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somewhat recently cake wallet added silent payment support to their bitcoin wallet. I don't ever use bitcoin so I was unaware of the tech until then. it seems to work similarly to monero's remote node scanning & is said to enhance privacy.

im wondering how it weighs against moneros privacy protections & what this development may or may not mean for the project in the future. im worried about the way it may overshadow XMR due to bitcoins reach & possible consequences if it is inferior tech (being based on a transparent L1 & all). however it is also a big step towards closing the gap between the privacy coin community & the BTC maxis (which is probably only good for eveyone involved). so im feeling split & figured i would ask the community what they think of the development.

it seems to be more like hiding coins in different addresses while obscuring it on chain & using some clever math to make the UX better. aswl as not giving over ur key to the remote node. although Ill admit the technical stuff is slightly about my head so please correct my explanation as needed haha.

im more so wondering about the practical use/implications when it comes to privacy & was struggling to find a good comparison online.

The monero community is building a lot of infrastructure to build a circular economy, and there is a lot of recent developments in that regard, such as xmrbazaar which is a sort of ebay and the sellers accepts monero. This is great. However, how can we penetrate markets outside of the monero economy? I fear that Monero still has the "dangerous hacker crypto which funds terrorism and north korea" reputation, and although while not true, could severely pause monero adoption and hurt us as a community as a whole.

We as a community value privacy, but i feel like we need to work together as a community to forge an alternative to the mainstream narrative about privacy coins. I'm thinking something revolutionarily positive, at least in the USA, such as making a charity that gives directly to homeless people, or setting up a decentralized network of people that work together to distribute life saving drugs for cheap (because drug prices are really fricking high here). Privacy coins tend to attract privacy minded people, and privacy minded people won't even touch twitter with a 10 foot pole because of all the injected ads and the tracking, and i respect that. But, one of these days we gotta do something big to break the mainstream narrative.

I personally am locked in, I have a girlfriend and two pets and a full time job, but for those that have less to lose and more time and resources to spare for the cause, i say let's fking do it. Anything, man. Let's change society with this thing.

Everybody is always saying to churn by sweeping the coin. Makes sense, works neatly to keep coins apart. But my thinking is when sweeping your tx only has 1 output. As most transactions have at least a second output for change, doesn't this make a sweep tx look like a high probability churn in the blockchain?

SimpleX will be integrating payments to the server operators to provide incentives to decentralize the network. He’s using a voucher blockchain system, but that’s what the customer gets. The question is what the customer pays.

Can the customer pay in Monero included in the self-host default packages, or will operators have to provide their own XMR infrastructure? This is a big deal. These are the types of questions you can ask directly at tomorrow (or tonight if you live in asia)’s event.

The SimpleX dev is dropping by Simplified Privacy’s chat to answer community questions. Consider showing up to show Monero love and sway his mind to natively support it with his vendor package bundles.

Saturday June 29, 1 hour starting at: 2pm UTC / or / New York 10am / or / Hong Kong 10pm

These are both the same room, we offer choices for the moderator to be online to connect you. Here’s East EU & Asia timezone: https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FN_McQS3F9TGoh4ER0QstUf55kGnNSd-wXfNPZ7HukcM%3D%40smp19.simplex.im%2F-0fWTzXMJNobsaiaodOGLOfm0m9pq05I%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAdfeJrGjuY_qKripG4E7xle6nTDWOWuBPtWmapW6pyEc%253D%26srv%3Di53bbtoqhlc365k6kxzwdp5w3cdt433s7bwh3y32rcbml2vztiyyz5id.onion&data=%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22yhJzAfpfVkMynOUVxs412g%3D%3D%22%7D

West EU & Americas: https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-5&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FSkIkI6EPd2D63F4xFKfHk7I1UGZVNn6k1QWZ5rcyr6w%3D%40smp9.simplex.im%2FxPXefPbN7ZAkPyMKzJmQrFD_fv55R6w_%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEALLyynGdXLoWke3pIt1CrR00p62eT0ewpKEaWn542gWA%253D%26srv%3Djssqzccmrcws6bhmn77vgmhfjmhwlyr3u7puw4erkyoosywgl67slqqd.onion&data=%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22n99NTwZLjeKwyI4lwMHB_g%3D%3D%22%7D

If you can’t make it and want to ask something, post it here on RebelNet, and we’ll reply his copy. You can hit “connect as guest” to get random numbers/letters without a nostr key, https://rebelnet.me/news/0xbf8079a69a15fd74ae

No shade at the person Michael Fitzgerald (or Stoic.xmr). He's probably a good person

But clearly a better quality book with the same name can be written by a person that understands that the average paragraph contains at least three or four sentences. I can write one. I've never written a book before, but fuck it.

