#FTX shrink says execs were ‘undersexed,’ denies substance abuse

#FTX shrink says execs were ‘undersexed,’ denies substance abuse

“FTX shrink says execs were ‘undersexed,’ denies substance abuse” The in-house performance coach at FTX claimed Tuesday the doomed crypto firm’s headquarters in the Bahamas was a “pretty tame place” — despite rampant speculation about its executives’ sex lives and alleged substance use. Online gossip alleging the group lived in a “polycule” — or network…

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#Michael Lewis eyes FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried as subject of next book

#Michael Lewis eyes FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried as subject of next book

“Michael Lewis eyes FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried as subject of next book” Michael Lewis, the best-selling author of “The Big Short” and “Moneyball,” plans to spill the drama behind the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried. Lewis — whose books were turned into blockbuster films — has been “traveling with and interviewing” Bankman-Fried for six months, and was planning to…

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#Dems’ voter-suppression oops, private sector to the moon and other commentary

#Dems’ voter-suppression oops, private sector to the moon and other commentary

“Dems’ voter-suppression oops, private sector to the moon and other commentary” Liberal: Dems’ Voter-Suppression Oops “Democrats have been consumed by panic about voter suppression,” but, as election results and academic research show, voter-ID laws “have no significant impact on turnout” — though measures like early voting don’t “inherently tip the scales to Democrats” either, explains…

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#FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried triggered downfall by badmouthing crypto rival: sources

#FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried triggered downfall by badmouthing crypto rival: sources

“FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried triggered downfall by badmouthing crypto rival: sources” Three weeks before the implosion of FTX, its disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried bad-mouthed a rival crypto mogul at an investor conference in Saudi Arabia — an indiscretion that sources say may have triggered his downfall, The Post has learned. The 30-year-old Bankman-Fried — whose…

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#Charle Munger blasts crypto after FTX meltdown: ‘Good for kidnappers’

#Charle Munger blasts crypto after FTX meltdown: ‘Good for kidnappers’

“Charle Munger blasts crypto after FTX meltdown: ‘Good for kidnappers’” Billionaire and noted bitcoin critic Charlie Munger took a victory lap Tuesday after FTX’s recent meltdown – blasting cryptocurrencies as a “demented” enterprise rife with “fraud” and delusion.” When asked about FTX’s collapse into bankruptcy, the 98-year-old Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman referred to digital currencies…

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#Crypto CEO Caroline Ellison tweeted about ‘regular amphetamine use’

#Crypto CEO Caroline Ellison tweeted about ‘regular amphetamine use’

“Crypto CEO Caroline Ellison tweeted about ‘regular amphetamine use’” Disgraced Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison talked about “regular amphetamine use” in an April 2021 Twitter thread – more than one year before the FTX-linked crypto hedge fund imploded. Ellison, the close business associate and confirmed ex-girlfriend of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been under intense…

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#Uncle Sam is playing the same game as broke, disgraced crypto king

#Uncle Sam is playing the same game as broke, disgraced crypto king

“Uncle Sam is playing the same game as broke, disgraced crypto king” “Everyone can understand zero.” That’s likely to be the epitaph of high-flying investor — and Democratic megadonor — Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto business, FTX. FTX invested a lot of its customers’ money in the Bankman-Fried-founded company Alameda Research. As The Maine Wire explains: “Alameda…

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