Did you know: Alameda CEO @carolinecapital's Dad, Glenn Ellison is the Department Head of Economics at @MIT?
And...
Prior to getting appointed to the SEC, @GaryGensler was a Professor for the Practice of Global Economics & Management at @MIT...
So essentially:
Gary 🤝 Glenn 🤯
This is a pretty crazy fact I just dug up regarding Alameda’s relationship with the SEC.
@readDanwrite @fintechfrank @mdudas @TheBlock__ @Timccopeland @CoinDesk @pete_rizzo_ @AutismCapital @Cointelegraph
Looks like @GoldmanSachs had their hand in the cookie jar as well.
The father of @SBF_FTX may also have a role
The mother of @SBF_FTX, Barbara Fried, is a professor at @Stanford and a bundler for Democrat Party campaign contributions
FTX launched 13 days after Biden announced campaign
Impeccable timing for the rise of @FTX_Official, just in time to be the 2nd largest donor to @JoeBiden.
So
@SBF_FTX was an @MIT grad, where @carolinecapital’s dad worked
And @carolinecapital was a @Stanford grad, where @SBF_FTX’s mom & dad worked
Caroline’s advice for college is: “classes don’t matter that much, friends & networking are really important”
thetigerinsidercom.wordpress.com/2018/09/29/col…
@SBF_FTX @MIT @carolinecapital @Stanford Here's more information on the shady "Mind the Gap" bundler operation founded by @SBF_FTX's mother, Barbara Fried, and led by @Stanford faculty, funneling millions of dollars from Silicon Valley to the Democrat Party:
vox.com/platform/amp/r…
Another shady piece of the @FTX_Official pie is the @Oxygen_protocol.
$OXY token is down from $4 to $0.03 since going public.
Their core team consists of BIG banks like @GoldmanSachs, @Barclays, @jpmorgan @BankofAmerica with @FTX_Official and @AlamedaResearch as top partners.
Back to the connections…
@SBF_FTX’s brother, Gabe Bankman-Fried (also a former Jane Street trader), is founder of “Guarding Against Pandemics”
He was a Legislative Correspondent for the US House of Representatives and an advisor to large political donors in the Democrat party.
Next we have Linda Fried, @SBF_FTX’s Aunt
Auntie Linda has been Dean of @Columbia Mailman School of Public Health since 2008. She created the first ever US college program focused on “Climate & Health”
She also happens to be a member of the @wef’s Global Agenda Council on Aging
Here’s a video of @SBF_FTX’s dad, Joseph Bankman, lobbying at the US House Government Reform & Oversight Committee’s panel regarding Hedge Fund Regulation on November 13, 2008.
c-span.org/video/?c504029…
Head of Ventures & Commercial at FTX Ventures, @amytongwu, began her career as an Analyst for @ClintonFdn in Botswana 👀
Amy later launched a school in Sierra Leone before heading to @_Curinos to mingle with retail banks
Before venturing into crypto, she was CFO at @Discovery
FTX’s Director of Engineering, @Nishad__Singh recently donated $1.1M to @BeccaBalintVT’s political campaign in Vermont as well as $500K to the Democrat Party of Oregon.
Singh has spent ~$8M on pro-Democrat campaign contributions.
Former Co-CEO of @AlamedaResearch, @AlamedaTrabucco, left his CEO position just over 2 months ago.
The @MIT graduate now spends his time traveling the world and enjoying his new boat.
Roommates of @SBF_FTX consisted of 9 friends and former co-workers. Many from @JaneStreetGroup & some from @MIT.
They were all involved in a web of romantic relationships.
It starting to sound like an FTX-funded meth orgy was happening in the Bahamas...
yahoo.com/now/bankman-fr…
Can’t forget @MarkWetjen!
Mark became the CFTC Commissioner in 2011 working alongside chairman @GaryGensler
In 2013 Mark became acting CFTC chairman upon Gary’s departure
He was later hired by FTX US as Head of Policy & Regulation
Incredibly convenient
coindesk.com/business/2021/…
In this @CNBC article from earlier this year, @SBF_FTX says he could spend upwards of $1 billion on the 2024 election.
It’s looking more likely there was a serious money laundering op going on, sending $$$ from FTX to Democrats under the guise of altruism
cnbc.com/amp/2022/05/24…
SBF vowed to give away 99% of his earnings as part of an “earn-to-give” scheme.
Unlike @AlamedaTrabucco, Sam Bankman-Fried said he doesn’t want a yacht.
According to this @USATODAY article, @SBF_FTX donated $50M last year, including to “Pandemic Relief & Climate Initiatives”.
