Defending Bitcoin PoW in the EU with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie (SLP542)
It seems that the EU is constantly coming out with bad new regulations that will impact Bitcoiners and Bitcoin miners. Joining me today is Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie from the Open Dialogue Foundation - Bitcoin and human rights advocates. We talk about: EU bureaucracy and ECB threat to Bitcoin Why engage with these people at all? Attacks on Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Threat to self custody and sovereignty - AML Bitcoin as bank of last resort How you can help with testimonials Links: PoW submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724499,defend-pow-submission-to-esma/ EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/578069,can-the-eus-anti-money-laundering-reform-help-dictators/ Site / Support OD Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/how-can-you-help/ Lyudmyla on X: @LyudaKozlovska Bota on X: @jardemalie Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space NomadCapitalist.com LIVE Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe to Substack Timestamps/Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction and Background 04:55 - The current threats 08:00 - Engaging with Regulators 12:05 - Can they be reasoned with? 17:30 - Threats to mining 25:55 - ESG Narrative and Proof of Work 38:20 - Threats to Self Custody and AML Regulations 46:03 - AML and Counter-Terrorism Financing Regulations 52:50 - De-risking and Financial Exclusion 01:00:28 - Summary of Key Concerns and closing thoughts