Loading video...

Video Failed to Load

There was a problem loading this video. This could be due to a temporary network issue or the video might be unavailable.

Decentralized, permissionless, and Monero-level privacy for your crypto. That’s how Roger Ver describes his excitement for Confidential Layer on Altcoin Daily (backup account). With CL, you can bridge assets like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and more onto Zano without a centralized custodian - unlocking fast, private transactions. A real... show more

Confidential Layer

200,807 subscribers

47,928 views • 1 year ago •via X (Twitter)

Science & Technology

Anya Rossi• Live Now

Private livecam show

10 Comments

🥞C4B Freedom🥞1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project This is a game changer and I believe the team should focus on the long term visibility & usability of this product.

Milo1 year ago

A crypto mortgage lets you leverage your BTC or ETH to invest in real estate. Instead of selling your crypto, you can use it as collateral to qualify and secure a mortgage. Apply in minutes and close your mortgage in weeks without losing the upside of your crypto asset.

ѕт'єνє ✨1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project All we need is TGE not this nØnesénè😕😕

Etiosa_7 CLONE Gnoma Anomage (🧙‍♂️,🧙‍♂️)1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project All this big grammar no concern me o Wen tge ffs

Olamide Peter 🟠🔱1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project Another incoming rug pull

امیر راد1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project great. but when tge?

Cryingchihuahua | CLONE1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project Tge pls

GAMER🎲 (✸,✸)1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project Nice Nice.

ALEXA1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project Stay strong and private🥷🥷🥷💰💰💰 Confidential Layer.... $CLONE

lymink.ip CLONE ꧁ IP ꧂ (✸,✸) (Ø,G)1 year ago

@rogerkver @AltcoinDailyio @Bitcoin @ethereum @zano_project This is actually bigger than we think Real use case for real users only $CLONE is definitely the ticker 🚀

Related Videos

Roger Ver just dropped a bombshell about Zano and Confidential Layer on Tucker Carlson's show! Transform Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BCH into private, untraceable assets on Zano. The future of crypto privacy is here. Confidential Layer Zano #Zano #Bitcoin #freeroger

Roger Ver just dropped a bombshell about Zano and Confidential Layer on Tucker Carlson's show! Transform Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BCH into private, untraceable assets on Zano. The future of crypto privacy is here. Confidential Layer Zano #Zano #Bitcoin #freeroger

ZanoList.com

100,433 views • 1 year ago

"There's even more exciting technologies and coins out there. There's another one called Zano that allows anybody to create their own privacy tokens where nobody can see what's going on. Then there's a project called Confidential Layer ( Confidential Layer ), which is creating a bridge from $BTC, $BCH, and $ETH onto Zano, and when it's on Zano, you have very, very strong privacy with that as well." ~Roger Ver Learn more about Zano:

"There's even more exciting technologies and coins out there. There's another one called Zano that allows anybody to create their own privacy tokens where nobody can see what's going on. Then there's a project called Confidential Layer ( Confidential Layer ), which is creating a bridge from $BTC, $BCH, and $ETH onto Zano, and when it's on Zano, you have very, very strong privacy with that as well." ~Roger Ver Learn more about Zano:

Zano

407,383 views • 1 year ago

Imagine if Zano enabled gasless swaps through Confidential Layer… According to Paul V Puey you could have private BTC, where the Zano side is completely invisible to the Bitcoiner. Build a Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Bitcoin Cash app where: • Funds are automatically shielded • No need to hold Zano for gas • When you send, it seamlessly bridges out (BTCX → BTC) To the user, it just feels like using Bitcoin… But underneath, it’s totally private & seamless.

Imagine if Zano enabled gasless swaps through Confidential Layer… According to Paul V Puey you could have private BTC, where the Zano side is completely invisible to the Bitcoiner. Build a Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Bitcoin Cash app where: • Funds are automatically shielded • No need to hold Zano for gas • When you send, it seamlessly bridges out (BTCX → BTC) To the user, it just feels like using Bitcoin… But underneath, it’s totally private & seamless.

