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18: They Lost Everything: How the Terra Crypto Crash Ruined Lives Around the World (w/ Leo Schwartz)
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Leo Schwartz, reporter at Rest of World, joins Scam Economy with Matt Binder to discuss his recent piece interviewing people from around the world who had invested in the stablecoin Terra and lost everything they had in the crash. We also discuss the predatory nature of crypto and DeFi, why people in countries like Argentina, Iran, and Nigeria invest in crypto, how the industry preys on the most economically vulnerable, and more! Check out Leo's pieces that we discuss on the show: 1) https://restofworld.org/2022/argentina-nigeria-terra-crash/ 2) https://restofworld.org/2022/crash-crypto-hodling-bitfinex-ardoino/ 3) https://restofworld.org/2021/insiders-and-experts-are-driving-a-massive-spike-in-crypto-transactions-new-data-shows/ Visit: ScamEconomy.com Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
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18: They Lost Everything: How the Terra Crypto Crash Ruined Lives Around the World (w/ Leo Schwartz)
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Leo Schwartz, reporter at Rest of World, joins Scam Economy with Matt Binder to discuss his recent piece interviewing people from around the world who had invested in the stablecoin Terra and lost everything they had in the crash. We also discuss the predatory nature of crypto and DeFi, why people in countries like Argentina, Iran, and Nigeria invest in crypto, how the industry preys on the most economically vulnerable, and more! Check out Leo's pieces that we discuss on the show: 1) https://restofworld.org/2022/argentina-nigeria-terra-crash/ 2) https://restofworld.org/2022/crash-crypto-hodling-bitfinex-ardoino/ 3) https://restofworld.org/2021/insiders-and-experts-are-driving-a-massive-spike-in-crypto-transactions-new-data-shows/ Visit: ScamEconomy.com Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
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