Monero Talk

Andrey Sabelnikov on the Significance of Zano’s Upcoming Hard Fork 6 | EPI 393

August 20th, 2026  |  1 hr 41 mins

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TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman speaks with Andrey Sabelnikov, founder of Zano and original developer of the CryptoNote codebase, about how the rise of AI is changing blockchain security and software development. Sabelnikov explains how Zano began using AI-assisted auditing to uncover vulnerabilities—including an old emission bug—and how the team has built automated testing systems around increasingly capable AI models.

The conversation then turns to Zano’s upcoming Hard Fork 6, gateway addresses, confidential assets, its planned execution layer, and the transition toward proof of stake. Douglas and Andrey also compare Zano and Monero, discuss the future of privacy coins, proof-of-work versus proof-of-stake, and the challenge of making financial privacy more widely accepted without the stigma currently attached to privacy technology.

SimpleX Chat! + Price, News & More! | EPI 274

August 16th, 2026  |  2 hrs 30 mins

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MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #274 Use SimpleX Chat for privacy! + Price, News of the week, with special guest Evgny & More!

The Criminalization of Privacy: Brazil's Monero Precedent | EPI 392

August 15th, 2026  |  1 hr 12 mins

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TODAY'S SHOW: This episdoe of MoneroTalk examines the ongoing legal case against Joseph “The Parrot” in Brazil and what it could mean for privacy advocates and Monero users around the world. Guests rsmith, who worked on documentation for Joseph’s projects, and Low Point Goat, a close friend and supporter, explain the allegations, the international involvement in the investigation, and the financial and legal challenges facing Joseph’s family.

The conversation expands into the relationship between Monero, cash, privacy, decentralization, and individual self-determination, including how Monero’s growing regulatory isolation could affect adoption.

MoneroTopia EPI 273! + Price, News & More! | EPI 273

August 9th, 2026  |  2 hrs 53 mins

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MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #273 Price, News of the Week & More!

Self-Custody Best Practices, Cake Wallet, and Monero with Seth for Privacy | EPI 391

August 8th, 2026  |  1 hr 59 mins

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TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode Seth for Privacy joins Douglas Tuman to discuss his recent deep dive into AI, particularly privacy-preserving ways to use AI while paying with Monero. The conversation then moves into Monero development, Zcash and its privacy tradeoffs, ASIC resistance and RandomX, tail emission and dynamic block size, and the current state of quantum-resistant cryptography.

Seth also discusses Monero's decentralized funding and governance model, potential attacks against the Monero community, wallet security, and the promising performance improvements being explored through Cuprate.

MoneroTopia EPI 272! + Price, News & More! | EPI 272

August 2nd, 2026  |  3 hrs 5 mins

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MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #272 Price, News of the Week & More!

MoneroTopia EPI 271! + Price, News & More! | EPI 271

July 27th, 2026  |  3 hrs 28 mins

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MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #271 Price, News of the Week & More!

How Bulletproofs Research Could Make Monero Transactions Smaller, Faster & More Private | EPI 390

July 24th, 2026  |  42 mins 10 secs

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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.

MoneroTopia EPI 270! + Price, News & More! | EPI 270

July 12th, 2026  |  1 hr 22 mins

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MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #270 Price, News of the Week & More!

Monero: The Best Money on the Market — with DHC | EPI 389

July 10th, 2026  |  1 hr 16 mins

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TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman is joined by DHC, a Monero advocate, investor, and independent writer, whose recent essay explaining the value proposition of Monero sparked widespread discussion within the community.

They explore why Monero continues to stand apart as digital cash, discussing merchant adoption, real-world commerce, mining economics, network security, the recent Qubic attack, decentralized exchanges, and the importance of growing a circular Monero economy. DHC argues that expanding real utility—not speculation—is what will ultimately drive Monero's long-term success.