Anti Moonboy

Anti Moonboy is a weekly Monero + darknet analysis podcast run by xenu (@xenumonero on X). The show covers exploit walkthroughs (recent episodes: Zcash Orchard inflation bug, p2pool vulnerability, MoneroKon talks), darknet-market economics and post-mortems, and long-form Monero-community commentary. Distribution is intentionally decentralized — YouTube, Odysee, Rumble, direct mp3 download, and a Tor onion mirror.

Background. xenu is a long-time Monero-community contributor — commissioned much of the early Monerochan art (the unofficial Monero mascot) during the /XMR/ General era, joined X in April 2021 (verified via blue tick), and formally launched the Anti Moonboy brand in October 2024 as an educational-focused digital-cash video channel with no price-speculation content. Brand tenure: ~1.75 years as of this listing; 75 AMN episodes shipped by 2026-07-01. Operator tenure via community credentials predates the brand by years. Episode cadence has been consistent — AMN 75 shipped 2026-07-01. Sub-series expand the format: *Darknet Market Maximalism* (a manifesto series, May 2025), *Attack of the Poisoned Outputs* (technical exploit deep-dives), *.thedotfiles* (a new interview series, inaugural episode with an ex-cybercriminal walking through his history in credit-card fraud, ransomware, and extortion).

What you trust. Non-custodial by design — it's a podcast, not a service. Direct XMR donations to a Monero address published in the operator's X bio (partial: `84tVkJ6zAHyEpE8yBmkdVtY9s85DLmA…`). No accounts, no subscription paywall, no email harvesting for the free tier. Tor onion mirror available for readers who want to consume the archive without touching the clearnet.

Operational specs. Publishing cadence: ~weekly. Distribution: YouTube, Odysee, Rumble, direct mp3, Tor onion mirror. Written content available at antimoonboy.com; interview transcripts / show notes accompany the audio. Merch page (t-shirts etc.) for supporters. No paywall; donation-supported. Contact via the site's contact page. Sub-series: *Anti Moonboy News* (weekly news cycle), *Darknet Market Maximalism*, *Attack of the Poisoned Outputs*, *.thedotfiles*.

Grade rationale. Listed at Grade B because the operator has ~1.75 years of continuous output under this specific brand (October 2024 launch, 75 AMN episodes by 2026-07-01), plus long-standing community credentials via Monerochan commissioning and /XMR/ General contributions that predate the brand, distribution is genuinely decentralized (5 platforms + onion — one platform de-listing him doesn't kill the show), the topical focus is squarely within xmr.club's scope (Monero + adjacent privacy-technical analysis), and the direct-XMR donation surface plus the onion mirror satisfy the no-KYC bar structurally. Grade A is withheld pending: (a) independent corroboration on peer directories beyond xmr.club, (b) a curator listen-through of a few episodes to check factual accuracy on the technical claims (the show sometimes runs hot on interpretation), (c) verification that the onion mirror mirrors the full clearnet catalog.

Caveats. *Editorial voice is opinionated.* The show is explicitly named Anti Moonboy — it takes strong positions on Bitcoin maximalism, Zcash, government surveillance, and DNM operators. That's the format; treat as commentary, not neutral reportage. Some episodes venture into darknet-market history and profile former criminals (e.g. the *.thedotfiles* debut). That's within the podcast's stated remit but worth flagging so readers know the tone before pressing play. YouTube distribution is subject to platform-level de-monetization or takedown for the darknet-focused episodes — the multi-platform strategy (Odysee, Rumble, mp3, onion) exists specifically to route around that risk.