February 23, 2026

Capitalizations Index – B ∞/21M

The Bitcoin Game #43: Monero's 'FluffyPony' Part 2

Hello, welcome to episode 43 of The bitcoin Game, I’m Rob Mitchell. This is part two of my interview with Riccardo “FluffyPony” Spagni of Monero. In part one, we focused on Riccardo’s past and the early days of Monero. In today’s episode, Riccardo gives his views on topics like Ethereum, Proof of Work, Monero’s regular hard forks, Barry Silbert’s love of Ethereum Classic, tinfoil hat theories about Gavin Andresen, Riccardo’s CEO title, and much more.

SHOW LINKS

Monero – getmonero.org
Monero Contributors – openhub.net/p/monero
Sia vs. Storj vs. Maidsafe – forum.sia.tech/topic/21/sia-vs-storj-vs-maidsafe
Riccardo on Twitter – @FluffyPonyZA


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SPONSOR

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As Seen On
TechCrunch ?’ Engadget ?’ Ars Technica ?’ Popular Mechanics
Maxim ?’ Inc. ?’ Vice ?’ RT ?’ Bitcoin Magazine ?’ VentureBeat
CoinDesk ?’ Washington Post ?’ Forbes ?’ Fast Company

http://bkeychain.com
http://bitcoinforks.com


CREDITS

All music in this episode of The bitcoin Game was created by Rob Mitchell, or recorded at jams with friends (like Mike Coleman).

The bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos.

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