Transcript Ep. 426: ‘The Last Big Whale’: Why the Crypto Contagion of 2022 Eventually Hit Genesis

Laura Shin:

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Hi, everyone. Welcome to Unchained, your no-hype resource for all things crypto. I'm your host, Laura Shin, author of the Cryptopians. I started covering crypto seven years ago, and as the senior editor at Forbes was the first mainstream media reporter to cover cryptocurrency full time. This is the November 29, 2022 episode of Unchained.

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Today's topic is FTX and Alameda, as you probably expected, and its contagion effects on Genesis and the rest of the industry. Here to discuss are Michael Jordan, founder at DBA and former co-head of investments at Galaxy Digital, and Alex Pack, managing partner at Hack VC. Welcome Alex and Michael.

Michael Jordan:

Good morning. Good morning. Good to see you, Laura. Good to see, Alex.

Alex Pack:

Yeah. Good morning.