Posts by Rafael LaVerde

What up Vigilantes? After Anarchapulco, I met with Brent Kaufman, also known as BurntMD, and Danny Sessoms, also known as Aka Dan Akston, to discuss the potential of transforming Bonfil, a well-loved beach tow in Acapulco into the new Bitcoin Beach.  If you don’t know about Danny, he has been involved with cryptocurrency since 2012 and is…

What up Vigilantes? I’m excited to share my recent interview with Chairman Won from the Guns Bitcoin conference. Chairman Won received the JStark Award at the conference and is a product design professional who has been 3D printing firearm frames for the past ten years.  Let me tell you, this guy is good. We discussed…

When Jeff Berwick decided to pass the torch to a new host of the Anarchast Show, the bar was set high. Within weeks, Anarchast was reborn with none other than Patrick Smith. Since then, he has succeeded at progressing the message of true Anarchy and bringing on countless guests who are doing the same. It…

What up Vigilantes?  I hope you caught my last interview with NFT pioneer Gus Grillasca. We discussed Bitcoin Ordinals, NFTs, Liberland, and several other fascinating topics.  Well, get ready for this one, because we’re diving even deeper.  Gus and I traced the origins of NFTs back to the 1990s when people first considered creating digital…

Vigilantes, I know this one may seem out of left field… What you have to understand is, I became the Crypto Vigilante because I love technology and I love freedom. In that context, you’ll understand why I attended a discreet conference about crypto and 3D printed guns. I had the chance to talk with Andrew,…

What’s up, Vigilantes? During the Liberland Mexico City Representative Office Launch Event, I interviewed Gus Grillasca, an early Bitcoiner, and world-renowned Pepe artist.  Let me tell you, it was an enlightening and thought-provoking conversation. We talked about everything from the drama unfolding around Ordinals, a protocol that allows people to embed files on the blockchain…

I’d like to tell you about a Crypto Vigilante success story. Nam Sardar is the Founder/CEO of Neel Capital, a strong supporter of Monero, and a mother working to provide a bright future for her children. After her incredible presentation at Monerotopia, I sat down to interview her and only then learned that she discovered…

At Monerotopia, I interviewed Koe, a Monero contributor, lead developer on the Seraphis project and co-author of Zero to Monero. He got me even more excited about the future of the privacy tech that will power Monero in the near future.  The Monero community is ecstatic about Seraphis, a new protocol upgrade. This upgrade, which…