What topics would you like to be included in a book titled "Monero Standard"?

Talks about all the attacks on crypto freedom recently. Great overview and article.

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"Their system demands KYC that subjects us to data breaches. 5 billion plus known records breached so far in over 2000 publicly disclosed incidents in 2024.

Crypto has seen its hacks and exploits, but legacy finance permitted $3.1 trillion in dirty money flows last year alone.

I thought they were supposed to be protecting us. Maybe we should just protect ourselves."

Benevolent Wall Street Crypto Bros are forming Super-PACs and spending almost 100 million dollars buying Politicians in order to protect YOU, the small Hodler, from rapacious Government.

😂

Hi all, i'm running a public list of monero nodes on https://xmr.datura.network, feel free to use it if you need to synchronize your monero wallets with a remote monero node. (the original service is from https://monero.fail )

sidenote: only manual registrations for new nodes, feel free to send them to me over mail / matrix

Hi fellow anarchists and cypherpunks,

I have a harmless but very illegal hobby (in my jurisdiction) and if I get caught, I will spend some time in jail, lose my job and pay a hefty fine. I would like to buy an insurance that covers all the damages, i.e. lawyer, court, fines, compensation for time in jail, confiscated equipment and cash etc.

After months of research and pondering I came to the conclusion that such an insurance could and SHOULD exist right now!

Let me explain the idea with a short fictional story set in the near future:

http://z7735okcy6gggduobp6vjfcgwz4ss5eeduww7iw2agjmfgpjlnquezqd.onion

I need honest feedback. Love you all!

I've been seeing more and more evident hit pieces on XMR on social media, starting with the article by Greydinamics on May 17th, but just look closely at the memes and comments coming up on social media, "Monero, invest in underground crime" and other stupid shit like that...

I strongly disagree with advertising or using xmr illegally. Of course you can use any of the following for terrorism, crime, drugs, etc: your car, the internet, your computer, a screwdriver, your phone, banks, cash and so on... But that doesn't mean that's the main use, and advertising any of the stuff just mentioned as "only used by" or "intended for" criminals is beyond stupid. This is what 1984 sytle regimes use to brainwash sheep and use its people as unknowing, unpaid agents that act on behalf of these institutions.

This is an invitation to anyone who uses Monero for freedom to fight against this (likely agency or institutional) campaign promoting XMR as a tax evasive, terrorist, drug inducing coin. They're playing us, don't fall for it, Monero can be and is used for buying legal items, living a moral life. It's just sovereign money, that's all.

I just found this Engraver at Harbor Freight for $10.

Yeah, it's Chinaman Junk, ...but $10!!! Now you have no excuse for not inscribing your precious seed words on stainless steel as commanded by God.

Pro-Tip: Ask your Dentist for his old drill bits. They work great, and now mine is interested in Monero.

Anarchist Sterlin Lujan and Monero legend Matt Roach at Porcfest2024 (MT 316)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman was LIVE at the 2024 Porcupine Freedom Festival aka (Porcfest) in New Hampshire with a panel of guests including Sterlin Lujan of the Logos Project and Matt Roach aka "Monero Matt".

They cover a lot of topics including the importance of privacy, the need for cryptocurrencies like Monero, and some first hand experiences with the crackdown on crypto. The panel discusses privacy as a human right and how technologies like Monero can help protect these rights. They also talk about the challenges faced by the cryptocurrency community and strategies for promoting the adoption of Monero.

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PDF download link https://github.com/cypherstack/fcmp-review/releases/download/final/final.pdf

Has anyone used wizardswap.io?

I want to exchange Bitcoin to XMR, and am looking for some feedback. Good or bad

(Thanks to spackle for this writeup!)

The first week has been a wild ride, and there is a lot to share. Presented roughly by order of importance:

PR Improving Node Startup

Restarting a node while there is a large mempool can take over an hour in extreme conditions, since the node must process all the mempool transactions before resuming regular operation. 0xFFFC has addressed this with a massive speed up in PR 9376. These changes are now in use on the stressnet, to great effect.

