Weekly Roundup 11/24/22 (SBF is at large, DCG’s fate, what we are thankful for) (EP.374)

Matt and Nic return for a Thanksgiving episode of OTB. In this episode: 

• Liz Warren writes her first good letter ever? • SBF is striking a defiant tone • Sam’s new letter to employees • Is the Alameda/FTX situation really that complicated? • Sam’s parents bought tens of millions worth of Bahamas property • The Bahamas steps in and seizes some funds • Should the US annex the Bahamas? • Should the US use ‘extraordinary rendition’ on SBF? • Is this the death of meme rounds of financings? • Semafor reports on SBF without disclosing that he was an investor • Was FTX ‘just a classic bank run’? • Why don’t journalists understand that the FTX situation was fraud? • Where are the Bahamas prosecutors in all this? • Further contagion in the crypto lending market • What is to become of DCG? • Could Grayscale use Reg M to do GBTC redemptions? • NY Governor Kathy Hochul finally signs a moratorium on Bitcoin mining • OkX launches a Proof of Reserve • Who are we thankful for?

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