Bri Teresi

13,447 views • 5 months ago

Ep. 10 Free The Money | As Cash Disappears: Why Monero Succeeds Where Bitcoin Fails In this episode I’m joined by Douglas Tuman, founder of MoneroTopia and host of Monero Talk Live, to explore why Monero is not only the ultimate privacy coin, but a foundational tool for freedom in the digital age. Doug explains how Monero was built to fix Bitcoin’s core flaws. Bitcoin’s public ledger allows for the tracking of transactions and balances, while Monero encrypts the sender, receiver, and amount by default. Monero’s privacy makes Monero fully fungible, meaning every coin is identical, untraceable, and cannot be tainted or blacklisted, something Bitcoin can never achieve. Doug breaks down why Monero is more decentralized at the mining level, using ASIC-resistant proof-of-work that allows everyday CPUs to secure the network, preventing control by large industrial mining operations and state pressure unlike Bitcoin. This makes Monero harder to censor and more resilient long-term. This episode tackles the controversial topic head-on: Monero’s use on dark markets. Rather than being a weakness, it’s evidence that Monero is the most private and effective digital cash available, just as cash and encryption have always been neutral tools used by both good and bad actors. At a deeper level, this conversation is about freedom. Cash is being eliminated. Privacy is necessary to prevent governments from wielding excessive power over individuals. Sign up for ITrustCapital with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: 0:54 From Bitcoin Maxi to Monero Advocate: Doug’s personal journey into crypto (and the Dogecoin hack that changed everything) 8:18 Why Monero Is Truly Private: How Monero hides the sender, receiver, and amount by default 9:45 Beyond Privacy: Monero’s dynamic block size & why it actually scales on-chain (unlike Bitcoin) 13:30 Why Monero Is More Decentralized: ASIC-resistant mining, RandomX, and “one CPU, one vote” 17:30 Bitcoin’s Fatal Flaw: Why Bitcoin is no longer digital cash—or even digital gold 19:55 Why Privacy Coins Are Rising: Surveillance, debanking, and people waking up 24:05 How to Secure Your Crypto: Wallet safety, seed phrases, and avoiding catastrophic mistakes 28:00 MoneroTopia: Building real-world adoption and living on Monero 32:05 Running for Congress: Why Doug stepped into politics to defend Monero and financial privacy 38:00 The Realization: Why building a parallel crypto economy beats fighting the system from within 44:00 The Clarity Act & Aaron Day: How new legislation threatens self-custody—and who’s exposing it 45:55 Monero vs Zcash: The real differences in privacy, governance, and philosophy 51:40 The Next Monero Upgrade: Full-chain membership proofs explained 53:25 Private by Default = Fungible 59:05 Dark Markets & the Truth About Privacy: Why Monero’s use proves it’s the best digital cash 1:03:10 XMR Bazaar: Peer-to-peer markets, no middlemen, and a parallel economy built on Monero

Ep. 10 Free The Money | As Cash Disappears: Why Monero Succeeds Where Bitcoin Fails In this episode I’m joined by Douglas Tuman, founder of MoneroTopia and host of Monero Talk Live, to explore why Monero is not only the ultimate privacy coin, but a foundational tool for freedom in the digital age. Doug explains how Monero was built to fix Bitcoin’s core flaws. Bitcoin’s public ledger allows for the tracking of transactions and balances, while Monero encrypts the sender, receiver, and amount by default. Monero’s privacy makes Monero fully fungible, meaning every coin is identical, untraceable, and cannot be tainted or blacklisted, something Bitcoin can never achieve. Doug breaks down why Monero is more decentralized at the mining level, using ASIC-resistant proof-of-work that allows everyday CPUs to secure the network, preventing control by large industrial mining operations and state pressure unlike Bitcoin. This makes Monero harder to censor and more resilient long-term. This episode tackles the controversial topic head-on: Monero’s use on dark markets. Rather than being a weakness, it’s evidence that Monero is the most private and effective digital cash available, just as cash and encryption have always been neutral tools used by both good and bad actors. At a deeper level, this conversation is about freedom. Cash is being eliminated. Privacy is necessary to prevent governments from wielding excessive power over individuals. Sign up for ITrustCapital with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: 0:54 From Bitcoin Maxi to Monero Advocate: Doug’s personal journey into crypto (and the Dogecoin hack that changed everything) 8:18 Why Monero Is Truly Private: How Monero hides the sender, receiver, and amount by default 9:45 Beyond Privacy: Monero’s dynamic block size & why it actually scales on-chain (unlike Bitcoin) 13:30 Why Monero Is More Decentralized: ASIC-resistant mining, RandomX, and “one CPU, one vote” 17:30 Bitcoin’s Fatal Flaw: Why Bitcoin is no longer digital cash—or even digital gold 19:55 Why Privacy Coins Are Rising: Surveillance, debanking, and people waking up 24:05 How to Secure Your Crypto: Wallet safety, seed phrases, and avoiding catastrophic mistakes 28:00 MoneroTopia: Building real-world adoption and living on Monero 32:05 Running for Congress: Why Doug stepped into politics to defend Monero and financial privacy 38:00 The Realization: Why building a parallel crypto economy beats fighting the system from within 44:00 The Clarity Act & Aaron Day: How new legislation threatens self-custody—and who’s exposing it 45:55 Monero vs Zcash: The real differences in privacy, governance, and philosophy 51:40 The Next Monero Upgrade: Full-chain membership proofs explained 53:25 Private by Default = Fungible 59:05 Dark Markets & the Truth About Privacy: Why Monero’s use proves it’s the best digital cash 1:03:10 XMR Bazaar: Peer-to-peer markets, no middlemen, and a parallel economy built on Monero

Bri Teresi

37,288 views • 8 months ago

I sat down with Quinten (Mr. Kwibs) | Zano from Zano to break down what true financial privacy really means in the age of blockchain. We discuss how Zano hides addresses/amounts by defualt and how its hybrid consensus aims to keep the network secure. We compare Zano with Monero & Zcash, discuss Confidential Layer ( a cross chain bridge that lets you make assets like BTC private), and dive into Freedom Dollar (a censorship resistant stablecoin running on Zano). We also get into real world use and new grants for developers. If you care about financial freedom and practical tools, this convo's worth a listen. #Zano #Privacy

I sat down with Quinten (Mr. Kwibs) | Zano from Zano to break down what true financial privacy really means in the age of blockchain. We discuss how Zano hides addresses/amounts by defualt and how its hybrid consensus aims to keep the network secure. We compare Zano with Monero & Zcash, discuss Confidential Layer ( a cross chain bridge that lets you make assets like BTC private), and dive into Freedom Dollar (a censorship resistant stablecoin running on Zano). We also get into real world use and new grants for developers. If you care about financial freedom and practical tools, this convo's worth a listen. #Zano #Privacy

Bri Teresi

81,114 views • 11 months ago

Outside the Apple and Google ecosystems. Bitcoin payments, on the go. ⚡ Powered by Arkade Arkade ⚡ Pure sats ⚡ No sidechains ⚡ No altcoins ⚡ No channel management ⚡ No liquidity balancing Bitcoin doesn't ask for permission. "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" — Satoshi Nakamoto Satoshi's vision, now in your pocket. Wesatoshis is evolving into the digital banknote for the Bitcoin era

Outside the Apple and Google ecosystems. Bitcoin payments, on the go. ⚡ Powered by Arkade Arkade ⚡ Pure sats ⚡ No sidechains ⚡ No altcoins ⚡ No channel management ⚡ No liquidity balancing Bitcoin doesn't ask for permission. "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" — Satoshi Nakamoto Satoshi's vision, now in your pocket. Wesatoshis is evolving into the digital banknote for the Bitcoin era

wesatoshis

10,374 views • 3 months ago

🍒#Cherry has launched its brand-new video series, Crypto Talk with Cherry! 🎥Dive into exclusive interviews with top crypto leaders & innovators and popular coins & tokens, as we explore the future of blockchain and decentralized finance. 🌐In this interview with Cherry, Satoshi Nakamoto discusses the motivation behind creating Bitcoin, emphasizing the need for a trustless, peer-to-peer system that operates without centralized control.

