SLP300 Adam Back Bitcoin, Privacy & Censorship Resistance

<p>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:</p> <ul> <li>Regulatory environment for Bitcoin vs building</li> <li>‘Crypto wars’ in the 90s</li> <li>Proof of Work</li> <li>Bitcoin privacy</li> <li>Confidential Transactions in Liquid and for Bitcoin</li> <li>Trade offs involved</li> <li>Blockstream satellite base station</li> <li>Bitcoin development</li> </ul> <p><strong>Previous episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/42/">SLP 42 Adam Back, CEO Of Blockstream - Blockstream Satellite, Tim May, Bitcoin Privacy</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Swan Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hodl Hodl Lend</a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Compass Mining</a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/concierge" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unchained Capital</a>&nbsp;(code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://cyphersafe.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CypherSafe</a>&nbsp;(code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CoinKite.com</a>&nbsp;(code LIVERA)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Show notes and website</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera</a></li> <li><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Subscribe to the podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Patreon @stephanlivera</a></li> </ul>