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What if you could make your $BTC $ $ETH untraceable, invisible, & completely private? $ZANO allows anyone to do this with Confidential Layer as Quinten (Mr. Kwibs) | Zano from Zano shows how! Don’t wait! Act now to preserve your financial freedom! #CryptoRich #Zano #Privacy #Crypto #Bitcoin #Ethereum

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Bitcoin isn’t private. But it can be. $ZANO + Confidential Layer transforms $BTC 🚫No tracking 🚫No exposure Just freedom Coming soon to Bitcoin.com 🗝️Privacy is Power Zano Confidential Layer

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Imagine if Zano enabled gasless swaps through Confidential Layer… According to Paul V Puey you could have private BTC, where the Zano side is completely invisible to the Bitcoiner. Build a Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Bitcoin Cash app where: • Funds are automatically shielded • No need to hold Zano for gas • When you send, it seamlessly bridges out (BTCX → BTC) To the user, it just feels like using Bitcoin… But underneath, it’s totally private & seamless.

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"There's even more exciting technologies and coins out there. There's another one called Zano that allows anybody to create their own privacy tokens where nobody can see what's going on. Then there's a project called Confidential Layer ( Confidential Layer ), which is creating a bridge from $BTC, $BCH, and $ETH onto Zano, and when it's on Zano, you have very, very strong privacy with that as well." ~Roger Ver Learn more about Zano:

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Tokenize any asset on Zano! Private $BTC, $ETH & $BCH are soon available through Confidential Layer.⏳ The Zano ecosystem is likely to experience a substantial increase in wrapped asset volume. As a result, more growth and attention could follow!🧲

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How NEAR Intents are Solving Crypto's Biggest Problems | Free the Money Ep. 36 Alex Shevchenko is the Co-founder and CEO of Aurora Labs and Defuse Labs, the team behind NEAR Intents, the universal liquidity protocol for on-chain markets and tokenized assets. With a PhD in Applied Physics, Alex Shevchenko 🇺🇦 has been building blockchain infrastructure since 2015 and helped launch Rainbow Bridge, Aurora, and NEAR Intents. Today, NEAR Intents’ infrastructure handles the majority of cross-chain trading volume outside same-asset transfers. •Why blockchain fragmentation is crypto's biggest obstacle to mainstream adoption •How NEAR Intents creates a universal liquidity layer across blockchains •What a fully agentic economy actually looks like and why AI agents will need their own financial infrastructure •Why open AI models are catching up to Big Tech and why personal AI could become the future •Why nearly $16 trillion in real-world assets (RWAs) could be tokenized by 2030 and why interoperability will be critical •How NEAR's ~$79 million in daily volume generates an average of ~$158,000 in daily $NEAR buybacks •Near's Confidential Intents: private cross-chain trading using a private shard and trusted execution environments (TEEs) •Why the CLARITY Act could accelerate institutional adoption and bring new capital into crypto •Why $470 billion worth of Bitcoin is exposed to quantum attacks and how NEAR Protocol is preparing with post-quantum cryptography Remember to subscribe and hit the bell "🔔" icon to get notifications. Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Alex's Journey from Applied Physics 2:25 The Origin Story Behind NEAR Intents & Cross-Chain Infrastructure 4:14 Blockchain Fragmentation: Liquidity, Markets & Why Crypto Still Feels Broken 8:59 How NEAR Intents Work Under the Hood (Chain Signatures, Settlement & Self-Custody) 12:52 Building the Financial Backbone of the Agentic Economy (MPP, AI & NEAR's Vision) 16:58 When Will the Agentic Economy Arrive? Alex's Prediction 18:16 Distillation & Open vs Closed AI Models 24:32 NEAR AI: Private Inference & Running AI Without Giving Up Your Data 25:31 $80M Daily Volume, $NEAR Buybacks & Tokenomics 29:41 Why RWAs Need NEAR Intents 33:37 The Agentic Economy Explained: Cross-Agent Interactions 37:17 AI Will Disrupt Subscription Models: The Case for Agentic Micropayments 40:00 Why Privacy Matters: Zano 42:02 Confidential Intents Explained 47:53 Why the CLARITY Act Could Unlock Institutional Capital for Crypto 51:29 Quantum Computing Threats & How NEAR Is Preparing with Post-Quantum Cryptography NEAR Protocol NEAR AI NEAR Mobile | Wallet & DEX