One thing @SBF_FTX liked even more than donating, was spending money on marketing sponsorships
The goal was to rope in as many retail investors as possible using pro sports & star athletes
An estimated ~$30M was spent on a Super Bowl ad with Larry David
One of the most interesting (shady) players at @FTX_Official is Gary Wang
Gary is co-founder & CTO of FTX (architect of $FTT), but is hardly ever seen, with very little info about him online.
He graduated from @MIT, worked at @Google & was crowned the wealthiest person under 30
That guy probably doesn’t even exist…
Anyways, let’s take a look at @FTX_Official’s legal team.
@_Ryne_Miller is former CFTC attorney for @GaryGensler, now General Counsel for FTX.
Trevor Levine, is now Senior Counsel for FTX, formerly a contract attorney for @TheJusticeDept
So @SBF_FTX just resigned from his CEO position at @FTX_Official… and guess who just stepped in as the new CEO?
Former Enron Chairman & bankruptcy pro, John J. Ray III
John also served as a Senior Managing Director at @GreylockVC among many other things chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-20…
Just yesterday, @SBF_FTX made a tweet claiming FTX US was un-effected by the fiasco and is 100% liquid.
24 hours later FTX US, @FTX_Official, @AlamedaResearch and 130 other affiliated companies have filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the US.
Last year, @FTX_Official acquired @ledgerx, which became @ftx_us_derivs
According to @LinkedIn, LedgerX CEO & Co-Founder, @zachdex, was on the CFTC Technology Advisory Committee from 2018-2020
CFTC approved LedgerX to be a futures clearing house in 2020
finance.yahoo.com/video/ledgerx-…
According to @GiganticRebirth
& @GCRClassic, Alameda/FTX played the role of OTC counterparty for large futures bets on Donald Trump winning the 2024 US Presidential election.
A draft of an FTX asset log shared by @minigrogu shows $7.3M of assets tied up in “Trump to Lose” bets.
Let’s kick things up a notch…
@wikileaks released an FBI doc outlining pedophile symbolism
The BLogo is eerily reminiscent of @AlamedaResearch’s logo
Remember we’re talking about 10 well-connected youngins fucking each other in a Caribbean penthouse (and Alameda CEO looks 12)
Now back to the FTX team and where they came from.
Head of Product at FTX was @Stanford graduate @ramnikarora.
Before @FTX_Official, Ramnik was at @facebook working as a Research Scientist for the Libra Blockchain project
Prior to Facebook, Ramnik was trading at @GoldmanSachs
Head of Partnerships at FTX is @SinaNader33
Sina was responsible for the sponsorship deals that garnered massive attention & roped in retail
Prior to FTX, Sina was @RobinhoodApp’s first Head of Crypto
He started his banking career at @MorganStanley later joining @CreditSuisse
On February 24, 2022, as the Ukraine war began heating up, @SBF_FTX tweeted that $25 was given to every Ukrainian on @FTX_Official
Ukraine Govt then announced a partnership with FTX to launch a crypto donations website, converting crypto into fiat at the National Bank of Ukraine
Former President of FTX US is @BrettHarrison88
Like many, Brett came from @JaneStreetGroup where he was Head of Trading Systems Tech for 7 years
Brett then went on to Ken Griffin’s @citsecurities where he was Head of Semi-Systematic Tech during the Great @GameStop Short Squeeze
According to email from Amanda Fischer, on March 23, 2022 @SBF_FTX, @MarkWetjen & @_Ryne_Miller met with @GaryGensler to discuss “conditional no action relief”, in other words, a Get Out of Jail Free Card
At the time Senior Couselor, Amanda was appointed Chief of Staff on Monday
But let’s bounce back to Citadel Brett for a second.
@BrettHarrison88 left @FTX_Official less than 2 months ago (incredibly convenient timing)
5 days before Brett stepped down from President of FTX US, he announced a strategic partnership with @GameStop
From June 2019: “The Anatomy Of A Fake Cryptocurrency Trade: How Exchanges Create Phony Transactions”
The article stated: “a new report from @AlamedaResearch reveals a clever set of tricks used by crypto exchanges to fabricate volume”
FTX was launched less than 1 month prior.
Messages between @elonmusk, @willmacaskill (@SBF_FTX’s Effective Altruism mentor) & @MorganStanley banker Michael Grimes
MacAskill tells Elon that Sam has interest in buying Twitter and “making it better for the world”
Grimes seems pushy for an investment.
Elon not interested.
