A Bitcoin Mystery and the Crypto Bros

Infamous

Sony Music

True Crime, News, Relationships, Entertainment News, Society & Culture

3.8 • 964 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Who created bitcoin? No one knows for sure. Journalist Ben Wallace joins Vanessa to discuss The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto, his deep dive into the search for bitcoin’s elusive founder. From conspiracy theories and mistaken identities to lost fortunes and billion-dollar mysteries, we break down the wild world of meme coins, crypto scams, and the gambling culture of the internet. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. To connect with Infamous's creative team, plus access behind the scenes content, join the community at Campsidemedia.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:53.3	We are here this week without Natalie, but we do have Ben Wallace,
0:55.6	an old colleague of mine from New York Magazine. He did a story about Terry Richardson that was pretty famous, the guy from the American
1:01.3	apparel photographer Sleasbag. He also wrote a book called The Billionaires Vineger, which is a great
1:06.5	rare wine mystery tale. And he is out now with something that is extremely of the moment,
1:12.7	which is a book about the guy or guys or girls. We don't actually know who invented Bitcoin,
1:21.8	the mysterious Mr. Nakamoto. So thank you for being here, Ben Wallace. Great to be here. Thanks for having me.
1:29.3	I do not think of you as a tech guy, but you have this book out now, which is about the invention of Bitcoin and who actually did it.
1:37.3	And it's an anonymous person. It's like Guy Fawks. Like nobody knows who this person is, which is insane.
1:43.3	Exactly. And sometimes when people are writing about Nakamoto and they want to depict him,
1:47.8	they actually use the Guy Fox mask.
1:49.6	So tell me how this all started.
1:51.5	Sure.
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