From Uncanny Valley: ‘Stop Trying to Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto’ Says Actor Ben McKenzie

About this episode

Ben McKenzie discusses his anti-cryptocurrency stance and the mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto.

Here’s a recent favorite of ours from our friends at the Uncanny Valley podcast. Actor Ben McKenzie ( The O.C. ) is out with a new documentary,  Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,  which follows his journey into becoming an anti-cryptocurrency advocate. He says we should all stop trying to unmask the presumed original developer(s) of bitcoin known as Satoshi Nakamoto because it benefits only the mysterious inventor. The actor-director talks with Katie about why he thinks crypto is a scam, and why he says people are falling for it.  Listen and subscribe to Uncanny Valley here:  https://swap.fm/l/wired-uv-drop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Katie

Guest: Ben McKenzie

Topics covered

• cryptocurrency
• scams
• documentary
• technology
• advocacy

Keywords

• Ben McKenzie
• cryptocurrency
• Satoshi Nakamoto
• scam
• documentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uncanny Valley

Books & works: Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

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