Block Sync Size

Block propagation and network synchronization suffer at larger block sizes, which encourages the creation of alternative chains. Setting '--block-sync-size 1' allows nodes to handle larger blocks more easily, and this is now standard practice on the stressnet. Further updates are expected on this soon.

Ongoing Investigations

• Block sync size
• Wallet-to-daemon connectivity and performance enhancements
• Tx pool management (including flush_txpool processing time)

General Announcements

• Go to monitor.stressnet.net to see network stats
• explorer.stressnet.net is offline for now
• Node operators should upgrade to latest release for a smooth(er) stressnet experience. Older releases struggle with larger blocks, and ban too many nodes.
• Congratulations to strawberry, winner of the wallet draining competition
• Ongoing discussion is being held on Matrix at #monero-stressnet:monero.social and Libera Chat IRC on ##monero-stressnet.

Stressnet Stats

• This plot shows the block sizes on stressnet over the past week
• Largest Block: 2.49 MB at height 2521514
• Most transactions processed in an hour: 33074 (equivalent of 794000 tx per day)

EDIT2: changed title to help AI

Federated matrix has become one of the most censored protocolls ever, despite being "decentralized and censorship resistant". Here is a discussion on the topic on our RS channel:

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Matrix homeserver is blocking monero.social

>> Matrix is used heavily by devs and they reacted a bit nervous... >> https://github.com/monero-project/monero-site/pull/2309 >> >> Although decentralized in theory, most of the landing and searching is done on the matrix.org homeserver. >> https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=W8KEuAEYjQ4 #Matrix - A Pit of Abuse with Government Ties >> If matrix is centralized enough by state agencies to enable graph anal --- why use it at all? >> They seem to use it for intelligence gathering. >> > we replace matrix with RS, then github once RS adds the function, a fully decentralized github, now that would be amazing :grin:

Now that would be awesome.

> Sidenote: while in theory it is censorship resistant, in practice matrix.org is the only admin of the (automatically pulled) blocklist on github. > The blocklist makes up +50% (!) of all content on matrix or +100,000 entries --- according to the vid source. > Of course servers who dont pull the blocklist are facing hudge pressure because it can be inferred they are "hosting" pedo porn. > How Monero got onto this list, i just dont know.... > See u on Nostr ?

nostr is good, matrix is a good protocol in theory like you said, but the centralization to matrix.org renders it worthless.

btw 90% of all pedo porn is done by the feds in order to poison the well

> i'd say 99% -> https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Pedophocracy The global elites are obssessed with violating and corrupting purity and innocent child. Their punishment in the afterlife will be like nothing that is even comphrehendable

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censorship? there is an app for that. But it's not matrix.

xmpp:revuo-monero@conference.jabbers.one?join

This update fixes a bunch of bugs, more details at the link.

As always it is advised to:

BACK UP your haveno wallet seedphrase

You can make a manual backup by copying your haveno-reto app directory somewhere safe. You should be able to find it here:

-Linux: ~/.local/share/Haveno-reto/

-macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Haveno-reto/

-Windows: ~\AppData\Roaming\Haveno-reto\

Hey community, we are publishing this post to let users know beforehand that there are scammers running fake clones of our service. Do not access any website that claims to be us, but is not one of our main addresses.

Correct addresses:

• trocador.app

• trocadorfyhlu27aefre5u7zri66gudtzdyelymftvr4yjwcxhfaqsid.onion

Fake websites:

• troccador, troccadoor, trocadoor (any other typo)

• trocadupz35kdyzgqpadqor4jk7u4lmbo2(...).onion

Right now our services are suffering non-stop DDoS attacks for the last three weeks, and they are using ToR exit nodes to conduct such attack (both through clear net and onion). For this reason we had to turn off our Onion link, as we are working into pushing changes to mitigate the attack. There's a chance that these fake websites might be related to the attack, they might be trying to lure users into their fake clones, so it is important to Bookmark the correct website. Stay safe! Our team is small, but we are working into going back to normal.--

Trocador used to be a pleasure to use. No Javascript, it worked over tor, and it had an onion service. Then they got DDoSed. Turns out this is what causes the enshittification of the internet, that sites without javascript are trivial to DDoS. Now, the statement about no JS is gone, the onion service is gone, and if you try to connect over tor, if you can connect at all, you get DDoS Guard demanding you enable javascript so it can try to fingerprint your browser and force you to perform captchas. What if there was a better way?

