Intro to Monero: With Seth for Privacy

Episode 66 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Intro to Monero: With Seth for Privacy

A full introduction to the privacy cryptocurrency Monero, which is one of the greatest tools in financial privacy in human history. Gabriel Custodiet speaks to Seth for Privacy about the origins, features, and future of Monero. This is the definitive resource for beginners to Monero

Guest Links
→ https://sethforprivacy.com/
→ https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy
→ https://optoutpod.com/ (Seth’s podcast)
→ https://sethforprivacy.com/posts/comparing-private-spends (comparing transaction size)

Services and Resources Mentioned
→ Cake Wallet (Android/iOS)
→ https://monero.com/
→ https://www.getmonero.org/downloads
→ https://stackwallet.com
→ https://localmonero.co/
→ https://agoradesk.com/
→ https://bisq.network/
→ https://trocador.app/en/
→ https://coincards.com/us/
→ https://cakepay.com/
→ https://anonshop.app/
→ https://proxysto.re/en/index.html
→ https://www.getmonero.org/
→ https://www.monerotalk.live/

WATCHMAN PRIVACY
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://escapethetechnocracy.com/

CRYPTO DONATIONS
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero)
→https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)

Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
2:43 – The origins of Monero
6:26 – Where has Monero ranked in market cap and popularity?
8:24 – Monero has huge amounts of developers
9:57 – Monero basic privacy features
16:10 – Problem with Monero’s large transaction size?
19:18 – Monero’s money supply: can we audit?
23:45 – How confident that transactions with Monero will never be unraveled?
26:10 – Other differences from Bitcoin
28:15 – Reasons Monero does not allow ASIC mining
30:53 – Two-minute block settling and consequences
32:08 – Full node essential for Monero?
34:02 – Monero hardforking a danger?
38:45 – What does Seth see in Bitcoin?
43:28 – Monero wallets for beginners
45:12 – Monero hardware wallets
46:46 – Monero delistings from exchanges and discrimination
49:12 – How to buy non-KYC Monero
56:24 – What can we spend Monero on?
1:01:45 – Monero resources
1:03:22 – How does Seth handle online hate?

#Monero #FinancialPrivacy #SethforPrivacy #Bitcoin #NonKYC