Scams, Zealots, and Jet Skis: Life Inside the Crypto Scene | Spiraling

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  • @VICE
    @VICE  Год назад +4

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  • @jaball77
    @jaball77 2 года назад +1418

    I love how Arsalan swears his NFT project is legit, then goes on to explain exactly how the rug pull worked. "If you sold at that moment, you made money. If you held on to it, you lost money." You just admitted your project was a scam and had no actual value! Just genius.

    • @fluxophile
      @fluxophile 2 года назад +73

      "That's just how it works."
      The Future of Finance/The Internet/Society/*Insert vague bullshit term here*! Can't wait.

    • @fahhcue
      @fahhcue 2 года назад +7

      Big facts! 😁🚩🚩🚩🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @theodanielwollff
      @theodanielwollff 2 года назад +33

      This is how it all works. Easy money, just don't be the last one out. When a coin explodes, dump big cash quickly into to. Wait a few days and dump. Might only 10% profit, but its safe.

    • @Red_Dusk
      @Red_Dusk 2 года назад +71

      all crypto is scam

    • @theodanielwollff
      @theodanielwollff 2 года назад +12

      @@Red_Dusk oh course, just depends how good you are at scamming other people :)

  • @mambo6365
    @mambo6365 2 года назад +464

    “Stop being scammed by wall street, get scammed by us instead”

    • @aztronomy7457
      @aztronomy7457 2 года назад +50

      At least Wall-Street is made up of companies that invest in companies that produce things that are then given back to society.....

    • @michaelvick2872
      @michaelvick2872 2 года назад

      Yk what’s funny is these chuds didn’t invest into crypto they could’ve actually made decent returns in dividend stocks lol

    • @Ikaros23
      @Ikaros23 2 года назад

      Wall street owns the coins. Most om wall street are themselvs gamblers. And wall street are always looking for new way’s to 1: hide money 2: make money

    • @lemonmystery4049
      @lemonmystery4049 2 года назад

      @@aztronomy7457 and?

    • @aztronomy7457
      @aztronomy7457 2 года назад +15

      @@lemonmystery4049 Financing, as much as it puts dark bad taste in everyones mouth, is one of the most important aspects towards prosperity. Investing in Wall Street gives money to companies who use that $ to make things, which we receive in terms of products and services. Investing in Crypto does....None of that.

  • @lukeriddoch3925
    @lukeriddoch3925 2 года назад +527

    "Poor people have never had a chance to hide their wealth" Poor people are so good at hiding their wealth even they don't know where it is

    • @ClassWarVeteran
      @ClassWarVeteran 2 года назад +61

      Poor people’s wealth is in the pockets of the wealthy

    • @ClassWarVeteran
      @ClassWarVeteran 2 года назад

      Billionaires are inherently unethical and exploitive

    • @misslabellekitty1298
      @misslabellekitty1298 2 года назад +4

      Damn that's the comment 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Doritsboobshadow
      @Doritsboobshadow 2 года назад

      Also they can’t hide their wealth bc if they get ten grand they’re gonna get them a new to them car at the buy here pay here

    • @rickmorty5215
      @rickmorty5215 2 года назад

      😂😂😂

  • @808nzaro
    @808nzaro 2 года назад +151

    ' The trouble with loyalty to a cause, is that the cause will always betray you..'

    • @boblarson7694
      @boblarson7694 2 года назад +3

      Who the hell is this quote by? YOU?

    • @808nzaro
      @808nzaro 2 года назад +1

      @@boblarson7694 this guy ruclips.net/user/clipUgkxf9VKxM4-zA32XxCTSXJC5xhY_naltDMV

    • @ryderb4l328
      @ryderb4l328 Год назад

      @@boblarson7694 I don't know why this made me laugh so hard🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @曾于嘉
    @曾于嘉 10 месяцев назад +151

    I appreciate the information you shared. As someone interested in recovery, I like that you showcase tools for examining a company before making a decision. It's already a tough decision, and with someone demonstrating ways to protect themselves, this knowledge is valuable. Thanks for taking the time to share this with the RUclips world. Much love to *Universaldispute*.

  • @JK-zt4ym
    @JK-zt4ym 2 года назад +1167

    I love watching everyone explain crypto with generalized buzzwords.

    • @MexicanAndaJew
      @MexicanAndaJew 2 года назад +87

      Reminds me of the last MLM pitch that I sat through

    • @JoshAronoff
      @JoshAronoff 2 года назад +19

      Its not technology tho. LOL

    • @moonlightrobbery
      @moonlightrobbery 2 года назад +45

      Take a shot every time they use a buzzword. Take two shots of they say it with a smug ass grin/tone.

    • @HandyTot
      @HandyTot 2 года назад +57

      Exactly, there's zero substance to what they are sayin.

    • @gabrielanderson8767
      @gabrielanderson8767 2 года назад +9

      @@moonlightrobbery we’d die pretty quick from liver poisoning, lol

  • @sfdko3291
    @sfdko3291 2 года назад +170

    My god. These are the rejects of the frat bros.
    Amazing.

    • @Ciskokid1970
      @Ciskokid1970 2 года назад +6

      🤣🤣👍

    • @we8608
      @we8608 2 года назад +1

      🤣😂🤣😂ikr

  • @DJTLaRoss
    @DJTLaRoss 2 года назад +651

    "Poor people have never had a way to hide their wealth" is like saying "people without teeth have never had a way to brush their teeth".

    • @damnumonkeyballs
      @damnumonkeyballs 2 года назад +59

      "It's not a technology" so can you explain to me how you get your bitcoins without technology? Lmao grifters gonna grift.

    • @DJTLaRoss
      @DJTLaRoss 2 года назад +35

      @@damnumonkeyballs Totally. And the argument that Bitcoin is going to succeed because it allows people to commit felony tax evasion seems a bit questionable to me too lol

    • @WarrenParks
      @WarrenParks 2 года назад +1

      @@damnumonkeyballs they have bitcoin atms

    • @pierreluc5382
      @pierreluc5382 2 года назад +10

      @@DJTLaRoss
      people without teeth don't have cavities

    • @enriqueg7659
      @enriqueg7659 2 года назад +5

      Hahaha, you are so right. I was like there is something off about that argument when he said it

  • @MrCdrant
    @MrCdrant 2 года назад +247

    This is reeks of a Tony Robbins convention in Vegas. Everyone convincing themselves they're going to make it rich, they've got the answers and the light is right around the corner. I can only imagine how overextended, indebted or just flat out broke many of these clowns are.

    • @keithnieves6921
      @keithnieves6921 2 года назад +4

      Leave tony out of this

    • @davemathew
      @davemathew 2 года назад +5

      So u went to a tony Robbins event?

    • @MrCdrant
      @MrCdrant 2 года назад +14

      @@davemathew We all know what those sort of desperate events look like from clips.

