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How Bulletproofs Research Could Make Monero Transactions Smaller, Faster & More Private | EPI 390
July 24th, 2026 | 42 mins 10 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, bulletproofstar, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptography, emanuelescala, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk Douglas Tuman welcomes Emanuele Scala, a cryptography researcher specializing in zero-knowledge proofs and scalable privacy technologies, to discuss his Bulletproof Star research and its potential impact on Monero.
The conversation explores how Bulletproof Star builds upon the original Bulletproofs protocol used by Monero, with the goal of significantly reducing proof sizes while maintaining the trustless privacy guarantees that distinguish Monero from systems relying on trusted setup assumptions. Emanuele explains his academic background, the motivation behind his research, and the technical tradeoffs involved in designing more efficient cryptographic proofs. The episode concludes with a broader discussion of future research directions and why advances in proof systems could make Monero transactions smaller, faster, and more scalable over time.