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This video is an opinion and in no way should be construed as statements of fact. Scams, bad business opportunities, and fake gurus are subjective terms that mean different things to different people. I think someone who promises $100K/month for an upfront fee of $2K is a scam. Others would call it a Napoleon Hill pitch. 0:00 Intro 1:07 Interview #1 – Explain the missing $8 Billion 1:58 Sam explains the “accounting error” 2:58 Sam Claimed He Couldn’t See $8 Billion 3:24 Sam Agrees 3:35 Sam’s Employees Laughed at His Explanation 4.29 “I had a lot going on” 4:52 I interrupt Sam 5:25 “I was vaguely aware some of these systems existed” 5:50 Sam tells the interviewer he has to leave 6:02 Interview #2 – Sam’s Terms of Service 7:00 “My memory is that it was more than a billion” 8:20 Sam’s Story Isn’t Consistent with Insiders 9:33 “I’m saying what I believe” 9:45 Why do people in your company know more than you? 9:53 I don’t know what they said 10:07 I’m telling you what they said 10:34 Alot of the position did not appear 10:40 So where was the position 10:55 Who controlled the Secret Stub Account? 11:04 Are we supposed to believe nobody knew about it? 11:16 Somebody had to lose the money 11:22 Seems really convenient… Yeah I don’t know what to tell you 11:34 Sam knew Alameda’s financials per Forbes 11:58 Sam hasn’t seen the article 12:43 But that means you knew what Alameda had 13:13 What if we find out you’re lying… 13:41 SAM: I think a lot of my credibility is already gone 14:00 Host: Is there a chance to get our money back? 15.01 Who were the funding offers for FTX? 15:12 Was the $4 billion ever real? 15:22 Uhh I think it uhh I don’t know for sure 15:48 Misleading M2M statements, were you deliberately misleading? 16:27 Sam acknowledges he wrong.. “Massively misjudged” 17:02 What do you mean? No way you make a simple mistake like that 17:22 Pretty big misjudgement I made 18:26 Makes no sense even without a market crash 18:52 The answer seems to always be “I made an embarrassing mistake” 19:26 I was starting with M2M and adjusting down 19:47 You never marked down 20:22 Was that FTX US? 20:25 Sam leaves the call again, but comes back 20:29 I have a question about Dan Friedberg 20:37 Sam doesn’t feel comfortable talking about Dan… 21:10 A tale of two failures: Fraud or Negligence 21:52 Your lawyer’s biggest achievement was hiding fraud 22:09 Sam: We had a number of people in our legal department 22:35 He was the chief guy, he should’ve caught this stuff.. 23:48 Why’d you choose him specifically? 24:28 Not a failure of regulation 26:18 Sam leaves the call