The Downfall of Argentina’s Celebrity Crypto Pastor | Cowboy Kings of Crypto

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Money has always been controlled by nations and royalty since they could control the production of money, until now…and until cryptocurrency. Now anyone and everyone can make money. Not earn money. Make money. And in Argentina, Leonardo Cositorto, a lifelong scammer, and con artist, seized this new opportunity and finally found his calling selling crypto hot air, fake gold, and a whole fake cryptocurrency ecosystem. For a man who quit school in the third grade and was raised in the slums of Buenos Aires, this was his ticket to the big time. But now he’s in prison, so everything didn’t quite go as planned. And that is our tale. The rise and fall of Cositorto and the cryptocurrency Zoe coin.

This episode of Cowboy Kings of Crypto was created in 2022.

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All Comments (21)
  • @edgeninja
    Religion + Crypto. What could possibly go wrong?
  • Downfall and Crypto in the same sentence isn't surprising anyone.
  • The ex-wife: "everything he touches he makes it gold". Everything but your marriage, innit?
  • @dapperboy
    His ex wife looks just as guilty as him.
  • Pastors asking for money. It makes me think of the pope who will visit my country in a few days and asks for money on a crowdfunding platform. When can we finally get rid of these guy's?
  • @beefyogurt
    21st century snake oil. Bitcoin, not crapto
  • How people are so stupid to give they hard earn money that they don't have in abundance to anyone making Instagram videos about how he can make them rich in one night.
  • Thanks Mate, the sad truth is that no one has a clue, we all react to what happens as it happens and try to analyse it but can’t predict an iota of what is going to unfold in the markets… content creators are like amplifiers, when times are good they affirm it and try to tell you why it’s good and that it’s looking bullish but then all of a sudden the market turns bearish and everyone affirms it again and try to analyse why… it’s so sad that many are so powerless and it's not about guessing the market's next move; it's about playing it smart and steady during trading...managed to grow a nest egg of around 2.3Bitcoin to a decent 19Bitcoin in the space of a few months... I'm especially grateful to Rafa Manuel, whose deep expertise and traditional trading acumen have been invaluable in this challenging, ever-evolving financial landscape..
  • @AndyNYouTube
    Geez, what could’ve possibly gone wrong ?? 🤷🏼‍♂️
  • If you want gold, buy gold. Crypto should have technology that can solve real-world issues. DYOR.
  • @The38alt
    This man is not a person of God.
  • @mudani2300
    Doccie very informative awesome content as always.
  • @mariandiaz___
    i am into crypto and im from argentina - i never heard about this guy
  • @ricoh881227
    Lmfao, i thought this was dark side of wrestling.. And the thumbnail was taz for some reason..
  • @mulalobusinge
    The biggest scam/ppnzi outside of fiat money would be the stock market
  • @xenoaltrax485
    They should've hired Carlos Matos so at least Zoe Cash would've gotten a meme out of the scam... hey hey heyyyyyy!!!
  • Now, as much as ever, the people are literally the power. The more people you influence, the more power you can have. Wealth is ONLY created when people work together....This is the fate of the highly social species
  • @oneoflokis
    How does one tell a good cryptocurrency, from a bad (fraudulent) cryptocurrency?