SBF buys the crypto dip, hedge funds short Tether, VC funding down, & more | E1495

This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis discusses FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's role in crypto bailouts, the Tether controversy, and hedge funds shorting Tether. The show also covers Gary Gensler's take on tokens, the current state of VC funding, and the innovative SkyCruise concept.

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Jason Calacanis

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Molly Wood

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0:00	Jason and Molly tee up today’s show!
2:56	FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried seems to be acting as the crypto industry's personal backstop right now
11:25	Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business
12:38	Reaction to SBF crypto bailouts/loans
17:47	Traders short Tether: According to WSJ, multiple hedge funds have shorted Tether in trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars
22:24	Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time
23:41	Tether’s CTO’s tweet storm
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35:08	Gary Gensler clip: “tokens have key assets of securities besides bitcoin”
39:27	Well over $100B sitting in SPACs looking for companies to invest in
54:27	VC funding is down to the lowest levels since 2020
1:16:36	WLITF: SkyCruise, a flying hotel that never lands
1:23:30	Coming up on This Week in Startups

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