
Monero Coffee Chat - 2019.01.26
26 Tammi 20191h 1min

Breaking Monero Episode 07: Remote Nodes
Remote nodes are convenient, and many wallets are configured to use them by default. Unfortunately, there are privacy and security limitations when users rely on others to provide copies of blockchain...
24 Tammi 201921min

Why Monero is the top illicitly mined coin
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Researchers Sergio Pastrana and Guillermo Suarez-Tangil discuss their recently published report t...
20 Tammi 201948min

Breaking Monero Episode 06: Unusual Ringsize
In this short episode, we discuss the unfortunate tradeoff when sending Monero transactions with unusual ringsizes. Some transactions were sent with ringsizes over 1000. Monero moved to consensus-mand...
18 Tammi 201911min

Breaking Monero Episode 05: Input Selection Algorithm
In this episode, Sarang and Justin explain more about how Monero selects decoys for ring signatures, more than just "randomly." We explain how Monero's selection algorithm has evolved over time, and h...
17 Tammi 201914min

Breaking Monero Episode 04: Chain Splits (Key Image Reuse Attack)
In this episode, Sarang, Brandon (Suare), and Justin introduce key image reuse concerns. We explain some techniques to protect security and privacy under a number of circumstances. Ultimately, users s...
11 Tammi 201924min

Breaking Monero Episode 03: 0-Decoy and Chain Reactions
Sarang and Justin discuss 0-decoy (0-mixin) rings, perhaps the oldest and best-studied past limitation of Monero. We discuss how research created for 0-decoy rings can be applied to other analysis typ...
8 Tammi 201921min

Breaking Monero Episode 02: Ring Signatures Introduction
We discuss the history of Monero's ring signatures and past approaches to improve them.
4 Tammi 201947min


