This week on Brazen Presents, Project Brazen co-founder Tom Wright talks with Zeke Faux about his investigation into the wild world of crypto, and his new book on the subject, Number Go Up.

In 2021, cryptocurrency entered the mainstream. Investment funds were buying it, celebrities were endorsing it. But Zeke, an investigative reporter, couldn't help questioning – what if it was all just a confidence game of epic proportions? In Number Go Up, he shares the story of his global quest to try and answer this question – and how, in 2022, he had a front row set when the bubble suddenly burst.

In this episode, Zeke and Tom sit discuss some of the book's crazy details and the ultra-wealthy characters he came across during his investigation, including former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, now on trial for fraud, conspiracy and money laundering, the shadowy Tether exec Giancarlo Devasini, and Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, recently charged with charged with fraud and market manipulation by US authorities.

Number Go Up is out now, and available at all good bookshops.

This week on Brazen Presents, Project Brazen co-founder Tom Wright talks with Zeke Faux about his investigation into the wild world of crypto, and his new book on the subject, Number Go Up. In 2021, cryptocurrency entered the mainstream. Investment funds were buying it, celebrities were endorsing it. But Zeke, an investigative reporter, couldn't help questioning – what if it was all just a confidence game of epic proportions? In Number Go Up, he shares the story of his global quest to try and answer this question – and how, in 2022, he had a front row set when the bubble suddenly burst. In this episode, Zeke and Tom sit discuss some of the book's crazy details and the ultra-wealthy characters he came across during his investigation, including former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, now on trial for fraud, conspiracy and money laundering, the shadowy Tether exec Giancarlo Devasini, and Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, recently charged with charged with fraud and market manipulation by US authorities. Number Go Up is out now, and available at all good bookshops.

This week on Brazen Presents, Project Brazen co-founder Tom Wright talks with Zeke Faux about his investigation into the wild world of crypto, and his new book on the subject, Number Go Up.

In 2021, cryptocurrency entered the mainstream. Investment funds were buying it, celebrities were endorsing it. But Zeke, an investigative reporter, couldn't help questioning – what if it was&nbsp;all just a confidence game of epic proportions? In&nbsp;Number Go Up, he shares the story of his global quest to try and answer this question – and how, in 2022, he had a front row set when the bubble suddenly burst.

In this episode, Zeke and Tom sit discuss some of the book's crazy details and the ultra-wealthy characters he came across during his investigation, including former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, now on trial for fraud, conspiracy and money laundering, the shadowy Tether exec Giancarlo Devasini, and Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, recently charged with charged with fraud and market manipulation by US authorities.

Number Go Up&nbsp;is out now, and available at all good bookshops.

Introducing Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

William Veres is in trouble. In 2018 he was arrested following the largest ever investigation by the Italian police’s art squad. They accuse him of running a pan-European art-smuggling ring with ties to the Sicilian mafia. He is alleged to have stolen $40 million worth of art and antiquities from Italy. Charged with 14 counts, including money laundering, forgery, wire fraud and conspiracy, he faces a jail term of up to 20 years. But he has a plan to get out of trouble. In this four-part podcast, host Simon Willis follows him as he puts that plan into action. It’s a story that takes listeners deep into the underworld, and into the dark heart of the most famous criminal organization of them all – Cosa Nostra. It is a story of drug dealers, hitmen, smugglers, spies – even a corrupt prime minister. And in the middle of it all is William Veres’s quest to save himself. How? By solving the coldest cold case in the history of art crime – the theft of Caravaggio’s Nativity. The Professor is a series for Hidden Worlds, the home of unbelievable true stories and gripping investigations into shadowy places. Stay subscribed to Hidden Worlds and get brand new series delivered to your favorite podcast app year-round. One podcast, endless stories. For more, visit brazen.fm/hidden-worlds.
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William Veres is in trouble. In 2018 he was arrested following the largest ever investigation by the Italian police’s art squad. They accuse him of running a pan-European art-smuggling ring with ties to the Sicilian mafia. He is alleged to have stolen $40 million worth of art and antiquities from Italy. Charged with 14 counts, including money laundering, forgery, wire fraud and conspiracy, he faces a jail term of up to 20 years. But he has a plan to get out of trouble. In this four-part podcast, host Simon Willis follows him as he puts that plan into action. It’s a story that takes listeners deep into the underworld, and into the dark heart of the most famous criminal organization of them all – Cosa Nostra. It is a story of drug dealers, hitmen, smugglers, spies – even a corrupt prime minister. And in the middle of it all is William Veres’s quest to save himself. How? By solving the coldest cold case in the history of art crime – the theft of Caravaggio’s Nativity. The Professor is a series for Hidden Worlds, the home of unbelievable true stories and gripping investigations into shadowy places. Stay subscribed to Hidden Worlds and get brand new series delivered to your favorite podcast app year-round. One podcast, endless stories. For more, visit brazen.fm/hidden-worlds. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://brazen.fm/plus/

William Veres is in trouble. In 2018 he was arrested following the largest ever investigation by the Italian police’s art squad. They accuse him of running a pan-European art-smuggling ring with ties to the Sicilian mafia. He is alleged to have stolen $40 million worth of art and antiquities from Italy. Charged with 14 counts, including money laundering, forgery, wire fraud and conspiracy, he faces a jail term of up to 20 years. But he has a plan to get out of trouble.&nbsp;In this four-part podcast, host Simon Willis follows him as he puts that plan into action. It’s a story that takes listeners deep into the underworld, and into the dark heart of the most famous criminal organization of them all – Cosa Nostra. It is a story of drug dealers, hitmen, smugglers, spies – even a corrupt prime minister.&nbsp;And in the middle of it all is William Veres’s quest to save himself.&nbsp;How? By solving the coldest cold case in the history of art crime – the theft of Caravaggio’s Nativity. The Professor is a series for Hidden Worlds, the home of unbelievable true stories and gripping investigations into shadowy places. Stay subscribed to Hidden Worlds and get brand new series delivered to your favorite podcast app year-round. One podcast, endless stories. For more, visit brazen.fm/hidden-worlds.
Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://brazen.fm/plus/

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