Epstein Files EXPOSED: CIA Black Ops, Money Crimes & Bitcoin's Rise

In this episode of Coin Stories, Natalie Brunell sits down with Mike Benz, Executive Director of FFO: the Foundation For Freedom Online, about the rise of digital censorship, the intelligence industrial complex, and how the Jeffrey Epstein case exposes deeper ties between intelligence agencies, organized crime networks, and elite power grabs.

Natalie and Mike explore the global rise of financial surveillance and Bitcoin’s role in defending digital freedom. As Bitcoin hits new all-time highs, they discuss whether decentralized money threatens centralized control and restores individual sovereignty.

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In this episode, you'll learn:
- How state-sponsored censorship operates in the digital age
- The latest on the Jeffrey Epstein case and why we're not getting accountability
- The role of intelligence agencies in online narrative enforcement
- Why Bitcoin is a tool for resistance in an age of increasing digital tyranny
- What rising Bitcoin prices signal about the global demand for monetary sovereignty

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*IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE*
00:00 Mike Benz Exposes Censorship and Digital Control
2:30 Why Americans Still Trust Government Propaganda
4:34 Jeffrey Epstein: What the Media Won’t Say
7:28 Gemini Orange Bitcoin Credit Card
8:00 Bitwise
8:29 Ledn Bitcoin-backed Loans
8:49 Why Jeffrey Epstein’s Network Still Matters
18:11 No Transparency, No Accountability in Washington
34:17 Casa Business
34:48 Bitkey
35:08 The Bitcoin Way
35:30 Speed.app
35:46 President Trump Avoids Epstein Questions
37:52 Can We Hold Elites Accountable?
46:47 Bitcoin and the Collapse of Money
48:18 Bitcoin’s Institutional Capture—Should We Worry?
49:34 Stablecoins: Centralized Coins, Centralized Power?
52:04 Narrative Warfare: “Bullish on Bullsh*t”
58:54 Trojan Horse? Stablecoins Under Scrutiny
1:04:54 How States Use Money for Control

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Natalie Brunell’s website https://www.talkingbitcoin.com/
Foundation for Freedom Online https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/

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Producer: Aron Bender https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/
Editor: Silas Foley

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