The Crypto Vigilante Podcast

Be First, Be Private

What up, Vigilantes. Let me tell you something straight up. The real adoption, the kind that actually matters, isn't happening on crypto Twitter or in Silicon Valley boardrooms. It's moving through the cracks. People you've never heard of. Farmers. Medics. Refugees. Off-grid builders. They're not chasing pumps. They're fighting for autonomy. Because paying rent or buying medicine shouldn't mean surrendering your life to a ledger owned by governments and algorithms. I've seen it firsthand. Coffee farmers in Guatemala avoiding cartel tracing with private money. Communities in South America banking without surveillance. This isn't speculation, dude. This is survival. Watch on: Odysee [https://ody.sh/jQsKZHBOHk] | YouTube [https://youtu.be/YwtqgLccVJA] | X [https://x.com/VigilanteCrypto/status/2037340426697351304] | Rumble [https://rumble.com/v77o6ru-be-first-be-privatge.html] | Bitchute [https://www.bitchute.com/video/jcVtEzEMWbh7/]  Monero is not just a coin. It is a culture. It was built with free and open-source software, privacy by default, and resistance to coercion. It's hands down the most important project in all of crypto. This is the alpha you need to survive technocracy [https://cryptovigilante.io/2024/09/21/monero-talk-privacy-as-the-top-on-chain-alpha-video/] and withstand the heat. Those all-time highs weren't driven by freedom lovers. That was Zcash hype and Silicon Valley whispering false promises about optional privacy. Optional privacy is no privacy at all. If you have to ask for permission to be private, you're not private. You're a product waiting to be data-mined. The real momentum is underground, it's in Pirate Chain. No trusted setup. No backdoor. No point of compromise. It's the fortress. The fallback. The redundancy you need when anything else fails under pressure. Again, this is How Crypto, Privacy, and Agorism Win the Future [https://cryptovigilante.io/2025/02/06/how-crypto-privacy-and-agorism-win-the-future-video/]. By the way, for those actually committed to winning the future, we've opened up the Vigilante Insiders Club for a limited time. Don't hesitate to join, as it won't be open long… You can join the Vigilante Insiders Club (VIC) here: https://CryptoVigilante.io/vic [https://CryptoVigilante.io/vic] [https://cryptovigilante.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/TCV-Videos-Social-Media-2026-03-27-01.40.08-1-1024x571.jpeg]https://CryptoVigilante.io/vic I don't put all my faith in one chain. I run nodes. I run backups. Two mattresses, two internet lines. If you don't have redundancy in your freedom tech, you don't have freedom. Privacy isn't a product. It's not a line item on a balance sheet. It's oxygen. You grow it like soil — you don't trade it away. Don't wait until the silence of the jungle is the only privacy you have left. [https://cryptovigilante.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/01/image.png] Follow me on X @VamosVigilante [https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=vamosvigilante] Want to be on the pulse of crypto? Access our exclusive portfolio, insider reports, full archive of monthly newsletters, real-time market updates, buy/sell alerts, and private community chat and get instant access to the latest issue of our monthly newsletter… Subscribe now! [https://cryptovigilante.io/subscribe] FREE “Crypto 101” Video Training – Watch Our Millionaire Crypto Analyst Reveal the Exact Crypto Wallet Setup He Wished He Had When Starting Out: https://CryptoVigilante.io/crypto101 [https://cryptovigilante.io/crypto101] TCV Summit: “What Matters Most in Crypto” | https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/checkout/what-matters-most [https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/checkout/what-matters-most] ⬅ [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2b05.png] Replay videos available! The Crypto Vigilante (Follow on All Socials [https://help.dollarvigilante.com/article/98-official-tdv-sites-and-social-media]) The post Be First, Be Private [https://cryptovigilante.io/2026/03/26/be-first-be-private/] appeared first on The Crypto Vigilante [https://cryptovigilante.io].

