why the SEC ignored the hawk tuah scam feat. john reed stark

May 6, 2025
1h 17m

Episode Description

We all know that Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch was the face of a memecoin crypto scandal, and most know that the SEC excused it wholesale. What we don't fully know is why it was so easy to get away with it -- in our grand Hawk Tuah finale, Jamie speaks with former SEC enforcement attorney John Reed Stark about how the state of cryptocurrency can do more than sink a fledgling influencer's career, it can tank a whole economy. 

Follow John Reed Stark's work here: https://www.johnreedstark.com/

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