#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power

Coffeezilla is a journalist and investigator on YouTube who exposes financial frauds, scams, and fake gurus. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(06:04) - Coffee
(08:13) - SBF and FTX
(22:54) - $8 billion
(32:01) - Evil vs incompetence
(41:57) - Key lessons from FTX collapse
(55:15) - Should SBF go to jail?
(1:03:02) - Role of influencers and celebrities
(1:07:30) - How FTX covered up fraud
(1:11:26) - Interview with SBF
(1:26:29) - SafeMoon fraud
(1:32:41) - Bitcoin
(1:43:20) - Psychology of investigating fraud
(1:52:26) - Investigating politics and corruption
(1:59:39) - Coffeezilla origin story
(2:04:19) - MLM marketing scams
(2:11:58) - Andrew Tate and Hustlers University
(2:29:40) - Save the Kids crypto scandal
(2:36:59) - Money and fame
(2:44:03) - MrBeast
(2:50:26) - Fake gurus and Get-Rich-Quick schemes
(3:09:45) - Process of investigation
(3:22:31) - Twitter Files release
(3:31:36) - Time management and productivity
(3:43:36) - Advice for young people