Reckless Review, hosted by Bitcoiners Lawrence Nahum and Udi Wertheimer, is your unapologetic, professionally unprofessional podcast, on the latest and greatest in the Bitcoin community. Get your thinking hats on, because this is going to get technical.
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Chris Blec is an unapologetic liberty maximalist, privacy advocate and tech decentralization activist. Listen in on some of the most based conversations you'll ever hear about freedom, Bitcoin, social issues and more.
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Yan Pritzker of Swan - Ramifications of FINCEN guidance on Bitcoin mixers
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I sat down for an insightful conversation with Yan Pritzker (@skwp), CTO of Swan. We discussed the recent controversy surrounding Swan's email to clients stating that future interactions with Bitcoin privacy tools (i.e. mixers) would result in their accounts being terminated. Here's Yan's followup tweet referenced in the podcast: https://twitter.co…
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Taylor Monahan - MetaMask, Crypto Security, Crypto Wallet UX
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This is a conversation with Taylor Monahan (twitter.com/tayvano_) of MetaMask. Taylor is a respected figure in the Ethereum community, particularly due to her work uncovering and explaining crypto security issues and hacks. Here's a summary of the podcast's main topics by ChatGPT 4: KYC and AML Regulations: The podcast delves into the effectiveness…
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Swan's Recent Bitcoin Mixing / FinCEN Controversy
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Recently, the Bitcoin buying service Swan sent an email to its customers warning them that their banking & custodial partners would begin terminating accounts of end-users who engage in Bitcoin "mixing" for enhanced privacy. In this conversation, I discuss on a Twitter Space with @mineyour_biz, @JWVerret and @BTCxZelko whether or not Swan did the r…
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Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Industry Deep-Dive with Zach Herbert of Foundation Devices
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Chris sits down with Zach Herbert (twitter.com/zachherbert) of Foundation Devices, maker of the Passport Bitcoin Wallet, to discuss the current landscape of Bitcoin and crypto hardware wallets. If you ever wondered what the difference is between the various Bitcoin and crypto hardware wallets on the market, this video is for you. Thanks to our spon…
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Udi Wertheimer - Ordinals, Bitcoin Culture, Expanding Bitcoin's Audience
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Udi Wertheimer (https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer) is a controversial figure in the Bitcoin space. He's a founder of Taproot Wizards, huge proponents of bringing the Ordinal protocol to Bitcoin. In this conversation, we discuss Udi's motivations in the space, how he seeks to increase Bitcoin adoption with Ordinals, and whether he's concerned about …
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Matt Luongo - Bitcoin bridge to Ethereum, Crypto Security, Incentives for Builders
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This is a conversation with Matt Luongo, lead developer of tBTC.We decided to have this chat after exchanging some tweets debating whether or not non-technical crypto users are capable of having valid opinions on DeFi security that devs should take seriously.We also talk about what recently happened when the "FTX hacker" tried to use tBTC to bridge…
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Michael Ruiz - Sovereign Mindset, Bitcoin and the Struggle for Freedom
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@ChrisBlec and @sovmindset engage in a profound discussion about personal freedom, its vulnerabilities, and the role of Bitcoin in safeguarding it.Concerns about Future Threats: Chris voices his apprehensions about the potential erosion of freedom, especially in the face of significant global events like pandemics. He fears that a more severe crisi…
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THORSwap - Courage vs. Compliance w/ Chris Blec
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This is a recording of a Twitter Space that I held the other day about the recent THORSwap / THORChain controversy with regard to the FTX hacker moving stolen funds through their system. Worth listening even if you aren't familiar with the THORChain ecosystem as it dives into the recent trend of developers complying with laws they may not even agre…
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Justin Bons - External Risks to Crypto, Bitcoin Governance, PoS vs. PoW
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Justin Bons @justin_bons is the Founder & CIO of Cyber Capital, Europe’s Oldest Cryptocurrency Fund. He's also a full-time crypto researcher since 2014. In this fun conversation, we go into these topics and more: Risks External Forces May Pose to Crypto PoS vs. PoW Challenges to Bitcoin & Ethereum Governance Compliance vs. Decentralization SPONSORS…
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Craig Raw - Sparrow Wallet, Bitcoin, Privacy, Open Source
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In this episode of Chris Blec Conversations, Chris (https://twitter.com/chrisblec) and Craig Raw (https://twitter.com/craigraw) of Sparrow Wallet (https://twitter.com/sparrowwallet) delve into the intricacies of Bitcoin, its ecosystem, and the challenges it faces from both internal and external forces. They discuss the importance of privacy and the…
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Seth For Privacy returns - Vitalik's Privacy Pools, "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"
