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TODAY'S SHOW: This episode of Monero Talk features Reuben Yap discussing the growth and direction of Firo as a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, alongside broader developments in the privacy ecosystem such as AnonBazaar.

Reuben explains Firo’s evolution, including its approach to privacy technology, decentralization, and usability, while addressing the challenges of maintaining strong privacy guarantees in a changing regulatory and technical landscape.

The conversation also touches on real-world use cases, adoption hurdles, and the importance of building privacy-preserving marketplaces and tools that go beyond speculation. The episode offers a look at how projects like Firo and AnonBazaar make financial privacy more practical and censorship resistant.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:02:00) Guest introduction (Ruben)

(00:05:30) Monero’s role among privacy coins

(00:12:00) Exchange delistings & decentralization implications

(00:18:30) Mining incentives, proof-of-work, and miner behavior

(00:27:00) Privacy coins vs Zcash & design tradeoffs

(00:34:30) Wallets, swaps, and cross-chain usability

(00:42:00) XMR Bazaar / Monero-based marketplaces

(00:50:30) Real-world Monero usage stories

(00:58:30) Community growth & grassroots adoption

(01:05:30) Future of privacy coins & ecosystem outlook

(01:12:30) Conferences, Mineratopia & community events

(01:18:30) Final thoughts from guest

(01:34:10) Outro, support links, and closing message

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction.

(00:14:27) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist.

(01:19:59) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Daniel J.

(02:10:37) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tux.

(02: 11 :01) Venezuela Proved the Bitcoin Bull Case.

(02:12:55) White House will remove tax on all small Bitcoin Payments.

(02:15:12) Monero v0. 18.4.5 has been released.

(02:15:36) Elizabeth Warren has filed 38 amendments to Market structure bill.

(02:16:08) Protection against spy nodes.

(02:16:51) Vivek Sen Post.

(02:20:32) A victim lost $282M+ Worth of LTC.

(02:24:22) Eleanor Terrett post.

(02:25:50) Jack Dorsey New App.

(02:29:06) Simon Dixon post.

(02:30:07) We are all Zashi.

(02:35:23) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment.

(04:21:12) Monerotopia Finalization.

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction.

(00:16:12) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Xenu.

(01:07:10) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist.

(02:00:02) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tux.

(02:00:32) Governor Gavin Newsom.

(02:01:25) L0la L33tz.

(02:03:43) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

(02:07:51) Wagyu V2.

(02:10:39) MOBS are now hunting Federal Agents.

(02:13:53) Creatieveling post.

(02:20:45) Webwipe post.

(02:21:58) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment.

(03:15:43) Monerotopia Finalization.

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TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman interviews Aaluxx, co-founder of Maya Protocol, about cross-chain decentralized exchange technology, tokenomics, and real-world crypto adoption.

Aaluxx explains how Maya Protocol, a permissionless cross-chain DEX forked from ThorChain, enables swaps across major blockchains while facing inherent scalability limits. He discusses the technical barriers to Monero integration, outlines Maya’s dual-token model (Cacao and Maya), and shares insights on cryptocurrency adoption in Mexico, emphasizing utility-driven development over speculation. The conversation also covers Maya’s collaborative stance toward other cross-chain projects like Serai DEX and briefly touches on the upcoming Monerotopia conference in Mexico City.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:01:00) Guest intro

(00:02:35) Aaluxx introduces Maya Protocol and its mission

(00:08:30) Monero discussion begins: cross-chain AMMs & current landscape

(00:12:15) Social vs. technical hurdles for Monero integration

(00:15:48) Maya tokenomics explained (Cacao & Maya tokens)

(00:22:20) Architecture comparison: Maya/ThorChain vs. Serai

(00:28:02) Aaluxx’s crypto philosophy: utility over hype

(00:33:45) Monerotopia venue and event discussion

(00:35:32) Crypto adoption realities in Mexico

(00:39:25) Inflation, cash usage, and economic context

(00:42:24) Cash economy, banks, and leapfrogging to digital systems

(00:44:59) UX-first crypto adoption strategy

(00:48:45) Opportunity for crypto among the unbanked in Mexico

(00:49:30) Closing remarks

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction.

(00:34:47) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist.

(01:29:02) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Nihilist.

(02:24:32) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Doug.

(02:24:59) Monero Research Lab consensus about FCMP++ hard fork.

(02:26:52) Why Zcash and not Monero?

(02:28:55) Privacy coins are taking center stage.

(02:30:11) Mask that prevents AI facial recognition.

(02:31:15) In china, you can ear 10 social credit points for getting vaccinated.

(02:32:38) Marjorie Taylor Greene post.

(02:36:13) OrangeFren stats.

(02:37:07) Harry Halpin post.

(02:43:50) XMR Miner X9.

(02:45:12) RandomX v2 update.

(02:54:37) Ben Norton Post.

(02:58:45) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage.

(03:39:33) Monerotopia Finalization.

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Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow!

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