Monero Talk

Juraj Bednar on Monero & Zcash | EPI 364

October 16th, 2025  |  1 hr 45 mins

bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, dex, fungible, jurajbednar, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr, zcash

TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, host Douglas Tuman speaks with Juraj, a self-described “shaman” of the crypto world who bridges different blockchain communities. Together, they dive into the contrasts and common ground between Monero and Zcash, exploring both the technical and cultural dynamics of the leading privacy coins.

Juraj discusses Zcash’s growing DEX integrations through Zashi Wallet and Near Intents, while Doug shares his experience with a failed swap attempt. They compare this with Monero’s ongoing DEX efforts like Sarai and potential Thorchain integration, highlighting the shared goal of improving usability and interoperability.

The two also unpack each project’s funding models, mining approaches, and community cultures, debating decentralization, security, and the future of privacy in crypto. Juraj emphasizes that real adoption often depends more on social dynamics than technical merit, and that long-term holders give privacy coins their true value.

Is Bitcoin’s censorship resistance failing? w/ Juraj Bednár EPI #294

December 28th, 2023  |  1 hr 34 mins

bitcoin, blockchain, censorship, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, hacking, jurajbednar, miningpool, monero, monerotalk, privacy, privacycoin, xmr

TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Juraj Bednár, an OG Crypto anarchist and entrepreneur active in the Bitcoin and hacking communities.

Together they discuss censorship of certain Bitcoin transactions such as coinjoin, what would happen if a group of censoring mining pools would exceed 50% of the hash rate, how Monero’s total fungibility gives centralized actors deniability when questioned by the government compared to Bitcoin, possible solutions to Bitcoin’s fees and scaling problems, whether Bitcoin is living up to its crypto Anarchist roots and more!

Juraj Bednar: on Bitcoin Mining Censorship

May 8th, 2021  |  1 hr 52 mins

bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized, jurajbednar, monero, moneronews, privacy, privacycoin, technology, xmr, xmrnews

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Juraj Bednar, an entrepreneur, hacker, and explorer with a passion for increasing liberty in his and others lives—most famously through his cofounding of para-lelna polis.

Juraj is an early bitcoiner and monero enthusiast who has a deep understanding of the true purpose of cryptocurrency, which he discusses in his podcasts and blogs.

In this episode Doug and Juraj talk about many bitcoin and monero related topics but focus mainly on his blog titled “How could regulators, successfully introduce bitcoin censorship and other dystopias”.