Bitcoin Privacy and Wasabi Wallet w/ Max Hillebrand

Bitcoin Privacy and Wasabi Wallet w/ Max Hillebrand

Author: Lightning Ventures August 23, 2023 Duration: 52:30

Max Hillebrand, Co-founder of zkSNACKs and Wasabi Wallet, visits Lightning Ventures in an interview hosted by Mike Jarmuz. Since 2019 they have been the leading experts in this space. Wasabi Wallet is a privacy-focused non-custodial Bitcoin wallet built by #zkSNACKs. The Wasabi Wallet and team are some of the most respected #bitcoin developers and privacy experts. The number of active contributors to Wasabi Wallet in the Bitcoin Desktop Wallet category is only outnumbered by #bitcoincore. They have an incredibly dedicated and robust community helping to build their #opensource, privacy-focused, non-custodial #bitcoinwallet. Do you know about the history of #Coinjoin, #Joinmarkets, and enhanced Bitcoin privacy? What else? They also make a ton of Bitcoin in profits. We're talking about Bitcoin privacy, Wassabi Wallet features, TOR Network, and some exciting news about the projects Max is working on. 00:00:00 - Building ZK Snacks and the Story of Wasabi 00:06:55 - The History of Coin Join and Privacy Innovations 00:13:40 - The Legalities of Coin Joins 00:20:17 - The Future of Data Analysis and Bitcoin Anonymity 00:26:49 - The Difficulty of Spending Money on Projects 00:33:20 - The Future of Bitcoin Dividends 00:39:40 - Blacklisting and Ethical Decisions 00:45:47 - Demand for Block Space 00:51:18 - Tackling Technological Challenges and Roadmap Priorities 00:57:36 - Gratitude Follow Wasabi Wallet ⚡️ @WasabiWallet https://twitter.com/wasabiwallet Learn about Lightning⚡️Ventures Fill out the LP Application for an expedited process and start angel investing in Bitcoin companies. https://ltng.ventures/lp-application Looking to raise funds for your company? Get the scoop and hit us up 😎 https://ltng.ventures/founders Follow Max@HillebrandMax https://twitter.com/HillebrandMax Join our Lightning⚡️Ventures Telegram Channel and hang with us 🤙 https://t.me/ltngventures Follow Mike Jarmuz @mikejarmuz 🤘🏼 https://www.twitter.com/MikeJarmuz Follow Lightning⚡️Ventures @LTNGVentures 🪩 https://www.twitter.com/LTNGVentures Learn about Lightning⚡️Ventures 🎸 https://www.ltng.ventures Already angel investing? Join our syndicate to learn about #angelinvesting, #bitcoin companies, #lightningnetwork projects, support amazing founders, and invest in #bitcoin startups: https://angel.co/s/lightningventures/ld5f4 Get paid in #btc to stream podcasts on Fountain https://fountain.fm/show/zh5K7JF2ObMmzyfzGO0t Catch our audio 🎤 interviews! Subscribe on your favorite platform. Choose your own adventure. https://anchor.fm/ltngventures Subscribe to our channel for more Bitcoin stuff. #LightningVentures #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #Telecommunications #FundingRound #Startup #Innovation #Decentralized #VCs #Partnerships #BitcoinLending #CryptoLending #bitcoinnews #decentralizedfinance #multi-sig #selfcustody #NoncustodialLending #CryptoStability #BlockchainInnovation #BitcoinEcosystem #Maxhillebrand #Coinjoin #Joinmarket


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