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

  • Is ASIC resistance futile with Kristy Leigh Minehan

    March 23rd, 2019  |  1 hr 10 mins
    asic, asicresistant, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, kristyleighminehan, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    We discuss proof of work and Monero's strategy for preserving a decentralized mining network to remain as censorship resistant digital cash. Is ASIC resistance futile?

  • Mitchell Krawiec-Thayer, PH.D of the Monero Research Lab

    March 16th, 2019  |  1 hr 7 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, dynamicblocksize, mitchellkrawiecthayer, monero, moneronews, moneroresearchlab, noncesenserearch, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    A chat with Mitchell Krawiec-Thayer of the Monero Research lab on his involvement in Monero, an explanation of dynamic blocksize and the recent upgrades made to avoid Big Bang attacks, and his opinion on some of the big questions in Monero Land.

  • Monero Coffee Chat - 2019.03.09

    March 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 58 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, march9hardfork, monero, monerocoffeechat, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
  • Will Bitcoin ever have to raise the 21 million supply cap?

    March 7th, 2019  |  54 mins 15 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, brian_trollz, btccoincap, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, mattluongo, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    Round table w/ Matt Luongo (Founder @thesis_co) & @brian_trollz (of @blockdigest) to discuss the pros & cons of Bitcoin's capped coin supply vs. other methods like Monero's disinflationary emission curve!

  • Monero Network Upgrade and Cake Wallet updates with Knife of Pi

    March 1st, 2019  |  30 mins 49 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, cakewallet, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, knifeofpi, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, updates, xmr, xmrnews

    We talk with Knife of Pi of the Cake Wallet Team on the new features they just added to Cake, like the icloud backup option. We also chat about Monero's upcoming March 9th Network upgrade.

  • Breaking Monero Episode 10: Public Mining Pools

    February 25th, 2019  |  19 mins 55 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, breakingmonero, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, publicminingpools, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    Public mining pools provide a service to miners, but they also reveal a lot of output information that observers can use to learn more about transactions. Sarang and Justin discuss the impact of these and ways users can optionally reduce their exposure to these risks.

  • MoneroBox is a super simple Monero full node

    February 22nd, 2019  |  42 mins 20 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, jasonwong, monero, monerobox, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, remotenode, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    We talk with Jason Wong about the super simple zero configuration Monero Full Node he has created. Now anyone can purchase and run a full node with just a quick plug-in.

  • What is Wownero? With lead developer @JWgealt

    February 15th, 2019  |  52 mins 26 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, wownero, xmr, xmrnews

    What is Wownero and should the Monero community care about it?
    With John W. Murphy aka @jwgealt

  • Monero Coffee Chat - 2019.02.09

    February 9th, 2019  |  56 mins 37 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, monero, monerocoffeechat, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews
  • OpenBazaar & Monero a shared ethos w/ Brian Hoffman and Co.

    February 8th, 2019  |  1 hr 4 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, brianhoffman, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptoshops, decentralized, mikegreenberg, monero, moneronews, ob1, openbazaar, openmarket, openmarketplace, privacy, privacycoin, steviezollo, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    We talk with Brian Hoffman and his OB1 team, Stevie Zollo & Mike Greenberg on why open marketplaces like OpenBazaar and digital cash like Monero are necessary to preserve open and free societies in this internet age.

  • Breaking Monero Episode 09 Poisoned Outputs (EAE Attack)

    February 8th, 2019  |  31 mins 41 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, breakingmonero, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, monero, moneronews, poisonedoutputs, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    Monero's ring signatures provide plausible deniability, but they aren't perfect. We model examples where two colluding parties 'E' attempt to learn information about an individual 'A.' By sending outputs to individuals and tracing their transaction graphs, these colluding parties may perform powerful statistical tests to learn significant information, especially for repeated transactions where they would not normally occur by chance.

  • Breaking Monero Episode 08 - Timing Attacks

    February 5th, 2019  |  17 mins 22 secs
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    Information on when users run nodes, sync wallets, and send transactions can be used to learn more about Monero users. We discuss some of the network topography concerns and offer some ways for users to mitigate their exposure to timing heuristics.

  • LIVE STREAM of NYC Meetup 2/2/19 Sponsored by Cake Wallet & Monero Talk w/ special guest Justin Ehrenhofer

    February 2nd, 2019  |  1 hr 21 mins
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    Live Streaming of New York City Monero Enthusiasts and Doers Meetup on February 2, 2019. Sponsored by Cake Wallet & Monero Talk with special guest Justin Ehrenhofer!

  • Should Bill Gates donate to the Monero project? w/ Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation

    February 1st, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins
    alexgladstein, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, humanrightsfoundation, liberty, monero, moneronews, moneroproject, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    We ask Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation if we should worry about Bitcoin becoming a surveillance tool and why aren't those who laud Bitcoin for its liberating potential also focused on helping the Monero project, when it appears to be a truer form of digital cash?

  • Benjamin Earl Turner & Abteen Bagheri on their video JA RULE and Monero

    January 31st, 2019  |  59 mins 55 secs
    benjaminearlturner, bitcoin, blockchain, creativefreedom, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, jarulevideomonero, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    Joining us is Benjamin Earl Turner, a very talented up and coming music artist, and his director, Abteen Bagheri who together recently released a video called "JA RULE". The music video, which is from Benjamin's EP titled "FUCK", is riddled with crypto and in particularly Monero references.

  • Monero Coffee Chat - 2019.01.26

    January 26th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min
    bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, monero, monerocoffeechat, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

    Monero Coffee Chat