Monero Talk

Vlad Costea, a podcaster dedicated to Bitcoin and privacy coins, dives into his frustrations with Bitcoin's lack of privacy and fungibility. He discusses his 'Freedom Gains Fund,' aimed at investing in privacy coins like Monero. Live on air, he navigates the process of buying Monero, shedding light on its practical challenges. Vlad also teases his role as MC at the upcoming Monero Topia event and shares exciting plans for a privacy-focused magazine. Tune in for insights on the evolving landscape of finance and the significance of privacy in crypto!

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate LINKS: https://x.com/aaronrday TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction. (00:16:42) Monerotopia Price Report Segmetn. w/ Bawdyanarchist. (00:57:25) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Aaron Day. (01:52:18) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment. (02:13:39) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tony. (02:14:45) Forbes says no one is using monero. (02:16:51) Cyphertrace’s monero tracking claims disappeared. (02:18:00) Binance extended xmr withdrawals until 1st of September. (02:18:51) Local heatmap for Monero accepting vendors. (02:21:11) Dems wait until they win to publish agenda. (02:21:51) Stamping bitcoin blocks. (02:22:47) Unsuspend hyc and MoneroTime. (02:23:18) Monero vs btc. (02:29:15) Gifting Monero for a birthday. (02:31:58) Stressnet so far. (02:38:06) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment. (part 2) (03:14:45) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: Forbes says no one is using monero: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/4QlNqu9B7d Cyphertrace’s monero tracking claims disappeared: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/78ri6LXjbU Binance extended xmr withdrawals until 1st of September: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/g8AFClEvQQ Local heatmap for Monero accepting vendors: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/w9psdnL9mF Dems wait until they win to publish agenda: https://x.com/wallstreetsilv/status/1824800848855077122?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Stamping bitcoin blocks: https://x.com/monerorev/status/1823460934104265150?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Stressnet so far: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/1eoana8/the_stressnet_so_far/?share_id=E_17LA5EJfhA8N4t6Bpmp&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1 Gifting Monero for a birthday: https://x.com/freqniks/status/1824622404565422430?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Monero vs btc: https://x.com/super_testnet/status/1824267315707334677?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Seth’s response: https://x.com/sethforprivacy/status/1824397975029707205?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw Unsuspend hyc and MoneroTime: https://x.com/drunkdialme_/status/1824523024118526193?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw SPONSORS: GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com WIZARDSWAP.IO: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate LINKS: https://x.com/jakebrowatzke TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction. (00:20:26) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchsit. (00:53:02) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tux. (00:53:23) Cake Wallet users. (00:55:25) ProtonPrivacy and Monero. (00:58:15) Atrocious journalism against Monero. (01:07:21) Ripple paying $125 million. (01:09:56) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment. (01:15:39) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Jake Browatzke. (02:49:29) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: https://x.com/xenumonero/status/1821975458747179369?s=46 https://x.com/lwhatshisface/status/1821271982127595912?s=46 https://x.com/vikrantnyc/status/1820828877737877552?s=46 SPONSORS: GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com WIZARDSWAP.IO: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate LINKS: https://xmrchat.com/ https://x.com/saeed8ab TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction. (00:21:19) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ bawdyanarchist. (00:56:40) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Saeed. (01:48:55) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tony. (01:51:35) Zero-kyc XMR coming to Australia. (01:54:40) Haveno Reto. (01:55:39) Coincards usage breakdown. (01:56:29) Heading into recession? (01:57:11) Berkshire’s cash pile. (01:57:29) Monero is not about the price. (02:03:47) The US declared Edmundo the true President. (02:06:10) Tucker might want Monero. (02:13:06) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: Zero-kyc XMR coming to Australia: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/s/D2kzA0oAK9 Haveno Reto: https://x.com/xmradar/status/1819385288210194553?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Monero is not about the price: https://x.com/janowitz/status/1819866018522538472?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Monero is the only one up right now: https://x.com/moneromatteo/status/1819461248653971779?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Coincards usage breakdown: https://x.com/coincards/status/1819999291483857273?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Heading into recession?: https://x.com/radarhits/status/1819396774211338350?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Berkshire’s cash pile: https://x.com/burrytracker/status/1820098761693220973?