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Bleeding-edge finance and technology analyst David Z. Morris, PhD (CoinDesk, Fortune) is your guide to the squirming underbelly of capitalism, where fraud is rampant, markets are irrational, money is imaginary, and the machines are even stupider than the rest of us. davidzmorris.substack.com

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May 21, 202611 min

Citation Hallucinations Live with David Z. Morris

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidzmorris.substack.com/subscribe

May 14, 202636 min

👁️ Live with DZM: The Tragedy of Barbara Fried

A discussion and overview of this week’s newsletter, a deep dive into Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeals process.Thank you Susanne Berger, Laura K, Connie, Blue America, Tamar Kranick, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidzmorris.substack.com/subscribe

May 7, 202610 min

Live with David Z. Morris

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May 4, 20265 min

👁️ Video: Tornado Cash and Katie Lin

Read the full original post here: https://davidzmorris.substack.com/p/tornado-cash-the-butchering-of-katie This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidzmorris.substack.com/subscribe

April 21, 202652 min

How Silicon Valley Tech Bros Are Destroying Democracy Through AI, Crypto, and Fascist Ideologies

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April 1, 202622 min

👁️ OpenAI Red Flags: Live with DZM

Apologies for the sound quality here - I was apparently still connected to my Bluetooth headphones. There’s also a brief, weird blackout at around the 4:00 mark, but stick with it, I come back!Thank you Susanne Berger, Don Buckter, TM, kbacon, Ellen Young, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidzmorris.substack.com/subscribe

March 25, 202618 min

👁️ The PolyFraud: Live with David Z. Morris

Thank you Honey Badger, Jen, Jean, Kathy Colbenson, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidzmorris.substack.com/subscribe

March 13, 20261 hr 13 min

Stealing the Future: A Conversation with Daniel Pinchbeck

I was extremely flattered to see author Daniel Pinchbeck show up for one of my recent book release events. We had a great conversation about Sam Bankman-Fried, crypto, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidzmorris.substack.com/subscribe

March 6, 202651 min

How Epstein Seeded The Great Crypto Grift

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June 17, 20241 hr 14 min

Why Was Alameda Tether's Biggest Client? w/Crypto Critics Corner

Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are investigative reporters for Protos.com and cohosts of the venerable Crypto Critics Corner podcast. They join David Z. Morris to discuss evidence that Alameda Research was arbitraging the stablecoin Tether to users in Asia, at huge scale, and possibly in service of illegal activity.We also dig into the deeper connections between the FTX group and Tether, including their shared efforts to buy Farmington State Bank ("Moonstone Bank"), and gain access to the U.S. FedWire system.Other topics include:* Why the notorious Crypto Critics actually think Bitcoin is “super cool.”* The implications of American monitors tracking activity on Binance.* Deltec Bank’s reliance on Chinese capital.* Why nuanced critical thought is dying on the Internet.Find more episodes of the Dark Markets podcast at: https://davidzmorris.substack.com/podcastDark Markets is produced by Eleanor Pahl and features music by Altus Noumena. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidzmorris.substack.com/subscribe