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Rob Cunningham on Trump, XRP & the New Financial System | Free the Money Ep. 28 In this episode of Free the Money, Rob Cunningham returns to discuss what he believes is a massive transition in the global financial system. We discuss Trump’s recent executive orders, the Federal Reserve exploring “skinny master accounts” for fintech and crypto firms, and why Rob believes America is moving toward a blockchain-based financial system built around tokenization, digital settlement, and greater transparency. Rob shares his thoughts on: • RLUSD & Treasury-backed digital dollars • Trump’s trip to China and the possibility of a new monetary order • Gold, debt, bond markets & a potential “Jubilee-style” reset • The City of London, central banking & global financial power structures • Why he believes the system is shifting from opacity toward transparency Whether you agree with every point or not, this conversation will definitely make you think. We covered everything from macroeconomics and sound money to faith, sovereignty, and the future of finance. Watch now and let me know your thoughts below 👇 Sign up for iTrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why more people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs to diversify and protect their future wealth: Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Rob Cunningham’s Wild Background: Pilot, Banker, Truth Seeker 4:35 Trump Quietly Ordered the Fed? Skinny Master Accounts & Treasury Control 7:25 The Tokenization Revolution 9:11 iTrustCapital 15:16 Zano 17:43 Trump’s Executive Orders Could Fast-Track America’s Blockchain Financial System 22:41 Trump’s China Trip, Global Power Shifts & the New Monetary Order 30:22 Gold, China & the Global Power Struggle: “Those Who Hold the Gold Make the Rules” 35:04 Jubilee-Style Debt Reset? Biblical Finance, Global Debt & the Fourth Turning 39:13 Victory Notes, Ending the Federal Reserve & RLUSD’s Potential Role in America’s New Monetary System 49:16 Religion vs Faith: The Hidden Difference Most People Never Question 54:28 The City of London Explained: Central Banking, Global Power & Financial Control 58:36 The Future of XRP: Liquidity, Sovereignty & the Internet of Value

Rob Cunningham on Trump, XRP & the New Financial System | Free the Money Ep. 28 In this episode of Free the Money, Rob Cunningham returns to discuss what he believes is a massive transition in the global financial system. We discuss Trump’s recent executive orders, the Federal Reserve exploring “skinny master accounts” for fintech and crypto firms, and why Rob believes America is moving toward a blockchain-based financial system built around tokenization, digital settlement, and greater transparency. Rob shares his thoughts on: • RLUSD & Treasury-backed digital dollars • Trump’s trip to China and the possibility of a new monetary order • Gold, debt, bond markets & a potential “Jubilee-style” reset • The City of London, central banking & global financial power structures • Why he believes the system is shifting from opacity toward transparency Whether you agree with every point or not, this conversation will definitely make you think. We covered everything from macroeconomics and sound money to faith, sovereignty, and the future of finance. Watch now and let me know your thoughts below 👇 Sign up for iTrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why more people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs to diversify and protect their future wealth: Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Rob Cunningham’s Wild Background: Pilot, Banker, Truth Seeker 4:35 Trump Quietly Ordered the Fed? Skinny Master Accounts & Treasury Control 7:25 The Tokenization Revolution 9:11 iTrustCapital 15:16 Zano 17:43 Trump’s Executive Orders Could Fast-Track America’s Blockchain Financial System 22:41 Trump’s China Trip, Global Power Shifts & the New Monetary Order 30:22 Gold, China & the Global Power Struggle: “Those Who Hold the Gold Make the Rules” 35:04 Jubilee-Style Debt Reset? Biblical Finance, Global Debt & the Fourth Turning 39:13 Victory Notes, Ending the Federal Reserve & RLUSD’s Potential Role in America’s New Monetary System 49:16 Religion vs Faith: The Hidden Difference Most People Never Question 54:28 The City of London Explained: Central Banking, Global Power & Financial Control 58:36 The Future of XRP: Liquidity, Sovereignty & the Internet of Value

