Max Tannahill: Trouble in Bitcoin Paradise

Episode 186 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Max Tannahill: Trouble in Bitcoin Paradise

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill about many Bitcoin issues: Samourai Wallet, Ashigaru Wallet, Bitcoin Knots, terrible figures in Bitcoin, the importance of CoinJoins, Lightning thots, Ledger, and the UK.

FOR BITCOIN BEGINNERS

• → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/bitcoin-self-sovereignty/

GUEST

• → https://x.com/maxtannahill

• → t.me/maxtannahill (Telegram)

• → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html (Samourai Wallet court case donations)

WATCHMAN PRIVACY

• → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting)

• → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy

• → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/

CRYPTO DONATIONS

• →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero)

• →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)

TIMELINE

• 00:00 – Introduction

• 1:30 – Update on Samourai Wallet

• 13:30 – Ashigaru Whirlpool

• 21:40 – Bitcoin Knots

• 30:00 – Worst person in Bitcoin since May 2025

• 36:30 – Why make every transactions a CoinJoin?

• 42:30 – A common Bitcoin genre…

• 51:15 – Aping in to Bitcoin

• 57:50 – Thoughts on Ledger

• 1:01:30 – Amir Taaki vs Jameson Lopp

• 1:06:52 – What is Max most proud of being English?

• 1:11:20 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio