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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 134 – Can crypto companies get bank accounts?
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the challenges for cryptocurrency companies trying to get banking.
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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.
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Episode 132 – NFTs are Securities
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the recent SEC lawsuits against Impact Theory and Stoner Cats. Both were NFT media projects that to different extents promised rewards to investors and have now settled with the SEC.
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Episode 131 – Elon Musk’s ESG Con (feat. Eric Roesch the ESGHound)
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Eric Roesch to discuss Elon Musk’s relationship to regulation and what the best form of regulations are.
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Episode 130 – Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents were in on it
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the alleged role of Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman in FTX and Alameda Research. We discuss the millions of dollars in donations to Stanford, the $16 million mansion they were gifted, and the $10 million gift they received.
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Episode 129 – Circle is losing to Tether (feat. Leo Schwartz)
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Leo Schwartz to discuss his recent coverage of the evolution of Circle, USDC, and what it means for stablecoins.
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