#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power

Coffeezilla is a journalist and investigator on YouTube who exposes financial frauds, scams, and fake gurus. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Rocket Money: https://rocketmoney.com/lex – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off EPISODE LINKS: Coffeezilla’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Coffeezilla Coffeezilla’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/coffeebreak_YT Coffeezilla’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffeebreak_yt PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:04) – Coffee (08:13) – SBF and FTX (22:54) – $8 billion (32:01) – Evil vs incompetence (41:57) – Key lessons from FTX collapse (55:15) – Should SBF go to jail? (1:03:02) – Role of influencers and celebrities (1:07:30) – How FTX covered up fraud (1:11:26) – Interview with SBF (1:26:29) – SafeMoon fraud (1:32:41) – Bitcoin (1:43:20) – Psychology of investigating fraud (1:52:26) – Investigating politics and corruption (1:59:39) – Coffeezilla origin story (2:04:19) – MLM marketing scams (2:11:58) – Andrew Tate and Hustlers University (2:29:40) – Save the Kids crypto scandal (2:36:59) – Money and fame (2:44:03) – MrBeast (2:50:26) – Fake gurus and Get-Rich-Quick schemes (3:09:45) – Process of investigation (3:22:31) – Twitter Files release (3:31:36) – Time management and productivity (3:43:36) – Advice for young people