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#249
Saturday · 1 hr 37 min
Maya Protocol, TCY Token, MAYA & CACAO Tokens, Aztec Intents | Podcast #249
In this episode, Denny and Kenton sit down with Aaluxx to discuss why Maya forked THORChain and the value of having two protocols for redundancy. They break down how the TCY and Maya tokens work, explore Aztec. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:00 Marketing Update 00:06:00 Aaluxx Starts 00:09:00 The Goal Was to Complement 00:11:00 TCY Recap and Outcome 00:15:00 TCY Was Built Based on the Idea of MAYA 00:25:00 Fee Revenue Was THORChain's Superpower 00:27:00 $MAYA Token Explanation 00:30:00 How Do We Buy $MAYA? 00:32:00 Always Learn From Other Swap Providers 00:36:00 What Does Maya Protocol Do Differently? 00:39:00 POL Coming to Maya Protocol? 00:42:00 Audience Question: What Is Node Distribution? 00:45:00 BLOs Coming to Maya Protocol 00:47:00 Similar Asset Support Provides Good Redundancy 00:54:00 Starsquid Is Very Cautious About Adding Shielded Zcash to THORChain 00:57:00 Aztec's Intent-Based System Design 01:02:00 Why Is Decentralizing a Sequencer Difficult? 01:06:00 What About the Solvers? How Do You Know They're Not Centralized? 01:09:00 Will Solvers Be Decentralized and Allow Anyone to Participate? 01:10:00 Can THORChain and Maya Protocol Be Solvers for NEAR Intents? 01:13:00 Best Interfaces for Maya Protocol: Native Swap, Edge Wallet, and THORWallet 01:19:00 What Makes You So Committed to This Ecosystem? 01:30:00 Why We Will Win
#248
Friday · 2 hr 20 min
Monero Launch, Multisig Mono-Vault, Bond Yield, Rev Share with SwapKit | Podcast #248
In this episode, Denny, Kenton, and Chad break down the Binance hack and discuss how a single compromised employee laptop can put billions of dollars at risk. They compare centralized exchanges to THORChain’s model, and discuss privacy, censorship resistance, and how node operators could protect themselves. The conversation also gets into multiple vaults, multisig signing pools, AI monitoring and fixing node issues, and making node operator commissions easier to access. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:00 Marketing Update 00:04:00 Chad's Idea of Explaining How THORChain Works 00:06:00 Responding to People Online 00:11:00 THORChain Not Existing Doesn't Change Obfuscation 00:15:00 Compliance Conversation: Let's Exchange 00:19:00 Screenshare of an Individual Who Talked About How THORChain Helps People 00:24:00 BTC Mining Event in the Past About Not Observing Certain Transactions 00:27:00 Clearing Up the Misconceptions About BTC 00:32:00 Result of Trying to Stop a Decentralized System 00:34:00 How the Hack Happened and Why THORChain Is the Solution 00:38:00 Multisig Design and Monovault? 00:42:00 AI Node Operators? 00:46:00 AI, Space, and Technology 00:57:00 Space Discussion Continues 01:03:00 The Ethos of Freedom and Permissionlessness 01:08:00 Current State of the Network 01:10:00 XMR Network and Decentralized Network 01:18:00 Maya Protocol 01:29:00 The Importance of Not Having Dependencies 01:33:00 POL Discussion: Resource Allocation 01:38:00 Base Pause, 3.22 01:43:00 3.21.2: SOL Can Be Reenabled 01:45:00 Memoless Can Be Turned Back On 01:48:00 Bond Yield Discussion 01:56:00 Bonding Discussion 02:05:00 RevShare 02:09:00 Optimization Discussion 02:13:00 Quote Experiment
#247
October 31 · 1 hr 48 min
Moca Point of Sale App, 100+ Crypto Available, THORChain used for Swapping | Podcast #247
