How to launder $600 million on the internet

Charles Ponzi was down on his luck. In 1919, the Italian immigrant had spent a decade and a half in the U.S. He was looking for a way to get rich and tried his hand at everything — including bookkeeping, sign painting, grocery clerk, dishwasher, and librarian.He caught a lucky br ...  Show more

It's getting pretty wild in the beverage aisle these days — from the rainbow wall of seltzers, to the increasingly strange flavors of Pepsi, to the new "functional" sodas with added fiber or supplements that supposedly offer health benefits. Where are all these new drinks coming ...  Show more

On today’s show, Andrew Thurman, CoinDesk’s tech reporter, takes a look at another big crypto bank heist and how the getaway is often harder than the theft. Read the full story here. This episode is sponsored by Kava, BCB Group and Koinly. - Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, ...  Show more

A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerful. The Economist’s Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts with the collapse of a bank ...  Show more

A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerful. 

The Economist’s Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts ...

American Hacker Jeffrey "Sneak" Paul joins Bram for a deep-dive into the hard problems behind the growing rash of ransomware attacks, what it means and what we can do about it. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp. On this episode we’re digging into, not a new proble ...  Show more