Can ZSide Outperform Monero and Zcash? Paul Sztorc Debates Bitcoin Privacy & More | EPI 386
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June 12, 2026 · 1h 32m
About this episode
Douglas Tuman interviews Paul Sztorc about Bitcoin privacy, sidechains, and the relevance of Monero and Zcash.
Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman speaks with Paul Sztorc of LayerTwo Labs about the current state of Bitcoin, the future of sidechains, privacy technologies, Monero's growing real-world relevance, and his efforts to launch a new Bitcoin fork featuring native sidechain functionality. The discussion explores Bitcoin maximalism, network effects, privacy tradeoffs, Zcash vs. Monero, decentralized naming systems, and whether Bitcoin's culture is preventing meaningful innovation. TIMESTAMPS: Coming soon! GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/Truthcoin Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet ( https://monero.com/ ) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to ( https://stealthex.io ) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE…
People in this episode
Host: Douglas Tuman
Guest: Paul Sztorc
Topics covered
- Bitcoin privacy
- sidechains
- Monero
- Zcash
- decentralized naming systems
- innovation in Bitcoin
Keywords
- Bitcoin
- Monero
- Zcash
- privacy technologies
- sidechain functionality
- decentralized systems
- network effects
Sponsors
Cakewallet, Monero.com, StealthEX
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LayerTwo Labs, MoneroTalk, Gratuitas, Bitcoin, Zcash, Monero
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