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Where did the 8 billion dollars go?

2023/9/29
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PJ Vogt：探讨Sam Bankman-Fried及其FTX交易所崩盘事件中80亿美元资金的去向，以及事件背后的故事和人物。 Zeke Faux：作为调查记者，详细分析了Sam Bankman-Fried的崛起、FTX的运作模式、以及80亿美元资金的流向。他揭示了FTX内部的资金挪用、虚假宣传以及Sam Bankman-Fried的有效利他主义理念与其行为之间的矛盾。他追踪了资金流向的四个方面：人脉投资、加密货币赌博、巴哈马房地产投资以及慈善捐赠。 Sam Bankman-Fried：在Dealbook峰会上，Sam Bankman-Fried试图为自己辩护，否认自己知晓Alameda Research的财务状况，并强调自己致力于慈善事业。 Caroline Ellison：Alameda Research前CEO，其证词揭露了FTX与Alameda Research之间资金挪用的内幕，并指出Sam Bankman-Fried参与其中。 John Ray：FTX破产后被任命的CEO，他对比FTX与Enron的财务状况，指出FTX缺乏记录，财务管理混乱，属于老式的挪用公款行为。 其他参与者：包括Michael Lewis、Andrew Ross Sorkin以及其他相关人士，他们的言论和行为也从不同角度反映了事件的复杂性和Sam Bankman-Fried的形象。

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The podcast explores the story of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto wunderkind accused of stealing over $8 billion from FTX customers. The episode delves into how and where the money was allegedly misappropriated.

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This week, the story of former crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried. The government alleges he stole over eight billion dollars from the customers of the crypto exchange he started, FTX.

Our question ... how do you blow eight billion dollars? Investigative financial reporter Zeke Faux helps us answer our question.

Be sure to check out Zeke's book, Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall). If you'd like to support the show, head to our newsletter: pjvogt.com).

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