Category: Cryptocurrency
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Episode 94 – A Tale of Two Ponzis: Celsius and Luna, Alex Mashinsky and Do Kwon
Today Bennett and Cas discuss the best of times and the worst of times for two enormous Ponzi scemes: Celsius – a now bankrupt cryptocurrency lender – and Luna – an algorithmic stablecoin ecosystem once valued at nearly $60 billion, and the two individuals who ultimately led them to their downfalls: Alex Mashinsky and Do…
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Episode 93 – Saylor’s Strategy – A MicroTragedy
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss Michael Saylor’s past and present.
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Episode 92 – Journshillism (feat. Nikhilesh De)
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Coindesk journalist Nikhilesh De to discuss journalism in cryptocurrency.
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Episode 91 – The Good, The Bad, and The Bukele (feat. Frank Muci)
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by economist Frank Muci to discuss the challenging economic situation in El Salvador.
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Episode 90 – Draconian Financial Regulation and the Argument for Tether (feat. Boaz Sobrado)
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by fintech Analyst Boaz Sobrada to discuss financial deplatforming, sanctions, and Tether.
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Episode 89 – Regulators Investigate Coinbase and Kraken
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss the recent indictment of a Coinbase manager for insider trading, and reports that the SEC is investigating Coinbase for listing unregistered securities and Kraken for helping people evade sanctions.
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Episode 88 – Sex, Lies, and Ponzinomics (feat. Adam Singer)
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Adam Singer to discuss how to responsibly market and what that looks like in crypto.
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Episode 87 – Tether Update
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey provide an update on what Tether has been up to for the last several months.
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Episode 86 – The Dogecoin Joke (featuring Jackson Palmer)
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss a lawsuit against Celsius Networks by a former trader accusing them of being a Ponzi scheme.
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Episode 85 – Celsius Network: A Pyramid of Ponzis
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss a lawsuit against Celsius Networks by a former trader accusing them of being a Ponzi scheme.
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