Cherry Trending

184,206 views • 2 years ago

Centralized exchanges are a single point of failure. The alternative is already working. WATCH: A live demonstration of a truly decentralized, peer-to-peer crypto trade. We've bonded physical silver to NFTs on Base, creating a new asset class for a censorship-resistant, digital bartering economy. Next up: Autonomous AI agents trading real-world assets for you. You can buy #Smarrmetal through the the VeriDAO site #FutureOfFinance #Decentralization #Phygital #HardAssets #SoundMoney #Web3

Centralized exchanges are a single point of failure. The alternative is already working. WATCH: A live demonstration of a truly decentralized, peer-to-peer crypto trade. We've bonded physical silver to NFTs on Base, creating a new asset class for a censorship-resistant, digital bartering economy. Next up: Autonomous AI agents trading real-world assets for you. You can buy #Smarrmetal through the the VeriDAO site #FutureOfFinance #Decentralization #Phygital #HardAssets #SoundMoney #Web3

Reggie Middleton, Disruptor-in-Chief

17,003 views • 1 year ago

Edge CEO Paul V Puey breaks down why he supports Zano. Zano’s lead dev Andrey Sabelnikov developed from scratch CryptoNote implementation(which later was used as origin for many projects, most known is Monero). Paul also discusses the added utility of private tokens on Zano. He explains why Bridgeless was such an important piece, allowing assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum to be bridged into Zano’s private blockchain. On Zano, not only are the sender, receiver, and amount hidden, but because multiple private assets can exist on the chain. #privacy #zano #privacybydefault #xmr

Edge CEO Paul V Puey breaks down why he supports Zano. Zano’s lead dev Andrey Sabelnikov developed from scratch CryptoNote implementation(which later was used as origin for many projects, most known is Monero). Paul also discusses the added utility of private tokens on Zano. He explains why Bridgeless was such an important piece, allowing assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum to be bridged into Zano’s private blockchain. On Zano, not only are the sender, receiver, and amount hidden, but because multiple private assets can exist on the chain. #privacy #zano #privacybydefault #xmr

Bri Teresi

22,944 views • 5 months ago

For those of you who are new here, I encourage you to watch this short video that shows you what Bitcoin was vs. what it has morphed into today. In the beginning, peer-to-peer digital cash for the world with no 3rd parties. Michael Saylor’s vision: Don’t compete with the dollar, Euro, MasterCard or Visa. Comply with KYC/AML and the IRS. We are facing technocratic tyranny. We need p2p digital cash separate from state now more than we did when Bitcoin was released to the world. This time, we need privacy-by-default.

For those of you who are new here, I encourage you to watch this short video that shows you what Bitcoin was vs. what it has morphed into today. In the beginning, peer-to-peer digital cash for the world with no 3rd parties. Michael Saylor’s vision: Don’t compete with the dollar, Euro, MasterCard or Visa. Comply with KYC/AML and the IRS. We are facing technocratic tyranny. We need p2p digital cash separate from state now more than we did when Bitcoin was released to the world. This time, we need privacy-by-default.

