Issue 98 – The world’s most corrupt crypto startup operation
From Molly White's Citation Needed by Molly White
December 17, 2025 · 35 min · Season 3 · Episode 41
About this episode
The episode discusses the sentencing of Do Kwon, the approval of crypto banks, and the ongoing crypto activities of the Trump family amidst financial troubles.
Terra’s Do Kwon gets 15 years, crypto banks get the green light, and the Trump family’s crypto grift expands even as one of their treasury companies goes off the rails. Originally published on December 16, 2025.
People in this episode
Host: Molly White
Topics covered
- crypto
- corruption
- finance
- legal issues
- business news
Keywords
- crypto startup
- Do Kwon
- Terra
- Trump family
- corruption
- crypto banks
- financial news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Terra, Trump family
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