#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power

Coffeezilla is a journalist and investigator on YouTube who exposes financial frauds, scams, and fake gurus. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:04) - Coffee

(08:13) - SBF and FTX

(22:54) - $8 billion

(32:01) - Evil vs incompetence

(41:57) - Key lessons from FTX collapse

(55:15) - Should SBF go to jail?

(1:03:02) - Role of influencers and celebrities

(1:07:30) - How FTX covered up fraud

(1:11:26) - Interview with SBF

(1:26:29) - SafeMoon fraud

(1:32:41) - Bitcoin

(1:43:20) - Psychology of investigating fraud

(1:52:26) - Investigating politics and corruption

(1:59:39) - Coffeezilla origin story

(2:04:19) - MLM marketing scams

(2:11:58) - Andrew Tate and Hustlers University

(2:29:40) - Save the Kids crypto scandal

(2:36:59) - Money and fame

(2:44:03) - MrBeast

(2:50:26) - Fake gurus and Get-Rich-Quick schemes

(3:09:45) - Process of investigation

(3:22:31) - Twitter Files release

(3:31:36) - Time management and productivity

(3:43:36) - Advice for young people