The Monero Monitor Podcast

Join us as we check in with Justin Ehrenhofer, a.k.a. SamsungGalaxyPlayer, to hear about his adventures as an increasingly well known Monero community member. We talk about his efforts at building a university cryptocurrency club at the University of Minnesota, contributions to Monero-related documentation and public communications, and recent travels throughout Europe to talk about Monero with anyone that will listen. Find out why he got involved, his thoughts on recent happenings in the Monero space, and how you can help his efforts.

Music featured in the show is "The Grind" by Justin Maher and used under a Creative Commons License. https://musopen.org/music/1652/justin-mahar/the-grind/ 

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Have you ever wanted cash for a project or purchase but weren't ready or willing to liquidate your Bitcoin, Monero, or other coin holdings? Would you be interested in a way to leverage your cryptocurrency through a collateralized loan to increase your spending power?

In this week's episode, I traveled to the headquarters of startup SALT Lending in Denver, CO to talk with Shawn Owen (CEO) and Caleb Slade (Creative & Community Director) about their new blockchain-backed loans platform, launching soon. Find out why they say SALT will provide a secure, private way to borrow against your cryptocurrency holdings, and how you might become either a borrower or lender with their service.

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In today's show, ShapeShift.io founder Erik Voorhees tells us about his libertarian roots, path to being a Bitcoin entrepreneur, his vision for ShapeShift, and cryptocurrency venture capitalism. How do we fix the global monetary system, how has the ShapeShift's exchange volume evolved over time, and what responsibilities does ShapeShift have in vetting coins added to the platform? Find out with us today!

Music featured in the show is "The Grind" by Justin Maher and used under a Creative Commons License. https://musopen.org/music/1652/justin-mahar/the-grind/ 

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In this week's episode, I talk to BinaryFate, the co-founder of the LuckyBit online Bitcoin casino, Cryptosphere Systems, and XMR.to about his involvement in cryptocurrencies. Find out about NP-hard problems, overcoming miner censorship, and the future of LuckyBit and XMR.to. We even do a bit of fortune telling, discussing a hypothetical app that between the taping and airing of this episode came to life via a third party!

Music featured in the show is "The Grind" by Justin Maher and used under a Creative Commons License. https://musopen.org/music/1652/justin-mahar/the-grind/ 

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Today we're joined by Howard "hyc" Chu, CTO and Founder of Symas Corp, core member of the OpenLDAP development team, and co-founder of MoneroDirect.com to talk about his background and involvement in Monero. We talk about how Howard helped develop the world's fastest directory software, became involved in the Monero project, and saved a NASA shuttle mission. Find out why Howard claims Monero, and not Bitcoin, is the world's only true cryptocurrency. 

Today's show includes a duet compiled by Howard and featuring his friend Nerea, used with their permission. You can follow Nerea's music on her facebook page, facebook.com/crazyfiddlelady. 

Music featured in the show is "The Grind" by Justin Maher and used under a Creative Commons License. https://musopen.org/music/1652/justin-mahar/the-grind/ 

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Welcome to the first episode of the Monero Monitor Podcast! With this show, I hope to more deeply explore the Monero space. While some podcasts have featured talks on the Monero protocol specifically, we'll be talking about the people, projects, and general happenings surrounding not just the core Monero project but the Monero community as a whole.

To kick off the show, I was joined by Riccardo "fluffyponyza" Spagni to talk about some of his involvement in the cryptocurrency space. Many know him best as a member of the Monero Core Development Team, but today we talk about a number of other projects he's been involved in, either in the past or as an ongoing venture. Enjoy the show!

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Music featured in the show is "The Grind" by Justin Maher and used under a Creative Commons License. https://musopen.org/music/1652/justin-mahar/the-grind/