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
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Jeremy Kauffman: CEO of LBRY, the Decentralized YouTube
February 11th, 2021 | 56 mins 29 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, jeremykauffman, lbry, monero, moneronews, opensource, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Jeremy Kauffman, CEO & founder of LBRY, a decentralized open source version of YouTube.
Jeremey discusses why he created the platform, what it is, if the recent censorship and de-platforming of important figures has caused a boost in users and the design decisions required to keep the platform decentralized and user friendly all at the same time.
He also explains how the system works, why a token architecture was chosen for its platform and how LBRY gives users complete ownership of their content.
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Peter McCormack: Why Bitcoin's Fungibility Issue Shouldn’t be Attacked by Monero Enthusiasts
February 2nd, 2021 | 57 mins 3 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, defiance, monero, moneronews, petermccormack, privacy, privacycoin, technology, whatbitcoindid, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Peter McCormick, creator and host of the most successful bitcoin podcast — What Bitcoin Did.
Peter opens with declaring his admiration for Monero despite being a Bitcoiner first and foremost. The conversation becomes a bit contentious as expected, with Doug pushing Peter on what he sees as bitcoin’s flaws. Peter was reluctant to argue the technical features of bitcoin v monero but he was a great sport and we hope to have him
back on soon with technical experts to get deeper into the weeds of these digital cash protocols.Perhaps the most revealing moment was Peter admitting that Bitcoin may have a fungibility problem after doing some googling during the show. The takeaway being, If you are new to this space don’t only listen to talking heads in cryptoland, like Doug or Peter, in trying to figure out what crypto’s have real value. Rather, Do your own research to understand what technical features are vital to a cryptocurrency, understand what risks exist for each, and invest accordingly.
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Cryptocurrency Regulations with Simon Lelieveldt
January 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, fincen, fintech, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, regulation, regulatoryconsultant, simonlelieveldt, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Simon Lelieveldt, a Regulatory Consultant for Payments and Blockchain
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Monero's Organic Growth w/ Core Team Member ArticMine
January 17th, 2021 | 1 hr 16 mins
articmine, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, fincen, monero, moneronews, moneropolicyworkinggroup, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Francisco Cabanas..aka ArticMine. For those of you that are new to Monero, Francisco is the man! He is a Monero Core Team member that has been actively researching and investing in cryptocurrencies since 2011. He holds a phd in physics and is an expert in the field of cryptocurrency scaling — specifically Monero’s elegant dynamic blocksize architecture. He is also at the forefront of understanding how regulators will likely deal with crypto.
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OnlyFans star Aella on Monero
January 13th, 2021 | 41 mins 34 secs
aella, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, knowingless, monero, moneronews, onlyfans, privacy, privacycoin, sexworker, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Aella an OnlyFans pornography star and early cryptocurrency enthusiast and believer who has recently been mentioning Monero on Twitter.
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Monero Talk Price Report: Has XMR bottomed out against BTC & how high will it go?
January 10th, 2021 | 30 mins 31 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, dollervigilante, monero, moneronews, moneropricereport, mrx, privacy, privacycoin, technology, thecrytovigilante, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙Monero Talk Price Report: Mr X of Cryptovigilante tells if XMR has bottomed out against BTC and how high will it go?
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PART 2: Lee Clagett: On the frontlines of the war against Monero
January 6th, 2021 | 40 mins 26 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, leeclagett, monero, moneroattack, monerodev, monerodeveloper, monerofirstattack2020, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrattackpart2, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman continues his conversation with Lee Clagett about the network attacks against Monero.
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PART 1: Lee Clagett: On the frontlines of the war against Monero
January 3rd, 2021 | 49 mins 38 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, leeclagett, monero, moneroattack, monerodev, monerodeveloper, monerofirstattack2020, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: In part 1 of our 2 part interview, Douglas Tuman discusses the ongoing network attacks against Monero with Lee Clagett, a prolific Monero developer.
