Crypto didn’t just reinvent money—it unlocked a volatile new battleground for speculation, scams, and power grabs. In part two of her Confronting Crypto series, Bella Goode dives deep into the emotional chaos and political consequences of crypto gone mainstream. From meme coins and NFTs to stablecoins and ETFs, this episode unpacks how digital currencies became tools of influence, manipulation, and even political theater. Whether you see crypto as innovation or illusion, one thing is clear: it’s no longer a sideshow, it’s shaping how power moves in the 21st century.
Key Takeaways To Listen For
- What ETFs and stablecoins offer crypto investors and the risks that still come with them
- Meme coins explained: From Dogecoin’s joke beginnings to a $60B market and political symbolism
- NFTs: digital baseball cards or digital fraud? How hype, scarcity, and scams define their value
- The environmental, regulatory, and ethical costs of blockchain’s growth
- Is crypto good, bad—or just a mirror? What this new system reveals about us
Resources Mentioned In This Episode
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- USDC
- Solana
- Tether
- Circle
- Blur
- OpenSea
- Magic Eden
- Coinbase
- Binance
- Uniswap
- Axie Infinity
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Host: Bella Goode
Bella is a former Republican turned democracy advocate raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and the University of Pennsylvania with a masters of business administration from Wharton and a Masters Degree in Positive Psychology.
Career wise, Bella spent 20 years with American Express in New York and 20 years as an entrepreneur. She started and sold a fitness business that grew to 180 locations worldwide.
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