In this episode, Eric from Moca explains how businesses can accept crypto payments through THORChain and settle in their preferred asset. They discuss merchant adoption, compliance, referral incentives, and Moca’s upcoming launch. We also apologise for the technical difficulties we experienced. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:22 Marketing Update 00:05:07 MOCA Introduction 00:11:07 Friction in Finance Leads to Losing Customers 00:13:03 MOCA Is a Point-of-Sale App 00:16:45 Does MOCA Require Both the Merchant and Customer? 00:20:26 APIs That Wallets Can Integrate in Less Than One Day 00:22:47 Building Circular Economies 00:31:53 Stablecoin Adoption Is Bullish for MOCA 00:34:12 MOCA's Technology and Decentralization 00:39:34 MOCA Is a Trojan Horse for Freedom 00:41:08 MOCA Is No-KYC 00:44:17 What Languages and Local Currencies Does MOCA Support? 00:47:01 Bitcoin Cash and Dash Communities Are Excited About MOCA 00:48:28 MOCA's Marketing Strategy 00:54:57 The Cost Savings 00:55:23 How Are People Compensated for Promoting MOCA? 00:59:30 Why Crypto Communities Are Incentivized to Promote MOCA 01:07:27 Exploring MOCA's Future Utility 01:14:39 MOCA Platform Demonstration 01:22:18 What's Coming Next for MOCA's Point of Sale? 01:27:34 MOCA Is Almost Ready to Go 01:38:12 Final Thoughts
#246
October 30 · 2 hr 25 min
Dynamic Fee, Rev Share, App Layer & Kaiyo Discussion | Podcast #246
In this episode, the team discusses the latest SwapKit revenue share results, THORChain 3.21.1 and the upcoming Monero launch, and a proposal to make the protocol more financially self-reliant. Hans and Pragmatic Monkey also join to explain Rujira’s proposed Kaiyo blockchain, its relationship with THORChain, and how both ecosystems can remain aligned. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:00 Marketing Update 00:05:00 Four API Key Requests 00:11:00 3.21.1 Coming Very Soon and XMR 00:12:00 Dynamic Fee Update 00:13:00 SwapKit RevShare 00:16:00 Number Breakdown 00:22:00 Idea About Decreasing Reliance on the Treasury 00:30:00 Treasury Discussion Continues 00:39:00 Transition to the App Layer 00:43:00 Kaiyo 00:50:00 Design Possibilities 01:10:00 Lengthy Debate 01:44:00 Boone Joins 02:05:00 Bonding on Layer 2 Discussion 02:18:00 BLO Discussion
#245
October 24 · 1 hr 12 min
Cozy Maximalist from Zodl, Zcash (ZEC) Wallet | Podcast #245
In this episode, Cozy from ZODL joins the team to discuss Zcash’s privacy technology and how ZODL makes shielded transactions easier to use. They explore ZODL’s roadmap for spending, saving, and running infrastructure, its business model, the future of private payments, and potential integration with THORChain Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:00 Marketing Update 00:04:00 Cozy's Introduction 00:10:00 What Is Zcash and Why Cozy Enjoys It 00:12:00 Why Zcash Instead of Monero? 00:18:00 History of the ZODL Wallet 00:23:00 Is There a Token for ZODL? 00:25:00 How Is ZODL Unique? 00:27:00 Why Use ZODL and What's Coming? 00:28:00 Three Core Concepts: Run, Spend, Send 00:32:00 How Does ZODL Make Money? 00:38:00 Can Regular Zcash Be Swapped? 00:42:00 Quantum Resistance 00:46:00 Privacy by Default in the Future? 00:54:00 Pokémon Cards as a New Currency 01:00:00 60 Minutes at the ZCON Conference 01:03:00 KYC-Lite Onboarding
#244
October 23 · 2 hr
Visual Review, Revenue Share on SwapKit, 2 Second Blocktime, Ending LP Rewards | Podcast #244
