THORChain Livestream Podcast

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

August 28, 2026·1h 42m
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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.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 Intro00:03:00 AI video00:06:30 Kenton marketing update00:09:00 Chad B talks about recent events and pausing for a few weeks to harden the protocol00:15:00 API endpoint relationship between THORChain and the App Layer00:16:00 We are doing very well in AI!00:19:00 Chad B: The exact future of AI is unknown00:21:00 "Exact out" swaps00:26:00 When will THORChain be back online?00:27:00 AI purchasing things online00:30:00 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 coming00:33:00 MOR is whitelisted — seed the pool soon?00:36:00 AI self-improvement models and open-source AI00:39:00 Could open-source AI recursive learning pop the AI bubble?00:42:00 ADR 30 discussion00:44:00 What ADRs are coming next? Free stable swaps, per-asset MinBPS, ADR requirements, Devel's BLOs00:46:00 Free stable swaps are actually very complex — Chad B started developing them00:49:00 Why does it take nodes so long to vote?00:50:00 ADR voting requirements00:52:00 Are we at the mercy of the nodes?00:54:00 LP depth question and churn-out question00:56:00 POL payment frequency to pools once enabled01:00:00 Revenue-sharing progress01:01:00 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 correctly01:06:00 Memoless issue01:09:00 How do we address spam attacks?01:15:00 Continuing the conversation01:18:00 Be careful when sending large swaps01:21:00 Some people don't like freedom because it scares them01:25:00 App Layer minority01:30:00 Years from now, people will be amazed by how hard it was to build this stuff01:32:00 The technology we're building attracts great thinkers01:35:00 Is Go sustainable? Should we move to Rust?01:38:00 Any other topics, Chad?

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