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37,173 views • 2 months ago

Lyn Ulbricht: A Mother's 12-Year Fight to Free Ross Ulbricht | Free The Money Ep. 30 Lyn Ulbricht joins Free The Money to share the extraordinary story of her 12-year fight to free her son, Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road. She reflects on the shock of Ross's double life sentence plus 40 years without parole, why she believes the punishment was politically motivated, and how a grassroots movement ultimately helped secure his freedom. We also discuss the War on Drugs, the prison industrial complex, and the devastating impact harsh sentencing has on families and communities. Lyn explains why she founded Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing and why her advocacy continues even after Ross returned home. The conversation then turns to the growing prosecution of privacy technology developers, the future of financial privacy, free speech, and innovation in America. From Ross Ulbricht to Roger Ver, Tornado Cash, and Samourai Wallet, we discuss how these cases are making examples of individuals whose ideas, technologies, and beliefs threaten the existing system. This is a powerful discussion about faith, perseverance, freedom, and a mother's endless love. Cruel sentencing policies have made the U.S. the biggest incarcerator in the world. To find out more about MACS or to help, visit: Sign up for iTrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why more people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs to diversify and protect their future wealth: Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Introduction: 1:22 Ross Ulbricht's Life Sentences: A mother’s perspective 5:59 The War on Drugs.. Life in Prison for Marijuana 8:00 The Prison Industrial Complex: Who Profits from Mass Incarceration? 12:15 Was Ross Made an Example? Politics, Bitcoin & Harsh Sentencing 14:50 Atlas Shrugged, Ron Paul & Ross's Libertarian Roots 15:59 Zano 18:35 Faith, Prayer & Never Giving Up Hope 21:53 Why President Trump Couldn't Believe Ross's Sentence 23:07 Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing: Lyn's New Mission 26:37 The Hidden Victims: Families Torn Apart by Prison 29:22 Crypto Developers Under Attack: Privacy, Code & Freedom in America 35:41 iTrustCapital 38:50 Lyn's Message to President Trump on Crypto Prisoners 44:27 How Angela McArdle Helped Secure Ross's Freedom 47:48 Roger Ver, Gag Orders & the Fight for Free Speech

Lyn Ulbricht: A Mother's 12-Year Fight to Free Ross Ulbricht | Free The Money Ep. 30 Lyn Ulbricht joins Free The Money to share the extraordinary story of her 12-year fight to free her son, Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road. She reflects on the shock of Ross's double life sentence plus 40 years without parole, why she believes the punishment was politically motivated, and how a grassroots movement ultimately helped secure his freedom. We also discuss the War on Drugs, the prison industrial complex, and the devastating impact harsh sentencing has on families and communities. Lyn explains why she founded Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing and why her advocacy continues even after Ross returned home. The conversation then turns to the growing prosecution of privacy technology developers, the future of financial privacy, free speech, and innovation in America. From Ross Ulbricht to Roger Ver, Tornado Cash, and Samourai Wallet, we discuss how these cases are making examples of individuals whose ideas, technologies, and beliefs threaten the existing system. This is a powerful discussion about faith, perseverance, freedom, and a mother's endless love. Cruel sentencing policies have made the U.S. the biggest incarcerator in the world. To find out more about MACS or to help, visit: Sign up for iTrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why more people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs to diversify and protect their future wealth: Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Introduction: 1:22 Ross Ulbricht's Life Sentences: A mother’s perspective 5:59 The War on Drugs.. Life in Prison for Marijuana 8:00 The Prison Industrial Complex: Who Profits from Mass Incarceration? 12:15 Was Ross Made an Example? Politics, Bitcoin & Harsh Sentencing 14:50 Atlas Shrugged, Ron Paul & Ross's Libertarian Roots 15:59 Zano 18:35 Faith, Prayer & Never Giving Up Hope 21:53 Why President Trump Couldn't Believe Ross's Sentence 23:07 Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing: Lyn's New Mission 26:37 The Hidden Victims: Families Torn Apart by Prison 29:22 Crypto Developers Under Attack: Privacy, Code & Freedom in America 35:41 iTrustCapital 38:50 Lyn's Message to President Trump on Crypto Prisoners 44:27 How Angela McArdle Helped Secure Ross's Freedom 47:48 Roger Ver, Gag Orders & the Fight for Free Speech

