52 - Why You Should Fear Cybercrime

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jack Rhysider, host of the fabulous Darknet Diaries podcast. They go behind the scenes of Jack’s work routine and aesthetic views.  Jack shares the commonalities of his guests, details of his inner drive, his operational security, and his view of the future of cybersecurity.

Guest Links
→https://darknetdiaries.com/
→Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4XPl3uEEL9hvqMkoZrzbx5 
→https://twitter.com/JackRhysider
→Jack’s reading list: https://darknetdiaries.com/books/
→https://www.patreon.com/darknetdiaries

Attribution
→Image artwork: Urban Hacker (https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker)
→Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio (all music)

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
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Timeline
0:00 – Introduction
3:52 – How did Jack Rhysider distinguish Darknet Diaries from other shows?
5:45 – Inflection point of Darknet Diaries
7:38 – Jack’s perfectionism with podcasting
9:05 – How Jack organizes his narrative note-taking
11:16 – Promotion secrets of Darknet Diaries
13:45 – Jack’s work routine
15:33 – Getting the most out of guests
17:08 – Visual style of Darknet Diaries
20:19 – Rapid fire questions
27:12 – Weirdest way Jack found a guest
29:12 – What do all of his guests have in common
31:55 – How may guests requests does Jack get these days
34:18 – Jack’s other favorite hacker stories
36:01 – Jack’s operational security
40:23 – How does Jack communicate with guests
41:32 – Has anyone come after Jack Rhysider?
44:04 – Jack’s biggest failure with Darknet Diaries
45:14 – Dealing with guests’ terrible microphones
46:41 – How much does Jack cut form episodes?
47:55 – How much does Jack care about Bitcoin and Monero?
49:55 – Jack’s recent move to monthly release: impact on show
51:14 – What’s the solution for protecting logins?
56:07 – Fears of the future of technology
58:40 – Final thoughts

#DarknetDiaries #JackRhysider #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with MaxBitBuyBit, a Bitcoin creator behind the brand Ungovernable Misfits.

Guest Links
→https://ungovernablemisfits.com/ 
→Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/58fLzau7Vag4cKp5J02AiX
→https://twitter.com/MaxBitbuybit
→https://twitter.com/BitBuyBitPod

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
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Consultations here:

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Gabriel Custodiet talks to Mike from Coincards.com. This service allows you to buy gift cards for popular franchises with bitcoin, monero, and other crypto. Gabriel asks all the basic questions, the privacy and legal questions, and the more interesting questions: how to live off of gift cards, behind-the-scenes of the gift card industry, gift card suspicion, gift card privacy, and the future of gift cards.

Guest Links
→https://coincards.com/ (Use Tor Browser)
→https://twitter.com/CoinCards
→https://twitter.com/astupidmoose (Mike’s personal Twitter)

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
1:42 – What do we have to give up to use CoinCards.com
2:35 – Any problems with Tor Browser?
3:35 – Are you using BTCPay Server?
4:15 – Do you vet UTXOs?
4:50 – Do you reject transactions for any reason?
5:48 – Data retention policy
7:10 – Do companies know their cards came from Coin Cards?
9:50 – Rapid fire of basic features of Coin Cards
12:50 – How do we use digital gift card in physical store?
13:40 – Origins of Coin Cards (getting permission from gift card companies)
16:00 – What did you do with Bitcoin in the early days?
17:00 – Coin Cards guerrilla marketing
18:15 – Comparison to competitors
19:38 – Limitations of jurisdictions
21:58 – What wallet set up do you use?
23:30 – How do live on gift cards
24:30 – Problems with VISA gift cards
26:42 – Privacy problems of using gift cards
28:30 – Companies that ban for using gift cards (Amazon)
30:32 – Will gift cards get regulated?
31:40 – How much of “circular economy” BTC/XMR end with services like yours?
34:27 – Has there been a decline in Bitcoin use in last ten years?
37:00 – Percent of gift cards that have errors
37:15 – Future of Coin Cards
37:40 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #CoinCards #BitcoinGiftCards #Monero

Gabriel Custodiet talks to Paul Rosenberg for the third time. They discuss the original cryptography movement, skepticism of the Ross Ulbricht case, how the Dark Ages ended slavery, Christian anarchy, and the biological future of humanity.

Guest Links
→Paul Rosenberg's website: https://www.freemansperspective.com

Previous episodes with Paul Rosenberg
→Episode 16: https://youtu.be/JRcS6fvukzA
→Episode 54: https://youtu.be/WCU9f_9s120

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
1:08 – Original cryptography movement
4:35 – The universe favors encryption
9:10 – Cryptography and the government
11:50 – Cryptography resources
15:30 – What Julian Assange means to humanity
18:09 – Significance of BitTorrent
18:55 – Insight into VPN industry
22:30 – Questionable aspects of Ross Ulbricht case
26:10 – The Dark Ages: why were they significant? 
31:45 – Resources for the Dark Ages
33:45 – Are Christianity and Judaism anarchic religions?
37:30 – Paul’s new book, Post-Primate Society
41:05 – Evolutionary psychology hijacking the mind
45:50 – How damaging would an EMP be?
48:25 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #PaulRosenberg #FreemansPerspective #Cryptography

Gabriel Custodiet talks to Stoic.xmr (Michael Fitzgerald) about his book The Monero Standard. After covering some of the bare basics of money and the fiat system, they discuss the differences between the Bitcoin and Monero community and whether Bitcoin and Monero are even the point...