    • @johnpetrakis379
      @johnpetrakis379 2 года назад +5

      All just absolutely phenomenal at patting themselves on their own backs

    • @christopherc8563
      @christopherc8563 2 года назад

      the point of the technology is not to get rich, like the point of an NFT was never to sell stupid computer generated GIFs for crazy amounts of money, but bcuz the govt fails to regulate the fraudsters out of the industry, like it fails to regulate ai, autonomous veichles, genetic research and modifications, EV and more, we are falling behind the world so fast it will start hitting people like a brick wall soon, the EU contracted cardano to onboard the EU population and create Digital IDs, the amazing legit side of crypto would take a season of shows this long to even begin to explore

  • @photofreak56
    @photofreak56 2 года назад +77

    I was in my last year of Uni when NFTs became a thing. Like most art majors I thought about possibly minting some of my art and making money off of it. The problem was that the more I looked into it the more it became clear it was a risk that had no chance of reward. I kept seeing red flags and keep thinking back to something my grandfather once said "If a potential investment is pitched in a way that is hard to follow, uses more than three buzzwords, and can't be explained without those things. It's a scam." I liked the idea of something like bitcoin and Ethereum. But the more I thought about it the more I thought it sounded like in-game curancy with no real value.

    • @veteran_united3472
      @veteran_united3472 Год назад +3

      No doubt our grandparents are wise but they are also boomers. Technology advances quick and the new generation adopts. The first to see the potential and find the gems produce generational wealth. It's not for everyone but it soon will be.

    • @MrTrigz
      @MrTrigz Год назад

      No critique for fiat tho.... just like this vice dude.... that one of the reasons i cant take yall serious

    • @assassinaria
      @assassinaria Год назад +1

      ​@@veteran_united3472If you are being taxed in Government currencies, what use would Crypto be? At the end of the day, Government backed currencies will always be more preferred since they'll have the power to pay off your taxes

  • @dubsar
    @dubsar 2 года назад +84

    The reasons no cameras are allowed in that party are:
    People don't want to be caught cheating on their partners, snorting cocaine, or letting their bosses know where the missing money went.

    • @sirij8784
      @sirij8784 2 года назад +9

      nope thats not it. high net worth crypto people don't want to be identified because if can arguably be targeted. The thing about being your own bank is your also responsible for your own security. Someone can take your money by force if they know you have coins.

    • @dubsar
      @dubsar 2 года назад +5

      @@sirij8784 ALSO true.

    • @jamess.2649
      @jamess.2649 11 месяцев назад

      Dollars are printed free oh and no limits

    • @dubsar
      @dubsar 11 месяцев назад

      @@jamess.2649 True, more dollars are printed and put into circulation than taken away from the economy. But their value is backed by the government of the USA.

  • @matthewh.2539
    @matthewh.2539 2 года назад +306

    “It’s doing exactly what it is suppose to? “And then compares it to gold.
    Sorry gold doesn’t drop 80% in a year.
    When people talk in phrases and not explain the reason it’s most likely bs.

    • @rezb8186
      @rezb8186 2 года назад +4

      Its gonna replace gold soon, people will get left in the dust for not turning to btc right now early stage

    • @teethgrinder83
      @teethgrinder83 2 года назад +49

      @@rezb8186 yeah the day I'm able to spend BTC in as many places as I can my cash and as easily will be the day I worry about "being left behind in the dust". As of right now I'm not particularly concerned

    • @rezb8186
      @rezb8186 2 года назад +1

      @@teethgrinder83 By that time ur already left in the dust, its exponentially growing and sometime in the near future will crack the existing financial system due to the money printing done from governments. Bitcoin will shift the whole system when it grows beyond expectation. Money will always be printed and Bitcoin will benefit from this forever until they replace the dollar or stop printing. Just look at 2020 march no further, massive printing which bitcoin benefitted from and f* their strategy. Learn or go away fool

    • @OUTDOORS55
      @OUTDOORS55 2 года назад +64

      Gold is an actual commodity. It has a real life use and is needed in many industries. Crypto is literally worthless.

    • @ric1003
      @ric1003 2 года назад +18

      @@rezb8186 one day your crypto will be as valuable as dust, get out while you still can. It's not FUD, it's just logic

  • @AnthonyAnton764
    @AnthonyAnton764 10 месяцев назад +88

    *GOT BACk MY LOSSES*
    I value the information you dropped on us. As somebody inquisitive about recuperation, I like that you show devices you use to examine an organization prior to coming to a choice. It's now a hard choice to make and game to play, and with somebody showing the world procedures to safeguard themselves, this information is important.
    Gratitude for getting some margin to impart this to the RUclips world. We love you
    *UNIVERSALDISPUTE*

  • @samkessler1111
    @samkessler1111 2 года назад +111

    Reminds me of every kid I met from south Florida in ‘05-‘09 while I was at FSU that started as a business major but ended up dropping out. “You just don’t understand business, bro.”

    • @JeffCaplan313
      @JeffCaplan313 2 года назад +2

      What did you know that they didn't?

    • @samkessler1111
      @samkessler1111 2 года назад +27

      @@JeffCaplan313 for starters that Amway was a pyramid scheme.

    • @JeffCaplan313
      @JeffCaplan313 2 года назад +1

      @@samkessler1111 Which way isn't?

    • @blackwater7183
      @blackwater7183 2 года назад

      @@JeffCaplan313 Always.

    • @rickmorty5215
      @rickmorty5215 2 года назад +5

      😂😂😂.....first it was Forex trading, now Crypto

  • @Fronted
    @Fronted 2 года назад +166

    The financial illiteracy in this country is honestly quite sad

    • @davycrockett8886
      @davycrockett8886 2 года назад +5

      I've studied finance the last twenty years, I understand it's value, I've made money in crypto and never been scammed.

    • @Fronted
      @Fronted 2 года назад +11

      @@davycrockett8886 lol🥇

    • @yuriib5483
      @yuriib5483 2 года назад

      @@Fronted sure, Jan

    • @yuriib5483
      @yuriib5483 2 года назад +6

      We do need mandatory class in high school and college for financial literacy and personal finance

    • @BennyGoId
      @BennyGoId 2 года назад +3

      @@davycrockett8886 its*
      "it's" is short for the phrase "it is". By typing "I understand it's value", you are saying "I understand it is value". It seems now you need to start studying proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation because what you typed is hard to look at.

  • @fatimamuhammad-md1mj
    @fatimamuhammad-md1mj Год назад +29

    I LOVE the fact that the victims were able to leave that message to the heart souls. They were able to tell that guy off AND they are no longer victims! *ApexBureauService* you are such an awesome force be reckoned and that is why I watch you!! Keep up the good work!!

  • @handlesmademeloseauniqename
    @handlesmademeloseauniqename 2 года назад +459

    Crypto is the biggest transfer of wealth in history. From the poor to the wealthy

    • @jscottabbott
      @jscottabbott 2 года назад +36

      Or stupid to intelligent

    • @paladro
      @paladro 2 года назад

      @@jscottabbott intelligent? more like criminal fraud, behold the large collpases in the past year alone. stare at SBF, he's the poster boy for this fraud, while rest are still walking free, for the moment.