Junior Mining Stocks: The Crypto-Like Gold Rush Happening Right Now

What up Vigilantes? I sat down to talk with Mike Benke from The Dollar Vigilante and here's the truth: Digital tokens can be useless when the power goes out. Real assets endure. This is why the smart money is fleeing code for core samples. I’ve been warning you about the bifurcation for years. The system is reaching a pressure point, and when it snaps, the digital hallucination is going to dissolve. You can’t eat a server farm. You can’t hide behind a firewall. When the grid flickers out, the only thing that matters is what you can hold in your hand and the ground beneath your feet. This is the return to reality. While the masses obsess over smart dust and neural interfaces, the real wealth transfer is happening underground. Forget the metaverse. We are talking about copper. We are talking about gold. We are talking about silver. These aren’t just shiny metals; they are the elements of survival. Code requires electricity to have value. Rock? Rock just is. It doesn't need an update. It doesn't need a firmware patch. It endures. Junior miners are the altcoins of the physical world. Watch on: Odysee [https://ody.sh/EY2qXWRzFa] | YouTube [https://youtu.be/Cr1z39jags4] | X [https://x.com/VigilanteCrypto/status/2040248882106343922] | Rumble [https://rumble.com/v78137a-junior-mining-stocks-the-crypto-like-gold-rush-happening-right-now.html] | Bitchute [https://www.bitchute.com/video/Fo3HKVsupTRb/]  But there is a massive difference these crypto-natives don't understand yet. These exploration companies don't produce a single ounce of metal most of the time. They don't need profits to explode. They run on potential. It’s the exact same mechanism as early crypto; value based on future utility. Except here, the utility isn't a token on a blockchain; it’s an assay report from a drill core. One hole changes everything. Mike Benke put it bluntly: “These exploration companies are very speculative. But the real winners? A 10x, a 100x in a few months or a year is entirely possible.” Sound familiar? It is exactly what happened with Bitcoin in 2013. It is what happened with Doge. The masses laughed then, and they are laughing now. They call it “digging in the dirt.” I call it the ultimate asymmetry. The numbers don't lie. Last year, our Dollar Vigilante investment portfolio was up 148%. Not the metals themselves, the stocks. Outpaced silver. Outpaced gold. Outpaced everything on Wall Street pretending to be a hedge against collapse. And our top performer? A staggering 240% in one year. Not a decade. One. We are still in the early innings. This is how you survive the system reset not just intact, but wealthy. You position yourself in assets that are physically real but mathematically mispriced. Once the world realizes the digital vault is empty, the rush for hard assets will be historic. You need to own the ground before the panic sets in. Don't wait for the power to go out to realize you don't own anything.  ---------------------------------------- [https://cryptovigilante.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/01/image.png] Follow me on X @VamosVigilante [https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=vamosvigilante] Want to be on the pulse of crypto? Access our exclusive portfolio, insider reports, full archive of monthly newsletters, real-time market updates, buy/sell alerts, and private community chat and get instant access to the latest issue of our monthly newsletter… Subscribe now! [https://cryptovigilante.io/subscribe] FREE “Crypto 101” Video Training – Watch Our Millionaire Crypto Analyst Reveal the Exact Crypto Wallet Setup He Wished He Had When Starting Out: https://CryptoVigilante.io/crypto101 [https://cryptovigilante.io/crypto101] TCV Summit: “What Matters Most in Crypto” | https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/checkout/what-matters-most [https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/checkout/what-matters-most] ⬅ [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2b05.png] Replay videos available! The Crypto Vigilante (Follow on All Socials [https://help.dollarvigilante.com/article/98-official-tdv-sites-and-social-media]) The post Junior Mining Stocks: The Crypto-Like Gold Rush Happening Right Now [https://cryptovigilante.io/2026/03/25/junior-mining-stocks-the-crypto-like-gold-rush-happening-right-now/] appeared first on The Crypto Vigilante [https://cryptovigilante.io].

