"And thus, if you value your privacy and you're using it for important things, you don't want to be using Zcash in my professional view...I wouldn't be using it for any super sensitive transactions. And that's the difference for me. Monero is production ready.It's ready to kill. It's ready to move. It's ready to use."

John Woods | EPI 387

-Monero vs. Zcash — Privacy models, trust assumptions, fungibility, and the Orchard vulnerability.

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Monero’s Influence on The Privacy Industry w/ John Woods of Nillion  | Tune-in to a LIVE MoneroTalk episode THU 6/18 at 7:00AM-EDT! 

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"I think you are right to say the tech doesn't doesn't matter as much because we actually have this community of real people using monero...In 2027 the fifteen new privacy projects will all have 0.1 percent of the privacy market, but then there's Monero that has like 48% and it just gets a little bit bigger each year. Then it will win"

Paul Sztorc | EPI 386

-Launching a Bitcoin fork with Drivechains
-Monero's real-world utility vs. market rankings

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Can ZSide Outperform Monero and Zcash? Paul Sztorc of Debates Bitcoin Privacy, Drivechains & Fungibility | Tune-in to a LIVE MoneroTalk episode TONIGHT 6/11 at 8:30PM-EDT!

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"You have to have options. You always have to have a crypto bug out bag now. And the bug out bag has got to be other stuff.And eventually we'll be able to settle down to where we can count on technology to just work because all the exploits have been really worked through"

Joel Valenzuela | EPI 385

-The Zcash Exploit and Disclosure Process
-Privacy Coin Security and Tradeoffs
-The Future of Digital Cash in an AI World

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Monero and Zcash in the Age of Exploits w/ Joel Valenzuela | Tune-in to a LIVE MoneroTalk episode TONIGHT 6/4 at 8:30PM-EDT

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"Because of the transparency, Bitcoin will become a massive target for confiscation.It will actually be a liability unless you can hold it privately. And that's where Monero comes in

Cryptocomicon| EPI 384

- Stablecoins May Accidentally Strengthen Monero
- Transparent Blockchains Cannot Function as True Money
- Monero’s Biggest Advantage Is Authenticity

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How we ensure Monero wins! With Cryptocomicon | Tune-in to a LIVE MoneroTalk episode TONIGHT 5/22 at 7:00PM-EDT!

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“Privacy tech has never been better. Let’s keep leaning into it, but let’s try to get this into the hands of as many people as possible.”

Naomi Brockwell| EPI 383

- Why privacy is essential for preserving human autonomy and freedom in the digital age.
- The rapid expansion of AI-driven surveillance, financial monitoring, and threats posed by CBDCs.
- The importance of protecting open-source privacy tools like Monero and defending developers

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Naomi Brockwell on Reclaiming our Right to Privacy in the Digital Age | Tune-in to a LIVE MoneroTalk episode Thursday 5/14 at 7:00PM-EDT!

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