In this gripping keynote from the 2024 Bitcoin Conference, Edward Snowden delivers a stark warning about the future of privacy in the age of AI and blockchain technology. Drawing from his unique background in intelligence and cybersecurity, Snowden outlines how advanced AI models could soon be used to analyze blockchain transactions, potentially compromising the privacy of cryptocurrency users worldwide.

Chapters: 00:00:00 - The State of the Industry Update 00:03:56 - Concentration of Resources and Intermediation 00:07:10 - Systemization of Technologies 00:10:21 - Building a structure around them to prevent monopoly formation and tax avoidance 00:13:45 - Metadata as Activity Records 00:16:57 - The Potential Risks of Transaction Monitoring 00:20:10 - The vulnerability of enormous data sets 00:23:12 - The Changing Dynamics of Economy and Politics 00:26:25 - The Need for Cooperation and Working Together 00:30:07 - Hyperbitcoinization