Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the history of utopian crypto cities, and the many ways in which they fail.
Category: Fraud
Innovated: Blockchain City Episode 4
Cas Piancey and I are very excited to launch our new long-form investigative show Innovated. This series will take a look at Blockchains LLC and Jeffrey Berns plan to build a blockchain enabled smart city in the desert. It's a wild story involving brothels, lawsuits, sexual harassment, and company towns.
Episode 57 — Ukraine and Russia and What it Means for Cryptocurrencies — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what it means for cryptocurrencies, and whether cryptocurrencies are effective to avoid sanctions.
Episode 56 — This Man Murders Scams (Feat. ZachXBT) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by the Batman of crypto twitter, ZachXBT to discuss his work investigating and busting scams and frauds.
My First Appearance on the Law of Code Podcast
I was recently lucky enough to go on the Law of Code podcast to discuss my philosophy on crypto, my history of how I got into crypto, and what the heck is happening with Tether and Bitfinex.
Innovated: Blockchain City Episodes 1-3
Cas Piancey and I are very excited to launch our new long-form investigative show Innovated. This series will take a look at Blockchains LLC and Jeffrey Berns plan to build a blockchain enabled smart city in the desert. It's a wild story involving brothels, lawsuits, sexual harassment, and company towns.
Episode 55 — Company Towns – Past, Present, and Future (feat: Dr. Ángela Vergara) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Dr. Ángela Vergara, author of ‘Company Towns in the Americas’, to discuss company towns, why they’re exploitive, and what happens when they fail.
Episode 54 — Web3 is Wonky (Feat. Molly White) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Web3isGoingGreat maintainer Molly White to discuss the many ways that Web3 is not going great.
Episode 53 — The Verification Scam, How it Works, and Why it’s Everywhere — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss how compromised verified accounts on Twitter are being used to shill the worst cryptocurrency and NFT projects.
Episode 52 — Inflation, the Federal Reserve, and Bitcoin (feat. Mike Green) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Mike Green to discuss Bitcoin, the Federal Reserve, and inflation
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