Monero Talk

Is Monero the truest cryptocurrency?

About the show

Monero Talk broadcasts weekly conversations on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/monerotalk) with topical guests to understand what the Monero cryptocurrency is today and what it hopes to become.

We strive to give birth to new Monero users by simply reporting on the facts in our search to answer the question--Is Monero the truest cryptocurrency of them all? In staying true to the Monero ethos, we aim to always be skeptical. While we are Monero Talk by name, and Monero devotees at heart, the intention of the show is to ultimately discover and support the one blockchain that is most aligned with the original cypherpunk and crypto-anarchist ideals that cryptocurrency was born from. And the one that is most likely to succeed at becoming true digital cash. So far, we believe Monero is the one.

Guests include:
The developers and researchers working on the open source core protocol and the cryptography behind it;
The people building the projects and infrastructure supporting the protocol;
Privacy advocates and people building privacy enhancing technologies;
Analysts and investors speculating on Monero's growth;
Journalists and pundits weighing in on Monero's place in the crypto-sphere; and
Respected (sometimes controversial) contributors and community members.

If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much!

Monero (XMR) Donation Address:
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Episodes

  • The Monero Standard with Michael Fitzgerald (Monerotopia23)

    March 28th, 2024  |  27 mins 41 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, mexicocity, michaelfitzgerald, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, monerotopia23, privacy, privacycoin, themonerostandard, xmr

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    OR DONATE HERE: www.monerotalk.live/donate

    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente May 5 - May7 in Mexico City! We had AMAZING Speakers lined up: freedom seekers on a mission to build out a true digital cash parallel economy outside of State control.

    Speaker: Michael Fitzgerald (Author of The Monero Standard, Proof of Work and Privacy Advocate)

  • Vexl with Grafton Clark (Monerotopia23)

    March 26th, 2024  |  16 mins 4 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, graftonclark, mexicocity, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, monerotopia23, privacy, privacycoin, vexl, xmr

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    OR DONATE HERE: www.monerotalk.live/donate or get Monerotopia24 tickets here: monerotopia.com

    Speaker: Grafton Clark (Head of Customer Success Team, SatoshiLabs)

  • Paying for AI using XMR w/ Tony Davis, News, Price & MUCH More! EPI 159

    March 24th, 2024  |  3 hrs 54 mins
    ai, bitcoin, blackmarble, blockchain, btc, btcetf, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, tonydavis, xmr, zano

    MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 159 - Paying for AI with Monero from Tony Davis! Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ Tony and much more!

  • Anon Tech Revolution: Why and How with Rachel-Rose O'leary from DarkFi (Monerotopia23)

    March 20th, 2024  |  56 mins 18 secs
    anontechrevolution, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, darkfi, fungible, mexicocity, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, monerotopia23, privacy, privacycoin, rachelroseoleary, xmr

    Supporting us is easier than ever, by typing in MONEROTALK.CRYPTO into your monero.com or Cake Wallet send address field - to send us a tip! 😉

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    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente🎉🇲🇽 📜 May 5 - May7 in Mexico City! We had AMAZING Speakers lined up: freedom seekers on a mission to build out a true digital cash parallel economy outside of State control. This was not a number go up maxi fest!

    Speaker➡️: Rachel-Rose O'leary (Programmer at Darkfi)

  • Roman Sterlingov’s Bitcoin Fog conviction based on chain analysis sets dangerous precedent / EPI 304

    March 19th, 2024  |  53 mins 37 secs
    bitcoin, bitcoinfog, blockchain, blockchaintracingtools, crypto, cryptocurrency, financial, fungible, mikehassard, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, romansterlingov, torekeland, xmr

    TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews defense lawyers Tor Ekeland and Mike Hassard about the recent trial and conviction of their client Roman Sterlingov for allegedly operating the Bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog.

    They highlight how the government relied on circumstantial blockchain tracing analysis rather than direct evidence to make its case, the lack of standards with blockchain tracing tools, threats to financial privacy rights, next steps for appealing the case & much more!

  • LIVE from the Finney Forum in Dallas, Texas! News & MUCH More! EPI 158

    March 16th, 2024  |  2 hrs 12 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, csillabrimer, dalas, finneyforum, fungible, girlgonecrypto, justinberman, lukeparker, mikecustomtech, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, sethforprivacy, texas, xmr

    MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 158 - We are LIVE at the Finney Forum in Dallas, Texas! Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ Tux, Dev Report w/ Hundehausen special guests, SethForPrivacy, Mike Custom Tech and MUCH MORE!

  • Incognito Darknet Drugmarket Exit Scamming Developments with Sam Bent aka DoingFedTime / EPI 303

    March 14th, 2024  |  1 hr 20 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, darknet, decentralized, doingfedtime, fungible, incognito, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, sambent, xmr

    TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Sam Bent (aka DoingFedTime), an ex-darknet market vendor, about the recent shutdown of the Incognito darknet market.

    They discuss the incident details, analyze common issues with these markets, and explore ideas for more decentralized marketplaces.

  • Solving the Monero Ring Size with Amir Taaki (Monerotopia23)

    March 14th, 2024  |  45 mins 13 secs
    amirtaaki, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, mexicocity, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, monerotopia23, privacy, privacycoin, ringsize., xmr

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    OR DONATE HERE: www.monerotalk.live/donate or get Monerotopia24 tickets here: monerotopia.com

    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente May 5 - May7 in Mexico City! We had AMAZING Speakers lined up: freedom seekers on a mission to build out a true digital cash parallel economy outside of State control.

