Bitcoin Thieves Part 1: The Origin Story of Crypto

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

Money News Network

Education, Self-improvement, Business

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🗓️ 21 February 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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You probably saw the headlines that a married couple was arrested for a money-laundering scheme involving billions of dollars of cryptocurrency. To really understand the full cuckoo-bananas-nature of this story, we’re going to need to go back to the beginning— the very beginning; the origin story of crypto itself. In each episode this week, Nicole is going to take us through the money trail, leading us to Friday’s episode, where we get to these Bitcoin bozos once and for all. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, are you ready for some money rehab?
0:05.0	Wall Street has been completely upended by an unlikely player. Game stop.
0:08.7	That's a good one.
0:09.7	Ian and should I have a 401k because you don't do it?
0:12.5	No, I know.
0:14.1	What's that?
0:15.1	I don't think the whole world will revolve around you on your money.
0:17.6	What a dumb shit.
0:19.7	Charge for wasting our time.
0:22.9	I can be charged.
0:23.8	I will take a check.
0:24.9	I got a bullsh**t.
0:26.4	Bullsh**t.
0:27.4	You recognize her from anchoring on CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg.
0:31.8	The only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.
0:36.2	The cold lap in.
0:38.0	Last week, you probably saw the headlines that a married couple was arrested for a money
0:42.2	laundering scheme involving billions of dollars of cryptocurrency.
0:46.2	Well, I definitely want to unpack that and follow the money trail.
0:49.8	But in order to actually stay on the money trail through the twists and turns,
0:54.6	we need to go down a cryptocurrency rabbit hole.
0:58.8	To really understand the full Kuku Pnanas nature of this story, we're going to need to go
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