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TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Michael Hassard, an attorney from Tor Ekeland Law known for defending clients in federal criminal trials, especially in cases involving technology and cryptocurrency.
He dives into their current legal battles and discusses their defamation lawsuit against Chainalysis for falsely labeling their client’s cryptocurrency project as a scam, as well as the broader implications of government overreach in cases related to digital privacy, cryptocurrency, and open-source development.
Michael provides his take on the Tornado Cash and Samaurai cases. Including how charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering are being abused by prosecutors. Tune in as they break down the intersection of law, technology, and privacy rights.
Various privacy tech projects and philosophical concerns about privacy, regulation, and technology are explored throughout the spaces!
TIMESTAMPS:
(03:25) Intro to ChainAnalysis Defamation Case
(19:18) Government overreach with cryptocurrency regulation
(20:06) Main legal cases and their progression
(21:15) Bitcoin Fog case deep dive
(22:10) Samurai Wallet and Tornado Cash differences
(33:00) Legal limitations and free speech
(34:15) Discussion on cryptography regulation history
(36:00) Tornado Cash ruling
(38:30) Importance of financial privacy
(40:15) Developer responsibility for code misuse
(41:30) Chainalysis, government, and the private sector
(46:00) Monero adoption and community growth
(48:00) Monero’s long-term future
(50:06) MoneroTopia 2024
LINKS:
https://x.com/mikehassard
https://x.com/TorEkelandPLLC
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603 episodes
Manage episode 446529564 series 2984479
Any donation is greatly appreciated!
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OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Michael Hassard, an attorney from Tor Ekeland Law known for defending clients in federal criminal trials, especially in cases involving technology and cryptocurrency.
He dives into their current legal battles and discusses their defamation lawsuit against Chainalysis for falsely labeling their client’s cryptocurrency project as a scam, as well as the broader implications of government overreach in cases related to digital privacy, cryptocurrency, and open-source development.
Michael provides his take on the Tornado Cash and Samaurai cases. Including how charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering are being abused by prosecutors. Tune in as they break down the intersection of law, technology, and privacy rights.
Various privacy tech projects and philosophical concerns about privacy, regulation, and technology are explored throughout the spaces!
TIMESTAMPS:
(03:25) Intro to ChainAnalysis Defamation Case
(19:18) Government overreach with cryptocurrency regulation
(20:06) Main legal cases and their progression
(21:15) Bitcoin Fog case deep dive
(22:10) Samurai Wallet and Tornado Cash differences
(33:00) Legal limitations and free speech
(34:15) Discussion on cryptography regulation history
(36:00) Tornado Cash ruling
(38:30) Importance of financial privacy
(40:15) Developer responsibility for code misuse
(41:30) Chainalysis, government, and the private sector
(46:00) Monero adoption and community growth
(48:00) Monero’s long-term future
(50:06) MoneroTopia 2024
LINKS:
https://x.com/mikehassard
https://x.com/TorEkelandPLLC
Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/
Purchase a plug & play Monero node at https://moneronodo.com
SPONSORS:
Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/)
StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits.
WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com
CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com
ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk
HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk
TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia
MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social
MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social
MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk
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