Bri Teresi

27,567 views • 2 months ago

Bruce Fenton: Bitcoin Was Meant to Replace the Banks, Not Join Them | Free The Money Ep. 27 Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs, joins me on Free the Money for a big-picture conversation about where the world is heading next. We dive into Bruce’s journey from Morgan Stanley and 30+ years in traditional finance into becoming one of Bitcoin’s earliest advocates, launching the legendary Satoshi Roundtable, and witnessing the rise of crypto from the front row. One of the most interesting parts of this conversation was hearing how Bruce has consistently been able to spot major technological shifts — from launching the first finance-related website on the internet in 1994, to recognizing the significance of Bitcoin back in 2012, to now studying the transformative impact AI will have on the world. We discuss the Fourth Turning, the block size wars, the changing culture of Bitcoin, and why Bruce believes the industry has drifted away from its original cypherpunk roots. We also dive into the expansion of financial surveillance through AML/KYC laws, the criminalization of privacy tools, and why developers building open-source privacy technology are increasingly being targeted by regulators and prosecutors. Bruce also shares thoughtful advice on independent thinking, creativity, challenging authority, and why taking action and staying curious may be more important now than ever before. Sign up for ITrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs for their future: Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano. Buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC with a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available: You can also find lots of educational videos on the Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Bruce Fenton’s Background: Morgan Stanley, Liberty Movement & Early Bitcoin Journey 5:07 How the 2008 Financial Crisis Destroyed Trust in Banks & Institutions 7:39 iTrustCapital & Crypto IRAs 9:29 Discovering Bitcoin in 2012, Early Bitcoin Conferences & Meeting Industry Legends 13:21 The Mindset Behind Spotting Billion-Dollar Tech Trends Early 17:06 AI Revolution & the Fourth Turning 20:08 Why Bruce Started the Satoshi Roundtable | Private Bitcoin Conversations Behind the Scenes 23:09 Block Size Wars, Roger Ver vs. Adam Back & Bitcoin’s Most Divisive Era 27:09 Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis | AML/KYC, BlackRock, Banks & Institutional Capture 29:41 Clarity Act, AML/KYC & Why Crypto Regulation Is “Regression” 40:09 Zano, Privacy Coins & Why Financial Privacy Matters 42:36 Crypto Prisoners: Section 604 of the BRCA & 18 USC 1960 45:56 Corruption, Big Law Firms, Congress & Weaponized Regulation 50:30 The Coming Financial Crisis: Fourth Turning 59:58 Advice for Young People | Imagination, Independent Thinking & Taking Action 1:04:51 Book Recommendations

Bruce Fenton: Bitcoin Was Meant to Replace the Banks, Not Join Them | Free The Money Ep. 27 Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs, joins me on Free the Money for a big-picture conversation about where the world is heading next. We dive into Bruce’s journey from Morgan Stanley and 30+ years in traditional finance into becoming one of Bitcoin’s earliest advocates, launching the legendary Satoshi Roundtable, and witnessing the rise of crypto from the front row. One of the most interesting parts of this conversation was hearing how Bruce has consistently been able to spot major technological shifts — from launching the first finance-related website on the internet in 1994, to recognizing the significance of Bitcoin back in 2012, to now studying the transformative impact AI will have on the world. We discuss the Fourth Turning, the block size wars, the changing culture of Bitcoin, and why Bruce believes the industry has drifted away from its original cypherpunk roots. We also dive into the expansion of financial surveillance through AML/KYC laws, the criminalization of privacy tools, and why developers building open-source privacy technology are increasingly being targeted by regulators and prosecutors. Bruce also shares thoughtful advice on independent thinking, creativity, challenging authority, and why taking action and staying curious may be more important now than ever before. Sign up for ITrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs for their future: Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano. Buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC with a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available: You can also find lots of educational videos on the Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Bruce Fenton’s Background: Morgan Stanley, Liberty Movement & Early Bitcoin Journey 5:07 How the 2008 Financial Crisis Destroyed Trust in Banks & Institutions 7:39 iTrustCapital & Crypto IRAs 9:29 Discovering Bitcoin in 2012, Early Bitcoin Conferences & Meeting Industry Legends 13:21 The Mindset Behind Spotting Billion-Dollar Tech Trends Early 17:06 AI Revolution & the Fourth Turning 20:08 Why Bruce Started the Satoshi Roundtable | Private Bitcoin Conversations Behind the Scenes 23:09 Block Size Wars, Roger Ver vs. Adam Back & Bitcoin’s Most Divisive Era 27:09 Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis | AML/KYC, BlackRock, Banks & Institutional Capture 29:41 Clarity Act, AML/KYC & Why Crypto Regulation Is “Regression” 40:09 Zano, Privacy Coins & Why Financial Privacy Matters 42:36 Crypto Prisoners: Section 604 of the BRCA & 18 USC 1960 45:56 Corruption, Big Law Firms, Congress & Weaponized Regulation 50:30 The Coming Financial Crisis: Fourth Turning 59:58 Advice for Young People | Imagination, Independent Thinking & Taking Action 1:04:51 Book Recommendations

