Issue 101 – Bought and paid for

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of Bitcoin, connections between industry figures and the Epstein files, and political investigations involving Trump and the UAE.

Bitcoin is down 50%, several prominent industry figures have been uncovered in the Epstein files, Trump’s facing a probe into his family’s $500M deal with the UAE, and crypto super PACs spend their first $6 million in the midterms. Originally published February 26, 2026.

People in this episode

Host: Molly White

Topics covered

• cryptocurrency
• politics
• finance
• investigation
• midterm elections

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Trump
• UAE
• Epstein
• crypto
• midterms
• politics
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UAE, Epstein

Products: Bitcoin

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