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Towards Liberty Podcast
by Max
Max's appearances on podcasts and video shows, archived to Nostr and Blossom and republished as one feed. Cypherpunk and praxeological perspectives on Bitcoin, privacy, sovereign tech, and the political economy that surrounds them. Mixed audio and video — most apps play both; some audio-only apps will skip the video items.
Episodes
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"Sorry To Break It To You, But Your Privacy Is F*cked" | Max Hillebrand & Ben Perrin
In this conversation with an interviewer, Max Hillebrand and Ben Perrin discuss privacy risks and tools for reducing them. Hillebrand argues that people who use mainstream apps without scrutiny give up significant personal data, citing Google Maps location data as an example. He also says AI…
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Nostr Compass Podcast #42
Episode42 covers White Noise group polls, offline app sharing with Myco, Marmot history recovery, Nostr releases and ongoing protocol work. Synthetic narration is followed by Max’s recorded contributions. TL;DR: Synthetic narration and Max’s recordings cover White Noise polls, Myco app sharing,...
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Roundtable_025 - This Time, It's Actually Different
We finally stopped being lazy and brought a guest onto the Roundtable. Max Hillebrand joins Steve, Jeff, and I to talk about the absolute madness happening in the freedom tech space right now. Max has been using AI agents to solve challenging computer science problems for White Noise and the…
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Nostr Compass Podcast #40
Max, Form* and Infinity x2 discuss encrypted messaging, mesh networking, Nostr application releases, signer improvements, long-form articles, and media attachment metadata. Guests: nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt ·...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #39
Max covers signed Git workflows, browser publishing, Nostr client updates, protocol implementation, and how URI links and event references work. Guests: nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt Newsletter 39 · Nostr Compass Android source 0:00 Signed git workflows…
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Nostr Compass Podcast #41
Max and Sam discuss FIPS mesh tools, private messaging, Nostr application releases, relay operations, custom emoji, and video events this week. Guests: nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt nostr:npub1yzfm42rzr3dj2h50flpvdl0uzrv22kv2y4ghve804w5xqu6lzqcqkyfxu5...
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The Praxeology of Privacy: Cypherpunks Rebuilding the Internet - Max Hillebrand | Ep. 165
Max Hillebrand is a cypherpunk, crypto anarchist, and author of the new book “The Praxeology of Privacy”, a 587-page work bringing Austrian economics and cypherpunk engineering together. He is a contributor to White Noise, a decentralized encrypted messaging app built on Nostr and the Marmot...
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#75 MAX HILLEBRAND - The unseen cost of fiat.
In this episode i speak to praxeologist, cryptoanarchist and cypherpunk, Max Hillebrand, about the unseen cost of fiat, the austrian school of economics and the importanse of privacy. How long can people stay in a system that is fundamentaly built on theft? What is the unseen cost of fiat? And…
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Logbook Episode 38
A weekly briefing on the people, software, and protocol work shaping Nostr. ### Chapters - **0:00 — Episode intro** - **1:17 — Voca 1.0 reads verified Nostr notes and subscriptions aloud on Android** - **3:06 — nostream expands relay-side DVM routing and authenticated operation** - **3:32 — NDK…
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The Praxeology of Privacy
The complete audiobook of The Praxeology of Privacy by Max Hillebrand. Surveillance is industrial. Privacy is engineering. This work joins Austrian economics and the cypherpunk movement to explain why privacy matters and how it can survive.
