

Crypto Critics' Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin
Bennett and Cas discuss historical moments in the cryptocurrency and finance industries, focusing on frauds, hacks, exit scams, and other malfeasance.
Episodes
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Jun 9, 2023 • 48min
Binance, Coinbase, and the SEC (Featuring Mike Burgersburg of Dirty Bubble Media)
Today Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined - yet again! - by Mike Burgersburg of Dirty Bubble Media to discuss the recent lawsuits brought against Binance and Coinbase by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 4, 2023 • 1h 2min
Crypto Critics Cope at Consensus Conference
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss their takeaways from Consensus 2023, the recent cryptocurrency conference put on by CoinDesk.
This video was recorded on April 30th, 2023.

Apr 12, 2023 • 1h 7min
The FDIC, Infinite Insurance, and Moral Hazards (Feat. Rohan Grey)
Today Bennett and Cas are joined by Rohan Grey to discuss how the government could provide unlimited deposit insurance against banks collapsing.
This episode was recorded on March 15th, 2023.

Apr 7, 2023 • 1h 41min
The Whistleblower Who Exposed WorldCom (feat. Cynthia Cooper & Daren Firestone)
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Cynthia Cooper and Daren Firestone to discuss the history of one of the largest corporate frauds ever, Worldcom, and what it means to be a whistleblower.
This video was recorded on October 13th, 2022.
Additional resources:
Cooper Group
http://www.coopergroupllc.com/index.php
Extraordinary Circumstances
https://a.co/d/9O4C9Vz
Levy Firestone Muse
https://www.levyfirestone.com/
cryptowhistleblower.com
https://cryptowhistleblower.com/
Cynthia Cooper's LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiaco...
Daren Firestone Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daren-fir...

Apr 4, 2023 • 38min
Binance in Trouble (streamed live on March 27th, 2023)
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss the lawsuit filed against Binance and Changpeng Zhao by the CFTC.
This video was streamed live on March 27th, 2023.
Additional resources:
Complaint
https://www.cftc.gov/media/8351/%20en...
Coverage of the complaint
https://protos.com/cftc-lawsuit-again...

Apr 3, 2023 • 48min
SEC sues Justin Sun, Coinbase, Celebrities; also Do Kwon arrested (recorded on March 23rd)
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss the lawsuit filed against Justin Sun alleging that Tron and BitTorrent token were illegal securities and that he engaged in market manipulation.
We also discuss the celebrities implicated in the promotion of these tokens including:
- Logan Paul
- Lindsay Lohan
- Lil Yachty
- Ne-Yo
- Akon
- Soulja Boy
- Austin Mahone
- Kendra Lust
This episode was recorded on March 23rd, 2023

Mar 16, 2023 • 47min
Toilet Apes and other NFT Exploitation (Feat. Ed Zitron)
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Ed Zitron to discuss NFTs and why they became popular and why they are so empty.
This episode was recorded on February 1st, 2022.

Mar 9, 2023 • 29min
Silvergategate: The Collapse of Silvergate and the Future of Cryptocurrency Banking
Bennett and Cas go live to discuss the collapse of Silvergate, the bank of choice for cryptocurrency companies and exchanges in the US.
Recorded on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023.

Mar 4, 2023 • 17min
Tether Falsified Bank Records
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss the recent Wall Street Journal report that reveals that Tether and Bitfinex falsified bank records in order to try to maintain access to banking.
WSJ article discussed on the show.
This video was recorded on March 3rd, 2023.

Mar 1, 2023 • 1h 24min
Satire in Cryptocurrency: West Ham (feat. Josh Cincinnati and Laurence [Insert Last Name Here])
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Laurence and Josh Cincinnati to dis1cuss the value of satire in cryptocurrency, ordinals, Justin Sun and more.
This was recorded on January 30th, 2023.


