Current：Home > reviewsA former teen idol takes on crypto -Infinite Edge Capital
A former teen idol takes on crypto
View
Date：2025-04-15 03:26:42
Ben McKenzie is an actor known for his roles in shows like The O.C. and Gotham. However, when the pandemic shut down the entertainment business, he started researching cryptocurrency, and what he learned left him feeling a bit uneasy.
Today on the show, Ben McKenzie tells us about his unexpected journey from former teen idol to outspoken crypto skeptic.
Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
Journalist Jacob Silverman's New Republic piece
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (377)
Related
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote
- NASCAR driver Ryan Preece released from hospital after scary, multi-flip crash at Daytona
- Wear chrome, Beyoncé tells fans: Fast-fashion experts ring the alarm on concert attire
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- NASCAR driver Ryan Preece gets medical clearance to return home after terrifying crash at Daytona
- Clark County teachers union wants Nevada governor to intervene in contract dispute with district
- Why the Duck Dynasty Family Retreated From the Spotlight—and Are Returning on Their Own Terms
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Police say man has died after being assaulted, then falling from Portsmouth parking garage
Ranking
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- 88 deaths linked to Canadian self-harm websites as U.K. opens investigation
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return with a heavy metal holiday tour, ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve’
- Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect next week, judge rules
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests
- Powell says Fed could raise interest rates further if economy, job market don't cool
- The 4 biggest moments from this week's BRICS summit — and why they matter
Recommendation
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Novak Djokovic's results at US Open have been different from other Grand Slams: Here's why
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
Dozens of wildfires burn in Louisiana amid scorching heat: This is unprecedented
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect next week, judge rules
Forecasters: Tropical Storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico
GM pauses production of most pickup trucks amid parts shortage