S16 E18 · 3:40:31 · 15 Apr 2025
S16 E18: Rockstar Dev & Max Hillebrand on Privacy
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Privacy has had a couple of rough years: companies & protocols shut down, developers got arrested, governments issued new regulations... regardless, Rockstar Dev & Max Hillebrand join the show to discuss privacy & open source tools for sovereignty.
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Keywords from the feed: Rockstar Dev, Max Hillebrand, Bitcoin, Privacy, Open Source, Lightning Network, Nostr, Roger Ver
