{"id":15983,"date":"2022-12-30T23:34:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T23:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/media-draws-attention-to-sam-bankman-frieds-2-visits-while-on-house-arrest-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2022-12-30T23:34:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T23:34:50","slug":"media-draws-attention-to-sam-bankman-frieds-2-visits-while-on-house-arrest-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/media-draws-attention-to-sam-bankman-frieds-2-visits-while-on-house-arrest-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Draws Attention to Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s 2 Visits While on House Arrest \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was released on bail and traveled to his parent\u2019s home in California, it has been reported that SBF was visited by the crypto advocate Tiffany Fong, and also the \u201cBig Short\u201d author Michael Lewis while he\u2019s been on house arrest. Fong detailed she managed to interview SBF, while Lewis visited to presumably get information on the downfall of the FTX empire for the writer\u2019s upcoming book.<\/strong><\/p>\n

SBF Gets 2 Visitors While on House Arrest and Before His Jan. 3 Arraignment in New York<\/h2>\n

Since SBF was released on bail, reports note that two people have been granted access to visit the disgraced former FTX CEO while he\u2019s on house arrest. Tiffany Fong disclosed<\/a> that she met with SBF and noted that she had not written anything yet when she tweeted about her discussion with SBF on Dec. 28.<\/p>\n

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Tiffany Fong (pictured left) was one of the first people to get an exclusive interview with SBF before his arrest. Fong\u2019s telephone interview can be listened to here <\/a><\/strong>and here.<\/a><\/strong> The \u201cBig Short\u201d author Michael Lewis (pictured right) is reportedly writing a book about SBF and it has been pitched to major movie and streaming companies. Lewis reportedly spent several hours with SBF after the former FTX co-founder landed in California.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The following day, The New York Post published an article<\/a> about Fong\u2019s visit, and the article\u2019s authors Selim Algar, Andy Tillett, and Patrick Reilly decided to call Fong a \u201csexy crypto influencer.\u201d The Post also used a picture of Fong wearing a bikini and when the article was published, Fong was not pleased with the depiction. \u201cJesus fkn christ,\u201d Fong said<\/a>, sharing the article.<\/p>\n

Fong also detailed<\/a> that she \u201cobviously was not wearing a bikini\u201d when she interviewed SBF, and she said The Post \u201cdecided to creep [through her] old pics.\u201d In addition to The Post, the Daily Mail also published an article about her visit, and Fong said the Daily Mail reporters noted that she was not pleased with the use of an irrelevant old bikini photo in The Post\u2019s article.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs 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,\u201d Fong said<\/a>, sharing a screenshot of the original article and then the changed version. In addition to Fong\u2019s statements, Taylor Lorenz from the Washington Post tweeted about the treatment Fong received from The Post and Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Tiffany Fong] has gotten big scoops while tirelessly covering FTX,\u201d Lorenz tweeted<\/a>. \u201cShe\u2019s respected by mainstream tech\/finance journalists at Wapo, NYT, etc. What she does is journalism, but because she\u2019s a young woman (& using the internet to reach her audience) this is how the media treats her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fong also tweeted about how The Post wrote an article about the \u201cBig Short\u201d author Michael Lewis\u2019s visit with SBF when she said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Michael Lewis actually \u2018spent several hours\u2019 with Sam Bankman-Fried before I did. Is Michael Lewis being sexualized [and] bombarded with questions about whether or not they \u2018banged?\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The article<\/a> featuring Lewis and published by The New York Post is a whole lot different than Fong\u2019s article, and it does not show Lewis in his swim trunks or speedos. The Post editorial about Lewis is quite similar to a great deal of the write-ups concerning the \u201cBig Short,\u201d \u201cMoneyball,\u201d and \u201cFlash Boys\u201d author getting to spend six months with SBF before FTX collapsed.<\/p>\n

The Post\u2019s article highlights how Lewis\u2019s \u201cpublishing agency [is] pitching the book to potential movie rights buyers\u201d and reports of the pitch sale were disclosed<\/a> well before SBF was arrested. The news of SBF having two visitors, after being released on house arrest, also follows accusations<\/a> that allege the former FTX CEO moved $684K in crypto assets associated with Alameda addresses. In The Post\u2019s article, the authors detailed that Fong had further noted that SBF was on his computer during the duo\u2019s discussion.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about the reports concerning SBF\u2019s visitors after he was released on house arrest? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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