Bitcoin Privacy Reignited with BitcoinQnA

Episode 85 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Bitcoin Privacy Reignited with BitcoinQnA

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Bitcoin privacy expert BitcoinQnA. This semi-advanced conversation (start with earlier episodes with QnA for beginner info) covers many topics pertaining to the nature of Bitcoin and strategies for making it more private. They cover the recent blockchain clog with ordinals and how to get around it, fulcrum servers, Nostr, getting started with the Lightning Network, using derivation paths, Bitcoin ATMs, JoinMarket, coin control, mixing to hardware wallets, and updates on Foundation Devices.

Previous Episodes with BitcoinQnA
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNUKkrG_9A

Guest Links
→ https://bitcoiner.guide
→ https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A
→ https://foundationdevices.com
→ https://freedom.tech/

Resources Mentioned
→ https://www.sparrowwallet.com
→ https://phoenix.acinq.co/ (Phoenix Wallet)
→ https://lightningprivacy.com/en/introduction
→ https://azte.co/ (buy only in person)
→ https://samouraiwallet.com/
→ https://ronindojo.io/

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
2:04 – Updates on attacks to sovereign and private Bitcoin (FINCEN prposal)
11:50 – Blockchain clog recently with ordinals
20:35 – Fulcrum server introduction
24:11 – What is an Electrum server?
27:48 – Nostr
31:00 – Getting started with Lightning Network correctly
35:45 – Using accounts/derivation paths instead of multiple seed phrases
41:28 – How does KYC harm everyone?
45:45 – How would you track someone who pays you in bitcoin?
49:21 – Update on Bitcoin ATMs
50:36 – Azteco
53:15 – Other options for coinjoining: JoinMarket
56:06 – Is a wallet that has touched a public Electrum server forever burned?
57:57 – UTXO sizes and coin control
1:05:45 – Mix to hardware wallet
1:10:00 – Updates on Foundation Devices
1:15:40 – Final thoughts

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