Why SBF's Fraud Was About Delusions, Not Effective Altruism

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Did effective altruism enable Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud, or did he simply have delusions of grandeur? Haseeb Qureshi, who met SBF at EA Global in 2015, makes the case that EA was never about seizing institutions or using other people's money. Laura Shin pushes back on whether the distinction is as clean as he thinks. Host: Laura Shin, Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained - https://x.com/laurashin Guest: Haseeb Qureshi - Managing Partner of Dragonfly - https://x.com/hosseeb This clip is from a longer conversation on 10 years of Unchained and what Laura Shin has learned. Full episode here: https://youtube.com/live/arT0C7LDz5o We go live every Monday and Thursday - subscribe to catch it live. Fidelity: Fidelity has been building in crypto and DeFi since 2014 — now they're hiring. Explore career opportunities at one of the most forward-thinking names in finance here: https://crypto.fidelitycareers.com. Chapters: 😳 00:00 Laura on why the SBF collapse was her biggest surprise in ten years 🧠 03:59 Laura's case against EA: why the philosophy feels like a license to play God ⚖️ 07:16 Haseeb on what EA actually says and why SBF violated its core premise ⚡ 09:26 Why Haseeb argues the fraud was about delusions of grandeur, not EA _______________________________________________________ #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! Website → https://unchainedcrypto.com Unchained Daily Newsletter (FREE!)→ https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ Unchained X → https://x.com/unchained_pod Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 Unchained: Your no-hype resource for all things crypto!