Actor Ben McKenzie is best known for his roles as Ryan Atwood on “The O.C.” and James Gordon on “Gotham.” But now he’s taking on a much different role: journalist. He talks to “CBS Mornings” about his new book “Easy Money,” which sheds light on what he learned during a two-year investigation into the cryptocurrency industry.
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Thanks, bud for keeping us financially educated! Regardless of how bad it gets on the economy, I still make over $20,000 every single week
So he think XRP is a scam SEC WON CASE 😂😢😮
It’s funny this came out after XRP WON against sec 😂😮coincidence 😊
Ooohhh this book sounds good will def get it
so he's selling a book…okay then.
I did not expect a Hollywood actor to drop details about the history of U.S. finance. This is the first guy who explained what cryptocurrency is, getting down to the names of the original cryptographers. 🫨
Sam and Alex are NOT key players. They are scammers/fraudsters. If that’s your thesis to build on, I feel sorry for you.
Good thing Bitcoin is decentralized and can’t be stopped. Write all the books you want. It won’t matter.
Everybody in a Capitalist economy is taught to believe in get rich schemes in addition to "hard work" and being "innovative." The only strategy that has EVER worked for liberating working class people from the death grip of capitalist exploitation is developing a class consciousness and organizing with our fellow workers. It's not news that crypto currency is just another in a long line of scams. BTW, although this appears to be a decent book & good for McKenzie's efforts and bravo to CBS Mornings for highlighting a book that's not just another Paramount plug, CBS Mornings has lost all shame in just being different version of HSN – it's actually embarrassing but nothing surprising for a member of the corporate media. Somebody please remind them of their journalistic duty to democracy!
This analysis presents a rather misleading and inadequate depiction of the functioning of currencies, leading one to question the expertise of the individuals involved. The writers in question, who combines the roles of economist and actor, seems to be actively engaged in promoting a book. Despite claims of not receiving direct payment, it remains crucial to consider the financial dynamics associated with the publisher-author relationship. It is not uncommon during times like these for individuals with such perspectives to exploit the prevailing uncertainty, potentially capitalizing on it without substantiated evidence.
This video was exactly what I needed. Thank you. 😊
The bots are hilarious. Very interested in what his book has to say. You're better off buying something tangible like fine art and gold.
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If Bens investment paid off, I can GUARANTEE he would have never wrote a book. Crypto levels the playing field IMO a bit and it pisses people off when a poor man can get rich quick just as fast as the rich guy. I been investing in crypto for years now. Put aside all the pros and cons. All the heros and bad actors. At the end of the day, I see my portfolio going up and down the same percentage as a company like, say Blackrock. I gain or loose just as much depending on how much I choose to invest. When people loose, which is easy in crypto, people get mad. They generally compose philosophical word candy and share it with the public to satisfy that hole. Ive been there. When they win and make an investment that pays off, I dont see them then go and bite the hand that feeds. Crypto is here to stay. Just gotta decide if your gonna play or not. If you do, research! Then research again. When your done researching, research again. Plus theres a lot of fun things you can do with cryptocurrencies. Gaming. VR etc.
I've always thought this about crypto. If i can't take it out of the atm, withdraw it from a bank it's not the currency for me.
Well, in order to call a currency a Ponzi scheme you have to explain (Fiat) and (Gold) or hard assets; once you have established the basic structure of fiat as money then you can have a foundation to stand on. More crimes and frauds and to include money laundering has and remains to be the largest vehicle for Ponzi schemes. (FIAT) fact.
This guy has no clue what he's talking about. You can't clump a decentralized network like Bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme. Bitcoin is the total exact opposite of a Ponzi scheme.