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA The US declared Edmundo the true President: https://x.com/alx/status/1819173910501642377?s=46&t=mVZ0A2C1_bwwnAvgawJjlw The EUR CBDC to be the most private?: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2024/html/ecb.blog240613~47c255bdd4.en.html Tucker might want Monero: https://x.com/donttracemebruh/status/1818518132303995303?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA SPONSORS: GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com WIZARDSWAP.IO: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Derrick Broze, an investigative journalist, about his recent experience at the Bitcoin Nashville conference. Derrick shares his concerns about the direction of the Bitcoin community, which he feels has strayed from its original vision of being an alternative currency free from government control. He expresses disappointment that privacy and projects like Monero are not given more attention, and that the focus has shifted towards mainstream investment opportunities. Derrick also discusses his past interactions with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the potential co-option of Bitcoin by powerful entities, and the importance of opting out of centralized systems. TIMESTAMPS: (00:02:34) Derrick's Experience at Bitcoin Nashville (00:06:24) Interactions with RFK Jr. (00:08:17) The Co-option of Bitcoin (00:23:00) Opting Out and Building Parallel Economies (00:34:24) Growing Monero Use in Latin America (00:40:37) Thoughts on Technocracy (00:57:38) The Alleged Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump (01:05:46) Closing Thoughts on Monero LINKS: https://x.com/DBrozeLiveFree https://theconsciousresistance.com/ Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ Purchase a plug & play Monero node at https://moneronodo.com SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate LINKS: TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction. (00:20:20) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist. (00:58:40) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tony. (00:59:02) BTC is that hawk tuah on central banks. (00:59:56) Paris Olympics ceremony. (01:01:04) RFK pledges four executives order on BTC on day one. (01:02:09) Monero at the top on Mynymbox. (01:02:44) Republicans and conservatives. (01:04:23) Is proton wallet really for privacy? (01:10:50) Republicans trying to destroy crypto freedom. (01:15:47) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Adam. (01:21:21) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment. (02:01:33) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: Crowdstrike and WEF: https://x.com/_whitneywebb/status/1814312357587214467?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Republicans trying to destroy crypto freedom: https://x.com/aaronrday/status/1815510210548552163?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Nunn delivers remarks in support of H.R. 2969: https://youtu.be/gz5BnXE6gNo?si=QK5cJ_5Uj89SQqyY Republicans and conservatives: https://x.com/sensereceptor/status/1814417900918227266?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Register all your assets: https://x.com/bitnorbert/status/1815785088057045426?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Is proton wallet really for privacy?: https://x.com/sethforprivacy/status/1816234482522829263?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Bioweapons are coming from the defense department: https://x.com/sensereceptor/status/1816591652137374099?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Monero at the top on Mynymbox: https://x.com/mynymbox/status/1816894396958142724?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Paris Olympics ceremony: https://x.com/vincentoshana/status/1816948432856117259?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA BTC is that hawk tuah on central banks: https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1816956087091810787?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Snowden gives a big warning to Americans: https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1816956087091810787?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA RFK pledges four executives order on BTC on day one: https://x.com/holden_culotta/status/1816954196949901547?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA SPONSORS: GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com WIZARDSWAP.IO: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Mike ter Maat, the vice presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party. They discuss topics related to the Libertarian Party's platform, including free markets, deregulation, opposition to the Federal Reserve, and support for privacy coins like Monero. Mike advocates for reducing the power of government and argues that the Libertarian Party better aligns with traditional American values of individual liberty. They also cover the challenges of third parties in America, Julian Assange, Ross Ulbricht, nuclear energy and much more. community. TIMESTAMPS: (00:01:08) Introduction and Background (00:03:16) Libertarian Party Platform (00:43:57) Privacy and Cryptocurrency (00:57:04) Surveillance State and Government Overreach (01:04:00) Gaining Traction for Libertarian Ideas LINKS: https://x.com/terMaatMike Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ Purchase a plug & play Monero node at https://moneronodo.com SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate LINKS: https://kuno.anne.media/fundraiser/7z11/ TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction. (00:11:05) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ Teddy. (00:13:16) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tux. (00:13:41) Crowdstrike event from a sys admin perspective. (00:28:42) Trump assasination attempt. (01:28:40) Monerotopia Price Report Segment. (01:48:59) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment. (03:38:06) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: The man behind Trump’s VP pick: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2024/07/investigative-reports/the-man-behind-trumps-vp-pick-its-worse-than-you-think/ Crowdstrike: https://x.com/raymo_g/status/1814234785226604963?