Bri Teresi

24,973 views • 3 months ago

Brave Just Revealed the Future of the Internet | Roadmap 4.0 Explained | Free the Money Ep. 35 LukΞ Mulks 🦁⟁◎⟁ is Vice President of Business Operations at Brave, the company behind the privacy-first Brave browser with more than 121 million monthly active users. After leaving the ad tech industry in 2016, he joined Brave to help build a better internet and later co-authored the Basic Attention Token (BAT) (BAT) white paper. In this episode, we break down Brave's newly released Roadmap 4.0, including: • How Brave plans to rebuild the economic layer of the web • Why the traditional advertising model is breaking down in the age of AI • Brave's vision for stablecoins, BAT buybacks, and a new "web of value" • X402, Machine Payments, and why AI agents need native internet payments • Why Brave Search API has seen explosive growth as developers build the next generation of AI applications • The Creator Contribution Protocol and Brave's vision for paying creators in the AI era • The new unified Brave Wallet, Brave Pay, and bringing self-custody to everyday payments • Why private digital cash is essential for preserving freedom in a cashless world • How mass surveillance creates permanent profiles that can be abused by governments, criminals, or foreign adversaries Remember to subscribe and hit the bell "🔔" icon to get notifications. Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: 0:00 Luke Mulks on Why He Left Ad Tech to Help Build Brave 2:27 Why 121 Million People Are Choosing Brave 3:45 Brave Roadmap 4.0: Rebuilding the Economic Layer of the Web 5:25 Why Programmatic Advertising Is Dying & What Replaces It 8:23 BAT, Stablecoins & the "Web of Value": How Users Could Earn From Everyday Activity 10:42 Cash Is Disappearing. What Replaces Financial Freedom? 11:41 Why Private Digital Cash Is Essential for a Free Society: ZANO 13:29 X402 & Machine Payments 15:05 The Convergence of AI, Crypto & Autonomous Payments 16:41 Why Stablecoins Could Become the Internet's Default Payment Rail 18:22 Will Brave Launch Its Own Stablecoin? How BAT Buybacks Could Work? 22:12 Brave's Creator Contribution Protocol: Paying Creators in the AI Era 25:29 Can AI Protect Creators? The Future of Copyright, Attribution & Royalties 28:12 Inside the New Unified Brave Wallet: Self-Custody Meets Everyday Payments 31:23 How Crypto Cards Actually Work at Checkout 35:59 What Does Privacy-Preserving Commerce Actually Mean? 38:03 The Phia Browser Extension Controversy & the Growing Browser Trust Problem 39:47 Could X and Brave Work Together? 43:01 Waymo Locked Kids Inside a Driverless Car 44:51 Flock: How Third Parties Built Your Digital Profile

Bri Teresi

258,778 views • 29 days ago

Last weekend the Zano Africa team was on the ground at the Wazobia Trade Fair in Kaduna, one of the biggest merchant gatherings in the region where many businesses come together to buy, sell and connect. We set up our own tent and corner and spent the day doing what we do best. Educating merchants, onboarding businesses and showing people firsthand what private and unstoppable payments actually look like in practice. Merchants were fully onboarded on accepting $ZANO and Freedom Dollar through AEON Pay, the easiest way to receive crypto payments while the merchant receives their local currency instantly. We also introduced the Bitcoincom Checkout POS which lets any merchant start accepting $ZANO payments in seconds with zero technical knowledge required. The reception was incredible. People saw the possibility with their own eyes and that is always the most powerful thing. Not a whitepaper. Not a tweet. A live demonstration of private money working exactly the way money should. This is how adoption is built. One merchant at a time. One city at a time. Check the thread for more moments captured during the event 👇

Last weekend the Zano Africa team was on the ground at the Wazobia Trade Fair in Kaduna, one of the biggest merchant gatherings in the region where many businesses come together to buy, sell and connect. We set up our own tent and corner and spent the day doing what we do best. Educating merchants, onboarding businesses and showing people firsthand what private and unstoppable payments actually look like in practice. Merchants were fully onboarded on accepting $ZANO and Freedom Dollar through AEON Pay, the easiest way to receive crypto payments while the merchant receives their local currency instantly. We also introduced the Bitcoincom Checkout POS which lets any merchant start accepting $ZANO payments in seconds with zero technical knowledge required. The reception was incredible. People saw the possibility with their own eyes and that is always the most powerful thing. Not a whitepaper. Not a tweet. A live demonstration of private money working exactly the way money should. This is how adoption is built. One merchant at a time. One city at a time. Check the thread for more moments captured during the event 👇