    • @PlaySA
      @PlaySA 2 года назад

      lmao. nah. crypto is the sad, depressing pursuit of greedy fuckboys

    • @_J0N_TAFFER
      @_J0N_TAFFER 2 года назад +40

      @@jscottabbott Being a trust fund baby and creating a coin doesn't require more then a 12th grade education

    • @ClassWarVeteran
      @ClassWarVeteran 2 года назад +12

      Biggest transfer of wealth from my wallet into mail order MDMA

  • @npage.
    @npage. 2 года назад +769

    This is a deeply, deeply weird psychological phenomenon

    • @Yarmox
      @Yarmox 2 года назад +46

      These guys were the guy with a trench coat selling fakes a century ago. Its just a new side of the same behavior

    • @undefined69695
      @undefined69695 2 года назад

      “Running of finance on software instead of institutions” lol Jesus people are so stupid… nothing about this is new.. a bunch of greedy people and a bunch of dumb people and this always happens until laws are passed.

    • @enemy1134
      @enemy1134 2 года назад +72

      @@JohnSmith-sb2ps it's anything but efficient. it's a drain on the energy system, it's slow, it's expensive to move, and incredibly volatile.

    • @ciqured8525
      @ciqured8525 2 года назад +13

      @@enemy1134 thank u for this comment lol i thought this was common sense 😭😭😭

    • @Mussi93
      @Mussi93 2 года назад +27

      @@JohnSmith-sb2ps Bless your naivety and gullibility.

  • @benlogan430
    @benlogan430 2 года назад +586

    Crypto, NFT’s and most of the crap peddled by the influencers is a con or scam. You will lose all your investments. Fact…period. Criminals are different looking than they used to be. They are your favorite internet star who you look up to.

    • @joraw1
      @joraw1 2 года назад

      Everything is a scam . Food .doctors .. its all for profit . Wake up .what this does is give anybody a chance to be rich not just banks and government .wake up

    • @archiehickox6518
      @archiehickox6518 2 года назад

      Only if you're an idiot

    • @the_guy_with_yeeyee_a_haircut
      @the_guy_with_yeeyee_a_haircut 2 года назад

      you've been getting ripped off since the day you were born INFLATION you know that right? yea it's the best and the most genuis way to scam someone without them going crazy and also don't forget taxes it's even worse than inflation you literally handing away your money to the big bad man

    • @nickroman2931
      @nickroman2931 2 года назад +3

      Hahah stay broke kid

    • @mikefaulksy1447
      @mikefaulksy1447 2 года назад +2

      🤣🤣

  • @d_shuffles
    @d_shuffles 2 года назад +669

    Crypto Cringe

    • @bloatedsodium7301
      @bloatedsodium7301 2 года назад +24

      We’re addicted to cringe. We can’t stop clicking, listening and watching. Views don’t lie.

    • @d_shuffles
      @d_shuffles 2 года назад +6

      @@bloatedsodium7301 it’s true, I can’t help but look

    • @SlicedSlappy
      @SlicedSlappy 2 года назад +3

      Yup. The decline has begun.

    • @TrollingHistory
      @TrollingHistory 2 года назад +5

      I know black guys acting like they understand what wealth is.
      😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹
      They think Micheal Jordan and 50 cent are wealthy.
      😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣

    • @TrollingHistory
      @TrollingHistory 2 года назад +1

      Like Mike tyson wealthy lol.

  • @suzannecoe4347
    @suzannecoe4347 2 года назад +179

    You know what will ALWAYS have value for trade (even in WWIII and no electricity) and ISN’T imaginary or a scam? Liquor and Cigarettes. Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.

    • @mrjet3508
      @mrjet3508 2 года назад +24

      And weed

    • @nickmccack
      @nickmccack 2 года назад +7

      Was gonna say food but hot damn you right!

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 2 года назад +7

      Drugs are bad mkay

    • @LuisC7
      @LuisC7 2 года назад +6

      @@firstlast8258 you say that because you never tried shrooms have you?

    • @mrjet3508
      @mrjet3508 2 года назад +4

      @@firstlast8258 no where near as bad as liquor alcohol

  • @chaoswitch1974
    @chaoswitch1974 2 года назад +1264

    I've been waiting for this and honestly was so surprised how long they were able to get away with this. I just hope there aren't a lot of suicidal young men who got ripped off.

    • @laundrieshanging9077
      @laundrieshanging9077 2 года назад +43

      Oh..there are. Its gonna be badddd

    • @suedenim6590
      @suedenim6590 2 года назад

      @@TheGhostOfMichaelJackson 82% is over, 82% is factually a scam. Hard evidence

    • @brvdyy
      @brvdyy 2 года назад +84

      @@TheGhostOfMichaelJackson and it will get funnier and funnier as people try and hang on for dear life

    • @maximilianvs8430
      @maximilianvs8430 2 года назад

      Masses of young men end themselves every year. The gynocentric society kills more men than crypto scams ever could

    • @chaoswitch1974
      @chaoswitch1974 2 года назад

      @@laundrieshanging9077 😞

  • @PiouStarcraft
    @PiouStarcraft 2 года назад +41

    MAN, flipping the bird to wallstreet ! This is so EDGY, those guys live on the edge omg...

  • @AronAdler
    @AronAdler 2 года назад +223

    "Poor people have never been able to hide their wealth" crypto truly attracts the best and brightest

    • @beefyogurt
      @beefyogurt 2 года назад +10

      the poor typically dont own assets. with the money printing that the central banks do, which causes inflation, the rich who own assets such as real estate or stocks have their values appreciate

    • @thejquinn
      @thejquinn 2 года назад +5

      @@beefyogurt Money printing doesn't cause inflation, multiple illegal wars and 20+ trillion in debt has debunked that theory.

    • @beefyogurt
      @beefyogurt 2 года назад +1

      @@thejquinn how else are wars funded? taxes and the hidden tax of currency debasement through added supply

    • @thejquinn
      @thejquinn 2 года назад +3

      @@beefyogurt Except the dollar has never been stronger, so where are you getting your info that the currency is being "debased"?

    • @beefyogurt
      @beefyogurt 2 года назад +13

      @@thejquinn it's lost 99.6% of its value in the last 100 years

  • @RogerThat1637
    @RogerThat1637 2 года назад +65

    "I returned, hobbling to Miami after I broke my foot getting up to pee in the middle of the night. Something almost as embarrassing as my decision to buy some bitcoin right after the conference" I love Zeke Spector's style and the stories he does, dude is hilarious.

  • @peterc6559
    @peterc6559 2 года назад +56

    Its hilarious how turned on these (mostly men) are by the whole “anti-government” aspect of this but 99% of them cannot put into words or explain how it benefits them or society. Its quite literally people who want to be edgy and cool

    • @Guizambaldi
      @Guizambaldi 2 года назад +3

      And get rich quick.

    • @JunkBondTrader
      @JunkBondTrader 2 года назад +1

      how else can you send any amount of money, to anyone in the world, for pennies, with no government or bank oversight, no 3rd parties, no middlemen, instantly? I think they explained it enough to where you should be able to conclude the benefits yourself. Don't be so short sighted. It is quite literally the most profitable investment of all time, still even at this market cycle bottom.

    • @JayKay490
      @JayKay490 2 года назад

      @@JunkBondTrader ah and you teally think of IT becomes bigger and bigger there will be no middlemann, no state, ... who will step in to close the gap? Then you really don't know how the world and financil system work, if it's so big then it need to bei revised, it need to be controlled and this ist what governments will do then.

