web01.fireside.fm Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:56:19 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Monero Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Ethanlou” https://www.monerotalk.live/tags/ethanlou Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0300 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: 88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi en-us episodic Is Monero the truest cryptocurrency? Monero Talk 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: 88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi no bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, monero, privacy, privacycoin, xmr, fungible, monerotalk,monerotopia Monero Talk monerotalklive@gmail.com Ethan Lou on his Crypto Journey to North Korea https://www.monerotalk.live/ethan-lou-on-his-crypto-journey-to-north-korea 38a12bf1-78db-490b-8b54-84e577921553 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0300 Monero Talk full Monero Talk TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Ethan Lou, a reporter, author and early crypto adopter. Ethans writings on crypto have been featured in publications such as The Guardian,The Washington Post and Reuters. Ethan reached out to Monero Talk to help get the word out on his latest book ( Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West ) where he details his adventures in crypto. From buying his first crypto in 2013, to winding up in North Korea alongside Virgil Griffith, who recently pleaded guilty to a Conspiracy Charge in the North Korean Sanctions Case against him. The two also discuss how Monero was the first coin he mined because of its low barrier to entry and how the development of China's CBDC is revealing the need for a true digital cash like Monero. 55:00 no If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much! XMR Donations Accepted (type in MoneroTalk.crypto in your CakeWallet send address field): 49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL OR you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans! Check out our new Gratutias Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJq-SzAlow TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Ethan Lou, a reporter, author and early crypto adopter. Ethans writings on crypto have been featured in publications such as The Guardian,The Washington Post and Reuters. Ethan reached out to Monero Talk to help get the word out on his latest book ( Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West ) where he details his adventures in crypto. From buying his first crypto in 2013, to winding up in North Korea alongside Virgil Griffith, who recently pleaded guilty to a Conspiracy Charge in the North Korean Sanctions Case against him. The two also discuss how Monero was the first coin he mined because of its low barrier to entry and how the development of China's CBDC is revealing the need for a true digital cash like Monero. ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:14 - Monero Talk Starts, Ethan's Book 3:18 - Ethans' book, Meeting ETH cofounder, to North Korea 4:29 - Getting First Bitcoin 9:24 - Appreciating the technology of crypto 10:43 - Why Ethan went to North Korea? 14:20 - Ethans thoughts on Virgil Griffith 21:14 - How Ethan's experience in NK affected his view of crypto. 25:07 - Is the public getting used to the disruptive aspects of crypto 30:48 - General Public's awareness of Crypto 32:14 - Valuing Privacy 35:11 - Crypto Conferences, Monerotopia 38:50 - First Monero Experience, Mining 41:03 - China Banning Crypto Mining 43:58 - Can Chinese come to realize Monero's potential 48:53 - Writing background 49:55 - The challenge to receive crypto payments for Ethan's book 🔗Links: Ethans Website: https://ethanlou.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethan_Lou 🚨SPONSOR: Cake Wallet, the first open-source Monero (& now Bitcoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake ;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Website: https://cakewallet.io/ iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wallet-for-xmr-monero/id1334702542 Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cakewallet.cakewallet&hl=enUS 🚨SPONSOR: Sweetwater Digital Asset Consulting: Connecting new money with old money since 2018. Website: https://sweetwater.consulting 🚨SPONSOR: ChangeNOW: a Limitless Crypto Exchange Website: https://changenow.io/ Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 Listen & Reach out to us: 🎧PODCAST: ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live 📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com Get 🤓😎Social with us: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk/ HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk/ bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews,cakewallet,sweetwaterdigitalconsulting,changenow,ethanlou,onceabitcoinminer,virgilgriffith

If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much!

XMR Donations Accepted (type in MoneroTalk.crypto in your CakeWallet send address field):
49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL

OR

you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans!

Check out our new Gratutias Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJq-SzAlow

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Ethan Lou, a reporter, author and early crypto adopter. Ethans writings on crypto have been featured in publications such as The Guardian,The Washington Post and Reuters.

Ethan reached out to Monero Talk to help get the word out on his latest book ( Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West ) where he details his adventures in crypto. From buying his first crypto in 2013, to winding up in North Korea alongside Virgil Griffith, who recently pleaded guilty to a Conspiracy Charge in the North Korean Sanctions Case against him.