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Seth for Privacy (https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy) returns to discuss the controversial "Privacy Pools" idea recently launched by Vitalik Buterin, Ameen Soleimani and others on Ethereum. Thanks to our sponsor Foundation Devices! Check out their Passport Bitcoin Hardware Wallet at https://foundationdevices.com Follow Chris Blec on Twitter at …
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Seth For Privacy - Monero Objections, Bitcoin Privacy (Or Lack Thereof)
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Seth For Privacy is an educator and privacy advocate. He works for Foundation Devices as their Head of Content, he’s been an outspoken Monero community member for 5 years and he’s worked on education & adoption of Monero along with Bitcoin and other freedom tech. We talk a lot about what holds me back from going all in on Monero and whether native …
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Samourai Wallet - Tornado Cash Indictment, Bitcoin Privacy, Attacks on Developers
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On this episode, I speak with the pseudonymous lead dev of Samourai Wallet, the leading Bitcoin privacy wallet. We share opinions on the Tornado Cash indictment and discuss in detail what it may mean for the future of Bitcoin privacy as well as for developers who work on privacy tech. Website: https://samouraiwallet.com Twitter: https://tw…
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Alex Gluchowski - zkSync, Ethereum Layer 2s, Admin Keys, Multisigs, L2 Attack Vectors
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Alex Gluchowski is the co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, which is the company behind zkSync, which is a Layer 2 being built on top of Ethereum. This is a conversation that will really open your eyes with regard to the security around Layer 2s and who you actually have to trust when you put your money there. Website: https://zksync.io Twit…
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Frances Coppola - CBDC Risks, Crypto Criticism, Access to Banking
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Frances Coppola is an outspoken writer and speaker on banking, finance and economics, and a well-known critic of cryptocurrency. She’s the author of a book called “The Case for People's Quantitative Easing". We’ve had some run-ins on Twitter in the past so I was really excited to get to hash a few things out in real time. Website: https://coppo…
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Bruce Fenton - Politics vs. Bitcoin, Vivek Ramaswamy campaign
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Bruce Fenton is an OG Bitcoiner - he's been involved with Bitcoin for 11 years - and he’s host of the prestigious Satoshi Roundtable annual gathering. He ran in the Republican Primary for the US Senate last year in New Hampshire. He’s also been in the business of securities for 30 years as CEO of Chainstone Labs and owner of SEC registered broker W…
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Lyn Alden - Transparency vs. Hypocrisy in Capitalism, Bitcoin's Opportunities & Challenges
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Lyn Alden is the founder of the Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, a great blog at https://lynalden.com, and the author of the upcoming book Broken Money. Website: https://lynalden.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynaldencontact -- Thank you to our sponsor, Foundation Devices! https://foundationdevices.com -- Visit Chris …
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Gabriel Shapiro - Crypto Lawyers, Ethics, Legislation
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Gabriel Shapiro (@lex_node on Twitter) is the General Counsel for Delphi Labs. He's also a member of the LexPunk Army, an open-source legal resource for DAOs & other crypto projects. We discuss crypto lawyers, crypto ethics, lawmaking & regulations and much more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/lex_node -- Thank you to our sponsor, Foundat…
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Jameson Lopp - The Future of Bitcoin
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Jameson Lopp is the co-founder & CTO of Casa, which protects your bitcoin and ethereum with multiple keys stored in separate places for extra security. He’s also the creator of bitcoin.page, probably the best one-stop resource of info about Bitcoin that you can find on the web. Most importantly, he’s an OG cypherpunk who’s been involved with Bitcoi…
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Andrew M. Bailey - Trust, Bitcoin, Philosophy
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Andrew M. Bailey is an Associate Professor at Yale-NUS College in Singapore, a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, and a co-author of the upcoming book "Resistance Money: The Philosophical Case for Bitcoin". Twitter: https://twitter.com/resistancemoney Website: https://resistance.money -- Thank you to our sponsor, Foundation…
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It's been 6 months since the last Reckless Review, you know what this means! Join Udi and Larry as they discuss the Twitter hack, open source funding of bitcoin, usual hardware wallet dramas, and Reckless Review monetization plans... Links: Chainalysis analyzing the twitter hack: https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/chainalysis-doj-twitter-hack-202…
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RR10 - Most Dramatic Episode Yet
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Did you miss us? Larry and Udi are back again, for the most drama-packed episode yet. There are dramas in Ethereum, there are dramas in Bcash, there are dramas in VR, and there are dramas in Hardware Wallet Twitter. Monitor your blood pressure closely!על ידי Udi Wertheimer, Lawrence Nahum
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RR9 - Entire Life Savings into DeFi
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על ידי Udi Wertheimer, Lawrence Nahum
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RR8 - Eric Wall IS RIGHT (?)