    • @bisiriyutajudeen5728
      @bisiriyutajudeen5728 2 года назад

      @@JayKay490 If you believe what you just typed then you my friend deserve all that comes with holding fiat. The entire purpose of bitcoin is the extraction of middlemen, even if govs get involved they won't become middlemen, they'll be no different than an engine in a car and not a giant man pushing your car for you.

  • @kyleaustin2728
    @kyleaustin2728 2 года назад +49

    At 16:50 when he says “if you put the right influencers behind it, you can sell out”
    He really means,
    ***sell out your fan base***

    • @svenwahnsinn734
      @svenwahnsinn734 2 года назад +7

      Thats the most Logan Pauleske thing ive heard in a while.

    • @TheRealWinser
      @TheRealWinser 2 года назад +8

      He slowly described a rug pull throughout the conversation. If you have to get in early on an "investment" to make money it is most definitely a scam. These people are predators that take advantage of the FOMO.

  • @jjbrowned313
    @jjbrowned313 2 года назад +53

    As soon as the public are being asked to buy in its already to late they are at events looking for victims

  • @jbird4478
    @jbird4478 2 года назад +51

    Just a word of advice: Most of these "early access" chatgroups that guy talks about are scams themselves. They tell you that you get early access, while in reality the real initial holders are offloading their coins onto you.

  • @mbb8111
    @mbb8111 2 года назад +234

    Foolish me for thinking Kid Miami was going to buy groceries with his Crypto money...

    • @davycrockett8886
      @davycrockett8886 2 года назад

      You can buy groceries with crypto. Most likely it will become bigger through stable coins.

    • @nthabix
      @nthabix 2 года назад

      That was my first thought😂
      I was ready to see which grocery stores or fastfood shops accept them.
      Maybe he'll buy it after selling that watch for traditional money🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @LordRenteria
    @LordRenteria 2 года назад +6

    Just remember this: The evolution of money went from Bartering, to Spade/Metal Coins, then to paper form, alas Plastic Cards, to Electronic Mobile Payments, and who's to say it won't evolve to Virtual Currency? I generally don't overlook the importance of evolution thus why its important to keep an open mind of what the future may hold for future generations.

  • @MacNCheese68
    @MacNCheese68 2 года назад +44

    Stick it to the man…by becoming the man. It doesn’t matter who or what, the end game is the same. Somebody is always left holding the bag of nothing.

  • @Krranski
    @Krranski 2 года назад +274

    This is a pretty severe example of the wealth divide growing even wider and the despair the working class feels as they desperately try to get into these schemes in order to escape modern slavery in trash jobs under extreme capitalist environments. When everything feels like a scam, it feels acceptable to participate in scams to "earn money" even though nothing of value is being produced.

    • @nathankerr7830
      @nathankerr7830 2 года назад +7

      Almost like it's been planned all along

    • @TychoKingdom
      @TychoKingdom 2 года назад +21

      The only modern slavery in this country is in prison. In regard to the working class, This is 100% yalls fault. You willingly and happily allowed companies to overturn and undermine your workers rights and you complain and protest against raising the minimum wage. You won't unionize and you glorify these gigs(uber/doordash/etc.) which are not real jobs.
      What exactly did yall expect to happen?

    • @jenhasken
      @jenhasken 2 года назад +4

      Excellent point.

    • @Krranski
      @Krranski 2 года назад +25

      @@TychoKingdom I entirely agree about prison labor being legalized slavery, it is some atrocious garbage.
      However, in regard to your other comment, one only needs to look as far as the failure of the railroad strike to see how far strikes go in some industries that actually have the influence to make a difference. Attempting to unionize in other positions often gets people fired, so one is often either in a privileged position or doesn't care if they lose their job. But yes, people tend to accept things as "just the way the world works" even though this is a relatively recent shift in economics in an unfavorable direction for workers. The scope of it is often beyond those that don't/can't take the time to learn a bit. It's frustrating to see and try to converse with.
      There literally aren't even enough jobs for everyone in the US, and most people are not yet class conscious enough to see that they will never be wealthy (let alone understand that wealth almost always necessitates exploitation of fellow humans), no matter how hard they work. Those with capital hoard wealth, reduce jobs, and drive a narrative that pits people against each other to the point that it is difficult to even take time to become aware of what is going on. It might take a couple more years before this "grindset" stuff is finally rejected.
      Many people are born into the system, still trying to survive, and will take anything they can get. I don't blame these people. I blame the capitalists for the moral failure in their choice to exploit those people (and workers in general).

    • @telswood
      @telswood 2 года назад

      Bang on the money

  • @shotta_p
    @shotta_p 2 года назад +7

    Crypto isn’t necessarily inherently fraudulent, but it def is suited for it technologically and it def attracts the scammers/ppl experienced with fraud. Rug pulls, pump and dump schemes, the anonymous and decentralized nature of the industry makes it ripe for this.

  • @twobackburners2609
    @twobackburners2609 2 года назад +17

    "Poor people have never been able to hide their wealth" insightful, he truly is the high priest

  • @ZZZ-vb2kl
    @ZZZ-vb2kl 2 года назад +39

    It's genuinely hilarious that the squiggles guy says it was totally not a scam and then immediately says he rugpulled to make a bunch of money.

    • @vlone586
      @vlone586 2 года назад +1

      he never said that at all?

    • @pengbummtschak
      @pengbummtschak 2 года назад +2

      @@vlone586 maybe listen again

    • @techenrichment5810
      @techenrichment5810 2 года назад +1

      A rug pull is when the owner steals the money and disappears

  • @brucetownes8421
    @brucetownes8421 2 года назад +11

    As Warren Buffett has said, this will all end badly.

  • @TheUncleSpoons
    @TheUncleSpoons 2 года назад +53

    So glad to see Yung Lean doing well and hosting for Vice

    • @ItsOttis
      @ItsOttis 2 года назад +6

      Not even close. This guy's more of a Barry Dillon

    • @daveshomechannel1440
      @daveshomechannel1440 2 года назад

      For me that whole association kicked in hard when the jet skis came in to play.

  • @tedphillips3119
    @tedphillips3119 2 года назад +342

    If Crypto is this insanely undervalued asset, why would you use it to rent jet skis?

    • @mikefaulksy1447
      @mikefaulksy1447 2 года назад +12

      Depends on how much that person has in BTC. If they have hundreds of thousands of dollars in crypto why would they care for that small ass amount of money they can just throw into BTC again at anytime?

    • @Krranski
      @Krranski 2 года назад +12

      It boosts the value of the currency as it its use is normalized. It's hard to argue for individual transactions, but a collective effort, which many people in crypto value, will drive up demand for the currency as more businesses accept it. I get the impression that this person accepts crypto for whatever services he provides and trades may occur several times a day; so, in the short term, trading in BTC (for example) more or less evens out.
      Also, some people have abandoned fiat to such an extent that the variable conversion rate to USD is unimportant. And, as I understand it, many big time crypto folks compare the relative value of comparatively minor coins/tokens to major currencies like BTC and ETH rather than USD. So, fluctuations in perceived value (as measured in USD) across crypto are not so impactful.

    • @tedphillips3119
      @tedphillips3119 2 года назад +27

      @@mikefaulksy1447 because that 200 bucks to rent a Jet Ski would have a higher future value. That would be like trading Apple stock in the early 90s for a pizza.

