Is Digital Privacy Under Attack? (w/ Frank Corva & David Z. Morris) | The Pregame

What does the Samourai Wallet "guilty" verdict (and maximum sentence) mean for the future of our industry? In preparation for their LIVE AT PUBKEY show downstairs, ⁠Frank Corva⁠ and ⁠David Z. Morris⁠ (journalist at ⁠The Rage⁠) crack open a few cold ones with host ⁠Thomas Pacchia⁠ and pregame in the PubKey NYC Parlor, where they let loose for an UNFILTERED conversation about the Samourai Wallet trial verdict:

00:00 Intro: The worst-case scenario
02:50 Why the DOJ dropped money laundering charges (but still got a win)
06:20 How Keonne Rodriguez's letter backfired in court
14:10 FinCEN is not your friend
18:50 The politics driving the war on privacy
27:20 Samourai Wallet vs. Tornado Cash: where each of them went wrong
33:10 Hard lessons for Bitcoin builders
39:10 Fighting for privacy in Washington D.C.
45:50 Conclusion: What's next?

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Follow Thomas: https://x.com/tpacchia

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