Monero Talk

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/tuxsudo TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction (00:09:52) Monerotopia Guest Segment (00:27:29) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist (01:01:19) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tony (01:05:52) Dormant Bitcoin Moved (01:06:48) Flufflypony on the dormant BTC (01:10:56) Crypto billionaire and the kidnapper (01:17:30) XMR FCMP ++ (01:22:23) House sale on XMR bazaar (01:26:54) XMR Bazaar and the economy (01:36:07) Small alcohol shop now accepts XMR (01:39:42) Proton petition for XMR (01:41:12) dEuro on Cake wallet (01:43:06) BTC is the system now (01:45:15) Budget Bill (01:49:11) NYC Mayor (02:03:34) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage (02:14:55) Monerotopia Finalization NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: Dormant bitcoin moved: https://x.com/saniexp/status/1941128014064140727?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Fluffypony on the dormant btc: https://x.com/fluffypony/status/1941206611374244206?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Proton petition for xmr: https://x.com/tuxpizza/status/1939026348644933768?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Btc is the system now: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/RaL4GPuDBx The message from the current frontrunner for NYC mayor: https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1939507833571246584?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Deuro on cake: https://x.com/deuro_com/status/1939957150907822227?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Xmr fcmp++: https://x.com/moneroresearchl/status/1940502405608886628?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Stone farmhouse for xmr: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/2kJM/ Robinson Clipper on xmrbazaar: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/oQKY/ Crypto billionare and the kidnapper: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-billionaire-tim-heath-bit-kidnapper-finger-crypto-plot-estonia Budget bill: https://x.com/raydalio/status/1940842227409748385?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw SPONSORS: PRICE REPORT: https://exolix.com/ GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com NEWS SEGMENT: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, host Douglas Tuman speaks with guest Deki, an engineer and philosopher, about the intersection of Ayn Rand’s Objectivism and cryptocurrency—particularly Monero. Deki, who recently presented on this topic at MoneroKon, outlines Rand’s key philosophical pillars—objective reality, reason, rational self-interest, free market capitalism, and privacy—and argues that these values closely align with the principles behind decentralized crypto. The two explore Rand’s likely support for privacy-focused coins like Monero over state-aligned cryptocurrencies, discuss her novels Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, and reflect on how philosophical literacy can guide resistance to government overreach. The conversation also touches on current political events, Bitcoin’s co-optation, and the difficulty of waking people up to freedom-focused ideas in an age of convenience. TIMESTAMPS: (00:02:26) Guest introduction – Who is Deki and why he spoke at MoneroKon (00:06:35) How Decki got into crypto and connected it with Ayn Rand (00:09:13) Overview of Ayn Rand’s philosophy and Objectivism (00:13:06) Rand’s life in communist Russia and her views on socialism (00:14:52) Discussion on Rand's novels and their relevance today (00:17:42) What Ayn Rand might think of crypto (00:23:50) Would Ayn Rand support Monero? (00:29:49) Galt’s Gulch in "Atlas Shrugged" and parallels to Monero (00:37:26) What would Rand think of Silk Road and Ross Ulbricht? (00:41:05) Rand’s likely view on modern countries and global politics (00:45:47) Network states and modern Galt’s Gulch ideas (00:53:49) Thoughts on Monero today and the need for more awareness (00:56:43) How Rand represented "normies" in her fiction (00:57:23) How to wake people up to these ideas (01:00:22) Final reflections, outro GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/dekizedd Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ Purchase a plug & play Monero node at https://moneronodo.com SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalkAny donation is greatly appreciated!Any donation is greatly appreciated!

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/r12car https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/JLwF/ TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduciton. (00:50:02) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist. (01:32:21) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ AlanR12. (02:05:41) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tux. (02:06:19) BTC & crypto to be an asset for mortgage? (02:07:15) Serial hacker “Intelbroker” caught. (02:09:28) Coinbase CEO and the cypherpunk manifesto. (02:10:17) RFK vision on data collection. (02:11:11) Zcash won the dex race? (02:12:37) Asmongold mentioned xmr. (02:14:21) Proton should accept xmr. (02:17:22) Japanese products for xmr. (02:18:39) Justice.gov writes on xmr. (02:20:51) Xmr to sol swap. (02:22:25) Crypto event in Romania. (02:23:20) Xmr sticker in Venice. (02:30:37) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment. (04:11:17) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: Deuro on cake: https://x.com/robbiemintio/status/1938964284786049452?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw BTC & crypto to be an asset for mortgage?: https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1937951168996479395?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Serial hacker “Intelbroker” caught: https://x.com/metaryuk/status/1938071197163634895?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Coinbase CEO and the cypherpunk manifesto: https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1935807179040473587?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw RFK vision on data collection: https://x.com/thereal_sns/status/1937880073207427562?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw RFK part 2: https://x.com/robinmonotti/status/1937792969765179776?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Zcash won the dex race?: https://x.com/darkdotfail/status/1938560975713792110?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Assmangold mentioned xmr: https://x.com/w0wn3r0/status/1938825191389569374?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Proton should accept xmr: https://x.com/gnukeith/status/1938782621774823710?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Japanese products for xmr: https://x.com/valvenisent/status/1938832230518005806?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Justice.gov writes on xmr: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/YGSL4tFfbx Xmr to sol swap: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/n4Mi9gUjgd Crypto event in Romania: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/MVwjFP6u1l Xmr sticker in Venice: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/fBBUqAhCfV SPONSORS: PRICE REPORT: https://exolix.com/ GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com NEWS SEGMENT: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

Sean Coughlin, a cryptographic engineer, dives into his innovative layer 2 payment channel protocol for Monero called Grease. He compares it to Bitcoin's Lightning Network, highlighting its potential to simplify off-chain payments. The conversation covers Monero's resilience against attack vectors and aligns Grease with future upgrades like Full Chain Membership Proofs. Sean discusses the importance of user-friendly transactions and wallet integration, aiming to enhance usability while maintaining Monero's privacy ethos.

