About this episode
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Seth for Privacy about Monero, its competitors, and its many challenges. GUEST ? https://x.com/sethforprivacy ? https://sethforprivacy.com/ ? https://optoutpod.com/ ? https://cakewallet.com/ MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER ? http://watchmanstorch.com ? Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS ? https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) ? https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) ? https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM ? No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. ? https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html 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