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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

Documentary

Directed by Ben McKenzie

With any and all things crypto being pushed by celebrities, influencers, and politicians alike, actor-turned-author and director Ben McKenzie decides to investigate. Leveraging his celebrity status to gain access to eager prospectors, McKenzie finds himself unraveling the loosely regulated world of cryptocurrency. This skeptical but evenhanded take on the present and future of what we consider money gives a… From TMDB

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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money is a 2026 documentary film, directed by Ben McKenzie, starring Ben McKenzie, Morena Baccarin and Sam Bankman-Fried.

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 21 critics' reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote that the film is "a lively, knife-sharp, impeccably researched and reported documentary that answers every conceivable question you've ever had about crypto, and does so in a way that's brisk and funny and illuminating rather than intimidating."

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  • Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 10, 2026

    The trailer for EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY. In select theaters starting April 17th 🍿🤑🤣

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  • Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    Felon Trump raked in $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency income in 2025 alone. He rigs the system to keep the grift going. @benmckenzie.bsky.social on the dangers of crypto in his film, Everyone is Lying To You For Money. Watch the movie at www.everyoneislying.com/watch! youtu.be/LbZwOM96hfg?...

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  • Rolling Stone @rollingstone.comBluesky · Apr 7, 2026

    In his new documentary, 'Everyone Is Lying to You For Money,' Ben McKenzie exposes cryptocurrency as a modern Ponzi scheme. But he's ready to move on.

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  • Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2025

    www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta... First Review of “Everyone Is Lying To You For Money” - Texas Monthly

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  • Ellen Chang @ellenychang.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY is a fantastic documentary that chronicles the pitfalls of crypto and the downfall of the fraudsters in the industry, including FTX, Voyager, Genesis and Gemini. I wrote about their collapse. Everyone in the theater clapped at the end, @benmckenzie.bsky.social.

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  • Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 13, 2025

    Went on @msnbc.com to talk crypto grift. Plus, a sneak peak of the film I directed, EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY playing @docnycfest.bsky.social this weekend!

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  • Zeteo @zeteo.comBluesky · Apr 27, 2026

    "Why the f*ck is the guy from 'The OC' doing a tougher interview on Sam Bankman-Fried than CNBC?" @mehdirhasan.bsky.social asks @benmckenzie.bsky.social about interviewing crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, from Ben's new documentary 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money'. zeteo.com/p/ben-mckenz...

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  • The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2026

    Trump’s meme coin was a classic grift - yet the crypto industry keeps cozying up to him. "Everyone Is Lying To You For Money" director @benmckenzie.bsky.social breaks down all things crypto on tomorrow’s pod.

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  • The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    “It’s a multi-level marketing scheme.” Getting to know the boom and bust world of crypto with @benmckenzie.bsky.social, whose new doc “Everyone Is Lying To You For Money” explores the harsh truths of the industry. New pod out now!

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  • Reveal @revealnews.orgBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    "Trump issues this meme coin...It’s completely worthless, and a million people bought into it thinking that they were somehow gonna get rich." @benmckenzie.bsky.social talks about his documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money," which examines the scammers & fraudsters behind cryptocurrency.

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  • Reveal @revealnews.orgBluesky · Aug 26, 2026

    It took Covid, some bad financial advice, and a pot edible to send actor @benmckenzie.bsky.social down the cryptocurrency rabbit hole. What he found turned into a bestselling book and a documentary called “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money.” 🎧 Listen: apple.co/4gAh0cD

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  • Tom Leykis @tomleykis.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2026

    @benmckenzie.bsky.social I just spent the bulk of my Saturday afternoon watching the amazing documentary, "Everyone Is Lying To You For Money." You must see this film. One of the great documentaries I've ever seen. Thank you, Ben, for all of this hard work! Click the link below and see it NOW...

