'Release the Tape!': Nouriel Roubini Calls for BitMEX CEO Debate Video

NYU professor and noted anti-cryptocurrency economist Nouriel Roubini exploded online last night after a debate with Arthur Hayes, CEO of BitMEX, at the Asia Blockchain Summit in Taipei.

The debate, called the "Tangle in Taipei," was allegedly not streamed live at the behest of the organizers and and Roubini wasn't having it.

He controls the only recording of it and will only release heavily edited "Highlights".

This was the only session not streamed live as you mafioso gangsters decided to censor it with hush money and keep the only tape for yourselves.

Hayes, for his part, shot back at the economist, further enraging Roubini.

I busted u but you are a such a coward hiding the video tape of our debate mafioso style with hush money.

Release the full video - not the manipulated highlights - and let the world judge.

Bloomberg reported from the event, saying that Roubini argued that cryptocurrencies were bunk, "Deriding its technology, security and lack of convenience." Hayes agreed that there were some bad actors but that his goal was to allow users to speculate on financial products.

Hayes posted this response to the call to "Release the tapes" and Crypto-Twitter asked for a more serious response.

That said, given that the average financial conference probably doesn't have economists calling each other "Cosa Nostra Coward Mafia Thugs" at least we can at least argue that online crypto beefs are pretty lively.