The Bitcoin Game #74: David Jevans of CipherTrace

Welcome to episode 74 of The Bitcoin Game, sponsored by eToro. The Bitcoin Game has been a featured podcast on the LTB Network since 2014! A few facts about David Jevans: In the late '90s, David attended monthly Cypherpunk meetups in Palo Alto. David hired Nick Szabo to help with IronKey (David's previous business, a secure USB product). And David is currently the founder and CEO of CipherTrace, one of the big three "blockchain analysis" companies. David's past and present positions give him a uniquely informed perspective, and I was fascinated to hear his takes. We discuss a wide range of topics, from details about CipherTrace's work, to hardware wallets, supply-chain security, CryptoCapital, Quadriga, BTC-E, CoinJoin, OPSEC, and tons more. EPISODE LINKS CipherTrace https://ciphertrace.com David on Twitter https://twitter.com/davejevans Cypherpunk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk Nick Szabo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Szabo IronKey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IronKey ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic-curve_cryptography 2000 Financial Cryptography Conference https://ifca.ai/fc00/program.html David Chaum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chaum DigiCash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigiCash Mt. Gox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox CoinJoin https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CoinJoin Wasabi Wallet https://wasabiwallet.io OPSEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_security Financial Action Task Force (FATF)'s "Travel Rule" https://ciphertrace.com/fatf-crypto-travel-rule THE BITCOIN GAME IS SPONSORED BY Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency markets but don't know where to start building your portfolio? eToro has the answer for you. It's called CopyTrader. With CopyTrader, you can automatically copy every trade of eToro's top crypto traders at the exact price in real time. No need to study up on markets or develop your own strategies. Simply sign up and copy the trader of your choice. Any profits they make, you do too (proportional to your investment). With eToro, you get access to the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, with transparent trading fees, all in one easy-to-use app. Join now at b.tc/etorogame. While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On The Guardian • TechCrunch • Engadget • Ars Technica • Popular Mechanics Infowars • Maxim • Inc. • Vice • RT • Bitcoin Magazine • VentureBeat PRI • CoinDesk • Washington Post • Forbes • Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com CREDITS All music in this episode was created by me, or is from a jam with me, Mike Coleman and Steve Lunn. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Lightning Network tips: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame Note: We migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) to Libsyn; SoundCloud is just a legacy feed.