Pavol Luptak is an ethical hacker and cryptoanarchist who has been involved in the Bitcoin space since 2010. In this episode, he talks about the upcoming Paralelni Polis conference and tells stories about his experience with organizing HCPP.
Time stamps:
00:00:00 - Introducing of Pavol Luptak and the Paralelni Polis Hackers Congress
00:01:24 - Discussion about the Parallel Polis Hackers Congress
00:02:21 - History and organization of Parallel Polis
00:06:52 - Vlad's experience with the previous Paralelni Polis conference
00:07:56 - Paralelni Polis' use of Lightning Network
00:08:40 - Activities at Paralelni Polis
00:09:34 - Prague as a crypto city
00:11:41 - Scale and organization of the current conference
00:14:29 - Workshops offered at the conference
00:16:20 - Cost and accessibility of the conference
00:17:00 - Focus and target audience of the conference
00:18:00 - Benefits of attending the conference vs. watching the live stream
00:22:00 - Notable guests at the conference
00:23:20 - Pavol's most anticipated guests
00:29:00 - Discussion about Alexander Bard
00:30:40 - Other notable guests: Eric S. Raymond
00:31:50 - Bordel hackerspace
00:32:28 - The conference's diverse topics and focus on freedom
00:34:00 - Paralelni Polis' legal challenges with the Czech National Bank
00:36:00 - Paralelni Polis' boycott of the EET system
00:37:30 - Paralelni Polis' legal status
00:38:18 - Pavol's motivation for highlighting legal conflicts
00:39:38 - Paralelni Polis' connection to the artistic group Ztohoven
00:41:35 - Differences in freedom of expression between Czech Republic and Slovakia
00:43:38 - Czech Republic's tolerant atmosphere
00:46:26 - Vlad's experience with academia and funding biases
00:47:12 - Pavol's background and introduction to Bitcoin
00:50:20 - Paul Rosenberg's involvement in the conference
00:52:20 - The concept of a parallel state and Paralelni Polis' role
00:54:46 - Concerns about decreasing liberties and Paralelni Polis' vision
00:56:24 - Presence of secret police at conferences
00:57:50 - The Intelexit project
00:59:27 - Vision and message of the conference
01:01:14 - Paralelni Polis as an educational organization
01:02:03 - Early Bitcoin conferences and the atmosphere at the time
01:04:51 - Famous people involved in Bitcoin
01:07:14 - Closing words and invitation to the conference
01:09:12 - Payment options for the conference and Lightning Network wallets