{"podcast":{"title":"THORChain Livestream Podcast","slug":"thorchain-livestream-podcast-6662512","podcast_index_feed_id":6662512,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thorchain/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thorchain.org","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thorchain/podcast_cover_20260626_080656_8acbff1078a48adc249d36ac89caeb66.png","author":"THORChain","episode_count":217,"summary":"Get the latest updates and discussion about THORChain, it's ecosystem, and community.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T12:19:07.712857+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thorchain-livestream-podcast-6662512"},"episode":{"title":"Pirate Chain ($ARRR) on THORChain | Podcast #220","slug":"pirate-chain-arrr-on-thorchain-podcast-220","published_at":"2026-07-25T17:58:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thorchain-livestream-podcast-6662512/pirate-chain-arrr-on-thorchain-podcast-220","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thorchain-livestream-podcast-6662512","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thorchain/3021847","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/234253/3021847/thorchain/2026_07_25_17_24_14_5ce647bd-7892-475c-9444-63e2228e0fd3.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we're joined by Daniel, one of the key contributors behind Pirate Chain, one of the most privacy-focused cryptocurrencies in the space. We dive into how Pirate Chain was created, why privacy matters, what makes its zero-knowledge technology different from projects like Monero and Zcash 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 Kenton update 00:04:00 Getting THORChain on an index list 00:05:00 Daniel introduction 00:08:00 When Daniel discovered Pirate Chain 00:11:00 The cool thing about crypto—it evolves naturally 00:14:00 What got you into Pirate Chain? 00:16:00 Pirate Chain had a fair launch 00:17:00 I am not a maxi 00:19:00 Pirate Chain uses zero-knowledge proofs by default. How does it differ from Monero and Zcash? 00:22:00 Pirate Chain's block explorer reveals no transaction information 00:24:00 Monero is in the process of moving toward zero-knowledge proofs 00:25:00 Can Pirate Chain be audited? 00:26:00 Pirate Chain is adding Zcash's Ironwood upgrade for cryptographic inflation auditing 00:28:00 Zcash inflation bug discussion—no evidence it was exploited 00:30:00 Pirate Chain had not launched its Orchard pool, so it was unaffected 00:31:00 How do the pools work? 00:33:00 Ironwood will be a major upgrade by making inflation detectable 00:35:00 Shout-out to Amy! 00:36:00 What is Pirate Chain's roadmap after Ironwood? 00:38:00 Syncing takes a while on a privacy blockchain 00:40:00 Community proposals: A finality layer for additional security 00:43:00 Komodo discussion 00:44:00 XMR came very close to a devastating 51% attack 00:46:00 Point-of-sale discu…","meta_description":"In this episode, we're joined by Daniel, one of the key contributors behind Pirate Chain, one of the most privacy-focused cryptocurrencies in the space. W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5885,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thorchain-livestream-podcast-6662512/episodes/pirate-chain-arrr-on-thorchain-podcast-220/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thorchain-livestream-podcast-6662512/pirate-chain-arrr-on-thorchain-podcast-220.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}