Posted on 02/06/2026 12:17:02 PM PST by Bobbyvotes
"Foundation For Freedom Online" founder Mike Benz tells Benny Johnson that the best way to understand both Jeffrey Epstein's criminal network and bitcoin is as methods for money laundering used by and for intelligence agencies.
"If Venezuelan counterintelligence sees money hit your bank account from a U.S. source or a U.S. bank, they treat it as a CIA intervention and arrest anyone who receives it," Benz explained. "So what the mystery U.S. government agency came up with was the idea to use stablecoins — the undergirding architecture of Bitcoin — to launder money into Venezuela without the Venezuelan government being able to stop it, by airdropping crypto to people’s phones. That money never touched the Venezuelan state banking system."
"While plucky libertarians think this is about peer-to-peer transactions and cutting out banks, that’s not how Bitcoin is used — not 99% of it. It’s not retail, and it never will be," Benz said. "With BCCI, one of the reasons it collapsed — the CIA’s bank — was that when regulators started asking questions, people at branches in Luxembourg, London, Switzerland, Pakistan said: The CIA was in here. They told me to do it."
"Nobody can squeal when you’re setting up a crypto account instead of a bank branch relationship. You keep the circle of trust very small, with far less risk exposure during an investigation."
Benny Johnson asked Benz about a viral clip of Dan Pena saying bitcoin "will go to zero" when the public learns where it really came from:
BENNY JOHNSON: Do you believe Jeffrey Epstein invented Bitcoin?
MIKE BENZ: Hello?!
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MIKE BENZ: Hello?!
I am on record saying that both Bitcoin and Jeffrey Epstein, the main way to understand them is the money laundering role.
I said it was the U.S. Treasury who had the interest in Bitcoin for dollar dominance and these things. And who’s Larry Summers, the head of the U.S. Treasury?
BENNY JOHNSON: I mean, it’s right here. You can read it. Mike is right again, proven right this week, I guess, in black and white from Jeffrey Epstein. So what do you think? Is that why there’s a lot of instability in this asset?
MIKE BENZ: Yeah. Because it’s not like a steady flow of — these things don’t work on a schedule where, like, every week we do a new op, and we give a set annuity to our rebel groups on the ground in Venezuela.
I mean, think about this. See if you can pull this up on screen: Circle’s partnership with the U.S. government for stablecoins — for stablecoin work to support Venezuela. Check this out. It’s from a couple of years ago.
Now, George Soros is a major investor in another banker, a financial-class guy tightly tied to intelligence services and statecraft, and bankers who run a fund just like Jeffrey Epstein. If not, you can find it on my X profile — just do a local search.
Now, what happened was there was another stablecoin company that, until Circle, was really the only player in the space. But that company is something of a Wild West. Circle was created to be a government-regulated stablecoin — formerly government-regulated — not just a pure private company. It’s a private company, but it has all these regulatory handcuffs on it.
Circle struck a deal with the Biden administration. And when the person at Circle made this announcement and spoke to the press, they refused to say which agency in the U.S. government they held the partnership with. That alone tells you something. If I can’t tell you what the agency is, it’s either the CIA or an agency that knows this is for CIA purposes.
Now, what this was — and see if you can find the Venezuela one so you don’t have to take my word for it, “Circle Venezuela.”
What happened was we’ve been trying to regime-change Venezuela for a very long time. If you remember, the first Trump administration tried to capture Maduro — and failed.
But we have this faction of U.S.-aligned political-military groups on the ground. The problem is it’s really hard to fund them, to capacity-build them to go against the Venezuelan government, because you can’t get money into Venezuela through the Venezuelan state banking system. If Venezuelan counterintelligence sees money hit your bank account from a U.S. source or a U.S. bank, they treat it as a CIA intervention and arrest anyone who receives it.
So what the mystery U.S. government agency came up with was the idea to use stablecoins — the undergirding architecture of Bitcoin — to launder money into Venezuela without the Venezuelan government being able to stop it, by airdropping crypto to people’s phones. That money never touched the Venezuelan state banking system.
While plucky libertarians talk about how the purpose of cryptocurrency is to cut out the middleman, go ahead and scroll — it’s a hilarious article — you’ll see Circle partners with Juan Guaidó.
