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.
My First Appearance on the Law of Code Podcast
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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 42 — Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, and the Future of VC (feat. Elizabeth Lopatto) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Elizabeth Lopatto of The Verge to discuss Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes
Episode 41 — Craig Steven wright is a Crier and a Flawed (Individual) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin rant and rave about ponzis
Episode 40 — The Silk Road, Bitcoin, and Ross (Featuring Nicholas Weaver) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin rant and rave about ponzis
Episode 39 —Fuck the SEC, all my friends hate the SEC — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin rant and rave about ponzis
Episode 38 — The World is a Ponzi, You Just Live in It — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin rant and rave about ponzis
Tether’s Executives are Deeply Conflicted
Let's start at the top (or more accurately at the figurehead): Jean Louis Van Der Velde, the CEO of both Bitfinex and Tether is also the executive director for a Hong Kong based Venture Capital Firm. (Archive) Giancarlo Devasini, the Chief Financial Officer for both Bitfinex and Tether, is a shareholder and director in BlueBit … Continue reading Tether’s Executives are Deeply Conflicted
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
Episode 23 — Binance: The Tai Chi Document — Crypto Critics’ Corner
https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/08/20/episode-23-binance-the-tai-chi-document/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss/ https://youtu.be/5BqhkZBUPfo In this episode Cas and I discuss the Binance Tai Chi documents. A leaked set of documents as reported on by Forbes, which detail Binance’s plan to Binance US as part of a strategy of regulatory arbitrage. AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed