Monero Talk
Is Monero the truest cryptocurrency?
Displaying Episode 11 - 20 of 657 in total of Monero Talk with the tag “monero”.
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If It Isn’t PoW, It Isn’t Decentralized w/ Dr. K | EPI 361
September 8th, 2025 | 1 hr 43 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, consensys, crypto, cryptocurrency, drk, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, qubic, qui, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, host Douglas Tuman interviews Dr. K, a proof-of-work researcher with over eight years of experience. They dive into Monero’s ongoing “qubic attack,” where mining pool Qubic controls ~35% of the network’s hash rate and causes chain reorganizations.
Dr. K, whose background spans ConsenSys, Grid Plus (creator of the Lattice One wallet), and a National Science Foundation grant for PoW research, proposes a fix: work shares. By sampling multiple proofs per block instead of one, work shares make the network resistant to attacks from miners with less than 51% hash power. Dr. K is already drafting a pull request to add this to Monero’s code.The discussion also explores why Dr. K views proof-of-work as superior to proof-of-stake—emphasizing immutability, permissionlessness, and competitive fairness—and his own project, Quiet Network (QUI), a scalable PoW blockchain with an energy-based token (QI) designed for stable purchasing power.
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MoneroTopia Price Report, News of the week & MUCH More! | EPI 230
September 7th, 2025 | 3 hrs 31 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, cakepadel, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr
MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 230 - Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ Tony, special guest & MUCH MORE!
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Vini Barbosa’s unfiltered take on the Monero selfish mining attacks and PoW | EPI 360
September 1st, 2025 | 1 hr 17 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, nano, privacy, privacycoin, proofofwork, qubic, xmr, zcash
TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk Douglas Tuman has a discussion with Vinny Barbosa, a Brazilian crypto writer and privacy advocate, about the current challenges facing the Monero network, particularly the ongoing selfish mining attacks by the Qubic pool.
The conversation explores both short-term and long-term solutions, including the proposed "Publish or Perish" soft fork to disincentivize selfish mining, defensive mining strategies, and the controversial idea of incorporating proof-of-stake elements or a finality layer to enhance network security. Vinny argues that while Monero’s proof-of-work and ASIC resistance are valuable for decentralization and permissionless mining, all proof-of-work systems are inherently vulnerable to such attacks, and the community should remain open to researching hybrid or alternative consensus models without ideological dogma.
The dialogue emphasizes the importance of open debate, technical innovation, and community resilience in navigating Monero’s current crisis, while also touching on broader themes of digital cash, sovereignty, and interoperability with other privacy and scalable cryptocurrencies like Zcash and Nano.
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MoneroTopia Episode EPI 229! Price Report, News of the week & More! | EPI 229
August 31st, 2025 | 3 hrs 55 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr
MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 229 - Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ Doug, special guest & MUCH MORE!
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MoneroTopia Episode 228 Monero Price Report, News of the week & MUCH More! EPI 228
August 24th, 2025 | 3 hrs 16 mins
51xmr, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, dero, donaldtrump, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, trump, xmr
MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 228 - Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week w/ Tony, special guest & MUCH MORE!
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The attacks on Monero’s POW consensus system continue + Price, News & More! | EPI 227
August 17th, 2025 | 4 hrs 57 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr
MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 227 - The attacks on Monero’s POW consensus system continue + Price, News & MUCH More!
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Strengthening Monero Amid Attacks – With Xenu of Anti Moonboy News | EPI 359
August 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 9 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, cubic, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, p2pool, privacy, privacycoin, xenumonero, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: Monero’s network is facing coordinated selfish-mining “marathons” by Cubic, causing multi-block reorganizations that disrupt transactions but haven’t led to double-spends. With Cubic controlling an estimated 30–35% of hash power, the attacks combine technical pressure with “weaponized marketing” to boost their own coin.
The community is responding by mobilizing CPU miners—especially on decentralized P2Pool—renting hash power during attack windows, and discussing medium-term fixes like fee adjustments, improved mining incentives, and greater decentralization.
Broader regulatory headwinds, including high-profile legal cases against privacy tools, add to the urgency. Core consensus is to protect Monero’s tail emission, reject proof-of-stake, and focus on practical, PoW-compatible defenses while reassuring users their funds remain safe.
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51% Attack Resistance w/ Luke Parker | EPI 226
August 10th, 2025 | 3 hrs 43 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, coincard, crypto, cryptocurrency, frankfurt, fungible, lukeparker, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr
MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 226 - 51% Attack Resistance w/ Luke Parker + Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week with Tony & MUCH MORE!
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MoneroTopia Episode 225! | Price, News & MUCH MORE!
August 3rd, 2025 | 2 hrs 44 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, nickfuentes, privacy, privacycoin, samouraiwallet, spotify, xmr
MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 225 - Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week with Tux & MUCH MORE!
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Merged Mining and Proof of Useful Work - Security Implications for Monero. W/ Francisco Cabanas | EPI 358
July 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 17 mins
articmine, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, cubic, fincen, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, samurai wallet, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: This episode of Monero Talk featured a discussion with Arctic (Francisco) on key developments in Monero and the broader crypto ecosystem. Arctic shared updates on his work optimizing scaling for full chain membership proofs, addressing concerns about increased transaction sizes and verification times.
They discussed the Samurai Wallet case, where developers pled guilty to money transmission violations tied to fees sent to operators, reinforcing existing FinCEN guidance rather than creating new law.
The main topic centered on the emerging “Cubic” cryptocurrency, which uses Monero merge-mining under the guise of “proof of useful work.” Arctic warned that if Cubic amasses significant hash rate, it could threaten Monero’s network security, similar to the 2018 ASIC attack, and suggested countermeasures like miner education and potential token sell-offs. The conversation also contrasted proof of stake’s flaws with proof of work’s resilience and concluded with updates on Monero’s full chain membership proofs—expected around 2026—which aim to improve fungibility despite larger transaction sizes and longer verification times, mitigated through parallel processing and hardware optimizations.