Monero Talk

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: 88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi

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Nov 13, 2021 • 1h 40min

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼EPI#37: with special guests, Monero Matteo, Kevin Wad & Cryptic_Media!

If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much! XMR Donations Accepted (Type in monerotalk.crypto in Cake Wallet): 49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL OR you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans! MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼: A laid back, chill out session with Chowbungaman, Sunchakr and special guests Monero Matteo, Kevin Wad & Cryptic_Media!! We also chat about our upcoming Monerotopia Confer & Chill! Purchase your Monerotopia Confer & Chill tickets here: http://monerotopia.com MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE MONERO TALK YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO GET NOTIFIED! ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 - Monerotopia Intro 0:51 - Monertopia Starts now 3:00 - Monerotopia website announcement 10:55 - Litesh Joins, Talks about CCS proposal for music video. 21:47 - Kevin and Matteo join, discuss content for their channels 26:17 -Kevin discusses Institutional Monero 29:27 -Matteo discusses thought on institutions buying monero 35:07 - Monero's fundamentals, 'store of value' fallacy 38:28 - Matteo discuss the memetics of crypto 40:02 - Is XMR a better store of Value then BTC 46:47 - Litesh debutsMonero song 49:04 - Litesh discusses inspiration for the song. 54:28 - MB joins to discuss P2Pool new installer 59:36 - Monero updates with Matteo, Reducing wallet sync times 1:09:29 - Closing thoughts 🔗Links: The Monero Anthem: https://open.spotify.com/track/3C5HdGjCirqtAaEqBUPv76?si=7cf7c3c17d9c4e90&nd=1 Proposal: https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/259 Kevin Wad: https://twitter.com/WadKevin Monero Matteo: https://twitter.com/moneromatteo Peer2pool: https://github.com/WeebDataHoarder/p2pool-nsis 🚨SPONSOR: Cake Wallet 🍰, the first open-source Monero (with now Bitcoin & Litecoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero/Bitcoin blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Website: https://cakewallet.io/ iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wa... Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 Listen & Reach out to us: 🎧PODCAST: ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live 📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com Get 🤓😎Social with us: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia/ DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr

Oct 25, 2021 • 1h 19min

Koe on Seraphis and Monero's Unique Fungibility

If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much! XMR Donations Accepted (type in MoneroTalk.crypto in your CakeWallet send address field): 49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL OR you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans! Check out our new Gratutias Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJq-SzAlow TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Koe, the lead developer on the Seraphis project and primary author of Zero to Monero. The two discuss his latest work on Seraphis, what it is and how it will benefit Monero, the pros and cons of ring signatures, the similarities of Seraphis to Lelantis Spark, the challenges of developing code robust enough to last 20 years and beyond as well as why he thinks Monero is better at being digital cash than Zcash. ⏱Timestamps: 3:17 – Koe’s Monero Story 5:04- Inspiration for 'Zero to Monero' 7:33 - Becoming an expert Monero 8:49- Understanding Decentralization 11:05 - Ring Sigs and Fungibility 12:24 - Bitcoins privacy, flaws of ring sigs 15:50 - Seraphis, Ring Sig vs Membership Proofs 19:14 - Explaining how different proofs work. 20:52 - Tryptic proofs 23:43 - Lelantis Spark 24:49 - Difference between Lelantis Spark and Seraphis 26:16 - Thoughts on Firo 27:19 - Potential Benefits of Seraphis 29:37 - Going into benefits of more keys, wallet functionality 35:47 - Making atomic swaps more usable 37:43- Collaborative funding, kickstarter like functionality 39:27- Paper Monero Theory 42:50 - Potential Attacks on Monero via Reorgs 48:22 - When to Expect Seraphis 51:43- How is the Monero Developing process? 56:53 - ZCash vs Monero 1:09:09- Lightening Network and Monero 1:11:32- Will Monero need a similar solution to LN 1:13:28- Multi Sig, Readable Monero Code 1:16:51- Where to find Koe 🔗Links: Github: https://github.com/UkoeHB/Seraphis 🚨SPONSOR: Cake Wallet, the first open-source Monero (& now Bitcoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake ;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Website: https://cakewallet.io/ iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wallet-for-xmr-monero/id1334702542 Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cakewallet.cake_wallet&hl=en_US 🚨SPONSOR: Sweetwater Digital Asset Consulting: Connecting new money with old money since 2018. Website: https://sweetwater.consulting 🚨SPONSOR: ChangeNOW: a Limitless Crypto Exchange Website: https://changenow.io/ Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 Listen & Reach out to us: 🎧PODCAST: ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live 📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com Get 🤓😎Social with us: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk/ HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk/

Oct 25, 2021 • 1h 1min

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼EPI#36: Yellen, XMR liquidity crisis update, XMRTopia Confer, guest Andres & more!