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Münzgasse #74 Ohne Fork wird Bitcoin sterben (mit Jan-Paul, Max Hillebrand & Robin Linus)
Ohne Forks stirbt Bitcoin – so lautet die überraschend einhellige Erkenntnis aller Podcast-Teilnehmer. Doch wie kommen Max Hillebrand, Jan-Paul und Robin Linus zu diesem Schluss? Die Diskussion beginnt mit einem kritischen Blick auf Lightning und dessen Grenzen und führt weiter zur Erkenntnis…
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Nostr Compass Podcast #37
### News - **00:00 Intro** Welcome to Nostr Compass Podcast #37 covering Postr, Nail's key-free mail notifier, Chama's escrow timer defect, Snort and Ditto NIP-22 reply rollout, and Six Years of Nostr Augusts. - **00:12 Postr launches as a small Android composer** Postr 1.0.0 is a deliberately...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #36
### News - **00:00 Intro** Welcome to Nostr Compass Podcast #36 covering Amber relay-auth hardening, Citrine phone relay hosting, Nail email bridge, six open NIPs proposals, and deep dives on NIP-58 badges and NIP-22 comments. - **00:17 Amber 6.5.0 closes a relay-auth confused deputy and encrypts...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #35
### News - **00:00 Intro** Welcome to Nostr Compass Podcast #35 covering post-quantum identity keys, MDK Marmot convergence hardening, Amber grouped signing, and deep dives on NIP-09 deletion and NIP-56 reporting. - **00:16 nostr-wot-extension 0.4.0 adds post-quantum keys beside a Nostr…
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Nostr Compass Podcast #34
### News - **00:00 Intro** Welcome to Nostr Compass Podcast #34 covering Sandstr client simulations, nostr-mill browser signing, nostrord relay groups, six merged protocol changes, and deep dives on NIP-50 search and NIP-84 highlights. - **00:20 nostr-mill 1.6.0 puts signing consent and account...
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Bitcoin & AI Are Changing Who Holds The Power
Paul Rosenberg, Rockstar Dev, Francis Pouliot, Lloyd Fournier, and Max Hillebrand discuss how Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and privacy technology can shift power away from centralized institutions. The BTC Prague panel covers self-custody, surveillance, practical privacy, personal threat...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #33
### News - **00:00 Amethyst 1.13.1 follows its Nostr apps launch with authenticated group and Blossom access** Amethyst 1.13.0 opens napplets and NIP-5A nsites in an isolated keyless browser with consent-gated window.nostr, plus Git repos, Concord communities, NIP-29 groups, Buzz chat, wiki, RSS,...
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Bitcoin Solved Digital Scarcity. But It Has a Privacy Problem w/ Max Hillebrand
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – Secure, self-custody…
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Nostr Compass Podcast #32
### News - **0:00 IndieSats drops its publisher role and relaunches as open Nostr music infrastructure** IndieSats retired key custody, its whitelist, and mandatory 2% revenue cut on July 20, relaunching as open relay, player, and discovery infrastructure where artists publish under their own…
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Nostr Compass Podcast #31
### News - **0:00 Intro** This episode follows Nostr Compass #31 across Concord group messaging, tagged releases, unreleased commerce and signer work, six open NIP proposals, and a NIP-99 deep dive. - **0:15 Vector v0.4.0 moves Group Chats from Marmot to Concord** Vector v0.4.0 retires Marmot as...
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Max Hillebrand: Ultimate Guide to Austrian vs Keynesian Economics (Easy) | All In Bitcoin w/CK
🎙️For years, I wanted to understand the difference between Austrian and Keynesian economics. I searched for explanations but never found the conversation I was looking for. So I created it. In this episode, I sit down with Max Hillebrand, who masterfully explains the foundations of these two…
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Multisig, timelocks, and why one wallet isn't enough. Gart Webinar, July 29, 2026.
A single-key wallet has one weakness: one person, one device, or one moment can make you lose everything. The July 2026 Coldcard firmware flaw let attackers drain wallets whose seeds were generated with weak, predictable entropy. Multi-vendor multisig is the setup that defends against exactly…
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You're Securing Your Bitcoin Wrong w/ Max Hillebrand
🔗 GUEST LINKS: Max Hillebrand — Sound Money Solutions: https://soundmoneysolutions.io/ Max on Nostr: https://njump.me/npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt Personal site / archive: https://towardsliberty.com/ Mention HashrateUp when you reach out to Sound Money…
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035 Max Hillebrand: The Habit Governments Fear I All in Bitcoin w/CK
🎙️CK sits down with Max Hillebrand to explore why Bitcoin is “ugly,” why metadata gets people killed, why privacy is a human necessity, and why the real revolution isn’t fighting power. It’s building technologies that make theft unprofitable. 👇 ORDER YOUR BITBOX 02 NOVA BITCOIN ONLY HARDWARE...
