Officially, Amir hasn't worked on Libbitcoin for years. But according to the project's current maintainer Eric Voskuil, last year (2021) he has helped Libbitcoin raise some money from a private donor: [url]]https://twitter.com/evoskuil/status/1575331574882611200?s=20&t=QZiSYhgzfrEccLr1iAihDg[/url

Amir is alive and well, met him this weekend in Prague at Hackers Congress Paralelni Polis. He's working on a new privacy coin and seems to have lost interest in Bitcoin.

As for verifying my identity, I've added a hyperlink to the words "read it and respond" which directs to this forum post: https://bitcoin-takeover.com/s12-e2-amir-taaki-on-the-early-days-of-bitcoin/

Hi, guys!

I've just published an interview with early Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki and I decided to also write an article about it.

In case you don't know, Amir (aka genjix) is responsible for creating the BIP system to introduce more scrutiny to Bitcoin code changes, he brought into existence the first alternative Bitcoin client which follows consensus rules and is not a port (Libbitcoin), and he also came up with DarkWallet and DarkMarket. While some of his projects may be controversial among community members, his contributions are unquestionably great and very relevant in hindsight.

Love him or hate him, he was always ahead of his time and I've recorded this interview with him. Looking forward to your feedback: https://bitcoin-takeover.com/s12-e2-amir-taaki-on-the-early-days-of-bitcoin/

Hi!

I thought you guys might be interested in checking out this interview I've recorded with Thomas Voegtlin, creator of Electrum: https://bitcoin-takeover.com/s12-e1-thomas-voegtlin-on-electrum-wallet-lightning-trampoline-nodes

It's also available on Youtube https://youtu.be/TyJSdc2-da4, Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZynGQX9apCj3wYQqzVjdK?si=40f0e73ddc4b43f2, Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ro/podcast/bitcoin-takeover-podcast/id1451766883?i=1000580507473, and pretty much every streaming platform.

Thanks and let me know your feedback – if it's positive, then I'll keep on posting new threads with other episodes. Otherwise, if the admins consider it's better, I'll set up a thread for my podcast and use it to publish updates as replies to it.

I've interviewed Peter about it, hope some of his answers contribute to this debate. Wish I read Greg's reply before hitting the "record" button 

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/27Bp9ZU2KWw

Audio podcast (no registration required, use Tor browser for privacy): https://bitcoin-takeover.com/audio/?name=2022-07-25_s11_e11_peter_todd_on_bitcoin_inflation__lightning__privacy.mp3