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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.

TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00:58) – Guest Intro with Xenu
(00:01:34) – The Cubic Attack Explained
(00:03:16) – Why Cubic Announces Marathons - Speculative hype cycles
(00:04:43) – Predictions & Countermeasures
(00:07:44) – Context from Other Cryptos - Historical 51% Attack Scares
(00:09:23) – Stress Test for Monero
(00:12:28) – Profitability & Mining Incentives
(00:15:47) – P2Pool Adoption Issues
(00:18:55) – Proof-of-Stake vs Proof-of-Work Debate
(00:22:11) – ASIC vs CPU Mining
(00:25:36) – Other Merge-Mineable Projects
(00:27:50) – Estimating Cubic’s Hash Rate
(00:31:33) – Possible Merge Mining Solutions
(00:33:49) – Adoption & Public Figures
(00:36:58) – Clarifying What Cubic Achieved
(00:39:06) – Protocol-Level Solutions
(00:44:45) – Cubic’s Halving & Profitability
(00:47:31) – Broader Ecosystem Issues
(00:50:46) – Immediate Community Actions
(00:55:43) – Improving Finality & UX
(00:56:39) – Tornado Cash & Samurai Cases
(01:06:20) – Closing Summary

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TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Sergei Chernykh aka sech1 a monero developer that has made very important contributions to Monero’s mining network.

The two discuss Sergei’s most recent breakthrough contribution. The development of p2pool, Monero’s first decentralized mining pool that lets miners team-up to mine together, without taking any fees and without yielding a centralized pool operator their vote in the network, thus allowing for pools that can grow large without fear of a 51% attack on the network.

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Please consider donating to Sergei for his development work. His address is posted in the show notes. Please also consider donating to Doug’s CCS proposal so Doug can transition to working full-time on helping Monero grow.

⏱Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:13 – Monero Talk Starts
3:15 – Sergei Mining Background
4:38 – How did Sergei get into Monero?
7:27 – How can Monero be improved?
9:15 – Sergei’s contribution to Monero
12:25 – How big can P2Pool get?
13:28 - Problems with growth of system
14:48 – Differences from the BTC implementation.
15:54 – Explaining P2Pool
17:51 – Directing Donations to Monero Fund
19:57 – What are the drawbacks of P2Pool?
21:20 – What other ideas are in the works?
23:32 – Getting more involved in Crypto
24:05 – Discusses XMRig contributions
26:23 – How does Monero compare to other Crypto?
29:41 – Is Centralization of Development an issue?
30:46 - Will ASIC mining become common in Monero?
32:30 – Thoughts on RandomX
34:01 – Is Monero more robust than Bitcoin?
35:55 – Are Botnets detrimental to Monero?
38:25 – Thoughts on Monero reputation
39:39 – Concerns about Government suppression
41:27 – Implications of Ransomware
42:?? - Comparison to BitTorrent
45:09 – Interest in other Crypto?
45:47 – Disconnect between Monero and market price
47:04 – Monero as legal tender?
48:18 – Thoughts on Lightning Network
49:08 – Could Monero have a Lightning Network
49:43 – Where can Monero improve?
51:23 – Crypto scene in Russia
52:20 – Final thoughts, Update, Future Events

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