SLP391 Ben Carman - Bitcoin Privacy, Surveillance & LN Vortex

<p>Ben Carman (Bitcoin core contributor, working at The Bitcoin Company, co-organizer Austin BitDevs) joins me on the show to talk about the world of Bitcoin Privacy, the implications of surveillance on us all today, some of his ideas on improving Bitcoin Privacy, LN Vortex, P2P and the Austin BitDevs scene.</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/benthecarman/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@benthecarman</a></li> <li>LN Vortex: <a href="https://github.com/ln-vortex/ln-vortex/blob/master/docs/ProtocolDocumentation.md" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Protocol Documentation</a></li> <li>Austin BitDevs: <a href="https://austinbitdevs.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Austin Bitcoin Developers</a></li> <li><a href="https://thebitcoincompany.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a></li> <li><a href="https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/06/15/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bitcoin Optech #204</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Swan Bitcoin</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://braiins.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Braiins.com</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://voltage.cloud/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Voltage</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/concierge" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Unchained Capital</u></a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>CoinKite.com</u></a>(code LIVERA)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Show notes and website</u></a></li> <li>Follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" rel="noreferr