Monero Talk
Is Monero the truest cryptocurrency?
About the show
Monero Talk broadcasts weekly conversations on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/monerotalk) with topical guests to understand what the Monero cryptocurrency is today and what it hopes to become.
We strive to give birth to new Monero users by simply reporting on the facts in our search to answer the question--Is Monero the truest cryptocurrency of them all? In staying true to the Monero ethos, we aim to always be skeptical. While we are Monero Talk by name, and Monero devotees at heart, the intention of the show is to ultimately discover and support the one blockchain that is most aligned with the original cypherpunk and crypto-anarchist ideals that cryptocurrency was born from. And the one that is most likely to succeed at becoming true digital cash. So far, we believe Monero is the one.
Guests include:
The developers and researchers working on the open source core protocol and the cryptography behind it;
The people building the projects and infrastructure supporting the protocol;
Privacy advocates and people building privacy enhancing technologies;
Analysts and investors speculating on Monero's growth;
Journalists and pundits weighing in on Monero's place in the crypto-sphere; and
Respected (sometimes controversial) contributors and community members.
If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much!
Monero (XMR) Donation Address:
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Episodes
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MoneroPay, Metronero and the Monero ATM w/ Irem Kuyucu & Laurynas Cetyrkinas | EPI 330
October 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 12 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, digilo, fungible, irem, laurynas, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman talks with Irem and Laurynas, the creators of Digilo, a remote IT company specializing in hosting, DevOps, and cybersecurity, which accepts Monero as payment.
They highlight their work on several Monero-related initiatives, including Monero Pay, a Monero payment processing platform, and Monero ATMs, designed for cash transactions. They also touch on the development of a future project called Metronero, a checkout system for merchants to easily accept Monero.
Additionally, the conversation delves into the team's efforts to develop open-source software for kiosk hardware, making it easier to implement Monero ATMs and other devices that handle digital payments to foster greater adoption of Monero.
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Special Guest SquadSwap + Price, News & MUCH More! | EPI 189
October 27th, 2024 | 4 hrs 32 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, joerogan, kamala, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, squadswap, trump, xmr, xmrdelisting
MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 189 - Guest SquadSwap + Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week with Tony & MUCH MORE!
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Why Tornado Cash Free Speech defense was rejected in Court w/ Tor Ekeland Mike Hassardl | EPI 329
October 21st, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, mikehassard, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, samaurai, torekeland, tornadocash, xmr
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Michael Hassard, an attorney from Tor Ekeland Law known for defending clients in federal criminal trials, especially in cases involving technology and cryptocurrency.
He dives into their current legal battles and discusses their defamation lawsuit against Chainalysis for falsely labeling their client’s cryptocurrency project as a scam, as well as the broader implications of government overreach in cases related to digital privacy, cryptocurrency, and open-source development.
Michael provides his take on the Tornado Cash and Samaurai cases. Including how charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering are being abused by prosecutors. Tune in as they break down the intersection of law, technology, and privacy rights.
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MoneroTopia Speaker Pavol Lupták + Price, News & MUCH More! | EPI 188
October 20th, 2024 | 4 hrs 3 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, martiallaw, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, pavolluptak, police, privacy, privacycoin, rogerver, xmr
MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 188 - Special Guest and MoneroTopia Speaker Pavol Lupták + Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week with Tony & MUCH MORE!
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LIVE from Mexico City w/ Xenu! + Price Report, News & MUCH More! | EPI 187
October 13th, 2024 | 2 hrs 35 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, copamonero, covid, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, markrutte, martano, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, ww3, xenu, xmr
MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 187 - LIVE from Mexico City w/ Special Guest Xenu + Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week with Tony & MUCH MORE!
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Grow Monero w/ us at the MoneroTopia24 Confer! If we use it we win! | EPI 328
October 11th, 2024 | 2 hrs 50 mins
aaronrday, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, jimpfaff, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, queentatiana, reubenmetcalfe, vigilantecrypto, vladcostea, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode Douglas Tuman hosts a Twitter Spaces session with the community concerning Monero, its current challenges, and the upcoming MoneroTopia24 conference in Mexico City!
Doug emphasizes the importance of digital cash, the MoneroTopia event, and the need for the Monero community to unite in response to an "adversarial environment," notably referencing Monero's delisting from Kraken in Europe.
Vlad Costea, an early Bitcoiner, discusses Monero's importance in preserving privacy and draws parallels with other privacy technologies, while Aaron Day talks about his experiences promoting Monero and privacy coins in workshops across the U.S. We also had Tatiana, singer-songwriter who is a peace and liberty activist join us in addition to many more guests!
Various privacy tech projects and philosophical concerns about privacy, regulation, and technology are explored throughout the spaces!
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CopaMonero SEMIFINALS w/ Alessandro & Anhdres! Monero Price Report, News & MUCH More! | EPI 186
October 6th, 2024 | 4 hrs 11 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, fungible, irs, kraken, matrix, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, trump, xmr, xmrdelisted
MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 186 - CopaMonero SEMIFINALS with Alessandro and Anhdres!
