Does Blockchain Surveillance Actually Work? With Francisco Cabanas aka "ArticMine"

Published: June 14, 2023, 9 p.m.

TODAY'S \U0001f399SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Francisco Caba\xf1as, aka ArticMine, a member of the Monero Core Team.

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Together they discuss Bitcoin\u2019s fungibility and traceability, does Blockchain surveillance actually work? They then discuss the MiCA regulation in the EU and its consequences for Monero and other privacy coins. Monero\u2019s growing usage in the darknet markets and the possibility of this seeping into the clearnet. They also cover the SEC labeling some cryptocurrencies as securities and more!

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\u23f1Timestamps:

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00:00:00 Intro
\n00:02:35 A Quick Catch-up with ArticMine
\n00:05:40 Bitcoin's Privacy and Fungability
\n00:12:55 Is BTC more apt to Mass Surveillance than Cash?
\n00:21:45 "Blockchain Surveillance" and False Accusations
\n00:41:25 The Governments and Chainanalysis Companies
\n00:51:00 EU Rules on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)
\n00:54:30 Implications for Adoption of Monero vs BTC
\n01:12:00 Financial Totalitarianism and Darknet Markets
\n01:18:40 USA's Future Political Approach toward Crypto
\n01:27:30 Telemission and Dynamic Block Size in Monero
\n01:36:00 ArticMine's Last Words and Reccomandations
\n01:40:20 Outro

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https://github.com/ArticMine

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