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

  • 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 ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ 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 ๐ŸŽ™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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    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 ๐ŸŽ™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 ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ 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 โ€“ 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 Gente๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ“œ 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!

    Speakerโžก๏ธ: 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! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ“œ 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!

    Speakerโžก๏ธ: 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 ๐ŸŽ™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 Moneroโ€™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 ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ 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! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ“œ 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!

    Speakerโžก๏ธ: Seth For Privacy (Host of Opt Out Podcast)

  • Binance Delisting Party! - Monero Price Report, News & More! | EPI #155

    February 20th, 2024  |  3 hrs 14 mins
    binance, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, delisting, fungible, hackathon, monero, monerokon, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr

    MONEROTOPIA ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ EPISODE 155 - Binance Delisting Party! + Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ Tony, and MUCH MORE!

  • ShopInBit and the Monero Circular Economy w/ Lando Rothbardian | Epi #300

    February 16th, 2024  |  1 hr 42 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, delisting, exchange, fungible, landorothbardian, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, shopinbit, xmr

    TODAY'S ๐ŸŽ™SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Lando Rothbardian, CEO of online retailer ShopInBit, which accepts Bitcoin and Monero for payment.

    The discussion explores Lando's background, how ShopInBit started accepting Monero, Monero privacy protections, ShopInBit product offerings, the impacts of exchange delistings, business expansion plans & much more!

  • Binance delists XMR, BasicSwap steps in as an Atomic Swap-based unstoppable on-ramp w/ Dr. Kapil | Epi #299

    February 12th, 2024  |  1 hr 49 mins
    basicswap, bitcoin, blockchain, cg, crypto, cryptocurrency, dex, fungible, kapil, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr

    TODAY'S ๐ŸŽ™SHOW: Douglas Tuman catches up with Dr. Kapil and CG of the BasicSwap team. Basicswap participated in last years MoneroTopia and we hope to have them again this year in Argentina.

    In this episode they discuss the progress that has been made since presenting at MoneroTopia23, the latest functionality and the roadmap of the BasicSwap decentralized exchange (DEX). They provide an overview of the team, the atomic swap implementation that basic swap uses, user experience, and plans to improve accessibility.

    Key metrics about usage and liquidity are shared, as well as thoughts on driving adoption into the future. Special thanks to BasicSwap for being one of the first to build the decentralized bridges Monero needs to flourish, in-spite of the delistings from centralized exchanges.

  • MoneroTopia EPI #154 - Monero Price Report, News & More!

    February 10th, 2024  |  3 hrs 32 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, cbdc, crypto, cryptocurrency, development, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, news, obama, pricereport, privacy, privacycoin, putin, xmr

    MONEROTOPIA ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ EPISODE 154 - Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ tuxsudo, and MUCH MORE!

  • A Holistic Security Analysis of Monero Transactions with Dr. Julian Loss (Monerotopia23)

    February 8th, 2024  |  40 mins 22 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, julianloss, mexicocity, monero, monerotansactions, monerotopia, monerotopia23, privacy, privacycoin, securityanalysis, 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! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi

    Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ“œ 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!

    Speakerโžก๏ธ: Dr. Julian Loss (Faculty at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Germany)