Autonomous Airwaves
by Michael J Burgess
TechnologyE · Explicit
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Tokenisation and Cross Border Payments: How One Payment Gets Rewired
Tokenisation and Cross Border Payments: How One Payment Gets Rewired
About this podcast
Anonymous Airwaves is a bold, weekly podcast that navigates the edges of the digital frontier, a broadcast from the margins of mainstream tech discourse, where privacy meets protest and decentralisation meets design.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 52 episodes
- Tokenisation and Cross Border Payments: How One Payment Gets Rewired · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 11Pick a simple scenario. You are in the UK, you need to pay a supplier overseas. Today, that “one transfer” is usually a relay race: your bank checks you, messages the payment…
- Stablecoins and the Treasury Loop: How T Bills Back Digital Dollars · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 10Stablecoins are meant to feel boring. One token equals one dollar (or one euro), so you can move value fast without riding crypto volatility. But “stable” is a promise, not a…
- MiCA Licence Cliff Edge: When “Regulatory Clarity” Becomes a Moat · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 9MiCA gets sold as the thing that finally brings "clarity" to Crypto in Europe. In this episode, we dig into the uncomfortable bit: clarity can also build a quiet moat, not with a…
- GlassWorm Explained, How Malicious VS Code Extensions Weaponise Developer Trust · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 8Developer tools run with a level of trust most apps never get. They sit close to your code, your secrets, your terminals, your cloud logins, and your repo tokens. That trust is…
- Tokenisation and Cross Border Payments: How One Payment Gets Rewired · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 11Pick a simple scenario. You are in the UK, you need to pay a supplier overseas. Today, that “one transfer” is usually a relay race: your bank checks you, messages the payment…
- Portainer: Centralised Control for Container Sprawl (Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes) · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 7Container sprawl sneaks up on you. One day you’ve got a couple of Docker services, then suddenly you’re juggling stacks, clusters, permissions, updates, and the classic question…
- The Great Crypto Capture: How Regulation and Institutions Tame DeFi · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 6Cryptosoughttrade-off. Infor For the US-approved for Bank's's opening, Crypto did not get "adopted" in a vacuInffIn this episode, we unpack the trade-off: regulated access (like…
- Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Privacy Without Trust · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 5This episode explores how zero-knowledge proofs work, why they matter for privacy and scalability, and how new hardware and tooling are pushing them from theory into everyday…
- Docker Explained, Architecture, Security, and 2025 Container Trends · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 4Docker completely changed how modern software is built, shipped, and run. In this episode of Autonomous Airwaves, we break down what Docker actually is, how containers work…
- Tailscale Explained: Secure Mesh Networking, WireGuard, and the Future of VPNs · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode, we take a closer look at Tailscale, a modern mesh VPN built on WireGuard, and explain why it has become such a popular alternative to traditional VPN setups. So…
- Debian: History, Governance, and the Meaning of Trixie · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 2This episode explores the story of Debian, one of the most influential and quietly radical projects in the Linux world. From its volunteer-led governance model to the release of…
- The Genesis and Evolution of the Linux Kernel · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 1In this episode of Autonomous Airwaves, we explore how the Linux kernel grew from a small personal project into one of the most important pieces of software ever written. What…
- Autonomous Airwaves Trailer: Power, Money, Freedom, and Digital Autonomy · 2 minWelcome to Autonomous Airwaves. This short trailer sets the tone for the show: calm, grounded, and focused on the systems shaping modern life. We talk about power, money…
- Britcoin Uncapped? The Digital Pound's Promise vs. Your Privacy & Freedom · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 38the United Kingdom's proposed retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the digital pound, with a key focus on the suggested £10,000 to £20,000 holding cap…
- Cloudflare Tunnels: Secure Your Raspberry Pi from Anywhere · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 37These sources collectively explore the practice of self-hosting various applications and services on Raspberry Pi devices. They highlight the benefits of self-hosting, such as…
- Unleash Your Digital Fortress: Self-Hosting Your Own Cloud with Raspberry Pi · 1 h 20 min · Season 1 Episode 36These sources collectively explore the practice of self-hosting various applications and services on Raspberry Pi devices. They highlight the benefits of self-hosting, such as…
- Fortifying Blockchain Security with Advanced Authentication and Kill Switches · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 35Episode 30 – “Fortifying Blockchain Security with Advanced Authentication & Kill Switches” From phishing campaigns to SIM-swapping heists, cyber-criminals are evolving faster…
- Exploring Lens Protocol and the Decentralized Social Web · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 34Episode 30 – “Exploring Lens Protocol & the Decentralized Social Web” Ready to look beyond Twitter, Instagram, and the rest of Web 2.0? In this episode we dive head-first into…
- The Genesis and Evolution of the Linux Kernel · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 1In this episode of Autonomous Airwaves, we explore how the Linux kernel grew from a small personal project into one of the most important pieces of software ever written. What…
- Understanding Decentralization: What It Is and Why It Matters · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 33Episode 29 – “Understanding Decentralization: What It Is and Why It Matters” Ready to peel back the buzzword and get to the heart of decentralization? In this episode we break…
