Bitcoin Privacy - Stephan Livera & Ketan Gulabdas

Come and join our monthly Bitcoin meetup at Harpoon Harry's - a popular Cuban themed bar publico.

Much confusion reigns as to the extent to which transactions on the Bitcoin network are private and anonymous.
Both detractors and proponents have made the following often contradictory claims about Bitcoin:

• The anonymity it provides facilitates illicit transactions and allows one to have a "Swiss Bank account in their pocket"
• The open ledger nature of its blockchain makes every transaction public and traceable and therefore not a facilitator of illicit transactions
• The trace-ability of Bitcoin threatens its fungibility as a currency and the privacy of its users.

Many privacy focused altcoins sprung up in the last few years with the intention of cornering this niche but this was never territory Bitcoin ceded and development work has been ongoing to address them in a manner that is secure and sustainable.

At this event we will have two of Australia's foremost experts on this topic sort out the contradictions and bring us up to speed on all of the latest developments to the Bitcoin protocol that address this very important issue.

Stephan and Ketan will also be launching their Ministry of Nodes educational initiative. https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/

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🌏 AGENDA:
6.15pm: RSVP Arrivals - Networking

7.00pm: Welcome and introduction

🌏 SPEAKERS:
7.15pm: Stephan Livera + Ketan Gulabdas

Stephan produces a highly respected regular podcast and has interviewed some very high profile guests, from Andreas Antonopoulous to Jack Dorsey. Some of the topics he will be covering are:

• Theory on how Bitcoin transactions can be deanonymised (both network privacy and tx graph privacy)
• guidelines on protecting your bitcoin privacy
• tools available for use
• newbie tips
  To get a head start listen to SLP58 and privacy wallet based SLP29 and SLP78
  https://stephanlivera.com

Ketan is a Bitcoin advocate. He studied accounting, finance and obtained his private pilot’s licence. He has previously worked for one of the Big 4 accounting firms focusing on the external audit of financial services companies. He enjoys learning, experimenting with and teaching Bitcoin related hardware and software.

www.ministryofnodes.com.au

8.00pm: Networking

Remember, Wednesday is $10 burger night at the hotel - a great deal!

🌏 ABOUT THIS MEETUP:
With both seasoned Bitcoin veterans and organizers going back as far as 2011 and newer arrivals into the world of Bitcoin technology and trading, this is a good opportunity to talk about developments and trends in the fast-evolving world of disruptive innovation and finance.

At Hotel Harry you will be able to have food & drink in pleasant surroundings before we get going with short talks by industry experts, soapbox talks, and Q&A between the audience and the speakers, as well as the chance to discuss between attendees and form discussion groups.

🌏 QUERIES:
If you have any questions, feel free to join our 'Bitcoin Sydney' group chat. Just install 'Telegram Messenger' www.telegram.org on your smartphone or computer, create your own unique 'username' then click on our invitation link: https://t.me/Bitcoin_Sydney and join.