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On Thursday, MoneroTalk will host core developer and MRL researcher Justin Berman, who has led the implementation of FCMP++ and Carrot over the past two years. You can ask questions live via XMRchat: xmrchat.com/monerotalk
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May 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
May 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Monero and Zcash in the Age of Exploits w/ Joel Valenzuela (MT 385)
submitted by monerotalk to monero 1 points | 0 comments Monero and Zcash in the Age of Exploits w/ Joel Valenzuela (MT 385) TODAY’S 🎙SHOW: Doug sits down with Joel Valenzuela to discuss the recently disclosed Zcash exploit and what it signals for the future of cryptocurrency security. Joel argues that advances in AI will make vulnerability discovery faster and more effective, forcing all crypto projects—including Monero—to rethink long-held security assumptions. The conversation examines how the Zcash team handled the exploit, the risks of hidden inflation bugs, and the unique challenges privacy-focused cryptocurrencies face when auditing supply and security. Doug and Joel also compare Monero and Zcash, discuss decentralized exchange infrastructure, privacy coin adoption, and the broader outlook for digital cash in an increasingly regulated and AI-driven world. Watch Here (YouTube): youtube.com/live/0HqoJX7aQho Listen Here 🎧:www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-385 Coffee & Monero, Go to Gratuitas.org today! Watch all MoneroTopia26 Talks here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfJ_JjSwYaa-dPiWAE… FOLLOW US monero.town/u/monerotalk & mastodon.social/@monerotalk Thank you to sponsors, u/cakelabs and u/Stealthex_io as well as u/sunchakr for making these interviews possible! And of course our listeners and supporters for making Monero Talk possible! Podcasts 🎧 : iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1445930212 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7 If you enjoy our show please Subscribe, Like, Share, Rate our YouTube Channel & Podcasts. This will help us grow and spread Monero content!
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June 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Growing Firo on AnonBazaar.com and more with Reuben Yap | EPI 376 (MT 376)
submitted by <a href="https://monero.town/u/monerotalk">monerotalk</a> to <a href="https://monero.town/c/monero">monero</a><br />1 points | <a href="https://monero.town/post/7337683">0 comments</a><p>Growing Firo on AnonBazaar.com and more with Reuben Yap | EPI 376 (MT 376)</p> <p>TODAY’S 🎙SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk features Reuben Yap discussing the growth and direction of Firo as a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, alongside broader developments in the privacy ecosystem such as AnonBazaar. Reuben explains Firo’s evolution, including its approach to privacy technology, decentralization, and usability, while addressing the challenges of maintaining strong privacy guarantees in a changing regulatory and technical landscape. The conversation also touches on real-world use cases, adoption hurdles, and the importance of building privacy-preserving marketplaces and tools that go beyond speculation. The episode offers a look at how projects like Firo and AnonBazaar make financial privacy more practical and censorship resistant.</p> <p>Watch Here (YouTube): <a href="https://youtube.com/live/RUXnCcVKAMs">youtube.com/live/RUXnCcVKAMs</a> Listen Here 🎧:<a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-376">www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-376</a></p> <p>Coffee &amp; Monero, Go to Gratuitas.org today!</p> <p>{Buy your MoneroTopia 26 Mexico City Confer tickets TODAY at MoneroTopia.com! }</p> <p>FOLLOW US <a href="https://monero.town/u/monerotalk">monero.town/u/monerotalk</a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/@monerotalk">mastodon.social/@monerotalk</a></p> <p>Thank you to sponsors, u/cakelabs and u/Stealthex_io as well as u/sunchakr for making these interviews possible! And of course our listeners and supporters for making Monero Talk possible!</p> <p>Podcasts 🎧 :</p> <p>iTunes: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monero-talk/id1445930212">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1445930212</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7">open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7</a></p> <p>If you enjoy our show please Subscribe, Like, Share, Rate our YouTube Channel &amp; Podcasts. This will help us grow and spread Monero content!</p>
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January 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Aaluxx of Maya Protocol on Decentralized Swaps & Untraceable Digital Cash (MT 375)
submitted by monerotalk to monero 1 points | 0 comments https://youtube.com/live/wQ8z1bFyh60 Aaluxx of Maya Protocol on Decentralized Swaps & Untraceable Digital Cash (MT 375) TODAY’S 🎙SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman interviews Aaluxx, co-founder of Maya Protocol, about cross-chain decentralized exchange technology, tokenomics, and real-world crypto adoption. Aaluxx explains how Maya Protocol, a permissionless cross-chain DEX forked from ThorChain, enables swaps across major blockchains while facing inherent scalability limits. He discusses the technical barriers to Monero integration, outlines Maya’s dual-token model (Cacao and Maya), and shares insights on cryptocurrency adoption in Mexico, emphasizing utility-driven development over speculation. The conversation also covers Maya’s collaborative stance toward other cross-chain projects like Serai DEX and briefly touches on the upcoming Monerotopia conference in Mexico City. Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ youtube.com/live/wQ8z1bFyh60 Listen Here 🎧:www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-375 Coffee & Monero, Go to Gratuitas.org today! {Buy your MoneroTopia 26 Mexico City Confer tickets TODAY at MoneroTopia.com! } FOLLOW US monero.town/u/monerotalk & mastodon.social/@monerotalk Thank you to sponsors, u/cakelabs and u/Stealthex_io as well as u/sunchakr for making these interviews possible! And of course our listeners and supporters for making Monero Talk possible! Podcasts 🎧 : iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1445930212 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7 If you enjoy our show please Subscribe, Like, Share, Rate our YouTube Channel & Podcasts. This will help us grow and spread Monero content!
