Monero Talk

Monero’s Biggest Privacy Upgrade is Almost Here: Justin Berman on FCMP++ Stressnet Go Live! | EPI 382

May 9th, 2026  |  2 hrs 2 mins

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TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Justin Berman breaks down Monero’s upcoming FCMP++ upgrade and why it could be a major leap forward for on-chain privacy. The discussion explores how Full Chain Membership Proofs improve anonymity, the purpose of the newly launched stressnet, and the engineering challenges behind deploying advanced cryptography at scale.

Justin explains why the upgrade matters for long-term fungibility and resistance to blockchain analysis. The episode also explores the broader future of privacy-preserving cryptocurrency development.

Exploring Monero’s Future with full time Dev Justin Berman. FCMP++ Integration and more. | EPI 337

January 21st, 2025  |  1 hr 32 mins

bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, cuprate, fungible, justinberman, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, quantum, rust, trump, xmr

TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode Douglas Tuman interviews Justin Berman, a full-time Monero developer. Justin discusses his work on full-chain membership proofs++, which he's been developing for over six months. He explains that this upgrade, along with Carrot (being developed by Jeff Row), represents significant improvements to Monero's privacy and security features.

Justin expresses optimism about implementing these changes before the end of 2025, with code potentially ready for testing within 1-2 months. The conversation also covers the current state of cryptocurrency, including Trump's involvement with meme coins, quantum resistance in cryptocurrencies, and various technical improvements being made to Monero. Justin details how wallet sync times could improve by 60-70% with upcoming changes, and discusses the growing developer community, particularly around the Cuprate project (a Rust implementation of Monero).

LIVE from the Finney Forum in Dallas, Texas! News & MUCH More! EPI 158

March 16th, 2024  |  2 hrs 12 mins

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MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 158 - We are LIVE at the Finney Forum in Dallas, Texas! Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ Tux, Dev Report w/ Hundehausen special guests, SethForPrivacy, Mike Custom Tech and MUCH MORE!