Monero Talk

Cyphergoatcom launches new Cyphergoat Pro + Price Report, News & more! EPI 279

September 20th, 2026  |  2 hrs 31 mins

Privacy, bitcoin, blockchain, chypergoat, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, kraken, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacycoin, xmr, zcash

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #279 Cyphergoat tells us about the new Cyphergoat Pro service + Price, News of the week, with special guest Cyphergoat & More!

What’s happening with Tari? Naveen Spark on Building Privacy Beyond Money | EPI 395

September 20th, 2026  |  1 hr 36 mins

Privacy, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, layer2, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, naveenspark, privacycoin, tari, xmr, zcash

TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman speaks with Naveen Spark, a main Tari contributor, to discuss the current privacy-coin landscape like Monero’s grassroots development model and the renewed attention around Zcash.

They then deep dive into Tari, including its upcoming November Layer 2 launch, the transition toward community governance through the Tari Council, programmable confidentiality, privacy-preserving applications, mining, and the role of proof-of-work. The conversation also covers Tari’s broader ecosystem and the community building around the project.

Self-Custody Best Practices, Cake Wallet, and Monero with Seth for Privacy | EPI 391

August 8th, 2026  |  1 hr 59 mins

Privacy, asic, bitcoin, blockchain, cakewallet, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacycoin, sethforprivacy, xmr, zcash

TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode Seth for Privacy joins Douglas Tuman to discuss his recent deep dive into AI, particularly privacy-preserving ways to use AI while paying with Monero. The conversation then moves into Monero development, Zcash and its privacy tradeoffs, ASIC resistance and RandomX, tail emission and dynamic block size, and the current state of quantum-resistant cryptography.

Seth also discusses Monero's decentralized funding and governance model, potential attacks against the Monero community, wallet security, and the promising performance improvements being explored through Cuprate.

Monero’s influence on the privacy industry w/ John Woods | EPI 387

June 19th, 2026  |  1 hr 12 mins

Privacy, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fcmp++, fungible, jamtis, johnwoods, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, nillion, privacycoin, seraphis, xmr, zcash

TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman chats with John Woods, the CEO of Nillion - a company focused on building decentralised privacy. Their discussion focuses on Monero’s current position within the privacy ecosystem and the growing debate between Monero and Zcash. John explains how concerns around fungibility and privacy led him from Bitcoin to Monero before examining the health of the Monero community, emerging privacy technologies, and the implications of Zcash’s recent Orchard vulnerability.

The conversation explores the tradeoffs between privacy and auditability, differing trust assumptions in cryptocurrency design, and Monero’s future roadmap, including FCMP++, Seraphis, Jamtis, and post-quantum considerations.

XMR-Pay w/ SlowBearDigger! + Price, News & More! | EPI 266

June 14th, 2026  |  2 hrs 15 mins

Privacy, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, moneromeetup, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacycoin, slowbeardigger, xmr, xmrpay, zcash

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #266 XMR-Pay with SlowBearDigger! + Price, News of the week, with special guest SlowBearDigger & More!

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

June 12th, 2026  |  1 hr 32 mins

Privacy, bitcoin, bitcoinmaximalism, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, layertwolabs, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, paulsztorc, 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.

Bawdy & Tux are LIVE from Monerokon26! Price, News & More! | EPI 265

June 7th, 2026  |  1 hr 49 mins

Privacy, bawdyanarchist, bitcoin, blockchain, cakewallet, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacycoin, tuxsudo, xmr, zcash

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #265 : Price, News of the week, with special guests Bawdy & Tux who will be LIVE from MoneroKon26 in Poland & More!

Monero and Zcash in the Age of Exploits w/ Joel Valenzuela | EPI 385

June 5th, 2026  |  1 hr 26 mins

AI, Privacy, aidriven, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, exploit, fungible, joelvalenzuela, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacycoin, xmr, zcash

TODAY'S SHOW: Doug sits down with Joel Valenzuela to discuss the recently disclosed Zcash exploit and what it signals for the future of cryptocurrency security. Joel argues that advances in AI will make vulnerability discovery faster and more effective, forcing all crypto projects—including Monero—to rethink long-held security assumptions.

The conversation examines how the Zcash team handled the exploit, the risks of hidden inflation bugs, and the unique challenges privacy-focused cryptocurrencies face when auditing supply and security. Doug and Joel also compare Monero and Zcash, discuss decentralized exchange infrastructure, privacy coin adoption, and the broader outlook for digital cash in an increasingly regulated and AI-driven world.

Anhdres chats about Spanish stage at Topia26 + Price, News of the week & More! | EPI 249

January 25th, 2026  |  4 hrs 48 secs

Privacy, anhdres, bitcoin, blackrock, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, davos, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacycoin, silver, xmr, zcash

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 249 - Anhdres to talk about the Spanish stage at Topia26 + Price, News of the week & More!

J.W. Verret’s Debrief of the SEC Roundtable on Financial Surveillance & Privacy | EPI 373

December 19th, 2025  |  1 hr 2 mins

Privacy, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, defi, fungible, garygensler, jwverret, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacycoin, sec, tomemmert, tommassey, xmr, zcash

TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman and J.W. Verrett discuss privacy in cryptocurrency, regulatory issues, and the latest developments in the crypto space. J.W. shares insights from a recent SEC roundtable on privacy, where he praised SEC Chairman Gary Gensler's unexpected pro-privacy stance.

The conversation also touches on crypto-friendly politicians, including Congressmen Tom Massey and Tom Emmert, and discusses the potential of tokenized equity in DeFi, allowing global access to U.S. markets. JW highlights legal challenges faced by privacy tool developers, offers thoughts on Monero vs. Zcash, and reflects on recent progress within the Zcash Foundation.