{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"224 - Douglas Tuman: Leading the Monero Charge","description":"Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Douglas Tuman of Monero fame. They discuss all of his Monero projects\u2014Monero Talk, XMR Bazaar, XMR Chat, Monerotopia\u2014as well as practical topics on how to live on Monero, as well as thoughts on figures in the community and banned accounts. &amp;nbsp; GUEST: DOUGLAS TUMAN \u2192 https:\/\/x.com\/DouglasTuman&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; MONERO TALK \u2192 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MoneroTalk&amp;nbsp;  \u2192 https:\/\/x.com\/MoneroTalk&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; XMR BAZAAR \u2192 https:\/\/xmrbazaar.com\/&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  \u2192 https:\/\/x.com\/xmrbazaar&amp;nbsp; (Account permanently banned: spread the word) &amp;nbsp; MONEROTOPIA \u2192 https:\/\/monerotopia.com&amp;nbsp; \u2192 https:\/\/x.com\/MoneroTopia&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; XMR CHAT \u2192 https:\/\/xmrchat.com\/&amp;nbsp; \u2192 https:\/\/x.com\/xmr_chat&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; MONERONODO \u2192 https:\/\/moneronodo.com\/&amp;nbsp; \u2192 https:\/\/x.com\/moneronodo&amp;nbsp;  WATCHMAN\u2019S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER \u2192 https:\/\/watchmanstorch.com&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS \u2192 https:\/\/escapethetechnocracy.com\/ (including consulting) \u2192 https:\/\/watchmanprivacy.com (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  TIMELINE 00:00 \u2013 Introduction 1:25 \u2013 Why did Douglas Tuman devote his life to Monero? 3:05 \u2013 Has their been a hijacking of Bitcoin? 4:35 \u2013 Monero Talk 8:00 \u2013 Douglas running for Congress 11:50 \u2013 Is being public important for Monero? 15:40 \u2013 Struggles of running Monerotopia 18:25 \u2013 Other Monero events 21:10 \u2013 Does Doug have troubles being publicly connected to Monero? 21:45 \u2013 XMR Bazaar 29:10 \u2013 Living off of Monero 30:55 \u2013 Why don\u2019t privacy influencers talk about Monero? 32:55 \u2013 Moneronodo&amp;nbsp; 34:50 \u2013 Banned Monero Twitter account 36:05 \u2013 Thoughts on Monero Maverick 39:05 \u2013 Anti-Jewish sentiment in Monero 41:00 \u2013 Medium of exchange vs store of value 44:30 \u2013 Should Monero users be more interested in price? 48:00 \u2013 Did Doug lose faith in Monero mining after Qubic attack? 50:40 \u2013 Final thoughts &amp;nbsp; 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\/41236510\/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\/201789235"}