Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud: The Basis for the Documentary Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

Name: Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud: The Basis for the Documentary Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
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Rating: 4.4 (845 reviews)
Author: Ben McKenzie

by Ben McKenzie

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4.4 stars from 845 reviews. Top 92% of Memoir books we track.

304 pages~5.1 hr readPublished by Abrams, Inc.Published 2023-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You've lost money to crypto, FTX, or other financial schemes and want to understand exactly how you were manipulated.
You're suspicious of cryptocurrency but surrounded by people insisting it's the future and need actual evidence to back up your doubts.
You enjoyed documentaries about fraud (Enron, WeWork) and want the investigative story behind the 2026 crypto documentary.

Maybe not for you if...

You're a committed crypto believer looking for a balanced take. McKenzie's mind was made up once he started digging.
You want technical blockchain explanations. This is about the people and fraud, not how the technology actually works.
You prefer optimistic or forward-looking finance books. This is a reckoning, not a roadmap.

About this book

Easy Money examines the rise and fall of cryptocurrency through reporting across the country and abroad. Ben McKenzie, a TV star and economics graduate, initially invested in cryptocurrency during the pandemic, drawn by promises of wealth and blockchain technology. After investigating further, he questioned whether the industry was fundamentally fraudulent. The book weaves together accounts from average traders and victims, cryptocurrency figures, Hollywood investors, anti-crypto whistleblowers, and government officials to document what McKenzie describes as a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud. It includes interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried, Tether cofounder Brock Pierce, Celsius's Alex Mashinsky, and others. Written with journalist Jacob Silverman, the book presents an investigation into the SBF/FTX collapse and the broader cryptocurrency industry. It was longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year and became a New York Times bestseller. The book served as the basis for the 2026 documentary Everyone Is Lying to You for Money.

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Currently #6,263 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Sales have softened 24% recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 845 reviews

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