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Privacy / Surveillance

551
mentions
140
episodes
2021–2026
span
2016
peak year

Fungibility, mixing, chain analysis, and the fight over whether Bitcoin should be private at all ran through the show's history. The panel consistently defended privacy as a right, wary of a surveilled, permissioned future.

Across the years

Mentions per year in the show transcripts.
13
14
15
16
17
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20
21
22
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25
26

The episodes that covered it most

Ranked by how heavily each episode engaged the topic.
#1142016-10-29Zcash Unleashed, Bitcoin Price Rises, Barclays Says No, Stas50×
#1062016-08-26Steemit Redux, Monero Rising and BFXcoin38×
#1152016-11-04Zcrash, Bitcoin China Panic, Venezuelan Hyperinflation, New30×
#4712025-10-11Ver Deal! - SBF Claims - Litecoin Regrets - Roughriders28×
#3192022-08-12Bitcoin vs $24,000 - BlackRock Spot - Tornado Cash - Bear Su21×
#4782026-01-10Market Pause - Walmart Bitcoin - $60B Reserve? - JPM Concede21×
#1182016-11-26The State of Bitcoin Media14×
#172021-12-27(episode)13×
#1092016-09-16Mr. Robot Bitcoin, Ripple $55M, Respect Satoshi, Circle iMes13×
#1202016-12-10Circle No Bitcoin - Distributed Ledger Tech - ZCrash Continu12×
#2562021-04-30Mixer Down - Price Up - Experts Baffled - Meme Gold Rush11×
#4532025-05-03Banks Accept Bitcoin - Privacy Problems - Double Down - Alie11×
METHOD — Counts are keyword/theme matches across the show transcripts (WCN + Mad Bitcoins + TBG). The written synthesis is grounded in Bitcoin's public history and the show's coverage.