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  • Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2026

    “We all know how hard it is to get butts in seats these days. I console myself with the fact that if we can somehow manage not to lose $50 million, ‘Everyone Is Lying to You for Money’ will be more profitable than ‘Melania,’” 😂— @benmckenzie.bsky.social variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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  • Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    🚨Tickets are now on sale for the first public screenings of EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY 🚨https://www.ifccenter.com/films/everyone-is-lying-to-you-for-money/

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  • Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 9, 2026

    Join me + actor/author/crypto skeptic Ben McKenzie (@benmckenzie.bsky.social) next week for WIRED's first WIRED@NIGHT live event. We'll talk about his doc "Everyone is Lying to You for Money," crypto, scams...and whether crypto is a scam? 4/16, 6pm, Brooklyn, tickets: events.wired.com/at-night/home

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  • The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    🚨New episode out on YouTube!🚨 Jon and @benmckenzie.bsky.social, director of "Everyone Is Lying To You For Money" discuss ⬇️: >> “Welcome to Crypto, B*tch!” >> Cryptocurrency - The Bad & The Bad >> Ominously Anonymous Transactions? >> TDS vs. TDS youtube.com/watch?v=3fhLpauSInk&feature=youtu.be

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  • Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.socialBluesky · May 11, 2026

    Attention folks in the DC area!Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12, I will be hosting a screening of EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY at the Capitol Visitor Center, SVC 210-200. Film starts @ 6:30pm ET, with a Q&A @ 8:00pm ET. REGISTER HERE docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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  • Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.comBluesky · May 13, 2026

    I watched Everyone Is Lying to You for Money and while I have my quibbles... the movie is good actually.

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  • Emoji Caresser @lizrummy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 25, 2026

    Just FYI if you don't have Amazon Prime and want to see McKenzie's crypto doc "Everyone is Lying to You for Money", CBC has the full doc on yt. It is region locked though so outside of 🍁 you'll have to VPN: youtu.be/pgyzoO8YAuk

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  • Jim Harris @jimeharrisjr.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2026

    Still time to catch tonight's live stream of Everyone is Lying to You for Money with @benmckenzie.bsky.social www.everyoneislying.com/watch

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  • Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2026

    "He's the most corrupt president in U.S. history...and it's not even close." "Everyone Is Lying to You for Money" director @benmckenzie.bsky.social assesses President Trump's crypto ventures—and the profits he has reportedly made off of them since returning to office.

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  • Lawfare @lawfaremedia.orgBluesky · Apr 16, 2026

    On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social was joined by @benmckenzie.bsky.social, writer and director of the new documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” to discuss his deep dive into the cryptocurrency industry. youtu.be/dxmsXtlxlg4

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  • Playboy @playboy.comBluesky · May 19, 2026

    “One of the most heartbreaking things to me about crypto is that these get-rich-quick schemes often prey on our best selves. They prey on the part of us that’s trying to provide for others," @benmckenzie.bsky.social told Playboy. Here's why he made the doc "Everyone Is Lying to You for Money":

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  • Siri Dahl @siridahl.comBluesky · Aug 26, 2026

    watching Everyone Is Lying to You For Money tonight and I am absolutely tickled with how perfectly cunty @benmckenzie.bsky.social is, particularly in the SBF interview scene 💀

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  • Corey Frayer @csfrayer.bsky.socialBluesky · May 11, 2026

    @benmckenzie.bsky.social 's 'Everyone is Lying to You for Money' is screening at the US Capitol tomorrow (5/12). Every Senator and staffer on the Banking Committee should be forced to watch it before they vote the crypto bill Thursday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEXx...

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  • Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.socialBluesky · May 7, 2026

    The doc “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money” that just **crushes** the crypto scam economy is hilarious, educational, and excellent.

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  • Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 19, 2026

    Got to see @benmckenzie.bsky.social's new documentary EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY tonight. Very good film, with some fun and clever touches that never loses sight of the real hurt scammers in the crypto world 0are doing to people. Highly recommend. The Q&A after with Adam Brody was insightful

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  • Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2026

    Criss-cross!! Saw two movies today, old & new. “Strangers on a Train” and “Everyone is Lying To You For Money.” So, it’s been a pretty great day I’d say.

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  • R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 11, 2026

    Everyone Is Lying To You For Money applies every single part of society, industry and politics since the NFT craze, but also I cannot wait to see this movie finally talk about the pyramid scheme that is crypto and the 'billionaires' pushing it so they can take your real money for their fake bitcoin.

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  • GeorgeWeeks2014 @georgeweeks2014.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2026

    Cryptocurrency is basically a scam in techno-libertarian clothes. If you sat and watched in amazement as the world went made for NFTs of pictures of apes in 2021, this film 'Everyone is Lying to You for Money' may interest you.

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  • joseph @unequalized.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2025

    Had the privilege of seeing 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money' at its US premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival yesterday, and the honor of speaking with director @benmckenzie.bsky.social after the screening. You need to see this incredible documentary! letterboxd.com/unequalized/...

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  • C.S.Negri @csnegri.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2026

    Just saw the documentary "Everyone Is Lying to You for Money" from @benmckenzie.bsky.social and as someone who has (unfortunately) published academic articles, given courses, researched and worked on the 'technical' side of blockchain, the documentary is on point. I highly recommend it.

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  • Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2026

    For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM Watch or (Rewatch) the film "Everyone Is Lying To You For Money" (2025) - Directed by Ben McKenzie www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZR7...

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  • m a x @maxgrobinson.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2026

    Today over at @moviejawn.com, I reviewed Ben McKenzie’s scathing crypto exposé Everyone Is Lying to You for Money. www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/4/...

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  • darthstar.bsky.social @darthstar.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2026

    See Ben McKenzie's anti-crypto documentary, Everyone Is Lying To You For Money, here: www.everyoneislying.com/watch

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  • Jim Harris @jimeharrisjr.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2025

    If you're in or near NY, head over to @docnycfest.bsky.social and check out "Everyone is Lying to You For Money" from @benmckenzie.bsky.social Funny and dark at the same time, it's a great skeptical look into Cryptocurrency nonsense! www.docnyc.net/film/everyon...

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  • James “Vamp” Fleet @horrorfilms101.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2026

    Been looking forward to watching “Everyone Is Lying to You For Money” for a hot minute, nice to see it’s landing online soon!

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  • Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2026

    So I never watched the OC and had no idea who Ben McKenzie is when I saw the trailer for “EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY” but what a fucking extraordinary career, whee

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  • Screamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 18, 2026

    Everyone is Lying to You for Money [2025] is a Train Movie

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  • the kat from HOUSE (1977) @dogunderwater.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2026

    i really enjoyed the showing of Everyone is Lying to You for Money i was able to go to even if i think it could've been even meaner and i'm always curious about indie movie distro -- seems like streaming outside of the streamer ecosystem is getting more and more popular.

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  • Jen Johans @filmintuition.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    My first impression of crypto was a literal emergency. Caught Ben McKenzie’s doc EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY tonight & shared that story, as well as my thoughts on Letterboxd: boxd.it/gl0pyp

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  • 🎃🎃 Hel-LOU-ween 🎃🎃 @louiseankers.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 30, 2026

    This Ben McKenzie film "Everyone Is Lying To You For Money" really is spectacularly timed. You can stream it from their website next month !

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  • Genie Lauren @moreandagain.meBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    Now watching Everyone Is Lying To You For Money (2025) with my boyfriend. This is really good and I wish it came out a few years earlier. #EveryoneIsLyingToYouForMoney youtu.be/hEXxAOFqv4U?...

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  • Reveal @revealnews.orgBluesky · Aug 26, 2026

    Ahead of a traditional VOD release, “Everyone is Lying to You for Money” will become available to stream through a collaboration with Eventive. From this point on, ticketholders will be able to watch the film and Q&A any time through September 6!

