The Ledger

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Assertion Partly supported
SBF Funneled Anthropic Investment Through Alameda to Obscure His Name
“A lot of it went to venture investments. So Sam Bankman Freed was investing in a bunch of different companies, Anthropic being one of them and he decided to do so through Alameda for a lot of them just to avoid having his name associated with it.”
Molly White Oct 19, 2023 ▶ 10:47 SBF's Last Stand — With Molly White
Assertion Supported
Insiders Admitted FTX's Token Assets Could Never Be Liquidated at Mark
“There was a lot of assets that they were holding that were strongly tied to the success of the FTX exchange, and which a lot of these insiders have testified would never be able to be liquidated at anywhere near the price that they were putting on their balanc…”
Molly White Oct 19, 2023 ▶ 16:03 SBF's Last Stand — With Molly White
Assertion Supported
Alameda Was Allowed Massively Negative Account Balance on FTX
“Alameda Research also traded on the FTX exchange, and they served as a market maker there, and they were given the ability on that exchange to draw down a line of credit such that they could have a massively negative account balance on FTX. And that's somethin…”
Molly White Oct 19, 2023 ▶ 9:37 SBF's Last Stand — With Molly White
Assertion Supported
Ellison Testified SBF Requested 'Alternative Balance Sheets' to Mask Liabilities
“Caroline Ellison testified to preparing balance sheets for the company and then at Sam Bankman Free's request, preparing what he referred to as alternative balance sheets. And those were basically Copies of the balance sheet where she would move around or rena…”
Molly White Oct 19, 2023 ▶ 14:05 SBF's Last Stand — With Molly White
Assertion Supported
Alameda's Debt to FTX Hit $13B While Exchange NAV Was $6B-$8B
“During the court, during the case you saw month after month, that line item go from like eight billion to ten billion to thirteen billion. And then the net asset value within FTX hover somewhere around six to eight billion.”
Alex Kantrowitz Oct 19, 2023 ▶ 15:41 SBF's Last Stand — With Molly White
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