2min chapter

Dwarkesh Podcast cover image

Brett Harrison - FTX US Former President & HFT Veteran Speaks Out

Dwarkesh Podcast

CHAPTER

FTX Collapse - Sam Beckman Free Guy

The infrastructure they had built I think was really poor in the beginning a lot of like python scripts like slapped together. A couple times they had sent tokens to the wrong wallet and ended up like losing millions in the process. They had some big non-arbitrage directional bet on in some token it might have been ETH or something and it went against them and so they lost a lot of their trading capital. There were internal disagreements that supposedly this is what Sam told me about how to move forward with tech.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode