Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey discuss whether or not $TRUMP, the Donald Trump memecoin, constitutes corruption. Additional episodes mentioned:<a href="https://youtu.be/bTaR5-A-O_o" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Episode 157 – Donald Trump, Justin Sun, and the grifts we missed</a><a href="https://youtu.be/h-IekXgN-Tg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Episode 152 – Justin Sun is probably insolvent</a><a href=" https://youtu.be/aF7gR-1MHbw" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Episode 167 – What happened to the SEC? (feat. Corey Frayer)</a><a href="https://youtu.be/41fvrtX09pY" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Episode 165 – Elon Musk’s Valentine’s Day Massacre</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-crypto-coin-auction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Gk8.yzzI.Y7iQnH7Ph6sL" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Additional resources: </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-crypto-coin-auction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Gk8.yzzI.Y7iQnH7Ph6sL" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">New York Times coverage</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ericlipton.nytimes.com/post/3loxzavl6ac2x" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">"Potentially corrupt"</a><a href="https://protos.com/htx-prepares-for-dinner-with-donald-trump/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Coverage of HTX being the entity that signed for Justin Sun</a>

Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin

Bennett and Cas discuss historical moments in the cryptocurrency and finance industries, focusing on frauds, hacks, exit scams, and other malfeasance.

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