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Crypto: The World’s Greatest Scam.

James Jani

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Bitcoin to Blockchains, to NFTs, to Web 3.0... it's time to find out if it's really all the hype or just part of one of the greatest scams in human history.

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20 Comments

@JamesJani Creator 3 years ago (edited) Pinned

UPDATE:
Now that we're seeing the crypto market reach ATH, notice that this is not driven by any sort of use-case or practicality. It is, as it has always been in the past, driven by price speculation.

People asking me if I still think crypto is a scam because "number is going up" have failed to understand that the entire point of this video is how "number going up" is all you care about. The technology itself is just a cover for that.

If the industry actually found a use-case that justified its value and the harmful externalities it causes I would be more than happy to say I'm wrong, but it hasn't and it's been 15 years.

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@mkbhd 3 years ago

Best video of 2023, pack it up.

@buntrockstudios 2 years ago

The biggest scam is fractional reserve banking.

@informer3000 2 years ago

Banking is obviously the world's greatest scam!

@81OH4Z4RD 11 days ago

"AI": hold my beer. that i stole.

@AhmedAmrReal 3 years ago (edited)

The fact that these influencers are paid in DOLLARS not COINS to promote those coins SHOULD speak VOLUMES. And should be enough to rest any skeptical’s argument and prove their point!

@OldTimeGamerCZ 2 years ago

You know there is something wrong when millionaires want to help you get rich for free.

@lydiacoleman1565 3 years ago

My sister and I used to joke that NFTs and Crypto were like MLMs for tech bros. It’s good to call this stuff out. No disrespect to the people that bought it, no one deserves to be scammed.

@internetmistakes 8 months ago

2026 checking in. Scammers and hackers still love crypto!

@Ben-uf3st 2 years ago

Who’s watching this in March 2024?

@bertbakker307 1 year ago

When money is involved, people's brains shut down and all that remains is greed.

@shortycareface9678 3 years ago

The more I see of the world, both online and offline, the more content I am to just exist in my own little bubble, away from it all.

@ThorOdinson1269 9 months ago

18:38 James trying not to fold 😂😂😂

@josemendezfr 3 years ago

James, I think YouTube is getting too small for you. Your quality in documentary and storytelling are unmatched. This felt like a proper feature film.

@norvusordoseclorum 3 years ago

This video was more of a work of art than any of those NFTs

@moustaffanasaj1584 3 years ago

How on earth did you manage to keep this video captivating for a full hour from start to finish? The depth, the coherence, the story telling, the visuals, absolutely ridiculous how talented you are.

@clintoni856 10 months ago

Ok this is my take on it ,It's a game of virtual musical chairs with very serious consequences for the ones that get caught holding their bags before the chairs run out!

@JDizzlePowah 1 year ago (edited)

As a general rule of thumb, if you're hearing about something that can make you money and get you rich quick, then you're already late to the party, you're the end consumer and someone else is going to get rich off you

@wesleyestes7176 2 years ago

You should do an update after Blackrock ETF gets approved 😂

@Robert08010 1 year ago

The reason the influencers are all saying "HOLD" is because if YOU sell, THEY loose money. They want you to HOLD so they get their money first. Then, to hell with you.