Scam Economy

About Scam Economy

Bitcoin, the Blockchain, Web3, NFTs...welcome to the Scam Economy. Host Matt Binder (The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder, DOOMED) dives into the world of cryptocurrency in order to reveal the frauds, grifts, and scams. And there's plenty because, really, the whole thing is a scam. It's the Scam Economy.

Publisher

Matt Binder

Category

news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jan 2022

Latest episode

7 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

4 of 67 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

   59: The Golden Age of Grift

   Scam Economy is back! And just in time for The Golden Age of Grift. Host Matt Binder breaks down how the cryptocurrency industry bought the 2024 elections, how Trump's win has ushered in a golden age for grifters and scammers, the repeal of crypto regulations, President Donald Trump's memecoin scheme, and more! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder Visit: http://www.scameconomy.com

2. 

   30 May 2024TRANSCRIPT

   58: Her: OpenAI v. Scarlett Johansson

   Scam Economy host Matt Binder breaks down the latest OpenAI scandal: an AI Voice Assistant that its CEO Sam Altman not so subtly tweeted "Her" about, resulting in a cease and desist from actress Scarlett Johansson. Is this just a voice impersonator or did OpenAI really use an AI voice trained on Johansson's? Visit: ScamEconomy.com Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

3. 

   7 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT

   57: Crypto Number Goes Up + The AI Hype Bubble (w/ Ed Zitron of Better Offline)

   Ed Zitron of the new podcast Better Offline joins Scam Economy with Matt Binder to discuss Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies getting some a new life and pumping in recent weeks, what's going on with crypto lately? We also discuss the AI hype bubble and Apple Vision Pro. Check out Ed's new podcast Better Offline at https://www.betteroffline.com/ Visit: ScamEconomy.com Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Inside a recent episode

59: The Golden Age of Grift

Published 7 Feb 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I have this sort of baseline to follow here I've always paid attention. I've been really enamored not by like which companies are there showing off what What I like to pay attention to I don't obviously I pay attention to that because that's what I covered things that are there But something that's important to keep in the back your mind For myself while I tend this that sort of gives you a good idea of where the industry And certain spaces within the industry are going I like to You know take a look around and see what what's not here from last year or How are companies marketing themselves differently from last year and what's interesting to me is crypto NFTs sort of web3 as a whole Pretty much almost completely absent From CES after just a year or two ago crypto is everywhere every company was a web3 company Whether they were doing something web3 or not. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

339 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

180 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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