Bitcoin Solved Digital Scarcity. But It Has a Privacy Problem w/ Max Hillebrand
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No middlemen. </p> <p>👉 <a href="https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast">https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast</a></p> <p>🎯 EPISODE THESIS</p> <p>What does privacy have to do with economics?</p> <p>And what happens when you combine Austrian economics, cypherpunk technology, and Bitcoin?</p> <p>In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Max Hillebrand — Austrian economist, cypherpunk, privacy engineer, and author of <em>The Praxeology of Privacy</em> — joins us for a deep conversation about human action, privacy, money, and freedom.</p> <p>We explore why privacy isn't simply about “having something to hide,” but a fundamental part of being able to act freely.</p> <p>Max explains how surveillance can distort economic behavior, why Bitcoin’s digital scarcity matters, the risks surrounding manipulation and censorship, and the difficult engineering trade-offs involved in developing an open monetary network.</p> <p>We also discuss:</p> <p>• Austrian economics and the lessons of El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment </p> <p>• Why privacy follows naturally from praxeology and human action </p> <p>• How surveillance can distort prices, incentives, and economic decisions </p> <p>• Bitcoin as digital base money </p> <p>• The difference between Bitcoin and money substitutes built on top of it </p> <p>• Whether Bitcoin can be manipulated despite its decentralized architecture </p> <p>• Censorship, spam, block space, and Bitcoin development </p> <p>• The trade-offs involved in changing Bitcoin’s rules </p> <p>• The future of Satoshi’s coins </p> <p>• Bitcoin scaling and the challenges ahead </p> <p>• Cypherpunk technology and the broader freedom stack </p> <p>• Why economics and privacy technology need to be understood together </p> <p>• The philosophical foundations behind <em>The Praxeology of Privacy</em></p> <p>This is not simply a conversation about Bitcoin privacy.</p> <p>It is a conversation about <strong>human freedom</strong> — and whether individuals can continue to control their money, information, and choices in a world where observation and financial control are becoming increasingly powerful.</p> <p>Bitcoin solved something extraordinary: <strong>digital scarcity without a trusted third party.</strong></p> <p>But what does that mean for privacy, sovereignty, and human action?</p> <p>⏱️ CHAPTERS</p> <p>0:00 Bitcoin as an engineered system </p> <p>0:59 Austrian economics and the Salvadoran experiment </p> <p>10:12 Privacy as a necessity through praxeology </p> <p>24:06 Manipulation risks and base money nature </p> <p>30:27 Censorship, spam and Bitcoin development </p> <p>38:28 The future of Satoshi's coins and Bitcoin scaling </p> <p>50:18 Reflections on El Salvador and closing thoughts</p> <p>📖 MAX'S BOOK</p> <p><em>The Praxeology of Privacy</em> by Max Hillebrand.</p> <p>The book connects Austrian economics, human action, privacy, and the technology developed by the cypherpunk movement.</p> <p>👤 CONNECT</p> <p>🎙️ Max Hillebrand </p> <p>Austrian economist, cypherpunk & privacy engineer.</p> <p>Juan / BitCorner </p> <p>Website: <a href="https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/">https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/</a></p> <p>📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official </p> <p>🐦 Twitter/X: <a href="https://x.com/BitCornerPod">https://x.com/BitCornerPod</a></p> <p>📧 Email: <a href="mailto:bitcornerpodcast@proton.me">bitcornerpodcast@proton.me</a></p> <p>📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST</p> <p>🎧 Fountain: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa">https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa</a></p> <p>🎵 Spotify: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u">https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u</a></p> <p>🍎 Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv">https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv</a></p> <p>🎬 Rumble: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn">https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn</a></p> <p>📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast</p> <h1 id="bitcoinprivacycypherpunkaustrianeconomicsbitcoinprivacyselfcustodyfreedomelsalvadorbitcorner">Bitcoin #Privacy #Cypherpunk #AustrianEconomics #BitcoinPrivacy #SelfCustody #Freedom #ElSalvador #BitCorner</h1>
