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The Fraud Archive Dialogues is part of The Archive Network, a collection of podcasts dedicated to the stories that shaped our world.


Every episode is a conversation. Aurelius and Malik, curators of The Fraud Archive, take a single case, a Ponzi scheme, an accounting fraud, a crypto collapse, a con that fooled investors, auditors and entire nations, and work through it together from beginning to end. One traces how the scheme was built: the mechanics, the numbers, the machinery of belief that kept it standing. The other presses on what that account leaves out, who actually lost, why intelligent people believed, what the regulators missed, and what the whole affair says about the systems that allowed it.


From Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff to Enron, Theranos, Wirecard and FTX, these are not summaries. Each episode is one complete story, examined from both sides in a single sitting.


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  • John Law and the Mississippi Bubble: France's First Financial Collapse

    John Law and the Mississippi Bubble: France's First Financial Collapse
    Oct 13 2026
    Picture a stranger in a city desperate for cash—armed with numbers, charm, and the wild idea that wealth could be conjured from trust alone. What happens when a gambler promises to save a kingdom by making paper into gold?John Law was no ordinary banker. Born in Edinburgh in sixteen seventy-one, he grew up watching his father, a goldsmith, handle other people’s fortunes. Law understood money—he also understood risk. He believed that wealth wasn’t just metal in a vault, but something shaped by confidence. When France staggered at the end of Louis the Fourteenth’s reign—broke from wars, battered by taxes, and starved for cash—Law saw his chance. France had power, but no liquidity. People hoarded coins, merchants distrusted the state’s paper, and the government’s debts left ministers searching for any fix. Into this confusion stepped Law, offering not lineage, but a system—a way to reshape belief itself.Aurelius and Malik take on this case in full — 5 chapters, 32 minutes, one complete story.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/john-law


    The Fraud Archive Dialogues is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures. In every episode, curators Aurelius and Malik take one case of fraud,

    deception or financial crime and work through it together — one building the account, the other pressing on what it leaves out.


    The Archive Network is an independent project. Everything is free, with no ads and no paywalls. Support doesn't unlock anything; it simply

    keeps the work going:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com/support


    Explore this archive:


    https://thefraudarchive.com


    Discover more archives and stories:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    32 Min.
  • The NFT Wash Trading Machine

    The NFT Wash Trading Machine
    Oct 12 2026
    A chart moves. A price ticks upward. But what if that demand you’re seeing isn’t real—just a handful of wallets trading with themselves, manufacturing momentum out of thin air?In the NFT boom, the truth was often far stranger than the chart suggested. In two thousand twenty-one, NFTs exploded onto screens everywhere, promising digital ownership, generational wealth, and a revolution in how value flowed online. But behind the headlines and celebrity endorsements, the market’s foundations were built for speed, not scrutiny. The token standard that made NFTs possible—the one called ERC-seven-twenty-one on Ethereum—let anyone mint a unique asset with a few clicks. But it didn’t prove who was behind the wallet. On the blockchain, a token could be transferred, but the system couldn’t say whether that movement was a true sale or just someone playing both sides. That gap between what the ledger recorded and what it actually meant became the perfect opening for deception.Aurelius and Malik take on this case in full — 5 chapters, 33 minutes, one complete story.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/nft-market-manipulation


    The Fraud Archive Dialogues is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures. In every episode, curators Aurelius and Malik take one case of fraud,

    deception or financial crime and work through it together — one building the account, the other pressing on what it leaves out.


    The Archive Network is an independent project. Everything is free, with no ads and no paywalls. Support doesn't unlock anything; it simply

    keeps the work going:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com/support


    Explore this archive:


    https://thefraudarchive.com


    Discover more archives and stories:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    33 Min.
  • The Madoff Feeder Funds: Who Were the Middlemen?

    The Madoff Feeder Funds: Who Were the Middlemen?
    Oct 11 2026
    Picture this: a world where investment returns are steady, consistent, and always seem to sidestep disaster. Where polished offices and prestigious names create a sense of security so strong, no one feels the need to check beneath the surface. But what if the very people you trust most are the ones laying the groundwork for a fraud so durable, even the experts are fooled?Long before the words 'feeder fund' became infamous, Bernard Madoff had already constructed the two pillars every lasting deception needs: access and credibility. He wasn't a shadowy outsider. He was a Wall Street fixture, a former chairman of the Nasdaq, a regular in New York philanthropy circles. For investors, a referral from Madoff wasn't just a sales pitch—it felt like a favor. That mattered, because his scheme didn't start with a cold call to strangers. It started in a world where reputation could replace actual scrutiny, especially inside private investment networks that valued discretion and continuity over tough questions.Aurelius and Malik take on this case in full — 5 chapters, 31 minutes, one complete story.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/madoff-feeder-funds


    The Fraud Archive Dialogues is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures. In every episode, curators Aurelius and Malik take one case of fraud,

    deception or financial crime and work through it together — one building the account, the other pressing on what it leaves out.


    The Archive Network is an independent project. Everything is free, with no ads and no paywalls. Support doesn't unlock anything; it simply

    keeps the work going:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com/support


    Explore this archive:


    https://thefraudarchive.com


    Discover more archives and stories:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    31 Min.
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