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Ben McKenzie
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Ben McKenzie is an American actor, author, and economic commentator whose nonfiction work examines cryptocurrency, financial speculation, and fraud.
Biography
Ben McKenzie, born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan in 1978, is an American actor, author, and commentator. He is known for playing Ryan Atwood in The O.C., Ben Sherman in Southland, and Jim Gordon in Gotham. His film debut was in Junebug in 2005, and he made his Broadway debut in Bess Wohl’s Grand Horizons in 2020.
Outside acting, McKenzie has become known for criticism of the cryptocurrency bubble and fraud. He holds a degree in economics and began investigating cryptocurrency during the pandemic. With journalist Jacob Silverman, he coauthored Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud, published in July 2023. Their reporting included interviews with cryptocurrency industry figures, traders, victims, and whistleblowers.
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Books by Ben McKenzie
Easy Money
Easy Money, coauthored with journalist Jacob Silverman, examines the rise and fall of cryptocurrency through original reporting in the United States and abroad. It draws on interviews with industry figures, traders, victims, whistleblowers, and government operatives to explore irresponsibility and criminal fraud.