Zano Africa

13,877 views • 3 months ago

The Bank Surveillance Secrecy Act: How America Lost Financial Privacy | Free The Money Ep. 31 As we approach the United States' 250th anniversary, it's worth asking whether we've stayed true to the principles the country was founded on. In this episode of Free The Money, I sit down with Nick Anthony, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute and Fellow at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), to examine the Bank Secrecy Act and how it transformed banks into de facto law enforcement and has led to decades of expanded surveillance every American. Our Founding Fathers saw how general warrants were used to ransack people's homes, searching for anything authorities could use against them. They recognized this as a fundamental threat to liberty, which is why the Fourth Amendment was created to protect Americans from unreasonable searches and government overreach. Yet today, because of the Bank Secrecy Act, millions of financial records are collected yearly, monitored, and reported to the government without a warrant. What began as a tool to combat tax evasion has evolved into a vast financial surveillance system where banks have effectively become an extension of law enforcement. Nick reported that in a single year, U.S. financial institutions spent an estimated $59 billion complying with the Bank Secrecy Act. During that same period, they filed roughly 28 million reports on their customers, yet those reports generated just 275 investigative leads for the IRS. Of those 275 leads, we don't know how many resulted in arrests or convictions. Nick argues these numbers are evidence of a broken system that subjects millions of law-abiding Americans to financial surveillance with very very little to show for it. Building on that, we also discuss the Third-Party Doctrine, the legal theory that allows the government to obtain information shared with banks and other intermediaries without a warrant. What began as financial surveillance has expanded into something much broader. In an increasingly digital world, where nearly every transaction, communication, and interaction passes through a third party, this doctrine gives the government access to vast amounts of personal information that previous generations would have considered private. As Nick explains, the government is no longer ransacking physical homes, it is increasingly able to sift through our digital lives, collecting information that reveals who we are, where we go, who we associate with, and what we believe. The result is a level of surveillance that would have been unimaginable to the Founders, raising serious questions about privacy, government overreach, and the future of protections in the digital age. Subscribe to Nick’s Substack: Want financial privacy? Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: Sign up for iTrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why more people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs to diversify and protect their future wealth: 0:00 Intro 1:17 The Real Origins of the Bank Secrecy Act: How Financial Surveillance Began 4:16 $60 Billion Spent, 30 Million Reports Filed, Only 275 IRS Leads Generated 6:34 CTRs vs SARs: The Reports Banks File on Ordinary Americans 9:26 Why the $10,000 Reporting Threshold Makes Less Sense Every Year 14:20 How America Exported Financial Surveillance Worldwide & Enabled Transnational Repression 19:27 Zano- Private By Default 21:27 9/11, The Patriot Act & the Explosion of Financial Surveillance 25:03FinCEN: The Agency Collecting Millions of Americans' Financial Records 26:46 ITrustCapital 28:22 The Third-Party Doctrine: How the Fourth Amendment Was Bypassed 32:54 The Lawmakers Fighting to Reform or Repeal the Bank Secrecy Act: Rep Warren Davidson 🇺🇸, Congressman John Rose, & Senator Mike Lee and a handful of others 35:50 Active Lawsuit Against FinCEN Flagging $200 Remittances at Southern Border 39:08 FinCEN's 2013 Crypto Guidance & How It Changed the Industry 43:32 Privacy Isn't Suspicious: Why Privacy Technology Matters 49:19 CBDCs, Stablecoins & Nick Anthony's Hot Take on the CLARITY Act 53:21 Financial Freedom in Nigeria: Why People Are Turning to Privacy Coins 55:15 BIS Revealed that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is Still an Active Participant in Project Agorá 59:52 Book Recommendations: Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell, The Theory of Monetary Institutions by Lawrence White, The Triumph of Fear by Patrick Eddington & Rodigan by David Rodigan

