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Issue 74 – Stop asking me questions like “where does the yield come from”
Season 3 Episode 3
Regulators and lawmakers eagerly prepare to abdicate any last traces of interest in the wellbeing of everyday Americans as they suck up to the powerf…
1 year, 2 months ago
Issue 73 – Degen volunteer fire brigade
Season 3 Episode 2
Terra founder Do Kwon is finally extradited, the CFPB proposes crypto consumer protections, and Polymarket reaches new lows. Originally published on …
1 year, 2 months ago
Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
Season 3 Episode 1
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and ope…
1 year, 2 months ago
Not just one bad apple: FTX's practices were business as usual in crypto
Season 2 Episode 54
Adversary cases from the FTX collapse further expose how crypto companies do business: with secret acquisitions of “grey area” businesses, buying inf…
1 year, 3 months ago
Issue 72 – A seat at the table
Season 2 Episode 53
The SEC is still busy even though it may soon be undermined, crypto industry capture of government continues to worsen, and several media outlets bot…
1 year, 3 months ago
Issue 71 – (Crypto) banks are not your friends
Season 2 Episode 52
Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty to fraud, some Tornado Cash sanctions are overturned, and billionaires complain about “debanking”. Originally p…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Cryptocurrency Industry's Unprecedented Election Spending
Season 2 Episode 51
The cryptocurrency industry spent almost $200 million to influence the outcomes of the 2024 United States elections. This unprecedented degree of cor…
1 year, 4 months ago
Issue 70 – The Cryptocurrency States of America
Season 2 Episode 50
Crypto’s efforts to buy the 2024 elections paid off, and we’re in for a bumpy ride. Originally posted on November 15, 2024.
1 year, 4 months ago
Wind the clock
Season 2 Episode 49
A message to those asking “what do I do now?” Originally published on November 8, 2024.
1 year, 4 months ago
Issue 69 – Nice
Season 2 Episode 48
Coinbase threatens me that continuing to report on their activities would be “.... unwise”. Also, election spending hits a fever pitch, with several …
1 year, 4 months ago