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Citizen Web3Caffeine, Ethos and Privacy with Naveen Jain & Riccardo Spagni
This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Naveen Jain & Riccardo Spagni from Tari
Naveen Jain and Riccardo Spagni champion privacy as a cornerstone of freedom, advocating for ethical technology use as an aid, not a replacement, and emphasizing human fallibility, authentic living, and balanced innovation. Their views promote empathy, fairness, and a practical approach to progress.
Tari is a powerful, scalable blockchain protocol built in Rust, offering high performance, open-source flexibility, and unique confidentiality features that enhance user safety and enable diverse applications.
We spoke to Naveen Jain and Riccardo Spagni about Tari...2024-11-281h 08
Tech Intersect™ with Prof Tonya M. EvansTech Intersect #228: Reimagining the Future of Digital Assets with Naveen Jain and Riccardo Spagni of TariKudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.While we are still far from where we want to be when it comes to decentralized finance, there are people like today’s guests who are fighting for privacy and accessibility, giving us all hope along the way. Today, I am joined by Naveen Jain and Riccardo Spagni, two pioneering voices in cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation, as we dive into their unique perspectives on revolutionizing the user experience, the importance of financial privacy, and the groundbreaking vision behind their latest project, Tari Labs. This week, episode 228 of the Tech Intersect™ Podcast is a...2024-09-2743 min
The Future Of The Future79. Crypto and Blockchain. Past, Present and Future.Today we’re diving deep into the past, present, and future of cryptocurrency with none other than Riccardo Spagni, better known as "fluffypony." Riccardo has been a pivotal figure in the crypto world, particularly for his work with Monero, one of the leading privacy-focused cryptocurrencies.In this episode, we’ll explore Riccardo's journey from the early days of Monero to his current projects. We’ll discuss why privacy became such an essential part of his mission and why it remains critical in today’s ever-increasingly digital world. We’ll also look at what’s working in the crypto space...2024-09-2440 min
The Crypto ConversationTari - the Freedom Enhancing ProtocolNaveen Jain and Riccardo Spagni are contributors at Tari Labs, building Tari. Tari is a new open-source, decentralized protocol that reimagines the future of digital assets. Tari is being architected as a merge-mined sidechain of Monero and will inherit its security model. Why you should listen Tari is an open-source blockchain protocol built in Rust. Tari is architected as a merge-mined sidechain with Monero. Tari aims to provide programmable privacy and composable confidentiality. Tari's philosophy is to normalize privacy in the crypto space and offer a spectrum of confidentiality options for u...2024-02-1346 min
DeFi.jetzt - Der Podcast rund um dezentrale Finanzen(31) Krypto-Rückblick SEPTEMBER mit AlexAnarcho und die BlockchainsFür den Krypto-Rückblick auf den Monat September haben wir uns AlexAnarcho eingeladen, der auch gleich die Begrüßung machen dürfte. Als zeitloses Thema spricht Thor darüber, wie verschiedene Personen die Blockchain erklären könnten.
LINKS:
https://peakd.com/hive-121566/@krypto-hilfe/weltweit-erste-satoshi-statue-steht-in-budapest
https://sethforprivacy.com/guides/run-a-p2pool-node/
https://melo.tools/
https://news.marketcap.com/riccardo-fluffypony-spagni-released-by-us-court-actively-working-on-return-to-south-africa-coindesk/
https://www.whonix.org
https://www.vice.com/de/article/n7bqbx/dieser-forscher-hat-aus-scheisse-eine-digitale-wahrung-gemacht
https://alexanarcho.live/
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Bitcoin Italia PodcastS03E33 - Buki is the new blackContro l'ennesimo China FUD, contro il tradimento di Coinbase, contro il nuovo Russia Gate, contro le shitcoin che invadono il mondo del calcio, l'antidoto è sempre lo stesso: il nuovo BIP SHOW.E ben tornato Riccardo Spagni. 👊🏻Lift off!🚀🚀🚀Il MECENATE dell’episodio è la community de LA CRYPTA: grazie di cuore ragazzi!NOTE DELLA PUNTATA:– Il presidente Bukele fa l'hodler di vecchia data su Twitter: https://is.gd/is8A18- Bitcoin trascinato dal crack Evergrande in Cina?: https://is.gd/KZ4t1c- S&P degrada a 💩il rating della Sinic Holdings: https...2021-09-231h 12
The Stewart Mackenzie IndabaThe Stewart Mackenzie Indaba #17 Riccardo SpagniRiccardo Spagni (@fluffypony) is the ex-lead maintainer of the privacy preserving cryptoasset Monero. In this conversation we go into Monero, Tari, contributor contracts, lightning networks and chastise data dissemination monopolies. Enjoy! Music: "Welding The Steel Frame" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free license to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net2021-09-112h 29
Bitcoin RehabRiccardo Spagni aka Fluffypony - Bitcoin to Monero XMR Atomic Swaps and Lightning Privacy HCPP TV Day 1The weird unexpected episode I had to /endure/ hahaha, was quite a pleasant conversation I had with Riccardo Spagni one of the creator and maintainer of Monero XMR. We talked about atomic swaps and their implications for privacy and how bitcoin could be improved the long run.
We also joked about number go guantanamo, but sadly right now Riccardo is really in gitmo (almost). Hopefully you get out of KYC "custody" /chuckles/ soon!
This was a live show on HCPP.TV on the 2nd of October, 2020. You can check out the audio only version on...2021-08-1753 min
Digital Cash NetworkFluffyPony Arrest Bombshell Could Be Trouble for Monero UsersMonero's former lead maintainer, Riccardo Spagni a.k.a. FluffyPony, was arrested recently on fraud and theft charges stemming from a former workplace over 10 years ago. But this could mean a lot more, especially in light of the recently-discovered security and privacy vulnerabilities in MyMonero, the infamous web wallet and infrastructure for the Monero ecosystem. Could this expose previous thefts, or could it lead to more key Monero figures being arrested? Or both? Watch and make up your own mind.
