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Nov 30, 2022

It's day 20 and SBF still isn't in jail. What gives? Ryan and David give their thoughts on why that may be and how this all might play out.

Also, stay tuned toward the end of the show for a special guest appearance from our boots-on-the-ground Bahamas correspondent to give their take from the belly of the beast.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
5:44 SBF to Prison?
https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/13/could-sam-bankman-fried-go-to-prison-for-the-ftx-disaster/ 
9:00 Criminal Misconduct
https://twitter.com/RBPFPolice/status/1591864528291221504 
10:25 1M Creditors
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/ftx-says-could-have-over-1-million-creditors-in-new-bankruptcy-filing.html 
14:21 Alameda Backend
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/13/sam-bankman-frieds-alameda-quietly-used-ftx-customer-funds-without-raising-alarm-bells-say-sources.html 
16:30 SBF Backdoor
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/exclusive-least-1-billion-client-funds-missing-failed-crypto-firm-ftx-sources-2022-11-12/ 
17:28 Buying Properties
https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-bankman-frieds-ftx-parents-bought-bahamas-property-worth-121-mln-2022-11-22/ 
18:35 $1B Personal Loan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-17/ftx-s-bankman-fried-received-1-billion-loan-from-alameda 
19:08 Cashing Out $300M
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/18/sam-bankman-fried-cashed-out-300m-in-previous-funding-round-wsj/ 
21:40 NYT Puff Piece
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1592296341346320384 
https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1592349684471037955 
24:15 Liz Hoffman of WSJ
https://twitter.com/lizrhoffman/status/1595184595409969153 
25:30 Alameda CEO
https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1593615727512227840 
26:14 Pandemic Prevention
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/16/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-pandemic-prevention/ 
27:42 NYT Conference
https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/investing/sam-bankmanfried-to-appear-at-new-york-times-conference-despite-ftx-bankruptcy/news-story/2e02d2fd6e584cc5b3148d0f6ba14a2f 
https://twitter.com/andrewrsorkin/status/1595517635441090565 
https://twitter.com/WSBChairman/status/1595512773177446412 
https://twitter.com/MattWalshInBos/status/1596130827733188608 
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595591868275826688 
33:50 Grants to Media
https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/1591191408589017088 
https://www.coinage.media/ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g9ycHS0xtU 
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/27/ftx-ceo-leads-trustless-medias-seed-round-to-help-build-community-owned-web3-shows/ 
41:00 Balaji Thread
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1592661466012061696 
50:45 Political Donations
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/beleaguered-crypto-billionaire-was-hobnobbing-at-white-house-just-six-months-ago/ 
https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-team-among-top-political-donors-before-bankruptcy-11669031663161.html 
https://twitter.com/dankeeler/status/1519780887893790724 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-25/ftx-mcconnell-bankman-fried-super-pac-donation 
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/business/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-influence.html 
51:47 Returning Money
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/29/beto-orourke-sam-bankman-fried-ftx/ 
52:40 ON THE GROUND BAHAMAS CORRESPONDENT
55:25 Psychology Autopsy
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-psychiatrist.html 
1:05:45 Why Isn't Sam Bankman-Fried in Jail?
1:14:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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