Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin to chop it up about the latest news.Show topics:<ul>
<li>the details of the SEC and CFTC complaints</li>
<li>how crypto traders have always speculated about Alameda's preferential treatment</li>
<li>whether many people knew about the mismanagement of funds and alleged fraud</li>
<li>why Haseeb thinks SBF was a "f*cking psycho"</li>
<li>how helpful Tarun believes a testimony from Sam Trabucco, former co-CEO of Alameda, would be</li>
<li>why Alameda and FTX lost billions of dollars, and the poor diligence of SBF's venture investments</li>
<li>Sam's "ineffective altruism" </li>
<li>why a bull market wouldn't have solved the insolvency problems of FTX</li>
<li>whether SBF will fight extradition and how long it would take</li>
<li>how Sam's consistent use of Facebook and his anti-Maker stand shows he was not a crypto-native</li>
<li>why Laura thinks that The Block CEO's undisclosed loans represent a "total betrayal"</li>
<li>Robert's take on the ineffectiveness of the government's control of information</li>
<li>why Binance is under scrutiny and whether it's the "next FTX"</li>
</ul>Hosts<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/hosseeb">Haseeb Qureshi</a>, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital</li>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/tarunchitra">Tarun Chitra</a>, managing partner at Robot Ventures</li>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/rleshner">Robert Leshner</a>, founder of Compound </li>
</ul>Guest:<ul><li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/laurashin">Laura Shin</a>, author, host of Unchained</li></ul>Episode LinksFTX:<ul>
<li>
Unchained:<a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/cftc-and-sec-file-damning-complaints-against-sam-bankman-fried-and-ftx/">CFTC and SEC File Damning Complaints Against Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/sbf-denied-bail-in-the-bahamas-will-remain-in-fox-hill-prison/">SBF Denied Bail in The Bahamas, Will Remain in Fox Hill Prison</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/former-ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-arrested-amid-us-indictment/">Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested Amid US Indictment</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/bahamas-asked-sbf-to-mint-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-new-tokens-after-collapse-say-ftx-liquidators/">Bahamas Asked SBF to Mint Hundreds of Millions of Dollars’ Worth of New Tokens After Collapse, Say FTX Liquidators</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/sbf-directed-8b-alameda-liabilities-to-an-ftx-account-he-called-weird-korean-says-cftc/">SBF Directed $8B Alameda Liabilities to an FTX Account He Called ‘Weird Korean,’ Says CFTC</a></li>
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Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2022/11/21/ftx-and-alameda-research-lost-37-billion-before-2022-bankruptcy-filing-shows/?sh=4160b4e22ce0">Despite Boasting Of Big Profits, FTX And Alameda Lost $3.7 Billion Before 2022</a>
</li>
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Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-14/ftx-bankruptcy-standoff-heats-up-as-bahamas-challenges-us-case?sref=m9L277rN">FTX Bankruptcy Standoff Heats Up as Bahamas Challenges US Case</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-14/bankman-fried-s-harsh-bahamas-jail-could-shift-extradition-stance">Sam Bankman-Fried’s Harsh Bahamas Jail Could Shift His Stance on Extradition</a></li>
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Fortune: <a href="https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/13/sam-bankman-fried-indicted-several-conspiracy-and-fraud-charges/">Sam Bankman-Fried indicted on multiple conspiracy and fraud charges by U.S. officials</a>
</li>
<li>
Previous coverage of Unchained on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX:<a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-much-prison-time-is-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried-facing-ep-432/">How Much Prison Time Is FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Facing?</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-the-legal-process-for-ftx-and-sam-bankman-fried-could-take-years-ep-430/">Why the Legal Process for FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried Could Take Years</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-chopping-block-sbf-wants-to-win-in-the-court-of-public-opinion-will-he-ep-428/">The Chopping Block: SBF Wants to Win in the Court of Public Opinion. Will He?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/jesse-powell-and-kevin-zhou-on-how-ftx-and-alameda-lost-10-billion-ep-423/">Jesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedcrypto.substack.com/p/is-the-collapse-of-crypto-lending">Is the Collapse of Crypto Lending Over, or Is It Just Starting?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/did-the-bahamian-government-direct-sbf-and-gary-wang-to-hack-ftx-ep-422/">Did the Bahamian Government Direct SBF and Gary Wang to Hack FTX?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-chopping-block-why-lenders-didnt-liquidate-alameda-when-it-was-underwater-ep-421/">The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn’t Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater </a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/erik-voorhees-and-cobie-on-why-ftx-loaned-out-customers-assets-ep-419/">Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers’ Assets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-chopping-block-ftx-the-biggest-collapse-in-the-history-of-crypto-ep-418/">The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/sam-bankman-fried-on-how-to-prevent-the-next-terra-and-3ac-ep-403/">Sam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC</a></li>
</ul>Binance:<ul>
<li>
Unchained: <a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/binance-passes-withdrawal-stress-test-after-3b-in-daily-outflows/">Binance Passes Withdrawal ‘Stress Test’ After $3B in Daily Outflows</a>
</li>
<li>
Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/12/14/kevin-oleary-points-finger-at-binance-for-ftx-crash-in-senate-testimony/">Kevin O’Leary Points Finger At Binance For FTX Crash In Senate Testimony</a>
</li>
</ul>The Block<ul><li>Unchained: <a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-block-ceo-steps-down-after-revealing-he-was-secretly-funded-by-sbf/">The Block CEO Steps Down After Revealing He Was Secretly Funded By SBF</a>
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