Interesting - it was only a few days ago that I stumbled onto Vexl for the first time.
Will give it a listen on the way to Beechworth.
I was so hyped to speak with AshtheVexldog, however, it was hard to keep get a hold of Ash, so I had to settle for nostr:npub1gunkavtrl32txueexz44el2l49rg0gv48pc6suadf7hwj852tuuqj3nudq
listen to it on nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5 to earn free SATs
https://fountain.fm/episode/pHjxzQcERfR41READh8H
During this conversation, we discussed,
- His Background
- Origin of hardware wallets
- The significance of Peer-to-peer bitcoin
- The risk of using exchanges
- How Vexl is a solution
- The web of trust model
- How people are using Vexl
Mentioned
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@PavolRusnak
@tropicsquare
@satoshilabs
@BitcoinAtlantis
@bitcoinbushbash
Listen to it on your favourite podcasting app - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dabblingpath/episodes/146-Grafton---Vexl-it-e2gv2po
Discussion
Cool
I been speaking to the since November last year, seems like a great tool we can use locally
PS. I got some stickers and pins from them, grab few at Beechworth
I was initially turned off by the doxy mobile number.
When I thought about it, I realised that the seller already has my full name anyway from the deposit details.
A WoT makes a lot of sense.
the phone number is your web of trust and everything happens client side with encryption. Vexl doesn't know your phone number. As your network grows the face 2 face trades will be the likely go to for the best privacy. in Czech republic I only do face to face trades and I prefer it it's fun and there's no paper trail.
He doesn't need to have your full name. You can trade with other people even without revealing your identity. It's a bit risky, but when you will have for example 10+ common contacts, you can give it a shot.
They do when you use the fiat banks as a payment method. I couldn't get around that while still accessing euro liquidity from Australia.
Vexl has a different set of tradeoffs to Bisq, robosats, etc.
I'm actually starting to prefer the Vexl/meatspace model but I don't fully understand them all yet. I can see some incidental benefits arising.
Definitelty. Evening listening for me!