Two months ago, @FTX_Official bought 30% of @SkyBridge from former White House Director of Communications, @Scaramucci
Scaramucci / Skybridge is a big advocate and investor in @Algorand, a PoS cryptocurrency network created by @MIT faculty member @silviomicali in 2017
Three years ago at @MIT “Fintech Beyond Crisis” seminar, @GaryGensler admitted to “working with” @silviomicali, praising @Algorand as capable of hosting @Uber on-chain
Since joining the SEC, @GaryGensler has been critical of other PoS blockchain networks
Current Girlfriend of @SBF_FTX is the Chief Operating Officer of @FTX_Official
Prior to her time at FTX, @Constance_FTX was a risk manager for @CreditSuisse and worked on private banking AML
It’s safe to say, Constance did a TERRIBLE job of managing risk at @FTX_Official
April 2022, @FTX_Official & @SALTConference hosted the first ever crypto conference in the Bahamas
An off-record panel was held featuring former US Pres. @BillClinton, Former UK PM Tony Blair & @SBF_FTX
Other notable speakers @TomBrady & @giseleofficial had $650M tied up in FTX
~$383M worth of tokens have been recently moved from FTX wallets to unknown locations.
Some folks believe it’s a hack or an insider attempting to make a move.
Could just be part of bankruptcy proceedings…
This story is developing.
The potential hack began around the same time @FTX_Official made a tweet about their Chapter 11 filings
@_Ryne_Miller just shared a tweet saying they are investigating the abnormalities with wallet movements related to consolidation of FTX balances across exchanges
Inside job?!
More on the FTX team:
Chief Regulatory Officer Dan Friedberg was embroiled in a major scandal with Ultimate Bet Poker
Friedberg was caught on tape talking his client through the process of lying after the client admitted to robbing over $50M from players
Friedberg told the thief to put out a story that “a former consultant to the company took advantage of the server and hacked into the client”
A story to keep in mind as hundreds of millions of dollars is currently being drained from @FTX_Official wallets. highstakesdb.com/news/high-stak…
In January 2019, before FTX launched, 3AC Co-Founder @zhusu tweeted an investment pitch that promised risk-free high returns
3 months later, Zhu said the same team came back to launch an ICO for “a @BitMEX competitor”
They sent a FTT & FTX pitch
It all felt scammy to @zhusu
Update on those moving FTX funds
@HuobiGlobal shared a message from FTX administrator on Telegram confirming @FTX_Official has been hacked.
AVOID ALL FTX APPS & SITES
The plot thickens…
So remember the guy Gary Wang, Co-Founder and CTO of @FTX_Official with a questionable existence?
The Gary Wang @github account was active today…
I wonder what Gary was up to…
github.com/garywang
Now FTX General Counsel @_Ryne_Miller is back, with a message that the funds are SAFU…
Ryne says “all digital assets” were moved to cold storage.
Not a hack after all? 🤨
What is going on…
(Ryne clearly wasn’t aware, originally)
FTX Legal & Finance teams say @SBF_FTX implemented a “back door” into the book-keeping system that allowed Sam to alter records & move money undetected
The “back door” was used to send $10 Billion from @FTX_Official to @AlamedaResearch without triggering red flags on the books
Drugs were VERY common at the @FTX_Official workplace
Employees at @FTX_Official were encouraged to use stimulants to be productive and were given sleeping pills if needed to sleep
In this tweet from Sept. 2019, @SBF replies to @TheCryptoDog with advice not to leave the office
Co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets is @rsalame7926
Ryan began at @EYnews. He then traded OTC at @circle before trading OTC at @AlamedaResearch from Nov. 2019 to Aug. 2021.
Earlier this year, he became a restauranteur with the launch of lenoxeats.com in Lenox, Massachusetts
In April 2022, @rsalame7926 launched American Dream Federal Action PAC supporting “forward looking Republican candidates” 🤔
He spent $13.4M on primaries in the name of “Pandemic Preparedness” & facilitated a $1.5M donation from FTX Digital Markets to Bahamas Govt. for COVID-19
Ryan was often seen on the campaign trail with his girlfriend @michellebond111, who was running as a Republican for NY Congress
Michelle was Senior Counsel for SEC during Obama presidency, then became Head of Global Regulatory/Policy at @Bloomberg
Locals were very skeptical 👀
It’s looking a bit obvious that @rsalame7926’s political contributions were made to offset the massive Democrat donations from @SBF_FTX and to spark the illusion that there was a balance of political donations coming from @FTX_Official
messengerpapers.com/2022/08/soros-…
Just in case you have doubt that Glenn Ellison, is actually the father of @carolinecapital…
Glenn writes Math textbooks used in elementary/middle school curriculums
@MIT article re: textbooks says Glenn was coach of @carolinecapital’s school Math Team
shass.mit.edu/news/news-2013…
Let’s go a bit deeper at @MIT.
