Episode 10 - Digital Sovereignty With Bitcoin & Self Hosting

- Why it is important to be vigilant about your digital logins and who has access to them.

- Relationships that don't end well, business relationships and disgruntled friends or family membe

- How to setup your own self hosting server and why

- Don't be intimidated to run a server. It's easier than you may think. 

- Rasberry Pi 

- Power adapter

- SD Card

- 4 TB external portable HD 

- SD Card USB dongle to flash Umbrel onto - https://getumbrel.com/

- Benefits of running a full bitcoin node

- When you run a Bitcoin node, you bolster security and enhance your privacy. Also, running a node enables you to prove that nobody manipulates the network or changes the rules.

- Creating transactions with your Bitcoin node can enhance security by eliminating or reducing the need to expose private keys. 

- What's more, running a Bitcoin node enables you to complete and broadcast transactions from it, thereby avoiding services that can compromise personal information. A node eliminates the use of a block explorer in verifying a transaction status. A block explorer allows a third party to track transaction history while linking it to an IP address. Thus, it can leak physical location details, Bitcoin balance, and financial counterparties. Running a Bitcoin node can help you avoid such issues.

Key Senators Have Voted For The Anti-Encryption EARN IT Act

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/key-senators-have-voted-anti-encryption-earn-it-act

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