What Next TBD: Why Does Matt Damon Want Me to Buy Crypto?

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4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

A recent advertisement for crypto.com, featuring Matt Damon, was met with widespread mockery online. But Damon’s ad is only the most visible example of a much broader—and more insidious—trend of celebrity cryptocurrency endorsements. Is the partnership between crypto and Hollywood really dangerous? And what separates the trend from run-of-the-mill salesmanship? Guests: Jacob Silverman, staff writer for the New Republic and Ben McKenzie, actor, writer, and director. Host: Lizzie O’Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:01.6	trying to squeeze eight people around a six-seater table,
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