{"product_id":"catching-up-to-ftx-9781394210329","title":"Catching Up to FTX","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the secret history of Alameda Research, FTX, and Sam Bankman-Fried\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCatching Up To FTX: Lessons Learned In My Crusade Against Corruption, Fraud, and Bad Hair,\u003c\/i\u003e celebrated YouTuber and podcaster Ben Armstrong delivers the extraordinary and compelling story of the rise and fall of FTX and its well-known founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Tracking the history of crypto exchanges from the original Mt. Gox to FTX and Binance, the author describes the history of fraud that has characterized much of the industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmstrong outlines the history of Alameda Research, FTX, and Sam Bankman-Fried, including a first-hand account of what he saw in the Bahamas when the indicted crypto titan was extradited from his home to face dozens of criminal and regulatory charges in the United States. He also discusses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe weird and contradictory motives that drove Sam Bankman-Fried''s brazen actions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA blow-by-blow account of the downfall of Alameda Research, FTX, and S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 “Unhinged”: October 20, 2022 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What’s Beef? 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 House of Cards 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Finance Needs an Upgrade 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 What’s at Stake? 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Rugs and Revolutions: A History of Crypto Exchanges 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 SBF: The Man behind the Myth 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 FTX: A Myth Born in a Bull Market 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Bear Market 2022 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Contagion 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Scam Bankman Fried 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Whistleblowers 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Bankless Debates 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 A Rival Goes in for the Kill 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 “1) What”: The Fall of FTX 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Hip-Hop Politics 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 My Trip to the Bahamas 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Side Quests 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 High Stakes 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Justice? 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Final Showdown 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Regulators, Mount Up! 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Catching Up with the Bitsquad 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Timeline of Events 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Terms 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 195\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407605440855,"sku":"9781394210329","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781394210329.jpg?v=1730499912","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/catching-up-to-ftx-9781394210329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}