The two also discuss how Monero was the first coin he mined because of its low barrier to entry and how the development of China's CBDC is revealing the need for a true digital cash like Monero.

⏱Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:14 - Monero Talk Starts, Ethan's Book
3:18 - Ethans' book, Meeting ETH cofounder, to North Korea
4:29 - Getting First Bitcoin
9:24 - Appreciating the technology of crypto
10:43 - Why Ethan went to North Korea?
14:20 - Ethans thoughts on Virgil Griffith
21:14 - How Ethan's experience in NK affected his view of crypto.
25:07 - Is the public getting used to the disruptive aspects of crypto
30:48 - General Public's awareness of Crypto
32:14 - Valuing Privacy
35:11 - Crypto Conferences, Monerotopia
38:50 - First Monero Experience, Mining
41:03 - China Banning Crypto Mining
43:58 - Can Chinese come to realize Monero's potential
48:53 - Writing background
49:55 - The challenge to receive crypto payments for Ethan's book

🔗Links:
Ethans Website: https://ethanlou.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethan_Lou

🚨SPONSOR:
Cake Wallet, the first open-source Monero (& now Bitcoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake ;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app!
Website: https://cakewallet.io/
iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wallet-for-xmr-monero/id1334702542
Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cakewallet.cake_wallet&hl=en_US

🚨SPONSOR:
Sweetwater Digital Asset Consulting: Connecting new money with old money since 2018.
Website: https://sweetwater.consulting

🚨SPONSOR:
ChangeNOW: a Limitless Crypto Exchange
Website: https://changenow.io/

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀

Listen & Reach out to us:
🎧PODCAST:
ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4
GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo
STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck
WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live
📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com

Get 🤓😎Social with us:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk/
HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk/

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If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much!

XMR Donations Accepted (type in MoneroTalk.crypto in your CakeWallet send address field):
49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL

OR

you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans!

Check out our new Gratutias Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJq-SzAlow

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Ethan Lou, a reporter, author and early crypto adopter. Ethans writings on crypto have been featured in publications such as The Guardian,The Washington Post and Reuters.

Ethan reached out to Monero Talk to help get the word out on his latest book ( Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West ) where he details his adventures in crypto. From buying his first crypto in 2013, to winding up in North Korea alongside Virgil Griffith, who recently pleaded guilty to a Conspiracy Charge in the North Korean Sanctions Case against him.

The two also discuss how Monero was the first coin he mined because of its low barrier to entry and how the development of China's CBDC is revealing the need for a true digital cash like Monero.

⏱Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:14 - Monero Talk Starts, Ethan's Book
3:18 - Ethans' book, Meeting ETH cofounder, to North Korea
4:29 - Getting First Bitcoin
9:24 - Appreciating the technology of crypto
10:43 - Why Ethan went to North Korea?
14:20 - Ethans thoughts on Virgil Griffith
21:14 - How Ethan's experience in NK affected his view of crypto.
25:07 - Is the public getting used to the disruptive aspects of crypto
30:48 - General Public's awareness of Crypto
32:14 - Valuing Privacy
35:11 - Crypto Conferences, Monerotopia
38:50 - First Monero Experience, Mining
41:03 - China Banning Crypto Mining
43:58 - Can Chinese come to realize Monero's potential
48:53 - Writing background
49:55 - The challenge to receive crypto payments for Ethan's book

🔗Links:
Ethans Website: https://ethanlou.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethan_Lou

🚨SPONSOR:
Cake Wallet, the first open-source Monero (& now Bitcoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake ;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app!
Website: https://cakewallet.io/
iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wallet-for-xmr-monero/id1334702542
Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cakewallet.cake_wallet&hl=en_US

🚨SPONSOR:
Sweetwater Digital Asset Consulting: Connecting new money with old money since 2018.
Website: https://sweetwater.consulting

🚨SPONSOR:
ChangeNOW: a Limitless Crypto Exchange
Website: https://changenow.io/

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀

Listen & Reach out to us:
🎧PODCAST:
ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4
GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo
STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck
WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live
📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com

Get 🤓😎Social with us:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk/
HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk/

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