In this episode, the team discusses THORChain’s marketing and AI search visibility, Router v6, faster block times, and improvements to testing and code reviews. They also cover SwapKit revenue sharing, a new visual code review tool, security improvements, POL and liquidity rewards. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. https://gitlab.com/thorchain/misc/visual-review Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:00 Marketing Update 00:06:00 We're Winning on AI Search Results and Getting Lots of API Requests 00:08:00 Advertising on ChatGPT? 00:11:00 Chad B Starts: BSC on Router V6, Churnless Chain Addition in the Next Release, and 2-Second Block Times? 00:16:00 Continued Block Time Discussion: Maybe in the Next 2 Months 00:17:00 Screenshare of More Tests Available for AI 00:20:00 Audience Question About LLMs Using Formal Verification 00:28:00 SwapKit Revenue Update: Scaling With 3.21 00:31:00 Dynamic Fee Changes and Web View 00:34:00 A Visual Guide to the Upcoming Changes 00:39:00 This Website Will Show Precise Code Changes and Explain Everything 00:45:00 Continued Demonstration 00:51:00 Explanation of the Small Attack We Encountered With the IBC Attack Vector 00:55:00 Adding Additional Accounting Defense Mechanisms? 01:00:00 Nodes Voting to Cancel Yield to Pools 01:08:00 Yield and Ethos Discussion 01:15:00 XMR Update! 01:17:00 Audience Question About an XMR Reorg 01:21:00 MR Question 01:22:00 Kenton Talks About the Swapping Experiment 01:25:00 Reserve RUNE Question: Why Is There Extra? 01:28:00 When ZANO? 01:34:00 Shielded Zcash Pool? 01:40:00 AI Code and a Change of Culture 01:45:00 Everything Is Going to Be Automated
#243
October 16 · 2 hr 11 min
Dynamic Fees, Revenue Share on SwapKit, AI Merging Code | Podcast #243
In this episode, the team discusses SwapKit revenue share performance and its potential to boost THORChain volume, the v3.21 release and Monero integration, improving swap quote accuracy, and the risks of centralized stablecoins freezing. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:00 Marketing Update 00:05:00 Dynamic Fee Update 00:09:00 Screenshare of SwapKit RevShare and Explanation 00:13:00 Performance and Potential to Scale 00:18:00 If It Does So Well, We Can Reduce the RevShare 00:20:00 Potential Bullish Case for RevShare 00:22:00 Managing Expectations and Diminishing Returns? 00:26:00 Is This a Moat? 00:29:00 Wen 3.21? 00:31:00 Another Screenshare of Rayanalytics and RevShare Performance 00:33:00 How Do We Make Sure Others Give Accurate Quotes? 00:35:00 Experiment With Rayyk: Quotes and Results 00:41:00 Structure of the Experiment 00:44:00 Wen XMR? 00:47:00 Removing the Need for Churning to Add Chain Clients? 00:48:00 Conversation About POL and Permissioned Assets Being Paused 00:55:00 Tether CEO and Chad Spoke 00:57:00 Chainflip Is Centralized Because It Relies on Tether 01:02:00 How THORChain Would Respond to a Pool Pause 01:06:00 Legal Consequences for a Centralized Entity Freezing Assets 01:14:00 Making Another THORChain Fork to Add More Chains? 01:20:00 THORNode Is Getting Faster by Scanning Live Daemons/Nodes 01:25:00 Do Decreasing Block Times Increase Volume? 01:30:00 Can Huugin Approve PRs? 01:39:00 How Would You Trial This Idea to See How Huugin Performs? 01:43:00 Sanity Checks Protect Against AI Mistakes 01:47:00 Go to 1-Second Block Times? (Audience Question) 01:48:00 Will THORChain Be the Ultimate Maintainer of Cosmos SDK? 01:50:00 Could THORChain Move to a Different Blockchain if Needed? 01:58:00 Add Hyperliquid? 02:01:00 FROST Being Worked On and Added to BIFROST 02:03:00 Replacing GG20 or Additive?
