Proton Wallet w/ Andy Yen

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I sit down with Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, to discuss the release of Proton Wallet, the decision to focus on Bitcoin despite its lack of privacy, why they don't accept Monero, and much more.

More about Andy:

• Andy's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/andy-yen/

More about Proton Wallet:

• Website: https://wallet.proton.me/
• Launch blog post: https://proton.me/blog/proton-wallet-launch
• Bitcoin via email primer: https://proton.me/support/wallet-bitcoin-via-email

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Chapters

1. Proton Wallet w/ Andy Yen (00:00:00)

2. Why did you decide to build a Bitcoin wallet, and what history led up to this? (00:01:29)

3. How do you plan to address the lack of privacy in Bitcoin? (00:08:11)

4. Was Whirlpool planned, and if so, what will you pivot to for privacy? (00:13:27)

5. Are there any other kind of future privacy improvements in Proton Wallet or in the Bitcoin space that excite you? (00:18:00)

6. Will this be bitcoin only, or is bitcoin just the start of this? (00:23:37)

7. Background on the "no shitcoins" tweet (00:29:11)

8. How does send-to-email work under the hood? (00:35:29)

9. What visibility do you have into Proton Wallet usage? (00:37:33)

10. What does the future of Proton Wallet look like? (00:40:21)

11. Supporting p2prights fund and Samourai Wallet defense (00:42:45)

12. Are there any other tidbits you can share with us that you have planned for Proton in the future? (00:46:08)

13. When will Monero be accepted for payment by Proton? (00:49:10)

14. Conclusion (00:54:07)