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Today’s show:
Zeke Faux, the author of “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall,” joins Jason to discuss crypto’s crazy rise and fall (3:58), how SBF learned to play the game (16:22), red flags at Tether (26:13), and so much more!
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Time stamps:
(00:00) Zeke Faux, the author of “Number Go Up” joins Jason
(3:58) Meeting Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas and first impressions
(10:23) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(11:30) SBF, his colleagues, and a hint of substance abuse
(16:22) The group psychosis and how they learned to play the game
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(26:13) Operations and red flags at Tether
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(37:15) Revisiting Zeke’s investigative journalism in Cambodia
(44:16) From organized crime to legitimate business
(46:59) Terra Luna
(49:05) The VC perspective and regulations in place
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