The Bank Surveillance Secrecy Act: How America Lost Financial Privacy | Free The Money Ep. 31 As we approach the United States' 250th anniversary, it's worth asking whether we've stayed true to the principles the country was founded on. In this episode of Free The Money, I sit down with Nick Anthony, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute and Fellow at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), to examine the Bank Secrecy Act and how it transformed banks into de facto law enforcement and has led to decades of expanded surveillance every American. Our Founding Fathers saw how general warrants were used to ransack people's homes, searching for anything authorities could use against them. They recognized this as a fundamental threat to liberty, which is why the Fourth Amendment was created to protect Americans from unreasonable searches and government overreach. Yet today, because of the Bank Secrecy Act, millions of financial records are collected yearly, monitored, and reported to the government without a warrant. What began as a tool to combat tax evasion has evolved into a vast financial surveillance system where banks have effectively become an extension of law enforcement. Nick reported that in a single year, U.S. financial institutions spent an estimated $59 billion complying with the Bank Secrecy Act. During that same period, they filed roughly 28 million reports on their customers, yet those reports generated just 275 investigative leads for the IRS. Of those 275 leads, we don't know how many resulted in arrests or convictions. Nick argues these numbers are evidence of a broken system that subjects millions of law-abiding Americans to financial surveillance with very very little to show for it. Building on that, we also discuss the Third-Party Doctrine, the legal theory that allows the government to obtain information shared with banks and other intermediaries without a warrant. What began as financial surveillance has expanded into something much broader. In an increasingly digital world, where nearly every transaction, communication, and interaction passes through a third party, this doctrine gives the government access to vast amounts of personal information that previous generations would have considered private. As Nick explains, the government is no longer ransacking physical homes, it is increasingly able to sift through our digital lives, collecting information that reveals who we are, where we go, who we associate with, and what we believe. The result is a level of surveillance that would have been unimaginable to the Founders, raising serious questions about privacy, government overreach, and the future of protections in the digital age. Subscribe to Nick’s Substack: Want financial privacy? Check out my favorite privacy coin, Zano and follow Zano for updates. You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: Sign up for iTrustCapital using my link for a $100 funding bonus and see why more people are opening tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRAs to diversify and protect their future wealth: 0:00 Intro 1:17 The Real Origins of the Bank Secrecy Act: How Financial Surveillance Began 4:16 $60 Billion Spent, 30 Million Reports Filed, Only 275 IRS Leads Generated 6:34 CTRs vs SARs: The Reports Banks File on Ordinary Americans 9:26 Why the $10,000 Reporting Threshold Makes Less Sense Every Year 14:20 How America Exported Financial Surveillance Worldwide & Enabled Transnational Repression 19:27 Zano- Private By Default 21:27 9/11, The Patriot Act & the Explosion of Financial Surveillance 25:03FinCEN: The Agency Collecting Millions of Americans' Financial Records 26:46 ITrustCapital 28:22 The Third-Party Doctrine: How the Fourth Amendment Was Bypassed 32:54 The Lawmakers Fighting to Reform or Repeal the Bank Secrecy Act: Rep Warren Davidson 🇺🇸, Congressman John Rose, & Senator Mike Lee and a handful of others 35:50 Active Lawsuit Against FinCEN Flagging $200 Remittances at Southern Border 39:08 FinCEN's 2013 Crypto Guidance & How It Changed the Industry 43:32 Privacy Isn't Suspicious: Why Privacy Technology Matters 49:19 CBDCs, Stablecoins & Nick Anthony's Hot Take on the CLARITY Act 53:21 Financial Freedom in Nigeria: Why People Are Turning to Privacy Coins 55:15 BIS Revealed that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is Still an Active Participant in Project Agorá 59:52 Book Recommendations: Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell, The Theory of Monetary Institutions by Lawrence White, The Triumph of Fear by Patrick Eddington & Rodigan by David Rodigan

Bri Teresi

102,889 views • 1 month ago

FUND YOUR CRYPTO CARD WITH ZKX Wallet | The Secure and Private Wallet 🗽, POWERED BY RAILGUN The biggest issue with crypto cards is that transactions are public and on-chain. If you fund your crypto card directly from your self-custody wallet, anyone can potentially trace the transaction and link it back to your wallet. Imagine paying for a coffee, while the merchant can potentially see your wallet history and how much crypto you hold. That’s not great for financial privacy. With ZKX Wallet | The Secure and Private Wallet 🗽, you can unshield your funds to your crypto card without creating an on-chain trail that directly links the card payment back to your original wallet. In this example, we funded our ether.fi card using ZKX Wallet | The Secure and Private Wallet 🗽. Spend privately. Keep your wallet private. 🛡️

FUND YOUR CRYPTO CARD WITH ZKX Wallet | The Secure and Private Wallet 🗽, POWERED BY RAILGUN The biggest issue with crypto cards is that transactions are public and on-chain. If you fund your crypto card directly from your self-custody wallet, anyone can potentially trace the transaction and link it back to your wallet. Imagine paying for a coffee, while the merchant can potentially see your wallet history and how much crypto you hold. That’s not great for financial privacy. With ZKX Wallet | The Secure and Private Wallet 🗽, you can unshield your funds to your crypto card without creating an on-chain trail that directly links the card payment back to your original wallet. In this example, we funded our ether.fi card using ZKX Wallet | The Secure and Private Wallet 🗽. Spend privately. Keep your wallet private. 🛡️

Liberty Swap | C.R.O.P.S. on PulseChain 🗽

15,234 views • 7 days ago

"You're BlackRock and you send JP Morgan money from one bank account to another. Would you want everybody to be able to see that?" "A lot of these chains, seeing the success of Canton and others, realize that institutions are not going to participate in crypto unless privacy is a given. Privacy, or we could even call it confidentiality in this case, like developing confidential transfers" "The problem with public blockchains is that you may not know it's my bank account and your bank account, but everybody can see where some money was sent, and with any decent onchain analysis, probably tie that to you. Institutions can't do that. The largest institutions on the planet need to know their transactions are completely confidential" "Ethereum Foundation researchers are launching an institutional grade privacy system called ETH Systems. They're developing confidential transfers, private bond issuance, privacy preserving identity, and confidential settlement systems designed specifically for institutional users"

