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Bennett and Cas discuss historical moments in the cryptocurrency and finance industries, focusing on frauds, hacks, exit scams, and other malfeasance.... more
FAQs about Crypto Critics' Corner:How many episodes does Crypto Critics' Corner have?The podcast currently has 169 episodes available.
June 14, 2022Celsius Collapsing: Causes, Concerns, and Catastrophe (Feat. Mike Burgersburg)Today Bennett and Cas are joined by Mike Burgersburg (Dirty Bubble Media), a Twitter personality, writer, and analyst who has been discussing the systemic risks of Celsius Network and what could, and likely will, ultimately lead to its collapse.Follow Mike on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MikeBurgersburgThis episode was produced by Asher Hirsch and recorded on Thursday, June 9th, 2022....more46minPlay
June 09, 2022Pre-Philanthropic Billionaires and Bitcoin (Feat. Mario Gibney)Today Bennett and Cas are joined by Mario Gibney, host of the Unhashed Podcast and employee at a Bitcoin lending service called Ledn. We debate pre-philanthropic billionaires, lending services in the Bitcoin and DeFi industries, and other weird topics.Follow Mario on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mario_GibneyThis episode was produced by Asher Hirsch....more1h 15minPlay
June 06, 2022Disclosures, Conflicts of Interest, and DiplomacyToday Bennett and Cas discuss a recent phenomena in regard to media personalities either not doing due diligence on sponsors or pretending that any criticism must be coming from a place of malicious intent.This episode was produced by Griffin Davis....more27minPlay
June 01, 2022El Salvador Revisited: Chivo, KYC/AML, and Nayib Bukele (Feat. Domingo Flores)Bennett and Cas have the opportunity to speak to Domingo Flores, a privacy and infosec specialist who's gained an understanding into key parts of Chivo wallet's functionality.Follow Domingo on Twitter https://twitter.com/domingrosoThis episode was produced by Asher Hirsch and recorded on Monday, May 9th, 2022....more43minPlay
May 29, 2022Cryptocurrency, Coinbase, and Contagion (Feat. Jim Chanos)Today Bennett and Cas are joined by the absolute legendary shortseller Jim Chanos (who successfully shorted Baldwin-United, Enron, and Luckin Coffee) to talk about his thoughts on cryptocurrency, shorting, Coinbase, and other economic woes and fears.If you want to follow Jim on Twitter, find him at https://twitter.com/WallStCynicThis episode was produced by Griffin Davis recorded on Friday, May 20th, 2022....more46minPlay
May 22, 2022Finding FinexToday Cas Piancey reads an article titled "Finding Finex" - a piece written in 2020, two years after a trip to Hong Kong - that describes his fall down the stablecoin rabbit hole and search for the offices of Bitfinex and Tether....more15minPlay
May 18, 2022DeFi and Cryptocurrency Risks and Rewards (Feat. Lily Francus)Today Bennett and Cas are joined by Lily Francus, director and quantitative research strategist at Moody's Analytics, who helps us understand the underlying risks, rewards, and caveats of participating in the decentralized financial industry.Follow Lily on Twitter @nope_its_lily or join her free Substack here https://nopeitslily.substack.comThis episode was produced by Asher Hirsch and recorded on Thursday, April 28th, 2022....more52minPlay
May 13, 2022We Never Wanted to Discuss Terra and Luna ever Again... and yetToday Bennett and Cas discuss Terra, an algorithmic stablecoin, again. This time they discuss its collapse in realtime (this episode was recorded live as Terra collapsed), what it could mean as far as contagion is concerned, and if other stablecoins need to begin to worry.This episode was produced by Bennett Tomlin recorded on Wednesday, May 11th, 2022...more39minPlay
May 04, 2022Terra, Luna, and Algorithmic StablecoinsToday Bennett and Cas talk about Terra, a stablecoin that uses an algorithm to stay pegged to numerous currencies (mainly the US dollar). Recently, Do Kwon, the creator of Terra, and its token that buoys the stablecoins it supports, Luna, decided to spend $10 billion worth of Luna's reserves to buy Bitcoin.What does this even mean? Let's figure it out.Bennett's appearance on the Blockchain Debate Podcast to discuss algo stablecoins: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motion-algo-and-fractional-stablecoins-are-flawed/id1493609456?i=1000530171560The FUD Letter's discussion of Terra: https://bennettftomlin.com/2022/02/06/is-terra-stable-the-fud-letter/The episode was produced by Asher Hirsch and recorded on Sunday, April 24th, 2022....more32minPlay
April 30, 2022The Rise and Fall of Reggie FowlerToday Bennett and Cas discuss Reginald Fowler, a former part-owner of the Minnesota Vikings and co-owner of Crypto Capital Corp - cryptocurrency's shadow bank of choice for years. Reggie recently pled guilty to numerous counts of... we'll just say financial malfeasance, and now faces up to 90 years in prison.For background on Crypto Capital Corp, listen to episode six of Crypto Critics' Corner: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crypto-critics-corner/id1557045965?i=1000523117384For a read about Ravid Yosef, read this piece by Cas: https://thecaspiancey.medium.com/that-time-an-internet-nobody-tracked-a-woman-on-the-hook-for-850-million-and-then-let-her-get-d5d93149c837...more22minPlay
FAQs about Crypto Critics' Corner:How many episodes does Crypto Critics' Corner have?The podcast currently has 169 episodes available.