    Speakers: Amir Taaki (British-Iranian Anarchist Revolutionary, Hacktivist, and Programmer)

  • Monero vs. the Surveillance State w/ Blake Lovewell / EPI #302

    March 11th, 2024  |  1 hr 17 mins
    bitcoin, blakelovewell, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, cypherpunk, decentralization, delisting, exchange, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr

    TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Blake Lovewell a researcher, writer, and privacy advocate.

    The two discuss topics related to privacy, censorship resistance, decentralization, Bitcoin, Monero and the cypherpunk ideology. Blake covers his background researching macroeconomics, politics and technology. They examine increasing censorship attempts towards Monero, including recent exchange de-listings, as signs of success.

  • TXN count, Monero Blocks w/ ArticMine, News, Price & MUCH More! EPI #157

    March 10th, 2024  |  5 hrs 7 mins
    articmine, ath, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, kucoin, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, serainet, txn, xmr

    MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 157 - Monero Price Report with Bawdy, Monero Blocks w/ ArticMine, Co-host and News of the week w/ Tony, Special guest and MUCH MORE!

  • A Statistical Research Agenda for Monero with Rucknium (Monerotopia23)

    March 8th, 2024  |  24 mins 49 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotopia, monerotopia23, privacy, privacycoin, ruckniummonerotransaction, xmr, zcash

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    OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate

    Speaker: Rucknium (Empirical Microeconomist and Monero Research Lab Researcher)

    In this talk, Rucknium, an empirical microeconomist and cryptocurrency protocol researcher, presents a statistical research agenda for Monero – covering a range of topics, from enhancing Monero transaction speed to identifying vulnerabilities in cryptographic protocols, like Zcash and Monero's crypto note. The speaker emphasizes the critical need for robust statistical research to address privacy challenges. The episode concludes with a call to recruit more researchers and highlights the Magic Monero Fund's role in supporting open-source Monero research and development.

  • Episode 108: Privacy Is Our Dignity w/ Rafael LaVerde #Monerotopia23

    March 8th, 2024  |  45 mins 52 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, cakewallet, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptovigilante, decentralized, dollarvigilante, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, rafaellaverde, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente🎉🇲🇽 📜 May 5 - May7 in Mexico City! We had AMAZING Speakers lined up: freedom seekers on a mission to build out a true digital cash parallel economy outside of State control. This was not a number go up maxi fest!

    Speaker➡️: Rafael LaVerde (The Crypto Vigilante)

  • Monero Nodo with Abudllah Khan (Monerotopia23)

    March 5th, 2024  |  17 mins 15 secs
    abdullahkhan, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, moneronodo, monerotalk, monerotopia, nodo, privacy, privacycoin, xmr

    Supporting us is easier than ever, by typing in MONEROTALK.CRYPTO into your monero.com or Cake Wallet send address field - to send us a tip! 😉

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    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente🎉🇲🇽 📜 May 5 - May7 in Mexico City! We had AMAZING Speakers lined up: freedom seekers on a mission to build out a true digital cash parallel economy outside of State control. This was not a number go up maxi fest!

    Speaker➡️: Abudllah Khan (Co-founder and Developer of Monero Nodo)

  • Privacy in Focus ETH Denver w/ Luke Parker, SirJamz & Seth Estrada | EPI #301

    March 3rd, 2024  |  1 hr 18 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, eth, ethereum, fungible, kayabanerve, lukeparker, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, seraidex, seth, sirjamz, smartcontracts, xmr

    TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews SirJamz, Luke Parker, and Seth Estrada while they are attending the ETH Denver conference. SirJamz had spent all week onboarding ETH Denver attendees to Monero and linked up with Luke and Seth for a privacy-related chat.

    They discuss the latest developments in the Monero ecosystem and ultimately what Monero’s privacy and efficiency roadmap is, atomic swaps, Serai DEX, full membership proof update, some respected privacy coin projects, and even touch upon the hypothetical concept of private smart contracts on Monero.

  • Finney Forum w/ Ragnar! - Monero Price Report, News & More! | EPI #156

    March 3rd, 2024  |  3 hrs 44 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, finneyforum, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, niagarafalls, privacy, privacycoin, ragnarlifthrasir, satoshi, trocador, xmr

    MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 156 - Finney Forum w/ Ragnar + Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ Tony, and MUCH MORE!

  • Against Monero Maximalism with Seth For Privacy (Monerotopia23)

    March 1st, 2024  |  1 hr 10 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, maximalism, mexicocity, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, monerotopia23, privacy, privacycoin, sethforprivacy, xmr

    Supporting us is easier than ever, by typing in MONEROTALK.CRYPTO into your monero.com or Cake Wallet send address field - to send us a tip! 😉

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    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente🎉🇲🇽 📜 May 5 - May7 in Mexico City! We had AMAZING Speakers lined up: freedom seekers on a mission to build out a true digital cash parallel economy outside of State control. This was not a number go up maxi fest!

    Speaker➡️: Seth For Privacy (Host of Opt Out Podcast)