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  1. 1d ago

    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?

    Dynamic Fees, Revenue Share on SwapKit, AI Merging Code | Podcast #243

  2. 1d ago

    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?

    Zano, fUSD, Confidential Assets on THORChain | Podcast #242

  3. Oct 9

    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?

    Unchained Interview Debrief, Update 3.21, AI Recursive Self Improvement | Podcast #241

  4. Oct 3

    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!

    Houdini Swap on swap.thorchain.org, Marketing Update | Podcast #240

  5. Oct 2

    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

    Can or Should THORChain Censor Transactions? | Podcast #239

  6. Sep 26

    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

    Cauldron Swap, BCH Cash Token DEX, BCH Stablecoin Moria USD | Podcast #238

  7. Sep 25

    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

    Houdini Swap Integration, Marketing, Base Layer Limit Orders | Podcast #237

  8. Sep 20

    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?

    Radix, AI Regulation Protects Special Interests, AI Sovereign Hardware Protects You | Podcast #236
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