
Episode #226
Dash Integrates Zcash Orchard Fork into its Secondary Evolution Chain | Podcast #226
In this episode, we dig deep into Dash and its most recent upgrade, along with THORChain and the core principles that have made it a market leader to this day. 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 Kenton marketing update 00:05:00 Joel starts speaking — introduction 00:06:00 Peter Schiff got Joel into crypto! 00:08:00 Joel decided to go all-in on crypto 00:09:00 How Joel first heard about Dash 00:11:00 Dash's recent privacy overhaul 00:14:00 The options for digital cash in the past 00:20:00 Privacy is the final boss for crypto 00:22:00 The history of privacy on Dash 00:26:00 XMR privacy modifications to make Dash even more private 00:30:00 Dash has focused on subtle improvements over the years 00:32:00 Joel has been aggressively pushing for private Dash 00:34:00 Dash has had a huge privacy overhaul over the last five months! 00:36:00 Dash privacy will be optional and opt-in 00:38:00 The issues with privacy by default 00:44:00 How inbound transactions work with DEXs and the risks of external chains 00:45:00 Dash has instant finality through masternodes 00:47:00 Why reorgs cannot happen with Dash 00:50:00 Does supporting instant finality give DEXs an advantage? 00:51:00 Instant finality is essential for point-of-sale 00:55:00 Kenton: We've come very far, but fast transaction speeds are coming 00:59:00 How long does it take to swap or use Shielded Dash? 01:04:00 Maya Intents system? 01:14:00 Block time discussion and comparisons 01:18:00 Instant finality is a must! 01:22:00 Dash has two separate systems with redundancies 01:26:00 Bitcoin dunk: They're trying to achieve instant finality with Lightning 01:31:00 Blockchain must be on par with traditional systems 01:34:00 Are there any controversial things happening with THORChain? 01:36:00 THORChain is the true DEX 01:41:00 The market has to reward THORChain's principles and ethos 01:44:00 Chad Barraford shout-out — doing a great job driving innovation 01:47:00 The movement toward permissionless economic infrastructure is very real 01:49:00 We are currently guilty until proven innocent 01:57:00 Kenton: We must compete on all levels 02:00:00 Free stablecoin swaps could be a huge use case 02:05:00 Privacy coins have a huge market fit 02:09:00 Nobody knows about THORChain — yet 02:13:00 Joel can't swap his XMR for Dash — he needs THORChain 02:17:00 Permissioned solvers mean censorship 02:21:00 The pioneer dichotomy 02:23:00 Elon as an example of being decisive 02:28:00 Kenton is not worried about competition — many competitors are subsidized 02:33:00 DashCon discussion 02:37:00 Warfare, blockchain, and why THORChain matters 02:43:00 Joel: Aggressively pursue wallet integrations when XMR goes live 02:47:00 Closing






