Episode Details

Everyone has heard of Bitcoin, but almost no one understands what the heck is actually is. Today I’m interviewing Seth from Seth for Privacy who knows cryptocurrency backwards and forwards. Seth is also a privacy advocate who understands the broader implications of digital currency. I’ll ask him to explain how cryptocurrency works, what the blockchain is, how crypto mining affects our environment, whether cryptocurrency is truly anonymous, and how cryptocurrency has any value whatsoever – and much more!

Seth is a privacy educator, Monero contributor, and host of the Opt Out podcast.

Further Info

• Opt Out podcast, https://optoutpod.com
• Seth’s bio: https://sethforprivacy.com/about/ 
• Seth’s Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy 
• Why Cryptocurrencies? https://whycryptocurrencies.com/toc.html 
• Local Monero: https://localmonero.co/ 
• Cryptocurrency ATMs: https://coinatmradar.com/ 
• Bitcoin energy consumption: https://niccarter.info/topics/#energy 
• Was Bitcoin Created by This International Drug Dealer? https://www.wired.com/story/was-bitcoin-created-by-this-international-drug-dealer-maybe/ 
• XKCD comic – $5 wrench: https://xkcd.com/538/ 
• Byzantine Generals Problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_fault 
• Inside the Bitcoin Bust That Took Down the Web’s Biggest Child Abuse Site https://www.wired.com/story/tracers-in-the-dark-welcome-to-video-crypto-anonymity-myth/ 
• Hot Wallets vs Cold Wallets: https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/04/crypto-101-the-difference-between-hot-and-cold-wallets 
• Microsoft unpatched vulnerability: https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/follina-cve-2022-30190-msdt/44461/ 

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