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TODAY'S SHOW: This episode is a recording of an X Spaces discussion with Douglas Tuman, John Bush, Stoic.XMR, BawdyAnarchist, and others about whether or not the Monero community should engage in political activism to push for pro-privacy, pro-Monero policies in the U.S. The participants debated the merits of lobbying for regulatory clarity versus focusing purely on grassroots, opt-out strategies that avoid government intervention altogether.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:01:09) Should Monero Engage in Political Advocacy?
(00:06:36) John Bush’s Opposition to Political Engagement
(00:12:20) Middle-Ground Perspective
(00:16:50) Access to Monero & On-Ramps Debate
(00:20:56) Political Feasibility & Trump's Executive Order
(00:30:18) Doug’s Plan for Political Advocacy
(00:34:22) Community Response & Strategy Discussion
(00:42:29) Challenges in Achieving Regulatory Clarity
(00:50:25) Grassroots vs. Institutional Adoption
(00:56:40) Expanding Monero’s Utility Beyond Exchanges
(01:04:26) Final Thoughts & Future Actions
LINKS:
https://x.com/TheStoicCoiner
https://x.com/JohnBLiveFree
https://x.com/i/spaces/1vAxRDabrNPGl
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: [email protected]
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: @[email protected]
MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk
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Any donation is greatly appreciated!
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OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate
TODAY'S SHOW: This episode is a recording of an X Spaces discussion with Douglas Tuman, John Bush, Stoic.XMR, BawdyAnarchist, and others about whether or not the Monero community should engage in political activism to push for pro-privacy, pro-Monero policies in the U.S. The participants debated the merits of lobbying for regulatory clarity versus focusing purely on grassroots, opt-out strategies that avoid government intervention altogether.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:01:09) Should Monero Engage in Political Advocacy?
(00:06:36) John Bush’s Opposition to Political Engagement
(00:12:20) Middle-Ground Perspective
(00:16:50) Access to Monero & On-Ramps Debate
(00:20:56) Political Feasibility & Trump's Executive Order
(00:30:18) Doug’s Plan for Political Advocacy
(00:34:22) Community Response & Strategy Discussion
(00:42:29) Challenges in Achieving Regulatory Clarity
(00:50:25) Grassroots vs. Institutional Adoption
(00:56:40) Expanding Monero’s Utility Beyond Exchanges
(01:04:26) Final Thoughts & Future Actions
LINKS:
https://x.com/TheStoicCoiner
https://x.com/JohnBLiveFree
https://x.com/i/spaces/1vAxRDabrNPGl
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: [email protected]
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: @[email protected]
MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalk
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