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Oct 1, 2021 • 1h 9min

Sarang Noether & Aram Jivanyan: On Improving Monero with Lelantus Spark

**PLEASE NOTE: Sorry about the Audio all. We tried to improve it for the podcast version but unfortunately this was the best we could do! We apologize in advance for this episode! 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 Cryptographers Aram Jivanyan and Sarang Noether about their recently published proposal of the Lelantus Spark protocol. The three discuss the development of the proposal, how it was funded by “privacy coin” project Firo and the benefit of competing cryptos trying to solve similar problems; the benefits it potentially could provide to Monero if adopted, and the general privacy coin space. ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:44 - Monero Talk Starts - Aram & Aaron's background 4:03 - How the development is going 5:55 - Lelantus Spark's effects on Monero 9:04 - Benefits to Monero 12:12 - More on Lelantus Spark's effects on Monero 21:01 - Ambiguity Sets and importance of 128 22:41- Will more upgrades to privacy needed after Spark is Implemented? 24:14 - Will Firo get similar results? 28:22 - Was Lelantus Designed with Firo in mind? 35:48 - How Ongoing is the project? 37:09 - How much more innovation to expect from Lelantus Spark 39:05 - Firo's Importance 42:37- How they see Monero and Firo Communities coming together 44:06 - Multisig improvements 48:33 - Firo's long term vision. Layer 2 solutions? 49:25 - Differences between Monero and Firo 54:55 - Cryptographers desire to solve problems 55:54 - What projects do other cryptographers find exciting? 59:30 - Will Self Sovereign Identity make it into Monero or Firo 1:00:13 - Could Monero be capable of more than communicating value. 1:02:25 - What projects do other cryptographers find exciting? 1:04:30 - Will there be consolidation among privacy coins 1:07:00 - Outro, Where to find Aram & Sarang 🔗Links: Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/1173.pdf 🚨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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Sep 26, 2021 • 1h 32min

Monerotopia 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 Epi #32: w/ Monero music artist @Crypt0_Bear!

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, & special guest, Monero music 🎶 artist @Crypt0_Bear! ⏱Timestamps: Coming soon! 🔗Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crypt0_Bear 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
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Sep 23, 2021 • 1h 8min

Wesley Thysse: On Governments Planning Worldwide Regulation of Crypto

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 Wesley Thysse of decentralized legal system.com, who recently made a splash on r/cryptocurrency with the posting of his report on what regulations he believes governments worldwide will begin to enforce with regards to crypto. The two discuss Wesley's research into the Financial action task Force and their recent recommendations to G20 on how to approach crypto currency, and why and how the FATF has so much influence in bringing forth financial regulations in the US and globally, especially considering it is not an elected body. The two also discuss Wesley's thoughts on crypto and in particular monero as an unstoppable technology and whether betting on Monero in the face of mounting regulatory headwind is sound. ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 2:05 – Monero Talk Starts – Wesley Explains Reddit Post 6:32 – How often are FATF recommendations used 9:40 – Soft laws and the FATF recommendations 10:10 – What interests are behind the FATF? 11:45 – Wesley discusses how these laws are implemented 13:03 – Doug points out elected officials are taking recommendations from organizations that weren't 13:30 – FATFs goal is to prevent money laundering/terrorist financing. 14:32 -What do you think the motivations behind these organizations making recommendations 16:50 – The wealthy tend to benefit from these new laws 19:50 – What are they try to achieve with these regulations 24:38 – How will they try to approach regulating Monero 26:38 – Will this stop Monero? 29:32 – Monero is still Unstoppable 35:20 – Wesley’s thoughts on Bitcoin culture of ‘Number Go Up’ 37:55 – How does Wesley align with crypto 40:37 – Wesley’s thoughts on those who are ‘all in’ with crypto 44:11 – How to deal with news of Regulation, The silver lining of crypto regulation 47:16 – Will Regulators use Monero to better understand it? 51:03 – Why is Monero treated differently then Cash. 56:04 – CBDC, Stable Coins risk to Financial System 1:02:30 – Wesley’s recommendations for the Monero community 1:03:51 – Don't fear incoming regulation. Keep using Monero 1:05:44 – Outro, where to find Wesley’s work 🔗Links: Website: https://decentralizedlegalsystem.com Twitter: @Decentral_Law Reddit Post: https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o9fd7l/governments_planning_global_coordinated/ 🚨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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Sep 18, 2021 • 1h 4min

Monerotopia 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 Epi #31: Monero T-shirts, aFungible humble post, guest suggestions & 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 Monoero 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 our cool Monero T-shirts from clubmonero.com, aFungible humble post, guest suggestions & more! ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Monerotopia Starts 2:25 - ClubMonero.com T-Shirts 5:18 - Doug Thanks Monero Community for meeting CCS Goal. 7:50 - AFungible humble request on reddit, talks room for improvement 13:00 - Chris Sky Interview 15:27 - Call for guest suggestions. 16:57 - James Gratuitas Commercial 20:52 - Nam Joins 23:07 - Mike Joins 24:11 - Mike suggests potential guests ( financial freedom as it relates to medical freedom ) 30:17 - Mike's Monero Story 34:17 - MvskokeBoy Joins, talks Monero asperations, Ask Doug about Ring Sig 39:35 - MvskokeBoy on Introducing family to Monero 43:21 - MvskokeBoy on Monero Price 50:57 - MvskokeBoy ask Doug he'd like to see 55:06 - Mike Reccomends IRC channels to learn more about Monero 57:40 - Purchase Monero through IRA 1:01:12 - Fluffypony Update Question 🔗Links: tShirt Link: clubmonero.com Humble Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/ppwob3/a_humble_request_to_all_234822_monero_members_here/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf ChoicetKT: https://twitter.com/DouglasTuman/status/1439198552295673867?s=20 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
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Sep 16, 2021 • 1h 8min

Chris Sky: The Power of United Non-Compliance & Monero

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 Chris Sky. A humans rights advocate born out of the Covid 19 lockdowns who was catapulted to social media fame when he was recorded at a demonstration giving an eloquent and disturbingly accurate prediction on how the Canadian government was going to increasingly take away citizens liberties in their response to covid. Recently, Sky has been trying to rally support against vaccine mandates and posted a Bitcoin address to raise donations. When it was shown to him how easy it was to see all transactions made to and from his btc address, he decided to give a monero donation address a try and liked the results. Untraceable, super cheap to transact, and simple. Thank you Chris for approaching crypto with an open mind in search for its true purpose and choosing to have your crypto debut on Monero Talk. We posted Chris’s donation address in the show notes. If you support his activism, please consider sending him an anonymous Monero donation. ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 2:17 – Chris’ Public Speaking Background 5:20 – Foresight of the lock downs and government agenda. 8:44 – Chris Sky’s First Protest 10:35 – Getting Arrested, Using United Non-Compliance 12:59 – Vaccine Passport and how Canadians can deal with it. 17:28 – 4th Arrest attempt, Helping Law Enforcement/ First Responders 19:29 – First Responder Protest, Sabotage Plot 21:58 – Government Road to Social Credit Score 22:58 – On Bitcoin Maximalist 24:40 – A Free Canada Initiative 25:35 – Frustration with Crypto Community 27:43 – Importance of Monero, Why it’s Unstoppable 30:00 – Greed in Crypto 31:38 – BTC Maxis and the truth 34:14 – Monero’s Fungibility 36:34 – Monero being regulated out of existence 40:05 - Liberty and the population lack of concern. 42:03 – Why Stay in Canada? 43:10 – Chris’ book 43:57 – What's next in the movement? 48:12 – Controlled Candidates in Government 49:40 – Thoughts on Cipher Punk mentality 50:40 – BTC time running out? 51:11 – Government Lack of Fear of BTC 52:43 – Doug Explains Benefits of Monero Mining 55:53 – Chris’ Future Plans 59:17 – Chris clarifies what One World Government means. 1:01:17 – Financial Action Task Force 1:02:22 – Final Thoughts 1:04:14 - Doug’s thoughts on NFT 1:06:33 – Where to Find Chris Sky 🔗Links: Wesbite: Realchrissky.com Instagram: chrissky23 Telegram: REALCHRISSKY Chris Sky's Monero Tip Address (https://twitter.com/chrissaccoccia1/status/1437519828995219460?s=20): 47j6r2bca557m16RRpm2yiGm3EZhTttw7UmT5icpqqqwVXMj49Cd4jp1J5CVeVcVczR4Bc3MPi3k5dNtG2bJYhG4LLgRrSL 🚨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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Sep 12, 2021 • 1h 6min

Monerotopia 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼 Epi #30: El Salvador, Doug's funding proposal, Gratuitas boots & 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 Monoero 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 El Salvador, Doug's funding proposal, Gratuitas boots & more! ⏱Timestamps: Coming soon! 🔗Links: Boots: https://twitter.com/ThursdayBootCo El Salvador: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/pjpe4d/update_el_salvador_can_freeze_accounts_and_cancel/ Douglas funding:https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/DTuman_6months_full-time_on_monero-projects.html 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
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Sep 10, 2021 • 57min

