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Re:FTX Tapped into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Set... by sytelus on Thursday November 10, 2022 @07:19PM (#33555691)
He simultaneously played League of Legends when pitching to VC on Zoom call. That indicated to VC how serious and responsible he was. They unanimously and immediately signed off funding merely out of awe.
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Re:FTX Tapped into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Set... by adrr on Thursday November 10, 2022 @07:48PM (#33555961)
I had to Google this because that is some straight up Silicon Valley show stuff.

https://www.businessinsider.com/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-league...

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Re:FTX Tapped into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Set... by marshmallowmad on Friday November 11, 2022 @01:18AM (#33557849)
Ok. I saw this interview months ago and thought something looked off. Now I swear he is playing LoL in this interview: https://youtu.be/xVaSSTEHB0Y
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Re:FTX Tapped into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Set... by disqard on Friday November 11, 2022 @07:43PM (#33568755)
You're almost certainly right!
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