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Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip...2021-08-1309 minBitcoin Italia PodcastBIP show summer edition 2021 (prima parte)Quella che state ascoltando è l'edizione estiva del Bitcoin Italia Podcast, un contenuto extra che abbiamo deciso di realizzare per non lasciarvi da soli nemmeno durante la pausa di agosto del nostro show.Una conversazione improvvisata ed informale che speriamo vi riesca a divertire ed intrattenere.Il Bitcoin Italia Podcast riprenderà la sua programmazione tradizionale giovedì 2 settembre.Buone vacanze a tutti!Sai che potresti essere tu il Piedone Piedoso del Bitcoin Italia Podcast? Vinci l'onorificenza facendo la donazione più generosa del mese di agosto!Supportaci qui: https://bitcoinitaliapodcast.it/supportaciNOTE ESTIVE:2021-08-0521 min
Markets Daily Crypto RoundupBitcoin Update 8/4/21 | What Happens If Tether (USDT) Collapses?With Ethereum’s much-anticipated upgrade coming soon and a look at what could happen if Tether were to collapse, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.This episode is sponsored by Kava, Nexo.io and Celo.Today's Stories:Bitcoin Stuck Below $40K; Eyes Short-Term Oversold Bounce Stocks Rise, Futures Steady as China Concerns Ease: Markets WrapEuropean equities edge up to all-time highs on earnings optimism ‘It has never been like this’: US house price spiral worries policymakers WSJ Explains...2021-08-0417 min
El Bit | Resumen diario de noticias sobre BitcoinNoticias sobre Bitcoin en español - Martes 03/08/2021
HodlHodl da algunas explicaciones
El operador de cajeros automáticos de Bitcoin LibertyX es comprada por NCR
El nuevo jefe de la SEC quiere más supervisión sobre los criptoactivos
Riccardo Spagni «Fluffy Pony» fue arrestado en los Estados Unidos
Senador Pat Toomey insta al Congreso a no aprobar el nuevo proyecto de ley sobre criptomonedas en Estados Unidos
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/hodlhodl-forced-liquidations-compromised
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/113273/bitcoin-atm-operator-libertyx-ncr-corporation-acquisition
https://archive.ph/5Vt45
https://www.criptonoticias.com/judicial/arrestado-fluffy-pony-exdesarrollador-principal-red-monero/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonb...2021-08-0305 min
Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastXMR's Fluffy Pony, China's mining crackdown, HK blockchain to fight censorship - To the Moon ep. 13In this week's episode we chat with Riccard Spagni, aka Fluffy Pony, about his continued involvement with Monero, despite stepping down as lead maintainer. We also discuss Monero's Tari sidechain, and Y.at, two of Riccardo's more recent projects, which have been designed to provide an excellent user experience and with privacy built-in by default.
We also discuss the news surrounding China's mining crackdown in the two most prominent mining regions. We also discuss Likecoin's efforts in Hong Kong to combat censorship from authoritarian regimes. Don't miss it!
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Bully EsquireHow Cryptocurrency Can Protect Transactional Privacy with Monero's Riccardo Spagni (Fluffy Pony)Bully sits down with Riccardo Spagni (@FluffyPony) to discuss the history of Monero and how cryptocurrency can help protect transactional privacy in the digital age. They dive into the regulatory pressures surrounding privacy coins (including Monero's recent legal opinion on the topic), the constitutional right to privacy, and why privacy is important to everyone.
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El Monero8 Ataque SybilConversamos sobre el ataque Sybil que recientemente ocurrió en la red de Monero, qué efectos tuvo en la cadena de bloques, cómo mitigar estos ataques en un futuro y qué medidas se han tomado hasta ahora para contrarrestar vulnerabilidades.Episodio 3: Diente de León - https://anchor.fm/elmonero/episodes/3-Diente-de-Len-eegqt0Qué torrents está descargando alguien, sabiendo su dirección IP - https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/en/peer/Hilo en reddit explicando el ataque sibiliano - https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/jrh7mv/psa_informational_thread_on_the_recently...2020-11-2247 min
Bitcoin Italia PodcastS02E39 - Scommessa asimmetricaBitcoin è una tecnologia in lento ma costante miglioramento e nel nuovo episodio del BIP SHOW vi aggiorniamo sull'implementazione di MuSig2 e Taproot.Ma non solo: è caos in casa Ethereum, 8 milioni di famiglie USA sono unbanked, l'America elegge una deputata hodler, arrivano nuovi endorsement importanti per BTC dal mondo della finanza e le policies di una nuova mining pool ci mettono in guardia su di un punto debole delle stesse.Siete pronti?Il MECENATE dell’episodio è GUIDO MORONI: grazie di cuore Guido!Acquista la maglietta selezionata da Guybrush il cagionevole stilista: https://amzn.to/3niVBYc...2020-11-121h 08Bitcoin Italia PodcastS02E36 - PayPalleNon possiamo esimerci dal parlare della notizia dell'anno: come avevamo già anticipato qualche settimana fa è arrivata la conferma ufficiale da PayPal. Il colosso mondiale dei pagamenti elettronici sta per introdurre le criptovalute nella propria app. Rispetto a quando ne avevamo parlato abbiamo anche diversi dettagli in più, che meritano una nostra attenta analisi.Inoltre una bella intervista a Riccardo Spagni ci consente di parlare ancora di Monero e delle sue proprietà a salvaguardia totale della riservatezza delle transazioni.Il MECENATE dell’episodio è LORIS DE GASPARI: grazie di cuore Loris!Prova Amazon Music gratis per tre mesi pa...2020-10-221h 06
Bitcoinovej kanálBK LIVE: Nový narativ pro Bitcoin?📄Program streamu: • 0:00 Intro a merch • 7:37 Novinky na Patreonu a poděkování za super nášivku • 10:35 Cesta ke kilu s Falconem Heavy • 14:31 Budou speciální videa pro Patreony? • 19:00 Proč pije Kicom pivo (Blue Moon) s pomerančem? • 27:04 Šarlatánská analýza BTC, ETH • 28:58 Burza OKEx uzavřela možnost výběru • 34:50 Filecoin spustil mainnet • 37:55 Coinbase bude sponzorovat minimálně 2 BTC vývojáře • 48:35 Jaký budou nový updaty u BTC? • 52:30 Uniswap a hlasování o změnách spravování protokolu • 54:22 Jaký má Kicom obavy? • 58:27 Chris Blec • 59:29 ETH 2.0 povede DeFi k větší inovaci • 1:05:25 Šéf CFTC se vyjádřil k ETH 2.0 a futures • 1:11:38 Kdo není fanoušek ETH? • 1:15:03 Společnos...2020-10-192h 33
The Layah Heilpern Show#007 Fluffy Pony - Financial Privacy and Criminal ActivityRiccardo Spagni, also known as Fluffy Pony, a member of the core Monero team joins The Layah Heilpern Show, to imagine a world where privacy coins are the main currency. He explains the criminal implications, the possibilities of tax evasion and why governments may actually be in favour of such a system.