#242
October 16 · 1 hr 15 min
Zano, fUSD, Confidential Assets on THORChain | Podcast #242
The discussion covers ZANO’s privacy-focused blockchain, the recent exploit, and Freedom Dollar (fUSD). The team also explores a potential THORChain integration, permissionless swaps, confidential assets, and ZANO’s upcoming developments. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:00 Marketing Update 00:04:00 Introductions 00:05:00 What Is ZANO? 00:06:00 The Consensus Mechanism 00:09:00 Is ZANO a Fork? 00:11:00 What Happened With ZANO Recently? 00:15:00 ZANO's Positive Reaction to the Exploit 00:17:00 Everyone Will Be Made Whole 00:21:00 Frozen Pools on THORChain 00:22:00 Is ZANO Developing a Stablecoin? 00:24:00 How Does Freedom Dollar Maintain Its Peg? 00:26:00 Freedom Dollar Has No Blacklist Ability 00:27:00 Due to Privacy, There Is No Way to Have a Blacklist 00:29:00 Gateway Address Explanation 00:32:00 Does the Gateway Address Need More Tweaking Because THORChain Churns? 00:35:00 How THORChain Swaps Work: Everything Is Public 00:37:00 How Do We Foresee ZANO Flourishing and Its Use Cases? 00:40:00 Audience Question About Assets Backing Freedom Dollar 00:42:00 Is There a Backdoor in ZANO? (No, LOL) 00:45:00 Permissionlessness Is Essential 00:47:00 What's Coming Next for ZANO? What Makes You Excited? 00:49:00 Excited About Moving to Pure Proof of Stake 00:52:00 Block Time Chatter 00:54:00 What Is Zenith? 00:56:00 How Do People Hold ZANO? 00:57:00 Why ZANO Needs THORChain 00:58:00 ZANO Has Almost Lost Its Non-KYC Access 00:59:00 Can THORChain Become the Biggest Swap Protocol for ZANO? 01:04:00 Philosophical Talk About the Importance of Privacy 01:06:00 Do You Fear the Consequences of Providing Privacy? 01:10:00 Anything Else Before Wrapping Up? 01:12:00 When Are Gateway Address Improvements Coming?
#241
October 9 · 2 hr 3 min
Unchained Interview Debrief, Update 3.21, AI Recursive Self Improvement | Podcast #241
Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:00 Marketing Update 00:05:00 Communication Refinements 00:08:00 Chad Barraford Begins: Unchained Podcast 00:12:00 Continued Discussion About the Interaction on the Podcast 00:16:00 Discussion of Governance Structure 00:20:00 Double Standards in Logical Arguments Made Against THORChain 00:26:00 Pausing Doesn't Make Sense for Multiple Reasons 00:32:00 Reaction to Unchained Podcast 00:35:00 Chad's Thoughts on the Arguments and Misinformation 00:40:00 Chad's Offer to Go on a Separate Podcast 00:46:00 Node Operators Targeting Other Node Operators for Disagreeing? LOL. No! 00:51:00 Graphic Screenshare of Online Metrics 00:57:00 Screenshare of RevShare Dashboard 00:59:00 A Few Wallets Asking About the RevShare Program 01:03:00 RevShare Is Controlled by the Nodes 01:08:00 AI and Recursive Self-Improvement: The THORChain Angle 01:14:00 Faster Block Times? 01:16:00 Encryption Concerns With Future AI Capabilities and ECDSA 01:21:00 What Would It Look Like if ECDSA Got Cracked? 01:25:00 3.21 Update 01:28:00 Memoless Will Be Reenabled 01:31:00 Edge Cases in XMR 01:32:00 Wen Batched Outbounds? 01:35:00 Who Will Enable Monero When It Goes Live? 01:37:00 Over-Solvency Question 01:49:00 What Can the Protocol Do About Nodes That Are Unresponsive in Ready Status? 01:51:00 Any Communication Between Marketing or Core Devs and Governments? 01:55:00 AI Shield Model From NEAR 01:58:00 The Cyberpunk Ethos Is Gone From BTC 02:02:00 Any Other Ideas for Increasing the Treasury?