The MIT Digital Currency Initiative was created in 2015 by Joi Ito, former Director of MIT’s Media Lab
MIT’s Media Lab was directly funded by Jeffrey Epstein (and @BillGates), forcing Joi Ito to resign amidst the scandal.
newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Let’s see what’s happening at the @coinbase Board of Directors
Member @katie_haun had an extensive career at @TheJusticeDept before becoming a Partner at @a16z
During her time at the @TheJusticeDept Katie was once told to “Take Down Bitcoin” & monitored all major tax litigation
In an interview with @SBF_FTX at the @SALTConference earlier this year, @katie_haun says she was taught by BOTH of @SBF_FTX’s parents while attending @Stanford
She goes on to say that she has known @SBF_FTX since he was a child.
Katie, a media darling, has launched her own $1.5B venture firm earlier this year, backed by @coinbase & @a16z
The firm is loaded with former Biden/Clinton/Google/FB staffers (like @katie_haun herself) & is heavily focused on ushering in a new era of cryptocurrency regulations
Most probably never heard of the crypto company @Securrency
Securrency, HQ’d in DC, was founded back in 2015 by Dan Doney, former @MIT grad & CIO at @DefenseIntel
Dan won an award for “top government change agent” a year before launching Securrency, a company focused on RegTech
Remember @michellebond111, the RINO Congressional Candide dating Co-CEO of FTX @rsalame7926?
Michelle has been an Advisor to @Securrency since 2019 (the year FTX launched) 👀
She is currently CEO of @DigAssetMarkets and is the former Global Head of Govt Relations at @Ripple
It was reported by @the_postman_ & @fintechfrank from @TheBlock__ that @FTX_Official was buying up residential Real Estate near it’s HQ in the Bahamas
FTX spent $74M this year on various properties
$68M went to entities surrounding a luxury condo resort
theblock.co/post/186386/ft…
Earlier today, @_Ryne_Miller made a tweet thread with a statement from John Ray, CEO of @FTX_Official
Enron John says FTX is still securing assets and confirms unauthorized transactions occurred last night
Ray says they are working with law enforcement.
Reports of police at HQ
Back to the @MIT Digitial Currency Initiative
Ex-President of @MITBitcoinClub, @metalicjames does CBDC research for @BostonFed
James graduated from @MIT & later worked for the MIT Media Lab
He’s been at the Federal Reserve for 4 years working on Project Hamilton (CBDC for US)
"@SBF_FTX spent time in the Middle East desperately trying to raise capital in late October, holding meetings with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co., according to people familiar with the matter"
arabianbusiness.com/industries/ban…
Two days ago @FTX_Official made a tweet stating they began withdrawing Bahamian funds to comply with regulators
@SCBgov_bs made a statement today stating FTX did NOT have authorization to withdraw those funds
The FTX tweet was a lie
It looks like insiders may have made an exit
Earlier in the year, @CFTC Commissioner @CarolineDPham met with @SBF_FTX & @MarkWetjen
Caroline shared a rather FTX-favorable tweet with a photo of the three.
She later deleted the tweet after being accused of cozying up
Note: Mark Wetjen deactivated his Twitter account today
Political donations from @FTX_Official played a significant role in the elections.
It wasn’t just Republicans that were upset about it.
Rival Democrats running against @SBF_FTX-funded candidates filed election complaints, including @mattdwest against @CarrickFlynnOR in Oregon.
Let’s look into @CarrickFlynnOR to see why @FTX_Official was so interested in donating…
Carrick’s wife worked at Effective Altruism foundation, while @SBF_FTX was a Director in 2017.
@SBF_FTX’s brother, Gabe, is also a BIG fan of Carrick’s views on pandemics
That explains it!
Recently discovered that @carolinecapital, CEO of @AlamedaResearch, had a @tumblr account titled “worldoptimization”
She literally had a kink for powerful government officials 🧐
Account is no longer active, but when searching Google, the title appears: “Fake Charity Nerd Girl”
Around the time of @y00tsNFT mint, FTX (alongside @jump_) participated in a $7M fund raise for @dust_labs, the utility token of @DeGodsNFT.
The raise was a 50/50 split between @dust_labs equity and $DUST token, effectively giving FTX ownership stake in the @DeGodsNFT ecosystem.