Get $25 when you join blockfi: https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2448759/783460/105682020-10-0243 minBitcoin Italia PodcastS02E21 - Algoritmo misticoTorna il BIP SHOW, insolitamente di venerdì, per parlarvi di ciò che è veramente successo in casa Brave Browser, aggiornarvi sulla banca di Guybrush che gli impedisce di acquistare Bitcoin, parlare di come le agenzie di blockchain analysis riescano in realtà ad analizzare anche le criptovalute più attente alla privacy (tranne una) e fantasticare di mass adoption e fiscalità.State pronti!Il MECENATE dell'episodio è MASSIMO DESTITO: grazie di cuore Massimo!Ancora non usi Brave? Provalo scaricandolo dal nostro link sponsorizzato: https://brave.com/bit037NOTE DELLA PUNTATA:Thread sullo "scandalo" BRAVE- Don't t...2020-06-121h 07
Monero TalkRiccardo "fluffypony" Spagni and Naveen Jain: Tari
TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman chats with Riccardo "fluffypony" Spagni and Naveen Jain from Tari about Tari's testnet alpha launch.
Links:
Tari: https://www.tari.com/
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Survival Skills Podcast#157 - Riccardo Spagni - The People Behind Bitcoin & MoneroThere should be someone behind the scenes controlling Bitcoin right? I mean, it cannot just run and maintain itself right? I'm just stating what you've always been thinking after you heard that Bitcoin is not controlled by an institution or government. In this episode, we're going to be demystifying that very question. Grey Jabesi connected with Riccardo Spagni(@flufflypony) AKA Fluffy Pony, a member of the Monero Core Team, who are stewards of the Monero Project, and is also the lead maintainer of the Monero project. Monero is an open-source cryptocurrency created in April 2014 that fo...2020-04-0840 min
The BreakdownThe Breakdown Weekly Recap | March 7 2020The full week's episodes in one convenient package The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham What Us Election Outcome Is Best for Bitcoin? Libra Plus? A New Global Digital Currency Strategy For Facebook Why Bitcoin Mining Might Be the New Business Model for US Power Plants Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni on How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy 2020-03-071h 57The BreakdownRiccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni on How Coronavirus Could Impact PrivacyAs the Coronavirus took hold in China, officials in the Hubei province tracked potential patients by examining purchase records for cough and flu medicine for the previous month. Welcome to the new frontiers of privacy. In this wide-ranging episode, @NLW chats with former lead maintainer of Monero and Tari co-founder Riccardo Spagni - aka @FluffyPony on Twitter - about privacy in the context of: The recent arrest of DropBit CEO Larry Harmon surrounding bitcoin mixer technology being used for illicit purposes The US govt’s battle against end-to-end encryption Central bank digital currencies At home devices like A...2020-03-0731 min
Monero Talk36C3 PART 1: Riccardo Spagni on Tari & Monero and Joel Gugger on Monero Atomic Swaps
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TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Monero Talk interviewed 10 Monero related speakers during the 36C3 Hackers Conference in Leipzig, Germany and will be releasing them all. In this episode, we interviewed Riccardo "Fluffypony" Spagni on Tari & Monero and Joel "h4sh3d" Gugger on Monero Atomic Swaps.
