Category: Cryptocurrency

• November 10, 2023

  Episode 142 – Sam Bankman-Fried Sent Himself to Prison (feat. Elizabeth Lopatto)

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Elizabeth Lopatto of The Verge to discuss the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried.
• November 7, 2023

  Episode 141 – The Weyrd and Wyld Story of Wyre

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss Wyre, a failed cryptocurrency payments processor which previously was serving Binance US.
• November 3, 2023

  Episode 140 – Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial is Going Great (feat. Molly White)

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Molly White to discuss Sam Bankman-Fried’s ongoing testimony.
• October 30, 2023

  Episode 139 – It’s so over: Sam Bankman-Fried testifies (feat. Sam Kessler)

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Sam Kessler of CoinDesk to discuss Sam Bankman-Fried’s ongoing testimony.
• October 26, 2023

  Episode 138 – Tweets, Trolls, and Superstars in the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial (feat. Katie Baker)

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Katie Baker of Ringer to discuss the ongoing trial of Sam Bankman-Fried and the role of social media, the cultural significance of the trial, and the effectiveness of the prosecution.
• October 23, 2023

  Episode 137 – SBF asked FTX’s lawyer to make up excuses for missing money (feat. Danny Nelson)

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Danny Nelson of CoinDesk to discuss the ongoing trial of Sam Bankman-Fried and the testimony of Nishad Singh and Can Sun.
• October 20, 2023

  Episode 136 – Moonstone Bank: FTX, Deltec, and the Mission to Move Millions

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss Farmington State Bank/Moonstone Bank, the Washington State bank that Alameda Research invested in.
• October 18, 2023

  Episode 135 – Caroline Ellison Takes the Stand: the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Week 2 (feat. Nikhilesh De)

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Nikhilesh De to discuss the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, and specifically the testimony of Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang.
• October 13, 2023

  Episode 134 – Can crypto companies get bank accounts?

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the challenges for cryptocurrency companies trying to get banking.
• October 9, 2023

  Episode 133 – Did Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Blow It? (feat. David Z. Morris)

  

  Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by David Z. Morris to discuss the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, and the testimony against him so far.