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#12 Max Proxy Hillebrand | Open Markets Podcast
Duration: 6456 seconds. Language: English. ## Transcript and chapters [Read the formatting-cleaned transcript](https://relay.towardsliberty.com/f3dd35d33513ec2521f5b2edce90b85555178d4231a8eac3993803f2ebd0a27d.asc) · [Timed captions...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #29
### News - **0:16 — FIPS v0.4.0** FIPS v0.4.0 ships Nym mixnet outbound transport, opt-in mDNS/DNS-SD LAN discovery, a data-plane overhaul with per-peer crypto workers, hitless FMP/FSP rekey under packet loss, a rewritten fipstop TUI, Prometheus show_metrics, and OpenWrt apk plus Nix flake...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #28
### News - **0:00 – Intro** This episode follows Nostr Compass #28 across Buzz and Napplets launches, commerce protocols, tagged releases, unreleased work, and a June retrospective. - **0:16 – Amethyst v1.12.1–v1.12.6 follow-ups** Amethyst shipped six rapid patches after v1.12.0: Health Connect...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #27
### News - **0:00 Intro** This episode follows Nostr Compass #27 across signer work, P2P trade protocols, flagship client releases, merged NIPs, and deep dives on NIP-77 and NIP-61. - **0:19 Amethyst v1.12.0 – Cashu wallets, nutzaps, CLINK driver & Tor self-heal** Amethyst v1.12.0 bundles 170+…
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Nostr Compass Podcast #26
### News - **0:00 Marmot v2: protocol redraft, native clients, archived Flutter app** The marmot-protocol organization opened darkmatter for a v2 protocol draft and OpenMLS-backed CGKA engine, plus darkmatter-ios and darkmatter-android native clients. The original Flutter Whitenoise is archived…
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The Praxeology of Privacy: Freedom Tech vs Mass Surveillance | Max Hillebrand
Privacy isn’t about having something to hide. It’s about preserving the freedom to act, communicate, and coordinate without coercion. In this episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker sits down with privacy advocate, cypherpunk, and Freedom Tech builder Max Hillebrand to discuss his new book, The...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #25
### News - **0:00 Intro** This episode follows Nostr Compass #25 across top stories, releases, in-development work, a batch of merged NIPs, and deep dives on NIP-32 and NIP-F4. - **0:15 Amber 6.2.0 – NIP-44 v3 encryption shipped** Amber v6.2.0 adds NIP-44 v3 encryption with a dedicated approval...
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Your Bitcoin Is Only Safe If You Understand This | Max Hillebrand
🔐 How NOT to Lose Your Bitcoin At Bitcoin Ireland Conference 2026, Bitcoin security expert Max Hillebrand delivers a practical and thought-provoking presentation on one of the most important topics in Bitcoin: protecting your wealth. In this talk, Max explores the principles of self-custody,...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #24
### News - **0:25 Amethyst v1.11.0: calendars, on-chain zap splits, and Marmot replies** Amethyst v1.11.0 adds NIP-52 calendar UI and reminders in PR #2994, on-chain Bitcoin zap splits in PR #3018, paginated on-chain zap history in PR #2974, Marmot group reply support in PR #2995, hardened NIP-57...
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The Praxeology of Privacy | bitcoin++ Vienna, economics edition
Recorded May 28, 2026 at bitcoin++ Vienna, economics edition — Vienna, Austria. Max Hillebrand presents a praxeological account of privacy: why the action axiom and the structure of human cooperation make privacy a precondition for a functioning economy, not an optional feature bolted onto it....
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How The State Makes Us Poorer | Max Hillebrand
"We are taught that the state builds our economy, but the reality is that every act of intervention is an act of wealth destruction." Max Hillebrand joins Danny Knowles on What Bitcoin Did to tear down the Keynesian fallacies that keep us in a cycle of manufactured poverty and systemic theft.…
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Bitcoin, Privacy & Freedom: What Most People Still Don't Understand
How can money work without trusting a bank, a government, or any central authority? In this conversation, Max Hillebrand explores the origins of digital cash, the privacy challenges of Bitcoin, and why verification may be more important than trust. A fascinating discussion on Bitcoin, privacy,...
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A Lodging of Wayfaring Men - Full Audiobook - Paul Rosenberg
A Lodging of Wayfaring Men by Paul Rosenberg Narrated by Max Hillebrand The complete audiobook as a single low-bitrate MP3 file. Use this if you want one continuous listen; otherwise pick a chapter from the feed. A novel about the early internet, cryptography, and free markets. Praxeology,...
