Authenticating Digital Evidence Using Bitcoin Timestamping

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Key points

1. Bryan Jacoutot and Marty Bent discuss authenticating digital evidence using OpenTimestamps and SimpleProof.
2. A proposed federal rules of evidence change introduces a rebuttable presumption of authenticity for hashed files.
3. Screven County, Georgia hashes election results and drop box surveillance video into the Bitcoin blockchain.
4. The conversation covers FinCEN's retracted rule, the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, and the Bank Secrecy Act.

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro
2. 00:24 Bitcoin Timestamps Versus Deepfakes
3. 05:10 SimpleProof and Election Integrity
4. 16:42 Bitcoin as Courtroom Evidence
5. 28:04 AI Clogging The Courts
6. 31:19 Hashing Before Disputes Arise
7. 33:22 Rulemaking Next Steps
8. 36:20 Georgia Response to Screven County
9. 41:11 Prepare Before The Crisis
10. 42:02 Hashing Contracts At Scale
11. 44:10 Bitcoin Law and Privacy
12. 48:53 Biggest Legal Wins Needed
13. 52:12 Societal Benefits of Timestamping
14. 56:11 Preserving History Against AI

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