Links:
Riccardo "Fluffypony" Spagni at 36c3 (5:52:14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krftz3Y39sg
Joel "h4sh3d" Gugger & Zcow at 36c3 (5:22:23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krftz3Y39sg
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The Bad Crypto PodcastMonero with Riccardo Spagni (Fluffy Pony)While Bitcoin is decentralized, it is not anonymous. Many crypto enthusiasts believe privacy is of paramount importance. That’s why we’re happy to bring you today’s conversation with Riccardo Spagni. Lead maintainer for privacy coin Monero, Ricc has many things to say about the history and future of the coin. Of course, his friends know him as Fluffy Pony. So you know that’s going to make for a fun interview. We’re public figures but we like to keep some things private. And today you’ll learn how to keep your crypto transactions private on episode #35...2020-01-0545 min
Matt Brown Show - Telling the stories of influencers and business thought leaders, one conversation at a timeMBS197 - CryptoKungfu Part 5 with Riccardo Spagni AKA Fluffypony (Lead Maintainer at Monero)Send us a textThis edition of the Matt Brown Show is proudly sponsored by www.zanootroptics.co.za - enter your code "ninja20" to get 20% off your purchases of smart supplements.Welcome back to our Crypto Kungfu series here on the Matt Brown Show, we are 5 episodes in and counting. Get ready for a good one because joining me today is the Monero man himself Riccardo Spagni, the Lead Maintainer of the Monero cryptocurrency. The deeper we get into this series the more we realise how crypto is changing the way we see the world and slowly...2019-09-251h 01Matt Brown Show - Telling the stories of influencers and business thought leaders, one conversation at a timeMBS197 - CryptoKungfu Part 5 with Riccardo Spagni AKA Fluffypony (Lead Maintainer at Monero)Send us a textThis edition of the Matt Brown Show is proudly sponsored by www.zanootroptics.co.za - enter your code "ninja20" to get 20% off your purchases of smart supplements.Welcome back to our Crypto Kungfu series here on the Matt Brown Show, we are 5 episodes in and counting. Get ready for a good one because joining me today is the Monero man himself Riccardo Spagni, the Lead Maintainer of the Monero cryptocurrency. The deeper we get into this series the more we realise how crypto is changing the way we see the world and slowly...2019-09-251h 01
SA Crypto🦄 Fluffy Pony, Dawie Roodt, & More at BECSA's Chain Reaction 2.0On Thursday 29 August 2019, the Blockchain Entrepreneurs Club of South Africa held their second edition of "Chain Reaction" in Sandton, the economic hub of Africa. It was ironic then that the leading thinkers in the future of finance came together in such a location to discuss the most disruptive technology in economics we've ever seen: Blockchain.Headlined by Dawie Roodt, famed South African economist and political commentator, Chain Reaction 2.0 brought investors, entrepreneurs and developers together to explore the possibilities of the future.Opening the event however was a Fireside Chat with arguably South Africa's most famous...2019-09-0409 min
UnconfirmedElectric Capital on the Coins Punching Below Their WeightMaria Shen, head of data science at Electric Capital, dives into the details of the firm's report on crypto developer activity, which analyzed 27,000 code repositories to find that a recent decrease in crypto developer activity came from a drop-off in one-time-per-month and part-time developers, while full-time developers increased 13%. She explains how this breaks out among coins, how developer activity in Bitcoin and Ethereum have consolidated, what mid-tier coins are also seeing a lot of activity, and which ones appear to be punching below their weight price-wise. She also explains her metric of "active ecosystems," which ones are most active...2019-08-1626 min
The Decrypting Crypto PodcastRiccardo Spagni on Creating Liquidity with Security TokensWe speak to Riccardo Spagni, one of the founding developers of Monero, about security tokens and how they can be used to create liquidity and channel for communication within organizations. We also discuss the latest privacy-enhancing technologies and what Riccardo thinks of Facebook's Libra project.2019-08-0736 min
Base LayerBase Layer Episode 056 - Riccardo Spagni (Monero)Riccardo Spagni, the man, myth and legend at Monero joins us on Base Layer and it's a massive show! Not only is this a crash course in what Monero is for beginners it's also got updates and some great detail into what's happening at Monero. In addition this was a really important conversation as we've seen yet another massive data hack at a bank, with 100m records stolen. We discuss the tech that is involved in Monero (Ring signatures, RingCT and stealth addresses), commitments and much more. Also a great discussion for those trying to understand the differences in privacy...2019-08-0559 min
Decred Assembly 1.0Monero & Privacy with Guest Riccardo "FluffyPony" SpagniToday on the show with a special guest Riccardo "FluffyPony" Spagni to talk about Monero, it's history, future and other fun stuff.
https://getmonero.org/home
https://mymonero.com/#/
https://petertodd.org/2016/cypherpunk-desert-bus-zcash-trusted-setup-ceremony
Guest: https://twitter.com/fluffypony
Co-hosts:
https://twitter.com/onewayfunction
https://twitter.com/_ty13r
This episode was streamed on Youtube on 30 June 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWw0rVtF828...2019-04-081h 55
Monero TalkIs Monero digital cash? w/ Riccardo Spagni aka Fluffypony
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TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: We asked Riccardo Spagni, aka @fluffypony, aka the CEO (Chief Entertainment Officer) of Monero some big questions !
Is Monero the truest crypto currency of them all? Is Monero humanities greatest hope against the rise of surveillance capitalism?
What motivates you to work in Monero? Are you a crypto anarchist or cypherpunk trying to build tech that will give humans more liberty ?
