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The Grant Williams Podcast

The Grant Williams Podcast Ep. 66 - Zeke Faux

The Grant Williams Podcast

Grant Williams

Business, Business:investing, Investing

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

As Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty on all seven counts in the biggest crypto-related trial to date, I’m joined by author Zeke Faux, whose scintillating new book Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall has been the must-read book of the summer for me. Equal parts hilarious, head-scratching and powerful, Zeke does a tremendous job of taking us inside the crazy world of crypto – starting with a subject close to my own heart: Tether. Zeke follows the trail of extraordinary characters who inhabit the ecosystem of the world’s biggest stablecoin on a journey that brings him into contact with all the major figures in the Cryptoverse and on a wild ride to ApeFest in Manhattan. Whether you’re a crypto believer or a fellow skeptic, the book and this conversation are a rare treat. Every episode of the Grant Williams podcast, including This Week In Doom, The End Game, The Super Terrific Happy Hour, The Narrative Game, Kaos Theory and Shifts Happen, is available to Copper, Silver and Gold Tier subscribers at my website www.Grant-Williams.com. Copper Tier subscribers get access to all podcasts, while members of the Silver Tier get both the podcasts and my monthly newsletter, Things That Make You Go Hmmm… Gold Tier subscribers have access to my new series of in-depth video conversations, About Time.

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0:16.0

Before we get going, here's the bit where I remind you that nothing we discussed should be considered as investment advice. This conversation is for informational and hopefully entertainment purposes only.

0:20.0

So, while we hope you find it both informative and entertaining, please do your own research

0:25.6

or speak to a financial advisor before putting a dime of your money into these crazy markets. tickets.

0:35.0

You're about to listen to a special preview edition of the Grant Williams podcast featuring

0:39.7

Bloomberg columnist and author Zeke Fox who has just published a terrific new book

0:44.5

Number Go Up which looks into the crypto ecosystem and some of the stories

0:49.8

he has to tell are wildly entertaining and really do capture a moment in time. So without any further

0:55.9

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Sikh folks. Every episode of the Grant Williams

1:01.0

podcast including the end game, Super Terrific

1:03.0

Happy Hour, the narrative game this week in Doom, shifts happen and the new

1:05.8

series Chaos Theory is available to Copper and Silver Tier subscribers at my

1:09.6

website Grant-Williams.com. Copper tier subscribers get access to all the podcasts, while members of the Silver Tier get both the

1:16.2

podcasts and my monthly newsletter are things that make you go.

1:20.1

So if you enjoy what you're here on the show, and you'd like more high quality content like it, then please

1:25.0

head over to Grant-Williams.com and join our excited community today.

1:29.0

And now, on with the show. Zique, thank you so much for joining me.

1:33.0

I cannot tell you how delighted I am to have a chance to talk about. Seeke, thank you so much for joining me.

1:42.8

I cannot tell you how delighted I am to have a chance to talk about this magnificent book with you.

1:46.8

Thank you, great to be here.

1:48.9

Everybody listen to this podcast knows my view on crypto.

1:51.2

I've been skeptical about it all along and more than anything it's just not

1:54.0

for me. As my friend Tony Dean said, it's just not suitable for me and so I've watched it with a jaundiced

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