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Why Tornado Cash Free Speech defense was rejected in Court w/ Tor Ekeland Mike Hassardl (MT 329)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Michael Hassard, an attorney from Tor Ekeland Law known for defending clients in federal criminal trials, especially in cases involving technology and cryptocurrency,

He dives into their current legal battles and discusses their defamation lawsuit against Chainalysis for falsely labeling their client’s cryptocurrency project as a scam, as well as the broader implications of government overreach in cases related to digital privacy, cryptocurrency, and open-source development.

Michael provides his take on the Tornado Cash and Samaurai cases. Including how charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering are being abused by prosecutors. Tune in as they break down the intersection of law, technology, and privacy rights.

Various privacy tech projects and philosophical concerns about privacy, regulation, and technology are explored throughout the spaces!

Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ https://www.youtube.com/live/9vC7R4F22yU?si=xgZIOddNivWzCNaT Watch Here (Odysee) ➡️ https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/why-tornado-cash-free-speech-defense-was:4 Listen Here 🎧: https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-329

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Why Tornado Cash Free Speech defense was rejected in Court w/ #MoneroTopia24 Speakers, Tor Ekeland and Mike Hassard, Tune-in to a LIVE #MoneroTalk EPI TMRW 10/17 at 7AM-EDT/1PM-CEST!

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Grow Monero w/us at the MoneroTopia24 Confer! If we use it we win! 💪🗽🚀 LIVE Spaces (MT 328)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW:In this episode Douglas Tuman hosts a Twitter Spaces session with the community concerning Monero, its current challenges, and the upcoming MoneroTopia24 conference in Mexico City!

Doug emphasizes the importance of digital cash, the MoneroTopia event, and the need for the Monero community to unite in response to an "adversarial environment," notably referencing Monero's delisting from Kraken in Europe.

Vlad Costea, an early Bitcoiner, discusses Monero's importance in preserving privacy and draws parallels with other privacy technologies, while Aaron Day talks about his experiences promoting Monero and privacy coins in workshops across the U.S. We also had Tatiana, singer-songwriter who is a peace and liberty activist join us in addition to many more guests!

Various privacy tech projects and philosophical concerns about privacy, regulation, and technology are explored throughout the spaces!

Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ https://youtu.be/e0f7yVTnhog Watch Here (Odysee) ➡️ https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/grow-monero-w-us-at-the-monerotopia24:8 Listen Here 🎧: https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-328

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Achieving a thriving Monero Circular Economy with Alaskanon | (MT 326)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Alaskanon, a dedicated advocate of Monero and financial sovereignty, about the growing momentum of Monero's adoption, the challenges of building a circular Monero economy, and the importance of decentralized, private digital cash.

Alaskanon emphasizes how Monero stands out as the best form of private currency and draws parallels between the weakening of fiat currencies and Monero's long-term potential.

The conversation also touches on the necessity of educating others about Monero's value, while highlighting the need for proactive steps toward financial freedom by adopting Monero.

Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ https://www.youtube.com/live/m_VMSovBh4g?si=emUOHSYdCVB4GKqn Watch Here (Odysee) ➡️ https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/achieving-a-thriving-monero-circular:e Listen Here 🎧:https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-326

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The Future of Decentralization - 1 year on w/ Dr. Kapil of BasicSwap & Particl (MT 327)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW:Douglas Tuman interviews Dr. Kapil from BasicSwap and Particl to discuss advancements in decentralized exchanges, specifically focusing on Basicswap being the first and currently only bidirectional atomic swap dex involving Monero and other privacy coins.

He highlights BasicSwap's unique approach, which eliminates centralized intermediaries, allowing for fully decentralized, non-custodial swaps between cryptocurrencies.

Dr. Kapil also touches on the challenges of atomic swap adoption, including the need to run full nodes and the complexities of decentralized exchange setups, while teasing upcoming solutions that will make the process more user-friendly.

Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ https://youtube.com/live/Kl87WxXli0M Watch Here (Odysee) ➡️ https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/the-future-of-decentralization-1-year-on:a Listen Here: https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-327

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The Future of Decentralization - 1 year on - w/ Dr Kapil Amarasinghe of BasicSwapDEX, ParticlProject ! Tune-in to a LIVE #MoneroTalk EPI TMRW 10/01 at 7AM-EDT!

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Achieving a thriving Monero Circular Economy with Alaskanon! Tune-in to a LIVE MoneroTalk EPI TMRW 9/26 at 6:30PM-EDT!

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Privacy as the Top On-Chain Alpha w/ Rafael LaVerde (MT 325)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW:Douglas Tuman interviews Rafael Laverde of the Crypto Vigilante to discuss Monero's role in the evolving crypto landscape.

They dive into Bitcoin's loss of fungibility and the increasing programmability that makes it less private, contrasting it with Monero’s strong privacy features. The conversation explores how Monero is not only essential for anonymous transactions but also positioned as a better store of value.

They also highlight Monero’s potential to drive a parallel economy, free from state surveillance, and predict its growing importance for businesses.

Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ https://youtube.com/live/l22IYHCmXx8 Watch Here (Odysee) ➡️ https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/privacy-as-the-top-on-chain-alpha-w:0 Listen Here: https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-325

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Privacy as the Top On-Chain Alpha w/ MoneroTopia.com Confer Speaker Rafael LaVerde! Tune-in to a LIVE #MoneroTalk EPI 🚨TODAY 9/19🚨 at 7:00PM-EDT!

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Is Monero traceable? And why scaling matters for privacy w/ Francisco Cabanas (ArticMine) (MT 324)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews ArticMine, a monero core team member and well known Monero contributor specializing in scaling and a blockchain surveillance expert.

They dive into the traceability of Monero, discussing recent events around leaked Chainalysis videos. They explore how privacy features such as ring signatures, stealth addresses, and confidential transactions safeguard Monero users from blockchain surveillance.

The conversation also covers the implementation of Dandelion technology, which further protects user privacy by obscuring IP addresses. Throughout, they emphasize the strengths of Monero's privacy model while addressing common misconceptions about its traceability.

Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ https://youtube.com/live/VJysnTpj048 Watch Here (Odysee) ➡️ https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/is-monero-traceable-and-why-scaling:5 Listen Here: https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-324

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Is #Monero traceable? And why Scaling Matters for Privacy w/ MoneroTopia.com Confer Speaker Francisco Cabanas aka ArticMine! Tune-in to a LIVE #MoneroTalk EPI TMRW 9/12 at 6:30PM-EDT!

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Using Statistics to Improve Monero with Rucknium (MT 323)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Rucknium, an empirical microeconomist and Monero Research Lab member specializing in probability and statistical analysis who has made some very impressive contributions to Monero. Including discovering a way to speed up monero transaction confirmations by 60 seconds!

In this first ever interview, Rucknium maintains his anonymity by typing his responses and having a monero friend sit in to read his answers. Tremendous thank you to Patchy319 for doing so!

The conversation centers around Monero’s privacy technology, scalability, and Rucknium’s contributions to the project. They highlight the challenges of Monero’s scalability, including node performance and transaction volume, as well as ongoing efforts to address these issues through StressNet, Network-level privacy solutions like Dandelion++ and potential improvements through the Clover protocol are also explored. We also get to hear a preview of Rucknium’s upcoming presentation at Monerotopia24 Confer!

Watch Here (YouTube)➡️ https://youtube.com/live/fXoiYmrXYJc Watch Here (Odysee) ➡️ https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/using-statistics-to-improve-monero-with:d Listen Here 🎧:https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-323

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