Nouriel Roubini warns crypto is ‘totally corrupt’

Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini has denounced the cryptocurrency market as an “ecosystem that is totally corrupt,” and described some of its big players as “con men” after a major exchange collapse.
Are you speaking about your own credibility @cz_binance ? You have no more credibility than SBF! https://t.co/c1Z8x2fzaS
— Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) November 16, 2022
Speaking at Abu Dhabi Finance Week on Wednesday, he criticized Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, and called for his crypto exchange to become the subject of careful scrutiny from regulators.
There were “seven Cs of crypto: Concealed, corrupt, crooks, criminals, con men, carnival barkers, and finally, CZ,” Roubini said on Wednesday at a panel hosted by CNBC.
“The lesson of the last few weeks is these people should be out of here,” he warned.
Economist Nouriel Roubini slams crypto ‘carnival barkers’ and Binance CEO as ‘a walking time bomb’ after FTX disaster https://t.co/Kk5uHafVFP
— Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) November 16, 2022
The cryptocurrency market is going through unprecedented turbulence after last week’s sudden collapse of FTX, one of the biggest crypto exchanges. It reportedly has more than 100,000 creditors, and liabilities of between $10 billion and $50 billion. Despite filing for bankruptcy, millions of dollars worth of crypto continued to be drained from FTX wallets over the weekend, further undermining trust in the industry.
So is @binance Pump & Dump Central & @cz_binance its Ringmaster? For 5 years they have allowed every sleazy activity to occur on their shady platform including massive money laundering ($8bn from Iran), pump & dump schemes & much else. & their shitcoin BNB is as vaporware as FTT https://t.co/bHJeKJiNOI
— Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) November 16, 2022
Binance initially considered buying its failing rival before pulling out of the deal. Roubini, however, suggests that Binance is not much different to FTX.
To be precise I literally said that Crypto is 7 C’s:
— Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) November 16, 2022
1. Concealed
2. Corrupt
3. Crooks
4. Criminals
5. Con men
6. Carnival barkers
7. @cz_binance #binance https://t.co/SacGjM0Hjn
“I can’t believe that CZ and Binance have a license to operate in the UAE. He’s banned in the UK, he’s under investigation by the US Justice Department for money laundering,” Roubini said.
Binance was banned in the UK in late June, while regulators in Singapore forced the company to limit its service in the country. In the US, it operates through a spin-off company, Binance US, which has been under scrutiny since May.
Nouriel Roubini attacks Binance CEO and says Kevin O'Leary should lose his role at CNBC https://t.co/fnt2eaSUVV
— Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) November 16, 2022
Outspoken economist Nouriel Roubini described crypto and some of its major players as an “ecosystem that is totally corrupt.”
😳 @Nouriel attacking @cz_binance on stage pic.twitter.com/gkZLPrwcX9
— Yagiz Sozmen (@yagizsozmen) November 16, 2022
Nouriel Roubini is a Turkish-born Iranian-American economist. He is Professor Emeritus and was Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University, and also chairman of Roubini Macro Associates LLC, an economic consultancy firm.