The Stories Beyond FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried

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I predict that Number Go Up will be considered the most fascinating and entertaining book in narrative non-fiction for 2023.

Our guest is Zeke Faux, an investigative reporter. Several years ago, he was asked to check out Tether and the money supporting that cryptocurrency. Zeke had no idea that story would take him across the globe, logging many air miles along the way.

If you are challenged or intimidated by the vocabulary surrounding cryptocurrencies, we attack about ten terms to lay the groundwork for the stories Zeke tells us later in the interview.