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FinCEN’s attack on Crypto with Fight for the Future: Evan Greer & Joe Thornton
December 29th, 2020 | 51 mins 19 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptoregulation, decentralized, evangreer, fightforthefuture, fincen, joethornton, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, regulation, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Deputy Director, Evan Greer and video producer Joe Thornton of fight for the future, a non profit organization that fights for internet freedom.
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Comply First: Regulatory Compliance in Crypto with Justin Ehrenhofer and Robby Dermody
December 22nd, 2020 | 1 hr 26 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, compliance, complyfirst, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptoregulation, decentralized, justinehrenhofer, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, regulation, robbydermody, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Justin Ehrenhofer and Robby Dermody on the launch of Comply First, an initiative that focuses on providing compliance guidance & resources around privacy preserving cryptocurrencies.
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Post-Quantum: Monero Update
December 13th, 2020 | 58 mins 33 secs
adamcorbo, bitcoin, blockchain, brandongoodell, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, mitchellkrawiec-thayer, monero, moneronews, postquantum, privacy, privacycoin, quantumcomputers, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: We’re back from running for US Congress in NY’s 4th congressional district. Tuman didn’t win but got much closer than most expected. Douglas ran on a passion for providing and preserving liberty for all — the same passion that drives Doug and Sunita to run this show.
This week, Doug speaks with Mitchell Krawiec-Thayer, Brandon Goodell and Adam Corbo on the results of their recent research proposal, post-quantum strategies for Monero.
Mitchell, Brandon and Adam discuss their quantum computer research in-depth and which crypto is more susceptible to quantum attacks. They identified a variety of vulnerabilities and mitigations that users can employ to protect themselves today.
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Privacy in Cryptocurrency
October 5th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, grin, monero, moneronews, pivx, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman participates in Crypto Mood’s “Privacy in Cryptocurrency” Panel discussion along side Paouky, a Grin contributor, Crypto_C who specializes in governance at PIVX and host of Crypto Mood, Aleks.
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Dr. Daniel Kim: Sound Money, Safe Mode
September 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, danielkim, decentralized, defcon2020, drdanielkim, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, soundmoney, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Dr. Daniel Kim, founder and CEO of Sweetwater Digital Asset Consulting LLC. Doug and Dr. Kim discuss his recent talk: Monero: sound money safe mode at the Defcon Monero Village, the difference between privacy and secrecy, the importance to decouple the individual from the technology and how Monero preserves individual control, liberty and rights.
They both argue how Monero is misunderstood on only being used for nefarious purposes & how we must fight to properly define ourselves to ensure our liberty in the digital age. Monero promotes innovation which is a core American value
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Joel Gugger: Monero Atomic Swaps Update
August 3rd, 2020 | 38 mins 37 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, joelgugger, monero, moneroatomicswaps, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Douglas Tuman interviews Joel Gugger, a security engineer researching Monero Atomic Swaps. Doug and Joel discuss the recent CCS research proposal and how they were able to prove that it is possible to implement and replace the current zero knowledge proof mentioned in our last interview at the 36C3, with a new and more efficient cryptographic primitive all while still achieving the same goal of trustlessly and anonymously converting monero to bitcoin and vice versa. They also chat about the critical steps & what needs to be done moving forward to help bring the project to fruition.
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Amir Khazaieli and Brad Yasar: A Miner & Bitcoin OG on Monero
July 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 13 mins
alphamine, amirkhazaieli, bitcoin, blockchain, bradyasar, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, fathhome, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Amir Khazaieli CEO of Alphamine and Brad Yasar an OG bitcoiner since 2009 and influential investor in the cryptocurrency space. Doug, Amir and Brad discuss bitcoin maximalism, if Monero is living up to its value proposition of being a tool that is decentralized, censorship resistant, unconfiscatable, if it does it better than other crytocurrencies. They also talk about Monero vs. Bitcoin mining and if privacy and fungibility are critical features for cryptocurrencies to achieve digital gold status.
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Leonhard Weese: Monero in Hong Kong
July 19th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
bitcoin, bitcoinassociation, bitcoinassociationhongkong, bitcoinmagazine, blockchain, coindesk, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, forbes, leonhardweese, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Leonhard Weese, president at The Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong