The FTX scam, Sam Bankman-Fried, the Clintons and the Democrats

If you're innocent, you have nothing to hide.

 

Do you really think Maxine Waters has that kind of pull?

Can you talk me through how she is orchestrating all of this?

 

I bet Jonah Hill is furiously calling his buddies to secure the movie rights ASAP.

H'wood FTX Frenzy as Michael Lewis Reveals He Spent 6 Months with Founder
Author compares Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance's CZ to 'Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader' in email sent by CAA

In this issue:

• The full CAA email reveals Michael Lewis’ next book is about Sam Bankman-Fried with at least one plot point focusing on the rivalry with Binance’s Changpeng Zhao
• The role of former CAA agent (and Elon Musk pal) Michael Kives with Bankman-Fried

With the stunning collapse of crypto exchange FTX still rippling through the financial markets, the entertainment industry sprang into action over the weekend with a far more pressing concern: Who’s going to nab the rights to this story?

We now know at least one part of how this plays out. The town was abuzz Saturday after an email spread that revealed that Michael Lewis — the most talented and successful non-fiction writer working today — had embedded with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for the past six months and was making the collapsing cryptocurrency exchange the centerpiece of his next book. The Ankler obtained the email from CAA agent Matthew Snyder, originally sent to potential buyers on Friday (CAA did not immediately return a request for comment). The email reveals that not a word of the book has been written yet but, well, things just can’t wait:

The email from Snyder:



In August, Lewis hinted about his new book in an interview with Financial News.

“I really don’t want to reveal exactly what I’m writing about,” he said “But I found a character through whom I can write about — it weirdly links up Flash Boys, The Big Short and Liar’s Poker.

“I guess it is possible it will be framed as a crypto book, but it won’t be a crypto book. It’ll be about this really unusual character. You’ll learn all about crypto and you’ll learn about what screwed up market structure in the United States and so on.”

For those keeping score, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, had agreed to take over FTX, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, at the start of last week after FTX was unable to process customer withdrawals amid panic about both the crypto markets and Bankman-Fried’s reported co-mingling of assets between FTX and his hedge fund. In a shocking twist, Binance backed out of the deal citing “corporate due diligence” setting the stage for FTX’s bankruptcy filing and Bankman-Fried’s resignation as CEO.

FTX had a one-time valuation of $32 billion and substantial ties to the entertainment industry. Then-spouses Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, as well as Larry David, memorably starred in much-ridiculed spots hawking the company. Steph Curry and Naomi Osaka likewise were paid endorsers.
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Lol….. people really think folks are arrested for media stories?

 

The Elon way

 

Yup…. “Free speech” = come to Twitter for the exclusive Tweet dump of Hunter!

Facebook= Elon’s Twitter. Wow chaos, drive engagement, profit.

 

I'm so glad we finally get to talk about Elon in this thread!!!

 

Who would have thought that Elon would have used Twitter to push out his own ideology and trash the side he opposes?!?!

 

Truth Social will be up for sale soon enough. Maybe AOC can buy it out and turn it into a leftist paradise

 

Yep… Elon trying to get back all the Nazis from Truth Social and Parlor to push up those metrics. Time will tell if ads come back in earnest.

Funny how the rightist paradises keep crashing and burning…. So they have to go over to take over the “leftist ones”.

Elon = Zuck

 

At least we both agree Twitter went from being agnostic to leftist. Let's see how well Musk can stay agnostic. Me thinks a lot of people are going to be mad at him.

 

We don’t, which is why I used quotes…

I think conservatives inherently push and believe misinformation more readily which gives the appearance of being anti conservative. Not to mention the hate speech….

Lol… oh honey…. That rubicon has been crossed already,

 

What the **** does her licking his a$$hole have to do with her pull? You don’t have to be a politician, anybody eating this dudes junk has compromised values. The fact she’s a politician makes one question her motives

 

Licking what?

I see you are just on one and just want to rant about politicians in general and can't actually answer the question presented to you.

Have at it.

 

your question was actually answered

 

You're that supposed doctor no one wants to ever go to and I hope I never meet one like you in the real world. Is that a shtick too? Well continue on...

 

She looks like a cartoon that she drew of herself, like Take on Me where you can't tell where reality starts or stops.

Is that iced lemon cake slices? Like at Frenchy's on Richmond?