Aaron Day

45,084 views • 8 months ago

INTERVIEW WITH Altcoin Daily (backup account) DROPPING TODAY! Aaron reveals his Bitcoin ATH prediction, AI and altcoin plays for max gains! 🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨 Turn on YouTube notifications and retweet the video announcement for a chance to win $100! Don’t miss out 🧵

INTERVIEW WITH Altcoin Daily (backup account) DROPPING TODAY! Aaron reveals his Bitcoin ATH prediction, AI and altcoin plays for max gains! 🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨 Turn on YouTube notifications and retweet the video announcement for a chance to win $100! Don’t miss out 🧵

Erhan K

12,700 views • 2 years ago

Full interview with Dr. K Dr K.quai⚡💵, the founder of Quai Network ⚡️💵. We talk about why he created Quai and what real peer-to-peer digital cash should look like. We also get into the difference between Bitcoin and gold, why Qi is considered the true “energy dollar,” how POEM introduces a new hierarchy in Proof-of-Work and how stablecoins can actually threaten financial freedom. Plus, we touch on SOAP, privacy, and a lot more big ideas about the future of money and decentralization.

Full interview with Dr. K Dr K.quai⚡💵, the founder of Quai Network ⚡️💵. We talk about why he created Quai and what real peer-to-peer digital cash should look like. We also get into the difference between Bitcoin and gold, why Qi is considered the true “energy dollar,” how POEM introduces a new hierarchy in Proof-of-Work and how stablecoins can actually threaten financial freedom. Plus, we touch on SOAP, privacy, and a lot more big ideas about the future of money and decentralization.

Bri Teresi

19,143 views • 11 months ago

Ep. 21 | Free The Money | Why Self-Custody Matters! Inside Edge In this episode of Free the Money, I sit down with Paul V Puey, CEO and co-founder of Edge. Paul explains that Edge’s goal is to make self-custody far more user-friendly by removing the friction around seed phrases and making it easy to manage, swap, and use your crypto all in one place. He argues that the real competition is not other wallets, but centralized exchanges like Coinbase and Binance, and that better UX is what can finally pull users away from those platforms and into tools they actually control. Paul and I also get into Zano, which is how we originally connected. He explains that Zano is often dismissed as just a Monero fork, but members of the Zano team actually contributed original code to CryptoNote before Monero launched. What stood out to Paul was not just Zano’s privacy model, but the added utility of private tokens on Zano. He also explains why Bridgeless was such an important piece: it allows assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum to be bridged into Zano’s private blockchain. On Zano, not only are the sender, receiver, and amount hidden, but because multiple private assets can exist on the chain, you also may not know which asset is being sent at all. Paul sees that as an additional layer of obfuscation that makes Zano especially compelling as a privacy layer for other assets. Beyond asset privacy, we also talk about network-level privacy and Edge’s integration with Nym. Paul breaks down how metadata leaks happen, why hiding your IP address and network activity matters, and why privacy is not complete if only the asset is private while the network layer remains exposed. Download Edge! Get started in a matter of seconds. No personal information or manual key backup required. Sign up for ITrustCapitol with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: 0:00 Intro: Paul Puey, CEO & Co-Founder of Edge 1:06 Paul on Discovering Bitcoin: Technology, Freedom & Opting Out 3:14 Edge’s “Grandma Just Button”: Making Self-Custody Easier 9:34 DEXs in Edge: Self-Custody Becomes More Functionally Complete 11:31 DeFi Regulation Risks: Why Paul Isn’t Losing Sleep Over It 15:24 Why Zano Stood Out: CryptoNote, Private Tokens & Bridgeless 20:36 How Zano Could Reach Bitcoiners: Gasless Swaps & Invisible Privacy 29:42 Nym Integration: Metadata, Mixnets & Why Privacy Needs More Than Private Chains 43:39 Tokenized Gold and Silver in Edge: Price Exposure & No KYC 45:56 Duress Mode: A Hidden Account for High-Pressure Situations 51:40 What’s Missing for Crypto Payments: A Real Crypto-Native POS System 59:14 Paul on California, Liberty Culture & Fighting From Within

