Making Money

S3E6: Has crypto cleaned up its act? FT journalist Joshua Oliver

Listen on

Episode notes

What does the recent history of crypto teach us about it today?

FT Journalist Joshua Oliver won awards for his reporting of the collapse of FTX, the crypto exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, known as SBF, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud and related crimes in March 2024.

Joshua has written a book ‘Hype Machine: How Greed, Fraud and Free Money Crashed Crypto’. It covers the biggest names in cryptocurrency; how SBF became one of the most famous CEOs in the world; and why the collapse of his company rippled through the industry and led to the crypto crash of 2022.

You can buy Josh’s book here: https://amzn.to/3xjRq8B

Listen to part one of our crypto episodes ‘We need to talk about crypto’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/6snSImh1

This is not financial advice. Don’t invest in cryptocurrency unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. You should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. 

…

Hostinger (build your website) - and use the code MakingMoney to get 10% off: https://www.hostinger.com/makingmoney

…

Newsletter

If you want a summary from this episode in an easy format, please subscribe to our newsletter: https://makingmoney.email/S3E6

…

What's your financial health? 

Take our quiz: https://makingmoneypod.scoreapp.com/

…

Investment platforms

Here are some of the biggest investment platforms in the UK - and Damo uses all of them too. Some of these are affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service using one of these links, we will receive a small commission from the seller. There will be no additional charge for you.

Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk.

InvestEngine 

Get a £25 bonus when you invest at least £100.

https://investengine.pxf.io/daOD2Q

Vanguard

https://www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk/

This is not an affiliate link.

Trading 212

Get a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up for a new Invest or ISA account and deposit at least £1.

https://www.trading212.com/promocodes/MM 

If you do not get your free share after depositing at least £1, use the promo code ‘MM’ (for Making Money). You can use this code for up to 10 days after opening the account.

…

This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life.