Join Marty as he sits down with Paolo Ardoino to discuss the history of Tether and Bitfinex. They also discuss Tether's role in hyperbitcoinization, Holepunch and Keet, and how private key authentication can help the internet become far more P2P.

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https://t.co/hLsoMP0Ug1

6:48 - Opening riff
10:03 - History of Bitfinex and Tether
16:48 - The mechanism of Tether tokens
25:58 - Difference between Tether and Terra Luna
31:48 - Soothing tradfi concerns over Tether manipulation
37:28 - Americans aren't the target users of Tether
40:38 - Tether's role in the long game
44:30 - Holepunch and Keet
1:00:18 - P2P livestreaming
1:01:38 - Internet infrastructure as targets in warfare
1:03:55 - Reception of Holepunch and Keet
1:07:20 - User authentication using private/public keys
1:10:30 - Individuals managing keys
1:15:00 - Bitcoin integration in Holepunch
1:18:00 - Machine to machine payments
1:23:10 - Bitfinex pioneering lightning as an exchange
1:25:10 - Lightning then vs now
1:31:30 - Outro riff

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#361: Tether, Holepunch, and Keet with Paolo Ardoino | TFTC 📺

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> Join Marty as he sits down with Paolo Ardoino to discuss the history of Tether and Bitfinex. They also discuss Tether's role in hyperbitcoinization, Holepunch and Keet, and how private key authentication can help the internet become far more P2P.

> Follow Paolo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino
> Check out Keet.io: https://t.co/hLsoMP0Ug1

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Timestamps:

> 6:48 - Opening riff
> 10:03 - History of Bitfinex and Tether
> 16:48 - The mechanism of Tether tokens
> 25:58 - Difference between Tether and Terra Luna
> 31:48 - Soothing tradfi concerns over Tether manipulation
> 37:28 - Americans aren't the target users of Tether
> 40:38 - Tether's role in the long game
> 44:30 - Holepunch and Keet
> 1:00:18 - P2P livestreaming
> 1:01:38 - Internet infrastructure as targets in warfare
> 1:03:55 - Reception of Holepunch and Keet
> 1:07:20 - User authentication using private/public keys
> 1:10:30 - Individuals managing keys
> 1:15:00 - Bitcoin integration in Holepunch
> 1:18:00 - Machine to machine payments
> 1:23:10 - Bitfinex pioneering lightning as an exchange
> 1:25:10 - Lightning then vs now
> 1:31:30 - Outro riff

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Listen and watch:

Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt
Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TFTC
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdbWsnfA08KhSUO4amVLaQ

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On BitcoinTV (Peertube / Fediverse):

*TFTC #361*
https://bitcointv.com/w/2kT8P8GpmEs32tAXXkmRrq

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