#240
October 3 · 2 hr 5 min
Houdini Swap on swap.thorchain.org, Marketing Update | Podcast #240
In this episode, we have Aaron from Houdini Swap, who gives us an overview of what Houdini Swap is and how it works, including how swaps are executed and the regulations associated with them. After that, Kenton gives us an extended marketing update. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:02:00 Koitsu Farewell 00:04:00 Houdini Swap Introduction 00:08:00 Kenton Talks About His Experience With the Stock Market and Manipulation 00:11:00 Why the Idea of Houdini Swap Came Out 00:17:00 Explaining the Ethos and What It's Like to Use Houdini Swap 00:19:00 BTC Mining Entity Had Houdini Build a Custom API for Private Payments 00:23:00 How Private Is Houdini Swap? Bulletproof? 00:25:00 How Much Info Can Houdini Give to Third Parties if Requested by Authorities? 00:34:00 It Is Not Houdini's Job to Ensure What Is Right or Wrong 00:36:00 How Exactly Houdini Swap Works 00:39:00 The Obfuscation Is Hard to Break! 00:40:00 What Else Should the Audience Know? 00:47:00 Houdini Swap Protects People and Saves Lives 00:48:00 New Features? 00:50:00 Houdini Pay Feature 00:51:00 Houdini Screenshare 00:59:00 Houdini Private Send Is Quickly Becoming the Preferred Feature! 01:02:00 THORChain's Price Competitiveness vs. Other Exchanges 01:05:00 Important to Keep THORChain as Cheap as Possible! 01:10:00 How It Looks on STO 01:15:00 DeFiLlama Has Been Doing Good Metrics So Far! 01:19:00 ZEC Announcement Critique 01:24:00 How Do We Announce XMR? 01:30:00 Let's Work Together as a Community 01:33:00 Harmonizing Financial Reports With Blockworks and Crypto Protocols 01:38:00 I'd Like to Get in With Bitcoin Magazine 01:40:00 Tangem Question 01:46:00 Passkey Wallet 01:49:00 Unstoppable Wallet Fork? 01:53:00 Good AI Readiness Score 01:58:00 If You See Any "Liquidity Protocol" Titles, Let Kenton Know So He Can Correct Them!
#239
October 2 · 1 hr 54 min
Can or Should THORChain Censor Transactions? | Podcast #239
In this episode, Kenton kicks things off with a marketing and PR update, followed by Chad’s protocol update, covering dynamic fees, SwapKit revenue sharing, and more. The discussion then pivots to recent hacks and THORChain’s permissionless stance. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/?ref=g39yp9zwjslf THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 Marketing Update 00:05:00 Erik Voorhees Video 00:08:00 Chad B Update 00:11:30 Dynamic Fees 00:13:00 SwapKit RevShare 00:16:00 Mimir Talk: How Does THORChain Work? 00:21:00 Community Alignment and Decentralization 00:24:00 Increasing Node Talk 00:30:00 Can Nodes Communicate? 00:35:00 Governance Talk 00:41:00 Chad Is Going on Laura Shin's Podcast 00:45:00 Why Do Chains Pause? 00:49:00 Safety Mechanisms Exist to Protect Users 00:51:00 An Open System Is Important 00:54:00 THORChain Is the Solution 01:01:00 BTC Whitepaper 01:02:00 THORChain Figured Out Layer 1 Swaps 01:04:00 Prevention Is Better Than Reaction 01:06:00 Risk Profile of THORChain vs. CEXs 01:09:00 Swapping on THORChain Is Safe! 01:14:00 Node Mimir Functionality 01:18:00 Philosophy of What THORChain "Should" Do 01:24:00 Freedom Matters Above All 01:30:00 There Is No Perfect System 01:33:00 The Current System Is FAR From Perfect 01:40:00 Privacy Is the Next Big Issue 01:41:00 KYC Breaches Have Been Disastrous
#238
September 26 · 1 hr 11 min
Cauldron Swap, BCH Cash Token DEX, BCH Stablecoin Moria USD | Podcast #238
