Inside the rapid rise and fall of a ‘Squid Game’ crypto scam

Inside the rapid rise and fall of a ‘Squid Game’ crypto scam

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https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/12/squid-scam-podcast

Investors threw millions at a coin themed on the Netflix hit – that never appeared. Find out how in The Squid Scam. Plus: five of the best podcasts about celebrity scandals

What do your favourite podcasters look like? After falling down the audio rabbit hole of the the excellent Three Bean Salad pod’s back catalogue, I recently found myself listening to an episode in which a listener wrote in with theories about the hosts’ facial features, ranging from “like Jimmy Carr” to “looks like someone who joined Curry’s in sixth form and is still there 20 years later … with no promotion chance.” At which point, I realised that I, too, was utterly incapable of picking some of its presenters out of a lineup.

Inside the rapid rise and fall of a ‘Squid Game’ crypto scam

Jan 12, 2023, 10:19am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/12/squid-scam-podcast > Investors threw millions at a coin themed on the Netflix hit – that never appeared. Find out how in The Squid Scam. Plus: five of the best podcasts about celebrity scandals > What do your favourite podcasters look like? After falling down the audio rabbit hole of the the excellent Three Bean Salad pod’s back catalogue, I recently found myself listening to an episode in which a listener wrote in with theories about the hosts’ facial features, ranging from “like Jimmy Carr” to “looks like someone who joined Curry’s in sixth form and is still there 20 years later … with no promotion chance.” At which point, I realised that I, too, was utterly incapable of picking some of its presenters out of a lineup.