Boom & Bust: Another One Bites the Dust

How did we get from trading seashells to billion-dollar crypto empires? The story of money is wilder than any movie, and it’s shaped the way we live today.

In this episode of TechTonik, we take a fast-paced ride through history—from Wall Street’s boom-and-bust cycles to the rise of big tech and the crypto revolution. How did we end up in a world where digital assets, venture capital, and meme stocks dominate? And what’s next for the global economy?

Join us as we unpack the past, present, and future of money—because this story is far from over.

Discussion Topics: Why the Rich Get Richer and Markets Keep Crashing

• The secret behind financial power—where did it all start?
• How stock markets became the ultimate wealth machine
• Why financial crashes keep happening (and who profits from them)
• The dot-com boom—brilliant innovation or pure speculation?
• The rise and fall of internet giants—who made it, who didn’t?
• The secret playbook of today’s most powerful companies
• The 2008 crash—how a financial house of cards collapsed
• Governments vs. markets—who really controls the economy?
• Crypto, hype, and the power of belief—what drives value?
• Tech’s unstoppable rise—what fueled the biggest winners?
• The WeWork saga—when billion-dollar dreams crash hard
• Bitcoin’s real purpose—was it built to replace banks?
• The future of money—what’s next in finance?
• Is US financial dominance coming to an end?[40:00] Sustainability investing—real change or just another bubble?