In this episode, the team discusses Cauldron’s Bitcoin Cash-focused interface, WizardConnect, cross-chain swaps through THORChain, and the role of MUSD. They also explore Bitcoin Cash DeFi, permissionless token launches, and how Cauldron connects users to the wider THORChain ecosystem. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 Marketing update 00:03:00 Halvor introduction 00:04:00 Cauldron introduction 00:06:00 Cauldron is a BCH-specific interface 00:07:00 What exactly can you do? 00:10:00 What does THORChain need to do to support MUSD? 00:14:00 Is privacy coming? 00:16:00 What other assets are available? 00:18:00 An alpha on the hottest, latest meme coins? 00:22:00 Website screenshare 00:27:00 Best BCH wallets? 00:29:00 Wizard Connect is better than Wallet Connect 00:33:00 How does MUSD work? 00:36:00 How do you prevent a death spiral? 00:38:00 Has MUSD ever lost its peg? 00:40:00 MUSD can never exceed BCH market cap 00:41:00 Is there a lock-up period? 00:46:00 Shorter block times on BCH? 00:49:00 Hard-fork discussion 00:51:00 BCH governance description 00:54:00 KYC discussion 00:58:00 Cauldron Swap token-to-token upgrade/pools 00:59:00 IDO launching (Initial DEX Offering) 01:04:00 Anything else? 01:05:00 THORChain praise from Dagur 01:08:00 Point of sale with MOCA
#237
September 25 · 2 hr 40 min
Houdini Swap Integration, Marketing, Base Layer Limit Orders | Podcast #237
In this episode, the main discussions revolve around STO integration with Houdini Swap, the treasury generating revenue, and Devels presentation on base layer limit orders. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and context of Houdini Swap integration 00:37:00 Marketing discussion 01:10:38 Revenue share and dynamic fees 01:21:10 Base Layer Limit Orders
#236
September 20 · 1 hr 43 min
Radix, AI Regulation Protects Special Interests, AI Sovereign Hardware Protects You | Podcast #236
In this episode, the team discusses with Matt and Xardas about AI in crypto; AI security, sovereignty, responsibility, hardware, and what THORChain can do to prepare for an increasingly agentic future. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:30 Marketing update 00:04:00 Sovereign AI setup of Payne 00:07:00 History of Xardas, founder of NGRAVE 00:08:00 Xardas begins — the acceleration of AI 00:11:00 History of a previous venture, Storm City, and dealing with exploits 00:15:00 Xardas' history with the NGRAVE wallet 00:17:00 The security of AI permissions will need to extend beyond cryptographic keys! 00:19:00 There is a layer between information and secrets you don't want other people to access (like a firewall) 00:21:00 100% reliable AI infrastructure that is not hackable does not currently exist — until now 00:25:00 These AI models will mostly be used by companies in the beginning. These agents will be able to interact with other entities on your behalf 00:29:00 Eventually, AI will be able to exploit any hole in code that exists 00:31:00 Will AI solve mathematical proofs? Yes, but it doesn't need to! 00:36:00 The place to verify the hardness and security of the system must be very secure 00:39:00 It is futile to get alignment from the model 00:41:00 Kenton: Everyone wants to outsource responsibility 00:43:00 Innovation will come where freedom is preserved 00:47:00 We need the ability to MAINTAIN sovereignty, and companies should be wise to this (liability) 00:51:00 Will this be miniaturized and available for everyone to safely interact with the internet? 00:56:00 Terminator 2 analogy 00:58:00 Sovereign AI is the new watchdog 01:02:00 What can THORChain do to be ready for this future? 01:07:00 Screenshare of website 01:14:00 It's important to believe that creating freedom brings more value 01:16:00 These systems will be mandatory to protect sensitive data 01:20:00 The cost of securing one's system will be far, far cheaper 01:22:00 Regulations will only delay innovation and the inevitable 01:29:00 How long will the hardware last in terms of capability? 01:31:00 Cost of hardware 01:33:00 How does updating work?
