This Guy Invented Digital Currency Way Before Satoshi | David Chaum, xx network

David Chaum, the legendary founder of DigiCash and eCash, a cryptocurrency that predates Bitcoin, stops by to talk about his concerns about Big Tech, privacy, and the future of democracy.

David, widely known as the “Godfather of Cryptocurrency and Online Privacy”, talks about his fully-encrypted messenger application, the xx messenger, the xx network, and unveils the vision for his privacy-first ecosystem, Elixxir. This is a can’t-miss episode for anyone interested in the history, application, and future of cryptography.

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David’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaumdotcom

xx Messanger: https://elixxir.io/

Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/

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Show Notes:

00:00 Intro

00:15 David Chaum Intro

00:37 How to Become a Cryptographer

02:13 How Cryptography Works

05:35 Inventing Digital Currency

07:50 Privacy

10:24 3 Pillars of Privacy

16:16 xx Messanger

20:20 Elixxir Privacy Platform

26:00 Big Tech Business Model

27:25 Thanks for Watching