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Nadeem Anjawala

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54 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

There was a cook that was assigned to the house. Nadim was, like, ridiculous the whole time. It was crazy. He would, like, make crazy requests and kept asking for, like, smoothies in the morning. The cook would make him, like, two smoothies, like an avocado smoothie and whatever.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

It was dark. The lights were out. So I went up and knocked on his door. He didn't answer.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

It was dark. The lights were out. So I went up and knocked on his door. He didn't answer.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

It was dark. The lights were out. So I went up and knocked on his door. He didn't answer.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

I was like, Nadeem, Nadeem, are you there? No response. I just see, you know, just a mountain of, like, blankets and, like, pillows. And I'm like, there's a foot sticking out from underneath the blanket. I pull it off. He had stuffed a water bottle inside a sock, put it there, so.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

I was like, Nadeem, Nadeem, are you there? No response. I just see, you know, just a mountain of, like, blankets and, like, pillows. And I'm like, there's a foot sticking out from underneath the blanket. I pull it off. He had stuffed a water bottle inside a sock, put it there, so.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

I was like, Nadeem, Nadeem, are you there? No response. I just see, you know, just a mountain of, like, blankets and, like, pillows. And I'm like, there's a foot sticking out from underneath the blanket. I pull it off. He had stuffed a water bottle inside a sock, put it there, so.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

Yeah.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

Yeah.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

Yeah.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

When I'm like, I'm alone. And so I'm trying to figure out how do I handle this? What should I do?

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

When I'm like, I'm alone. And so I'm trying to figure out how do I handle this? What should I do?

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

When I'm like, I'm alone. And so I'm trying to figure out how do I handle this? What should I do?

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

They treated me like Hannibal Lecter when they're transporting me. It was ridiculous. Like two trucks full of people with rifles, one in the front, one in the back. It was insane.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

They treated me like Hannibal Lecter when they're transporting me. It was ridiculous. Like two trucks full of people with rifles, one in the front, one in the back. It was insane.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

They treated me like Hannibal Lecter when they're transporting me. It was ridiculous. Like two trucks full of people with rifles, one in the front, one in the back. It was insane.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

It was just a cell with no air conditioning, nothing, cockroaches. There was a mattress and a ton of cockroaches just everywhere, just like infestation.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

It was just a cell with no air conditioning, nothing, cockroaches. There was a mattress and a ton of cockroaches just everywhere, just like infestation.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

It was just a cell with no air conditioning, nothing, cockroaches. There was a mattress and a ton of cockroaches just everywhere, just like infestation.

Planet Money
The 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria

One of the guard comes in, didn't ask, he just opens the door, sits down on the bed and says like, I'll sell you a phone for $25,000. I'm like, what? He's like, yeah, you're a Binance executive. You're a billionaire. You can afford this. I'm like, I'm sorry, you got the wrong guy. He's like, okay, fine, $5,000. I'm like, no, I'm like, I'm not a billionaire.