
About this episode
I sit down with Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, to discuss the release of Proton Wallet, the decision to focus on Bitcoin despite its lack of privacy, why they don't accept Monero, and much more.
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- Andy's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/andy-yen/
More about Proton Wallet:
- Website: https://wallet.proton.me/
- Launch blog post: https://proton.me/blog/proton-wallet-launch
- Bitcoin via email primer: https://proton.me/support/wallet-bitcoin-via-email
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