Crypto Winter 2022
Was crypto winter inevitable once easy money disappeared?
4.7 (27)
58 mins
Discover how easy money, global shocks, and unchecked optimism fueled the crypto boom before triggering a historic collapse. Explore how inflation, war, and fragile digital systems exposed the risks faced most by ordinary investors during crypto winter.
Ep 1:
Welcome to the Wasteland
Host Eliot Grant opens the story of crypto's brutal 2022 collapse, tracing how the Fed's impossible inflation dance and years of easy money set the stage for disaster.
Ep 2:
The First Domino: Terra's Fall
A South Korean entrepreneur's algorithmic stablecoin promised effortless riches—until Terra and Luna's death spiral erased $40 billion and ignited an unstoppable chain reaction.
Ep 3:
Contagion: FTX and the Fallout
Terra's collapse drags down Celsius, Three Arrows, and Voyager before FTX's dazzling billionaire founder is exposed running one of crypto's biggest frauds.
Ep 4:
Financial Populism and Its Victims
Crypto promised financial liberation from broken institutions, but instead replicated their worst flaws—leaving ordinary teachers, parents, and retirees devastated and betrayed.
Ep 5:
After the Thaw: Crypto's Reckoning
With billions lost and trust shattered, the industry faces hard lessons on regulation, hype, and whether crypto can ever rebuild what winter destroyed.
Discussions (12)
Joan
Level 6 · 8 mo agoThat Luna wolf tattoo has to be so embarrassing now 🤣
Logan
Level 3 · 8 mo agoVibes based... pure cringe
Hal
Level 5 · 8 mo agoSmart money wasn't played. They were just greedy.
