Riccardo Spagni - Privacy Basics For A Hostile Internet
“Information wants to be free” is not a slogan, it is a warning. Once your personal data leaks, there is no pulling it back, and AI is making breaches, scams, and mass surveillance faster, cheaper, and harder to avoid. We sit down with Ricardo Spagni, best known as Fluffy Pony and a former Monero contributor, to get brutally clear on what privacy actually is: the ability to selectively control what you reveal to specific people, companies, or the state. From there, we pressure-test the...
15 Oct 2026
Round Up 13 - The Scam Season In Bitcoin
We dig into why scams and hacks feel relentless right now, from AI-powered trickery to supply chain compromises that shake confidence in hardware wallets. We also challenge the “just use an ETF” narrative, then close with a sobering look at CBDCs and how control can be enforced from the top down. • the simple rule that “too good to be true” is always a scam • Grokbot agents, browser access and the privacy trade-off • Ledger supply chain attacks and why authorised resellers a...
19 Aug 2026
Monthly Round Up 12 - Bitcoin Reality Check
We unpack why South Africa’s new draft crypto regulations could be less about protection and more about control, then pivot into what real pushback might look like when the rules sit on top of unsettled legal ground. We also confront a brutal self-custody lesson from the Coldcard RNG failure and ask how Bitcoiners stay paranoid without becoming reckless followers of loud voices. • draft crypto and Bitcoin regulations in South Africa and why process matters • challenging regulation...
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