Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni on How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy
The Breakdown7 Maalis 2020

Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni on How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy

As the Coronavirus took hold in China, officials in the Hubei province tracked potential patients by examining purchase records for cough and flu medicine for the previous month. Welcome to the new frontiers of privacy. In this wide-ranging episode, @NLW chats with former lead maintainer of Monero and Tari co-founder Riccardo Spagni - aka @FluffyPony on Twitter - about privacy in the context of: The recent arrest of DropBit CEO Larry Harmon surrounding bitcoin mixer technology being used for illicit purposes The US govt’s battle against end-to-end encryption Central bank digital currencies At home devices like Alexa and Google home Clearview AI and facial recognition China’s response to Coronavirus Why individual apathy is the greatest threat to privacy in the world

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Bitcoin Wakes Up

Bitcoin Wakes Up

Bitcoin finally delivered a jolt of life, surging to $96,000 in its biggest move of 2026 and breaking a long stretch of boredom for crypto markets. The episode unpacks why this rally may matter less f...

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Phase Two of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption

Phase Two of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption

Bitcoin has spent the opening weeks of 2026 trading sideways, but beneath the surface a second phase of institutional adoption is taking shape. This episode unpacks why Morgan Stanley’s move toward a ...

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Powell Under Prosecution and the End of Fed Independence

Powell Under Prosecution and the End of Fed Independence

A seismic escalation in the clash between the White House and the Federal Reserve as reports emerge that Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under criminal investigation, raising unprecedented questions about ...

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Morgan Stanley Goes All In on Crypto

Morgan Stanley Goes All In on Crypto

Morgan Stanley makes a major bet on crypto adoption by filing for in-house Bitcoin and Solana ETFs, a sharp reversal that signals real demand inside its massive wealth management network and another s...

8 Tammi 9min

Bitcoin’s Cautious Green Start to 2026

Bitcoin’s Cautious Green Start to 2026

Bitcoin is off to a quietly strong start to the year, notching its longest green streak in months and pushing back toward key resistance levels, but conviction remains conditional as traders debate wh...

7 Tammi 9min

Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of Markets

Venezuela Shockwaves and the New Geopolitics of Markets

The capture of Venezuela’s president marks one of the most aggressive geopolitical moves in years, and markets are racing to figure out what it actually means. This episode unpacks why oil barely move...

6 Tammi 11min

Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory

Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory

Bitcoin enters 2026 in a strange and unfamiliar place, coming off a flat year, a post-halving cycle that never caught fire, and a market defined more by boredom than euphoria or panic. This episode ca...

5 Tammi 9min

The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review

The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review

The final episode of the year looks back at the forces that actually mattered for Bitcoin and crypto in 2025, and it’s not price. The conversation unpacks how institutional adoption turned Bitcoin int...

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