Ben McKenzie is an actor, a writer, and a leading investigative voice in the cryptocurrency skepticism movement. Best known for his starring roles in The O.C. and Gotham, McKenzie holds a degree in economics from the University of Virginia. He is the director and star of the documentary Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (distributed by The Forge), which serves as the cinematic companion to this book. McKenzie has testified before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on the collapse of FTX and continues to advocate for financial regulation and consumer protection in the digital asset space.

Jacob Silverman is an award-winning journalist specializing in the intersection of technology, finance, and power. His work appears regularly in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian.

Together, Silverman and McKenzie authored the New York Times bestseller Easy Money.