The crypto-surge, Bernie Madoff's dark legacy, and a question on Russia slowing Twitter

Pivot

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News Commentary, Tech News, News, Technology

4.2 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Kara and Scott talk about the Coinbase IPO and the surge for Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and other currencies. They also discuss the legacy financial Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff, who died in prison this week. We have a pop-in from Friend of Pivot Andrew Ross Sorkin on his interviews with the late Madoff. In listener mail, we get a question about Russia's decision to slow down Twitter. Scott has predictions on Alibaba stock and the future of cryptocurrencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, this is Pivot from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:05.9	I'm Cara Swisher.
0:07.2	And I am the first person in the history of our economy to figure out a way to lose money
0:11.3	on crypto.
0:12.3	Okay.
0:13.3	We're going to get into that in a second because we have a whole section on Coinbase,
0:16.8	et cetera.
0:17.8	Okay.
0:18.8	We're going to, yes, we do.
0:19.8	I know you're not paying attention.
0:20.8	Just, you're the pretty one.
0:21.8	I've decided to W the pretty one.
0:23.0	I'm glad you realized that.
0:24.0	Yeah.
0:25.0	I'm not.
0:26.0	You're not that pretty, but you're the pretty one in this fair.
0:27.7	I'm the smart one.
0:28.7	You're the pretty one.
0:29.7	You're like Daphne if it was Scooby Doo.
0:32.6	I'll take it.
0:33.6	Yeah.
0:34.6	I'll take it.
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