188 - Amir Taaki: Let There Be Dark

Gabriel 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).

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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
2:20 - What is the difference between a criminal and a forest rebel?
3:20 - How did Amir discover anarchy?
15:15 - Amir Taaki's thoughts on how Bitcoin got to where it is
27:15 - Work on Dark Wallet
41:15 - Does Amir regret creating the BIP process?
50:50 - Why did Amir Taaki go to fight ISIS?
1:03:40 - Amir Taaki gets onto The List after fighting ISIS
1:12:05 - DarkFi
1:14:00 - Final Thoughts

 

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