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Microsoft is the real culprit: https://x.com/epoberezkin/status/1814666559438159901?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Trump assasination attempt: https://x.com/tuxpizza/status/1812253698967646471?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA MoneroDice: https://l.opnxng.com/r/Monero/comments/1e3nitz/monerodice_announcement/ Crowdstrike event from a sys admin perspective: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/s/RyUw74zc0P SPONSORS: GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com WIZARDSWAP.IO: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate LINKS: https://x.com/sigmanero_org http://sigmanero.org/ https://kuno.anne.media/fundraiser/7z11/ TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Monerotopia Introduction. (00:25:16) Monerotopia Price Report Segment w/ Bawdyanarchist. (01:09:18) Monerotopia Guest Segment w/ John. (01:36:54) Monerotopia News Segment w/ Tony. (01:38:55) Hacker stole AT&T customer records (01:39:20) Biden administration told AT&T to delay informing Americans about their breach. (01:40:24) XMR signer. (01:40:54) German government bitcoin selloff came to an end. (01:41:55) UK authorities converted Monero to cash. (01:45:25) XMR is beating BTC in vendor payments. (01:50:26) Laser eyes discovers BTC is not fungible. (01:55:33) XMR - BTC atomic swap. (01:57:48) Trump is pro Monero? (02:09:10) Monerotopia Viewers on Stage Segment. (03:18:16) Monerotopia Finalization. NEWS SEGMENT LINKS: XMR signer: https://x.com/xmrstreet/status/1810307306984206737?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Trump is pro Monero?: https://x.com/douglastuman/status/1810704000049659947?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA XMR - BTC atomic swap: https://x.com/unstoppableswap/status/1810713976327581913?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Laser eyes discovers BTC is not fungible: https://x.com/donttracemebruh/status/1811734169182945354?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA XMR is beating BTC in vendor payments: https://x.com/mgkmshrmbrkfst/status/1812020417143451950?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA UK authorities converted Monero to cash: https://blockonomi.com/first-uk-case-monero-cryptocurrency-converted-after-seizure/ German government bitcoin selloff came to an end: https://www.theblock.co/post/305159/german-governments-bitcoin-selloff-may-have-come-to-end-as-wallet-emptied Biden administration told AT&T to delay informing Americans about their breach: https://x.com/amuse/status/1811833234793050547?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA Hacker stole AT&T customer records: https://x.com/josephfcox/status/1811709707674955928?s=61&t=Ym9nclVW_mWyTFCFRLR3vA SPONSORS: GUEST SEGMENT: https://cakewallet.com & https://monero.com WIZARDSWAP.IO: https://www.wizardswap.io Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! The more subscribers, the more we can help Monero grow! XMRtopia TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia XMRtopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social ODYSEE: https://bit.ly/3bMaFtE WEBSITE: monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotopia@protonmail.com MASTADON: @Monerotopia@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN https://monero.town/u/monerotopia Get Social with us: X: https://twitter.com/monerotopia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotopia DOUGLAS: https://twitter.com/douglastuman SUNITA: https://twitter.com/sunchakr TUX: https://twitter.com/tuxpizza

Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: This episode is a conversation from Porcfest 2024 about the case of Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road darknet marketplace, and the efforts to secure his release from prison. The speakers Sterlin Lujan (anarchist activist), Kenny Palentank (Free Ross activist), and Dan O'Neil (chairman of New Jersey Human Action), provide an in-depth analysis of the case, debunking myths surrounding Ulbricht's alleged involvement in murder-for-hire schemes and highlighting the disproportionate sentence he received. They emphasize the changing landscape of drug laws and the increasing acceptance of cryptocurrencies, which has led to calls for Ulbricht's release - including from Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The discussion also touches on the broader implications of Ulbricht's case for civil liberties and the cryptocurrency community. TIMESTAMPS: (00:02:05) Introduction and Background (00:07:44) Debunking Myths and Misconceptions (00:14:56) Changing Landscape and Political Support (00:28:39) Awareness Campaigns and Efforts to Free Ross (00:40:50) Closing Remarks and Call to Action LINKS: https://x.com/SterlinLujan Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ Purchase a plug & play Monero node at https://moneronodo.com SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk