In this episode I am joined by Douglas Tuman, host of the Monero Talk and Moneroptopia podcasts, organizer of the Monerotopia conference, and founder/co-founder of XMR Bazaar, XMR Chat, Gratuitas, and Nodo. We discuss Doug’s forays into Monero-focused entrepreneurial pursuits, his upcoming event at this year’s Porkfest and more. Don’t miss it!
This is the lost interview with Ardocrat, a Grin developer and cypherpunk from Russia, whose work on the Grin GUI & Grin wallet written in Rust has been instrumental to provide infrastructure for one of the most private, fairly launched and underrated coins in all of crypto. Check it out!
This is my lost interview with Alex Romanov, a devloper for Beam, Mimblewimble-based privacy focused blockchain and smart contracting platform. Beam has been an innovator pioneering private Web3 infrastructure and usecases, with little to no fanfare and is one of the best kept secrets in crypto. We recorded the interview in September 2024, and now it’s live. Check out the interview!
This is a lost episode, which I recorded in September 2024 with Rare Passenger, a long time Bitcoiner who has lived on crypto for years and has frequently shared his experiences, using crypto as money. We had a very insightful conversation which was spot on in retrospect, as we discussed the elections, the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Stablecoins under a possible Trump or Harris administration. Rare’s prescient insights were stunningly accurate. Check out Rare’s blog: https://rarepassenger.xyz/living-on-bitcoin
After long break, I am back with a banger interview with xenu, the host of the Anti Moon Boy Youtube channel which puts out high quality Monero-focused content. We had a good time shooting the breeze and discussing some of the latest topics in Monero, like Rucknium’s recent OSPEAD research, Attack of the Poison Outputs, and xenu’s weekly Anti Moon Boy news shows. Check it out!
In episode 7, I am joined by freelance Bitcoin & Nostr developer Supertestnet, to discuss privacy in Bitcoin and Lightning, and whether Robosats is a bonafide Darknet Market. It was a great conversation, and lots of fun. Check it out! Supertestnet’s website & projects: https://supertestnet.org/
In episode 6 of season 2, I caught up with Csilla Brimer, the CEO of Willenrimer, a Blockchain consultancy firm, and long time privacy activist, who’s been active in the Monero scene. We talk about the full fledged war on privacy, and how we can opt out, with Free Open Source Software and open hardware. De-Google with Graphene OS, CalyxOS, or LineagOS https://grapheneos.org/ https://calyxos.org/ https://lineageos.org/ Run a home server with Umbrel https://umbrel.com/ Running a VPN on Umbrel: if you already have Tailscale working to access your Umbrel remotely all you need to do is: Open an Umbrel terminal for app Tailscale and enter: tailscale set –advertise-exit-node –exit-node-allow-lan-access Connect to http://login.tailscale.com from your personal device and “edit route setting” for your Umbrel, enable “use as exit node” and save. That’s it! Next time you connect your Tailscale client from anywhere in the world, you will be able to select your Umbrel as your exit node and access the internet just as if you were sitting on your home network.
In episode 5, I was able to talk to Floppy aka @1440000bytes about his work on Joinstr, the decentralized Bitcoin coinjoin implementation which takes advantage of Nostr. He breaks it down and gives a sneak peak of his Bitcoin privacy effort. https://joinstr.xyz/ https://gitlab.com/invincible-privacy/joinstr
In episode 4 of season 2, I was able to sit down and chat with Exitus, a Decred DAO contributor who gave me a sneak peak at the Bison wallet decentralized exchange being launched by the Decred community. Don’t sleep on this interview! https://x.com/BisonWallet https://decred.org/
After taking a week and a half for a vacation, the Outlaw Crypto Podcast is back with an interview with Kallisti Cash, lead developer of Selene wallet, a Bitcoin Cash wallet made for a user-friendly experience. Don’t miss it! https://selene.cash
In episode 2 of the second season of the Outlaw Crypto Podcast, I am happy to welcome Vlad Costea, host of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast. Vlad joined me to talk about his recent conversion to a privacy coin focused Bitcoiner. Follow Vlad on Twitter: https://x.com/TheVladCostea Listen to his podcast, Bitcoin Takeover: https://bitcoin-takeover.com/audio/
We’re back with season 2 of the Outlaw Crypto Podcast and we’re kicking it off with a bang! I’m happy to welcome Reuben Yap, Project Steward of the Firo privacy coin to the show. Reuben was kind enough to bless us with 2 hours of his time to give us the rundown on all things Firo. https://firo.org/