186 - Max Tannahill: Trouble in Bitcoin Paradise
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill about many Bitcoin issues: Samourai Wallet, Ashigaru Wallet, Bitcoin Knots, terrible figures in Bitcoin, the importance of CoinJoins, Lightning thots, Ledger, and the UK.
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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
1:30 – Update on Samourai Wallet
13:30 – Ashigaru Whirlpool
21:40 – Bitcoin Knots
30:00 – Worst person in Bitcoin since May 2025
36:30 – Why make every transactions a CoinJoin?
42:30 – A common Bitcoin genre…
51:15 – Aping in to Bitcoin
57:50 – Thoughts on Ledger
1:01:30 – Amir Taaki vs Jameson Lopp
1:06:52 – What is Max most proud of being English?
1:11:20 – Final thoughts
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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