Monero Talk

Privacy is Pro-National Security w/ J.W. Verret | EPI 310

May 12th, 2024  |  1 hr 3 mins

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TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews J.W. Verret, a practicing lawyer and law professor at George Mason University.

J.W. discusses his role as an expert witness in the Roman Sterlingov trial, where he argued that Sterlingov could not have allegedly ran Bitcoin Fog. J.W. and Doug also talk about the implications of the government's recent overreach related to privacy and cryptocurrency technology by exploring the indictments against Tornado Cash and Samurai Wallet.

Hear about who in the US Congress are allies in the movement to normalize privacy and the potential hope Monero provides to resist increasing government infringement on privacy.

Crypto Swaps w/ WizardSwap! Price, News & MUCH More! | EPI 164

May 4th, 2024  |  3 hrs 27 mins

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MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 164 - Guest with new sponsor WizardSwap, Price Report w/ BawdyAnarchist, News of the week w/ Tony and much more!

The Imminent Threat of CBDCs w/ Aaron Day | EPI 309

April 29th, 2024  |  1 hr 36 mins

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TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Aaron Day - an author, activist, and former presidential candidate. Aaron discusses the potential threat of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and the need for decentralized alternatives.

He also covers the history and motivations behind the push for CBDCs and just how close we may be to seeing them implemented. They explore the challenges faced by existing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in terms of scalability, privacy, and resistance to government control.

The conversation highlights the importance of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies like Monero, to create a parallel economy as an alternative to CBDCs. They also discuss strategies for onboarding people to preserve individual liberties in the face of potential digital tyranny.

Samourai Wallet SHUT DOWN? w/ Seth For Privacy & ArticMine, Price, News & MUCH More! | EPI 163

April 28th, 2024  |  4 hrs 29 mins

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MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 163 - Samourai Wallet Shut Down w/ Guests Seth for Privacy & Francisco Cabanas (ArticMine), Price Report w/ BawdyAnarchist, News of the week w/ Tony and much more!

In Defense of the Zcash Development Fund with Ian Sagstetter #Monerotopia23

April 25th, 2024  |  47 mins 15 secs

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Speaker: Ian Sagstetter (Zcash Contributor)

Private Assets and Tokens: Spats a New Design with Sarang #Monerotopia23

April 23rd, 2024  |  39 mins 10 secs

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Speaker: Sarang Noether (Monero Research Contributor)

Monero 10th Birthday Celebration! w/ Recanman, Price Report, News & MUCH More! EPI 162

April 19th, 2024  |  3 hrs 21 mins

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MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 162 - Monero 10th Birthday Celebration w/ Guest Recanman, Price Report w/ BawdyAnarchist, News of the week w/ Tux and much more!

Full Chain Membership Proofs and Beyond w/ Luke Parker aka KayabaNerve | EPI 308

April 16th, 2024  |  2 hrs 9 mins

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TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode Douglas Tuman interviews Luke Parker (aka "KayabaNerve”) as part of a Monerotopia segment. Normally we don’t publish the MoneroTopia special guest segments as a MoneroTalk, but this one is not to be missed!

Luke offers some mind bending insights into the development, implementation , and implications of Full Chain Membership Proofs (FCMPs). Luke describes what he sees as being the path toward implementing them into Monero prior to the Seraphis upgrade. They cover the potential timeline for implementation, with Luke aiming to have it ready within six months, and the possibility of presenting the completed work at the next Monerotopia conference!

MoneroTopia Episode 161 - Price, Dev, News & MUCH More!

April 14th, 2024  |  3 hrs 38 mins

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MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 161 - Price Report w/ BawdyAnarchist, News of the week w/ Tony + Development Segment w/ Hundehausen and much more!

Part II of The Future of Zano & the Cryptonote Protocol w/ Andrey Sabelnikov | EPI 307

April 9th, 2024  |  47 mins 39 secs

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TODAY'S SHOW: In part two of Douglas Tuman’s interview with Andrey starts with a discussion about cryptonote white paper author, Nicolas van Saberhagen, aka the Satoshi of Monero, and his potential thoughts on Monero and Zano and what he may think about how the CryptoNote protocol has evolved since inventing it.

The conversation delves into Zano's confidential assets feature and use cases such as creating a privacy-focused stable coin and decentralized bridges for exchanging assets from other blockchains. They also cover regulatory challenges and the project developments that make Monero and Zano censorship resistant.