Pause right there. It says, “Through a collaboration with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, led by President-elect Juan Guaidó.” Juan Guaidó was the CIA-backed figure that Silvercorp had the contract with — a $1.5 million retainer to capture Maduro and a $220 million success fee if they successfully installed Juan Guaidó.
So this is not money to Venezuelans. This is money that only goes to the Juan Guaidó faction at the time of this partnership. They can micro-target the money rather than run an aid program. They can run it directly to rebel groups on their phones — the ones backed by the CIA — without cutting through the Venezuelan state banking system.
While plucky libertarians think this is about peer-to-peer transactions and cutting out banks, that’s not how Bitcoin is used — not 99% of it. It’s not retail, and it never will be.
If I want to buy a banana from you and cut out the bank, intelligence agencies — CIA, Israeli intelligence, British intelligence, Saudi intelligence — they have a need to cut out the bank to run money to rebel groups, drug dealers, criminals, bribes. This is elite money laundering at scale, with precision and far less downside risk.
With BCCI, one of the reasons it collapsed — the CIA’s bank — was that when regulators started asking questions, people at branches in Luxembourg, London, Switzerland, Pakistan said, “The CIA was in here. They told me to do it.”
Nobody can squeal when you’re setting up a crypto account instead of a bank branch relationship. You keep the circle of trust very small, with far less risk exposure during an investigation.
Finally! My hunch about Bitcoin is backed up by Mike Benz.
Mike Benz and Benny Johnson are both full of crap, FYI. Caught is many lies.
Why you think you have superior knowledge than Mike Benz or Benny Johnson? Are you a well-known authority in financial circles?
Spooky use of bitcoin is just another way around government control, just like using cash or gold instead of checks or credit cards.
Spooks are not the only or even the major users of stablecoins. It is anyone who does not want their financial transactions tracked, who does not want their finances subject to government control and confiscation at any time.
Yes, a lot of those people are criminals and spies. There area a lot of freedom seekers there as well.
Makes perfect sense. Next time a traffic cop stops me, I should offer some crypto coins instead of cash.
Yes, a lot of those people are criminals and spies.”
And they use cold, hard cash. hundred dollar bills. Not BTC.
Cash is common and useful.
Bitcoin has lots of advantages.
Easy to move across borders. Hard to find with a physical search.
Does not rot.
Plenty of disadvantages too.
You might receive it anonymously, but good luck spending it anonymously.
Exactly.
For starters if you want to launder money you don't use a permanent, transparent global ledger. You use something untraceable. This guy is just throwing out random words, "Soros" "Epstein" etc. without any evidence or reference to reality, for the low-IQ crowd that slobbers and barks when those names are mentioned. The funny thing is they think they are fighting conspiracy and manipulation, when they are the ones being manipulated.
Why is BTC dropping faster than a meteor? You seem knowledgeable. Waiting for your explanation.
I've been in crypto since the start of 2014, and it is downright weird how predictable it is across a ~4 year bitcoin halving cycle. (Actually a little less than 4 years due to front-running and the fact that the block time averages <10 minutes due to hashrate growth, but I digress).
At the end of 2013, 2017, and then a few months earlier in 2021 and 2025 Bitcoin peaked after dramatic growth. Then it predictably crashes, going downhill to a final blood-in-the-streets capitulation about six months after the high. And here we are, right on schedule. If the pattern holds, I expect it will bounce back up into the 70-80K range and just sort of flatline for a couple months. After that a new cycle of growth will slowly gain steam. Or maybe not so slowly if front-running is significant. I can't believe this pattern will hold forever.
I had a non-crypto friend text me after the crash yesterday asking if this was a good time to start investing. You can imagine my response.
Nakamoto created BTC to harness the underutilized capital of Chinese people under dictatorial marxist rule.
seems like lately, inserting the word “epstein” in headlines, regardless of the actual subject, is the new method for clickbaiting ...
Wait until he hears about the “public ledger” feature of Bitcoin’s blockchain.
Every transaction is out there for the world to see.
I listened to this guy on Rogan. He was literally the worst radio interview I’ve heard in a long time. He cannot finish a sentence before moving to another thought. His brain must be a very busy place.
Sam Bankman-Fried was using crypto as a money laundering tool to try to avoid campaign financing rules for funding Dims.
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Interesting. Thanks for posting.
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