Ep. 21 | Free The Money | Why Self-Custody Matters! Inside Edge In this episode of Free the Money, I sit down with Paul V Puey, CEO and co-founder of Edge. Paul explains that Edge’s goal is to make self-custody far more user-friendly by removing the friction around seed phrases and making it easy to manage, swap, and use your crypto all in one place. He argues that the real competition is not other wallets, but centralized exchanges like Coinbase and Binance, and that better UX is what can finally pull users away from those platforms and into tools they actually control. Paul and I also get into Zano, which is how we originally connected. He explains that Zano is often dismissed as just a Monero fork, but members of the Zano team actually contributed original code to CryptoNote before Monero launched. What stood out to Paul was not just Zano’s privacy model, but the added utility of private tokens on Zano. He also explains why Bridgeless was such an important piece: it allows assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum to be bridged into Zano’s private blockchain. On Zano, not only are the sender, receiver, and amount hidden, but because multiple private assets can exist on the chain, you also may not know which asset is being sent at all. Paul sees that as an additional layer of obfuscation that makes Zano especially compelling as a privacy layer for other assets. Beyond asset privacy, we also talk about network-level privacy and Edge’s integration with Nym. Paul breaks down how metadata leaks happen, why hiding your IP address and network activity matters, and why privacy is not complete if only the asset is private while the network layer remains exposed. Download Edge! Get started in a matter of seconds. No personal information or manual key backup required. Sign up for ITrustCapitol with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: 0:00 Intro: Paul Puey, CEO & Co-Founder of Edge 1:06 Paul on Discovering Bitcoin: Technology, Freedom & Opting Out 3:14 Edge’s “Grandma Just Button”: Making Self-Custody Easier 9:34 DEXs in Edge: Self-Custody Becomes More Functionally Complete 11:31 DeFi Regulation Risks: Why Paul Isn’t Losing Sleep Over It 15:24 Why Zano Stood Out: CryptoNote, Private Tokens & Bridgeless 20:36 How Zano Could Reach Bitcoiners: Gasless Swaps & Invisible Privacy 29:42 Nym Integration: Metadata, Mixnets & Why Privacy Needs More Than Private Chains 43:39 Tokenized Gold and Silver in Edge: Price Exposure & No KYC 45:56 Duress Mode: A Hidden Account for High-Pressure Situations 51:40 What’s Missing for Crypto Payments: A Real Crypto-Native POS System 59:14 Paul on California, Liberty Culture & Fighting From Within

Bri Teresi

13,871 views • 5 months ago

Why Flexa Co-Founder Tyler Spalding Is Bullish on Zano 👀| Free the Money Ep. 40 Tyler Spalding is President of the Acronym Foundation and the former Co-Founder & CEO of Flexa, a digital payments network. He has been mining and building in crypto since 2011 and has more than 20 years of experience across technology, payments and aerospace, including engineering work with the U.S. Air Force and NASA programs. His work in crypto and Web3 has spanned a number of projects, including Anvil 🛠️ and SPENDERS CLUB, with a longstanding focus on payments and bringing digital assets into real-world use. In this episode, Tyler shares his perspective on what it will actually take for digital assets to become usable money and why privacy is essential for adoption at scale. For the first time publicly, Tyler discusses his longtime support for Zano, what he believes the project has gotten right, and why its approach to privacy and security has positioned it ahead of the curve in preparing for emerging AI threats. We also discuss stablecoins, private digital dollars, Zano’s Hard Fork 6, cross-chain interoperability & Zcash. Tyler makes the case for Proof of Stake over Proof of Work, including the security risks he sees in PoW networks, and we explore the bigger challenge of moving crypto from something people simply hold to something they can privately and securely spend in the real world. Remember to subscribe and hit the bell “🔔” icon to get notifications. Want financial privacy? Check out my favorite privacy coin Zano You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:0 Background 2:46 Why Bitcoin Changed Everything for Tyler in 2011 5:48 Stablecoins & Digital Dollars: “Money Is Really Equal to Debt” 10:55 Discovering Zano: Why Tyler Became an Early Supporter 14:12 Why Privacy Is 100% Vital for Crypto Mass Adoption 19:53 Zano Confidential Assets: Bringing Privacy to Bitcoin & Crypto 24:38 Spending Private Zcash in the Real World With Flexa 27:49 Zano Hard Fork 6: Gateway Addresses & Cross-Chain Integration 31:19 Zcash vs. Zano 32:35 Freedom Dollar: The Private Stablecoin Built on Zano 35:56 AI Hacks: The Growing Security Threat to Crypto 39:15 How Proof of Work Vulnerable to a 51% Attack 45:50 Why Proof of Stake Could Be the Future of Crypto 46:34 Digital Spenders Club: Making Crypto Spendable in the Real World 51:38 No KYC: Paying Merchants Directly With Crypto 52:39 Tyler Spalding’s Must-Read Books on Money 54:19 Economic Finality

