Monero Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Sethforprivacy”

Celebrating Monero’s Birthday with some Cake | EPI 348

Monero Talk — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0300

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TODAY'S SHOW: The episode features a conversation between Douglas Tuman and Seth from Cake Wallet discussing Monero's 11th birthday and recent developments in the Cake Wallet ecosystem. Seth discussed several major updates to Cake Wallet, including background sync for Monero which allows wallets to stay synchronized automatically, and the implementation of a unified 12-word seed phrase system for all supported cryptocurrencies.

The conversation covered the upcoming FCMP (Full Chain Membership Proofs) implementation in Monero, with Seth estimating a timeline of 6-9 months for full deployment. Seth shared insights about Cake Wallet's integration with the Open Crypto Pay system, enabling seamless point-of-sale transactions in Switzerland. He also discussed the importance of maintaining a symbiotic relationship between Monero and other cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin and Litecoin, as they serve as valuable on-ramps to Monero.

The discussion concluded with Seth emphasizing the need for the Monero community to focus on improving user experience without compromising privacy, and to be more open to integration with existing cryptocurrency infrastructure like BTC Pay Server.

TIMESTAMPS:
(00:05:19) Discussion on integrating XMR Chat with Cake Wallet.
(00:32:14) Upcoming native Tor integration for Monero wallets.
(00:33:13) Zcash community's recent efforts to regain adoption.
(00:41:32) Collaboration with DFX for POS solutions to integrate Monero into existing systems.
(01:03:39) Background sync feature for Monero wallets.
(01:11:50) Optimism about loosening regulations and supporting builders of privacy tech.
(01:18:04) Importance of fighting for regulatory wins while staying true to cypherpunk ideals.
(01:24:19) Onboarding new users to Monero and addressing initial friction points.
(01:37:48) Final question: How to maintain Monero’s lead in adoption and privacy.
(01:44:50) Closing remarks

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Seth For Privacy is back… on MoneroTopia! + Price Report, News of the week & MUCH More! | EPI 180

Monero Talk — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:00:00 -0300

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LINKS:
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction.
(00:34:28) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist.
(01:10:39) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ SethForPrivacy.
(01:42:59) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tony.
(01:48:31) Kamala Harris proposal.
(01:49:37) Kennedy + Trump.
(01:55:53) Be your own ATM with XMR.
(01:56:31) Xmr - btc atomic swap continued dev funding.
(01:57:09) Bitcoin stolen fails privacy.
(01:58:10) Digital driver license.
(02:00:37) Pull request for full chain membership proofs.
(02:01:00) Car for sale on xmr bazaar.
(02:02:31) Antidarknet.
(02:04:42) Russel Brand on privacy and BTC.
(02:07:56) Copamonero.
(02:10:35) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment.
(03:22:28) Monerotopia Finalization.

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Samourai Wallet SHUT DOWN? w/ Seth For Privacy & ArticMine, Price, News & MUCH More! | EPI 163

Monero Talk — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0300

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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction.
(00:04:22) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist.
(00:53:22) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tony.
(00:54:07) IRS tax form against crypto privacy.
(00:55:56) Senate passes the surveillance bill.
(00:57:43) Senator Ron speech on the 702 bill.
(01:00:43) 82% of BTC wallets cannot move due to high fees.
(01:01:34) Common Monero critiques addressed.
(01:04:27) XMRT.
(01:05:11) Why Monero as freedom money.
(01:08:02) University arresting it’s own professors.
(01:09:03) Elizabeth Warren’s letter against crypto.
(01:11:16) Phoenix will be removed from US app stores.
(01:11:40) ZKSNACKS blocking US Residents.
(01:12:01) Money service businesses.
(01:12:28) Samourai podcast before the arrest.
(01:16:04) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ ArticMine, Seth and Mike Hassard.
(02:42:25) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment.
(04:28:30) Monerotopia Finalization.