You use a proof-of-work cryptocurrency that is not only microtransaction capable, but also "micro-mineable", i.e. the difficulty is low enough that you can solo mine multiple blocks per day even on modest hardware. For proof of concept you could use stagenet monero, but in the long term you would use a dedicated fourth Monero blockchain where transactions older than a certain age are pruned, because the idea is that PoWnet coins are something you mine and use rather than using them as a long-term store of value.

You go to website.app/NoBS/, and the site communicates in headers the current cost in PoW tokens of an access token good for X minutes of access and an appropriate amount of server resources for a non-bot user during that time. You have a web browser plugin that reads it, and if you've whitelisted the combination of site + cost it can autopay from a PoWnet wallet so you just go straight through.

No more javascript or reliance on third parties that might be compromised.

To keep people from rolling forward their PoWnet balance forever by making a transaction just before the outputs expire, PoWnet ouputs could have a telomere which is reduced by one every time they're transacted, so they also expire after a set number of sends. It would be a small value, not more than 5 at start, and merging outputs would use the least of the input t-values.

Or you could just pay for website access in minute amounts of mainnet Monero. But I expect people don't want to pay in real money, and I want there to be a way for people who don't have any mainnet Monero to still use the system.

🧿Can We really solve real life problems with Monero?

Hello, I'm Edmond Anthony, the Co-founder of Greenlife Africa. I hold a degree in computer science and have over eight years of experience as a software developer. I've been a Blockchain enthusiast since 2015. Additionally, I am an author and have a lifelong interest in studying the mind.

I’m excited to present our project, for which we've initiated this Fundraiser. We've divided the project into two main stages.

Stage 1, known as Greenlife Tv, which is already operational and has been running for close to 18 months now.

Our current attention, however, is directed towards the second stage of our project, which we've named Greenlife Africa. With Greenlife Africa, our objective is to broaden the influence and reach of Greenlife TV. We believe that with this extension, we will be able to make an even greater impact and touch more lives positively.

💎 Who We Are

Greenlife TV is a Pan-African Internet-based television broadcasting platform currently based in Nigeria. Our main objective is to use the power of the internet to project and promote Africa's positive side, rich culture and creativity, to Africans and the global society at large. With Greenlife Tv we aim to counter the influx of negative news by spreading positivity and uplifting messages while also promoting the adoption of cryptocurrency specifically Monero in Africa, by sharing educational contents.

For more information, kindly visit our website: https://greenlifetv.africa

💣 Below, I'll briefly explain what we're developing and our plans for expanding Greenlife TV into Greenlife Africa.

Greenlife Africa is a versatile platform currently being developed with Web3 technology, offering features such as an e-commerce marketplace, e-learning, Crypto and Fiat payments, live stream services, blog, films, music, and videos. Our ultimate aim is to address the wastage of human resources and solve real-life problems with practical solutions using Cryptocurrency specifically Monero. The mission is to promote positivity, raise awareness about mental health, present a positive image of Africa, and encourage Monero adoption in Africa and the global society.

😱  There are a couple of problems we intend to solve with Greenlife Africa which are:

1- Price: Price is important to customers when buying a product or service.

2- Quality: In recent times there has been an influx of fake or inferior qualities of products in Africa.

3- Connectivity: There is a significant gap between sellers and buyers of services in the African digital marketplace.

4- Financial inclusion, lack of proper understanding and widespread adoption of Cryptocurrency, specifically Monero in Africa.

5- Education: There's a lack of properly organized, specialized practical knowledge on how to live a successful life, acquire skills, and start and run a small or large business.

6- Mental Health: A comprehensive survey reveals that three out of every five Africans experience fear, anxiety, depression, and mental stress, leading to unhappiness and frustration. There is also a rise in mental health issues, drug abuse, and domestic violence in Africa. These struggles are attributed to negative belief systems developed from exposure to negative environmental stimuli and media content.

💡To solve these problems, we're developing a platform where:

1 - Users save money when buying a product or service.

2 - We perform quality control of all products and services offered by vendors.

3 - We connect businesses and service providers to customers.

4 - Users have access to Monero payment to encourage financial inclusion and adoption of Monero.

5 - Our users acquire the necessary skills to live a happy and successful life. They will learn how to start and manage a business, regardless of its size, and gain a deep understanding of Web3 technology.

