Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the impact of the President's Working Group Report on Stablecoins and the outsized influence Tether appeared to have.
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Episode 32 — Tracking Tether and Working on Ethereum Layer 2 (with Daniel Goldman) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Daniel Goldman to discuss Arbitrum, Lightning, Layer-2's, and tracking Tether.
Episode 31 — Decentralization and Tribalism (featuring Oliver Beige) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/10/24/episode-31-decentralization-and-tribalism-featuring-oliver-beige/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/C_oQi_tNvwg In this episode Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Oliver Beige an industrial engineer turned economist who’s work in understanding the structure of networks helps provide an insight into crypto tribalism and crypto networks. AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed
My Appearance on NFT QT
I recently appeared on the NFT QT podcast to discuss my thoughts on NFTs and NFT coins. I specifically discuss my worries about scams, securities, and some things I find meaningless. Full show notes. https://feeds.simplecast.com/xCQr3ykc AppleOvercastGoogle
Episode 30 — Taiwan and Tether (with Sam Reynolds) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Sam Reynolds to discuss the importance of Taiwan to the Tether story
Episode 29 — The Pandora Papers — Crypto Critics’ Corner
https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/10/09/episode-29-the-pandora-papers/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mEgKTXnTWY In this episode Cas and I discuss the Pandora Papers, why they are important, what has been revealed, and most importantly why this type of journalism is so valuable and so important. AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed
Episode 28 — Liberty Reserve: The First Stablecoin — Crypto Critics’ Corner
https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/10/04/episode-28-liberty-reserve-the-first-stablecoin/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/Fim-939Cbxg In this episode Cas and I discuss what we call the ‘first stablecoin’ Liberty Reserve. Liberty Reserve was a digital representation of a dollar that was marketed based on its censorship resistance that was frequently used for illicit acts and was shut down thanks to massive cooperation between regulators and law enforcement. … Continue reading Episode 28 — Liberty Reserve: The First Stablecoin — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Episode 27 — Evergrande with David Z Morris — Crypto Critics’ Corner
https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/09/28/episode-27-evergrande-with-david-z-morris/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/IFAQhAvO6F0 In this episode Cas and I are joined by David Z Morris of Coindesk to discuss some of the oddities surrounding the current situation with Evergrande in China. AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed You can find David’s Twitter here, his Substack here, and his book here.
Episode 26 — Cryptocurrency Lending is Too Good to Believe — Crypto Critics’ Corner
https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/09/13/episode-26-cryptocurrency-lending-is-too-good-to-believe/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/A_Sj_ZrlyLs In this episode Cas and I discuss the problems with cryptocurrency lending companies including BlockFi, Celsius, and Nexo. They are marketed as risk-free while actually you take on significant counterparty risk. AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed
Episode 25 — Remembering Fraud: WorldCom — Crypto Critics’ Corner
https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/09/06/episode-25-remembering-fraud-worldcom/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/2kJWvqV6YQo In this episode Cas and I discuss one of the biggest corporate frauds ever: WorldCom. WorldCom was a telecommunications company that used mergers and acquisitions to grow and accounting fraud to stay profitable. You can read Cas’ article on it here. AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed