Current：Home > StocksA former teen idol takes on crypto -FundPrime
A former teen idol takes on crypto
View
Date：2025-04-12 18:34:19
Ben McKenzie is an actor known for his roles in shows like The O.C. and Gotham. However, when the pandemic shut down the entertainment business, he started researching cryptocurrency, and what he learned left him feeling a bit uneasy.
Today on the show, Ben McKenzie tells us about his unexpected journey from former teen idol to outspoken crypto skeptic.
Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
Journalist Jacob Silverman's New Republic piece
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (95)
Related
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- Lululemon’s Olympic Challenge to Reduce Its Emissions
- Netflix has officially begun its plan to make users pay extra for password sharing
- A Teenage Floridian Has Spent Half His Life Involved in Climate Litigation. He’s Not Giving Up
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Mauricio Umansky Shares Family Photos With Kyle Richards After Addressing Breakup Speculation
- Inside Clean Energy: As Efficiency Rises, Solar Power Needs Fewer Acres to Pack the Same Punch
- Dua Lipa's Birthday Message to Boyfriend Romain Gavras Will Have You Levitating
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Why Jennifer Lopez Is Defending Her New Alcohol Brand
Ranking
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- Do dollar store bans work?
- The Botanic Matchmakers that Could Save Our Food Supply
- China Ramps Up Coal Power to Boost Post-Lockdown Growth
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- Progress in Baby Steps: Westside Atlanta Lead Cleanup Slowly Earns Trust With Help From Local Institutions
- NATO Moves to Tackle Military Greenhouse Gas Emissions Even While Girding Against Russia
- You’ll Roar Over Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s PDA Moments at Wimbledon Match
Recommendation
South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
Report: 20 of the world's richest economies, including the U.S., fuel forced labor
Frustration Simmers Around the Edges of COP27, and May Boil Over Far From the Summit
Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian Shows Off Her Baby Bump Progress in Hot Pink Bikini
Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
Kia and Hyundai agree to $200M settlement over car thefts
Do dollar store bans work?
Kate Middleton Turns Heads in Royal Blue at King Charles III's Scottish Coronation Ceremony