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January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Monero Atomic Swaps via Starknet Without Bridges or KYC with Omar Espejel of Starknet Foundation (MT 374)
submitted by monerotalk to monero 1 points | 0 comments Monero Atomic Swaps via Starknet Without Bridges or KYC with Omar Espejel of Starknet Foundation (MT 374) TODAY’S 🎙SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk Douglas Tuman has a conversation with Omar Espejel, a StarkNet Foundation developer building trustless atomic swaps between Monero and StarkNet, aimed at providing decentralized on- and off-ramps amid widespread exchange delistings. Omar explains his background in the StarkNet ecosystem, his alignment with Monero’s privacy-first values, and a personal experience that led him to prioritize financial privacy. The discussion focuses on a new atomic swap design enabled by StarkNet’s recent move to BLAKE2s hashing, allowing low-cost, peer-to-peer swaps where cryptographic guarantees ensure either both parties succeed or both fail. By leveraging audited, open-source code from the Monero community (notably Serai and Commit Network), the project allows Monero users to access broader liquidity and Ethereum DeFi without wrapped assets or trusted bridges. Omar outlines StarkNet’s evolving privacy roadmap, and his intention to present the work at Monero Topia, as part of a broader resurgence in privacy-focused crypto infrastructure. Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ youtube.com/live/o5bPw2CNQ4U Listen Here 🎧:www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-374 Coffee & Monero, Go to Gratuitas.org today! {Buy your MoneroTopia 26 Mexico City Confer tickets TODAY at MoneroTopia.com! } FOLLOW US monero.town/u/monerotalk & mastodon.social/@monerotalk Thank you to sponsors, u/cakelabs and u/Stealthex_io as well as u/sunchakr for making these interviews possible! And of course our listeners and supporters for making Monero Talk possible! Podcasts 🎧 : iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1445930212 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7 If you enjoy our show please Subscribe, Like, Share, Rate our YouTube Channel & Podcasts. This will help us grow and spread Monero content!
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December 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
J.W. Verret’s Debrief of the SEC Roundtable on Financial Surveillance & Privacy (MT 373)
submitted by monerotalk to monero 1 points | 0 comments J.W. Verret’s Debrief of the SEC Roundtable on Financial Surveillance & Privacy (MT 373) TODAY’S 🎙SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman and J.W. Verrett discuss privacy in cryptocurrency, regulatory issues, and the latest developments in the crypto space. J.W. shares insights from a recent SEC roundtable on privacy, where he praised SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s unexpected pro-privacy stance. The conversation also touches on crypto-friendly politicians, including Congressmen Tom Massey and Tom Emmert, and discusses the potential of tokenized equity in DeFi, allowing global access to U.S. markets. JW highlights legal challenges faced by privacy tool developers, offers thoughts on Monero vs. Zcash, and reflects on recent progress within the Zcash Foundation. Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ youtube.com/live/ukQ6wYLmXEg Listen Here 🎧:www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-373 Coffee & Monero, Go to Gratuitas.org today! {Buy your MoneroTopia 24 Mexico City Confer tickets TODAY at MoneroTopia.com! } FOLLOW US monero.town/u/monerotalk & mastodon.social/@monerotalk Thank you to sponsors, u/cakelabs and u/Stealthex_io as well as u/sunchakr for making these interviews possible! And of course our listeners and supporters for making Monero Talk possible! Podcasts 🎧 : iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1445930212 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7 If you enjoy our show please Subscribe, Like, Share, Rate our YouTube Channel & Podcasts. This will help us grow and spread Monero content!
