Join Marty as he sits down with Paolo Ardoino to discuss the history of Tether and Bitfinex. They also discuss Tether's role in hyperbitcoinization, Holepunch and Keet, and how private key authentication can help the internet become far more P2P.

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6:48 - Opening riff 10:03 - History of Bitfinex and Tether 16:48 - The mechanism of Tether tokens 25:58 - Difference between Tether and Terra Luna 31:48 - Soothing tradfi concerns over Tether manipulation 37:28 - Americans aren't the target users of Tether 40:38 - Tether's role in the long game 44:30 - Holepunch and Keet 1:00:18 - P2P livestreaming 1:01:38 - Internet infrastructure as targets in warfare 1:03:55 - Reception of Holepunch and Keet 1:07:20 - User authentication using private/public keys 1:10:30 - Individuals managing keys 1:15:00 - Bitcoin integration in Holepunch 1:18:00 - Machine to machine payments 1:23:10 - Bitfinex pioneering lightning as an exchange 1:25:10 - Lightning then vs now 1:31:30 - Outro riff