Sergei Chernykh: On his development of P2Pool a Decentralized XMR Mining Pool

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 Sergei Chernykh aka sech1 a monero developer that has made very important contributions to Monero’s mining network. The two discuss Sergei’s most recent breakthrough contribution. The development of p2pool, Monero’s first decentralized mining pool that lets miners team-up to mine together, without taking any fees and without yielding a centralized pool operator their vote in the network, thus allowing for pools that can grow large without fear of a 51% attack on the network. The two also discuss how Sergei came about finding and working for Monero, randomx, and what areas in Monero need more improvement. Please consider donating to Sergei for his development work. His address is posted in the show notes. Please also consider donating to Doug’s CCS proposal so Doug can transition to working full-time on helping Monero grow. ⏱Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:13 – Monero Talk Starts 3:15 – Sergei Mining Background 4:38 – How did Sergei get into Monero? 7:27 – How can Monero be improved? 9:15 – Sergei’s contribution to Monero 12:25 – How big can P2Pool get? 13:28 - Problems with growth of system 14:48 – Differences from the BTC implementation. 15:54 – Explaining P2Pool 17:51 – Directing Donations to Monero Fund 19:57 – What are the drawbacks of P2Pool? 21:20 – What other ideas are in the works? 23:32 – Getting more involved in Crypto 24:05 – Discusses XMRig contributions 26:23 – How does Monero compare to other Crypto? 29:41 – Is Centralization of Development an issue? 30:46 - Will ASIC mining become common in Monero? 32:30 – Thoughts on RandomX 34:01 – Is Monero more robust than Bitcoin? 35:55 – Are Botnets detrimental to Monero? 38:25 – Thoughts on Monero reputation 39:39 – Concerns about Government suppression 41:27 – Implications of Ransomware 42:?? - Comparison to BitTorrent 45:09 – Interest in other Crypto? 45:47 – Disconnect between Monero and market price 47:04 – Monero as legal tender? 48:18 – Thoughts on Lightning Network 49:08 – Could Monero have a Lightning Network 49:43 – Where can Monero improve? 51:23 – Crypto scene in Russia 52:20 – Final thoughts, Update, Future Events 🔗Links: Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/p9apyd/psa_monero_decentralized_mining_pool_p2pool/ Github: https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool Website: https://p2pool.io/ P2Pool Donation: If you'd like to support further development of Monero P2Pool, you're welcome to send any amount of XMR to the following address: 44MnN1f3Eto8DZYUWuE5XZNUtE3vcRzt2j6PzqWpPau34e6Cf4fAxt6X2MBmrm6F9YMEiMNjN6W4Shn4pLcfNAja621jwyg Douglas Proposal: https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/DTuman_6months_full-time_on_monero-projects.html 🚨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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Sep 2, 2021 • 53min

The Nomad Capitalist on where to find MoneroTopia

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 Andrew Henderson, the founder of Nomad Capitalist, a service that helps people “go where they are treated best” . The two discuss how he became the nomad capitalist, his opinion on Monero and his interest in learning more about it, crypto in general as a tool of opting out of the traditional financial system, what crypto friendly locations one can consider going to, his concern of the volitility and regulations of crypto in the states as well as where he sees crypto and the nomad capitalist movement trending to. ⏱Timestamps : 0:00 – Intro 1:49 – Monero Talk Starts – Becoming The Nomad Capitalist 4:35 – Consulting others to become Nomads 6:01 – Doug asks for advice to become a Nomad Capitalist 11:31 – Which regions are crypto friendly? 13:41- Is Puerto Rico crypto friendly? 17:22 – Renouncing US citizenship 19:09 – Repercussions of being ‘stateless’ 20:18 – Consequences of renouncing citizenship. 21:35 – Apprehension around leaving USA 24:54 – Using Crypto To Opt Out 28:15 – Where is crypto heading? 31:24 – Monero technology and the social milieu 33:06 – Concerns potential Monero regulation 35:48 – Smaller countries trending toward liberty 38:56 – Countries response to Covid and Liberty 41:22 – Have we seen the end of the Covid response? 44:43 – Crypto as a store of value. 45:27 – Thoughts on Monero 47:11 – Is Crypto the new Swiss Bank? 🔗Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nomadcapitalist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nomad-capitalist/ Website: https://nomadcapitalist.com/ 🚨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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Aug 31, 2021 • 1h 25min

MONEROTOPIA 💃🏽🏝🕺🏼Episode #29: Doug's CCS Proposal & other things happening in Monero Land!

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, special guest YOU! We discuss Doug's CCS Proposal & other things happening in Monero Land! Links mentioned in video: Doug's CCS Proposal: https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/250 After Effects video: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/pdujzy/my_first_aftereffects_video/ Solo Mining Monero - Music Video: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/pctx03/solo_mining_monero_music_video/ Moneroujo Proposal: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monerujo/comments/pe0g89/call_for_donations_monerujo_sidekick/ 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
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Aug 27, 2021 • 1h 28min

Dr. Rolf van Wegberg: On Monero replacing Bitcoin on Dark Markets

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 Douglas Tuman interviews Dr. Rolf van Wegberg, an assistant professor of Cybercrime Governance at Delft University of Technology. The two discuss how Monero is now rapidly replacing bitcoin as a medium of exchange on darkmarkets, how crime fighters should deal with illegal activities that take place on them, why governments and regulators should not try to ban Monero, and where he sees this all heading. Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rolfvanwegberg 🚨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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