Review of the Year 2022

This case should disturb all people concerned about the over-reach of a justice system. Like the Tornado cash case, it only reinforces the need for the protection of individual freedom through anonymity. Tor Ekland and Michael Hassard describe the case of Swedish-citizen Roman Sterlingov accused of administering the crypto-mixer Bitcoin Fog and laundering $330 Million of criminal proceeds through it over the course of a decade. But there isn't a single piece of evidence that Roman ever operated Bitcoin Fog. He was merely an innocent user of the service securing his privacy interests. Nothing about this case adds up except the profit motives of the investigators and companies involved.Roman faces 50-years to life in prison based on speculative, uncorroborated, blockchain forensics conducted at desks thousands of miles away from Sweden.Hear Roman's lawyers dissect this Kafkaesque nightmare and explain why everyone in the crypto community should be concerned about this AmericanTimestamps:03:14 Who is Roman Sterlingov - back story08:20 MtGox, Chainanlysis - questionable data18:40 The targeting of Roman Sterlingov21:30 Cast of Characters35:52 Venue - Actions not committed in the USA42:45 Cost of defense, friction 44:20 Need for anonymitySupport the Show.Become a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Payhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/newIf you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning [email protected] subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCryptoThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael Junod Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Get full access to The Swiss Road to Crypto at www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/subscribe

Eli Ndinga, head of research at 21 Shares, recently gave a talk on what is needed to onboard the next 1 billion people to crypto. We discuss :- the improvements that still need to be made to the tech stack to onboard more people- reasons for the accelerating use of crypto- decentralized file storing solutions used in Ukraine - volume of Tether compared to Visa and Mastercard- regulation in the USA - Binance, its importance and recent regulatory concerns- differences in analyzing blockchain projects vs fintech start-upsand much more.Links21 shares research. https://21shares.com/insightsEli Ndinga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliezerndinga/Support the Show.Become a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Payhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/newIf you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning [email protected] subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCryptoThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael Junod Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Get full access to The Swiss Road to Crypto at www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/subscribe

We discuss the absorption of Credit Suisse by UBS, what it means for crypto in Switzerland and the banking sector in general. We also discuss the difference between crypto, DLT and trust, and how blockchain can add to transparency and help people audit companies. Finally we discuss continued attacks on the crypto industry in the USA and its implications for Switzerland.Timestamps:02:33 Credit Suisse absorption by UBS and its implications10:31 Crypto, DLT and trust16:40 Transparency, audits, stable coins and blockchains21:25 Silvergate, Signature bank, and attacks on Binance and CoinbaseLinkPodcast with Cathie Wood and Arthur Laffer https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/Support the Show.Become a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Payhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/newIf you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning [email protected] subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCryptoThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael Junod Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Get full access to The Swiss Road to Crypto at www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/subscribe

We discuss a recent Twitter thread by Alex Roussel regarding how many companies have incorporated with in-kind payments in crypto in Switzerland. We also discuss a recent swiss franc bond issued by the city of Lugano on the SDX (the swiss digital exchange) and more.Listen on fountain and stream satsTimestamps:01:11 How many companies incorporated with in kind payment in crypto and why?11:41 Lugano issues bond on a distributed ledger at SDXLinkstwitter threadAlexis Roussel @alexis_rousselIhttps://twitter.com/alexis_roussel/status/1612205667674214403Support the Show.Become a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Payhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/newIf you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning [email protected] subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCryptoThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael Junod Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Get full access to The Swiss Road to Crypto at www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/subscribe

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I speak again to Micheal Svoboda, COO of the Liquity. We contrast Liquity to Maker Dao and other stable coins, discuss Liquity’s continued adoption, Ethereum’s recent upgrade to POS, the FTX debacle and more.Link to podcastTime stamps04:02 Liquity protocol, decentralisation, and contrast to Maker Dao06:24 Can funds be seized?08:33 Liquity by the numbers, and how recent events have affected it10:52 What do people use LUSD for?13:52  Why professional asset managers use Liquity16:33 Where does the trust come from?19:19 Ethereum, Pos and decentralisation21:46 Finma and recent regulation23:35 FTX - thoughts25:58 Chicken bonds29:13 Rapid fire questionsLinksBook- Don’t prepare, just show up https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1002876751?ProvID=10917751https://www.liquity.org@LiquityProtocolaffiliate linksDescripthttps://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LAShift Crypto affiliate linkhttps://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYtThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael JunodCopyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.Support the Show.Become a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Payhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/newIf you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning [email protected] subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCryptoThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael Junod Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Get full access to The Swiss Road to Crypto at www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/subscribe

We discuss the Ethereum merge, censorship resistance of Ethereum and stable coins and news from Switzerland.Timestamps:01:31 Ethereum Merge08:10 Censorship resistance on Ethereum21:32 Stable coins, Dai and censorship 34:03 In Switzerland, Bitmex and CVA--------------------------------------------------affiliate linksDescripthttps://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LAShift Crypto affiliate linkhttps://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYtBraintrusthttps://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networksVisit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiathttps://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/This podcast is produced by Didier Borel.Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.Support the Show.Become a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Payhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/newIf you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning [email protected] subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCryptoThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael Junod Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Get full access to The Swiss Road to Crypto at www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/subscribe

Kevin Monahan is the CEO of a company called Noteworthy. Noteworthy makes physical bitcoin bills in paper. The bills have the private keys on them. This might seem contradictory to the notion of digital currency, but we will discover that, in fact, it is not and some properties might actually improve in the paper version. Furthermore, Kevin worked at MyEtherWallet. The importance of this is that he has quite a bit of experience educating people in crypto.Please take a few minutes to answer these short questions.Time stamps01:03 Noteworthy, what it is and how it works06:58 People understand bills better than they understand private keys08:57 How notes improve anonymity10:26 Why it is secure and key management17:20 How notes are created22:30 Reducing barriers to entry of crypto and potential size of the market25:25 What he learned from the Dao hack and the ICO boom32:35 The team, very security focused and the need for hard money44:07 Kevin's background50:14 Why in Switzerland51:38 Ethereum merge and the history of forks1:04:52 Rapid fire [email protected]://noteworthy.ag/affiliate linksDescripthttps://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LAshift crypto affiliate linkhttps://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYtbraintrusthttps://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networksVisit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiathttps://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/This podcast is produced by Didier Borel.Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.Support the Show.Become a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Payhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/newIf you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning [email protected] subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCryptoThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael Junod Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Get full access to The Swiss Road to Crypto at www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/subscribe

We discuss SwissPost Finance and bitcoin, European regulation, Russia regulation, bitcoin hash ribbons and Coinbase withdrawals.Timestamps:03:45 SwissPost Finance 07:11 EU regulation11:41 Maker DAO, centralisation and DAOs18:24 Utility of DAOs21:34 Russia and Regulation25:03 Hash rate ribbons and withdrawals from exchanges31:01  Blockfi exposure and market not finished purgingDescripthttps://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LAshift crypto affiliate linkhttps://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYtbraintrusthttps://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networksVisit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiathttps://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/This podcast is produced by Didier Borel.Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.Support the Show.Become a subscriber and help support this podcast with fiat currency, credit card or Apple Payhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2058047/supporters/newIf you want to contribute to the podcast, you can listen to the episode in a lightning enabled podcast player and stream sats or send as a 1 off. Download the Fountain app and donate sats or look up the Breez app, show your support by sending sats- the cool way! insert this into a Lightning [email protected] subscribe to newsletter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/recommend on Twitter @SwissRoadCryptoThis podcast is produced by Didier Borel and Mikhael Junod Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Get full access to The Swiss Road to Crypto at www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/subscribe