Sbf - How the Ftx Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto''s Very Bad Good Guy

Informationen zum Autor BRADY DALE is an experienced cryptocurrency reporter for Axios. He has covered the industry since 2015, including the initial coin offering boom of 2017, the growth of the decentralized finance sector starting in 2020, and the NFT boom of 2021. He is a co-writer of the Axios Crypto newsletter. Klappentext A first-hand look at the extraordinary collapse of FTX, Alameda Research, and Sam Bankman-FriedIn 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 industries* The 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 up* What the aggressive lobbying campaigns waged by FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried reveal about the latter's motives and goalsAn 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. Zusammenfassung A first-hand look at the extraordinary collapse of FTX, Alameda Research, and Sam Bankman-FriedIn 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 industries* The 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 up* What the aggressive lobbying campaigns waged by FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried reveal about the latter's motives and goalsAn 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue ix Timeline xv Chapter 1 I Want to Believe 1 Chapter 2 The Third Turn: CZ 5 Chapter 3 The Second Turn: Unstablecoin 11 Chapter 4 The First Turn: The Miami Conceit 19 Part I Acquire 23 Chapter 5 A Portrait of Sam 25 Chapter 6 Crypto 33 Chapter 7 The Asia Trade 41 Chapter 8 Early Alameda 49 Chapter 9 The ICO Era 55 Chapter 10 Crypto Winter 61 Chapter 11 The Exchange Business 67 Chapter 12 Select Heists 73 Chapter 13 Market Making 79 Chapter 14 Beginning FTX 87 Chapter 15 For that, this (FTT) 95 Chapter 16 Uniswap and Decentralized Exchanges 103 Chapter 17 DeFi One Billion 109 Chapter 18 Rationalist Line of Thinking 115 Chapter 19 Black Thursday 121 Chapter 20 Liquidity Mining 127 Chapter 21 DAO Is the Way 135 Chapter 22 The Vampire and the Unicorn 139 Chapter 23 The Fuckup and the Savior 147 Chapter 24 DeFi Summer 157 Chapter 25 CREAM Finance 161 Chapter ...

List of contents

Prologue ix
 
Timeline xv
 
Chapter 1 I Want to Believe 1
 
Chapter 2 The Third Turn: CZ 5
 
Chapter 3 The Second Turn: Unstablecoin 11
 
Chapter 4 The First Turn: The Miami Conceit 19
 
Part I Acquire 23
 
Chapter 5 A Portrait of Sam 25
 
Chapter 6 Crypto 33
 
Chapter 7 The Asia Trade 41
 
Chapter 8 Early Alameda 49
 
Chapter 9 The ICO Era 55
 
Chapter 10 Crypto Winter 61
 
Chapter 11 The Exchange Business 67
 
Chapter 12 Select Heists 73
 
Chapter 13 Market Making 79
 
Chapter 14 Beginning FTX 87
 
Chapter 15 For that, this (FTT) 95
 
Chapter 16 Uniswap and Decentralized Exchanges 103
 
Chapter 17 DeFi One Billion 109
 
Chapter 18 Rationalist Line of Thinking 115
 
Chapter 19 Black Thursday 121
 
Chapter 20 Liquidity Mining 127
 
Chapter 21 DAO Is the Way 135
 
Chapter 22 The Vampire and the Unicorn 139
 
Chapter 23 The Fuckup and the Savior 147
 
Chapter 24 DeFi Summer 157
 
Chapter 25 CREAM Finance 161
 
Chapter 26 Solana 167
 
Chapter 27 Market Cap 173
 
Chapter 28 Sam Coins 177
 
Chapter 29 Effective Altruism 183
 
Chapter 30 Reef Finance 189
 
Part II Star Power 195
 
Chapter 31 Celebrity 197
 
Chapter 32 Crypto Bahamas 205
 
Chapter 33 Cult of Sam 213
 
Chapter 34 Looks Fucking Good 219
 
Chapter 35 Savior Complex 227
 
Chapter 36 Politics 235
 
Chapter 37 House of Representatives 241
 
Chapter 38 Senate 249
 
Chapter 39 About Securities 255
 
Chapter 40 Departures 261
 
Part III Infamy 265
 
Chapter 41 Mango Markets 267
 
Chapter 42 Nine Days in November 273
 
Chapter 43 Alameda and the ftt Shuffle 285
 
Chapter 44 New Boss, First Day 293
 
Chapter 45 A Flood of Pure SBF 299
 
Chapter 46 Arrest 305
 
Conclusion 313
 
Index 321

Product details

• Authors: Dale, Brady Dale
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781394196067
• ISBN: 978-1-394-19606-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Money, bank, stock market; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Kapitalanlage, Finance & Investments, Finanz- u. Anlagewesen, Kapitalanlagen u. Wertpapiere, Investments & Securities