#235
September 18 · 1 hr 46 min
Zcash & Monero (XMR), THORChain Self Sufficiency, Houdini Swap, Podcast #235
In this episode, the team discusses the latest protocol and development updates, including SwapKit revenue sharing, upcoming Zcash and XMR support, and the path toward THORChain becoming self-sufficient. They also dive into ADR 30, intents, Rapid Swaps. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 Solvency sweeper — re-enable dynamic fees 00:04:00 SwapKit rev share 00:05:00 Next week Zcash, XMR fast follow 00:06:00 What was the issue with SwapKit rev share? What delayed it? 00:09:00 Wen Ragnarök Gaia? 00:13:00 Kenton supports keeping Gaia 00:14:00 Marketing update — API usage is great 00:17:00 DefiLlama swaps and ads 00:22:00 Chat Box STO — every other day it gets a “wen XMR?” question 00:24:00 Can we launch XMR ahead of ZEC? 00:26:00 Wen hiring more devs? 00:27:00 Agentic workflows for various devs 00:29:00 AI will lead to devs getting more efficient over time 00:31:00 Should the dev fund be increased? 00:34:00 Houdini Swap income for the treasury 00:36:00 What would the treasury do with the money if the dev fund exceeded operating costs? 00:38:00 Self-sufficiency is potentially not far away 00:41:00 THORChain achieving self-sufficiency in a bear market would be crazy! 00:44:00 ADR process 00:47:00 ADR 30 delegated Node Operator addresses 00:50:00 THORChain.net screenshare 00:57:00 Intents question 01:03:00 What does THORChain need to achieve to be firmly #1 for economic infrastructure for the industry? 01:05:00 Rapid Swap topic 01:06:00 Devel shoutout 01:10:00 THORChain's moat in an intent-driven world 01:16:00 Shoutout to a big XRP to ETH swapper 01:18:00 Will THORChain be invisible in the future or a well-known brand? 01:22:00 If you were redesigning THORChain today, would the architecture look the same or different? 01:27:00 THORName issue with THORName A to THORName B 01:28:00 Opt-in Chain Client still being considered? Does that increase or decrease the complexity of churns? 01:30:00 Security and core services are focused on in parallel 01:36:00 Can we have an exact date for the XMR release or when it goes live? 01:40:00 What's the current stagenet THORNode + Midgard base URLs, and which liquidity model does the XMR pool run (CLP / CCL / DCL)?
#234
September 13 · 44 min
Station Wallet is an Agentic Wallet, THORChain Integrated, Polymarket, Podcast #234
In this episode, Omar gives us an overview of Station Wallet’s history, how its agentic wallet works, and its future plans for XMR and Polymarket. He also explains the relationship between the VULT token and Station Wallet and much more! Swap now: https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self-custody wallet to swap, and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 Marketing update 00:05:00 Omar starts with his introduction 00:07:00 History of Station Wallet 00:09:00 How does Station Wallet work? 00:11:00 You can import a seed phrase and it gets converted 00:13:00 Beautiful, simple, and easy to use 00:17:00 Website screenshare 00:19:00 Agentic explanation and potential 00:26:00 Station Wallet had to start from zero again because the data was not preserved 00:29:00 Does it support XMR? 00:35:00 Polymarket support 00:39:00 VULT token inflation metrics 00:41:00 Buying new brands?
#233
September 11 · 2 hr
Focus on Stability, Memoless Swaps, Monero Update, Protocol Owned Liquidity (POL) | Podcast #233
In this episode, the team discusses Router V6, the current memoless situation, ADR 29, XMR integration and its remaining blockers, the upcoming v3.20.2 release, stablecoin support, tokenized assets, and the latest POL developments. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 Marketing update 00:07:00 Adding Houdini Swap 00:09:00 Exodus Wallet support 00:11:00 TSS halt signing — current situation 00:15:00 Router V6 update 00:17:00 What exactly can Router V6 do? 00:19:30 Current situation with memoless swaps 00:27:00 Memoless spam discussion — single actor 00:33:00 Further discussion about the memoless attack vector attempt (unsuccessful) 00:40:00 Adding a timer to STO for memoless swaps 00:42:00 ADR 29 ETA 00:44:00 XMR questions 00:47:00 What is the current blocker for XMR? 00:52:00 Minimum/maximum swap size when XMR goes live? 00:55:00 XMR community question: Security, audits, and churn cadence 01:02:00 How do we make things smoother and improve the outbound queue? 01:05:00 Adding USDC/USDT.sol to the roadmap — is it easy to do? 01:08:00 Does it make sense to increase Rapid Swaps? 01:10:00 Was the stablecoin swap experiment conclusive? 01:17:00 ETA for 3.20.2 01:18:00 Long-tail pools question 01:22:00 Tokenized assets on THORChain/DeFi 01:28:00 Kenton weighs in on tokenized gold and silver 01:34:00 The merger of DeFi and TradFi 01:38:00 POL growth 01:45:00 Burn percentage and more POL discussion 01:52:00 Adding liquidity to staged pools (link?) 01:56:00 How are the cryptography teams doing?