If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much! XMR Donations Accepted (Type in monerotalk.crypto in Cake Wallet): 49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL OR you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans! MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼: A laid back, chill out session with Chowbungaman, Sunchakr, special guest YOU! We chat about Yellen, XMR liquidity crisis update, Monerotopia Confer & Chill, Andres from Monerujo joins us, and more! MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE MONERO TALK YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO GET NOTIFIED! ⏱Timestamps: Coming soon! 🔗Links: Yellen Clip: https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1452417369834278917?s=21 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/qey1dm/a_reminder_on_6050i_irs_in_the_reconciliation/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvtc45GsOIs Monerujo Link: https://funding.monerujo.app/ 🚨SPONSOR: Cake Wallet 🍰, the first open-source Monero (with now Bitcoin & Litcoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero/Bitcoin blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Website: https://cakewallet.io/ iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wa... Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 Listen & Reach out to us: 🎧PODCAST: ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live 📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com Get 🤓😎Social with us: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia/ DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr

Oct 18, 2021 • 55min

Ethan Lou on his Crypto Journey to North Korea

If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much! XMR Donations Accepted (type in MoneroTalk.crypto in your CakeWallet send address field): 49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL OR you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans! Check out our new Gratutias Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJq-SzAlow TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Ethan Lou, a reporter, author and early crypto adopter. Ethans writings on crypto have been featured in publications such as The Guardian,The Washington Post and Reuters. Ethan reached out to Monero Talk to help get the word out on his latest book ( Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West ) where he details his adventures in crypto. From buying his first crypto in 2013, to winding up in North Korea alongside Virgil Griffith, who recently pleaded guilty to a Conspiracy Charge in the North Korean Sanctions Case against him. The two also discuss how Monero was the first coin he mined because of its low barrier to entry and how the development of China's CBDC is revealing the need for a true digital cash like Monero. ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:14 - Monero Talk Starts, Ethan's Book 3:18 - Ethans' book, Meeting ETH cofounder, to North Korea 4:29 - Getting First Bitcoin 9:24 - Appreciating the technology of crypto 10:43 - Why Ethan went to North Korea? 14:20 - Ethans thoughts on Virgil Griffith 21:14 - How Ethan's experience in NK affected his view of crypto. 25:07 - Is the public getting used to the disruptive aspects of crypto 30:48 - General Public's awareness of Crypto 32:14 - Valuing Privacy 35:11 - Crypto Conferences, Monerotopia 38:50 - First Monero Experience, Mining 41:03 - China Banning Crypto Mining 43:58 - Can Chinese come to realize Monero's potential 48:53 - Writing background 49:55 - The challenge to receive crypto payments for Ethan's book 🔗Links: Ethans Website: https://ethanlou.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethan_Lou 🚨SPONSOR: Cake Wallet, the first open-source Monero (& now Bitcoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake ;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Website: https://cakewallet.io/ iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wallet-for-xmr-monero/id1334702542 Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cakewallet.cake_wallet&hl=en_US 🚨SPONSOR: Sweetwater Digital Asset Consulting: Connecting new money with old money since 2018. Website: https://sweetwater.consulting 🚨SPONSOR: ChangeNOW: a Limitless Crypto Exchange Website: https://changenow.io/ Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 Listen & Reach out to us: 🎧PODCAST: ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live 📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com Get 🤓😎Social with us: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk/ HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk/

Oct 16, 2021 • 1h 17min

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 EPISODE #35: w/ Vik Sharma & Justin Ehrenhofer of Cake Wallet!

