The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto

Privacy, blockchain anonymity and Rojava’s crypto experiment (feat. DarkFi)

April 26, 2023 Rachel-Rose O’Leary, Kato Season 1 Episode 10
The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto
Privacy, blockchain anonymity and Rojava’s crypto experiment (feat. DarkFi)
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DarkFi co-founder Rachel-Rose O’Leary and community member Kato join The Agenda to share their experiences with blockchain and decentralization in Rojava, Syria — and how it relates to DarkFi’s mission to build privacy and self-autonomy with an anonymous blockchain.

The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmond and Jonathan DeYoung. Follow Cointelegraph on Twitter at @Cointelegraph, Jonathan at @maddopemadic and Ray at @HorusHughes. Jonathan is also on Instagram at @maddopemadic, and he makes the music for the podcast — hear more at madic.art.

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What is The Agenda podcast?
How did Jonathan find out about Rojava, Syria?
What are democratic confederalism and democratic modernity?
How did Rachel-Rose O’Leary and Kato first get involved in crypto and blockchain in Rojava?
What blockchain and technology projects were Rachel-Rose O’Leary and Kato working on in Rojava?
Are people still using blockchain and cryptocurrency in Syria?
Breaking down the DarkFi manifesto: Why is privacy so important?
What is DarkFi’s stance on DeFi and the functionality of DAOs?
Within DeFi, how will DarkFi support privacy and anonymity?
What is Rachel-Rose O’Leary’s perspective on fundraising within DeFi?
What is antifragility within decentralization, and how does it relate to lunarpunk? What is solarpunk vs. lunarpunk?
Who are DarkFi’s target users? Is it seeking mainstream adoption?
What is the future of the struggle for privacy and autonomy?
Where can listeners follow DarkFi and learn more?