Episode
207 - Max Tannahill – Bitcoin: Untangling the Knots
- Podcast
- Escape the Technocracy
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- Oct 6, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 4333
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Summary
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill, alternative Bitcoin commentator. GUEST → https://x.com/maxtannahill → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:15 – Samourai Wallet update 10:00 – OP_Return and the nature of Bitcoin 25:05 – Why was BIP 47 so controversial? 33:47 – UTXO set size versus hoped-for user count 38:05 – Ideal Bitcoin date 40:00 – Bitcoin Knots 55:50 – BritCard 56:50 – Banksy Mural on London's High Court wall 1:07:00 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio