It seems that the EU is constantly coming out with bad new regulations that will impact Bitcoiners and Bitcoin miners. Joining me today is Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie from the Open Dialogue Foundation - Bitcoin and human rights advocates. We talk about:

EU bureaucracy and ECB threat to Bitcoin
Why engage with these people at all?
Attacks on Bitcoin’s Proof of Work
Threat to self custody and sovereignty - AML
Bitcoin as bank of last resort
How you can help with testimonials

Links:

PoW submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724499,defend-pow-submission-to-esma/
EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/578069,can-the-eus-anti-money-laundering-reform-help-dictators/
Site / Support OD Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/how-can-you-help/
Lyudmyla on X: @LyudaKozlovska 
Bota on X: @jardemalie

Sponsors:

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Timestamps/Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and Background
04:55 - The current threats
08:00 - Engaging with Regulators
12:05 - Can they be reasoned with?
17:30 - Threats to mining
25:55 - ESG Narrative and Proof of Work
38:20 - Threats to Self Custody and AML Regulations
46:03 - AML and Counter-Terrorism Financing Regulations
52:50 - De-risking and Financial Exclusion
01:00:28 - Summary of Key Concerns and closing thoughts