The DarkFi squad return for the second part of this 2 part episode. We chat about the FreeAssange DAO, totalitarianism in crypto, and hear about Amir's early involvement in many projects including Bitcoin, DarkMarket (OpenBazaar) and even Ethereum. Diving a bit more technical, we also cover the DarkFi platform, a new blockchain that prioritizes privacy. As a base layer for anonymous applications and smart contracts, it's a multichain interoperable, and open source product that anyone can build any type of applications on utilizing zero-knowledge proof.

Topics covered in this episode:

• The Free Assange DAO
• Is transparency ever a good thing?
• DarkMarket
• Totalitarianism in crypto
• Amir shares his views on Ethereum
• Solarpunk

Episode links:

• Dark.Fi
• DarkFi manifesto
• DarkFi Element channel
• DarkFi on Twitter
• Amir on Twitter
• Rose on Twitter
• Ivan on Twitter
• The Dark Forest

Sponsors:

• Gnosis Safe: Gnosis Safe is a smart wallet for securely managing digital assets and allows you to define customized access permissions. - https://epicenter.rocks/gnosissafe
• Tally: Tally is a new wallet for Web3 and DeFi that sees the wallet as a public good. Think of it like a community-owned alternative to MetaMask. - https://epicenter.rocks/tallycash

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sunny Aggarwal. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/424