Decentralized Solutions Are Coming

They buried it. Not with lies. With silence. While Big Tech leaks breathless white papers about “AI infrastructure” running on fragile, firewalled data centers, while Silicon Valley elite whisper about “the metaverse” and “ubiquitous computing,” a real, working, live network already achieved over a billion transactions per second. On a blockchain. Not Ethereum. Not Solana. Not some vaporware L2 built on sand and venture capital. Bitcoin SV. And before you roll your eyes, before the tribalism kicks in, before you regurgitate the FUD you've been fed for a decade, hear me out… Watch on: Odysee [https://ody.sh/9NRzbO6e7k] | YouTube [https://youtu.be/GshogRU8xZc] | X [https://x.com/VigilanteCrypto/status/2033988281700917509] | Rumble [https://rumble.com/v7783ye-decentralized-solutions-are-coming.html] | Bitchute [https://www.bitchute.com/video/Fr547iQwzMQd] | Vigilante.TV [https://vigilante.tv/w/g3RkMMLDK7eBN42kH7bzaq]  The truth is, guys, is that I see Bitcoin as a very valuable tool… We are in a world now where a blockchain, a Bitcoin blockchain can do a billion transactions per second. A billion. Not in a lab. Not simulated. Demonstrated. You don't hear about it because it shatters the narrative. It breaks the script. It proves that the original Bitcoin whitepaper wasn't a blueprint for a niche store of value. It was a plan for the internet's operating system. And if you think the world doesn't need that, just look outside. Look at what we're being fed: rage algorithms, deepfakes, surveillance capitalism, centralized gatekeepers deciding what's “true,” and AI that lies on command. We don't have an information problem. We have a truth problem. And the only solution isn't more censorship, more moderation, more technocrats in Palo Alto deciding what you get to see. It's Bitcoin, as Satoshi intended. Not the neutered, “lightning-layer-only” version that treats the blockchain like a high-fee settlement rail. Not the meme-heavy “decentralized finance” circus built on flimsy Layer 2s that collapse under stress. I'm talking about on-chain everything. Data written once, verified forever. Code that runs exactly as written. Storage that can't be seized. That's BSV. And it scales, not by offloading the hard work, but by doing the work. By embracing the original vision: a single, immutable, massively scalable ledger where every transaction, every file, every smart contract lives on chain. And when you have that, when you have permanence, everything changes. Imagine training AI not on scraped, manipulated, poisoned datasets from Big Tech servers, but on truth-verified data written directly to the blockchain. Immutable. Timestamped. Auditable. No more trusting OpenAI's opaque weights. No more guessing if your video was deepfaked. No more begging a platform for a “verified” badge. You prove it. Right there on the chain. And this isn't theoretical. Teams are already training AI on chain using BSV. They're building apps that run peer to peer without intermediaries. They're creating communication systems where your messages are encrypted, timestamped, and stored, not on WhatsApp's servers, but on a network no government can shut down. That's the world they don't want you to see. Because here's the dirty secret: Big Tech can't beat this. They can't even comprehend it. Oracle's multi-billion-dollar cloud? Just a centralized single point of failure. Apple's app store? A 30% tax and a kill switch. Facebook's “social graph”? A weaponized dopamine trap built on stolen attention. But on BSV? You store data decentrally, and if someone disputes it, you settle it on chain with cryptographic proof. You build apps that talk directly to each other, no Apple approval, no Google Play fees. You create identity systems where you own your history, your reputation, your existence, not Meta, not Google, not Coinbase. And the moment you start building there, when you realize you don't need their servers, their permissions, their lies, that's when you understand: This is the real disruption. Now, the critics will come. They always do. Even at TCV, the other analysts on my team disagree with me on this topic, but I feel it necessary to share what I personally believe to be true. Our diversity of opinions on this issue is valuable, because at TCV you have the unique opportunity to learn from multiple perspectives on this issue. “BSV is centralized,” some say. And to that I say: Show me a network under real load that can do what BSV does. Show me a so-called “decentralized” chain that processed a million TPS, let alone a billion. Show me an “L1” competitor that's not sacrificing security or decentralization to chase hype. Because here's the truth they'll never admit: utility breeds decentralization. Not ideology. Not Twitter polls. When developers start building real apps, when businesses start storing real data, when users start communicating without fear, the network becomes resilient. Miners compete. Nodes multiply. Infrastructure grows. It's not about purity tests. It's about what works. And if you're still clinging to a version of Bitcoin that can't scale, that