Privacy on Bitcoin w/ Samourai Wallet

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Wondering how you can manage to use Bitcoin privately? This episode, we're sitting down with Samourai Wallet to chat about their incredible FOSS Bitcoin wallet that enables private usage of Bitcoin.
More about Samourai:

Samourai's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/samourai-wallet/

More about Samourai Wallet:

The site -- https://samouraiwallet.com/
The code -- https://code.samourai.io/explore/groups
Simple guide to mixing Bitcoin using Samourai Wallet by BitcoinQnA -- https://bitcoiner.guide/privacy/separate/
In-depth guide to Samourai Wallet usage by EconoAlchemist -- https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/bitcoin-wallets-for-beginners-part-ii

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Chapters

1. Privacy on Bitcoin w/ Samourai Wallet (00:00:00)

2. Samourai introduces himself and Samourai Wallet (00:01:26)

3. What was it that woke you up to the need for personal privacy? (00:04:36)

4. What would you hope users get from using Samourai Wallet? (00:12:23)

5. What settings or features should listeners take a look at or become familiar with when starting to use Samourai Wallet? (00:18:54)

6. What are some limitations users should be aware of? (00:29:39)

7. What should listeners know about self-hosting Samourai Wallet's back-end servers? (00:34:37)

8. How about the Whirlpool desktop app? (00:38:51)

9. A shoutout to Opt Out's sponsors (00:42:24)

10. What other tools out there are your chief competitors/alternatives? What makes Samourai Wallet better/unique? (00:43:41)

11. Do you see any issues due to blacklisting or censorship of users opting for more privacy on Bitcoin via a tool like Samourai? (00:56:25)

12. Have you seen an increase in adoption of Samourai Wallet recently? (01:08:35)

13. How is Samourai Wallet funded or made sustainable? (01:15:55)

14. What's the status on atomic swaps with Monero within Samourai Wallet? (01:21:16)

15. How can listeners help support what you're doing with Samourai Wallet? (01:23:32)

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