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Privacy Isn’t About Hiding - It’s About Control: Seth For Privacy on Reclaiming Choice in Crypto

October 21, 2025 • Token For Your Thoughts • Season 1 • Episode 21

Everybody Wants Control: Seth For Privacy on Reclaiming Choice in Crypto

Guest: Seth For Privacy, VP at Cake Wallet
Duration: ~50 minutes

🎧 Episode Overview

In a world where every click and transaction leaves a trace, what does it really mean to stay private?

Seth For Privacy, VP at Cake Wallet, joins host Lindsey McConaghy to talk about why privacy isn’t about hiding—it’s about control. Seth shares his journey from building corporate surveillance tools to helping users take back their financial freedom through self-custody and privacy-first design.

They discuss the personal side of privacy, why crypto transactions live forever, and how the right tools can make privacy effortless—not extreme.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

How Seth went from cybersecurity to crypto privacy advocate
The moment that changed how he saw personal freedom
Why “I’ve got nothing to hide” misses the point
How Cake Wallet makes privacy simple with silent payments and PayJoin
The link between privacy and human relationships (and why it surprised him)
How financial privacy connects to real-world freedom
What’s next: bringing self-custody, privacy, and usability together

🔊 Where to Listen

Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/privacy-isnt-about-hiding-its-about-control-seth-for/id1799063494?i=1000732892470
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/episode/3glfPpBLTfZkHTRoI9jay2?si=03721f847eea41ce
YouTube → https://youtu.be/ijFLHQtLVmQ

🌐 Connect with Seth & Cake Wallet

Website: https://cakewallet.com

X (Twitter): @SethForPrivacy | @CakeWallet

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