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For a supposedly secure currency, there are a lot of crypto thefts. Why?
FromThe Big Story
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 30, 2022
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Podcast episode
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You see them in the headlines every week or so: Hundreds of thousands—more often, millions—of dollars in cryptocurrency or NFTs, stolen by hackers or scammers who lured their victims into providing access to their secure wallets, only to empty them out.As more and more non-experts jump into the scene, encouraged by big stars in high-priced commercials and dreaming of riches, there's more money than ever out there for the taking. Is crypto safe? How can you spot a scam? Does it need regulation? Or does it just need to come with a disclaimer—the same way legal gambling does?GUEST: Jacob Silverman, writing in The New Republic
Released:
May 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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