Vik Sharma on Bitcoin Privacy, Silent Payments & Building Cake Wallet

About this episode

Vik Sharma discusses the importance of privacy in Bitcoin and crypto, along with various related topics.

Vik Sharma (@vikrantnyc), founder & CEO of Cake Wallet, joins The Aubservation to unpack why privacy must be the default in Bitcoin and crypto. We dive into Silent Payments, Monero delistings, Exodus migrations, and Lightning’s privacy future. Brought to you by Cake Wallet — the easiest way to spend and store your crypto.Listen on Spotify and Apple.Subscribe for new episodes weekly. Follow Aubrey: https://x.com/aubreystrobel Follow the show: https://x.com/theaubservation Follow Vik: https://x.com/ vikrantnyc LINKS PubKey: https://x.com/PubKeyNYC Cake Wallet: https://cakewallet.com

People in this episode

Host: Aubrey Strobel

Guest: Vik Sharma

Topics covered

• Bitcoin Privacy
• Silent Payments
• Crypto
• Cake Wallet
• Monero
• Lightning Network

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• privacy
• Silent Payments
• Cake Wallet
• Monero
• Exodus
• Lightning Network

Sponsors

Cake Wallet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Exodus, Monero, Lightning

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