Make Monero Peer to Peer Again!
summary
Argues for rebuilding private, cash-first Monero on a peer-to-peer market of vex slugs and proxy merchants who meet in local Signal/Matrix groups, use cash, avoid SEPA/Revolut, and teach buyers. Recommends hedging inventory with futures (collateral ~15–30%) or stablecoins, cites ftx and coinx XMR perpetuals and the Incognito bridge, and monetizing spreads ~3–5% (often earned a few times a year). Notes Monero gives faster one-confirmation UX and avoids painted-coin tracing; suggests gift cards (press dot io) to convert between fiat and crypto.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:15Regulatory bullshit
- 3:03Regulation
- 3:52Proxy Merchants
- 8:16Wheat Dealers
- 14:29How to find a crypto dealer
- 16:59How to start a group
- 20:30How to hedge
- 23:21Interest rates
- 23:53Problems
- 26:32Privacy
- 27:39Balance
- 29:07Conclusion
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