Monero Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Justinberman”

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

Monero Talk — Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0300

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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.

TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00:00) Intro / Justin joins the show
(00:03:00) Monero contributors, Tevador & Workshares
(00:10:00) Mining attacks, Cubic & network security
(00:16:00) Zcash comparison & Monero philosophy
(00:25:00) View keys controversy & wallet privacy
(00:42:00) Hardware wallets, multisig & exchange concerns
(00:55:00) Serai DEX & Thorchain integration
(01:03:00) FCMPs explained & Monero scaling
(01:13:00) Stressnet testing & rollout progress
(01:29:00) What FCMP deployment means for users
(01:43:00) Wallet syncs, lock times & reorg protection
(01:57:00) Proof-of-Stake ideas & privacy attacks
(02:10:00) FCMP privacy benefits vs Zcash
(02:18:00) Monero roadmap, Cuprate & ecosystem growth
(02:23:00) Post-quantum Monero discussion
(02:37:00) Final thoughts & outro

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

Monero Talk — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:00:00 -0400

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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).

TIMESTAMPS:
(00:01:03) Discussion on Trump Coin and the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
(00:15:58) Justin Berman's Role and Current Work in Monero
(00:22:13) When Will FMCP++ Be Ready?
(01:15:09) Developer Community Growth and Cuprate Initiative
(01:20:46) Persistent Development Challenges and Future Events

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

Monero Talk — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0300

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TIMESTAMPS
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(00:08:23) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist.
(00:40:00) Monerotopia Guest Segment.
(01:30:38) Monerotopia Dev Segment w/ Hundehausen.
(01:45:08) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tux.
(01:45:23) Bidens's 2025 budget.
(01:46:52) Zano project update.
(01:48:11) Tax fees will become more expensive?
(01:48:32) Biden 30% tax on electricity.
(01:50:40) Michael Saylor video.
(01:52:00) Bitcoin Spot ETF providers hold 95% of the bitcoin supply.
(01:53:25) Bitcoin is not safe at all.
(02:00:15) Peter Schiff vs Raoul Pal.
(02:02:23) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment.
(02:12:25) Monerotopia Finalization.

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