The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn't Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater - Ep. 421
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Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin, CEO of the show, to chop it up about the collapse of FTX.
Show topics:
Haseeb's explanation of the blowup of FTX
whether FTX was a Ponzi scheme
Sam Bankman-Fried's strategy to become a billionaire
the weird sale of Serum, a project backed by SBF
the lack of proper accounting practices in FTX and Alameda
whether FTX did not have a proper and large enough security team
the likelihood that FTX’s volume numbers are fake
why Haseeb thinks this is one of the biggest catastrophes in venture history
the role of media in building SBF's character and the revindication of journalism
whether venture capital firms run propaganda for their portfolio companies
whether VC culture enabled this collapse to happen
the story of how Sam convinced Tom Brady to invest in FTX
the debate about effective altruism and whether SBF's EA caused his mistakes
whether FTX's failure will set the crypto industry back
Hosts
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital
Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
Guests
Laura Shin, author, host of Unchained
Episode Links
Previous coverage of Unchained:
The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?
The Chopping Block: SBF on a Crazy Week of Bitfinex, Wormhole and ENS Drama
Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers’ Assets
Sam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC
FTX Collapse:
FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
NYT’s “How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Collapsed”
Sam Bankman-Fried built a "backdoor" to his FTX exchange to change financial records and move funds without alerting others.
$600 million hack
Unchained coverage:
Could FTX’s Bankruptcy Trigger a Domino Effect?
FTX May File for Bankruptcy After Binance Walks Off the Deal
FTX Needs $8B to Meet Investor Withdrawals: Report
Tron Founder Justin Sun Says He Is Working With FTX on a Solution
US DOJ Joins SEC and CFTC Probe of FTX
FTX-Issued Wrapped Solana Tokens Could Add to DeFi Contagion: wBTC Creator
Sequoia Capital Writes Off $214M FTX Investment to Zero
Binance Set to Buy FTX Amid Liquidity Crisis
SBF’s Net Worth Plummets 94% In One Day: Report
Binance Might Have Triggered a Liquidity Crisis as FTX’s Main Wallet Lost 290K ETH in Two Days
Alameda’s Balance Sheet Sparks Controversy
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Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin, CEO of the show, to chop it up about the collapse of FTX.
Haseeb's explanation of the blowup of FTX
whether FTX was a Ponzi scheme
Sam Bankman-Fried's strategy to become a billionaire
the weird sale of Serum, a project backed by SBF
the lack of proper accounting practices in FTX and Alameda
whether FTX did not have a proper and large enough security team
the likelihood that FTX’s volume numbers are fake
why Haseeb thinks this is one of the biggest catastrophes in venture history
the role of media in building SBF's character and the revindication of journalism
whether venture capital firms run propaganda for their portfolio companies
whether VC culture enabled this collapse to happen
the story of how Sam convinced Tom Brady to invest in FTX
the debate about effective altruism and whether SBF's EA caused his mistakes
whether FTX's failure will set the crypto industry back
Hosts
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital
Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
Guests
Laura Shin, author, host of Unchained
Previous coverage of Unchained:
The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?
The Chopping Block: SBF on a Crazy Week of Bitfinex, Wormhole and ENS Drama
Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers’ Assets
Sam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC
FTX Collapse:
FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
NYT’s “How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Collapsed”
Sam Bankman-Fried built a "backdoor" to his FTX exchange to change financial records and move funds without alerting others.
$600 million hack
Unchained coverage:
Could FTX’s Bankruptcy Trigger a Domino Effect?
FTX May File for Bankruptcy After Binance Walks Off the Deal
FTX Needs $8B to Meet Investor Withdrawals: Report
Tron Founder Justin Sun Says He Is Working With FTX on a Solution
US DOJ Joins SEC and CFTC Probe of FTX
FTX-Issued Wrapped Solana Tokens Could Add to DeFi Contagion: wBTC Creator
Sequoia Capital Writes Off $214M FTX Investment to Zero
Binance Set to Buy FTX Amid Liquidity Crisis
SBF’s Net Worth Plummets 94% In One Day: Report
Binance Might Have Triggered a Liquidity Crisis as FTX’s Main Wallet Lost 290K ETH in Two Days
Alameda’s Balance Sheet Sparks Controversy
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