NEWS SEGMENT LINKS:
IRS tax form against crypto privacy: https://x.com/thecryptocpa/status/1781403340045197813?s=46
Senate passes the surveillance bill: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/19/politics/fisa-senate-negotiations
Senator Ron speech on the 702 bill: https://x.com/savingprivacy/status/1780418784378986676?s=46
82% of btc wallets cannot move due to high fees: https://x.com/hlopez_/status/1781501372200059336?s=46
Common Monero critiques addressed: https://x.com/nikzh/status/1782525884722712604?s=46
XMRT: https://x.com/kayabanerve/status/1782728358804996205?s=46
Why Monero as freedom money: https://x.com/donttracemebruh/status/1782744355410694217?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw
Full chain membership proofs has been funded: https://x.com/kayabanerve/status/1783594358622609891?s=46
University arresting it’s own professors: https://x.com/snowden/status/1783626709364797896?s=46 (https://x.com/snowden/status/1783626709364797896?s=46)
Elizabeth Warren’s letter against crypto: https://x.com/donttracemebruh/status/1783889175902584855?s=46
Phoenix will be removed from US app stores: https://x.com/gladstein/status/1783880829438972316?s=46
Phoenix wallet removal in US app stores part 2: https://x.com/acinq_co/status/1783878732865740940?s=46
“Come and take it” approach to BTC: https://x.com/diverter_nokyc/status/1784073041288237057?s=46
ZKSNACKS blocking US Residents: https://x.com/donttracemebruh/status/1784211900336660729?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw
Money service businesses: https://x.com/sethforprivacy/status/1783583589856104514?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw
Samourai podcast before the arrest: https://x.com/chrisblec/status/1783236404589314495?s=46&t=WeY1AyuT6Ir1FNBKKq_Beg
Founders of CEO arrest: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-and-ceo-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-arrested-and-charged-money-laundering

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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
(00:00:00) Monerotopia Live from the Finney Forum in Dallas introduction.
(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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Against Monero Maximalism with Seth For Privacy (Monerotopia23)

Monero Talk — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400

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Monerotopia 2023 - El Dinero de la Gente

Speaker: Seth For Privacy (Host of Opt Out Podcast)

Privacy advocate and host of Opt Out podcast–Seth for Privacy, reflects on his experience within the Monero community over the past five years. He acknowledges the need for introspection, highlighting the challenges faced by the Monero community, including negative interactions, gatekeeping tendencies, and a lack of recognition for individuals who contribute significantly to the project.

He emphasizes the significance of building bridges with other communities, fostering openness to new ideas, and welcoming collaboration for a more comprehensive impact, discussing instances where engagement with other privacy-focused projects, such as Zcash, faced aggressive backlash within the Monero community. The talk touches upon these challenges, toxic behaviors, and the importance of balance in shaping Monero's culture to attain the goal of long-term sustainability.

The talk concludes with a call to action for community members to actively contribute, welcome new ideas, recognize and appreciate contributors, and build connections beyond the typical Monero circles for the continued growth and success of the project.

Links:
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New FinCEN regulations will label you “guilty until proven innocent “ for using any cryptocurrency privacy tool w/ Seth for Privacy

Monero Talk — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0300

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TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Seth for Privacy, a Privacy tech advocate and Head of Strategy and Marketing for Foundation devices.

The two discuss Seth’s Freedom.Tech article on the extreme proposal fincen announced last week to extend the patriot act to include all cryptocurrency privacy tools.
Doug and Seth breakdown Fincens proposed regulations. Discussing the false justifications they cite, the potential implications on the financial institutions that will have to comply with these regulations, the impact on the users of crypto privacy tools, what privacy tools the regulations as written cover, including whether Monero is one of them, the suspected real reason why fincen and legislators are motivated to attack crypto privacy tools, and ultimately why Monero users and the wider crypto privacy community should be optimistic and focused on opting out and building out a parallel economy outside of the State controlled fiat system.

Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:00) Seth’s work recently, freedom.tech
(00:07:05) FinCEN’s proposal to extend the PATRIOT Act to crypto privacy tools.
(00:19:15) The broadening of the term “Mixing”
(00:28:10) Prosecuting everyone for the illegal action of a few
(00:33:40) The justification of "bad people use privacy tools"
(00:43:30) Pushing back on the government’s narrative
(01:00:44) Chainalysis’ symbiotic relationship with the government
(01:05:43) How this proposal would affect the average Monero user
(01:11:12) The claims about terrorism funding
(01:23:00) Making a parallel economy with Monero and closing remarks
(01:27:40) Outro

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TWITTER: https://x.com/sethforprivacy?s=21

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Tornado Cash Ban, XMR Network upgrade w/ SethforPrivacy + Weekly XMR Price Report & MORE! Epi#78

Monero Talk — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:00:00 -0300

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #78: Monero Weekly Price Report w/ aFungible, we talk about how our NYC Monero Meetup with Luke Parker of Serai went, special guest, Seth for Privacy who chats about the recent Tornado Cash Ban, Monero Network upgrade, and MUCH MORE!

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📰🗞 NEWS SEGMENT LINKS:
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