Nicole Lappin

So there were a lot of green flags for you. There were these famous athletes who put their name behind it. There was the PayPal mafia. There was, you know, Forbes 30 under 30. Like they were doing all the big marketing things. They checked a lot of boxes. In hindsight though, were there any red flags or gut feelings that you had that you pushed aside at the time?

So there were a lot of green flags for you. There were these famous athletes who put their name behind it. There was the PayPal mafia. There was, you know, Forbes 30 under 30. Like they were doing all the big marketing things. They checked a lot of boxes. In hindsight though, were there any red flags or gut feelings that you had that you pushed aside at the time?

Totally. And hindsight is it's always 2020. But there were a lot of young founders at the time that didn't go to jail, to be fair. How much ultimately did you end up investing in FTX and over what timeframe?

Totally. And hindsight is it's always 2020. But there were a lot of young founders at the time that didn't go to jail, to be fair. How much ultimately did you end up investing in FTX and over what timeframe?

Totally. And hindsight is it's always 2020. But there were a lot of young founders at the time that didn't go to jail, to be fair. How much ultimately did you end up investing in FTX and over what timeframe?

I see. So outside of what you had in FTX, the market was going down. There were some leverage issues, it sounds like. So you were just in the red in general. And so the max you had in FTX was 250. You were able to get like 45K or so out at the time. What was that like? Was there some delay or hurdle there?

I see. So outside of what you had in FTX, the market was going down. There were some leverage issues, it sounds like. So you were just in the red in general. And so the max you had in FTX was 250. You were able to get like 45K or so out at the time. What was that like? Was there some delay or hurdle there?

I see. So outside of what you had in FTX, the market was going down. There were some leverage issues, it sounds like. So you were just in the red in general. And so the max you had in FTX was 250. You were able to get like 45K or so out at the time. What was that like? Was there some delay or hurdle there?

So you thought that it would, you know, freeze for a few days and come back. Exactly.

So you thought that it would, you know, freeze for a few days and come back. Exactly.

So you thought that it would, you know, freeze for a few days and come back. Exactly.

It never came back. And so it sounds like the group of friends you had were all bullish on FTX at the time. When you first saw the spinny wheel of death, I'm assuming you started texting friends. And what did they say? They had the same issue? How did this spread?

It never came back. And so it sounds like the group of friends you had were all bullish on FTX at the time. When you first saw the spinny wheel of death, I'm assuming you started texting friends. And what did they say? They had the same issue? How did this spread?

It never came back. And so it sounds like the group of friends you had were all bullish on FTX at the time. When you first saw the spinny wheel of death, I'm assuming you started texting friends. And what did they say? They had the same issue? How did this spread?

You mentioned NPR, but the tweet, the story played out on Twitter, basically. I mean, I don't know if you were a big Twitter guy before this, but did you see all of it come out? Like you mentioned that you were a fan of Binance. That was SBF's competitor. CZ, I won't say his full name. I will for sure butcher it.

You mentioned NPR, but the tweet, the story played out on Twitter, basically. I mean, I don't know if you were a big Twitter guy before this, but did you see all of it come out? Like you mentioned that you were a fan of Binance. That was SBF's competitor. CZ, I won't say his full name. I will for sure butcher it.

You mentioned NPR, but the tweet, the story played out on Twitter, basically. I mean, I don't know if you were a big Twitter guy before this, but did you see all of it come out? Like you mentioned that you were a fan of Binance. That was SBF's competitor. CZ, I won't say his full name. I will for sure butcher it.

But he tweeted, you know, as part of Binance's exit from FTX equity last year, Binance received roughly 2.1 billion USD equivalent in cash, BUSD and FTT, which is FTX token. Due to recent revelations that have come to light, we have decided to liquidate any remaining FTT on our books, end quote. Did you see this?

But he tweeted, you know, as part of Binance's exit from FTX equity last year, Binance received roughly 2.1 billion USD equivalent in cash, BUSD and FTT, which is FTX token. Due to recent revelations that have come to light, we have decided to liquidate any remaining FTT on our books, end quote. Did you see this?

But he tweeted, you know, as part of Binance's exit from FTX equity last year, Binance received roughly 2.1 billion USD equivalent in cash, BUSD and FTT, which is FTX token. Due to recent revelations that have come to light, we have decided to liquidate any remaining FTT on our books, end quote. Did you see this?