In May 2021, @FTX_Official hired former executive at @HSBC, @GoldmanSachs and @Barclays, Jon Cheesman (formerly, @jon_ftx before deleting account)
Jon was brought on to “leverage his relationships in the hedge fund community”
Jon conveniently left the company about 1 month ago
The @SALTConference that was discussed earlier stands for SkyBridge Alternatives Conference and is produced by @SkyBridge.
Skybridge was founded by disgraced @WhiteHouse Comms Director & former @GoldmanSachs banker @Scaramucci
@FTX_Official has 30% ownership stake of @SkyBridge
Next:
Michael Kives (extremely connected)
@voguemagazine says Kives began his career working closely w/ the Clintons before heading to @caafoundation, top Hollywood agency
Kives left CAA in 2018 to create K5 a firm that received $300M from @FTX_Official
vogue.com/article/michae…
According to LinkedIn, Kives graduated from @Stanford and is now a director at both @Yahoo & @Shutterfly.
He has represented folks like @katyperry, @jessicaalba, @Schwarzenegger and Warren Buffet, among MANY others
K5 is heavily invested in @elonmusk’s @SpaceX & @boringcompany
👀 @janicemin shared email from @caafoundation saying author Michael Lewis spent 6 months with @SBF_FTX to write book
Lewis compares SBF & @cz_binance to “Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader”
CAA bio: “harnesses power & reach of entertainment industry to create positive social change”
Recently @MarioNawfal has been hosting a Twitter space regarding the @FTX_Official saga with massive attention & big name speakers.
Yesterday, Mario made a tweet with a video from Hunter Biden, claiming to be an artist & saying he will be on Mario’s show
The tweet from @MarioNawfal with the video of Hunter Biden has since been deleted…
Unsure if the Twitter Space will still occur.
@HashBastardsNFT recently wrote a thread with some background information on Mario and his company @ibcgroupio
Read here:
The @SolanaFndn just released a report regarding their exposure to @FTX_Official & @AlamedaResearch
Unsure how Chapter 11 will effect
Assets stuck on FTX:
~$1M USD
~3.24M $FTT
~134.54M $SRM
~3.24M Shares of FTX Trading LTD
FTX/Alameda was BIG SOL buyer
solana.com/news/solana-fa…
2 months ago, 14 year old @gajeshnaik, announced he was interning at @FTX_Official
The whiz kid says he’s been spending months in Bahamas at FTX HQ
As part of the team he would be building out @xNFT_Backpack with @0xCoral
Gajesh previously held a position as intern at @solana
Two months ago, Solana dev company @0xCoral raised $20M from @FTX_Official & @jump_ to fund @xNFT_Backpack
K5 also participated…
Remember Kives?
Backpack is a wallet for “xNFTs”, which act as gateways to other apps
@FortuneMagazine called it “an iPhone launch moment for Web3”
Since collapse, @SBF_FTX / @carolinecapital has been interviewed by none other than @nytimes
Article released outlines downfall
Caroline blamed collapse on using user funds to pay off loans taken for VC investments
SBF says cryptic tweets are planned🧐
nytimes.com/2022/11/14/tec…
Not the 1st time @SBF_FTX has been interviewed by @nytimes reporter @yaffebellany
David took a trip down to the Bahamas in May to write a puff piece on SBF
@yaffebellany is also seen shining negative light on other (actually solvent) exchanges like @krakenfx for @jespow’s views
Back to @rsalame7926 & his RINO donations
Aug 2022, Salame gave $2.5M to Senate Leadership Fund Super PAC led by @LeaderMcConnell, strong supporter of funding war in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Salame, a MA resident, also spent $1M on a PAC dedicated to opposing @CawthornforNC in North Carolina
Idk how I missed this…
@nytimes writer, @yaffebellany says he “stayed for the crypto-themed condoms” regarding visit to the FTX HQ in May
The article he wrote about the trip was titled: “A Crypto Emperor’s Vision: No Pants, His Rules”
Did David participate in the FTX orgies?
Remember @0xCoral, the company that just received $20M funding from the likes of @FTX_Official, @jump_ and K5 to build @xNFT_Backpack?
Founder of @0xCoral is @armaniferrante, formerly a software engineer at @AlamedaResearch (though recently scrubbed from his LinkedIn profile)
Looks like @FTX_Official & @AlamedaResearch may have great connections at @nytimes
Co-Founder of Alameda, @AlamedaTrabucco, was writing crossword puzzles for the @nytimes since at least 2017, according to FB
He wrote one puzzle back in 2017 as cope for Trump's 2016 election win
The @SBF_FTX penthouse is now on the market, listed for $39.95M!
