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Molly White's Citation Needed

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Keep up with the happenings in the tech world without all the boosterism. Cryptocurrency critic, technology researcher, and software engineer Molly White publishes Citation Needed, a newsletter that features weekly explainers of developments in the cryptocurrency industry, with summaries of the latest disasters featured on her well-known project Web3 is Going Just Great. She also does deep dives into important events in the broader technology industry, with added critical context that is too often missing.

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Episodes

The FTX trial, day ten: Heinously criminal

The defense team finally scores a few points, and cell phone records reveal Bankman-Fried's extensive influence tour in Manhattan. Originally published on October 18, 2023.

Nov 30, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 10

The FTX trial, day nine: Nishad Singh: "I have always been intimidated by Sam"

Singh testified that Bankman-Fried pressured him into trying to dig FTX out of a hole he didn't even know about until the very end. Originally published on October 17, 2023.

Nov 30, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 9

The FTX trial, day eight: Defrauding lenders

BlockFi's CEO testifies that the company wouldn't have loaned to Alameda Research if they had any idea what was really going on. Originally published October 14, 2023.

Nov 30, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 8

The FTX trial, day seven: Sam, I guess

Recordings of the now infamous all-hands meeting capture Caroline Ellison admitting to conspiring with Sam Bankman-Fried to misappropriate FTX customer funds. Originally published on October 13, 2023.

Nov 30, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 7

The FTX trial, day six: A constant state of dread

"Alternate" balance sheets, bribes, Saudi financing, and a painfully intertwined personal and professional life were among the topics described by Sam Bankman-Fried's former employee and girlfriend. Originally published on October 12, 2023.

Nov 30, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 6

The FTX trial, day five: Sam Bankman-Fried for president

Caroline Ellison testifies about Sam Bankman-Fried's appetite for risk, involvement in Alameda Research, and even his presidential aspirations. Originally published on October 10, 2023.

Nov 30, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 5

The FTX trial, day four: The fraud was in the code

The jury got a taste of code review as they examined a falsified "insurance fund" and the infamous FTX → Alameda Research "backdoor". Originally published on October 9, 2023.

Nov 29, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 4

The FTX trial, days 2–3: "FTX defrauded its customers", says former employee

Meanwhile, the defense tries to argue that if Sam Bankman-Fried was a criminal, he would've bought a fancier car. Originally published on October 5, 2023.

Nov 29, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The FTX trial, day one: Jury selected in Sam Bankman-Fried case

The death penalty is not on the table, the judge reassured one prospective juror. Originally published on October 5, 2023.

Nov 29, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 2

A preview of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial

Key witnesses and the likely legal strategies about to unfold in the historic case ahead: United States v. Sam Bankman-Fried . Originally published on October 2, 2023.

Nov 29, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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