THORChain Livestream Podcast

We are joined by Andy from Liquify to discuss THORChain’s infrastructure, API challenges, and ongoing improvements. Kenton also shares an in-depth look at his marketing strategy and how he is building a funnel to turn awareness into actual users and swaps through STO. This includes improving the swap interface, strengthening SEO and social media presence, expanding outreach, and making it easier for newcomers to discover and use 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

00:03:00 Andy Breaks Down RPC Endpoint Issues

00:06:00 Nondeterminism Bugs and Huginn Update Issues

00:10:00 The Latest Issues Are Related to THORChain Due to Huginn

00:13:00 New Tool With Major Summary Changes

00:17:00 Liquify Runs Support for 90 Other Ecosystems

00:20:00 What Else Can Be Done to Make Things Better?

00:23:00 Enclave: End-to-End Inference Product

00:28:00 Audience Questions: Can THORChain Go Private? Can We Add an Intent-Based System?

00:36:00 Andy Leaves, Big Marketing Update

00:38:00 The Story Behind the Interface, Its Origins, and Marketing

00:43:00 THORChain Is Not Invisible, SwapKit Is Invisible

00:45:00 THORChain Brand

00:48:00 Marketing Was All About Cleaning House

00:49:00 Audience Questions

00:52:00 Marketing Funnel

00:57:00 You Can't Pay for Passion

01:00:00 We Have Improved a Lot on SEO

01:04:00 AI Optimizations

01:06:00 Audience Question About Maya

01:07:00 Negative PR and Good PR

01:12:00 Articles and Newsletters

01:16:00 Repetition Is Key

01:20:00 SEO and AEO Strategy

01:25:00 We Have Improved Massively in AI Rankings

01:34:00 Swappers Are More Important Than Investors

01:38:00 Research Platforms

01:41:00 Token Terminal Will Be the Next Research Firm. They Have Direct Access to Anthropic

01:48:00 Conferences

01:51:00 We Can Get a Passionate Group of THORChads to Shill at Conferences — Kenton Will Pay for Your Merchandise

01:53:00 Growth Potential

01:57:00 Monero Is Going to Be Huge

02:02:00 We Should Prioritize Chains That Are Passionate About THORChain

02:08:00 Audience Question About Taking XRP and Putting It in XMR

02:16:00 How Successful Has Marketing Been?

02:20:00 The Vision for Marketing

02:30:00 Kenton Gets Things Done!

02:40:00 Potential Success and Catalysts

02:48:00 Recap

02:57:00 Looking Forward

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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?