Crypto Critics' Corner Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin

Bennett and Cas discuss the sentencing of Changpeng Zhao and what it means for the cryptocurrency industry, along with comparing it to the outcome for cryptocurrency exchange fraud Sam Bankman-Fried.



This video was recorded on May 6th, 2024.

Bennett and Cas discuss the ongoing struggles of regional banking in the United States, and why these issues with the system persist.



This video was recorded on March 6th, 2024.

Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Ed Zitron to discuss how Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss portray themselves as the regulated alternative, but frequently flout the rules.



Additional resources:

Ed's newsletter about Gemini Earn

Better Offline

HTX is probably insolvent



This episode was recorded on March 12th, 2024.

Bennett and Cas discuss a class action lawsuit against Deltec Bank and Trust in the Bahamas that alleges that it was instrumental in moving customer funds from FTX to Alameda Research.



Coverage of the lawsuit



the lawsuit



Farmington State response



Coindesk coverage of Alameda Research insolvency



Affidavit in support of MUFG seizure



This episode was recorded on March 6th, 2024.

Bennett and Cas discuss the indictment of Changpeng Zhao and the Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Binance.

Read coverage of charges here.

This episode was recorded on February 10th, 2024.

Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Molly White to discuss Andreessen Horowitz GP Chris Dixon's new book: Read, Write, Own.



Read Molly's review of Dixon's book here and check out her archival cryptocurrency news site here.



Read Protos' article about how a16z gamed the NYT Bestseller List here.



Read Motherboard's article about how many copies of Read, Write, Own were bulk purchased here.



This episode was recorded on February 10th, 2024.