Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cryptocurrency, Coinbase, and Contagion (Feat. Jim Chanos) – Episode 75
In this episode Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by legendary shortseller Jim Chanos to discuss his legendary shorts, his thesis on Coinbase, and why this is the golden age of fraud. Read more: / Other episodes mentioned in this episode: Episode 15 – Revisiting Enron with David Z. Morris k Episode 5 – Two Pie Charts and a $60 Billion Stablecoin o Episode 38 – The World is a Ponzi Scheme, You Just Live in It A Episode 42 – Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, and the future of VC (Feat. Elizabeth Lopatto) /> Episode 25 – Remembering Fraud: WorldCom o Episode 60 – The Foul Financials of Cryptocurrency (Feat. Francine McKenna) I Episode 71 – Terra, Luna, and Algorithmic Stablecoins M Episode 72 – We Never Want to Discuss Terra and Luna Again…and yet I Other resources mentioned in this episode: Cas’ article on Michael Saylor 4 Other places to find Crypto Critics’ Corner Website: / Twitter: d Instagram: d TikTok: / Discord: f Bennett’s Twitter: n Cas’ Twitter: y Bennett’s Newsletter: / Cas’ Blog: / Bennett’s Blog: / Asher’s Twitter: 3 Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome Jim Chanos 1:10 Baldwin-United 3:15 A defense of shorting 5:57 Why did Jim start shorting? 6:55 Enron 11:30 Tether 13:15 Coinbase 18:33 MicroStrategy & Michael Saylor 21:05 Golden Age of Fraud 29:02 China and Luckin Coffee and Alibaba 35:30 Financial Education 38:00 Predation in crypto 40:05 Risks of shorting in crypto 42:10 Birth of fiat #cryptocurrency #crypto #podcasts #listenable #coinbase #bitcoin #finance #shortselling #jimchanos