We're joined by Jameson Lopp. Jameson is the CTO of Casa, a company providing key storage solutions. Previously, he was an early engineer at BitGo. However, to most people, he is perhaps known for his Twitter presence and his excellent writing. Over the years, Jameson has written extensively about Bitcoin development, cryptocurrencies, and personal operational security. A self-proclaimed 'œProfessional Cypherpunk,' aligns with the ideas of libertarianism and volunteerism. Topics discussed in this episode:Jameson's background and how he learned about BitcoinHis political view before and after discovering cryptoWhat stands out for Bitcoin in 2018His writing on the decentralized nature of Bitcoin Core developmentHis views on how Bitcoin compares to Ethereum on the topic of development controlHis thoughts on the Lightning Network and smart contracts on top of BitcoinJameson's approach to personal operational securityThe tradeoffs of having air-tight personal OpSecCasa and its vault offering Links mentioned in this episode: Jameson Lopp's websiteJameson Lopp's Bitcoin ResourcesCRYPTO 101 interview with Jameson LoppBitcoin Full Validation Sync Performance (article)Reflections Upon a SWATting (article)Bitcoin By the Numbers: 2018 Recap (article)Who Controls Bitcoin Core? (article)Professional Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp on the Lightning Network (article)Decentralized Summit 2019 Sponsors: Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks Support the show, consider donating: BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg (https://epicenter.tv/tipbtc)BCC: 1M4dvWxjL5N9WniNtatKtxW7RcGV73TQTd (http://epicenter.tv/tipbch)ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (https://epicenter.tv/tipeth) This episode is also available on :Epicenter.tvYouTubeSouncloud Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever podcasts are distributed. Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sƒbastien Couture, Meher Roy, Sunny Aggarwal & Friederike Ernst.