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Jan 2022
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Why Does Matt Damon Want Me to Buy Crypt...

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A recent advertisement for crypto.com, featuring Matt Damon, was met with widespread mockery online. But Damon’s ad is only the most visible example of a much broader—and more insidious—trend of celebrity cryptocurrency endorsements. Is the partnership between crypto and Hollywood really dangerous? And what separates the trend from run-of-the-mill salesmanship?


Guests: Jacob Silverman, staff writer for the New Republic and Ben McKenzie, actor, writer, and director.


Host: Lizzie O’Leary


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