Tim May, Bitcoin Privacy

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