CNN's John Sutter talks with Jamie Diamond, CEO of JP Morgan Chase. He says he thinks the two Smiths raised $25 million for a new project but they had no plan and used it to buy media coverage. Bitcoin is "a hyped up fraud... It's a pet rock" that will go down in history as an example of how corruption can be bought by money. But there are some tokens based on a ledger system that could one day become deployable.
Molly and Jason kick off the show by discussing the concept of 'quiet hiring' (1:53) and the SEC's proposed rules making it easier for LPs to sue VCs (9:37). They also cover Semafor's buyback of Sam Bankman-Fried's $10M investment (20:50). And Lon Harris is back to discuss the new box office hit M3GAN (31:00) and the premiere of The Last of Us (45:45).
(0:00) Molly kicks off the show
(1:53) Jargon Watch: What is “quiet hiring”?
(8:29) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(9:37) SEC proposes new rules making it easier for LPs to sue VCs
(19:21) Supergut - Get 30% off with code TWIST at https://supergut.com
(20:50) Semafor to buy back SBF’s $10M investment
(29:44) Formulate - Get 25% off at formulate.co/twist
(31:00) Blumhouse and Atomic Monster’s potential merger + M3GAN’s marketing campaign
(45:45) The Last of Us Premiere + more on video game adaptations
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