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The Future of Decentralization - 1 year on w/ Dr. Kapil of BasicSwap & Particl | EPI 327
October 3rd, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
basicswap, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, drkapil, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, particl, privacy, privacycoin, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Dr. Kapil from BasicSwap and Particl to discuss advancements in decentralized exchanges, specifically focusing on Basicswap being the first and currently only bidirectional atomic swap dex involving Monero and other privacy coins.
He highlights BasicSwap's unique approach, which eliminates centralized intermediaries, allowing for fully decentralized, non-custodial swaps between cryptocurrencies.
Dr. Kapil also touches on the challenges of atomic swap adoption, including the need to run full nodes and the complexities of decentralized exchange setups, while teasing upcoming solutions that will make the process more user-friendly.
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Achieving a thriving Monero Circular Economy with Alaskanon | EPI 326
September 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 38 mins
advocate, alaskanon, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, freedom, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Alaskanon, a dedicated advocate of Monero and financial sovereignty, about the growing momentum of Monero's adoption, the challenges of building a circular Monero economy, and the importance of decentralized, private digital cash.
Alaskanon emphasizes how Monero stands out as the best form of private currency and draws parallels between the weakening of fiat currencies and Monero's long-term potential.
The conversation also touches on the necessity of educating others about Monero's value, while highlighting the need for proactive steps toward financial freedom by adopting Monero.
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Monero Nodo update w/ Abdullah & Brindel! Monero Price Report, News & MUCH More! | EPI 185
September 29th, 2024 | 4 hrs 10 mins
abdullahkhan, bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, europemigration, fungible, monero, moneronodo, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, sherritenpenny, xmr
MONEROTOPIA EPISODE 185 - Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week with Tony, Special guest Abdullah & Brindel to give us an update on Monero Nodo: Plug & Play Monero Node Device & MUCH MORE!
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MoneroTopia Hackathon w/ Deverick & Csilla! + Price, News & MUCH More! | EPI 184
September 21st, 2024 | 3 hrs 47 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, donaldtrump, fbi, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, peterthiel, privacy, privacycoin, remigration, sweden, trump, xmr
MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 184 MoneroTopia Hackathon w/ Deverick and Csilla! + Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week with Tony & MUCH MORE!
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Privacy as the Top On-Chain Alpha w/ Rafael LaVerde | EPI 325
September 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 45 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptovigilante, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, rafaellaverde, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Rafael Laverde of the Crypto Vigilante to discuss Monero's role in the evolving crypto landscape.
They dive into Bitcoin's loss of fungibility and the increasing programmability that makes it less private, contrasting it with Monero’s strong privacy features. The conversation explores how Monero is not only essential for anonymous transactions but also positioned as a better store of value.
They also highlight Monero’s potential to drive a parallel economy, free from state surveillance, and predict its growing importance for businesses.
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Is Monero traceable? And why scaling matters for privacy w/ Francisco Cabanas (ArticMine) | EPI 324
September 16th, 2024 | 1 hr 56 mins
articmine, bitcoin, blockchain, chainalysis, crypto, cryptocurrency, dandelion, fungible, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, safeguard, surveillance, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews ArticMine, a monero core team member and well known Monero contributor specializing in scaling and a blockchain surveillance expert.
They dive into the traceability of Monero, discussing recent events around leaked Chainalysis videos. They explore how privacy features such as ring signatures, stealth addresses, and confidential transactions safeguard Monero users from blockchain surveillance.
The conversation also covers the implementation of Dandelion technology, which further protects user privacy by obscuring IP addresses. Throughout, they emphasize the strengths of Monero's privacy model while addressing common misconceptions about its traceability.
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The Importance of running a tor relay w/ UrbanHacke & News! | EPI 183
September 14th, 2024 | 3 hrs 33 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, donaldtrump, fungible, harris, kamala, kamalaharris, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, petherthiel, privacy, privacycoin, trump, xmr
MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 183 - The Importance of running a tor relay & onboarding people to XMRBazaar w/ UrbanHacker, News of the week & MUCH MORE!
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Using Statistics to Improve Monero with Rucknium | EPI 323
September 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 20 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, dandelion, fungible, monero, moneroresearchlab, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, rucknium, stressnet, xmr
TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Rucknium, an empirical microeconomist and Monero Research Lab member specializing in probability and statistical analysis who has made some very impressive contributions to Monero. Including discovering a way to speed up monero transaction confirmations by 60 seconds!
In this first ever interview, Rucknium maintains his anonymity by typing his responses and having a monero friend sit in to read his answers. Tremendous thank you to Patchy319 for doing so!
The conversation centers around Monero’s privacy technology, scalability, and Rucknium’s contributions to the project. They highlight the challenges of Monero’s scalability, including node performance and transaction volume, as well as ongoing efforts to address these issues through StressNet, Network-level privacy solutions like Dandelion++ and potential improvements through the Clover protocol are also explored. We also get to hear a preview of Rucknium’s upcoming presentation at Monerotopia24 Confer!
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CryptoSowle of Zano! + Price, News & MUCH More! | EPI 182
September 8th, 2024 | 4 hrs 36 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptosowle, elonmusk, fungible, kamala, monero, monerotalk, monerotopia, privacy, privacycoin, telegram, xenu, xmr, zano
MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE 182 - CryptoSowle of Zano! + Monero Price Report with Bawdy, News of the week with Tony & MUCH MORE!