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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2026 · 45 MIN

From Darknet Pharmacy Order to 1+ Million Users: Building Cake Wallet (Vik Sharma Interview)

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Your bank can freeze your account, block your transfers, and demand explanations for how you spend your own money. Cake Wallet founder & CEO Vik Sharma learned this firsthand when trying to transfer $90 between his accounts. In this interview, he shares this story, along with the history of Cake Wallet, why financial privacy matters, the importance of decentralization, Bitcoin vs. Monero, silent payments, and more.Thank you to PikaSim for sponsoring this episode! Visit https://pikasim.com/techlore and use code "TECHLORE" for 10% off your anonymous eSIM.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Cake Wallet: https://cakewallet.com/• Monero by Cake Wallet: https://monero.com/• Cupcake: https://cupcakewallet.com/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (01:47) - HOW VIK GOT INTO CRYPTO (03:32) - THE VALUE OF DECENTRALIZATION (06:15) - THE VALUE OF CRYPTO FOR SKEPTICS (08:54) - CAKE WALLET PHILOSOPHY + VISION (12:48) - TECHNICAL VS. PHILOSOPHICAL CRITICISM (15:30) - "WE CAN'T SEE THAT" (18:39) - SPONSOR (20:30) - BLOCKCHAIN PRIVACY CONCERNS (27:29) - ZCASH RECEPTION (29:25) - SILENT PAYMENTS (31:10) - CUPCAKE (34:03) - PRIVACY & SECURITY VS. MARKETING (38:39) - CENSORSHIP RESISTANCE (40:02) - CURRENT CONCERNS (42:28) - HOW TO FOLLOW 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★

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