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Cryptomania: Hype, Hope, and the Fall of a Billion-Dollar Fintech Empire

The Michael Shermer Show

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The Realities of Risk and Cryptocurrency Culture

This chapter examines utilitarian thought experiments and their implications in real life while questioning the simulation hypothesis. It also critiques the role of cryptocurrency, specifically FTX, as a catalyst for reckless financial behavior and the normalization of gambling culture.

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