"You're BlackRock and you send JP Morgan money from one bank account to another. Would you want everybody to be able to see that?" "A lot of these chains, seeing the success of Canton and others, realize that institutions are not going to participate in crypto unless privacy is a given. Privacy, or we could even call it confidentiality in this case, like developing confidential transfers" "The problem with public blockchains is that you may not know it's my bank account and your bank account, but everybody can see where some money was sent, and with any decent onchain analysis, probably tie that to you. Institutions can't do that. The largest institutions on the planet need to know their transactions are completely confidential" "Ethereum Foundation researchers are launching an institutional grade privacy system called ETH Systems. They're developing confidential transfers, private bond issuance, privacy preserving identity, and confidential settlement systems designed specifically for institutional users"

The Wolf Of All Streets

71,695 views • 1 month ago

What is the Billions Network? | Free The Money Ep. 26 Evin McMullen evin, Co-Founder & CEO of Billions, joins Free the Money to discusses decentralized identity, AI agents, privacy, and the future of the internet. Evin explains Billions Network’s mission to “save the internet” in the age of AI and how the company is using zero-knowledge proofs to help verify trust online without exposing unnecessary personal data or relying entirely on centralized systems. We also dive into the risks of centralized identity projects like Worldcoin, the push for age verification laws, AI regulation, and why accountability in the age of autonomous agents may become one of the defining debates of our time. Plus, we explore how platforms like TikTok are already using Billions’ technology, what the future of digital advertising could look like with AI agents, and whether there is actually a middle path between total anonymity and a full surveillance state. Sign up for ITrustCapital with this link for a $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: Check out my favorite privacy coin Zano: Buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC with a VPN. You can also find a full list of exchanges that Zano is available on at Lots of educational videos on 0:0 Evin’s background , how she got into the decentralized identity space 3:47 What is Billions Network & why its here to save the internet 5:29 Dead Internet Theory 9:14 Zano 13:19 Who’s responsible for agents behavior? 18:36 ITrustCapital 20:38 Privacy vs. surveillance and the middle path forward 24:56 Billions Network vs. Sam Altman’s Worldcoin 30:35 Real-world use cases for decentralized identity 32:40 TikTok using Billion’s client-side proving libraries 34:26 How AI agents could change digital advertising forever 35:50 Protecting healthcare data with zero-knowledge proofs 39:43 What happens when digital identity changes over time? 42:34 BILL token on Coinbase 45:16 AI regulation, deepfakes, and digital identity 48:00 Balancing regulation, privacy, and personal autonomy 51:25 The necessity of trust in digital interactions 57:30 Book recommendations

What is the Billions Network? | Free The Money Ep. 26 Evin McMullen evin, Co-Founder & CEO of Billions, joins Free the Money to discusses decentralized identity, AI agents, privacy, and the future of the internet. Evin explains Billions Network’s mission to “save the internet” in the age of AI and how the company is using zero-knowledge proofs to help verify trust online without exposing unnecessary personal data or relying entirely on centralized systems. We also dive into the risks of centralized identity projects like Worldcoin, the push for age verification laws, AI regulation, and why accountability in the age of autonomous agents may become one of the defining debates of our time. Plus, we explore how platforms like TikTok are already using Billions’ technology, what the future of digital advertising could look like with AI agents, and whether there is actually a middle path between total anonymity and a full surveillance state. Sign up for ITrustCapital with this link for a $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: Check out my favorite privacy coin Zano: Buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC with a VPN. You can also find a full list of exchanges that Zano is available on at Lots of educational videos on 0:0 Evin’s background , how she got into the decentralized identity space 3:47 What is Billions Network & why its here to save the internet 5:29 Dead Internet Theory 9:14 Zano 13:19 Who’s responsible for agents behavior? 18:36 ITrustCapital 20:38 Privacy vs. surveillance and the middle path forward 24:56 Billions Network vs. Sam Altman’s Worldcoin 30:35 Real-world use cases for decentralized identity 32:40 TikTok using Billion’s client-side proving libraries 34:26 How AI agents could change digital advertising forever 35:50 Protecting healthcare data with zero-knowledge proofs 39:43 What happens when digital identity changes over time? 42:34 BILL token on Coinbase 45:16 AI regulation, deepfakes, and digital identity 48:00 Balancing regulation, privacy, and personal autonomy 51:25 The necessity of trust in digital interactions 57:30 Book recommendations

Bri Teresi

21,560 views • 3 months ago