SAMOURAI WALLET & THE FIGHT FOR BITCOIN PRIVACY w/ Roger Burlingame & Zack Shapiro
What Bitcoin Did · Danny Knowles
December 10, 20241h 9m
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Show Notes
<p>Roger Burlingame is the defense attorney for William Hill, co-founder and CTO of Samourai Wallet, a privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet. Zack Shapiro is the head of Policy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute.</p>
<p>In this interview, we discuss the legal case against Samourai Wallet and the implications for Bitcoin privacy and non-custodial tools. We also get into the historical context of the Bank Secrecy Act, comparisons to cases like PGP and Tornado Cash, and the impact of discovery challenges and legislative advocacy on the outcome of this pivotal case.</p>
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