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  • Mike Roe @mikeroe.netBluesky · Apr 19, 2026

    A joy seeing @benmckenzie.bsky.social discuss his excellent crypto documentary, Everyone Is Lying To You For Money. Because they are. (Also got my The O.C. oral history book by @sepinwall.bsky.social signed and met the guy who first inspired me to get into TV writing — thanks, Josh Schwartz.)

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  • Voltaire @spiritvoltaire.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    Same thing with Everyone Is Lying to You for Money watch.eventive.org/everyoneisly...

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  • Mockingbird, MPH, CHES @amockingbird.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    Heads up, cool people with library cards, @benmckenzie.bsky.social’s documentary on crypto, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, is on Kanopy.

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  • Lady Andrea, Vampire Lord @dioptre-hertz.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2026

    on the flight i watched ben mckenzie's documentary Everyone Is Lying to You for Money. besides being a good critique of cryptocurrency, it is genuinely, truly hilarious. mckenzie has a masterful grasp of comedy. highly recommend!!

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  • Jim Harris @jimeharrisjr.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 10, 2026

    Hunter Biden running a crypto meme coin pump and dump scheme is pretty depressing. A good way to cheer up from the new would be to watch "Everyone is Lying to You for Money" from @benmckenzie.bsky.social on Amazon Prime www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...

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  • Ryano @justbeingryano.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    It's like the good book says, "Everyone is Lying to You for Money."

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  • Adam Solove @asolove.myatproto.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2026

    Atlanta! Are you looking for ways to fight back against the tech oligarchs supporting fascism? We're having a free screening of the crypto documentary "Everyone Is Lying to You for Money" followed by a panel of organizers talking about tactics to fight back. 9/8, 7:15pm @plazaatlanta.bsky.social

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  • Jeymien Sedai |#TheAcolyteS2 - #Oshamir Coven | #SaveWoT💍🖖🇨🇦 @jeymien.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2026

    Ben McKenzie (The OC, Gotham) using his economics and foreign relations degree, his fame, his money to educate people on, and go after cryptocurrency and fraud is awesome - highly recommend his movie, Everyone is Lying to You for Money.

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  • Sandra, present perfect, monstre @sgwong.comBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    Y’all. It’s Friday night. I’m watching the documentary Everyone Is Lying To You For Money. How old am I lol

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  • Patrick Meyers @pmeyers7.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 18, 2026

    There is a pretty funny part of Everyone Is Lying to You For Money that is a micro version of this (SBF in a non-friendly documentary interview)

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  • elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2026

    Recommendation for Canadians wanting something to watch this weekend: "Everyone is Lying to You for Money" on CBC Gem. Interesting and funny. And there is Kevin O'Leary bashing, which is always a bonus. #cdnpoli #CBC

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  • Jamie Hott @chao8971.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2026

    Day 2 of my NYC vacation. Went shopping for game/anime stuff but the big event was a early showing of the film Everyone Is Lying to You for Money. Ben McKenzie was there and did a Q&A. Great movie and great time all around.

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  • MKrebs 🇺🇦 @mkrebs.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    Everyone Is Lying To You For Money www.thenerve.news/p/ben-mckenz...

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  • J_Savage @jamsavage.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2026

    Laying in bed, like a lazy bum, watching documentaries. This is my perfect Saturday. First was Everyone is Lying to You For Money, excellent! Next up, Funny Money :The Dane Cook Story.

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  • POP The Dalles, Oregon Indivisible OR2 @indivisibletd.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2026

    EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY

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  • Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2026

    Everyone Is Lying to You for Money and Grogu

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Ben McKenzie actor profile photo
Ben McKenzie
Self - Cryptocurrency Critic, Actor and Author
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Morena Baccarin
Self - Ben's Wife
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Sam Bankman-Fried
Self - CEO, FTX
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Alex Mashinksy
Self - CEO, Celsius Network
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Gerard Butler
Self - Very Famous Actor
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Scott "The Scaffolder"
Self
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Alex Gladstein
Self - Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
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Corbin Keegan
Self - 1st Resident of Bitcoin City

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