ArticMine dissects recently 'leaked' 2023 Chainalysis video in Monero Talk interview

Monero Core’s Francisco ArticMine Cabañas¹ joined Douglas Tuman² for a new Monero Talk interview³ to discuss Monero’s traceability and scalability in the context of the recently leaked⁴ and apparently heavily censored⁵ Chainalysis XMR presentation video to the IRS from 2023⁶:

[..] this [Chainalysis] slide is where you prove the critical importance of FCMPs [..] because of the potential of innocent people being falsely accused. And that’s where blockchain surveillance really gets into trouble. (Francisco @ 1:27:30)

Key points overview

* use own local node
* use 'official' wallets (Monero GUI/CLI)
* use standard tx fees
* avoid mobile phones
* avoid proprietary systems (use GNU/Linux)

Several other topics were also discussed in this interview, including open source blockchain surveillance tools, sustainable PoW, Monero adoption and XMRBazaar⁷, and the importance of scalability for Monero’s privacy.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.