The Scoop

Zane Tackett is the former head of institutional sales at FTX.
In this episode, Tackett recounts his experience working with Sam Bankman-Fried at FTX and explains how the exchange's terms of service blow a hole in SBF's criminal defense.
Although SBF claims he is not guilty of fraud, Tackett says "it's obvious that he knew what he was doing."

OUTLINE:
00:00 Introduction
03:32 FTX's Business Model
06:56 FTX's Balance Sheet
10:06 Michael Lewis: Going Infinite
11:14 The Real SBF
16:02 FTX 2.0
17:14 FTX Estate Asset Recovery
17:50 FTX Hacked Funds
19:06 Crypto’s Capital Markets
20:54 CeFi vs. DeFI
23:07 Effective Altruism
26:04 SBF Trial
32:57 Closing Thoughts

Show Notes

Zane Tackett is the former head of institutional sales at FTX.

In this episode, Tackett recounts his experience working with Sam Bankman-Fried at FTX and explains how the exchange's terms of service blow a hole in SBF's criminal defense.

Although SBF claims he is not guilty of fraud, Tackett says "it's obvious that he knew what he was doing."


OUTLINE:

00:00 Introduction

03:32 FTX's Business Model

06:56 FTX's Balance Sheet

10:06 Michael Lewis: Going Infinite

11:14 The Real SBF

16:02 FTX 2.0

17:14 FTX Estate Asset Recovery

17:50 FTX Hacked Funds

19:06 Crypto’s Capital Markets

20:54 CeFi vs. DeFI

23:07 Effective Altruism

26:04 SBF Trial

32:57 Closing Thoughts

What is The Scoop?

Welcome to The Scoop, The Block's flagship podcast covering finance and technology industries through unmatched interviews with top thought leaders, cultural icons and industry veterans. The Block’s Frank Chaparro hosts new guests every week, diving into breaking news and topics ranging from NFTs, to the impact of DeFi on Wall Street, to Bitcoin's role in the economy and beyond.