Crypto Critics' Corner Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin

Bennett and Cas are joined by Patrick McKenzie of Bits About Money to discuss why cryptocurrency is not a solution for the problems of payments.

Bits About Money

Patrick McKenzie Twitter

Protos coverage of Moonstone Cease and Desist

Federal Reserve Cease and Desist for Moonstone

Bennett's video about Cash App/Interchange Fees/Durbin Amendment

This video was recorded on October 12th, 2023.

Bennett and Cas are joined by Elizabeth Lopatto of the Verge to discuss Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction.



Sam Bankman-Fried gambled on a trial and his parents lost



Elizabeth Lopatto's Coverage at The Verge



Cas' review of Going Infinite



Protos coverage of the trial



This video was recorded on November 6th, 2023.

Bennett and Cas discuss Wyre, another cryptocurrency payments processor involved with fraud.



Protos coverage of Ryan Breslow's many disasters



Protos coverage of Wyre problems



This episode was recorded on October 20th, 2023.

Bennett and Cas are joined by Molly White (@molly0xfff) to discuss the ongoing testimony of Sam Bankman-Fried.


Molly's newsletter



Web3 is Going Great



Protos Coverage of the Trial


This video was recorded on November 1st, 2023.

Bennett and Cas are joined by Sam Kessler from CoinDesk to discuss the witnesses that the defense has been calling to the stand, including Sam Bankman-Fried.

CoinDesk trial coverage:

https://www.coindesk.com/sam-bankman-fried-trial-live-coverage-news/

Protos trial coverage:

https://protos.com/sbftrial/

SBF's Kamikaze Defense:

https://protos.com/sam-bankman-frieds-kamikaze-defense/

The Jury Finally Hears from SBF by Liz Lopatto:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/27/23935683/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-fraud-direct-testimony-jury



This episode was recorded on October 28th, 2023.

Bennett and Cas are joined by Katie Baker, a journalist at The Ringer, to discuss her time spent at the trial, how social media and sh*tposting are playing a role, and her most recent article, which encapsulates the story unfolding better than anything written thus far.



Read Katie's article here: https://www.theringer.com/tech/2023/10/16/23919236/sam-bankman-fried-sbf-trial-caroline-ellison-testimony-ftx-cryptocurrency