Why Flexa Co-Founder Tyler Spalding Is Bullish on Zano 👀| Free the Money Ep. 40 Tyler Spalding is President of the Acronym Foundation and the former Co-Founder & CEO of Flexa, a digital payments network. He has been mining and building in crypto since 2011 and has more than 20 years of experience across technology, payments and aerospace, including engineering work with the U.S. Air Force and NASA programs. His work in crypto and Web3 has spanned a number of projects, including Anvil 🛠️ and SPENDERS CLUB, with a longstanding focus on payments and bringing digital assets into real-world use. In this episode, Tyler shares his perspective on what it will actually take for digital assets to become usable money and why privacy is essential for adoption at scale. For the first time publicly, Tyler discusses his longtime support for Zano, what he believes the project has gotten right, and why its approach to privacy and security has positioned it ahead of the curve in preparing for emerging AI threats. We also discuss stablecoins, private digital dollars, Zano’s Hard Fork 6, cross-chain interoperability & Zcash. Tyler makes the case for Proof of Stake over Proof of Work, including the security risks he sees in PoW networks, and we explore the bigger challenge of moving crypto from something people simply hold to something they can privately and securely spend in the real world. Remember to subscribe and hit the bell “🔔” icon to get notifications. Want financial privacy? Check out my favorite privacy coin Zano You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:0 Background 2:46 Why Bitcoin Changed Everything for Tyler in 2011 5:48 Stablecoins & Digital Dollars: “Money Is Really Equal to Debt” 10:55 Discovering Zano: Why Tyler Became an Early Supporter 14:12 Why Privacy Is 100% Vital for Crypto Mass Adoption 19:53 Zano Confidential Assets: Bringing Privacy to Bitcoin & Crypto 24:38 Spending Private Zcash in the Real World With Flexa 27:49 Zano Hard Fork 6: Gateway Addresses & Cross-Chain Integration 31:19 Zcash vs. Zano 32:35 Freedom Dollar: The Private Stablecoin Built on Zano 35:56 AI Hacks: The Growing Security Threat to Crypto 39:15 How Proof of Work Vulnerable to a 51% Attack 45:50 Why Proof of Stake Could Be the Future of Crypto 46:34 Digital Spenders Club: Making Crypto Spendable in the Real World 51:38 No KYC: Paying Merchants Directly With Crypto 52:39 Tyler Spalding’s Must-Read Books on Money 54:19 Economic Finality