Guest Links
→https://monerostandard.com/
→https://twitter.com/TheStoicCoiner
→https://www.youtube.com/@moneromagazine

Getting into Monero – start here
→https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwPwsAnQGY

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
1:26 – What is fiat and how bad has it been for us?
4:16 – Does intrinsic value exist regarding money; what is Monero’s value?
6:48 – Weird objects used as money
10:30 – What is inflation?
13:32 – Differences between Bitcoin and Monero communities
15:40 – Spending over savings
17:35 – Getting to the most important question
18:08 – Bitcoin taint
20:22 – Would Stoic.xmr support a better privacy coin than Monero?
21:46 – Mass adoption in Monero
22:40 – Does supply cap really matter that much?
23:40 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #MoneroStandard #StoicXMR #Monero

Gabriel Custodiet talks to Max Tannahill about Bitcoin privacy, Monero, and phone privacy. Max is a dedicated and well respected experimenter with wallets and the practical tools that the limousine crypto class would never sully themselves with. As such, Max’s views on these topics—such as Monero as the best layer 2 for Bitcoin and the damage of Taproot and Covenants—come from the thoughtful mind of a rare actual user of these digital technologies.

If you’re new to Bitcoin, watch these first (in order)
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNUKkrG_9A
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHq8YXpw9I
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OmYqq7BPSw
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf0_To8GmE

Guest Links
→ https://twitter.com/maxtannahill

References
→ https://twitter.com/pokkst
→ https://twitter.com/fluffypony
→ https://twitter.com/reardencode
→ https://t.me/monerujounderground (Monero Telegram)
→ https://t.me/SovereignBitcoiner (Telegram group; Monero friendly)
→ https://foundationdevices.com/envoy/ (Envoy Wallet)
→ https://stackwallet.com/ (The 'if iPhone' wallet)

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
0:54 – Intro to Max Tannahill and traditional financial surveillance
6:30 – Privacy problems of Singapore and global cities
9:36 – Max’s crypto-based privacy phone business Mamushi
13:00 – CalyxOS and microG
18:03 – Telegram a mistake for privacy/freedom communities?
21:05 – Fundamental problem of phones = NFC and GPS
26:30 – Traditional finance tools for freedom
29:50 – Other privacy coins
33:00 – Max’s Monero tools
36:20 – Dubai forbids Monero
39:40 – Monero as layer 2 of Bitcoin
42:20 – Monero’s big fat problem
45:05 – Monero resources
47:14 – Rapid Fire
50:45 – What value does Bitcoin have?
52:00 – What happened to SovrynBitcoin website?
52:37 – Before BIP39 how did people back up funds?
53:28 – What is Taproot?
56:21 – Core developers vs real users of Bitcoin
58:38 – What are Covenants and CTV?
1:07:00 – Wallets besides Samourai and Sparrow
1:08:38 – Atomic swaps (and Samourai Wallet)
1:13:41 – Max isn’t concerned about fee rates
1:16:00 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #MaxTannahill #Monero #Bitcoin

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Ragnar Lifthrasir about the upcoming Bitcoin and Monero event: Finney Forum, and some other topics.

Guest Links
→ https://finneyforum.com/
→ https://ragnarly.com/media/
→ https://twitter.com/RagnarLif

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
0:50 – Introduction to Ragnar Lifthrasir
2:30 – How did Guns N Bitcoin differ from normie Bitcoin conferences?
4:15 – Details of Finney Forum
9:22 – Privacy registration
11:52 – Monero most used payment method
13:36 – Spending versus savings
16:06 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #FinneyForum #RagnarLifthrasir #GunsandBitcoin

Gabriel Custodiet talks Bitcoin mining with a major player in self-mining. This is the best introduction to the who, why, what, and how of mining. As always, with no compromise on self-sovereignty, ownership, no KYC, and privacy.

Guest Links
→ https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/mining-for-the-streets/ (Diverter’s original article)
→ https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYC
→ https://paynym.is/+diverter

References
→ https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/home-mining-for-non-kyc-bitcoin
→ https://upstreamdata.com/products-services/bitcoin-mining-loadcenters/black-box/
→ https://upstreamdata.com/upstreamdata-diy-blackbox/
→ https://kaboomracks.com/buying-mining-equipment/ (happens via Telegram)
→ https://minefarmbuy.com/ 
→ https://www.blockwaresolutions.com
→ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod256-bitcoin-mining-news-analysis/id1657814571
→ https://t.me/HomeMiningWizards (Helpful Telegram group for amateurs)
→ https://twitter.com/CoinHeated (ASIC immersion)
→https://twitter.com/zbomstaz (single board ASIC)

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
1:15 – Explanation of Bitcoin mining
6:06 – What is the power of miners in Bitcoin ecosystem?
12:00 – Examples of mining censorship
17:40 – Brief history of Bitcoin mining
24:45 – Inevitable regulation of Bitcoin mining due to blatant money transmission
31:22 – Government bans of Bitcoin mining
36:37 – Geopolitics of Bitcoin ASIC machines
41:25 – What is the Bitcoin Mining Council?
45:45 – Price of electricity differs widely around the world
50:00 – Discouraged from self mining?
56:45 – What is cloud mining and mining hosting?
1:04:00 – Are mined bitcoin untainted?
1:09:22 – Summary of self-mining
1:10:10 – Setting up electricity
1:16:20 – Limit to how many ASICs you can run in house?
1:21:21 – Sound and heat suppression
1:27:20 – Places to buy ASIC in person?
1:29:55 – Ways to buy an ASIC
1:34:34 – Best ASIC to buy
1:40:00 – Buying ASIC privately
1:44:42 – Which mining pool to join
1:49:50 – Mining altcoins
1:51:45 – Mining resources
1:56:10 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #BitcoinMining #DiverterNoKYC

Gabriel Custodiet appropriates (hopefully commodifies) the famous Frankfurt School essay "The Culture Industry" as a way to examine how consumerism contaminates us: and what we can do about it.

Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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