141. FTX: Beyond Ponzi

<p>Join us as we take a close look at the amazing series of events in a week in which FTX went from being one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world, to being exposed as a fraudulent ponzi scheme, and its founder went from being a globally acclaimed &amp; highly politically influential successful genius entrepreneur and philanthropist to a reviled con artist, who lost his investors &amp; clients billions of dollars. What lessons can we learn from this episode about bitcoin, sh*tcoins, DeFi, and exchanges?<br/><br/><b>Resources</b> (All links available on saifedean.com/podcast/141-ftx-beyond-ponzi)</p><ul><li>Saifedean’s first book, <a href='http://saifedean.com/thebitcoinstandard'>The Bitcoin Standard</a></li><li>Saifedean’s second book, <a href='http://saifedean.com/thefiatstandard'>The Fiat Standard</a></li></ul><p>Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course <a href='https://saifedean.com/eco22-the-fiat-standard/'>ECO22: The Fiat Standard</a> – and read chapters of his forthcoming book, <a href='https://saifedean.com/principles-of-economics/'>Principles of Economics</a>, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more <a href='https://saifedean.com/membership/'>here</a>.</p>