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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Attempts to Raise Fresh Cash Despite Bankruptcy
WSJ ^ | 11-15-22 | Caitlin Ostroff Vicky Ge Huang and Berber Jin

Posted on 11/15/2022 8:14:54 AM PST by dynachrome

FTX filed for bankruptcy last week, but the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder still thinks that he can raise enough money to make users whole, according to people familiar with the matter.

Mr. Bankman-Fried, alongside a few remaining employees, spent the past weekend calling around in search of commitments from investors to plug a shortfall of up to $8 billion in the hopes of repaying FTX’s customers, the people said.

The efforts to cover that shortfall have so far been unsuccessful. The Wall Street Journal couldn’t determine what Mr. Bankman-Fried is offering in return for any potential cash infusion, or whether any investors have committed.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bankman; bitcoin; cryptocurrency; fried; ftx; sambankmanfried
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"I'm all in!"

~ Tom Brady

1 posted on 11/15/2022 8:14:54 AM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome
Probably fake, but I found it amusing: datingsitecaroline
2 posted on 11/15/2022 8:16:09 AM PST by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: dynachrome

He then went on to say: ‘Your donations will be split with Democrats through untraceable mechanisms, benefiting the world while dodging campaign contribution limits.’


3 posted on 11/15/2022 8:17:22 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: dynachrome

She’s fully vaccinated, so there’s that....


4 posted on 11/15/2022 8:17:45 AM PST by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: dynachrome

How many times does it take for a burnt man to realize that if he runs into another burning building, he will get burnt again?

This garbo has S U C K E R S written all over it.
And be assured, there will be S U C K E R S who will but into the garbo again. Ponzi schemes are like that...../s


5 posted on 11/15/2022 8:18:35 AM PST by cranked
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To: dynachrome

10,000s are going to be utterly wiped out

Tom Brady had $650 million “invested” - wiped out. Real reason for the divorce?

Will the democrat marxists give back the tens of millions “donated” to them for the 2022 midterms?


6 posted on 11/15/2022 8:19:05 AM PST by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: 2banana

Did Brady actually have skin in the deal, or was that “compensation” for his endorsements that he won’t be able to collect now.
I’ve seen comments on both sides, although I gotta figure he’ll get by somehow...


7 posted on 11/15/2022 8:20:54 AM PST by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: cranked

Aside from that filtered back to the DNC, where did the rest of the money go?


8 posted on 11/15/2022 8:23:18 AM PST by cpdiii (CANE CUTTER-DECKHAND-ROUGHNECK-OILFIELD CONSULTANT-GEOLOGIST-PILOT-PHARMACIST)
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To: dynachrome

The words allude me. If this is the level of devolution some people aspire too, no wonder we are screwed.


9 posted on 11/15/2022 8:24:20 AM PST by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: dynachrome

But then how does he plan on paying back the people he just gets the money from?


10 posted on 11/15/2022 8:25:51 AM PST by pas
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To: cpdiii

Your guess as good as anyone’s till an in-depth investigation can be done and if the findings are not suppressed.


11 posted on 11/15/2022 8:26:24 AM PST by cranked
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To: dynachrome

Tell him to have our Congressfools send more money to Ukraine and FTX will have fresh cash right away... less 10% for the big guy of course.


12 posted on 11/15/2022 8:26:52 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: dynachrome

You should read his background at the Wikipedia link below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bankman-Fried#Early_life_and_education

Lived on the Stanford campus and was raised by two professors.

That tells you all you need to know!


13 posted on 11/15/2022 8:27:23 AM PST by icclearly
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To: 2banana

I saw her face in the commercial with Tom. So I doubt it.


14 posted on 11/15/2022 8:28:52 AM PST by dforest
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To: cpdiii

That is the big question.


15 posted on 11/15/2022 8:28:57 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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“where did the rest of the money go?”

You’re confusing “value” with “money”. Crypto might have value but crypto isn’t money. And value can just evaporate as soon as people decide something isn’t valuable to them anymore.


16 posted on 11/15/2022 8:33:34 AM PST by Boogieman
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There are rumors that large amounts of crypto currency was quietly deposited into certain pols’ private crypto accounts — over and above what was given to individual campaigns and PACs. And you can be sure St. Volodymyr and his cronies were generously remunerated for assisting with the money-laundering.


17 posted on 11/15/2022 8:34:12 AM PST by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: Boogieman

“evaporate as soon as people decide something isn’t valuable to them anymore.”

Tulip bulbs to beanie babies.


18 posted on 11/15/2022 8:37:03 AM PST by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: dynachrome

Mr. Bankman-Fried, alongside a few remaining employees, spent the past weekend calling around in search of commitments from investors to plug a shortfall of up to $8 billion...

((checking wallet))

“Sorry. Can’t help you.”


19 posted on 11/15/2022 8:37:12 AM PST by Flick Lives (Cui bono)
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To: icclearly

Note that scumbag Peter Singer is part of the fraudulent ‘effective altruism’ crap.


20 posted on 11/15/2022 8:39:07 AM PST by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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