great thread
looping in @chipflare -- thoughts?
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Really like how this is presented. Let's tackle the question of where FTX-Alamoeba
is on the line in less than a massive tweetstorm: I believe there is no wall between the two entities. There is precedent here:https://coingeek.com/crypto-crime-cartel-the-many-lawsuits-against-bitmex/ …2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
I have to check, but the CFTC might even have corroborated the claims that MEX employees used master accounts and artificial and notorious "system overloads" to target liq pts and screw their users. It's an old ct meme today - ironically FTX took the
after the indictments...pic.twitter.com/fsYl2NiFDp
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The exchange ecosystems that FTX, Binance, and Coinbase are building are very powerful. Many are unaware that through Binance, users can book travel and flights, etc - they want to be a superapp for all things finance. It's exciting but the issues of ethics creep in. Now, VC;
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Alameda, Binance, Coinbase, Paradigm, a16z, 3AC: crypto has a ton of VC backing. They particpate in seed rounds, buying coins for a fraction of a cent and can dump onto retail once the coin is listed on AMMs or CEXs. Exchanges who do VC have a perverse incentive to list &...
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up liquidity. Look at any coin that has Brian Armstrong in the cap table: it's a day one Coinbase listing. The lines are totally blurred here when the CEO has a bag to dump. FTX
the best example of how "the exchange/MM/trading desk/VC fund" is bad for everyone:1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
The FTX-REEF scandal is the best example of this. In short, a project called Reef Finance naively sold $20M of tokens under market to Alameda without any lockup. They were shocked to see Alameda dumping coins on Binance immediately, perhaps thinking they were VCs and not quants..
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..which prompted them to renege on the rest of the deal. They had publicly announced a "strategic partnership with Alameda Research", so Sam&Sam responded with fury, running a Twitter poll asking people if REEF should be deslited from FTX, including doctored convos w/ REEF dev.
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The fact that the "deal" (essentially a cash payment) was seemingly tied to the perpetual swap listing is no surprise - massive payments for listings are not new in crypto. But what FTX
does is - its very obvious that Alameda shorts X coin as they dump on other exchanges.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
I got carried away - but I can't help rambling about the ethical and compliance issues here. Everyone is wearing 10 hats at once when in the real world you'd need an army of compliance officers and lawyers.
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Hi! please find the unroll here:
@Pigeonomics@HideNotSlide Really like how this is presented. Let's… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1438903463929339921.html … See you soon.
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