187 - Seth for Privacy: Monero Unveiled

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Seth for Privacy about Monero, its competitors, and its many challenges.

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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
1:30 – Update on Cake Wallet
5:50 – Challenges of developing on iPhone
11:10 – Difficulties of running a Monero company
17:30 – Do Bitcoiners at conferences secretly use Monero?
23:10 – What does price mean in Monero?
28:40 – Monero changing from ring signatures to full-chain membership proofs
32:25 – Who develops Monero?
38:20 – Ross Ulbricht huge Bitcoin donation from darknet market
44:55 – Has Bitcoin failed?
49:45 – Can Monero learn from Zcash?
56:50 – Final Thoughts

 

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio