{"podcast":{"title":"The Fraud Archive – Iconic Cons, Scams and Financial Crimes explained in minutes","slug":"the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903","podcast_index_feed_id":7902903,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a24720b250fa4918b1f9c64","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a24720b250fa4918b1f9c64/1780908678335-37a58c91-2714-4a23-ab91-c528c3b03323.jpeg","author":"Jonathan Lo Piparo","episode_count":35,"summary":"The Fraud Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, a collection of podcasts dedicated to the stories that shaped our world. This series unmasks history's greatest cons, scams, and financial deceptions: the Ponzi schemes, accounting frauds, crypto collapses, pyramid schemes, and con artists who fooled investors, regulators, and entire nations. From Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff to Enron, Theranos, Wirecard, and FTX, each episode brings a true story of deception to life as a documentary-style narrative: how the scheme worked, who fell for it, and how it finally unraveled. Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://thearchivenetwork.com/support Discover more at: https://thefraudarchive.com https://thearchivenetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T06:20:36.079715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903"},"episode":{"title":"FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 4: Seventy-two hours","slug":"ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-4-seventy-two-hours","published_at":"2026-06-25T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-4-seventy-two-hours","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-unraveling","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a24720b250fa4918b1f9c64/e/6a2687f3b5aa4a3ec70b27cf/media.mp3","summary":"The collapse did not begin with a verdict. It began with pressure. Then doubt. Then a run. In early November of twenty twenty-two, public reporting raised questions about Alameda Research’s balance sheet and its reliance on FTT.That detail turned a private dependency into a market story almost overnight. If a trading firm’s solvency leaned on an asset tied to the exchange that controlled customer deposits, then confidence was not just an asset. It was the capital base.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/ftx-sam-bankman-fried The Fraud Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, a collection of podcasts dedicated to exploring history's greatest cons, scams, and financial crimes. Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://thearchivenetwork.com/support Discover more archives and stories: https://thearchivenetwork.com Explore this archive: https://thefraudarchive.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The collapse did not begin with a verdict. It began with pressure. Then doubt. Then a run. In early November of twenty twenty-two, public reporting raised…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":427,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/episodes/ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-4-seventy-two-hours/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-4-seventy-two-hours.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}