From actor to crypto skeptic, Ben McKenzie on new book, ‘Easy Money’



ABC News’ Chief Business correspondent Rebecca Jarvis sat down with actor and author Ben McKenzie to talk about his new book, the dangers of crypto and testifying to Congress on the FTX collapse.

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18 comments

  1. Ever Muskrat obsessed with crypto

  2. "And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven."

    "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."

    Bible, Gospel of Luke, chapter 21.

    "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

    Gospel of John, chapter 3, verse 17 to 18.

    "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep."

    First Corinthians, chapter 15, verse 3 to 6.

    "Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee."

    Acts, chapter 8, verse 22.

    "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

    Gospel of John, chapter 3, verse 3.

    "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

    Gospel of Matthew, chapter 4, verse 17.

    "After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight."

    Hosea, chapter 6, verse 2.

    "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

    Peter, chapter 3, verse 8.

    "knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."

    Peter, chapter 3, verse 3 to 4.

    "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."

    First Thessalonians, chapter 4, verse 16 to 17.

    "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

    First Corinthians, chapter 15, verse 52.

    "I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."

    Gospel of Luke, chapter 17, verse 34 to 36.

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  3. Hmm. I find this man useful in some strange way. 🫥

  4. what a clown.. stick to acting 🤡

  5. I think Taylor Swift got an offer to be a shill for FTX or some other crypto thing. Her dad works for Merrill-Lynch.
    He looked into it and told her it doesn't add up. Taylor said no and did not get burned when FTX crashed. Smart girl!

  6. i cant help but wonder; whats his piece in all this ; hes just a charitable guy exposing crypto? no no no no ……something is off about his position too

  7. I learned about cons from my birth father, baptist minister and life insurance salesman.

  8. LOL wow kids learning about ponzi schemes. Was he a sucker?

  9. Why do we buy into the Wunderkind mythology perpetuated by Silicone Valley startup culture? A scam is a scam is a scam

  10. I never liked the crypto ads it, seemed it was pushing that you needed to invest to survive.  
    I felt those who were pushing, were devising plans to become oligarchs controlling the world's banking system.

  11. I've been short BTC since April and doing well. Will ride it down to $15K or so, at least. Not for the faint of heart- one social media post by Musk can add 5% to the price overnight, e.g.

  12. I found out crypto is a scam also because of Emperor's New Clothes.

  13. Im single…. 🤣

    I understand, I'm making alot of parents and grandparents appear as though they are complete dumbasses.

  14. I know he’s intelligent for two reasons. His ability to express his emotions and his Major being economics. Econ is an underrated Major that utilized mathematics and game theory to predict markets and business outcomes- he’s no spring chicken.

  15. Thanks for the update. The market seems to be bouncing back but a lot of people lost huge sums already.. I will advise traders, especially newbies, to have an orientation of the market before getting involved. I must say trading offers more benefits than just holding and I have made over 19btc from day trading with Brianna Pearce insights and signals in less than 3 weeks, so glad I started her program.

  16. I done been saying from the start that crypto and blockchains are scams point blank period

  17. My neighbor and his wife who are both retired lost their life savings after being suckered into investing in crypto at its peak, he argued with me about how good of an investment it was when he didn't even understand what crypto and blockchain were.
    I told him it would crash as it had in the past and he blew me off saying I didn't have a clue about crypto even though I mined it for fun for a short time.