🧵 Reports that FTX cryptocurrency has been used in a ponzi scheme involving the Democrats and Ukraine are circling the internet.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been a leading Democratic Party donor, falling just behind George Soros, giving an impressive $40,000 to Democrat…
candidates and causes in this recent midterm. Bankman-Fried is currently under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) & the Securities and Exchange Commission after allegedly moving $10 billion in client assets from his crypto exchange to…
his trading firm Alameda Research and filing bankruptcy. Before the investigation, Bankman-Fried funded several key lawmakers charge with overseeing CFTC, pouring cash into their campaign coffers…
The now bankrupt crypto trading firm has confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chap. 11 bankruptcy protection Friday.
Bankman-Fried has been an outspoken supporter of Ukraine. Months ago, FTX even partnered with Ukraine…
to launch a new crypto donation website.
Ukraine ranks #2 in the world for crypto use and undoubtedly business has been booming. The country has raised over $60 million, through more than 120,000 cryptoasset donations since the start of the Russian invasion.
There are now reports that tens of billions in American "military aid" to Ukraine has not been used to fight Russia but instead was invested into FTX—sending it to Ukraine, transferring it to FTX, and then laundering it back to US Democrats who originally voted to send the money.
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.