01626cam a2200289 i 4500 898566543 TxAuBib 20230816120000.0 230628s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023022779 9781419766398 HRD 28.00 1419766392 HRD 28.00 TxAuBib rda McKenzie, Benjamin, 1978-, author. Easy money [BOOK] : cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud / Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman. New York : Abrams Press, 2023. 289 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-282) and index. In Easy Money, Ben McKenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for an investigative adventure into crypto and its remarkable crash. Weaving together stories of average traders and victims, colorful crypto “visionaries,” Hollywood’s biggest true believers, anti-crypto whistleblowers, and government operatives, Easy Money is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud. Based on original reporting across the country and abroad, including interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried, Tether cofounder Brock Pierce, Celsius’s Alex Mashinsky, and more. Provided by publisher. 20230816. Cryptocurrencies. Fraud. Silverman, Jacob, author.