
An overview of Bitcoin Privacy efforts: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly w/ Justin Ehrenhofer (Monerotopia23)
88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate Speaker: Justin Ehrenhofer (former VP Operations, Cake Wallet) In this talk, Justin Ehrenhofer explores the privacy considerations in Bitcoin while comparing it to Monero. He discusses various Bitcoin privacy approaches and highlights their pros and cons, as well as touching upon Bitcoin Lightning Network's privacy challenges. The talk emphasizes that while Bitcoin can achieve privacy to some extent, Monero remains superior in terms of transaction anonymity and fungibility! If you're interested in Bitcoin privacy, join us for an insightful talk and learn more about the importance of careful privacy practices! Links: https://twitter.com/JEhrenhofer https://twitter.com/cakewallet https://cakewallet.com/ Watch on YouTube (https://youtu.be/AM1-ijYVUks) TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MoneroTopia23 Confer Vids: ODY: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/Monerotopia23:8 TY: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfJ_JjSwYaa810CWboNcPX7cY-JYEWo-4 A SUPER Thank you to CakeWallet.com and Monero.com for being the Main Stage Sponsor! https://twitter.com/cakewallet https://twitter.com/monerocom ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: https://www..Monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com Mastedon: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia/ DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr
20 Dec 202346min

Where Bitcoin fails as censorship resistant digital cash, Monero thrives w/ Ragnar Lifthrasir | EPI #293
88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Ragnar Lifthrasir, an OG Bitcoiner who has increasingly become a staunch support of Monero in light of Bitcoins lack of privacy and fungibility. He is launching a new conference this year called the “Finney Forum” which focuses on Bitcoin privacy tech & Monero. Together they discuss how Ragnar realized through the gun community some of the flaws of Bitcoin that Monero could fix, what will happen to Bitcoin if the state seizes control? What effect would a ban on Monero have and could it take Monero adoption to the next level? The drama in the Bitcoin community in contrast to the Monero community's cohesion. Doubts about Bitcoin’s censorship resistance in regards to Ocean mining censoring Samourai wallet and Ordinals and more! Timestamps: Coming soon! LINKS: TWITTER: @RagnarLif 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 MASTEDON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk
18 Dec 20231h 32min

Cuban Warrior update on Monero Mesh Network, Price Report, News & MORE! EPI #146
88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate COFFEE: https://gratuitas.org/ GUEST LINKS: https://twitter.com/Moneronando TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction! (00:01:40) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist. (00:43:36) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Seafolk. (01:27:40) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tuxsudo. (01:27:46) Utah rourt ruled police can't make you unlock your phone. (01:30:17) Microsoft word now auto corrects for inclusiveness. (01:31:21) The prime minister of Montenegro now owns BTC. (01:31:40) It’s time to limit people’s travel? (01:31:58) Warren's Crypto Bill. (01:34:12) Section 702 passed with NDAA. (01:40:53) Ledger ConnectKit Vulnerability. (01:43:32) Verify your transaction on-screen with your hardware wallet. (01:50:38) Monerotopia Viwers on Stage Segment. (02:15:28) Monerotopia Finalization NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: Utah rourt ruled police can't make you unlock your phone: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/suspects-can-refuse-to-provide-phone-passcodes-to-police-court-rules/ Microsoft word now auto corrects for inclusiveness: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1735564647997030632 The prime minister of Montenegro now owns BTC: https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1735639890031686014 It’s time to limit people’s travel?: https://x.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1735754099663217023 Warren's Crypto Bill: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/12/12/warrens-crypto-bill-is-likely-unconstitutional-its-also-unlikely-to-pass/ Section 702 passed with NDAA: https://x.com/lpnational/status/1735468104908423183 Rand Paul on FISA Program: https://youtu.be/JpED-NJd_fU Ledger ConnectKit Vulnerability: https://blockworks.co/news/ledger-wallet-vulnerability-connectkit SPONSORS: GUEST SEGMENT: Cakewallet.com & Monero.com PRICE REPORT: https://localmonero.co/ 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%3A... 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
17 Dec 20232h 16min

Monero Nodo Progress w/ Abdullah! + Price Report & News! | EPI #145
88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi OR DONATE HERE: www.monerotalk.live/donate ⏱Timestamps: (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction! (00:03:54) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist. (00:35:09) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Abdullah from Monero Nodo Progress. (00:46:32) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tuxsudo and Doug. (00:46:56) Cake Wallet update. (00:52:01) Monero Donations. (00:54:40) Supreme court ruling would lead to Monero. (00:59:12) Jamie Dimon would shut crypto down. (01:00:34) Seth on ocean mining. (01:04:40) Cash transactions over 10k$ need to be reported to the IRS. (01:07:09) Ocean mining is censoring transactions. (01:10:26) The most important fourth amendment case is pending. (01:16:45) North Korea used BTC? (01:21:46) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment! (02:04:40) Monerotopia Finalization. 🔗Links: https://moneronodo.com/ Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! gratuitas.org/ ➡️Join XMRtopia TELEGRAM: t.me/monerotopia ➡️ Join XMRtopia MATRIX: matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3A... 📰🗞 NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: DarkFi development update: https://x.com/darkfisquad/status/1732748160785633676?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw North Korea used BTC?: https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1732844381143539725 Ocean mining is censoring transactions: https://x.com/samouraiwallet/status/1732584009442443336 Supreme court ruling would lead to Monero; https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1732544848257831154 Jamie Dimon would shut crypto down: https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1732462092643422662 Seth on ocean mining: https://x.com/sethforprivacy/status/1732409235126841715 The most important fourth amendment case is pending : https://x.com/freerangelawyer/status/1732134813715353913 Cash transactions over 10k$ need to be reported to the IRS: https://x.com/jtheaccountant/status/1731731763079037250 🚨GUEST SEGMENT SPONSOR: 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 (monero.com/) 🚨PRICE REPORT SPONSOR: LocalMonero. Avoid using KYC exchanges, Buy & Sell Monero directly for fiat, peer to peer ( localmonero.co/ ) The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! 🚀 🎧PODCAST: ITUNES: apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 ODYSEE: bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com 📧CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com Mastadon: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social Monero.Town monero.town/u/monerotopia Get 🤓😎Social with us: TWITTER: twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: twitter.com/douglastuma
9 Dec 20232h 5min

