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longreads.com

Prison boredom also forced Bankman-Fried to abandon his infamous prejudice against books, most of which he believes should be no longer than blog posts. The books he reads are escapist. Relatively early in his incarceration, he estimated he had read 13 books about Navy SEALs, 27 space operas, 12 fantasy novels, two true-crime books, and one romance novel.
— Peter Rubin

1mo ago

readtrung.com

FIFA's World Cup Ticketing Fiasco, explained

FIFA sold a crypto token that gave buyers the "Right To Buy" a FIFA ticket. This was separate from the ticket price itself. Many users bought the token (jesus, what a grift) only to later see the marked up price and declined their "right to buy". They didn't receive a refund. FIFA likely made "tens of millions of dollars" from the scheme.

1mo ago

readtheprofile.com

The Profile: The founder who built the most profitable startup & the investor who bet everything on ChatGPT

Yan and his tiny team of 11 built Hyperliquid into one of the most profitable startups per employee in the world — rejecting venture capital, refusing to pay insiders, and distributing billions of dollars worth of tokens directly to users instead.

2mo ago

ftav

Everything is stonks

Volatility is suppressed until it's not. You can't choose which chart you'll get. There's no BTFD without YOLO and FUD.

4mo ago

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