SLP320 Statechains and Mercury Wallet: A New Privacy Technique?

<p>Nicholas Gregory of CommerceBlock (creator of Mercury Wallet) joins me to talk about statechains and the recent launch of Mercury Wallet. We talk about statechains, what they mean for bitcoin scaling and/or privacy, as well as practical implications of using Mercury Wallet.</p> <p><strong>We chat:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Statechains</li> <li>Scaling</li> <li>Privacy implications</li> <li>Tor use</li> <li>Trust implications with statechain operators</li> <li>Mercury Wallet</li> <li>Fees</li> <li>Infrastructure</li> <li>Statechain Torch</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Site: <a href="https://mercurywallet.com/"><u>MercuryWallet.com</u></a></li> <li>Linked In: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-gregory-7379121/"><u>Nicholas Gregory</u></a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gregory_nico"><u>@gregory_nico</u></a></li> <li>Article: <a href="https://blog.commerceblock.com/mercury-coinswaps-a71a9859c7d"><u>Mercury CoinSwaps</u></a></li> <li>Article: <a href="https://blog.commerceblock.com/new-mercury-milestone-cdb60863a5d6"><u>New Mercury Milestone</u></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera"><u>Swan Bitcoin</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/"><u>Hodl Hodl Lend</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/"><u>Compass Mining</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://braiins.com/"><u>Braiins.com</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/concierge"><u>Unchained Capital</u></a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/"><u>CoinKite.com </u></a>(code LIVERA)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/"><u>Show notes and website</u></a></li> <li>Follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera"><u>@stephanlivera</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320"><u>Subscribe to the podcast</u></a></li> <li>Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera"><u>