in digital assets, the remainder allotment in various fees and taxes, and a further million dollars' worth of equity after the company's insolvency. At an FTX hearing, O'Leary claimed Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao "put FTX out of business". O'Leary has been an advocate of cryptocurrency investing and personally owns coins in the cryptocurrencies Ether, Polygon, SOL, Bitcoin, and Pawthereum. Books Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women, and Money: 50 Common Money Mistakes and How to Fix Them Cold Hard Truth on Family, Kids and Money Cold Hard Truth on Marriage and Money: Part Two of Cold Hard Truth on Family, Kids and Money The Balboa Boys and the Mystery of the Big Gyp Digital Pivot or Bust In a Post COVID-19 World: Why Small Businesses Must Re-Think Everything to Survive and Thrive! In September 2011, O'Leary released his first book, Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life, in which he shares his views on family relationships, investing, money, and life. A sequel, The Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women, and Money: 50 Common Money Mistakes and How to Fix Them, was published in 2012. It focused on the importance of financial literacy and financial education as key cornerstone foundations for building achieving wealth. O'Leary released a follow-up book in 2013 in which he covers subjects relating to important life choices: education, careers, marriage and family, personal money management, and retirement. He discusses the obstacles of raising a family while working to provide financial stability and security for them and advises on developing financial literacy in family members, saving and investing money, and managing debt and credit. Media Dragons' Den and Shark Tank In 2006, O'Leary appeared as one of the five follow-up venture capitalists on the then-new show Dragons' Den on CBC, the Canadian installment of the international Dragons' Den format. On the show, O'Leary developed a persona as a blunt, abrasive investor, who at one point told a contestant who started crying, "Money doesn't care. Your tears don't add any value." This television persona was encouraged by executive producer Stuart Coxe, who occasionally asked O'Leary to be "more evil" during the first two seasons. Dragons' Den became one of the most-watched shows in CBC history, with around two million viewers per episode. Coxe attributed the show's success in large part to O'Leary's presence. In 2009, the American version of Dragons'