TL;DR
Caroline Ellison stored a Google doc, titled: “Issues Sam Is Freaking Out About”
The doc included: ‘Getting regulators to crack down on Binance.’ Apparently Sam needed to make use of his good standing in Washington to have Binance investigated, and hopefully shut down.
Binance’s $2.1B fireplace sale of FTX’s FTT token – which was carried out VERY publicly – primarily triggered the collapse of FTX.
Hell hath no fury like a crypto nerd scorned.
Full Story
Alright, SBF trial replace time! Seems Caroline Ellison stored a Google doc, titled:
“Issues Sam Is Freaking Out About”
Included on that record?
Elevating cash from the Saudis Presumably to plug the money-leaking-holes created by Alameda’s ‘borrowing’ of buyer funds.
Getting extra capital from BlockFi I.e. shopping for BlockFi and utilizing its property [aka customer’s money?] to fund FTX/Alameda.
Getting regulators to crack down on Binance. Apparently Sam needed to make use of his good standing in Washington to have Binance investigated, and hopefully shut down.
That final one is a doozy to learn in hindsight!
ICYMI: Binance’s $2.1B fireplace sale of FTX’s FTT token – which was carried out VERY publicly – primarily triggered the collapse of FTX.
Had it have been carried out privately/quietly, the collapse of FTX might not have occurred (at the very least, not at the moment).
Binance’s option to make the sale as public as attainable all is smart now.
Though, we must always have been in a position to guess when CZ (Binance’s CEO) was concurrently tweeting stuff like:
“We cannot help individuals who foyer in opposition to different trade gamers behind their backs.”
Hell hath no fury like a crypto nerd scorned.
.gif?format=1500w&description=Caroline%20Ellison%20Kept%20a%20Google%20Doc%20Titled%20%E2%80%9CThings%20Sam%20Is%20Freaking%20Out%20About%E2%80%9D){kind=link}