#232
September 6 · 54 min
RAVN Exchange Interface, Aggregator, Agentic AI with THORChain Integrated | Podcast #232
In this episode, Freddy gives us an overview of what RAVN Exchange is and how their non-custodial cross-chain swap aggregator works. Swap now: https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self-custody wallet to swap, and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:30 Marketing update 00:05:00 Freddy introduction 00:07:00 Why Ravn Exchange was created 00:11:00 Which DEXs have you integrated? 00:14:00 XMR coming to THORChain is very big 00:15:00 Any insight into your target audience? 00:19:00 Has Ravn considered using THORChain XMR swaps to achieve privacy automatically? 00:25:00 AI agent infrastructure 00:28:00 Execution page 00:32:00 Does Ravn hold user funds? 00:33:00 Adding RUNE support? 00:36:00 Fiat on/off ramps 00:37:00 Is Ravn Exchange live? 00:38:00 Integration page 00:43:00 Waiting on Router V6 upgrade 00:47:00 Memoless explanation 00:48:00 Do you expect free stable-to-stable swaps to see a significant uptick?
#231
September 4 · 2 hr 2 min
App Layer with Hans, AI Readiness, Monero Update, Base Layer Limit Orders, ADR 30 | Podcast #231
In this episode, the team discusses internalized arbitrage and how it could work across the App Layer, the viability of BLOs, and potential risks from node operators interacting with the App Layer. They also cover POL performance, removing churn requirements, ADR 30, and how AI agents could help diagnose consensus. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 Marketing update 00:09:00 BLO/AMM question 00:11:00 Agentic question 00:13:00 Is there a command-line wallet available? 00:14:00 Kenton shares AI metrics 00:16:00 We are getting visibility 00:20:00 Can THORChain internalize arbitrage? 00:26:00 Hans talks about CCL/DCL and the enshrined oracle 00:30:00 Devel and Hans discuss designs for internalized arbitrage 00:33:00 App Layer is running again 00:36:00 Could nodes collaborate to attack the App Layer? 00:38:00 What are the repercussions of nodes attacking the App Layer? 00:45:00 Can the App Layer quote on BLOs? 00:51:00 BLO viability question and discussion 01:00:00 BLO discussion continues 01:10:00 Kenton's story about buying BTC 01:12:00 Update on THORChain's stability efforts 01:15:00 Removing churn as a requirement 01:19:00 POL discussion and performance 01:30:00 ETF discussion 01:37:00 POL vs. RUNE price reflexivity 01:42:00 ADR 30 01:45:00 Node operators and block time 01:47:00 Stability discussion with Chad B — Midgard and AI agents 01:53:00 Will this help diagnose App Hash/consensus failures?
#230
August 29 · 51 min
THORChain App Layer Global Pause | Podcast #230
In this episode, we mostly discuss app layer and base layer alignment, communication going forward, and how to improve both. Swap now: https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self-custody wallet to swap, and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:00 App Layer pause 00:07:00 Concerns about pausing the App Layer 00:10:00 Freezing the emergency brake 00:13:00 Restarting should be safe 00:16:00 Breakdown of arbitrage revenue 00:24:00 Discussion about the ramifications of pausing the App Layer 00:33:00 Continuing the discussion 00:36:00 DCL discussion 00:40:00 Sonar is coming!

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