6 - Our users will gain access to content that raises awareness among Africans about the critical importance of mental well-being. They will also have access to mental health professionals. Furthermore, we will offer content to help combat drug abuse and guide on reporting domestic violence. We will regularly deliver content focused on nurturing mental health and our materials will act as transformative tools, aiding Africans in shifting their belief systems towards positivity.

👁To bring our vision and mission to life, we are developing the Greenlife Africa platform with several categories:

Home:

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1- Integrating the current Greenlife TV with the expanded platform.

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2- Marketplace for physical Art and NFTs.

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3- Models: A segment for models to create portfolios and connect with brands.

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4- Listing and booking services for photographers.

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5- E-learning.

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6- Green Pad: Housing for rent, for sale, hotels and serviced apartments.

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7- Green Food: Food, drinks, and groceries.

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8- Green Care: Services related to mental health, physical health, drug abuse, and domestic violence.

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9- Fashion-related services.

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10- Events: Events coverage, location rentals, equipment rental, and ticket sale services.

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11- Green Pay: A Web3 payment platform for Africa, that allows receiving, transferring, storing, and exchanging cryptocurrencies, specifically Monero. It also enables bill payments, online transactions and a point of sale feature.

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♻️ Each feature of our web app complements the others. For instance, models on our platform model for our fashion vendors while photographers capture images of the models and the products on our marketplace. The Greenpay web3 payment segment will serve as a bridge for the purchase of goods and services listed on our platform. Also our referral/affiliate program to boost adoption.

Note: Currently, we are developing the Greenlife Africa Web app, which is 60% complete. We plan to launch the Greenlife Africa web app in Q3 2024. Our strategy is to begin with the web app in order to test the market, explore, and gather feedback. While the web app is in operation, we will concurrently develop our iOS and Android apps in the background.

You can view the current progress of our web app development here: https://greenlifeafrica.ycode.site

🔋What benefits will Greenlife Africa bring to the Monero ecosystem?

According to Chain Analysis and Reuters, the 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index ranked Nigeria second overall. Nigeria also ranked first for P2P Exchange Trade Volume. Furthermore, a September report from Chainalysis stated that Nigeria's crypto transaction volume grew 9% year-over-year, reaching $56.7 billion between July 2022 and June 2023.

Africa, particularly Nigeria, represents a significant untapped market for cryptocurrencies and Web3 technologies, including the Monero Ecosystem. Africans are seeking solutions that integrate Web3 seamlessly into their everyday lives, and Greenlife Africa aims to provide such solutions. By supporting Greenlife Africa's initiative to develop a Web3 platform tailored to African needs, Monero can penetrate this large and unique market. This expansion will promote the adoption and usage of Monero for everyday transactions and as a store of value within Africa.

💵 Our budget and how it will be distributed:

1- Studio and video production equipment:

1 Camera - 4.92 XMR

2 Tripods - 0.92 XMR

1 Gimbal - 1.23 XMR

2 Studio Light - 1.23 XMR

1 Computer - 3.08 XM

3 Microphones - 0.92 XMR

1 Mixer - 1.23 XMR

In February our Camera was stolen and due to this we've been unable to create and produce our usual video content. This setback has significantly affected our operations, as video content is a critical aspect of our work at Greenlife TV. Furthermore, it has also disrupted our ability to cover events, which is a major source of income for us. As a result of our camera being stolen, our income generation has sadly taken a hit, which has, in turn, affected our capacity to effectively run and manage the operations of Greenlife TV.

2 - Electricity: Solar system - 8 XMR

Due to unstable electricity in Nigeria, there are times when we only have electricity for 8 hours a day, and sometimes we don't have electricity for up to a week. In the past, we used a gasoline generator to fill the gap when there is no electricity. However, since May 2023, the price of gas has almost tripled, making it difficult for us to bridge the gap. As a result, the development of the Greenlife Africa web app has been slower than expected. Installing a solar system will help reduce costs and improve efficiency.

3 - Starlink internet : 2.46 XMR

(Currently our Internet infrastructure Speed and efficiency in Nigeria is lacking and due to this we have slow development) so getting a Starlink internet will improve the speed of our development and overall productivity.

4 - Web Hosting for 12 months and development tools: 6.77 XMR

🔸 Our total budget for this phase and our Fundraising request is: 30.78 XMR. This funding will help us in achieving our vision and mission.