In an interview by @nasdaily titled “The Most Generous Billionaire” @SBF_FTX is seen on the balcony
@nasdaily says “Sam doesn’t need money to impress friends, he drives a @Toyota Corolla”
seasidebahamas.com/view/NassauNew…
Back to the @0xCoral team building @xNFT_Backpack that raised $20M with FTX, @jump_ & K5
Co-Founder @jackshaftoes (Tristan Yver) was Head of Strategy at FTX US & Head of Special Projects for @FTX_Official
According to @gajeshnaik’s tweet, @0xCoral was working at FTX HQ in Aug
Today I got a tweet from @DamonSilvers calling my thread “slander” for linking @GaryGensler to @MIT
@DamonSilvers IS ON @GaryGensler’s team w/ SEC, according to article
He’s quoted in many articles w/ @GaryGensler dating back to Gary’s time at @CFTC
prospect.org/economy/bidens…
According to @Bitboy_Crypto, within the last two weeks, aid-for-ukraine.io went from being a .gov.ua site under the Ukrainian government, to a .io site.
I wonder why?
The website features a quote from @SBF_FTX saying how excited he is to be working with the Ukrainian govt
Back to @DamonSilvers…
2008, Slivers was appointed by @SpeakerPelosi & @SenatorReid to serve on Congressional Oversight Panel for Emergency Economic Stabilization Act in response to ‘08 mortgage crisis
2020, he helped the @federalreserve & @USTreasury transition for @JoeBiden
Guess who helped draft & endorse tax legislation for anti-crypto @SenWarren in 2016?
Joseph Bankman!
Father of @SBF_FTX
In 2016, prior to launch of @FTX_Official, Bankman assisted @SenWarren with a bill to “simplify tax filing”
@ryaneshea shared some @SenWarren tweets re: FTX
Look at the timing on this one!
Right after collapse of FTX, Banks & Financial Institutions like Mastercard, @Citi, @Visa, @WellsFargo & more will begin a 12 week pilot program with the @federalreserve of NY for a Digital Dollar, otherwise known as CBDC
watcher.guru/news/global-ba…
So @SBF_FTX just tweeted…
He is claiming Alameda had more assets than liabilities…
@SBF_FTX also said he’s STILL meeting in-person with regulators… essentially confirming that he is NOT under arrest.
@FTX_Official is clearly receiving special treatment from @TheJusticeDept
Remember I mentioned @Oxygen_protocol with a core team of BIG banks, partnered with FTX & Alameda?
Well @Oxygen_protocol just made a tweet saying @FTX_Official held over 95% of ALL $OXY tokens.
Oxygen CEO Alex Grebnev was Managing Director at @GoldmanSachs & @MerrillLynch
In Sept, @ledger_prime fund owned by @FTX_Official said it’ll return all funds to outside investors & transition to family office structure, only investing on behalf of @AlamedaResearch
@ledger_prime CIO is @ShiliangTang, former trader at @MerrillLynch, @BankofAmerica and @UBS
During COVID a study called @TogetherTrial was funded by @FTX_Official
This is the trial that declared Ivermectin was not useful to treat COVID 🤯
Remember @SBF_FTX’s brother, Gabe & his non-profit?
@CatoInstitute released article re: issues with study
cato.org/regulation/sum…
Mainstream press is running cover for @SBF_FTX & @FTX_Official, releasing puff pieces to protect the public image
Some blaming @binance & @cz_binance, others painting a picture of an accident
@peter_tl of @Reuters went so far to say @SBF_FTX did a favor for the financial system
Last night @KelseyTuoc of @voxdotcom spoke with @SBF_FTX in DMs & released the DMs in an article
SBF said “Fuck regulators, they make everything worse”
He also regrets filing for Chapter 11 & says @Nishad__Singh & Gary Wang are essentially hiding
Read: vox.com/future-perfect…
Sam’s tone flipped? 🤔
Worth noting, @SBF_FTX appeared friendly w/ reporter @KelseyTuoc prior to collapse
They made dog jokes on Twitter, just days before the collapse
Kelsey is a @Stanford graduate, where both of @SBF_FTX’s parents taught
Her pinned tweet is pandemic related
Dig a little deeper and you’ll find out, @KelseyTuoc met @carolinecapital as a freshmen at @Stanford where they spoke about Effective Altruism
Kelsey is an Effective Altruism teacher
In 2015, @carolinecapital & @KelseyTuoc both provided feedback on the same post in an EA forum
More on @KelseyTuoc
Kelsey founded & ran @Stanford’s Effective Altruism Student Org
She is founding member & Senior Writer of “Future Perfect” @voxdotcom’s “Effective Altruism” section which launched in 2018
This year Future Perfect received a grant from SBF & his brother Gabe
Later this month, @nytimes was planning to have @SBF_FTX talk at their @dealbook summit
Other notable speakers: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, @facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Fink of @BlackRock, @Mike_Pence & Former @IsraeliPM Benjamin Netanyahu
nytimes.com/events/dealboo…
According to filings, @FTX_Official executives were taking MASSIVE loans from @AlamedaResearch
@SBF_FTX - $1 Billion
@Nishad__Singh - $543 Million
@rsalame7926 - $55 Million
Note: SBF’s father Joseph Bankman has been assisting with proceedings
More from the Affidavit:
@SBF_FTX communicated using @signalapp w/ auto-delete setting & encouraged employees to do the same
No Employee List for @FTX_Official
$372M unauthorized transfers on petition date
Additional $300M $FTT minted on petition date
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Court filing claims Bahamas Government ordered @SBF_FTX & Gary Wang to transfer assets to a Bahama Govt controlled wallet while the two executives were in the custody of Bahamas authorities
This occurred AFTER @FTX_Official had already filed for bankruptcy
What is going on…?!
Today @Forbes posted a tweet with article referring to @carolinecapital as “Queen Caroline”
They deflected from the true political motives by calling the criminal a “darling of the alt-right”
In the past @Forbes had @SBF_FTX on cover with quote admitting no knowledge of crypto
In April 2022 @RepMaxineWaters took a trip to the Bahamas to meet @opmthebahamas
Her agenda item? Cryptocurrency
Here’s a photo of @SBF_FTX alongside Waters & his dad Joseph Bankman, (Bankman involved in FTX pre-collapse)
@FSCDems now announce investigation into @FTX_Official
In August, @ClintonFdn announced the return of The Clinton Global Initiative
@SBF_FTX was a featured participant, alongside @MIT Economics Professor, Abhijit V. Banerjee
Other participants: Zelensky, @gatesfoundation, Co-founder of @moderna_tx, @UN FAO Director, @BlackRock CEO
Not sure how I missed this…
Guess who else was a featured participant in @ClintonFdn’s Clinton Global Initiative alongside @SBF_FTX in September 2022?
SEC Chairman, @GaryGensler!
(Not to mention @DrTedros Director General of @WHO)
Read the list here:
clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global…
Gabe Bankman-Fried’s @asaferfuture just removed the “Team” page from their website 👀
According to their bios, members of the team had past experience in government and directly impacted the COVID-19 response measures taken by 25+ states, as well as the @CDCgov & @WhiteHouse 🤯
MSM continues to provide cover for @SBF_FTX & @FTX_Official, deflecting from the true political motives
@AllysiaFinley of @WSJ wrote a full article attempting to draw comparisons between @SBF_FTX & @realDonaldTrump
Claims FTX failed “because SBF supporters lost confidence” 🤣
According to @Bloomberg, Texas State Regulators are now probing @TomBrady, @StephenCurry30 & more celebrities for their paid endorsements of @FTX_Official
Back in October, @joe_rotunda Enforcement Director of Texas State Securities Board began a probe into @FTX_Official itself
The Covid/Crypto Connection: The Grim Saga of @FTX_Official & @SBF_FTX
brownstone.org/articles/covid…
By @jeffreyatucker, Founder and President of the @brownstoneinst
Remember the @dealbook summit that @SBF_FTX was planning to speak at later this month?
Seems like it’s still happening…
Today @SBF_FTX said that he’ll be speaking with @andrewrsorkin of the @nytimes at the @dealbook summit
Sorkin confirmed the interview…
Will SBF walk free?
Records show @FTX_Official invested $11.5M in Farmington State Bank (renamed Moonstone & owned by FBH)
Chairman of FBH is Jean Chalopin (head of Deltec, primary bank of Tether)
Noah Perlman, @Gemini COO is also a director for the bank (ex-Morgan Stanley/DEA AML expert)
At the time, Farmington State Bank was one of the smallest banks in the country with only 1 branch & 3 employees
The massive investment by @FTX_Official didn’t trigger @FDICgov regulators. Instead, the @federalreserve granted approval for the bank to enter the Fed’s SWIFT system
Worth noting, Deltec Bank’s Jean Chalopin is founder of Disney owned production company DIC and co-creator of Inspector Gadget, a cartoon featuring a CIA agent protagonist.
