Seth for Privacy: Keeping Monero Honest

Episode 175 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Seth for Privacy: Keeping Monero Honest

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Seth for Privacy: privacy advocate and VP of Cake Wallet. They discuss a number of topics on Monero’s 11th anniversary.

GUEST
→ https://x.com/sethforprivacy
→ https://sethforprivacy.com/
→ https://optoutpod.com/
→ https://cakewallet.com/

WATCHMAN PRIVACY
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://escapethetechnocracy.com/

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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
1:45 – Cake Wallet
6:03 – Latest news in Monero
12:10 – Monero de-listings in 2024 and 2025 so far
15:40 – Monero wallet marketplace is lacking
22:30 – Why don’t privacy influencers talk about Monero?
26:25 – Monero syncing issues
30:20 – Full-chain membership proofs = white elephant project?
39:30 – The infamous chain surveillance video of tracking Monero
45:15 – The danger of Monero spam attack
51:00 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio