Update on 3.20 and Monero, ADR 30 Vote, AI Using THORChain, Memoless Issue | Podcast #229

In this episode, the team discusses the v3.20 update, chain stability issues, Monero and Zcash, AI using THORChain, problems with memoless swaps, and much more.

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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 AI video

00:06:30 Kenton marketing update

00:09:00 Chad B talks about recent events and pausing for a few weeks to harden the protocol

00:15:00 API endpoint relationship between THORChain and the App Layer

00:16:00 We are doing very well in AI!

00:19:00 Chad B: The exact future of AI is unknown

00:21:00 "Exact out" swaps

00:26:00 When will THORChain be back online?

00:27:00 AI purchasing things online

00:30:00 Will "Add bond yield auto-claim using optional THORName affiliate collector payouts" make it into 3.21?

00:31:00 What is the situation with the open-source TSS library? (Currently closed source)

00:32:00 XAUT is coming

00:33:00 MOR is whitelisted — seed the pool soon?

00:36:00 AI self-improvement models and open-source AI

00:39:00 Could open-source AI recursive learning pop the AI bubble?

00:42:00 ADR 30 discussion

00:44:00 What ADRs are coming next? Free stable swaps, per-asset MinBPS, ADR requirements, Devel's BLOs

00:46:00 Free stable swaps are actually very complex — Chad B started developing them

00:49:00 Why does it take nodes so long to vote?

00:50:00 ADR voting requirements

00:52:00 Are we at the mercy of the nodes?

00:54:00 LP depth question and churn-out question

00:56:00 POL payment frequency to pools once enabled

01:00:00 Revenue-sharing progress

01:01:00 SwapKit is very close to enabling revenue sharing — 1–2 weeks (20% revenue share)

01:04:00 THOR token depth question — apparently, they are not being accounted for correctly

01:06:00 Memoless issue

01:09:00 How do we address spam attacks?

01:15:00 Continuing the conversation

01:18:00 Be careful when sending large swaps

01:21:00 Some people don't like freedom because it scares them

01:25:00 App Layer minority

01:30:00 Years from now, people will be amazed by how hard it was to build this stuff

01:32:00 The technology we're building attracts great thinkers

01:35:00 Is Go sustainable? Should we move to Rust?

01:38:00 Any other topics, Chad?