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02388aam a2200313 i 4500 001 C4E88CA8F63611EE80258AC022ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240409010228 008 230901s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2023039850 020 $a 9798885796675 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a McKenzie, Benjamin, $d 1978- 245 1 $a Easy money : $b cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud / $c Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman. 250 $a Large print edition. 264 1 $a [Farmington HIlls] : $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, $c 2024. 300 $a 529 pages 22cm. 490 1 $a Thorndike Press large print nonfiction 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he--despite a degree in economics--didn't entirely understand. Lured in by grandiose, utopian promises, and sure, a little bit of FOMO, McKenzie dove deep into blockchain, Bitcoin, and the various other coins and exchanges on which they are traded. But after scratching the surface, he had to ask, "Am I crazy, or is this all a total scam?" In Easy Money, McKenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for an investigative adventure into crypto and its remarkable crash. Weaving together stories of average traders and victims, colorful crypto "visionaries," Hollywood's biggest true believers, anti-crypto whistleblowers, and government operatives, Easy Money is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud. Based on original reporting across the country and abroad, including interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried, Tether cofounder Brock Pierce, Celsius's Alex Mashinsky, and more, this is the book on cryptocurrency you've been waiting for"-- $c Provided by publisher. 541 $d 20240126. 650 $a Cryptocurrencies. 650 $a Commercial crimes. 650 7 $a Swindlers and swindling. 700 $a Silverman, Jacob,. 830 $a Thorndike Press large print nonfiction. 941 $a 1 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20240409011913.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C4E88CA8F63611EE80258AC022ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search