{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"218 - Ray Youssef: The War Chief in Chains","description":"Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Ray Youssef, a crypto entrepreneur formerly of Paxful, who was abducted by federal agents and taken to the US where he is currently facing troubling allegations. He gives an update on his situation and also discusses some of his other views on the Global South, why he is persona non grata at Bitcoin conferences, and why decentralization is not the best process for human freedom.  GUEST \u2192 https:\/\/x.com\/raythewarchief&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  \u2192 https:\/\/therayfund.com&amp;nbsp;  WATCHMAN\u2019S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER \u2192 https:\/\/watchmanstorch.com&amp;nbsp; ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS \u2192 https:\/\/escapethetechnocracy.com&amp;nbsp; (including consulting) \u2192 https:\/\/watchmanprivacy.com&amp;nbsp; (Gabriel's personal site) \u2192 https:\/\/twitter.com\/watchmanprivacy&amp;nbsp; SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM \u2192 No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. \u2192 https:\/\/watchmanprivacy.com\/donate.html&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; TIMELINE 00:00 \u2013 Introduction 2:00 \u2013 Ray Youssef introduction 19:00 \u2013 Ray Youssef captured 20:50 \u2013 Stepped down from NoOnes.com 30:15 \u2013 Is decentralization the goal? 34:45 \u2013 Ray banned from Bitcoin conferences 38:15 \u2013 Ray is building a video game 43:20 \u2013 Goethe\u2019s \u2018Faust\u2019 50:03 \u2013 Testosterone as critical for comprehending the truth  Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio ","author_name":"Escape the Technocracy","author_url":"https:\/\/watchmanprivacy.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41005850\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201156845"}