Has anyone read this recently-published book?

The_Krakenite · Sep 3, 2023

I've now read up to chapter #5. Nothing much good under the sun, though around #3 the author spends some time on the Tether fraud. For this he finally says something useful. But I'm not going to excuse the rest of the trash just for this. Especially since the info here regarding the criminal histories of the CEO and others in charge of Tether have been well known and the info can be found all over the net. But at least it's correct info.

maxinger · Sep 3, 2023

The writer and publisher must be very happy with the free publicity.

Frederick Foresight · Sep 27, 2023

Frederick Foresight said:

Just remember, he made out with Morena Baccarin in Gotham. Nuff said.
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I stand corrected. He married her. Clearly the man knows what he's talking about.

Frederick Foresight · Sep 27, 2023

The_Krakenite · Sep 29, 2023

I had already forgot about this book. At least there is a chapter where he talks of doing an interview with S.B.F.... and he did meet ShitShinsky. So that's worth.... something.

SunTrader · Sep 29, 2023

Should have gotten the ghost writer of Art of the Steal errr Deal.

Frederick Foresight · Oct 3, 2023

Finished the book yesterday. It was a very good read. I highly recommend it.

Again, I refer to some reviews of the book:

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“If you're looking for a smart, savvy road map through the mayhem of the cryptocurrency madness, Easy Money is the guidebook for you. Ben McKenzie has given us a wry and knowing saga of his personal quest to expose the crypto charlatans, and his sleuthing uncovers a world of frauds, true believers, and opportunists that you won't soon forget.”―Ron Chernow, Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times bestselling author of Alexander Hamilton and The House of Morgan

“Ben McKenzie takes us on an amazing journey, guiding us through the astounding story of how a bizarre cast of swindlers and scammers persuaded millions of people to take leave of their senses and part with trillions of dollars, only to put them into the surreal and illusory world of so called ‘crypto assets’ and watch them vanish into thin air. When it is all over, the last couple of years will prove to have been one of the strangest episodes in the history of money.”―Liaquat Ahamed, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lords of Finance

“Ben McKenzie's Easy Money is a perfectly timed page-turner that gets to the heart of the fundamental scam that was (and is) the mania around cryptocurrency. It's a devastatingly well-told story of greed, con men, and endless gullibility. McKenzie goes down the rabbit hole, only to become a full-throated skeptic who then takes us along on his journey of enlightenment and discovery, proving once again that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.”―William D. Cohan New York Times bestselling author of Power Failure and House of Cards

“Superb . . . the terrible story of our economic times.”―Julian Zelizer, coeditor of Myth America and professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University

“Easy Money is a deceptively ambitious project—at once a riveting account of the financial crime of the century, and a thoughtful meditation on the nature of democracy and what we owe each other.” ―Zachary Carter, author of The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes

“Easy Money is a smart, fast-paced, and timely exposé of corporate greed, fraud, and incompetence masquerading as genius. Simultaneously illuminating and infuriating, authors McKenzie and Silverman’s page-turning book goes on a global journey to explain how crypto is the latest Ponzi scheme orchestrated to seduce and defraud the masses while benefitting the very few.”―Wajahat Ali, author of Go Back to Where You Came From
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