    • @paladro
      @paladro 2 года назад +2

      @@tedphillips3119 u make an excellent point

    • @mikefaulksy1447
      @mikefaulksy1447 2 года назад +2

      @@tedphillips3119 How high do you think that $200 can realistically go in like 5 years in BTC? like $1000? Thats not much to care about.....

  • @kwastimus
    @kwastimus 2 года назад +50

    this video feels like it’s a decade old given how quickly things have moved for crypto in these past few weeks

    • @yuotueb
      @yuotueb 2 года назад +6

      Were a bunch more projects revealed as scams?

    • @salvadormunoz8525
      @salvadormunoz8525 2 года назад

      There are scams everyday bro 😂 if you are smart enough to detect them. You won't get fucked. Know how to play the game.

    • @novakattila
      @novakattila 2 года назад +7

      @@salvadormunoz8525but all of them are scams. Or you mean the “game” is that you end up scamming others by getting in earlier, so you dont get to hold the hot potato in the end?

    • @aGradeDubstep
      @aGradeDubstep 2 года назад

      @@yuotueb how many companies fail outside of crypto and people lose money, owners go bankrupt to avoid paying customers? Scams happen everywhere

  • @agxryt
    @agxryt 2 года назад +303

    I can't help but feel like crypto was a good idea, and an impressive feat of information science, until influencers, Bitcoin Believers, internet-naive boomers, and get-rich-quick scammers got their fingers on it. And now it's just another thing social media meme-ing ruined

    • @JunkBondTrader
      @JunkBondTrader 2 года назад +15

      you will be surprised lol. Memes cant ruin revolutionary tech.

    • @we8608
      @we8608 2 года назад +8

      But it's like, how can its creators not have guessed something like this would happen?

    • @jbird4478
      @jbird4478 2 года назад +32

      It was never a good idea to begin with. It is insanely wasteful (the crypto space uses about the same amount of energy as a small country). It is an easy way to launder money, trade illicit goods, and avoid taxes. Any legitimate user though, if it were used as a real currency, would have all of his purchases and dealings publicly available for anyone to see. Not that that would ever happen because due to the extreme latency on the network it will never be viable to be used as an actual currency.

    • @JakeWitmer
      @JakeWitmer 2 года назад

      Don't forget the abject stupidity and unwisdom of the people who ignored Roger Ver. Ver saw the good trends dying...and warned against going in a stupid direction that would psychologically "kill the momentum."

    • @JakeWitmer
      @JakeWitmer 2 года назад

      @@jbird4478 Your comment is dogshit because it implies you don't understand what makes a trade "legitimate." The things you're calling illegitimate are all mala prohibita...something which has no right to exist in a free country or free market. Ought we continue shoveling human effort represented by currency units down the rat-hole of "trying to cripple the economy and succceeding"?

  • @samshepperrd
    @samshepperrd 2 года назад +85

    Well gold and Bitcoin do have something in common. The production of both are extremely destructive to the environment.

    • @Dan16673
      @Dan16673 2 года назад +6

      Humans are. So end humans?

    • @TychoKingdom
      @TychoKingdom 2 года назад +12

      @@Dan16673 Well humans don't actually have to be destructive. So no don't end humans. Maybe some.

    • @amanita1964
      @amanita1964 2 года назад +3

      @@Dan16673 already in progress.

    • @abcxyz123
      @abcxyz123 2 года назад +5

      not necessarily - read into BTC's energy usage and methods from the mainstream media AND other sources, including the technical ones.

    • @bambina5604
      @bambina5604 2 года назад

      @@Dan16673 just because humans are too, you're going to justify everything that destroys the planet? How tf are you even comparing living beings to fcking crypto

  • @alostbard
    @alostbard 2 года назад +26

    BTC and cryptoc's have actually served a purpose; it has demonstrated just how dangerous it is to society when a large chunk of the population gets rich without having to earn it. Every time a crypto bro goes homeless, an angel gets it's wings.

    • @bhatkat
      @bhatkat Год назад

      Yeah, got a kick out of the guy who defended the power of money to make oneself happy. Might be a wee bit more to it that he doesn't care to look at.

    • @emeezyofficial6233
      @emeezyofficial6233 Год назад +1

      People aren't using bitcoin for what it was created.

  • @vibezonly69
    @vibezonly69 2 года назад +27

    That kid denied committing a rug pull scam while also explaining how he committed a rug pull scam in the same sentence.

    • @johnsfuller
      @johnsfuller Год назад +1

      Haha, yeah you could it see it in his eyes when he was explaining the 'market timing'

    • @AH-wn6dw
      @AH-wn6dw Год назад

      If they sold at the exact moment of the listing they would've made money, but if they held the they lost it. Not a rug pull at all but to be fair that probably also accurately describes half of all share market IPOs (certainly the ones I bought!)

  • @SuperBizzle10
    @SuperBizzle10 2 года назад +17

    ive always wondered what crypto was now after watching this ive still go no idea what it is

    • @swimgirl24
      @swimgirl24 2 года назад

      It’s just a fake currency you can buy online. It’s like a stock but while a stock is tied to a real company selling a real product, crypto isn’t tied to anything. It’s just a virtual currency that anyone can start. Hence why random RUclipsrs and Trump start their own currencies, hype it up and then sell when it goes up and let it crash for everyone else.

  • @RS-ec6ik
    @RS-ec6ik 2 года назад +4

    As a lawyer I am telling you to please stay away from 99% of crypto investment opportunities. They are going to take your money 9 times out of 10. Also, the entire project is a disaster waiting to happen. This isn’t every single project, just the majority. Please do your due diligence before you put a single penny into any crypto.

  • @briank.6482
    @briank.6482 2 года назад +156

    I find it funny that the crypto crew always talks about banks taking advantage of the "everyman" yet all the scams are from crypto bros... hmm..

    • @MexicanAndaJew
      @MexicanAndaJew 2 года назад

      Yeah, the "pot calling the kettle black" is a crypto bro flipping off wall street for stealing money from the working class

    • @yuotueb
      @yuotueb 2 года назад +23

      Yeah, my bank hasn't "rugpulled" me yet, nor did it lose 8 billion because of a "badly labeled account".

    • @MexicanAndaJew
      @MexicanAndaJew 2 года назад

      @@yuotueb couldn't have said it better brah

    • @drowsy4400
      @drowsy4400 2 года назад +2

      There are a lot of scams happening in the crypto scene but this doesnt mean that the banks don’t take advantage of everyday people like us.
      There will always be scams, it doesnt matter what currency

    • @MexicanAndaJew
      @MexicanAndaJew 2 года назад +1

      @@drowsy4400 please refer to yuotueb's comment above yours

  • @sophiaisabelle027
    @sophiaisabelle027 2 года назад +109

    Seems like there's much more to the crypto scene that we don't know much about in full detail. We appreciate Vice for their hard work. Happy Holidays everyone.