🚚  Deliverables:

🎥 1) - 5 Videos and 5 Blog contents produced by us tailored to our African audience to explain how Monero works and how Monero can bring a lasting change to the African society and economy (which will be available on our platforms 30 days after our fundraiser is complete)

🖥️ 2 - The completion of Greenlife Africa Web App in Q3 2024.

3 - Monero will be displayed as our sponsor on Greenlife Tv Platforms.

Conclusion:

>The one asset you cannot accumulate, recover, or build is time. You also know that what you can do with time is avoid wasting it. That means leveraging every workday minute to the maximum. The purpose of our request for this fundraising campaign is to do just that.

Thank you for taking the time to read through our Fundraising campaign and for considering it. We are enthusiastic about the opportunity to make a positive impact in Africa and the global web3 community, with the support of the Monero community.

If you want to donate to our Fundraiser you can do so by scanning the QR code or sending to XMR to the address below 🙏🏾.

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XMR Address:

49sdsXfwiwLdaqSvLEujdbKF7rDDGgtP3jCTDXnMtysHex2kEBUYEUuVJYsdtZn27UET6esqEsB3aD9QdM68VBfk2w2FDxc

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I've been contemplating about Monero's place in society. If Bitcoin is (debatable) "Digital Gold" then Monero is a non-custodial Digital Offshore Bank Account.

There has never been a point in history when there's been a means to hide your wealth perfectly. The possiblities are endless (i've also drank too much coffee this morning). It is a way to break free from the chains of debt.

Struggling to pay off your medical debt? Hide all your money in Monero, tell the banks to screw themselves, declare bankruptcy, and rebuild your credit score after the dust settles. Too much student loan debt and afraid they'll come after your money after you default? Hide your money in Monero and tell those vultures in Sally Mae to fuck off. (I skipped a couple steps and important details here and there)

Credit card debt? Chapter 7 their asses and they can't touch your money when it's protected by ring signatures lmao get fucked.

Of course, you still have to protect your assets such as your house. I haven't tried these strategies out yet, as I still haven't been forced to the brink with my finances. But when the time comes, instead of waiting for the government to implement more robust social safety nets, Monero can protect the wealth I have rightfully earned through my labor.

Personally, my father is getting crushed by credit card debt. I think he's paid more interest than the principal amount to those lowlife banker scumbags. Fortunately he's able to survive, but he could be in a better place.

Any other scenarios where people can adopt an adversarial strategy against the system? More ways out for people suffering as an economic debt slave? I would like to see a "guide" for this too, a way to more perfectly say fuck you to debt collectors.

Just wondering if anyone has experience with AnonExch? They're a new kid on the block and seem to be offering a swap rate that is almost too good to be true.

Has anyone actually conducted a successful swap there?

• X-Spaces Talk

Why UTXO Matters: Security, Privacy, and Scalability in BTC Ecosystem

Monero.garden is an awesome Monero learning site for both beginners and advanced, but also touches upon some very simple but highly pragmatic philosophy for privacy

https://monero.garden/3-notes-for-humans/trying_things > But there’s a less discussed yet maybe even more pervasive phenomenon, self-censorship. When we’re being observed, we behave differently. Privacy is the freedom to try things out.

https://monero.garden/3-notes-for-humans/fresh_start > Identities formed in base of our true desires and interests will foster connections to people that make our lives better for us, to jobs that are a genuine fit for us, to knowledge that boosts our chances to feel our lifes balanced, and worth living. These identities have the chance to spill over, either gradually or in a sweep, to our meat space identities. If all those interactions are monitored, we face having too much risk and not daring to try. Or make it very difficult to even create such identity because of its ties to our current one.

Monero and Privacy are the keys to the utopian future where we aren't afraid to try to be better, do more, discover more, reach more.

There are more arguments for privacy in this site but this just one.

This is all so awesome. These kind of arguments prove that things like secrecy and privacy and freedom of choice dont need to boil down any more to these "well i should be able to do whatever I want" things. but in fact prove that they are necessary to literally make society better.

I really hope all privacy centric communities adopt these values and arguments as their primary points

A checkmate to the OGs ;)

LIVE at MoneroKon24 w/ Sterlin Lujan (MT 315)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman was LIVE at MoneroKon24 in Prague and interviewed Sterlin Lujan - a crypto-anarchist and contributor to the Logos Project.

Sterlin shares his background, including what led him to discover the ideas of anarchism and voluntaryism. He discusses his views on crypto-anarchism, the importance of privacy, and the potential for technologies like Monero to help people opt-out of state control.

