Latest News: Southwest Companion Pass, Hyatt/Marriott Devaluation, BlockFi's SEC Settlement

All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins

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🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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#44: This episode is a recap of some of the latest news, including: a new quick and easy way to earn Southwest Companion Pass for a whole year, the points devaluations from Hyatt and Marriott, a big BlockFi settlement with the SEC, and my recommendations from a recent trip to Oceanside, CA. Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/feb-18-latest-news Selected Links From The Episode Free Companion Pass Through Feb 2023: allthehacks.com/southwest Hyatt Devaluation: Hyatt Award Chart Changes Marriott Devaluation: The Points Guy's Take BlockFi News: BlockFi Announcement SEC Press Release Full SEC Proceeding SEC Statement form Hester Peirce Oceanside Recomendations The Seabird Resort Craft Coast Beer & Tacos Carte Blanche The Switchboard Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Facebook | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. In this episode, we discussed the crypto platform BlockFi, and since recording it,
0:05.5	a lot has happened in the news. As of today, November 15th, 2022, BlockFi is no longer allowing
0:12.0	customers to withdraw their own crypto, so all users myself included are stuck in a very frustrating
0:18.2	situation. Needless to say, I'm not happy with the company and any recommendation you might hear
0:23.4	for them in this episode should be ignored and considered outdated. Okay, onto the episode.
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1:28.5	you're listening to a podcast, so check out Smart Money. Hello, and welcome to a special episode
1:34.4	of All the Hacks, a show about upgrading your life, money, and travel. So what's this special
1:39.5	episode all about? Well, there's a lot in the news recently. A new quick and easy way to earn
1:44.8	Southwest Companion Pass for a whole year, points devaluations from Hyatt and Marriott and a
1:50.4	big BlockFi settlement with the SEC. So with all that happening, I thought it'd be worth doing
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