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Escape the Technocracy

Release Date: 04/24/2026

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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.


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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
2:00 – Ray Youssef introduction
19:00 – Ray Youssef captured
20:50 – Stepped down from NoOnes.com
30:15 – Is decentralization the goal?
34:45 – Ray banned from Bitcoin conferences
38:15 – Ray is building a video game
43:20 – Goethe’s ‘Faust’
50:03 – Testosterone as critical for comprehending the truth


Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio