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  1. 1d ago

    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

  2. 3d ago

    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)?

    Zcash & Monero (XMR), THORChain Self Sufficiency, Houdini Swap, Podcast #235

  3. Sep 13

    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?

    Station Wallet is an Agentic Wallet, THORChain Integrated, Polymarket, Podcast #234

  4. Sep 11

    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?

    Focus on Stability, Memoless Swaps, Monero Update, Protocol Owned Liquidity (POL) | Podcast #233

  5. Sep 6

    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?

    RAVN Exchange Interface, Aggregator, Agentic AI with THORChain Integrated | Podcast #232

  6. Sep 4

    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?

    App Layer with Hans, AI Readiness, Monero Update, Base Layer Limit Orders, ADR 30 | Podcast #231

  7. Aug 29

    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!

    THORChain App Layer Global Pause | Podcast #230

  8. Aug 28

    Update on 3.20 and Monero, ADR 30 Vote, AI Using THORChain, Memoless Issue | Podcast #229

    In this episode, the team discusses the v3.20 update, chain stability issues, Monero and Zcash, AI using THORChain, problems with memoless swaps, 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 00:03:00 AI video 00:06:30 Kenton marketing update 00:09:00 Chad B talks about recent events and pausing for a few weeks to harden the protocol 00:15:00 API endpoint relationship between THORChain and the App Layer 00:16:00 We are doing very well in AI! 00:19:00 Chad B: The exact future of AI is unknown 00:21:00 "Exact out" swaps 00:26:00 When will THORChain be back online? 00:27:00 AI purchasing things online 00:30:00 Will "Add bond yield auto-claim using optional THORName affiliate collector payouts" make it into 3.21? 00:31:00 What is the situation with the open-source TSS library? (Currently closed source) 00:32:00 XAUT is coming 00:33:00 MOR is whitelisted — seed the pool soon? 00:36:00 AI self-improvement models and open-source AI 00:39:00 Could open-source AI recursive learning pop the AI bubble? 00:42:00 ADR 30 discussion 00:44:00 What ADRs are coming next? Free stable swaps, per-asset MinBPS, ADR requirements, Devel's BLOs 00:46:00 Free stable swaps are actually very complex — Chad B started developing them 00:49:00 Why does it take nodes so long to vote? 00:50:00 ADR voting requirements 00:52:00 Are we at the mercy of the nodes? 00:54:00 LP depth question and churn-out question 00:56:00 POL payment frequency to pools once enabled 01:00:00 Revenue-sharing progress 01:01:00 SwapKit is very close to enabling revenue sharing — 1–2 weeks (20% revenue share) 01:04:00 THOR token depth question — apparently, they are not being accounted for correctly 01:06:00 Memoless issue 01:09:00 How do we address spam attacks? 01:15:00 Continuing the conversation 01:18:00 Be careful when sending large swaps 01:21:00 Some people don't like freedom because it scares them 01:25:00 App Layer minority 01:30:00 Years from now, people will be amazed by how hard it was to build this stuff 01:32:00 The technology we're building attracts great thinkers 01:35:00 Is Go sustainable? Should we move to Rust? 01:38:00 Any other topics, Chad?

    Update on 3.20 and Monero, ADR 30 Vote, AI Using THORChain, Memoless Issue | Podcast #229
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