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In this new chapter in Udi's and Lawrence's journey towards open-mindedness, they are joined by Eric Wall. They discuss his work with the Human Rights Foundation, his closed-mindedness towards some shitcoins like Hashgraph and Libra, and his open-mindedness towards Ethereum. Read Eric's blog posts on privacy: Part 1 - How Private Is Bitcoin Part 2 …
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RR7 - Trusting Hardware Wallets With 22M Bitcoins
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The boys are back! After a long break and countless fork attempts, Larry and Udi return for a glorious Reckless Review, with Ledger CTO Nicolas Bacca.על ידי Udi Wertheimer, Lawrence Nahum
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RR6 - The McCormack Threesome (feat. Giacomo Zucco)
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The gang is back for an exclusive threesome episode! This time featuring British-Mexican podcaster Pedro McCormack (the journalist previously known as Giacomo Zucco) for an in-depth conversation on the optimal number of Bitcoins, educating and getting educated, and the top two shows called "game of thrones".…
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RR5 - Making Assumptions with James O'Bierne
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We invite James O'Bierne of Chaincode Labs, a Bitcoin Core contributor and a world-renowned DJ, for an intimate three-way interview, to discuss his "assumeutxo" proposal. James on Twitter Github Issue Documentation and FAQ Discussion on bitcoin-dev mailing listעל ידי Udi Wertheimer, Lawrence Nahum
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RR4 - Don't Assume My UTXO Set
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Lawrence and Udi discuss the morality of delistings, the morality of compact block filters, and the morality of "assumeutxo". Overall a very morally challenging episode! Some links: "Rick vs. Hodlonaut" - Blockhain and Morty episode 17, featuring Peter McCormack "assumeutxo" discussion on the bitcoin-dev mailing list BIP157 and BIP158 - client-side…
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RR3 - Magical Quantum Machines and the Secrets of UTXOs
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Today Larry and Udi discuss P2PK vs P2PKH, and whether the latter really bring to the table the benefits that it promised. There's also a primer on UTXOs, a discussion on dust attacks, and some thoughts on Replace-by-fee. Some links: Pieter Wuille's magical key cracker Wasabi dust attack Bitcoin Optech - subscribe to their newsletter! The Bitcoin O…
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RR2 - Lightning Exchanges, Hardware Wallets and Gambling Your Life Away
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The second episode is where things really fall into place. Larry and Udi review current and future hardware wallet solutions, including the new fad of "blockchain phones". They also discuss Facebook's ever-rumored stablecoin, ideas for integrating Lightning into bitcoin exchanges, and also include a very important PSA on gambling addiction. Some re…
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RR1 - Full Nodes, Privacy, and DNA Scams
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In the very first Reckless Review, Lawrence and Udi review the state of full nodes solutions for individuals, look at how people are using Lightning, and why people are leaving Coinbase - before going down the rabbit hole into the dangerous world of DNA scams. Some links from this episode: Eclair mobile - Non-custodial Lightning wallet Blue Wallet …
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