Monero Talk

Zano Confidential Assets in Action: real-world private DeFi applications | EPI 377

February 4th, 2026  |  56 mins 7 secs

bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, defi, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, p2p, privacy, privacycoin, xmr, zano

TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman talks with the team behind Zano to explore how confidential assets are being used in real-world DeFi scenarios. The conversation breaks down what Zano’s confidential assets are, how they differ from typical privacy coins, and why asset-level privacy matters for practical financial applications.

The guests walk through concrete use cases—including private token issuance, payments, and DeFi-style interactions—while also discussing technical design choices, trust assumptions, and trade-offs between privacy, usability, and scalability. They cover Zano’s future plans for expanding the possibilities of private, censorship-resistant finance beyond simple peer-to-peer transactions.

Growing our Monero Family w/ XMRfamily | EPI 345

March 28th, 2025  |  1 hr 22 mins

bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, haveno, localmonero, monero, monerokon, monerotalk, monerotopia, p2p, privacy, privacycoin, xmr, xmrfamily

TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode Douglas Tuman interviews "XMRfamily", a long-time community member with extensive experience in P2P trading. XMRfamily shares his background as a trader on Local Monero, having conducted over 1,500 trades with around 1,000 different trading partners.

He discussed the challenges and risks of P2P trading, including legal issues and potential arrests of traders. The conversation then shifts to Haveno, which has emerged as the main P2P trading platform since Local Monero's shutdown. XMRfamily revealed that from May to December 2024, Haveno processed about $2.4 million in volume with 14,586 Monero traded. In early 2025, the volume increased significantly to over $8 million.

Discussion covered various aspects of the Monero ecosystem, including Magic Grants, where XMRfamily became a committee member in January.
The conversation concluded with plans for upcoming events, including Monero Topia at Porc Fest in June and the simultaneous occurrence of MoneroKon in Prague, highlighting the growing global presence of Monero events.

Is Capital Flight into Monero Inevitable? W/ Cryptocomicon | EPI 311

May 17th, 2024  |  1 hr 16 mins

bitcoin, blockchain, capitalflight, crypto, cryptocomicon, cryptocurrency, decentralized, developer, financialsystem, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotalk2022, monerotopia, p2p, privacy, privacycoin, xmr

TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman catches up with Cryptocomicon, a software developer that first appeared on Monero Talk in 2022.

The conversation revolves around Bitcoin and its scaling challenges, the emergence of Monero, and the impacts of these developments on the existing financial system. Hear about how Monero serves as a decentralized, private, and fungible alternative to traditional finance, facilitating peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries.

They also explore the idea of capital flight into Monero as a means of wealth preservation amidst coming financial turmoil and government crackdowns.