Is Monero more aligned with cypherpunk/cryptoanarchist ideals than bitcoin? Why aren’t the idealist Bitcoiners like Andreas...2019-04-041h 17
Bitcoin Italia PodcastS01E10 - Il dito medioNel nuovo episodio del BIP show partiamo da uno spunto fornito da un nostro ascoltatore per spiegarvi come il Lightning Network risolve il problema del double spending, parliamo di alcune novità sfiziose e facciamo una rapida carrellata delle principali altcoin illustrandone le caratteristiche salienti.Puntata raffreddata ed indisciplinata ma densa di contenuti.Enjoy.Note della puntata:Messari, il nuovo riferimento per le criptovalute: https://messari.ioAci e la Blockchain: http://www.ansa.it/canale_motori/notizie/componentie_tech/2019/03/04/acistop-a-truffe-del-contachilometri-con-fascicolo-digitale_e901f65c-194f-4e48-bc46-e69bd24185b6.htmlStarbucks acquisice Bakkt:2019-03-071h 03
Vài L?i Khuyên Dành Cho Ph? N? MuslimBreaking the Block - The world in two, five, and ten yearsThis episode features Meltem Demirors, Riccardo Spagni, Nevin Freeman, and George Kikvadze in a wide-ranging conversation about the future of tech.2019-01-2522 minVài L?i Khuyên Dành Cho Ph? N? MuslimBreaking the Block - 50 Shades of Privacy with FluffyPonyThis episode was recorded live in Davos, Switzerland at The Block's exclusive event. It features Fluffypony aka Riccardo Spagni.2019-01-2520 min
UnchainedAri Paul on Why Bitcoin Is a Good Value Buy TodayAri Paul, CIO of BlockTower Capital, explains why he likes how short-term trades concentrate risk in investment, why, "no matter what," he thinks Bitcoin is a good-value buy today, and how big university endowments investing in crypto now could eventually lead institutions to go from having a fear-of-loss attitude about crypto to having FOMO. He also dives into why he's not as excited about generalized mining as some of BlockTower's crypto fund peers and who he thinks is really well-poised in that space. We also discuss why Bitcoin futures didn't have a positive impact on the price and what...2018-12-041h 08UnchainedAri Paul on Why Bitcoin Is a Good Value Buy TodayAri Paul, CIO of BlockTower Capital, explains why he likes how short-term trades concentrate risk in investment, why, "no matter what," he thinks Bitcoin is a good-value buy today, and how big university endowments investing in crypto now could eventually lead institutions to go from having a fear-of-loss attitude about crypto to having FOMO. He also dives into why he's not as excited about generalized mining as some of BlockTower's crypto fund peers and who he thinks is really well-poised in that space. We also discuss why Bitcoin futures didn't have a positive impact on the price and what...2018-12-041h 08
Decrypto – sponsored by LunoYour Questions Answered with Ran & Riccardo!From paranoia about security, to paying for goods with crypto, the origins of Bitcoin Cash, and the true story behind Satoshi Nakamoto - Ran Neu-Ner and Riccardo Spagni answer some of the questions we received during the course of the Decrypto series. Luno2018-11-2819 min
UnchainedMonero's Riccardo Spagni, aka Fluffypony, on How He Feels About Monero Being Used for CrimeRiccardo Spagni, the lead maintainer for Monero, describes the four pillars of Monero's privacy, makes the case for why it would still be valuable even if BItcoin were to adopt privacy, and explains the ways in which its privacy is stronger and weaker than Zcash's. He also discusses his new project, Tari, and how it could enable a new world of natively digital assets such as tickets, loyalty points and in-game assets, and how it will relate to Monero. He also explains his view on the fact that Monero is one of the top currencies used on the dark...2018-11-201h 04UnchainedMonero's Riccardo Spagni, aka Fluffypony, on