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The MOVE token collapse sparked one of the most damning investigations in the industry this year.

In this episode of Unchained, investigative journalist Sam Kessler joins Laura Shin to walk through the contracts, questionable market-making deals, and finger pointing inside Movement Labs. From Binance’s ban to a Trump-affiliated crypto deal, this story unearths how the MOVE token collapse was the product of what looks like a pump-and-dump plan written out in legal contracts.

Plus:

  • How insiders structured deals to profit from artificial price spikes
  • How this could have happened with a project backed by some of crypto’s most reputable VCs
  • What this saga says about token launches, regulation, and market integrity
  • And whether Movement Labs can (or should) be trusted to investigate itself

 

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

Guest

  • Sam Kessler, Deputy Managing Editor for Tech and Protocols at CoinDesk

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