{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/62ff4d1d70324a00124ff461?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The cult of crypto: How $2 trillion went up in flames","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1659027691161-ec0984c30a499cf38724279c0daaeb82.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It promised a financial revolution - a liberation from money middlemen. But then the $3 trillion industry of cryptocurrency lost two thirds of its value in six months. So was it all a cult of personality? Or is the revolution still to come?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong>&nbsp;Danny Fortson, West Coast Correspondent, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>CNN, BBC News, CNBC, Danny in the Valley, CoinDesk, CBS, Crypto Mason, CryptoJack, Blake O'Neal.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}