How He Feels About Monero Being Used for CrimeRiccardo Spagni, the lead maintainer for Monero, describes the four pillars of Monero's privacy, makes the case for why it would still be valuable even if BItcoin were to adopt privacy, and explains the ways in which its privacy is stronger and weaker than Zcash's. He also discusses his new project, Tari, and how it could enable a new world of natively digital assets such as tickets, loyalty points and in-game assets, and how it will relate to Monero. He also explains his view on the fact that Monero is one of the top currencies used on the dark...2018-11-201h 04Decrypto – sponsored by LunoThe Different TokensWhen we talk about cryptocurrency, many people invariably think Bitcoin, and possibly also Ethereum. But there are actually thousands of other coins or tokens out there… such as Monero, Ripple, Litecoin, Dash and Iota. Gareth Cliff speaks to Riccardo Spagni - the Lead Maintainer of the Monero Blockchain Project in South Africa - about the various crypto tokens, and more. Luno2018-11-0716 min
The Peter McCormack ShowWhy Crypto Privacy is Important with Monero's Riccardo "FluffyPony" Spagni - WBD0342018-09-1458 min
Off Chain with Jimmy SongOff Chain with Jimmy Song - Monero and Privacy with Riccardo Spagni (aka @fluffypony)Jimmy Song is a Bitcoin Core Contributor and former VP of Engineering for Armory. He caught the Bitcoin bug back in 2011 and started contributing to Bitcoin open source projects since 2013. He’s a contributor to CoinDesk and has a popular Bitcoin blog. He’s been teaching blockchain to engineers for over 3 years. Jimmy graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics.Seminar: http://programmingblockchain.com/Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cZr_AjMedium: https://medium.com/@jimmysongTwitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysongGithub: https://github.com/jimmysong...2018-07-1142 min
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区块链王峰十问吴忌寒：我不是一个精明的商人（主播：杨枪枪）对话时间：6月8日22点微信社群：王峰十问大本营对话嘉宾：吴忌寒：比特大陆联合创始人。毕业于北京大学，拥有经济学和心理学双学位。2011年参与比特币社区，联合创办了中国比特币社区重要媒体巴比特(8btc.com)；2013年创办比特大陆（BITMAIN），任公司董事和联合CEO，主要负责市场、销售、战略投资和投资人关系。王峰：火星财经发起人，蓝港互动集团（HK.8267）创始人，极客帮创投合伙人，曾任金山软件高级副总裁。以下为对话原文整理：王峰：给大家介绍今天来的嘉宾：比特大陆联合创始人吴忌寒，一位非常神秘的人物。先让我们看一看他的经历：2009年毕业于北京大学，获经济学和心理学双学位。在创业之前，曾从事私募股权母基金的投资分析师和投资经理工作。2011年接触到比特币，并与长铗等人联合创立了中国比特币社区巴比特，同年，他首次把中本聪的比特币创始论文《比特币：一种点对点的电子现金系统》翻译成了中文。2013年创办比特大陆（BITMAIN），任公司董事和联合CEO。不久前我和忌寒在徐老师和冯波的饭局上第一次见面，因为都是重庆老乡，格外亲切，他话不多说，给人第一印象是温文尔雅，谦逊从容，我很难把媒体描述的“矿霸”“教主”“恐怖分子”“恶棍”这些字眼和他直接画上等号。但我相信，他平静的外表下，内心一定无比澎湃激昂。经历过比特币世界从空无到繁盛并几度起落浮沉的他，拥有价值千亿美金比特币世界绝对权力的他，正在区块链所引发新的“大航海时代”中，带领比特大陆这艘航船劈波斩浪前行。新的大航海时代，未来我们将走向何方？通过对话小寒，希望今晚的“王峰十问”能给大家一些启发和思考，这也正是本期“大航海时代”主题的初衷所在。下面，开始我们今天的“王峰十问”吧。第一问王峰：根据上周四彭博社报道，我们知道红杉和新加坡政府基金以4亿美元参与了比特大陆的Pre-IPO融资，传闻此轮估值达120亿美元。如果这个消息属实，可以想见不久后，我们会见证在传统资本市场上最大的区块链IPO。鉴于比特大陆进入人工智能芯片领域，彭博社将MTK、英伟达等IC厂商拿来与你做估值对标。但是，我有一个问题，每家公司都对标的是自己的时代，而不是某个厂商。GPU芯片厂商英伟达赶上了世界对人工智能逐梦的红利，虽然之前他们的市值曾横盘了13年，被业界和投资者不重视，但从2016年初开始一路狂涨，10几个月增长10倍，达到创历史新高的1600亿美金市值。另一个例子是高通，这家移动设备芯片霸主在2014年就过了千亿美金市值，他们赶上了苹果、三星、华为、小米等推动的智能手机大爆发热潮，虽然现在降到800多亿，但它依然是移动互联网浪潮的最大受益者之一。再之前，英特尔赶上了个人电脑走进家庭和企业桌面的红利。总之，他们都是背靠巨大增量的市场，成为产业的领导者。英伟达市值一路狂涨我的问题是比特大陆作为控制数字黄金比特币等数字货币市场上的矿机霸主，作为区块链产业中具足轻重的力量，什么时候会迎来一个自己的市场价值巅峰？比特币最高市值3200亿美金，现在是1100亿美金。你是否曾想过，有一天你公司的市值可能会超过比特币的市值？期待小寒的回复。吴忌寒：市值是比较虚幻的东西，有一个概念叫做流动性幻觉。就是说某一类资产感觉“总市值“多少多少，每个投资人都觉得，假如自己卖出手里的股票或者资产，就能得到”价格*数量“那么多钱。但是这里面是有一个幻觉存在的：当所有投资人都要在同一时间套现，就很难以这样的”价格“真正卖出去——如果投资人集体抛售，价格就会低很多。巴菲特常说，你如果要买一个股票，就要假设一下，假定股票市场明天就关闭十年，你是否还愿意买入。在经营企业时，天天盯着市值，也是有害的，因为财务投资人的风险偏好和个体情绪、宏观经济波动等都会影响市值。行业的周期波动，也会带来企业“市值”的巨大变化，做企业的还是盯着自己企业核心竞争力的发展比较好。创始人不理会二级市场的市值，这样的魄力其实对于企业的发展很关键。你刚才提到的某家企业，创始人就敢于冒所有人的反对，对一些未经证明的方向猛下赌注；它的竞争对手，是职业经理人掌握的，就做不到这一点了。最后总是关注二级市场反应的竞争对手吃亏很大：）王峰：假设是创新之本，和做互联网状态一样啊。