    • @blakewisswell
      @blakewisswell 2 года назад +26

      Lol they hardly looked into anything. One man RUclips channels have done better investigations and this is an actual media company. 😂

    • @triple_gem_shining
      @triple_gem_shining 2 года назад

      BTC is a scam anyway so no one cares

    • @victoriasaiefrain
      @victoriasaiefrain 2 года назад +1

      @@blakewisswell for real

    • @lemonmystery4049
      @lemonmystery4049 2 года назад

      vice and hard work lol

    • @NuncNuncNuncNunc
      @NuncNuncNuncNunc 2 года назад

      The bulk of transactions are illicit for starters - ransomware, money laundering, terrorism funding. For a speculator there is rarely, if ever, a reason to spend crypto in the real world and almost no place to do so. Until grocery stores and gas stations are taking crypto as payment, you can rest assured that the overwhelming majority of crypto payments are for no good.

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  • @Ja50nkAt
    @Ja50nkAt 2 года назад +12

    When I saw NFT prices, basically digital doodles, going up and up you knew it was just another bubble market and at any time it could burst

  • @ZirbertEruj
    @ZirbertEruj 2 года назад +108

    "Instrument of financial terrorism" this is indeed the most Bitcoin thing you can do lol

    • @fixieroy
      @fixieroy 2 года назад +1

      I believe it tho.
      I just watched a report on how red lining was used to deprive black cities in america of wealth. And to this day city black parts of the city in Baltimore, for example, that were targeted are in a state of decay. And cotizens have to fight banks for financial investments even tho its the banks that created the problem in the first place. Is that not financial terrorism?
      So i see what they mean, its just is this the right solution. Thats the real question.

    • @pineapplewatch41
      @pineapplewatch41 2 года назад

      @@fixieroygreen line and red line

    • @colinashby3775
      @colinashby3775 2 года назад +6

      BTC used for human trafficking..noice

    • @AaronVets
      @AaronVets 2 года назад

      @@colinashby3775 So human trafficking never existed before BTC? 🤡

    • @robertstraw9881
      @robertstraw9881 2 года назад

      That guy used to be a grifter for Russia Today News.
      Now he’s moved onto being a crypto scumbag.

  • @louididdy
    @louididdy 2 года назад +1

    09:45 - “We’re waiting for the owner to come get us.” 😂
    Sure you are buddy, sure you are.

  • @thejasonfernandes
    @thejasonfernandes 2 года назад +11

    Max (The guy tearing up the money 10 seconds in) is not "doing the most bitcoin thing ever at a bitcoin conference"- the dollar is not worthless, it could be traded for Bitcoin so for as long as you believe Bitcoin has value and view exchanges as a liquid market, that dollar has value. Moreover, tearing up that one dollar actually makes the rest of the dollars worth a little more- so if the purpose is to move toward a more BTC progressive world, this guy here in the white suit has missed the mark

    • @yuotueb
      @yuotueb 2 года назад

      That guy came across as such a collossal douche. He didn't say a single word that would appear to qualify him as any kind of expert... only a vapid showman.

  • @taylorg8509
    @taylorg8509 2 года назад +10

    Ever since nfts started I knew how stupid they were and are
    Rip to all the nft and crypto people who got scammed

  • @Freedom-eg4nk
    @Freedom-eg4nk 9 месяцев назад

    You are the beasts catching these scammers and making the Internet a better place, #Adriannotch The goat back again with another absolute banger.

  • @Water02
    @Water02 2 года назад +35

    The way poor people hide money is by not having it.

    • @erikrungemadsen2081
      @erikrungemadsen2081 2 года назад +3

      Check their shoes, i usually hide my cash in the shoes when on the beach.

    • @beefyogurt
      @beefyogurt 2 года назад

      inflation, cantillon effect, assets

  • @TwoDeep2
    @TwoDeep2 2 года назад +41

    "Crypto is a way for poor people to hide their money" LOL he really did say that

    • @beefyogurt
      @beefyogurt 2 года назад +4

      poor people dont typically own assests (real estate, gold, stocks)
      when central banks print money (causing inflation of everyday goods being more expensive for the average joe to afford because their salary increases at a slower rate) assets rise in perceived value as you need more devalued units of money to buy them

    • @djdjdjshhsuss3941
      @djdjdjshhsuss3941 2 года назад +1

      ​@@beefyogurt crypto in a way is also an asset though, why would one assume that the poor couldnt buy real estate/stocks/bonds/mutusal funds/gold but somehow crypto is significantly more accessible to them.
      The cornerstone of such argument is if crypto could hold its own value better than fiat, which still hasnt been proven yet compared to those asset classes.

  • @Opie..
    @Opie.. 2 года назад +20

    Max got so fucking rich because he got in early whilst advocating for Bitcoin on major news networks all over the globe as a stock market pundit (he’s an expert). He basically introduced/sold the idea of bitcoin and crypto currency to millions of people around the world while aiding in its increased value - top marks. I personally don’t invest, but it’s impressive what he achieved.
    That said, him and his wife seem off. He isn’t that sharp Max I recall on RT or the BBC. I realise he’s enjoying the money, but damn I cant help but think this couple are on drugs. I hope they are ok and know what they are doing.

    • @Hypertrophy1971
      @Hypertrophy1971 Год назад +1

      him and his pirates of the carribean wife are high as kites...must be doing a bump or two right before brushing their teeth.

    • @windycityrosin
      @windycityrosin Год назад +2

      Drugs are bad .. mmmmkayyy

    • @LupusMechanicus
      @LupusMechanicus Год назад

      They are shilling their zero privacy scam. Of course they know what they are doing.

  • @Johnny_Utah
    @Johnny_Utah 2 года назад +9

    "you can borrow against your NFT's"
    I really wanna know who's on the opposite side of that doing the lending.

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  • @romanbroadcast1
    @romanbroadcast1 2 года назад +13

    NFTs are the stupidest thing in history

  • @BryanReeves
    @BryanReeves Год назад +1

    “Where poor people can hide their wealth” … that incoherence about sums it up.

  • @fosterwhales1027
    @fosterwhales1027 2 года назад +141

    Always be careful when trading cryptocurrency. Always ask for help as this is how you avoid losses.

    • @fosterwhales1027
      @fosterwhales1027 2 года назад

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    • @fosterwhales1027
      @fosterwhales1027 2 года назад

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    • @charleyluckey2232
      @charleyluckey2232 2 года назад

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    • @decklanhobbins575
      @decklanhobbins575 2 года назад +5

      Anyone that reads this thread should know this is a elaborate text string that leads to a scam 👍🏼 hope this helps someone

    • @robloxpwnr7604
      @robloxpwnr7604 2 года назад +1

      @@decklanhobbins575 This just blew my mind, the lengths people are going to now just for a quick buck off poor souls is astounding

  • @deeross2170
    @deeross2170 2 года назад +25

    Soooo crypto user hate government currency but yet they convert their crypto to currency. Am I missing something?

    • @JunkBondTrader
      @JunkBondTrader 2 года назад +1

      yes, a lot. Crypto is new, the tech is new. It will become a currency accepted everywhere eventually, but that is a monumental goal to achieve. It takes time. Some companies accept crypto, but there needs to be a bit more regulation before major companies are willing to accept it as payments. They will. It's much more cost effective to use.

    • @metu5818
      @metu5818 2 года назад +1

      I think you nailed it perfectly… Bitcoin-digital currency for those who hate government.

    • @lemonmystery4049
      @lemonmystery4049 2 года назад

      @@JunkBondTrader In Switzerland already some McDonalds accepsts crypto.

