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The crypto crash

Recode Daily

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Science, Technology, Society & Culture

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Meme stocks, crypto, and fintech are in their flop era, and it would be funny, except that they're dragging real people down with them. Liz Loppato from The Verge explains. Read Liz’s story: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23067404/meme-stocks-gamestop-crypto-sell Today’s episode was produced by Taylor Maycan, engineered by Melissa Pons (Hemlock Creek Productions) and hosted by Adam Clark Estes. Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's Rico Daily. I'm Adam Clark-Estus.

0:38.8

Cryptocurrencies, everyone's favourite futurist at Get Rich Quick Scheme are cratering.

0:45.3

If you'd bought $100 worth of Bitcoin at its peak last October,

0:49.3

that investment is now worth about 50 bucks.

0:52.6

It's not just crypto that's losing its value either.

0:55.2

FinTech companies like Robin Hood and Coinbase have lost billions in value in recent weeks,

1:00.5

and meme stocks like GameStop and AMC, they're tanking too.

1:04.2

Even big tech companies are having a hard time.

1:06.5

Like, it's ugly out there, man.

1:08.4

That's Liz Lapato, who's been covering the crashing market for The Verge.

1:12.0

She's here to tell us if we're watching a bubble burst or just witnessing the kind of volatility

1:17.9

crypto experts have been warning us about.

1:20.3

Look, the stocks have been falling, but some stocks are falling more than others,

1:24.7

and so if you're one of those investors who got into the market during the pandemic,

1:31.5

because you know, you didn't maybe have anything else to do,

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