Riccardo Spagni

2 reviews, 50% of them positive.50% positive · 2 reviews· Influence factor 80, above 16% of accounts

The record

From 2 activities · Apr 2026

Known for work on Monero, WalletD, and MyMonero advancing privacy and user-friendly cryptocurrency tools, though reputation is contested by allegations of embezzlement and concerns about compromised independence through federal connections.

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“privacy advocate who was compromised due to embezzling cookie money. awful work ethic and a history of grifting”"A privacy pioneer" who got compromised because he embezzled cookie money in South Africa. Shortly after getting busted he had his federal handler join his "privacy" chain Tari - which spells iRat backwards (pretty funny). https://x.com/glowiepony/status/1916778655449010237 >July 2021, fluffy busted for stealing money out of the cookie jar >October 2021, his fed handler joins Tari and Yat In public fluffy likes to dunk on chainalysis. Behind closed doors his handler is offering to teach people chainalysis. "I set up the federal chainalysis programs" - he actually did. It was one of the NSA Q-Group people that were hunting Snowden. That was fluffys handler who was employed at Tari to supervise his "privacy" work. https://x.com/miyaspokeofthis/status/2039633950415388763 Fluffy, as well as Naveen, are behind Tari Labs and Yat Labs. Yat Labs was a massive grift that extracted MID 8 FIGURES (!!!) via fake advertising and never delivering promised features. They just used feature promo to temporarily boost sales, without ever planning to release any of those advertised features. The 888 x Yat "Realm" partnership was a grift you most likely have heard about at some point. The sale planned for 8888 NFTs to be sold @ 0.0888 ETH (280 USD on that day). A full sale would have yielded 2.488.640 USD (789 ETH). The number of Yat Realms sold - 1506 items for $421.680 (133 ETH) 888 claims Yat took the money and never delivered. Yat claims 888 took the money and never delivered. Where did the 400k go? It magically disappeared. Poof! Just like the double digit millions Yat Labs magically disappeared without actually developing their product. Yat did an AMA at some point, where they basically said: "Not every partnership is about money. That's why we partnered with someone for a $2.5 million dollar mint and promised to deliver utility from our end without actually expecting any money, DUH!" 😹 I aired some of that dirt out. Enjoy this ~9000 character rant that airs out some of the sketchy behavior around Riccardo (aka fluffypony) and Naveen - as well as their companies Yat Labs and Tari Labs + their sketchy partner 888: https://x.com/miyaspokeofthis/status/2039862230108242107

Username McUserface ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°) · 1460· 7mo ago · negative18

“A Privacy Pioneer in Crypto”Notable in cryptocurrencies for his work on Monero, advocating privacy and decentralization, Riccardo Spagni also known as (fluffypony) stands out. His initiatives such WalletD and MyMonero help crypto to be user friendly without losing values. Still involved code and insights on X, he combines tech savvy with wit even after stepping down as leader of Monero. His influence is not eclipsed by past legal matters unrelated to cryptocurrencies. Like Vitalik, Riccardo is a needle moving builder and therefore a real benefit to the community.

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