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Nov 2022
22m 22s

Is Cryptocurrency Dead? Will the FTX Fal...

J. David Stein
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How the bankruptcy of FTX, the world's third-largest crypto exchange, undermines trust in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance, making it even more difficult for crypto to ever be taken seriously as a monetary alternative. Topics covered include:How FTX squandered its customers' depositsHow FTX is another example of a private money bank runHow tradition ... Show More
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