SBF: How The FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto's Very Bad Good Guy

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A first-hand look at the extraordinary collapse of FTX, Alameda Research, and Sam Bankman-Fried In SBF: How the FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto’s Very Bad Good Guy, accomplished crypto reporter Brady Dale presents an engrossing take on the spectacular and sudden implosion of FTX, Alameda Research, and their associated companies, as well as the criminal indictments of Sam Bankman-Fried and several of his associates. In the book, you’ll go beyond the salacious details and tawdry gossip to grasp the real lessons to be learned from one of the most dramatic corporate failures in living memory. The author explores: The often-confusing world of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance, offering a deep understanding of both industriesThe history of Sam Bankman-Fried, what smart money players had to say about him in 2019 and 2020, and why many decentralized finance professionals considered him a “pirate” even before FTX and Alameda blew upWhat the aggressive lobbying campaigns waged by FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried reveal about the latter’s motives and goals An extraordinary account of almost unimaginable wealth, greed, and hubris, SBF is a can’t-miss account of a fascinating corporate tragedy that continues to unfold to this very day. Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Dedication Prologue Source Referenced Timeline Chapter 1: I Want to Believe Chapter 2: The Third Turn: CZ Sources Referenced Chapter 3: The Second Turn: Unstablecoin Sources Referenced Chapter 4: The First Turn: The Miami Conceit Sources Referenced Notes PART I: ACQUIRE Chapter 5: A Portrait of Sam Sources Referenced Note Chapter 6: Crypto Sources Referenced Chapter 7: The Asia Trade Sources Referenced Note Chapter 8: Early Alameda Sources Referenced Chapter 9: The ICO Era Sources Referenced Note Chapter 10: Crypto Winter Sources Referenced Note Chapter 11: The Exchange Business Sources Referenced Chapter 12: Select Heists Sources Referenced Chapter 13: Market Making Sources Referenced Chapter 14: Beginning FTX Sources Referenced Notes Chapter 15: For That, This (FTT) Sources Referenced Chapter 16: Uniswap and Decentralized Exchanges Sources Referenced Chapter 17: DeFi One Billion Sources Referenced Note Chapter 18: Rationalist Line of Thinking Sources Referenced Chapter 19: Black Thursday Sources Referenced Note Chapter 20: Liquidity Mining Sources Referenced Note Chapter 21: DAO Is the Way Sources Referenced Note Chapter 22: The Vampire and the Unicorn Sources Referenced Chapter 23: The Fuckup and the Savior Sources Referenced Notes Chapter 24: DeFi Summer Sources Referenced Chapter 25: CREAM Finance Sources Referenced Chapter 26: Solana Sources Referenced Note Chapter 27: Market Cap Sources Referenced Note Chapter 28: Sam Coins Sources Referenced Note Chapter 29: Effective Altruism Sources Referenced Note Chapter 30: Reef Finance Sources Referenced PART II: STAR POWER Chapter 31: Celebrity Sources Referenced Chapter 32: Crypto Bahamas Sources Referenced Note Chapter 33: Cult of Sam Sources Referenced Chapter 34: Looks Fucking Good Sources Referenced Note Chapter 35: Savior Complex Sources Referenced Chapter 36: Politics Sources Referenced Note Chapter 37: House of Representatives Sources Referenced Chapter 38: Senate Sources Referenced Chapter 39: About Securities Sources Referenced Note Chapter 40: Departures Sources Referenced PART III: INFAMY Chapter 41: Mango Markets Sources Referenced Note Chapter 42: Nine Days in November Sources Referenced Notes Chapter 43: Alameda and the ftt Shuffle Sources Referenced Note Chapter 44: New Boss, First Day Sources Referenced Note Chapter 45: A Flood of Pure SBF Sources Referenced Note Chapter 46: Arrest Sources Referenced Conclusion Sources Referenced Index End User License Agreement