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The Praxeology of Privacy with Max Hillebrand | Bitcoin Infinity Show #205
The Praxeology of Privacy with Max Hillebrand | Bitcoin Infinity Show #205
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Nostr Compass Podcast #23
### News - **00:00 Intro** This episode follows Nostr Compass #23 across top stories, shipping releases, in-development work, protocol proposals, and deep dives on NIP-07 and NIP-39. - **00:15 Primal 3.5 for Android** Primal shipped 3.5.9 with a rebuilt application shell, a dedicated Explore...
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Max Hillebrand: Evade Censorship with Nostr
Episode 221 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Max Hillebrand: Evade Censorship with Nostr Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Hillebrand about Nostr: a censorship-resistant social media protocol. GUEST → https://towardsliberty.com/ WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com...
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"Privacy Is NOT a Right" – But It Is Your Best Defense | Molyneux & Hillebrand
Mentor Sessions Ep. 070: Why “Nothing to Hide” Is the Most Dangerous Lie Ever Sold, Why Privacy Is NOT a Right But Your Only Real Defense, and How Tech Can Crush Free-Range Serfdom | Molyneux & Hillebrand Privacy is a consequence of property rights — and the government is racing to destroy both....
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Nostr Compass Podcast #22
### News - **0:00 Intro** This episode follows Nostr Compass #22 across top stories, shipping releases, in-development work, five new NIP proposals, and deep dives on NIP-78 and NIP-98. - **0:20 Nostr VPN v4.0.10 — eight releases, full FIPS migration** Nostr VPN shipped v4.0.1 through v4.0.10…
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Nodesignal-Talk - E281 - Leck im Stack - Warum Hodler Geld verlieren
Der Bitcoin-Stack verliert an Wert? Aber er ist doch mein "Energiespeicher" für Lebenszeit!? In der neuen Folge im Buchclub zum Buch Kryptoeconomics besprechen Calso und Zetti mit Max die sogenannte Demurrage, also die Kosten, die zum Beispiel für das Halten eines Geldes anfallen. Dabei streifen...
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Nostr Compass Podcast #21
### News - **0:00 Intro** This episode follows Nostr Compass #21 across lead stories, tagged releases, unreleased changes, new projects, protocol drafts, and two NIP deep dives. - **0:18 MDK 0.8.0 — MIP-05 notification primitives & addressable key packages** MDK v0.8.0 ships first MIP-05...
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Nodesignal-Talk - E280 - Sovereign Engineering – Show-Talk-Build
Nodesignal-Talk - E280 - Sovereign Engineering – Show-Talk-Build
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Nostr Compass Podcast #20
GitWorkshop expands git-over-Nostr review, Routstrd routes paid inference, and Six Nostr Aprils tracks protocol history, including NIP-34 and NIP-67 updates weekly.
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Nostr Compass Podcast #19
Episode 19 tracks major client releases, relay hardening, Marmot interoperability work, and NIP proposals, plus deep dives on communities and zaps.
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Nostr Compass Podcast #18
Episode 18 covers Amethyst's major architecture upgrades, rapid client releases, emerging Marmot tooling, and seven NIP proposals plus deep dives today.
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Nostr Compass #17
Amethyst migrates to Arti Tor and ships pure Kotlin MLS and Marmot. NIP-58 badges migrate kinds. NIP-17 and NIP-46 deep dives.
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Nodesignal-Buchclub - E276 - Cryptoeconomics #5 - Die Welt braucht Bitcoin - nicht als Reservewährun
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Max's appearances on podcasts and video shows, archived to Nostr and Blossom and republished as one feed. Cypherpunk and praxeological perspectives on Bitcoin, privacy, sovereign tech, and the political economy that surrounds them. Mixed audio and video — most apps play both; some audio-only apps will skip the video items.
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Max's appearances on podcasts and video shows, archived to Nostr and Blossom and republished as one feed. Cypherpunk and praxeological perspectives on Bitcoin, privacy, sovereign tech, and the political economy that surrounds them. Mixed audio and video — most apps play both; some audio-only apps...
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