If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much! XMR Donations Accepted (Type in monerotalk.crypto in Cake Wallet): 49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL OR you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monoero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans! MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼: A laid back, chill out session with Chowbungaman, Sunchakr and special guest, YOU! ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 - Doug's Birthday 4:29 - Justin Joins, First week at Cake Wallet 7:35 - Vick Joins 9:50 - How Justin got into Monero 11:15 - Cake Wallet announcements 14:22 - Justin dealing with bureaucracy 16:24 - Monero on ramps, Quick Buy Card 22:35 - Midwest Tungsten Service 24:39 - XMR shirts 26:00 - Monerotopia Location Ideas, party at Bitcoin conference 30:11 - Increase in Bitcoin traffic on Cake 35:35 - Dr Trace joins 37:20 - Monero adopting zCash's Halo2 38:17 - Moneo Licensing 39:58 - Is paper Monero a thing? Monero's price 41:45-Dr Trace views on paper monero theory, Why the price is 'low' 49:00 - Should we highlight "dark" market usage? 50:50 - Accessibility preventing adoption 53:01 - Is Dr Trace a real doctor? 53:43 - Shiba Inu 55:43 - Cake adding Wownero 56:55 - Binance 57:55 - Features to add to Cake 59:42 - myMonero FUD 1:00:58 - jstark/coinbase situation 1:03:19 - Justin's goals at Cake Wallet 1:05:06 - Vik/ Dr Trace discuss feature 1:07:28 - Fed will try not to ban any crypto 1:08:57 - Buying Monero in Cake, 20min lockup time 1:11:22 - Sign off 🔗Links: Buy many, yes MANY gift cards with some Monero at Coin Cards: https://coincards.com/us/?ref=monerotopia MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE MONERO TALK YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO GET NOTIFIED! 🚨SPONSOR: Cake Wallet 🍰, the first open-source Monero (with now Bitcoin & Litcoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero/Bitcoin blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Website: https://cakewallet.io/ iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wa... Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 Listen & Reach out to us: 🎧PODCAST: ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live 📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com Get 🤓😎Social with us: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia/ DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr

Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 32min

Timothy Picciott on Why Monero is in his Portfolio

If you enjoyed the show & would like to support us, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and would mean so much! XMR Donations Accepted (type in MoneroTalk.crypto in your CakeWallet send address field): 49GdSCVTTE4TaDknDFn95QGc3mn3g7JZiPKX6QM7ZpuE5cscRFuGNhnjATKnjDHY7tNUQMM63n24uPYbj1AXFBk5KUPnDrL OR you can also help support the channel by purchasing a bag of delicious Guatemalan Coffee! Check out https://gratuitas.org/ to buy a bag & if you enjoy what you taste, send a Monero tip directly to the farmers that grew, harvested, prepared, and roasted your beans! Check out our new Gratutias Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJq-SzAlow TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Timothy Pi-cciott, a financial advisor and public speaker known for his liberty approach to Financial planning and wealth management. Tim discusses his journey in Crypto, the shock he experienced when realizing the Fed was a private entity, how he become one of the first financial advisors to recommend Monero for his clients portfolios and how a Crypto like Monero, which is private by default, can help combat the incoming Feudalistic High-Tech Debt system that he believes we are headed towards. ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:56 – MoneroTalk Starts, Timothy’s background 3:52 – Timothy loses job for speaking at Anarchapulco 6:00 – Going independent, 6:52 – Discovering the truth about the Fed 9:27 – Blockchain as the tool for control 13:03 – How Bitcoin was co-opted 14:45 – On Privacy 17:28 – Why is Monero a good investment 20:02 – Acceleration of tyranny 27:28 – Getting the average Joe to understand Monero importance 33:08 – Bitcoin ETF, Charitable Trusts, and other Tax Saving Vehicles 39:07 - How the wealthy use charity to save money 40:47 - Crypto IRA 43:20 - Preparing for energy shortage 44:55 - Bullish on Crypto, Spreading awareness of Privacy Coins 46:24 - Why aren’t libertarian public figures not talking about Monero 47:59 - Establishing Residency in Puerto Rico 54:29 – Taxing unrealized gains. Will this drive people to Monero? 1:01:04 – FBI sting on Monero using Scientist 1:10:25 – What time prefers to hold 1:15:25 - Preferred Crypto Wallet 1:20:34 – Who is looking to use your services? Roth Conversions 1:26:38 – Where to find Tim 1:30:36 – Signing off 🔗Links: Tims Website: https://www.thelibertyadvisor.com/ Website: https://innovativewealth.com Documentary: From Freedom to Facisims Books: Creature from Jekyll Island 🚨SPONSOR: Cake Wallet, the first open-source Monero (& now Bitcoin!) wallet for iOS. If you have an iphone or Android 📲, Monero Talk recommends that you use Cake ;) It has been verified by the Monero community, you control your own keys, it connects directly to the Monero blockchain, and you can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Website: https://cakewallet.io/ iOS Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wallet-for-xmr-monero/id1334702542 Android Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cakewallet.cake_wallet&hl=en_US 🚨SPONSOR: Sweetwater Digital Asset Consulting: Connecting new money with old money since 2018. Website: https://sweetwater.consulting 🚨SPONSOR: ChangeNOW: a Limitless Crypto Exchange Website: https://changenow.io/ Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 Listen & Reach out to us: 🎧PODCAST: ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/363JYMo STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck WEBSITE: https://www.monerotalk.live 📧CONTACT: monerotalklive@gmail.com Get 🤓😎Social with us: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk/ HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk/

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