UNCHAINED: Zeke Faux's Crypto Adventures and His Relationship With Former FTX CEO SBF

Should Sam Bankman Fried have just performed a rug pull? Why is it so hard to get details into USDT issuer Tether?

Zeke Faux, author of 'Number Go Up,'  shares his findings after making a deep dive into the world of crypto. From skepticism to a full-blown investigation, Faux recounts his journey that led him to the heart of crypto, meeting some of the most eccentric characters in the industry. As a Bloomberg investigative reporter, Faux brings a critical eye to the crypto sphere, unearthing the bizarre, the risky, and the downright astonishing facets of what the crypto community calls a financial revolution.

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• What the book 'Number Go Up' is about?
• Zeke's background as an investigative reporter for Bloomberg.
• Whether Zeke is skeptical about crypto. 
• Why Zeke thought it was a big deal to investigate Tether, the issuer of USDT.
• Whether he had a conclusion on the fact that he couldn't find anything big about Tether.
• Why Zeke says that Sam Bankman-Fried had a sloppy approach to risk managemen.t
• Why Zeke believes that SBF did not give so much money to charity even though he's an effective altruist.
• Wow projects like STEPN and Axie Infinity are 'clearly not the future of finance,' according to Zeke
• How SBF had such an open relationship with the media that helped him when the FTX collapse happened
• What Zeke found out investigating pig butchering scams in Cambodia
• How Zeke’s attempt to buy a Mutant Ape to get into an Ape Fest in New York City taught him about crypto’s bad user experience

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Guest  | 

Zeke Faux, author of ‘Number Go Up’

Bloomberg: 11 Hours With Sam Bankman-Fried: Inside the Bahamian Penthouse After FTX’s Fall

Links | 

Tether - Unchained: 

Is Tether a Fraud? Its Bank Says It's Not 

Tether, the Multibillion-Dollar Stablecoin at the Heart of the Crypto Ecosystem

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX - Unchained: 

Sam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC

SBF Behind Bars: Why Revoked Bail Is a Big Deal for Crypto’s Biggest Trial

Pig butchering scams - Unchained:

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