    • @deeross2170
      @deeross2170 2 года назад +1

      @Junk Bond Trader I hear Junk but let's be real this is not new tech. We have been moving away from physical currency to a digital currency for the past 30+ years. My generation (genX) are the main ones who stopped using physical and started using digital through credit. Which in a way is the same concept as bitcoin only it's regulated. So why bother with bitcoin if they are going to still transfer monies to a regulated currency? Because unregulated currency bring you people like the Sam Bankman of the world.

    • @deeross2170
      @deeross2170 2 года назад +1

      @Me TU yea I'm still waiting for at a minimum a manual to explain Bitcoin that doesn't introduce an argument against government currency lol.

  • @floxy20
    @floxy20 2 года назад +1

    It cannot go to zero fast enough. Pretty soon the "some guy tried to sell me swamp land in Florida" or "he was selling the Brooklyn Bridge" will be replaced by "he tried to get me into crypto."

  • @Mr.Pickles519
    @Mr.Pickles519 2 года назад +5

    6:05
    "This is America, we have free speech."
    That is insanely rich coming from Max Keiser, who had a fairly long running show on Russia Today.

  • @fearghal10
    @fearghal10 2 года назад +20

    Love how the watch salesman implicitly admits that his business booming after accepting bitcoin has nothing to do with clock enthusiasts and everything to do with tax avoidance and money laundering.

    • @abbath1586
      @abbath1586 Год назад

      So that’s who ruined my favourite hobby - crypto bros and money launderers - ugh.

  • @maameb.4110
    @maameb.4110 2 года назад +5

    so cool to watch him buy a watch with crypto (that is tied to the USD, so effectively fiat money with an extra hoop to jump through)

  • @relentlesshaggler909
    @relentlesshaggler909 2 года назад +12

    So crypto and nft's are good even though everyone is getting scammed left and right? Great video Ferrrrrrrrrrr

    • @JunkBondTrader
      @JunkBondTrader 2 года назад

      yeah the internet sucks too because it facilitates scams, right?

    • @relentlesshaggler909
      @relentlesshaggler909 2 года назад

      @@JunkBondTrader huh only if you dumb enough to fall for a trap and aren't careful.. all NFT's are scams and crypto is unregulated. Only 1 percent gets rich and they are the same 1s everytime hmmmm

  • @wildnfree101
    @wildnfree101 2 года назад +26

    Just one question.
    Was this filmed before the collapse of FTX, I hear people lost between 4 and 8 billion dollars in crypto currency.

    • @WarrenParks
      @WarrenParks 2 года назад +7

      FTX was a centralized exchange. Most of the hardcore crypto people will tell you to keep your crypto in your own wallet and off of an exchange (not your keys not your coins). Besides FTX there have been multiple other centralized exchanges that have fallen this year so it really rings true. This doesn't really say anything negative about crypto but strengthens the arguments of being decentralized.

    • @nicolabenson1155
      @nicolabenson1155 2 года назад +8

      The first part was filmed April 6-9, since then the price of Bitcoin has dropped 60%

    • @wilmmerwest3876
      @wilmmerwest3876 2 года назад

      16 billion 😮

  • @palmersolga
    @palmersolga Год назад +1591

    To my understanding this just proves how much we need an edge as investors because playing the market like everyone else just isn’t good enough. I've been quite unsure about investing in this current market and at the same time I feel it's the best time to get started on the market, what are your thoughts?

    • @dannyscott1276
      @dannyscott1276 Год назад

      I always found the idea of using spreadsheets very time consuming and unnecessary. I just dump a bunch of money into my savings accounts each month and keep my spending money in a separate account and try to spend as little as possible.

    • @jackbills
      @jackbills Год назад +1

      There are actually a lot of ways to make high yields in a crisis, but such trades are best done under the supervision of Financial advisor.

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      @richiegiggs Год назад

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    • @jackbills
      @jackbills Год назад

      I love her insights and innovative approach to how her ETF’s are run. So different from the stale methods of managers I’ve worked with in the past. She will continue to do well and I will continue to listen to her more. You can just put her name on google and you will be directed to her website and drop her your messages.

  • @OLI-vx1md
    @OLI-vx1md 2 года назад +7

    The watch guy hit it on the head when talking about accepting Bitcoin for luxury wares-
    "It's a good way for people to unload crypto into actual assets"

  • @MrHorse-by3mp
    @MrHorse-by3mp 2 года назад +83

    Be better off with a bag of Chuck E. Cheese tokens.

    • @ClassWarVeteran
      @ClassWarVeteran 2 года назад +2

      You can’t buy drugs at Chuck E. Cheese though

    • @natashasmashnuk1180
      @natashasmashnuk1180 2 года назад

      I loved that place as a kid

    • @haikat4
      @haikat4 2 года назад +1

      I can send Chuck E Cheese tokens across the entire world and have them exchanged for other assets in mere seconds? Wow.

  • @dlaroc
    @dlaroc 2 года назад +11

    Definitely DO NOT invest in anything Logan Paul mentions. I just watched a few videos and im surprised hes not getting sued. These influencers who get involved in crypto scams and hype their followers to invest, should be held accountable/responsible. Theyre legit scamming people out of their money and then walking away with their pockets full acting like it wasnt their fault..

    • @jbird4478
      @jbird4478 2 года назад +1

      More generally: do not invest in anything an influencer promotes. They're all pump and dump schemes, and guees what, you are the one being dumped on.

  • @GordonTechno
    @GordonTechno 2 года назад +12

    The crytpo crash has worked out great for me. I purchased a second hand graphics card for pennies on the dollar.

  • @lgillam06
    @lgillam06 3 месяца назад

    The level of bravery this took was INSANE. These people all had their life in danger, but you still decided to go through with the recvery of their assets by busting the swindlerss. True respect Stalwart-redeem
    If the law enforcement was half as dedicated and ingenious (and honest) as you guys are, the USA would be a much safer country.
    Amazing work!

  • @Acb96
    @Acb96 2 года назад +145

    Uses crypto but still pays sales tax 😂

    • @ronycalixte5990
      @ronycalixte5990 2 года назад +10

      That was the biggest red flag ever.

    • @MrSupernova111
      @MrSupernova111 2 года назад +1

      True. But my guess is that he was able to transfer BTC to the jewelry as a trade and avoid capital taxes. It would make sense that BTC owners avoid taxes this way and save untold millions or billions. It would make sense they want every business to accept their made up currencies.

    • @BlaziNTrades
      @BlaziNTrades 2 года назад +1

      I mean, what else would you suggest? It's either that or tax fraud?

    • @howtorawk
      @howtorawk 2 года назад +2

      you have to LOL, theyre selling a good. Not only that, if you buy crypto for cheap then use it to buy something, you have to pay capital gains taxes on it it too, same as if you sell stocks or any other asset to make a purchase

  • @arashtadjiki
    @arashtadjiki 2 года назад +5

    The guy badly haggling at the watch shop killed me

  • @themroc8231
    @themroc8231 2 года назад +2

    I don't know you but when I was a kid they taught us what a financial bubble was by teaching us about the Tulip Mania. It was a simple enough idea: when you see something with as little use value as tulip bulbs trade for more than the value of a house, that is the clearest sign you will ever get that you are at the top of a bubble and that it is going to take a lot of people down with it when it bursts.
    Anyway, people are trading links to ugly jpeg files for hundreds of thousands of dollars now.

