The former CEO of FTX has essentially no realistic avenues left to avoid his 25-year prison sentence. Originally published on April 28, 2026.
Issue 104 – World Tyranny Financial
20-04-2026 | 30 Min.
As the Trump family’s crypto dealings raise more alarms, crypto enforcement is falling to new lows. Originally published on April 20, 2026.
Issue 103 – The President’s Council of Podcasters
31-03-2026 | 29 Min.
Coinbase is accused of holding the cryptocurrency industry hostage over stablecoin rewards, prediction markets face an onslaught of opposition, and a Stand With Crypto poll can’t even get enthusiasm from its own activists. Originally published on March 31, 2026.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s helicopter parents crash into federal court
27-03-2026 | 20 Min.
SBF praises Trump from prison, his parents beg for a pardon on CNN, and his legal ethics professor mother files court documents claiming to be from him — prompting a judge to demand he swear under oath who wrote them. Originally published on March 27, 2026.
Issue 102 – The public will pay
16-03-2026 | 39 Min.
Justin Sun buys his way out of an SEC fraud case, Iranian transactions on Binance draw DOJ scrutiny as the exchange sues the newspaper that reported on them, and crypto super PACs dump millions into Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois. Originally published on March 16, 2026.
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