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Issue 46 – Checkmate, crypto
Season 2 Episode 5
Cheating chess-players, cursed mansions, and more defi centralization. Originally published on December 15, 2023.
2 years, 7 months ago
Issue 45 – I'm the director now
Season 2 Episode 4
Rising bitcoin prices bring echoes of the crypto mania from years past, and an ambitious hacker decides to manifest a new job for themselves. Origina…
2 years, 7 months ago
Effective obfuscation
Season 2 Episode 3
Silicon Valley's "effective altruism" and "effective accelerationism" only give a thin philosophical veneer to the industry's same old impulses. Orig…
2 years, 7 months ago
Issue 44 – Four
Season 2 Episode 2
The Justice Department's interest in Binance isn't just "FUD" anymore. Originally published on November 21, 2023.
2 years, 7 months ago
Issue 43 – Laser eyes
Season 2 Episode 1
Two crypto firms emerge from bankruptcy, and a Bored Ape party turns out even worse than it sounds. Originally published on November 9, 2023.
2 years, 7 months ago
The stones left unturned in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
Season 1 Episode 18
From billions of mysterious Tethers to the apparent identity theft of Thai sex workers, many questions remain about what happened at Bankman-Fried's …
2 years, 7 months ago
Sam Bankman-Fried: guilty on all charges
Season 1 Episode 17
Jurors spent less than five hours deliberating before returning the verdict. Originally published on November 2, 2023.
2 years, 7 months ago
The FTX trial, days 15–16: Sam Bankman-Fried doesn't recall
Season 1 Episode 16
Bankman-Fried comes off as sullen and cagey in his cross-examination in front of the jury. Originally published on November 1, 2023.
2 years, 7 months ago
The FTX trial, day fourteen: Same events, new stories
Season 1 Episode 15
Taking the stand before the jury for the first time, Sam Bankman-Fried recounts familiar events we've heard described by previous witnesses, but give…
2 years, 7 months ago
The FTX trial, day thirteen: Sam Bankman-Fried gets a dress rehearsal
Season 1 Episode 14
After a few other brief witnesses, it was time for the main event — or, at least, a preview of it. Originally published on October 29, 2023.
2 years, 7 months ago