第二问王峰：今年2月份，Bitcoin.org网站的管理员Cobra发布公开信，打算修改比特币的共识机制POW（工作量证明），引入POW+POS（权益证明）混合机制。据说就是为了应对比特大陆对比特币算力的垄断。上周五，Cobra又发布推特称，吴忌寒和ViaBTC的CEO杨海坡两人可以轻易对比特币发起51%的攻击，彻底击垮价值1300亿美元的比特币网络。2月份，比特币开发代表Cobra通过推特发表一封公开信这里再科普一下“51%攻击”，它的原理在于数字货币采用的分布式记账机制。以比特币为例，51%攻击是掌握了比特币全网的51%算力之后，用这些算力可以重新计算已经确认过的区块，使块链产生分叉并且获得利益的行为。而后，你在推特上回应：“在修改（比特币）原始白皮书前，请阅读中本聪关于51%攻击的分析；它（51%攻击）不会成为比特币的终结者。”容本人冒昧地说一句，我猜99%的比特币拥有者都没有像你那样，仔细读过比特币的原始白皮书，你能否进一步解释你在推特上的回应？吴忌寒：“设想如下场景：一个攻击者试图比诚实节点产生链条更快地制造替代性区块链。即便它达到了这一目的，但是整个系统也并非就此完全受制于攻击者的独断意志了，比方说凭空创造价值，或者掠夺本不属于攻击者的货币。这是因为节点将不会接受无效的交易，而诚实的节点永远不会接受一个包含了无效信息的区块。一个攻击者能做的，最多是更改他自己的交易信息，并试图拿回他刚刚付给别人的钱。：——中本聪的比特币白皮书。里面的重点是：1）即便攻击成功，整个系统也并非就此完全受制于攻击者的独断意志；2）一个攻击者能做的，最多是更改他自己的交易信息，并试图拿回他刚刚付给别人的钱。在中本聪的白皮书中，他论证了，51%攻击只会导致部分系统使用者，也就是接受攻击者支付的人，在没有防范的情况下，会受到伤害。Cobra是Bitcoin.org的域名的联合控制人，他（或她）个人与Bitcoin Core的分歧很大，今年还曾经采取单边行动，把Bitcoin.org推荐的客户端从Bitcoin Core改成了一个不知名的Bitcoin Knot。https://www.yours.org/content/the-bitcoin-conspiracy--luke-jr-and-cobra-bitcoin-b344bf498005Cobra算是少数很狂热的人了，同时反对几乎所有重要的比特币企业，我不幸或者荣幸地成为其反对对象之一。王峰：话说回来，就在上个月，比特币的分叉币之一BTG（比特币黄金）就不幸沦为“51%攻击”受害者，攻击者成功实施“双花交易”，向自己发送了超过38万个BTG。哈哈，疯狂。我们简单计算，如果所有资金被盗，攻击者从交易所的损失中将获利超过1800万美元。而且，根据一些外媒报道，Monacoin、Zencash、Verge 和 Litecoin Cash等不少数字货币已经遭遇过“51%攻击”，蒙受了上百万美元的损失。作为拥有比特币网络接近一半算力的比特大陆掌门人，你如何让我们相信，对由中本聪一手创造的、寄托人类更美好未来的原生比特币网络不会被人恶意破坏？在你看来，随着“51%攻击”现象的频频出现，未来可能会动摇整个数字货币世界的根基吗？吴忌寒：首先，俺没有“拥有”那么多比例的算力，很多我们的客户，自己运维自己的矿机，但是把算力指向我们经营的矿池。这种算力指向是随时可以变化的，如果我们作恶，我们的客户会立即响应，把算力切到其他矿池，不会坐视我们作恶不管的。我们可以算作是“受托”了很多比例的算力。51%算力攻击没有办法凭空创造价值，也就是说，没有办法凭空增发。说到BTG网络攻击，其中还是有很多疑点的：攻击者控制了38万个BTG的私钥，那么请问谁有这么多的BTG呢？按照一般的攻击手法，这些BTG被送往了交易所，会立即被卖出，换成其他种类的币并且提现提走。但是这么大量的BTG应该是不可能完成整个攻击流程的。——交易所不傻，提前1800万美金，让一次性提吗？能够允许大额提现的账户，都经过了严格的KYC，跑得掉吗？同时，理论上这么大量的卖出，我们当时却看不到BTG价格的巨幅下跌。那么，攻击者到底是否真的对交易所实施了双花攻击呢？这些疑点该怎么解释？我想我最好就不要继续分析了。51%攻击的发起人，攻击者可能会让自己的挖矿设备的价值大幅减少；BTG等被51%攻击的货币，一个重要特点是，采用GPU等通用计算设备挖矿。有关的算力据说来自nicehash网站，这是一个专门租赁云算力的网站。租算力的人不需要投资硬件，可以随时挖矿。BTG这类币，攻击者攻击跨了一个，还可以挖其他的币，因为计算设备是通用的；nicehash租用算力，反正硬件是人家的，也不担心硬件贬值。在ASIC挖矿的币种上，攻击者付出的代价就要大很多。怎么相信比特币网络不会被破坏？简单来说，不要相信。任何区块链从业者只要告诉你，自己的区块链不会受到攻击、是绝对安全的，那么你听听就罢了，感受一下这个人的狂热自信就好了（也就是所谓“为信仰充值”），不要当真。我的微博的签名是：比特币现金（BCH）是一种独立的、去中心化的记账单位，没有任何个人与机构对它的价值给予任何承诺与担保。中本聪在比特币的创世白皮书中就详细分析了攻击者采用51%的算力攻击整个区块链的情形，对其可能遭到破坏的后果进行了描述。这种科学和诚实的态度，是我们应该学习的。那么为什么大家还是认为比特币网络是安全的呢？不是它不会遭到51%攻击，而是在遭到攻击的情况下，损失有限，而且社区还有很多技术手段对整个系统进行恢复。简单说：区块链对于攻击具有极强的免疫性。如果一个币的网络被51%攻击了，该怎么办呢？ 可行的选择有很多，一是被动等待网络恢复：因为攻击者单纯发动51%攻击是没有直接收益的，必须和具体的卖空、假充值挂钩的，具体来说，往往是为了双花某一笔交易。攻击者攻击一下就不攻击了。持续攻击成本很大，一旦得手就会停止攻击；二是社区可以发布紧急布丁，给区块链加上check point，社区紧急约定攻击者的区块链无效；所以，51%有很多应对办法，不会是一个区块链的世界末日。第三问王峰：随着比特币投资交易的日渐火爆，比特币网络拥堵严重，扩容成为了一个亟待解决的问题。2016年2月，你和一群主要来自美国的Bitcoin Core方面的代表在香港达成和解协议，主张在实现隔离见证的同时，把区块容量扩大两倍。但是之后被搁置。2017年5月，由DCG创始人Barry Silbert召集22个国家的58个公司代表举行了纽约会议，达成了Segwit2X的比特币扩容方案共识，把区块大小从1M扩容到2M左右，这样既解决了扩容的问题，又避免了分叉的出现。但在2017年7月17日，比特大陆投资的ViaBTC宣布分叉比特币，并将新生成的币种命名为Bitcoin Cash（BCH），据说这让签署了纽约共识的人非常气愤。今年5月份，BCH又完成二次升级，通过硬分叉扩容到32M，支持100+TPS，承载能力和交易速度大大增加。当初你们围绕比特币扩容争议的分歧点在哪里？有人说BCH才是真正意义的比特币，可有此说？怎讲？吴忌寒：说到纽约共识（New York Agreement），这个阶段性的妥协成果，最后是被扩容的大区块主义者和小区块主义者两个方面同时放弃的。2017年4月，由于Core作为一个整体拒绝认可香港共识签署代表们的承诺，比特币扩容面临僵局。数字货币集团（DCG）创始人Barry Silbert，投资了大量比特币，他感到自己必须站出来，推动行业打破僵局。Barry Silbert私下跟我说，虽然DCG投资了很多种类的数字货币，但是BTC占据了最主要的仓位。他希望比特币可以顺利扩容。Barry也是每年5月份在纽约召开的Consensus大会的主人。整个4月份，Barry异常勤奋地工作，和业内主要的公司、开发者代表展开了一对一的联系，他尽了极大的努力，去担任斡旋人的角色，付出了极大的心血之后，Barry初步了软化了各方的立场。Blockstream的CEO, Adam Back答应了Barry要在5月份去纽约参加面对面的磋商。但是Adam在临出发前，被Blockstream内部的另外一位重要的合伙人严厉地阻止了。...2018-06-2251 min
CRYPTO 101Ep. 107 - Monero (XMR) & Fluffy Pony 101 w/ Riccardo Spagni aka Fluffy Pony*** this is not financial or legal advice***
We got the opportunity to spend some time with Riccardo Spagni / Fluffy Pony of Monero (XMR) and touch on many different aspects of the XMR project, privacy, and the recent fork. Plus a special guest, Riccardo’s dad, hops on to give us a couple words. Enjoy our chat.
