FTX has collapsed so spectacularly over the last couple weeks. Let's start digging into the downfall of crypto's golden boy and a company that many thought was stable. Then, it's a dip into what the heck is going on at Twitter. It ain't good! Writer Alanis King joins us to discuss her book written with Elizabeth Blackstock, Racing with Rich Energy. It tells the story of the rise and fall of one of F1's weirder sponsor scams, and it is Delicious.

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FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried are collapsing. How crypto’s biggest star imploded. - Vox

The fall of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried - Vox

Interview: Fallen crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried opens up about FTX, Alameda Research, and his regrets - Vox

Mercedes F1 team suspends partnership with FTX | Reuters

Exclusive: Behind FTX's fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto | Reuters

Sam Bankman-Fried Tells FTX Investors Bankruptcy Likely Without More Capital - Bloomberg

Untangling the knotty empire of Bankman-Fried and FTX | Financial Times

The collapse of FTX has resulted in a proposed class action suit that includes Tom Brady and Steph Curry - SBNation.com

The FTX Disaster is Deeper Than you Think - YouTube

Elon Musk Gives Twitter Employees a Deadline to Stay or Leave - The New York Times

Twitter's $8 ‘verification’ makes blue check marks mostly meaningless - The Washington Post

Senator Edward Markey and Musk exchange barbs on impersonation scandal - The Washington Post

Musk trolls senator demanding answers on Twitter fake-account scandal | Ars Technica

Racing with Rich Energy: The Book