Curated playlist
People associated with cryptocurrency
- Matt DamonMatt Damon once turned down 10 percent of the profits from Avatar, a film that went on to become the most successful of all time. Director James Cameron made the offer while Damon was still working on the Bourne films, and Damon did not…
- Donald TrumpDonald Trump was a millionaire in inflation-adjusted terms by age eight.
- Caroline EllisonOn the 9th of November 2022, Caroline Ellison, chief executive of the trading firm Alameda Research, joined a video meeting with her employees. According to anonymous sources cited by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, she…
- Sam Bankman-FriedSam Bankman-Fried played League of Legends while pitching investors. Sequoia later put in more than $200 million.
- David ChaumDavid Chaum's 1982 dissertation held nearly every idea behind the blockchain.
- Do KwonDo Kwon named his daughter Luna weeks before his Luna cryptocurrency collapsed.
- Jake PaulOn the 15th of November 2024, Jake Paul climbed into a boxing ring in Texas and beat Mike Tyson by unanimous decision. Tyson had once been the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. The judges scored the fight 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73…
- Susan AtheyA summer job preparing computer sales bids set Susan Athey on the path to economics.
- Gary GenslerGary Gensler had to retract an SEC post announcing bitcoin ETF approval. He said the SEC's X account was compromised.
- Roger VerRoger Ver was arrested in Spain in April 2024 on a U.S. tax evasion indictment.