Christopher Smith (aka Yuvi Lightman, aka Ganesha 1024) is the founder of the Quantus network: an mbitious quantum-zk blockchain which he proudly built with his team in just 6 months, with a budget of $500k.

In this episode we talk about the threat of quantum computing, how quantum resistant cryptography works, and how Bitcoin can be saved from a potential disaster.

Time stamps:

00:01:31 - Introducing Christopher Smith (Yuvi Lightman), known on Soundcloud Music as Ganesha1024

00:02:22 - Quantis: Zero-Knowledge Quantum-Resistant Blockchain

00:02:39 - Christopher's Background, Early Bitcoin Involvement

00:03:41 - Current Views on Bitcoin, All-Time High at $125K

00:04:19 - Discovering Bitcoin in 2012, Contributions to BitcoinJ

00:04:36 - Founding BitMesh: Micropayments via Payment Channels

00:04:42 - Mike Hearn and Payment Channels

00:05:17 - Bitcoin Whitepaper Praise, Satoshi's Genius

00:05:55 - Essence of Money, Overcomplication Critique

00:06:49 - Bitcoin's Corporate Takeover, Cultural Ethos

00:08:38 - SegWit Changes, Big Block Debate

00:09:45 - Bitcoin Cash Sympathy, Shift to Ethereum

00:10:41 - Vitalik Buterin and Gavin Wood as Geniuses

00:10:53 - Lunar Startup: Blockchain Wikipedia with ICO

00:11:08 - Bitcoin Threats: Throughput, Privacy, Quantum Security

00:11:29 - Child Porn Blackmail Tactics in Debates

00:12:18 - Social Bottlenecks in Coordination

00:13:09 - BTC Token vs Network Separation via ETFs

00:14:06 - Proof of Keys Day by Trace Mayer

00:15:23 - No Trusted Third Parties Philosophy

00:16:04 - Cryptography as Military Tech

00:18:04 - Open Source Importance, ERC20 Simplicity

00:19:21 - BlackRock as Central Bank, Cult of Saturn Symbolism

00:20:17 - Bitcoin Threats: Throughput with Shai Reference

00:22:50 - Privacy and Zcash Praise

00:23:32 - Quantus as Bitcoin Fork with Falcon Signatures

00:24:50 - Solana as Big Blocker Inheritor

00:25:04 - Overton Window Constraints

00:26:41 - Quantus Timelines Skepticism, PsiQuantum Investment

00:28:14 - Ethereum Proof of Stake, Stablecoin Control

00:29:27 - Catholic Church Analogy, Satoshi's Time-Buying Quote

00:30:04 - Weaponized Schizophrenia Concept

00:31:09 - Schizophrenia as Catch-All, LSD Benefits

00:32:21 - False Positives/Negatives in Machine Learning

00:33:34 - Arbitrary Thresholds in Science/Medicine/Physics

00:34:46 - Autistic Definitions, Bitcoin Redefinition

00:36:25 - Douglas Hofstadter's Godel Escher Bach Inspiration

00:37:32 - Ads: Bitcoin.com News

00:38:39 - Citrea: ZK Rollup on Bitcoin

00:40:21 - BIP300 Drivechains by Paul Sztorc

00:41:53 - Hacker Ethos, L2 Complexity Critique

00:43:27 - Lightning Network Failures

00:44:22 - Open Source vs Closed Source Thought Experiment

00:47:00 - Check Phrase for Security

01:00:00 - Quantum Mechanics Wave Function Collapse

02:02:17 - Chris Doesn't Sound Like Typical Founder

02:02:50 - Quantus Features: Reversible Transactions

02:05:23 - Check Phrase Innovation

02:07:29 - HD Wallets for Lattice Cryptography, QIPs

02:08:46 - Pro-Social to Industry, Ethereum Ethos

02:09:00 - Ross Ulbricht on Blockchain Decentralization

02:10:00 - Bitcoin Maximalism Critique

02:10:34 - Satoshi on ZK Proofs Efficiency

02:11:01 - Grin Fair Launch, Kaspa DAG Innovation

02:12:16 - Zcash Innovations, ZK Snarks

02:13:25 - Libraries from Zcash, Fluffy Pony Dismissal

02:14:07 - Zcash Made ZK Practical

02:15:36 - Ethereum Net Positive Despite Mess

02:16:04 - Stablecoins as Freezable CBDCs

02:18:19 - Eye-Openers: Iran Banking Struggles, Argentina Tether Use

02:20:40 - COVID Psychology Lessons

02:22:27 - QE Money Printing Realization

02:23:33 - Legal vs Moral, COVID Non-Compliance

02:25:13 - Forgetting COVID Coercion

02:26:36 - Psychedelic Community Enforcement

02:27:47 - Nature's Cruelty

02:28:55 - Vaccine Divisions

02:30:02 - Each Vaccine Unique, Pavlov's Association

02:31:03 - Freedom License Concept

02:32:01 - Agency and Responsibility

02:34:05 - Frustrated Developers, Utility Missed

02:35:07 - User Adoption Challenges

02:36:01 - Funnel for Adoption, Co-Founder Complement

02:37:38 - Check Phrase for Wallets

02:39:04 - Plato on Politics

02:39:46 - Habeas Corpus History

02:40:40 - Optimism: Sunlight, World Complexity

02:41:36 - Manifesting Intentions

02:42:28 - Soundcloud Recommendation, Quantus Docs

02:43:02 - Music Like Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky

02:44:47 - Amir Taaki 7-Hour Record

02:45:43 - Zooko's 6-Hour Interview

02:46:47 - WeaponizedSchizophrenia.com Blog

02:47:00 - Closing Words