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**THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LE...2018-04-2248 min
Block DigestBlock Digest #25 - Exit Scam 2023 - Monero’s Riccardo Spagni Talks Crypto Scams & Anonymity Welcome to episode #25 of Block Digest! (Monday, September 18th 2017)
Join us: https://bitcoinmumble.com/
Credits
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Special Guest: Riccardo Spagni aka Fluffy Pony https://twitter.com/fluffypony
Special Guest: Manfred Karrer https://twitter.com/manfred_karrer
Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz
Chris Ellis - https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis
Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem
and Rick M. https://twitter.com/cryptorick
Learn more about Monero at: https://getmonero.org
This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Book of the Week
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The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
https://www.goodreads.com/book...2018-03-081h 18
Musings Of A Shibe PodcastEP 138- This Time It Is Going To Work- Another ProposalMOASP EP 138- This Time It Is Going To Work - Another Proposal
News
https://cointelegraph.com/news/altcoin-created-by-bittorrents-cohen-to-combat-bitcoin-flaws
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-incubation-building-collaborative-environment-to-attract-talented-developers
https://news.bitcoin.com/mother-reflects-sons-double-life-sentence/
http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/05/29/bank-of-canada-blockchain-implementation/
Proposal
https://medium.com/@DCGco/bitcoin-scaling-agreement-at-consensus-2017-133521fe9a77
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2017-May/014445.html
News of it
https://calvinayre.com/2017/05/24/business/new-scaling-consensus-promises-resolve-bitcoin-civil-war/
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-improvement-proposal-compromise/
Crumble
https://i.redd.it/0tlquwfxwf0z.png
https://cryptoinsider.com/compromise-scaling-bitcoin-doesnt-make-sense/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/6e1gsg/riccardo_spagni_says_consensus_2017_was_full_of/
**How To Find**
Keybase-https://keybase.io/hirojashibe
Twitter...2017-06-2823 min
The Bitcoin GameMonero's 'FluffyPony' Part 2Hello, welcome to episode 43 of The Bitcoin Game,I'm Rob Mitchell. This is part two of my interview with Riccardo "FluffyPony" Spagni of Monero. In part one, we focused on Riccardo's past and the early days of Monero. In today's episode, Riccardo gives his views on topics like Ethereum, Proof of Work, Monero's regular hard forks, Barry Silbert's love of Ethereum Classic, tinfoil hat theories about Gavin Andresen, Riccardo's CEO title, and much more. SHOW LINKS Monero - getmonero.org Monero Contributors - openhub.net/p/monero Sia vs. Storj vs. Maidsafe - forum.sia...2017-03-291h 10
The Bitcoin GameRiccardo "FluffyPony" SpagniHello, welcome to episode 42 of The Bitcoin Game,I'm Rob Mitchell. My guest today is Riccardo "FluffyPony" Spagni of Monero, a cryptocurrency focusing on user privacy. Perhaps the best way to keep an eye on Riccardo (and his trolling antics) is to follow him on Twitter at @FluffyPonyZA. Learn more about Monero at getmonero.org. STAY IN TOUCH https://Twitter.com/TheBTCGame http://TheBitcoinGame.com Rob@TheBitcoinGame.com Bitcoin tipping address: 1G8HDg5EsPQpamKYS2bDya9Riv9xv1nVo5 I set up a Monero wallet...2017-02-251h 38
BlocktimeInterview with Riccardo Spagni a.k.a. Fluffy Pony a.k.a Penny Pumping Pony a.k.a. White JunsethInterview with Riccardo Spagni a.k.a. Fluffy Pony a.k.a Penny Pumping Pony a.k.a. White Junseth
BitcoinErrorLog helps interview Fluffs as well2017-01-2900 min
The Bitcoin Game2016 Year End Special!My name is Rob Mitchell, and it's hard to believe this is my 40th episode of The Bitcoin Game. I was a fan of Let's Talk Bitcoinfrom day one, since it launched right after I got into Bitcoin. I reached out to Adam B. Levine early on, and worked with the LTB Network in various capacities. During that time, I recorded a number of interviews that weren't quite publishable, for one reason or another. But after attending a Bitcoin Job Fair, I eventually collected enough solid content to release my first episode of The Bitcoin Game on October 15, 2014. A b...2016-12-3047 min
Unconfirmed TransactionsInterview with Fluffy Pony of MoneroA softball interview with Riccardo Spagni of Monero fame where I briefly chat with him about the project's history, the project's current status, on-chain privacy, fungibility, liquidity, and whether or not Snape actually killed Dumbledore or if a timeturner negated such an event.
On-Chain Scaling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRI8jHV1Qr4
Referenced MIT Transcript:
https://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/mit-bitcoin-expo-2016/pindar-wong/
Tails:
https://tails.boum.org/
Electrum:
https://electrum.org/
/r/Monero:
https://www.reddit.com/r/monero2016-09-0938 min
HonigdachsHonigdachs #8 (Spezial) – Privacy & MoneroFinanzdaten sind sensibel und sollten geschützt werden. Aber selbst Bitcoin ist nicht ideal, wenn es um das Wahren der eigenen Privatsphäre geht. Genau dafür gibt es Kryptowährungs-Projekte wie Monero. Wir sprechen mit einem Entwickler.
Die achte Folge Honigdachs ist da, dem Bitcoin-Podcast, den Stefan (bitcoinprivacy.net), Manuel (guidap.de) und ich ins Leben gerufen haben, weil uns nur einmal im Monat beim Leipziger Bitcoin-Stammtisch über Bitcoin und die Blockchain zu reden auf Dauer zu wenig ist.
Honigdachs – 08 (Spezial) – Privacy & Monero
Dieses Mal mit einer Spezialfolge zum Thema Privatsphäre und Monero, einem Altcoin, der genau...2016-07-081h 31