THE HASH: George Santos' Reported Twist on the Nigerian Prince Scheme; Bored Ape Holders Go to the 'Otherside'

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🗓️ 28 July 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, July 28, 2023. "The Hash" panel discusses the hottest crypto stories of the day, including the New York Times reporting disgraced Congressman George Santos and two others who appeared to try a crypto-centric version of the classic Nigerian Prince email scam. DeFi protocol Parrot Finance is moving forward with an activist investor-led plan to phase out its PRT token. Yuga Labs builds out its gamified metaverse world. And, Safary co-founder Justin Vogel discusses a new Web3 report. See also: Disgraced U.S. Congressman George Santos Involved Crypto in Nigerian Prince-Like Scheme: NYT Parrot Finance to Begin PRT Token Buyback on Monday, Capping Fiery Vote Yuga Labs Hopes to Rile Up Its Bored Apes With Latest Otherside Demo This episode has been edited by senior producer Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This is the hash podcast. Stay informed with the latest on Bitcoin, Eith, the Metaverse, Web3, and more.
0:15.9	All on the hash for your ears. You're listening to the Coindesk Podcast Network.
0:23.1	Hello and welcome to The Hash on Coin Desk TV and the Coindex Podcast Network.
0:29.0	I'm Jen Snessy.
0:30.2	I got David Z. Morris and Danny Nelson here today.
0:33.4	Hello to you both.
0:34.3	Happy Friday.
0:35.5	Happy Friday.
0:36.9	Now, don't tell Zach, Will, or Wendy, but you two are some of my favorite hosts on the show.
0:43.2	I was very excited when I saw the lineup for today.
0:46.8	We are bringing you the top headlines for this wonderful Friday afternoon.
0:53.0	David, you got our first one, and it is pretty, I don't even
0:58.2	have a word for it, wonky, crazy. I mean, I feel like you're about to say weird, but unfortunately,
1:02.7	it's just not that weird anymore. We have George Santos back in the headlines with a, you know,
1:08.6	very marginally crypto-connected story, which is that he apparently
1:13.4	was soliciting, well, it's not entirely clear what his endgame was in this particular case,
1:18.9	but he was approaching investors with the claim that he knew a Polish, I don't know,
1:26.6	rich person, I guess is about as specific as it gets
1:29.1	because we don't know the name of this individual or if they even actually exist. But apparently
1:34.2	George Santos was telling people that there was a Polish guy who wanted to buy some crypto and
1:40.2	that in order to do that, they needed to start an LLC for him, which, as the story specifies, doesn't actually make sense on its face.
1:49.5	People that they approached ultimately backed out, and nothing really seems to have come of this.
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