207 - Max Tannahill – Bitcoin: Untangling the Knots

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill, alternative Bitcoin commentator.

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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
2:15 – Samourai Wallet update
10:00 – OP_Return and the nature of Bitcoin
25:05 – Why was BIP 47 so controversial?
33:47 – UTXO set size versus hoped-for user count
38:05 – Ideal Bitcoin date
40:00 – Bitcoin Knots
55:50 – BritCard
56:50 – Banksy Mural on London's High Court wall
1:07:00 – Final Thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio