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Sam Bankman-Fried Borrowed From Alameda to Buy Robinhood Shares; DeGods and Y00ts to Migrate Chains

The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.

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Fallen FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars from Alameda Research to purchase his monster stake in Robinhood Markets Inc., according to court documents. Plus, the team behind DeGods and Y00ts, two of the top non-fungible token (NFT) projects on the Solana network, confirmed on Twitter that the projects would be migrating chains.

See also:

Bitcoin Miners Powered Off as Winter Storm Battered North America

Solana’s Top NFT Projects DeGods and Y00ts to Migrate Chains

Argo Blockchain Suspends Trading in US Shares for 24 Hours


This episode has been edited by Nia Freeman. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

HOSTS

Sam Kessler

Sam is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor for tech and protocols. His reporting is focused on decentralized technology, infrastructure and governance. Sam holds a computer science degree from Harvard University, where he led the Harvard Political Review. He has a background in the technology industry and owns some ETH and BTC. Sam was part of the team that won a 2023 Gerald Loeb Award for CoinDesk's coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX collapse.

Sam Kessler
William Foxley

Will Foxley is the host of The Mining Pod and publisher at Blockspace Media. A former co-host of CoinDesk's The Hash, Will was the director of content at Compass Mining and a tech reporter at CoinDesk.

William Foxley
Jennifer Sanasie

Jennifer Sanasie is an executive producer and senior anchor at CoinDesk, with over a decade of journalism experience across the U.S., Canada, and South Africa. Beyond media, she has worked closely with Web3 companies on marketing, content, and business strategy.

Jennifer holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, a Master of Laws in Innovation and Technology from the University of Toronto, a BA in Media Studies from the University of Guelph, and a Journalism Diploma from Humber College.

She owns BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, G7, and DCNT. She also holds a mix of NFTs, altcoins and memecoins worth under $1,000.

Jennifer Sanasie
Wendy O

Wendy O runs the largest and most-watched female-run crypto YouTube program globally, "The O Show," which focuses on bringing tech-heavy information to the masses in a clear and easy-to-understand format. Prior to going full-time crypto at the end of 2018, Wendy worked at the largest infectious disease company in the world. Her role there consisted of working with newly diagnosed and existing patients to coordinate their care. Working with 300+ patients per month gave Wendy the ability to effectively communicate complex information to people from all different cultures and backgrounds which she uses while creating content. Wendy was born and raised in Los Angeles County, California and takes pride in hosting free events for her community and making sure the unrepresented have access to free crypto education. She holds BTC, ETH, GALA along with other cryptocurrencies along with NFTs above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

Wendy O