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We seem to be in an interesting place with respect to the public standing of cryptocurrency these days.

For good reason, I suppose.

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Exit Scamtells one of those stories.

At the center of this independently produced series is a classic true-crime hook.

The problem in a nutshell?

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Consequently, over 100,000 people who had invested in the exchange saw their money disappear overnight.

But this being a true-crime podcast, all is not as it seems (cue ominous music).

Dig through the people behind the exchange and youll find an assortment of mysterious and murky histories.

Lammer makes for a fun, somewhat unlikely figure in the true-crime-investigator role.

Its all meaty, dramatic, provocative, eminently fascinating stuff.

In other words, everything youd expect fromYou Must Remember This.

Meanwhile…

Did you know that the Los AngelesTimeshas a daily news podcast?

Well, now you do.

Shout-out toDeath, Sex & Moneys Anna Sale, whosebookdropped last week!

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