Bri Teresi

157,135 views • 1 month ago

🎙️Cash Controls, App-Store Censorship & the Battle for Privacy Ep. 110 with Lea from Vexl My guest today is Lea Petrasova, co-founder and CEO of Vexl, a peer-to-peer bitcoin app that lets people exchange bitcoin privately, without identification (KYC) or any middlemen. Lea is a prominent voice in the European cypherpunk community, dedicated to privacy, digital freedom, and restoring bitcoin’s original peer-to-peer design. We discuss why identity-linked bitcoin undermines true self-custody, how tightening cash controls and app-store censorship accelerate financial surveillance, and why Vexl chose to remain open-source and non-profit. Lea explains Vexl’s reputation-based trust model, the real risks of “dirty fiat,” and the growing global push toward CBDCs and digital IDs. We also explore how Vexl is evolving into a local marketplace for everything from food to services to hardware, showing how private, person-to-person exchange can quietly rebuild resilient, grassroots economies. → Please like, comment, share & follow - to help me beat the suppressing big tech algorithms & gov. censorship. Thank you! 00:00 Coming Up… 01:23 Introduction to Lea 05:58 Leah's Journey: From Academia to Bitcoin 09:08 The Birth of Vexl 12:33 Ad Break: Trezor & Abundant Mines 15:28 The Problem Vexl is Solving - Purchasing Bitcoin As Intended 23:08 Vexl Locality & Reputation’s Model 31:56 Ensuring User Safety & Bad Actor 33:48 The 1984 Apple Campaign Hypocrisy on Privacy 37:08 Launching The Freedom Store 40:08 Privacy In Today’s Surveillance Reality 43:58 Privacy in Bitcoin 47:00 Balancing Trust & Usability in Privacy Tools 54:00 Sustaining Open Source Projects, via Grants 55:20 What Keeps Lea Motivated? >>

🎙️Cash Controls, App-Store Censorship & the Battle for Privacy Ep. 110 with Lea from Vexl My guest today is Lea Petrasova, co-founder and CEO of Vexl, a peer-to-peer bitcoin app that lets people exchange bitcoin privately, without identification (KYC) or any middlemen. Lea is a prominent voice in the European cypherpunk community, dedicated to privacy, digital freedom, and restoring bitcoin’s original peer-to-peer design. We discuss why identity-linked bitcoin undermines true self-custody, how tightening cash controls and app-store censorship accelerate financial surveillance, and why Vexl chose to remain open-source and non-profit. Lea explains Vexl’s reputation-based trust model, the real risks of “dirty fiat,” and the growing global push toward CBDCs and digital IDs. We also explore how Vexl is evolving into a local marketplace for everything from food to services to hardware, showing how private, person-to-person exchange can quietly rebuild resilient, grassroots economies. → Please like, comment, share & follow - to help me beat the suppressing big tech algorithms & gov. censorship. Thank you! 00:00 Coming Up… 01:23 Introduction to Lea 05:58 Leah's Journey: From Academia to Bitcoin 09:08 The Birth of Vexl 12:33 Ad Break: Trezor & Abundant Mines 15:28 The Problem Vexl is Solving - Purchasing Bitcoin As Intended 23:08 Vexl Locality & Reputation’s Model 31:56 Ensuring User Safety & Bad Actor 33:48 The 1984 Apple Campaign Hypocrisy on Privacy 37:08 Launching The Freedom Store 40:08 Privacy In Today’s Surveillance Reality 43:58 Privacy in Bitcoin 47:00 Balancing Trust & Usability in Privacy Tools 54:00 Sustaining Open Source Projects, via Grants 55:20 What Keeps Lea Motivated? >>

Efrat Fenigson

17,744 views • 9 months ago

Tempo GTM Dan Romero says crypto’s darkest hour was the Bitcoin scaling period in 2015–2016, before Ethereum widened the aperture beyond just Bitcoin - but that crypto is actually in a much better spot today: "Pre-Ethereum, it was pretty grim because everyone was assuming all the payments were going to peer-to-peer electronic cash that was Bitcoin." "Things were way more grim in 2015 relative to now. You have the GENIUS Act still kind of in play in Congress. We had a Super Bowl ad yesterday singing. 2022 was also pretty bad." “The real world impact for crypto has never been closer.”

Tempo GTM Dan Romero says crypto’s darkest hour was the Bitcoin scaling period in 2015–2016, before Ethereum widened the aperture beyond just Bitcoin - but that crypto is actually in a much better spot today: "Pre-Ethereum, it was pretty grim because everyone was assuming all the payments were going to peer-to-peer electronic cash that was Bitcoin." "Things were way more grim in 2015 relative to now. You have the GENIUS Act still kind of in play in Congress. We had a Super Bowl ad yesterday singing. 2022 was also pretty bad." “The real world impact for crypto has never been closer.”

TBPN

14,810 views • 7 months ago