Episode notes
In this episode, we have Aaron from Houdini Swap, who gives us an overview of what Houdini Swap is and how it works, including how swaps are executed and the regulations associated with them. After that, Kenton gives us an extended marketing update.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:02:00 Koitsu Farewell
00:04:00 Houdini Swap Introduction
00:08:00 Kenton Talks About His Experience With the Stock Market and Manipulation
00:11:00 Why the Idea of Houdini Swap Came Out
00:17:00 Explaining the Ethos and What It's Like to Use Houdini Swap
00:19:00 BTC Mining Entity Had Houdini Build a Custom API for Private Payments
00:23:00 How Private Is Houdini Swap? Bulletproof?
00:25:00 How Much Info Can Houdini Give to Third Parties if Requested by Authorities?
00:34:00 It Is Not Houdini's Job to Ensure What Is Right or Wrong
00:36:00 How Exactly Houdini Swap Works
00:39:00 The Obfuscation Is Hard to Break!
00:40:00 What Else Should the Audience Know?
00:47:00 Houdini Swap Protects People and Saves Lives
00:48:00 New Features?
00:50:00 Houdini Pay Feature
00:51:00 Houdini Screenshare
00:59:00 Houdini Private Send Is Quickly Becoming the Preferred Feature!
01:02:00 THORChain's Price Competitiveness vs. Other Exchanges
01:05:00 Important to Keep THORChain as Cheap as Possible!
01:10:00 How It Looks on STO
01:15:00 DeFiLlama Has Been Doing Good Metrics So Far!
01:19:00 ZEC Announcement Critique
01:24:00 How Do We Announce XMR?
01:30:00 Let's Work Together as a Community
01:33:00 Harmonizing Financial Reports With Blockworks and Crypto Protocols
01:38:00 I'd Like to Get in With Bitcoin Magazine
01:40:00 Tangem Question
01:46:00 Passkey Wallet
01:49:00 Unstoppable Wallet Fork?
01:53:00 Good AI Readiness Score
01:58:00 If You See Any "Liquidity Protocol" Titles, Let Kenton Know So He Can Correct Them!