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EP. 196 — The Collapse of FTX w/ Josiah Johnson
What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, Josiah Johnson joins the show to discuss Sam Bankman-Fried, once considered the biggest wunderkind of crypto, establishing his crypto currency exchange only for it to collapse in November 2022. Plus, find out which celebrity was served with a lawsuit for promoting FTX. Stay Schemin’!
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
Sources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahemerson/2022/11/22/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-bahamas/?sh=1104083853ac
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451484/ftx-customer-funds-alameda-research-sam-bankman-fried
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/technology/ftx-binance-crypto-explained.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/business/ftx-exchange.html
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23458837/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-sbf-downfall-explained
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/sam-bankman-fried-has-been-arrested.html
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/04/shaquille-oneal-just-got-served-in-an-ftx-fraud-lawsuit.html
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