Media Draws Attention to Sam Bankman-Fried’s 2 Visits While on House Arrest

After FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was launched on bail and traveled to his guardian’s residence in California, it has been reported that SBF was visited by the crypto advocate Tiffany Fong, and in addition the “Big Short” writer Michael Lewis whereas he’s been on home arrest. Fong detailed she managed to interview SBF, whereas Lewis visited to presumably get data on the downfall of the FTX empire for the author’s upcoming e-book.

SBF Gets 2 Visitors While on House Arrest and Before His Jan. 3 Arraignment in New York

Since SBF was launched on bail, studies notice that two folks have been granted entry to go to the disgraced former FTX CEO whereas he’s on home arrest. Tiffany Fong disclosed that she met with SBF and famous that she had not written something but when she tweeted about her dialogue with SBF on Dec. 28.

The following day, The New York Post revealed an article about Fong’s go to, and the article’s authors Selim Algar, Andy Tillett, and Patrick Reilly determined to name Fong a “sexy crypto influencer.” The Post additionally used an image of Fong carrying a bikini and when the article was revealed, Fong was not happy with the depiction. “Jesus fkn christ,” Fong said, sharing the article.

Fong additionally detailed that she “obviously was not wearing a bikini” when she interviewed SBF, and he or she stated The Post “decided to creep [through her] old pics.” In addition to The Post, the Daily Mail additionally revealed an article about her go to, and Fong stated the Daily Mail reporters famous that she was not happy with using an irrelevant outdated bikini picture in The Post’s article.

“As soon as I offered a sliver of commentary in response to their questions, [Daily Mail] immediately switched their photo of me to a bikini photo,” Fong said, sharing a screenshot of the unique article after which the modified model. In addition to Fong’s statements, Taylor Lorenz from the Washington Post tweeted concerning the therapy Fong obtained from The Post and Daily Mail.

“[Tiffany Fong] has gotten big scoops while tirelessly covering FTX,” Lorenz tweeted. “She’s respected by mainstream tech/finance journalists at Wapo, NYT, etc. What she does is journalism, but because she’s a young woman (& using the internet to reach her audience) this is how the media treats her.”

Fong additionally tweeted about how The Post wrote an article concerning the “Big Short” writer Michael Lewis’s go to with SBF when she said:

Michael Lewis truly ‘spent several hours’ with Sam Bankman-Fried earlier than I did. Is Michael Lewis being sexualized [and] bombarded with questions on whether or not or not they ‘banged?’

The article that includes Lewis and revealed by The New York Post is a complete lot completely different than Fong’s article, and it doesn’t present Lewis in his swim trunks or speedos. The Post editorial about Lewis is sort of much like a substantial amount of the write-ups in regards to the “Big Short,” “Moneyball,” and “Flash Boys” writer attending to spend six months with SBF earlier than FTX collapsed.

The Post’s article highlights how Lewis’s “publishing agency [is] pitching the book to potential movie rights buyers” and studies of the pitch sale have been disclosed effectively earlier than SBF was arrested. The information of SBF having two guests, after being launched on home arrest, additionally follows accusations that allege the previous FTX CEO moved $684K in crypto property related to Alameda addresses. In The Post’s article, the authors detailed that Fong had additional famous that SBF was on his pc in the course of the duo’s dialogue.

What do you concentrate on the studies regarding SBF’s guests after he was launched on home arrest? Let us know what you concentrate on this topic within the feedback part under.