Easy Money : Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud / Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKenzie, Benjamin, 1978- author.

Contributor:

Silverman, Jacob, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cryptocurrencies.

Fraud.

White collar crimes.

Investments.

Actors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Abrams Press, [2023]

Summary:

"At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he-despite a degree in economics-didn't entirely understand. Lured in by the promise of taking power from banks, possibly improving democracy, and sure, a touch of FOMO, McKenzie dove deep into blockchain, Bitcoin, and the various other coins and exchanges on which they are traded. But after scratching the surface, he had to ask, "Am I crazy, or is this all a total scam?" In Easy Money, McKenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for a caper and exposé that points in shock to the climactic final days of cryptocurrency now upon us. Weaving together stories of average traders and victims, colorful crypto "visionaries," Hollywood's biggest true believers, anti-crypto whistleblowers, and government agents searching for solutions at the precipice of a major crash, Easy Money is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of 2008 Housing Bubble-level irresponsibility and criminal fraud potentially ten times more devastating than Bernie Madoff"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Author's Note

Chapter 1: Money and Lying

Chapter 2: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Chapter 3: Money Printer Go Brrr

Chapter 4: Community

Chapter 5: SXSW, the CIA, and the 1.5 Trillion That Wasn't There

Chapter 6: The Business of Show

Chapter 7: The World's Coolest Dictator

Chapter 8: Rats in a Sack

Chapter 9: The Emperor Is Butt-Ass Naked

Chapter 10: Who's in Charge Here?

Chapter 11: Unbankrupt Yourself

Chapter 12: Chapter 11

Chapter 13: Preacher's Father

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Appendix

Notes

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781647009250

1647009251

OCLC:

1380769324