

Crypto Critics' Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin
Bennett and Cas discuss historical moments in the cryptocurrency and finance industries, focusing on frauds, hacks, exit scams, and other malfeasance.
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Aug 13, 2022 • 33min
Coinbase and Kraken Facing Regulatory Actions
Today Bennett and Cas are talking about recent moves by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) to slow down token listings and perhaps even fundamentally alter the business models of every cryptocurrency exchange located in the United States.
Episode recorded on July 28th, 2022.

Aug 2, 2022 • 1h 2min
Sex, Lies, and Ponzinomics: Marketing in Cryptocurrency (Feat. Adam Singer)
Today Bennett and Cas are joined by marketing executive and substack writer Adam Singer to discuss all the issues and problems clearly visible and at the forefront of cryptocurrency companies.
Follow Adam on Twitter @AdamSinger or read his Substack.
This episode was recorded on Tuesday, July 12th, and produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jul 25, 2022 • 29min
A Tether Update
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss how Tether has been composing itself over the last several months.
Interview with Paolo Ardoino with Dierdre Bosa: https://twitter.com/CNBCTechCheck/status/1545472707374071808
This episode was recorded on July 10th, 2022 and produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jul 20, 2022 • 39min
The Dogecoin Joke (Feat. Jackson Palmer)
Today Bennett and Cas are joined by Jackson Palmer, co-founder of Dogecoin and host of the Griftonomics podcast. We talk about how Doge flew off the rails, why Jackson has taken a few social media hiatuses, and why he's back and talking about cryptocurrency grifts and scams more than ever before.
Follow Jackson on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ummjackson
This episode was recorded on July 10th and produced by Griffin Davis.

Jul 14, 2022 • 38min
Celsius Network: a Pyramid of Ponzis
Today Bennett and Cas talk about a civil suit brought by a former contracted employee of Celsius Network against the entity itself claiming that Celsius Network has, effectively, been run as a Ponzi scheme (and doesn't have the funds to pay back its debts).
This episode was recorded on July 7th (before Celsius Network filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection) and was produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jul 8, 2022 • 39min
Cryptocurrency Criticism in a Bear Market (Feat. Molly White)
Today Bennett and Cas are joined again by Molly White, the single best archivist of web3 fraud (on her website https://web3isgoinggreat.com/), to discuss the difference between criticism during a bull market and a bear market as well as a host of other topics.
This episode was recorded on June 16th and produced by Asher Hirsch.
Follow Molly White on Twitter @Molly0xFFF

Jul 1, 2022 • 25min
Contagions and Cascading Liquidations in Cryptocurrency
Bennett and Cas discuss the risk of contagion in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and how the leverage between lenders and trading firms contribute.
This episode was recorded on June 16th, 2022 and produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jun 23, 2022 • 1h 7min
NFTs, Frauds, and Algorithmic Stablecoins (Feat. Mark Cuban)
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, to discuss NFTs, the proliferations of fraud, and whether or not algorithmic stablecoins are viable.
Follow Mark on Twitter @mcuban.
This episode was recorded on Tuesday, June 7th, 2022, and produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jun 19, 2022 • 46min
Bitcoin ETFs, the SEC, and Regulatory Clarity (Feat. James Seyffart)
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by James Seyffart to discuss what has prevented a spot Bitcoin ETF, and what things may make it easier for that to finally happen.
This episode was recorded on May 23rd, 2022 and produced by Griffin Davis.

Jun 17, 2022 • 25min
New NFT Usecase Discovered, and it's Insider Trading
Today Bennett and Cas discuss the recent Southern District of New York move to charge a former OpenSea employee, Nathaniel Chastain, with wire fraud and money laundering charges related to insider trading.
This episode was recorded on June 5th and produced by Griffin Davis.