FTX - I Don't Know Who's to Blame

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"I want somebody to be worried that if this thing turns out to be a fraud or, you know, more likely just like the business doesn't work," he says. "We tried so many times, I went back and checked ... I sent nine separate emails, half to SPF and half to his executive assistant." He adds: "Maybe we would have pressed him on a bunch of this stuff... but I actually thought he was one of the rational actors in this"

In the 42nd episode, Zach Weinberg returns to have everything he’s said about crypto suddenly proven right. Logan and Zach break down FTX, DeFi, SBF and venture’s role in it all. Plus why you can’t spot a successful company in finance like you can in tech, what makes a smart founder, and Rashad joins to help recap the last week of Elon and Twitter.

(0:00) Intro

(2:02) This week on Twitter

(10:01) The FTC

(13:41) What’s next?

(21:37) Other social platforms

(23:57) Welcome back Zach Weinberg

(27:56) Zach’s take on FTX

(43:17) Smart people don’t get rich quick

(44:52) Venture’s culpability

(51:35) Interest rates

(54:48) Would DeFi have been better?

(1:01:23) End of Web3?

(1:07:43) Outro

Show Notes:

https://milkyeggs.com/?p=175

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xafpj3on76uRDoBja/the-ftx-future-fund-team-has-resigned-1?commentId=hpP8EjEt9zTmWKFRy

Mixed and edited: Justin Hrabovsky

Produced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad Assir

Executive Producer: Josh Machiz

Music: Griff Lawson

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