  • @Eargulp
    @Eargulp 2 года назад +7

    “People by nature are greedy” yeah that’s a GREAT view of the world and very normal behavior.

  • @JimmyBeamerBear
    @JimmyBeamerBear Год назад +1

    Watching in December 2023
    This is entertainment!

  • @psykkoman
    @psykkoman 2 года назад +42

    Crypto is a replacement for the krugerrand that is lighter, and NFT's are the way to launder your crypto into taxable explainable money.

    • @michaelsalvia9996
      @michaelsalvia9996 2 года назад

      You can legally cash out crypto and pay capital gains tax. Same with NFTs.

  • @fcdraw
    @fcdraw 2 года назад +3

    The luxury goods salesman at 14:20 said that buying with crypto is a good way to get "actual assets". So he doesn't think that cryptocurrencies are real assets.

  • @weeraanmelden
    @weeraanmelden 2 года назад +27

    Pretty sure that the watches are fake. The suitcase is to hide the fact it does not come with a box.

    • @fernandopulido167
      @fernandopulido167 2 года назад

      Lmao what sounds like your mad

    • @yuotueb
      @yuotueb 2 года назад +21

      The transaction was fake for sure, just some roleplay for the camera.

    • @mental4508
      @mental4508 2 года назад +6

      @@fernandopulido167 lmao, what? Sounds like you're mad.

    • @MrSupernova111
      @MrSupernova111 2 года назад +9

      I thought that was funny too. Even a relatively cheap watch comes in a box. I can't imagine a $200k watch with no box. Is the buyer suppose to throw it in a cheap plastic bag like a piece of lettuce from the grocery store? So stupid.

    • @jonwittmann3042
      @jonwittmann3042 2 года назад

      grey market dealers (watch flippers like this company) typically buy watches in a variety of conditions. some with boxes and papers, some just boxes, or some without. this is not very unusual.
      if you go to a jeweler and buy a necklace or something they take it out of the case and put it in a box for you when you purchase it. same deal.

  • @tomm.2006
    @tomm.2006 2 года назад +4

    What a legend of a reporter

  • @joshuadrummer3234
    @joshuadrummer3234 2 года назад +541

    Nothing worse than greedy rich people

    • @archiehickox6518
      @archiehickox6518 2 года назад +20

      Nothing worse than bitter poor people

    • @mstafford368
      @mstafford368 2 года назад

      Greedy poor people…

    • @GnomePilledGoblin
      @GnomePilledGoblin 2 года назад +59

      @@archiehickox6518 you'll never be That Guy lol

    • @archiehickox6518
      @archiehickox6518 2 года назад +11

      @@GnomePilledGoblin you're right, I'll never be a bitter poor

    • @contemplating1015
      @contemplating1015 2 года назад

      Agreed, the Central Bankers and Wall Street are evil.

  • @knowyourrights9793
    @knowyourrights9793 2 года назад +1

    20:00 HAAAAHAAAHAÀ
    "Did you guys Practice that?"....
    Dude Zeke is an Absolute
    Fucking Legend!! Haajajaha!¡

  • @RyanPedersen
    @RyanPedersen 2 года назад +4

    Correcting the watch dudes math and losing him $1000. Classic 😂

  • @anonymous_anonymity
    @anonymous_anonymity 2 года назад +36

    My deepest condolences to the crypto investors. My condolences to their sheer Idiocracy.

    • @thedude5599
      @thedude5599 2 года назад +1

      LOL ok buddy. I bought 30 Bitcoin at 117 USD and still own it. I started mining ETH in 2015 on a 3000 dollar computers. I have over 400 ETH> a 6000 dollar investment has turned me ito a millionairre. Right.

    • @sirij8784
      @sirij8784 2 года назад

      yup got in when eth was under 10 dollars and btc was under $100 myself over 10 years ago. RIP

    • @coldturkey5333
      @coldturkey5333 11 месяцев назад

      have fun staying a brokie

  • @djintence
    @djintence 2 года назад

    MAN .... I've been waiting for this.....

  • @KTWEBS
    @KTWEBS 2 года назад +11

    When bitcoin first released and a few years after, you could see it applied in real life and it didn't cost anything to transact or send to friends from what I recall back then.

    • @JunkBondTrader
      @JunkBondTrader 2 года назад +3

      it always had a fee, to pay miners, but its literally pennies.

  • @artseosamhogriobhta
    @artseosamhogriobhta 2 года назад +9

    Breaks foot getting out of bed. That's the most VICE journalist thing I've ever heard

  • @molusio9775
    @molusio9775 2 года назад

    I love reporter is one my favorites , just a normal guy with a mic,very refreshing

  • @weirdshibainu
    @weirdshibainu 2 года назад +112

    Love how anyone who criticized crypto were dismissed as "boomers". Seems like a case of millennials burning millineals. Fun to watch.

    • @sixsixthousand-66000
      @sixsixthousand-66000 2 года назад +1

      Still waiting for Flooz to return...

    • @LooseChronik
      @LooseChronik 2 года назад +2

      Weird how your 40 year old still living with your mom and dad .

    • @weirdshibainu
      @weirdshibainu 2 года назад +10

      @@LooseChronik Except I'm not. You haven't a clue what you're talking about, although it does appear you're projecting

    • @maneholdup
      @maneholdup 2 года назад +2

      @@weirdshibainuThey're still boomers. Pull the stick out buddy.

    • @weirdshibainu
      @weirdshibainu 2 года назад +4

      @@maneholdup No stick here...and I'm not your buddy. You stand on the shoulders of giants...and the best you come up with is crypto Bros and Ho's

  • @phorm57
    @phorm57 2 года назад +20

    Wait how there a sales tax on that purchase using crypto?

    • @howtorawk
      @howtorawk 2 года назад +8

      because they're transacting a good. If the govt wasn't getting their cut, crypto would be illegal tomorrow. Not only that, if you buy crypto for cheap then use it to buy something, you have to pay capital gains taxes on it it too, same as if you sell stocks or any other asset to make a purchase

  • @NathanaelKlinger
    @NathanaelKlinger 9 месяцев назад

    A job well done, *Adrian notch* - Your
    being out there fighting these scum is a relief.
    The public and especially the elderly are
    vulnerable to these despicable scam artists, and
    we must take all necessary measures to
    safeguard them. I am really happy for you! Keep
    us secure; for that, you should get the Nobel
    Peace Prize.

  • @jaball77
    @jaball77 2 года назад +9

    lol. "It's still early!" This is exactly what you say when trying to recruit people into a pyramid scheme!

    • @beefyogurt
      @beefyogurt 2 года назад

      just like the early internet. "By 2005 or so, it will become clear that the Internet's impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine's" - Paul Krugman
      have some balls and learn to think for yourself

  • @brandonfarley5297
    @brandonfarley5297 2 года назад +5

    It still doesn’t answer the single most important question…how does it get its value?!! If it’s based solely on perceived value, then it’s worth whatever I say it’s worth. Giving it no true value, therefore still making it a scam.