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Jul 1, 2023 • 1h 10min

Prime Trust, TrueUSD, and Offshore Finance (Feat. Jonathan Reiter and Patrick Tan)

Today Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Jonathan Reiter and Patrick Tan of ChainArgos to discuss Prime Trust, TrueUSD, stablecoins, and offshore finance. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
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Jun 16, 2023 • 53min

How to attack Bitcoin (Feat. Micah Warren)

Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Dr. Micah Warren, a professor of mathematics, to discuss the game theory of Bitcoin and what it means for the security of Bitcoin. This episode was recorded on June 8th, 2023.
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Jun 12, 2023 • 23min

Bennett and Cas at Consensus 2023: How to Spot a Scam

Today we present the panel that we were featured on at Consensus, entitled "How to Spot a Scam." The panel was hosted by David Z. Morris of CoinDesk and features former Terraform Labs employee Hyungsuk Kang.
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Jun 9, 2023 • 48min

Binance, Coinbase, and the SEC (Featuring Mike Burgersburg of Dirty Bubble Media)

Today Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined - yet again! - by Mike Burgersburg of Dirty Bubble Media to discuss the recent lawsuits brought against Binance and Coinbase by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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May 4, 2023 • 1h 2min

Crypto Critics Cope at Consensus Conference

Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss their takeaways from Consensus 2023, the recent cryptocurrency conference put on by CoinDesk. This video was recorded on April 30th, 2023.
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Apr 12, 2023 • 1h 7min

The FDIC, Infinite Insurance, and Moral Hazards (Feat. Rohan Grey)

Today Bennett and Cas are joined by Rohan Grey to discuss how the government could provide unlimited deposit insurance against banks collapsing. This episode was recorded on March 15th, 2023.
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Apr 7, 2023 • 1h 41min

The Whistleblower Who Exposed WorldCom (feat. Cynthia Cooper & Daren Firestone)

Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Cynthia Cooper and Daren Firestone to discuss the history of one of the largest corporate frauds ever, Worldcom, and what it means to be a whistleblower. This video was recorded on October 13th, 2022. Additional resources: Cooper Group http://www.coopergroupllc.com/index.php Extraordinary Circumstances https://a.co/d/9O4C9Vz Levy Firestone Muse https://www.levyfirestone.com/ cryptowhistleblower.com https://cryptowhistleblower.com/ Cynthia Cooper's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiaco... Daren Firestone Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/daren-fir...
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Apr 4, 2023 • 38min

Binance in Trouble (streamed live on March 27th, 2023)

Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss the lawsuit filed against Binance and Changpeng Zhao by the CFTC. This video was streamed live on March 27th, 2023. Additional resources: Complaint https://www.cftc.gov/media/8351/%20en... Coverage of the complaint https://protos.com/cftc-lawsuit-again...
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Apr 3, 2023 • 48min

SEC sues Justin Sun, Coinbase, Celebrities; also Do Kwon arrested (recorded on March 23rd)

Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss the lawsuit filed against Justin Sun alleging that Tron and BitTorrent token were illegal securities and that he engaged in market manipulation. We also discuss the celebrities implicated in the promotion of these tokens including: - Logan Paul - Lindsay Lohan - Lil Yachty - Ne-Yo - Akon - Soulja Boy - Austin Mahone - Kendra Lust This episode was recorded on March 23rd, 2023
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Mar 16, 2023 • 47min

Toilet Apes and other NFT Exploitation (Feat. Ed Zitron)

Bennett Tomlin  and Cas Piancey are joined by Ed Zitron to discuss NFTs and why they became popular and why they are so empty. This episode was recorded on February 1st, 2022.

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