

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.
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Jul 14, 2022 • 38min
Celsius Network: a Pyramid of Ponzis
Today Bennett and Cas talk about a civil suit brought by a former contracted employee of Celsius Network against the entity itself claiming that Celsius Network has, effectively, been run as a Ponzi scheme (and doesn't have the funds to pay back its debts).
This episode was recorded on July 7th (before Celsius Network filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection) and was produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jul 8, 2022 • 39min
Cryptocurrency Criticism in a Bear Market (Feat. Molly White)
Today Bennett and Cas are joined again by Molly White, the single best archivist of web3 fraud (on her website https://web3isgoinggreat.com/), to discuss the difference between criticism during a bull market and a bear market as well as a host of other topics.
This episode was recorded on June 16th and produced by Asher Hirsch.
Follow Molly White on Twitter @Molly0xFFF

Jul 1, 2022 • 25min
Contagions and Cascading Liquidations in Cryptocurrency
Bennett and Cas discuss the risk of contagion in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and how the leverage between lenders and trading firms contribute.
This episode was recorded on June 16th, 2022 and produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jun 23, 2022 • 1h 7min
NFTs, Frauds, and Algorithmic Stablecoins (Feat. Mark Cuban)
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, to discuss NFTs, the proliferations of fraud, and whether or not algorithmic stablecoins are viable.
Follow Mark on Twitter @mcuban.
This episode was recorded on Tuesday, June 7th, 2022, and produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jun 19, 2022 • 46min
Bitcoin ETFs, the SEC, and Regulatory Clarity (Feat. James Seyffart)
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by James Seyffart to discuss what has prevented a spot Bitcoin ETF, and what things may make it easier for that to finally happen.
This episode was recorded on May 23rd, 2022 and produced by Griffin Davis.

Jun 17, 2022 • 25min
New NFT Usecase Discovered, and it's Insider Trading
Today Bennett and Cas discuss the recent Southern District of New York move to charge a former OpenSea employee, Nathaniel Chastain, with wire fraud and money laundering charges related to insider trading.
This episode was recorded on June 5th and produced by Griffin Davis.

Jun 14, 2022 • 45min
Celsius 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/MikeBurgersburg
This episode was produced by Asher Hirsch and recorded on Thursday, June 9th, 2022.

Jun 9, 2022 • 1h 15min
Pre-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_Gibney
This episode was produced by Asher Hirsch.

Jun 6, 2022 • 26min
Disclosures, Conflicts of Interest, and Diplomacy
Today 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.

Jun 1, 2022 • 43min
El 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/domingroso
This episode was produced by Asher Hirsch and recorded on Monday, May 9th, 2022.