treats transactions as luxury items, that outsources trust to unproven layers, you're not being “realistic.” You're being obsolete. You're choosing the old internet. The one that spies on you. The one that breaks when it needs to be trusted. The one that wants you helpless. They want you distracted. They want you addicted. They want you defeated. That's the real psyop, not some shadowy cabal, but the mind virus of resignation. “You can't fix it.” “It's too late.” “Just buy gold and hide.” No. There is a way out. And it's not hiding. It's building. On a protocol that doesn't ask permission. On a network that doesn't rely on trust. On a system that scales, all the way to a billion TPS and beyond. You want privacy? Start by understanding that real privacy comes from owning the data layer. It doesn't matter if your message is encrypted if the platform holding it can delete you. Check out why privacy matters in blockchain. It's not about secrecy. It's about sovereignty. You want freedom? Go back to the original Bitcoin whitepaper vision. Not the watered-down version sold by pundits. The real one. Where every node can validate everything. Where transactions are cheap, fast, and permanent. Where the chain does the work. This isn't nostalgia. This is progress. And the best part? You don't have to wait. The infrastructure is live. The tools are here. The transactions are flowing. So stop building on dying systems. Stop begging platforms for access. Stop pretending that “Web3” running on AWS is freedom. You're smarter than that. Come build on truth. On scale. On Bitcoin as it was meant to be. The billion-TPS internet isn't coming. It's already here. You just have to open your eyes. And then, build like your freedom depends on it. Because it does. [https://cryptovigilante.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/01/image.png] Follow me on X @VamosVigilante [https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=vamosvigilante] Want to be on the pulse of crypto? Access our exclusive portfolio, insider reports, full archive of monthly newsletters, real-time market updates, buy/sell alerts, and private community chat and get instant access to the latest issue of our monthly newsletter… Subscribe now! [https://cryptovigilante.io/subscribe] FREE “Crypto 101” Video Training – Watch Our Millionaire Crypto Analyst Reveal the Exact Crypto Wallet Setup He Wished He Had When Starting Out: https://CryptoVigilante.io/crypto101 [https://cryptovigilante.io/crypto101] TCV Summit: “What Matters Most in Crypto” | https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/checkout/what-matters-most [https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/checkout/what-matters-most] ⬅ [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2b05.png] Replay videos available! 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What Matters Most in Crypto with Paul Puey of Edge [VIDEO]

When I talk about what matters most in crypto, it’s easy to get lost in price charts, hype cycles, and the latest shiny coin that promises to change the world. But if you strip all that away, when you peel back the layers of noise and speculation, you’re left with the foundation—privacy and security. That’s why for years, without any affiliate deal or paid promotion, I’ve told people: download Edge Wallet. It’s what I recommend from the jump. Not because it’s trendy, but because it embodies the core values of crypto. Edge has consistently pushed the envelope on what real self-custody, privacy, and usability should look like. I sat down with Paul Puey, CEO of Edge, and the conversation was one of the most engaging I’ve had in a while. Paul is one of those builders who doesn’t just chase whatever gets the most headlines—he’s focused on the deeper infrastructure and philosophy that makes crypto worth defending in the first place. We discussed features like duress mode, which allows you to unlock a “decoy” account under pressure, keeping your real funds safe. In a world where physical threats are a reality for people holding crypto, this is more than a gimmick—it’s an essential tool. Paul also walked me through how Edge goes beyond just being a wallet. They’ve built integrated exchange functionality that connects you to multiple decentralized exchanges and privacy-respecting swap partners. You can literally disable every KYC exchange in the settings if you want to keep your trades fully peer-to-peer. For me, that’s a breath of fresh air in a space increasingly dominated by centralized intermediaries disguised as “wallets.”We also dove into the deeper game being played right now: how big banks and payment processors are trying to co-opt Bitcoin and crypto into their existing rails. MasterCard's push for carbon credit tracking through their system isn’t “innovation”—it’s authoritarian surveillance. The danger is that they’ll market these controls as “Bitcoin upgrades” when in reality they’re a step back into financial captivity. Watch Here: Watch on: Odysee [https://ody.sh/oNs6AAtXCF] | Rumble [https://rumble.com/v6xrnio-what-matters-most-in-crypto-with-paul-puey.html] | YouTube [https://youtu.be/EWA2I6ALyk8] | Twitter [https://x.com/VigilanteCrypto/status/1957637195306782965] | Vigilante.tv [https://vigilante.tv/w/9Has5pLVnkBCTon7xmiKnR] But here’s the good news: peer-to-peer tech will always outpace whatever they roll out. They can’t match the finality, efficiency, and censorship resistance of true blockchain-native transactions. That’s why it’s critical we keep building—and using—the tools that preserve these qualities. Paul’s vision goes beyond hodling. He seeks an open-source, censorship-resistant point-of-sale system that can rival Square and Clover, supporting both crypto and fiat. That’s the kind of thinking that brings us closer to an actual circular economy instead of just an investment fad. We even geeked out on the future of privacy-preserving stablecoins and Bitcoin’s programmability—topics that most “mainstream” crypto outlets won’t touch because they threaten entrenched interests. These are the conversations that matter. And that’s exactly why we’re bringing Paul to the TCV Summit [http://tcvsummit.com] on Friday, September 12th. The theme this year is What Matters Most in Crypto, and we’re assembling some of the sharpest minds and fiercest defenders of the original cypherpunk vision. This is your chance to get the unfiltered truth and the practical guidance you need to survive and thrive—not just during the dollar’s decline, but after the collapse of the old system entirely. If you care about privacy, self-custody, and building a future that doesn’t rely on the permission of corrupt gatekeepers, you need to be there. Reserve your spot now at TCVSummit.com [http://tcvsummit.com]. Peace, love, and anarchy, [https://cryptovigilante.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/01/image.png] Follow me on X @VamosVigilante [https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=vamosvigilante] Follow Paul on X @paullinator [https://x.com/paullinator] Want to be on the pulse of crypto? Access our exclusive portfolio, insider reports, full archive of monthly newsletters, real-time market updates, buy/sell alerts, and private community chat and get instant access to our new July newsletter… Subscribe now! 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Attack on XMR: The Truth About the 51% Attack on Monero They’re Not Telling You [VIDEO]

They said they took over Monero [https://cryptovigilante.io/2025/03/04/monero-pirate-chain-the-ultimate-shields-for-financial-privacy-video/]. They bragged about controlling the network. They claimed victory. But in my exclusive interview with TCV’s Mr. X & Cake Wallet’s [https://cakewallet.com/] Tuxsudo, we pull back the curtain — and the reality is very different. -Who’s really behind Qubic? -What’s their endgame? -And how close did they actually get to threatening Monero’s privacy? This isn’t just an interview.  It’s a wake-up call for every Monero supporter. Watch Here: Watch on: Odysee [https://ody.sh/uUWvDOb1eO] | Rumble [https://rumble.com/v6xl94e-attack-on-xmr-the-truth-about-the-51-attack-on-monero-theyre-not-telling-yo.html] | YouTube [https://youtu.be/QpN79JohaAY] | Twitter [https://x.com/VigilanteCrypto/status/1956203131697610922] | Vigilante.tv [https://vigilante.tv/w/ecXGniMRQaCw8mqabN3Gwt] Stay informed. Stay private. Stay Monero [https://cryptovigilante.io/2025/02/06/how-crypto-privacy-and-agorism-win-the-future-video/]. Peace, love, and anarchy, [https://cryptovigilante.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/01/image.png] Follow me on X @VamosVigilante [https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=vamosvigilante] Follow Mr. X on X @CryptAncap [https://x.com/CryptAncap] Follow Tuxsudo on X @tuxpizza [https://x.com/tuxpizza] Want to be on the pulse of crypto? Access our exclusive portfolio, insider reports, full archive of monthly newsletters, real-time market updates, buy/sell alerts, and private community chat and get instant access to our new July newsletter… Subscribe now! [https://cryptovigilante.io/subscribe] [https://cryptovigilante.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/08/TCV-Newsletter-July-Issue-1024x320.png] Millionaire Crypto Analyst Reveals the Exact Crypto Wallet Setup He Wished He Had When Starting Out: https://CryptoVigilante.io/crypto101 [https://cryptovigilante.io/crypto101] TCV Summit: Hardware Basics Edition | TCVsummit.com [https://cryptovigilante.io/hardwarebasics-2/] ⬅ [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2b05.png] Replay videos now available! The Crypto Vigilante (Follow on All Socials [https://help.dollarvigilante.com/article/98-official-tdv-sites-and-social-media]) [https://cryptovigilante.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/101-1-1024x320.png]https://cdn.cryptovigilante.io/oppg-cryptowallet?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=crypto-101&utm_content=video The post Attack on XMR: The Truth About the 51% Attack on Monero They’re Not Telling You [VIDEO] [https://cryptovigilante.io/2025/08/14/attack-on-xmr-the-truth-about-the-51-attack-on-monero-theyre-not-telling-you-video/] appeared first on The Crypto Vigilante [https://cryptovigilante.io].