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What’s happening with Tari? Naveen Spark on Building Privacy Beyond Money | EPI 395

September 20th, 2026

1 hr 36 mins 47 secs

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TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman speaks with Naveen Spark, a main Tari contributor, to discuss the current privacy-coin landscape like Monero’s grassroots development model and the renewed attention around Zcash.

They then deep dive into Tari, including its upcoming November Layer 2 launch, the transition toward community governance through the Tari Council, programmable confidentiality, privacy-preserving applications, mining, and the role of proof-of-work. The conversation also covers Tari’s broader ecosystem and the community building around the project.

TIMESTAMPS:
(00:04:00) Overview of The Privacycoin Landscape
(00:10:19) What Is Tari Trying to Be?
(00:15:58) Tari’s Transition to Community Governance
(00:21:01) Tari Tokenomics & Token Unlocks
(00:26:45) Tari Wallets, Cake Wallet & Ecosystem Infrastructure
(00:31:49) Building Private Applications on Tari
(00:39:51) Tari’s Potential Killer Apps
(00:45:47) Privacy, Stablecoins & Programmable Confidentiality
(00:50:06) Tari Privacy vs. Monero
(00:59:53) Tari Mining & Its Four Proof-of-Work Lanes
(01:07:31) AI Security, Auditing & Decentralized Development
(01:11:28) Fluffy Pony & Tari’s Origins
(01:21:22) Tari Community, Growth & Future Potential
(01:30:55) Yats & Tari’s Future Identity Layer
(01:35:57) Closing Remarks

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