Ray Youssef on Why the U.S. Targeted Him for Growing the P2P Crypto Economy

March 6th, 2026

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TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, host Douglas Tuman interviews Ray Youssef, who recounts his dramatic arrest at a crypto conference and discusses the U.S. government’s case against him following his work building the peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace Paxful. Youssef argues that regulators targeted him for helping grow the global P2P crypto economy, describing secret indictments, compliance struggles, and what he views as an effort to criminalize decentralized financial tools.

The conversation explores the broader implications for cryptocurrency innovation, financial freedom, and privacy—especially within the Monero community—while also veering into Youssef’s personal philosophy, faith, and his belief that building alternative financial systems is key to resisting centralized control.

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