Sterlin is optimistic that tools like Monero can gradually erode the power of the state through non-violent resistance and counter-economies. He also talks about the Logos Project, which aims to develop decentralized infrastructure for network states and autonomous political formations.

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When I am continuously receiving small Monero payments, should I withdraw my Monero account balance (always to the same secondary XMR account of mine) more often or less often in order to ensure lower traceability of the funds?

I have read that withdrawing "account balance more often can lead to lower traceability of the funds". Is it significant? azalty@jlai.lu mentioned that "after 1 churn, there is a 1 in 16 chance (6.25%) that this transaction is yours. After 2 churns, it’s a 1 in 16x16 = 1/256 = 0.39% chance that the final output of the route is yours" But I think that what he wrote applies on a subsequent churns of "same funds" (mywalet1->mywallet2->mywallet3 = 2 churns). But when i withdraw just once per year my received balance or twice per year, does it mayke any difference (how big) in terms of anonymity/traceability?

KYC exchanges, are going to be worse than traditional bank accounts.

That's madness. Asking people to prove where funds come from + their identity for finally freezing their savings like that.

The Monero community is getting immune from this with haveno & AtomicSwaps. SeraiDEX soon :)

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Lots of people are doing their own monero integrations in forked clients and I tought making a clear base to develop on would be better.

Basically, MIME types is the thing for example behind recognizing a magnet URL for torrenting on a browser (when Firefox asks you to open your torrent client for example).

With a MIME type, the hyperlinking feature (already existing on Monero) could be used on, and improved with more features like asking to sign a message for authenticating somewhere.

I’m posting this on the Monero sub because ya’ll are chill, the BTC community are occasionally peppered with nuts

My friend who’s a Bitcoin maxi has took all his savings and put it in bitcoin, i believe 10k USD more or less. He’s very (almost religiously) certain that bitcoin will skyrocket. I talk, debate and question his beliefs for weeks now, trying to take a nonjudgmental stance (although sometimes i falter), and there are three pieces of “evidence” that he believes Bitcoin will eventually 100k or even 1M

1. The bitcoin standard by Saifadean Ammous, a watered down textbook on Austrian economics that I’ve been reading recently actually.

2. The “Power Law”, basically a regression analysis on Bitcoin’s historic price and adoption, mainly esposed by this dude https://x.com/Giovann35084111 (here’s a youtube vid https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=NxAkZ2tHQko)

3. The “Energy Hypothesis” of bitcoin, he thinks that bitcoin will allow society to capture excess energy generation and make it profitable through mining bitcoin

I’ve reviewed these and think it’s flimsy at best. It is under my belief that a store of value can only be feasible when either it is a medium of exchange or if it is backed by something (like fiat paper money, for example) that allows it to be an efficient medium of exchange, none of which applied to bitcoin right now.

I even try to suggest him books like Roger Ver’s Hijacking Bitcoin (that I converted from epub to pdf just for him) and he wouldn’t read it because “Ver’s a scammer and got fooled by BCH”. Although I really just think it’s heavy confirmation bias, Ver is indisputably a knowledgeable source for bitcoin (he was an early adopter, he’s “Bitcoin Jesus” for god’s sake, and has a lot of knowledge of the economics behind bitcoin given that he’s a businessman who’s built his businesses on top of bitcoin). Hijacking Bitcoin is an excellent book btw go check out the pdf I posted it a while ago on this sub

I’m just looking for advice on how to proceed. It was fun debating and dunking on him but at this point i’m just worried that the bitcoin bubble will burst and he’d lose his savings.

It’s one of those occasions where I kinda don’t want to be right in the debate

Hello,

if I am using several Monero receiving accounts (like “cash”, “work”, “trading”, “mining”, “donations”) and for each of the account i have secondary account into which i repeatedly sweep my receiving account's balance in order to churn/mix my XMR (e.g. cash -> cash2nd).

What if:

A) I "combine" the XMR again in the second "level" of my XMR accounts (account called common3rd): cash -> cash2nd -> common3rd work -> work2nd -> common3rd trading -> trading2nd -> common3rd -> 3rd party (big payment which would combine most/all outputs)

B) I split each churning/mixing transaction into several a small outputs: cash -> output 1 - cash2nd -> output 2 - work2nd -> output 3 - trading2nd and then spend from all these 2nd accounts in one big transaction

Is better (anonymity-wise) A or B and why or you suggest better direction?