During the height of the cryptocurrency craze a few years ago, the actor Ben McKenzie found himself wondering why no one else was seeing what he was seeing. He joins the show to explain his yearslong attempt to understand Bitcoin and the crypto world, all of which is in his new documentary Everyone Is Lying to You For Money. (You can probably guess how he feels.) After that, The Verge’s Victoria Song tells us about her testing of continuous glucose monitors, which have gone from medical device to influencer trend in some worrying ways. Finally, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about why all our gadgets seem the same these days. We were nominated for a Webby! You can vote here: https://bit.ly/4ckXKPc 00:00 Sprinkler Duty Cold Open 01:40 Ben McKenzie Joins 02:56 Is Crypto Really Money 05:57 When The Pitch Breaks 07:36 El Salvador Reality Check 11:20 Trustless Money Myth 13:27 Crypto Culture And Cults 17:38 Gambling Crime 22:11 Why Bitcoin Still Rises 27:41 CGMs Explained With Vee Song 28:53 FDA OTC And Wellness Boom 30:40 Wearables Politics And MAHA 34:50 CGMs Beyond Diabetes 38:25 Why She Tried CGMs 41:21 Alarming Readings 43:48 Data Rabbit Hole Daily Life 48:38 Food Anxiety And Disordered Eating 51:32 No Consensus For Non Diabetics 53:32 Medication Tradeoffs And Health 56:58 Wellness Versus Medical Regulation 01:03:09 Vergecast Hotline 01:05:19 Why Gadgets Got Bland 01:16:31 Final Thoughts Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLv Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3ZWTlLs