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/TorEkelandPLLC https://x.com/mikehassard TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction (Live from Porcfest with UlyXYZ). (00:13:51) Porcfest Atendee 1. (00:30:02) Porcfest Atendee 2. (00:35:45) Porcfest Atendee 3. (00:44:07) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist. (01:34:00) Ross Ulbricht's talk on the Porcfest25 Stage. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: House in Argentina for xmr: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/wSBXWZ7QPy Monerokon speeches: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/YKRL4wrmGY Saylor couldn’t sleep when he found BTC: https://x.com/saylordocs/status/1936423966832234529?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Xmr in Australia: https://x.com/thestoiccoiner/status/1936398520648609858?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Doug strong like XMR: https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1935785882537410645?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Porcfest: https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1936249310397563070?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Jack Dorsey explaining BTC: https://x.com/vivek4real_/status/1936418970967667143?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Monerokon part 1: https://x.com/exiledsurfer/status/1936364845852491896?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Monerokon part 2: https://x.com/cakewallet/status/1936087997536956915?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Monerokon part 3: https://x.com/monerokon/status/1935953875632074809?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw SPONSORS: PRICE REPORT: https://exolix.com/ GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com NEWS SEGMENT: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/TorEkelandPLLC https://x.com/mikehassard TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Doug XMR Workshop at Porcfest. (00:59:50) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tony. (01:00:29) House in Argentina for XMR. (01:02:00) MoneroKon. (01:05:20) Doug strong like XMR. (01:06:57) Monero Community Fundraiser. (01:08:11) Coinmarketcap has been hacked. (01:08:55) A new payment channel concept for Monero. (01:09:35) Privacy, Banks and the Digital Euro Threat. (01:15:25) Saylor couldn’t sleep when he found BTC. (01:17:18) Jack Dorsey explaining Bitcoin. (01:25:10) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Mike Hassard and Tor Ekeland. (01:45:30) Sal The Agorist. (02:04:15) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: House in Argentina for xmr: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/wSBXWZ7QPy Monerokon speeches: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/YKRL4wrmGY Saylor couldn’t sleep when he found BTC: https://x.com/saylordocs/status/1936423966832234529?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Xmr in Australia: https://x.com/thestoiccoiner/status/1936398520648609858?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Doug strong like XMR: https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1935785882537410645?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Porcfest: https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1936249310397563070?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Jack Dorsey explaining BTC: https://x.com/vivek4real_/status/1936418970967667143?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Monerokon part 1: https://x.com/exiledsurfer/status/1936364845852491896?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Monerokon part 2: https://x.com/cakewallet/status/1936087997536956915?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Monerokon part 3: https://x.com/monerokon/status/1935953875632074809?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw SPONSORS: PRICE REPORT: https://exolix.com/ GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com NEWS SEGMENT: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman chats with Diego Salazar (Rarar) and Luke Szramowski from Cypherstack about Full Chain Membership Proofs (FCMPs), a breakthrough that will dramatically boost Monero’s privacy. Diego, a longtime Monero contributor and founder of Cypherstack, discusses Stack Wallet—an open-source, multi-platform wallet for privacy coins—and stresses the importance of user-friendly design in privacy tech. The conversation dives into FCMPs, which will expand Monero’s anonymity set from around 16 to potentially every transaction ever made, with only a logarithmic increase in size. Luke, a mathematician and cryptographer, details the recent hurdles involving 'divisors'—key components that improve FCMP efficiency—and how they overcame complex security challenges to develop a secure version now under review by the Monero Research Lab. Diego ranks privacy levels across cryptocurrencies, placing current Monero at a 1, Firo’s Lelantus Spark at 4, and Zcash’s Halo 2 Orchard at 10. With FCMPs, he believes Monero could reach 9 or 10—on par with Zcash. The discussion also covers post-quantum cryptography as the next big frontier, with Cypherstack already exploring solutions. Despite earlier setbacks, FCMP development is back on schedule, targeting a Q1 2026 deployment pending code compatibility checks led by MRL’s Justin Ehrenhofer. TIMESTAMPS: (00:01:07) Introduction of guests and their backgrounds (00:04:18) Overview of Stack Wallet and Cypherstack's work (00:07:47) Introduction to Full Chain Membership Proofs (FCMPs) (00:25:11) Technical challenges with divisors in FCMPs (00:54:05) Comparison of privacy levels between cryptocurrencies (01:15:14) Future work on post-quantum cryptography (01:36:23) Philosophical importance of privacy tools GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/thatonesalazar Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ Purchase a plug & play Monero node at https://moneronodo.com SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalkAny donation is greatly appreciated!

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