S5 E4: Francis Pouliot on Bull Bitcoin, P2EP, Citadels & Personal Security

Published: May 1, 2020, 1 a.m.

b"In the years he has spent in the Bitcoin space, Francis Pouliot has learned a lot about personal security and how one should take care of op-sec. And even though he is a well-known figure in the space, he takes significant steps towards protecting his own privacy. Pouliot is an open advocate of Bitcoin citadels and believes in Nassim Taleb's solution for trust. In small communities, humans are pressured to care much more about their reputation and act in good faith. And that is just one part of the plan that Francis Pouliot has for his future whereabouts. Francis Pouliot also talks about P2EP (Pay to End Point), a new Bitcoin privacy solution that is expected to make blockchain analysis obsolete. And in between stories, the Canadian bitcoiner gives useful advice to new bitcoiners. Time Stamps: 01:00 \\u2013 Introduction 2:24 \\u2013 Bull Bitcoin is the only exchange which does CoinJoins by default 4:20 \\u2013 Playing with Confidential Transactions on Liquid 5:10 \\u2013 Pay to End Point (P2EP) is \\u201cGame Over\\u201d for Chainalysis 6:05 \\u2013 Pieter Wuille\\u2019s brilliance 7:00 \\u2013 Francis\\u2019 experience with Blockstream 8:30 \\u2013 Who should you trust in the Bitcoin space? 10:04 \\u2013 What is Pay to End Point (P2EP) and how is it different from a CoinJoin? 19:00 \\u2013 How Bull Bitcoin helps Bitcoin 21:16 \\u2013 Why Stock to Flow (S2F) is a terrible narrative 30:40 \\u2013 What is the best way to secure bitcoins? 33:45 \\u2013 Why multisig is overkill for most people 34:55 \\u2013 Why hardware wallets are best for most users 39:15 \\u2013 Keep it simple if you\\u2019re not a big target 40:15 \\u2013 Personal security for bitcoiners who go to conferences and meet-ups 45:50 \\u2013 Bitcoin citadels 51:20 \\u2013 \\u201cDon\\u2019t trust verify\\u201d, trust, and reputation 59:00 \\u2013 The pitfalls of clout chasing"