Of Ponzis and Polyamory: SBF, FTX, and EA

How Art, Religion, and the Humanities Can Save Us from Wiping Out

I. Enter the Void

Last week, SBF, a young crypto billionaire and philanthropist saw his fortune and reputation crash. The celebrated effective altruist and major donor to the Democratic party proved insolvent when his rival and ex-friend, CZ, publicly dumped millions of dollars worth of FTX’s “FTT” tokens (proving them worthless). In some ways, the fall …