Outcompeting the surveillance state with privacy tech w/ François-Xavier Wicht | EPI #292
88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews François-Xavier Wicht, a first-year PhD student in the Cryptology and Data Security Group at the University of Bern who has done a lot of research on Monero Privacy and untraceability. Together they discuss François’ research in privacy in crypto, comparison of different privacy blockchains and privacy tech, how the untraceability of Monero works and how effective it is, the ethics of working for a blockchain surveillance company and more! Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:05:00) Discovering crypto (00:10:00) CoinJoin & Tornado Cash vs built in privacy (00:16:00) Getting the mainstream to realize privacy is important (00:24:00) Presentation of Privacy in Monero (00:36:00) Untraceability (00:56:00) Unlinkability (01:05:00) Conclusion & Outlook (01:12:00) Closing remarks and Outro LINKS: WEB: https://crypto.unibe.ch/fxw/ TWITTER: 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 MASTEDON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk
8 Dec 20231h 16min

Tail Emission And Demurrage w/ Peter Todd #Monerotopia23
XMR Donations Accepted 88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi Speaker: Peter Todd (Cryptochronomancer and Bitcoin Rabble Rouser) Links: https://twitter.com/peterktodd https://petertodd.org Watch on YouTube (https://youtu.be/-Dy4DeVhk_g) XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MoneroTopia23 Confer Videos Playlist here: Odysee: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/Monerotopia23:8 YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfJ_JjSwYaa810CWboNcPX7cY-JYEWo-4 A SUPER Thank you to CakeWallet.com and Monero.com for being the Main Stage Sponsor! https://twitter.com/cakewallet https://twitter.com/monerocom CakeWallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Cake Wallet - https://cakewallet.com SUBSCRIBE! PODCAST: ITUNES: https://apple.co/34W7FVp SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2t1y9b4 STITCHER: https://bit.ly/2tUcIck ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: https://www..Monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com Mastedon: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia/ DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr
7 Dec 202346min

Financial freedom and privacy in a never-ending life w/ Michael Ten | EPI #291
88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Michael Ten, an Artist and Author, having written several books about longevity such as “Radical Life Extension: Psychological, Metaphysical, and Political Implications”, Michael is also interested in crypto and financial freedom and how it can help in several areas of life. The two discuss privacy in crypto and how far Michael thinks it should go, the mental health industry and the importance of separation of psychiatry and state, Longevity Escape Velocity, Monero user experience improving, how Bitcoin Cash has onboarded merchants and how Monero can follow its footsteps, Monero Multisignature and smart contracts and more! Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:06:00) Privacy in crypto (00:13:40) Separation of psychiatry and state (00:30:00) Longevity (00:40:00) SSRIs (00:50:00) Monero user experience (00:57:00) Bitcoin Cash (01:05:00) Monero Multisignature & Smart Contracts (01:14:00) Optimism about future (01:19:00) Closing remarks and Outro LINKS: WEB: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/iMichaelTen 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 MASTEDON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk
4 Dec 20231h 25min

XMRbazaar Demo: Powering the Monero Circular Economy + Price Report & News! EPI #144
88MWhce9wToCCENbRgfZ6X54Dx8HF4bYY79YkYN9nXeqCDmykzXuq48HWe6k9eZDkA4iYpLbTsvpXPnAGCALHTTMLUp8cWi OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate COFFEE: https://gratuitas.org/ GUEST LINKS: https://twitter.com/xmrbazaar TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction! (00:03:04) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist. (00:26:13) XMRBaazar Demo. (01:02:46) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tuxsudo and Doug. (01:03:30) MoneroSilver is shutting down. (01:04:31) The Magic Monero Fund wants your help. (01:06:07) BTC is not censorship resistant. (01:10:34) War on cash in Denmarks. (01:12:00) Tari Labs. (01:13:22) Mining on a Nintendo Switch. (01:17:42) Solomon Islands and CBDC. (01:18:16) The digital Canadian dollar fails to impress. (01:20:05) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Akanon Michael Ten and REMSee. (02:36:08) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: MoneroSilver is shutting down: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/j1j1IWXsGv The Magic Monero Fund wants your help: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/4UKJXyD1o7 Solomon Islands and CBDC: https://cointelegraph.com/news/solomon-islands-soramitsu-bokolo-cash-cbdc-proof-of-concept BIS presents private CBDC project: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bis-innovation-hub-private-cbdc-project The digital Canadian dollar fails to impress: https://cointelegraph.com/news/digital-canadian-dollar-fails-impress-residents-despite-high-awareness BTC is not censorship resistant: https://x.com/donttracemebruh/status/1730236539085393950?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw SPONSORS: GUEST SEGMENT: Cakewallet.com & Monero.com PRICE REPORT: https://localmonero.co/ 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%3A... 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
3 Dec 20232h 36min