Scam Economy
Scam Economy
Matt Binder
49: Orange is the New Blockchain: Crypto Crime ft. Kwon, Sun, SBF, & CZ (w/ Jacob Silverman)
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Apr 6, 2023 at 12:30 am.
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In honor of the indictment and arrest of Trump Card NFT founder Donald J. Trump, Scam Economy takes a look at four of the (other) biggest crypto founders who recently got in trouble with the law. Host of CBC's The Naked Emperor, writer Jacob Silverman joins Matt Binder to break down the crimes and recent charges filed against Terra / Luna founder Do Kwon, TRON's Justin Sun, Binance founder CZ, and, of course, FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried.
Check out The Naked Emperor, Jacob Silverman's 4-part mini-series podcast for CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353/episode/d20230403
Visit: http://www.scameconomy.com
Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
Additional sources for the episode:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/31/cz-native-crypto-binance-recovery-fund-corporate-wallets/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/sec-sues-justin-sun-others-over-illegal-crypto-sales-2023-03-22/
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/23/do-kwon-now-faces-criminal-fraud-charges/
https://www.theverge.com/c/22947663/the-many-escapes-of-justin-sun