Ben McKenziecan recall the exact moment that Econ first blew his mind.
We made it up.
“I’m sitting in class thinking, why had I never thought about this before?!”

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McKenzie recalls with a laugh.
About a year into the pandemic, McKenzie honed in on crypto currency.
“I started kind of paying attention to the markets in 2021.

‘Easy Money’.
“This seemed like our best chance at breaking through.
Even he wasn’t sure about his new role as reporter/author at first.
“And sure enough, we did.”
“I believe, broadly speaking, it will be proven right by history.”
But don’t worry, McKenzie isn’t done with his regular career.
As far as he’s concerned, he’s a storyteller, no matter which form the story takes.