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December 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Litecoin as a Privacy Coin with MWEB dev David Burkett (MT 372)
submitted by monerotalk to monero 5 points | 0 comments Litecoin as a Privacy Coin with MWEB dev David Burkett (MT 372) TODAY’S 🎙SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, David Burkett, creator of Litecoin’s MimbleWimble Extension Block (MWEB) and developer of Grin++, discusses cryptocurrency privacy technologies with host Douglas Tuman. He shares his journey from early Bitcoin interest to becoming more coin-agnostic due to Bitcoin’s scalability and privacy limitations. Burkett explains how MWEB provides basic privacy features, such as hidden transaction amounts and no address reuse, but clarifies that it doesn’t offer the same unlinkability as Monero. He also discusses MWEB’s extension block structure, adoption challenges, and the future of privacy coins, including potential atomic swaps between MWEB and Monero. Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ youtube.com/live/RnDwEjJ0F9Y Listen Here 🎧:www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-372 Coffee & Monero, Go to Gratuitas.org today! {Buy your MoneroTopia 24 Mexico City Confer tickets TODAY at MoneroTopia.com! } FOLLOW US monero.town/u/monerotalk & mastodon.social/@monerotalk Thank you to sponsors, u/cakelabs and u/Stealthex_io as well as u/sunchakr for making these interviews possible! And of course our listeners and supporters for making Monero Talk possible! Podcasts 🎧 : iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1445930212 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7 If you enjoy our show please Subscribe, Like, Share, Rate our YouTube Channel & Podcasts. This will help us grow and spread Monero content!
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December 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Private Payments: Crypto’s Next Narrative — w/ Paul Puey of Edge | (MT 371)
submitted by monerotalk to monero 2 points | 0 comments Private Payments: Crypto’s Next Narrative — w/ Paul Puey of Edge | (MT 371) TODAY’S 🎙SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman speaks with Paul Puey of Edge Wallet about privacy in cryptocurrency. Paul shares his journey from Dogecoin to Bitcoin, recognizing Bitcoin’s privacy issues early on, which led to his support for Monero. He discusses the rise of “privacy season,” attributing increased interest in privacy coins to dissatisfaction with Bitcoin’s lack of privacy. Paul also explains Edge Wallet’s integration of Monero in 2018 and contrasts Monero’s mandatory privacy with Zcash’s optional model. The conversation covers usability challenges with Monero, such as transaction finality, and touches on the need for better point-of-sale solutions to drive crypto adoption. Paul also highlights Edge Wallet’s new integration of ZANO for private Bitcoin transactions and discusses the potential impact of macroeconomic trends on the crypto market, especially privacy coins. Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ youtube.com/live/aw5ePugNLhU Listen Here 🎧:www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-371 Coffee & Monero, Go to Gratuitas.org today! {Buy your MoneroTopia 24 Mexico City Confer tickets TODAY at MoneroTopia.com! } FOLLOW US monero.town/u/monerotalk & mastodon.social/@monerotalk Thank you to sponsors, u/cakelabs and u/Stealthex_io as well as u/sunchakr for making these interviews possible! And of course our listeners and supporters for making Monero Talk possible! Podcasts 🎧 : iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1445930212 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7 If you enjoy our show please Subscribe, Like, Share, Rate our YouTube Channel & Podcasts. This will help us grow and spread Monero content!
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December 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
What’s Next for Privacy Season? w/ Joel Valenzuela (MT 370)
submitted by monerotalk to monero 1 points | 0 comments What’s Next for Privacy Season? w/ Joel Valenzuela (MT 370) TODAY’S 🎙SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman chats with Joel Valenzuela, a blockchain advocate and business development professional for Dash, about the renewed interest in privacy coins, or what they call “privacy season.” They dive into the roles of Monero and Zcash, noting Zcash’s recent price jump and how it has reignited tribal debates. Joel argues that Zcash is now a stronger hedge for Monero than Bitcoin, given their differing approaches to privacy and governance. The conversation also touches on how holding multiple crypto assets shapes market psychology, contrasts Monero’s strict “private by default” model with Zcash’s more exchange-friendly design, and explores the shifting exchange landscape with platforms relisting privacy coins. They discuss upcoming technical upgrades, including Zcash’s Tachyon and Monero’s FCMP++, and highlight how Litecoin leads non-Bitcoin payment volume while Monero dominates privacy-by-default transactions. The episode wraps up with price predictions for Monero and Zcash, along with a focus on the importance of real-world adoption, such as using Monero for everyday purchases. Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ youtube.com/live/L5_ozoAnALA Listen Here 🎧:www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-370 Coffee & Monero, Go to Gratuitas.org today! {Buy your MoneroTopia 24 Mexico City Confer tickets TODAY at MoneroTopia.com! } FOLLOW US monero.town/u/monerotalk & mastodon.social/@monerotalk Thank you to sponsors, u/cakelabs and u/Stealthex_io as well as u/sunchakr for making these interviews possible! And of course our listeners and supporters for making Monero Talk possible! Podcasts 🎧 : iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1445930212 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/60lQ05X8lcuXv71fhi6hl7 If you enjoy our show please Subscribe, Like, Share, Rate our YouTube Channel & Podcasts. This will help us grow and spread Monero content!
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December 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM