Unmasking Effective Altruism: Illusions of Philanthropy

This chapter examines the complexities of effective altruism through the lens of a prominent figure involved in a financial scandal. It highlights how financial contributions can obscure ulterior motives and calls into question the ethics surrounding altruistic claims amidst a backdrop of wealth and political influence.

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There has been a lot of news coverage on Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX disaster and all the pieces that led to its final meltdown. Mark Goodwin is the writer of the newly released article covering all the ins and outs of this major financial news story. And we cover it all in this episode.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:33 - Mark's thoughts on the cover of the Magazine.

05:35 - The timeline of FTX's founding.

09:59 - SBF's network and how was it even possible.

25:28 - Why and how SBF donated to 456 individual political campaigns.

31:36 - Where did 80,394 Bitcoin go in the Luna Foundation?

39:09 - Who was Nikolai Mushegian and why is he important?

01:00:57 - The current digital dollar pilot program with the FED of New York and BNY Mellon.

01:03:43 - Mark's thoughts on everything being about the dollar vs Bitcoin.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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Mark Goodwin's Article about SBF and FTX.
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