Deltec owned 3% of Paul Helliwell's Castle Bank and Trust, a CIA money laundering operation in the Bahamas
Back to the family connections…
@carolinecapital’s mother, Sara Fisher Ellison, is a senior lecturer at @MIT economics department (Remember, Glenn Ellison is Head of the Dept) & former member of @the_IAS
Sara Fisher Ellison is co-author of 2 recent publications regarding COVID
Tonight, Attorney General @Ryan_Pinder of the Bahamas will give a National Address to discuss the government’s response/position regarding the collapse of @FTX_Official
Streamed here: facebook.com/opmbs
In 2015, Pinder was Head of Wealth Management & CLO of Deltec Bank 👀
Earlier this year, @FTX_Official hired @laurenremington as Head of Global Luxury Partnerships
She used her connections to target major brands
Lauren is heiress to @RemingtonArms & descendent of the du Ponts, one of the worlds most prolific polluters
Old money is a common theme
Remember Armani Ferrante?
The guy that blocked me on Twitter for pointing out the fact he was a core software engineer at @AlamedaResearch?
He also served as advisor to FTX Ventures, which led a $20M fundraise for his company @0xCoral, essentially funding himself with FTX funds
Today, @FTX_Official announced they have resumed payments of salary and benefits to their employees as well as certain foreign contractors.
In other words, FTX is now giving money to employees on the inside that helped facilitate FTX operations.
Depositors remain out of luck…
Looking deeper into the @SBF_FTX family tree…
Joseph Bankman’s Dad, Jack Bankman, was a Freemason. He was also member of @BnaiBrith and the Jewish Federation
Barbara Fried’s Dad, George M. Fried was President of @hfmaorg’s NJ Chapter (another public health policy connection)
Recently @SBF_FTX has been attending interviews, portraying the @FTX_Official collapse as an accident & saying he was not fully aware of @AlamedaResearch’s finances…
A @Forbes article by @ChaseWithorn says SBF provided detailed Alameda financial reports in Sept 2021 & Aug 2022
Today @carolinecapital was spotted at a Manhattan coffee shop, according to @AutismCapital
Caroline was seen at Ground Support Coffee in SoHo around 8:15 AM, about 6 minutes away from an @FBI field office 👀
Before the siting, she was reported to be hiding out in Hong Kong.
Back to @FTX_Official employees
According to tweets @web3ladies hosted a twitter space featuring @tinytinerz & FTX Africa
“Tina” (@tinytinerz) was Head of Global Expansion at FTX & involved with @MAPS_ME
@tinytinerz account has been deleted & not much info exists
DM with info
Today someone shared a detailed article linking @carolinecapital to an anonymous 4Chan account 👀
The account posted 10,000+ times with many parallels between Caroline’s life and her other social media posts.
Lots to unravel…
Read the full article:
archive.ph/2022.12.05-084…
Today @SBF_FTX announced attorney Mark Cohen will represent him
Cohen is a former US district attorney assistant who recently defended Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, in her sex-trafficking trial
Prior to that, his firm led the prosecution of "El Chapo”
Looks like @SBF_FTX was just arrested by Bahama Authorities, over a month after the collapse of @FTX_Official
US authorities sent Bahamas notice of criminal charges against SBF and he was taken into custody, pursuant to the Extradition Act of the Bahamas
SBF tweeted 1 hour ago.
.@SBF_FTX was denied a $250,000 bail, after citing medical & dietary needs as a reason for request
He was declared high-risk to flee
SBF will go to Bahamas only prison, Fox Hill, as he awaits extradition.
Fox Hill is known for brutal conditions. Inmate suicide is NOT uncommon
A recent FOIA filed against SEC revealed @GaryGensler met secretively with @georgesoros, @SpeakerPelosi & @HillaryClinton, hiding the meetings from his public calendar
Former Soros fund manager, Adam Fisher, has $15M stake in @HxroNetwork. HXRO is close partner of @FTX_Official
SBF is being held in a maximum security unit in the prison’s infirmary
He’s with 5 other inmates in a dorm-style setting
Unclear if he’s on suicide watch
According to bail request, @SBF_FTX takes depression meds, as well as 10 mg of Adderall every 4 hrs
thenassauguardian.com/cleare-says-sb…
An affidavit filed by Christina Rolle, Executive Director of the Securities Commission of the Bahamas indicates @rsalame7926 met with @_Ryne_Miller & regulators on Nov 9th.
Statements made by Salame exacerbated the need for urgent intervention of FTX 👀
pacer-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/33/188450/0421…
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