Current：Home > MyA former teen idol takes on crypto -FinanceMind
A former teen idol takes on crypto
View
Date：2025-04-13 22:17:17
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！ (552)
Related
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- A guide to 9 global buzzwords for 2023, from 'polycrisis' to 'zero-dose children'
- Minnesota Groups Fear Environmental Shortcuts in Enbridge’s Plan to Rebuild Faulty Pipeline
- Rebel Wilson Shares Adorable New Photos of Her Baby Girl on Their First Mother's Day
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- The Period Talk (For Adults)
- Lisa Rinna Reacts to Andy Cohen’s Claims About Her Real Housewives Exit
- Global Warming Is Messing with the Jet Stream. That Means More Extreme Weather.
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- Author Aubrey Gordon Wants To Debunk Myths About Fat People
Ranking
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Bernie Sanders on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands
- The U.S. Military Needed New Icebreakers Years Ago. A Melting Arctic Is Raising the National Security Stakes.
- Donald Trump’s Record on Climate Change
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny's Latest Date Night Proves They're In Sync
- FEMA Flood Maps Ignore Climate Change, and Homeowners Are Paying the Price
- Rihanna, Kaley Cuoco and More Stars Celebrating Their First Mother's Day in 2023
Recommendation
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
9 wounded in Denver shooting near Nuggets' Ball Arena as fans celebrated, police say
California’s Wildfire and Climate Change Warnings Are Still Too Conservative, Scientist Says
Illinois Lures Wind Farm Away from Missouri with Bold Energy Policy
California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Minnesota Groups Fear Environmental Shortcuts in Enbridge’s Plan to Rebuild Faulty Pipeline
China's COVID vaccines: Do the jabs do the job?
Lisa Rinna Reacts to Andy Cohen’s Claims About Her Real Housewives Exit