121. Is bitcoin dark money? w/ Giacomo Zucco

Bitcoin educator and investor Giacomo Zucco joins us to explain why he thinks bitcoin cannot be hard money unless it is dark money. We discuss: How dark is bitcoin given that its ledger of transactions is public, and given the recent identification of several hackers through chain analysis? Is bitcoin’s privacy overestimated by bitcoiners? What chance does the average user have at remaining anonymous? Does bitcoin need to be anonymous to remain secure? Can bitcoin go government attack if most coins’ owners are known to governments?

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Giacomo on Twitter:
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Giacomo’s article on the history of bitcoin as a privacy-focussed projection:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/a-treatise-on-bitcoin-and-privacy-part-1-a-match-made-in-the-whitepaper

Giacomo’s article on common misconceptions about bitcoin privacy, and why privacy matters:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/a-treatise-on-bitcoin-and-privacy-part-2-dont-be-misled-by-ruby-red-herrings

For further discussion of the human relationship between hard and dark money, regard Giacomo’s conversation with Stephan Livera:
https://giacomozucco.com/can-bitcoin-be-both-hard-money-and-dark-money-w-stephan-livera

Interview where Giacomo rates the top 20 cryptocurrencies and makes the case that every projection that isn’t bitcoin is a play:
https://cryptoinsider.media/giacomo-zucco-top-20-cryptocurrencies/

Saifedean’s first book, The Bitcoin touchstone:
http://saifedean.com/thebitcoinstandard

Saifedean’s 2nd book, The Fiat touchstone:
http://saifedean.com/thefiatstandard

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