Monero Talk

Can ZSide Outperform Monero and Zcash? Paul Sztorc Debates Bitcoin Privacy & More | EPI 386

June 12th, 2026  |  1 hr 32 mins

bitcoin, bitcoinmaximalism, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, layertwolabs, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, paulsztorc, privacy, privacycoin, xmr, zcash

TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman speaks with Paul Sztorc of LayerTwo Labs about the current state of Bitcoin, the future of sidechains, privacy technologies, Monero's growing real-world relevance, and his efforts to launch a new Bitcoin fork featuring native sidechain functionality. The discussion explores Bitcoin maximalism, network effects, privacy tradeoffs, Zcash vs. Monero, decentralized naming systems, and whether Bitcoin's culture is preventing meaningful innovation.

Bitcoin Drive Chain creator Paul Sztorc on BTC’s stagnation & Monero’s progress | EPI #297

January 17th, 2024  |  1 hr 30 mins

bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, digitalcashprotocol, drivechain, fungible, lightiningnetwork, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, paulsztorc, privacy, privacycoin, xmr

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Paul Sztorc, an OG Bitcoiner and Dev and the inventor of Bitcoin drivechains.

The two discuss Topics including Bitcoin's stagnation, the potential of Monero to be the worlds digital cash protocol, issues with Lightning Network adoption, drivechains as a scaling solution, why Bitcoin has not adopted them and the possibility of Monero to do so. They also discuss Monero's superior privacy technology and utility for payments and the need for cryptocurrencies to provide actual utility beyond being a means of speculation.