FTX's Bankman-Fried Is Already a Political Mega-Donor. He's Doubling Down

• In an interrogation connected the Pushkin podcast “What’s Your Problem?” the multi-billionaire crypto entrepreneur said helium would walk “north of $100 million” connected aboriginal governmental campaigns. This record-breaking fig would beryllium a “soft-ceiling” for his donations, helium said.

• An effectual altruist, Bankman-Fried is worthy $20 billion, and has already donated $200 cardinal of his nett worth, according to the podcast interview. Much of that has gone to governmental efforts: he’s donated $23 cardinal to a azygous Political Action Committee this year.

• His governmental donations person yielded mixed results. Bankman-Fried was 1 of the single-largest donors backing President Biden’s victorious 2020 campaign. But his favored campaigner successful an Oregon legislature superior was trounced past week contempt benefitting from $11 cardinal successful Bankman-Fried PAC money.

• For 2024 statesmanlike spending, “it’s gonna beryllium connected who is running,” Bankman-Fried told podcast big Jacob Goldstein. “I’m going to beryllium looking a batch little astatine governmental enactment from that position and a batch much astir sane governance.”
  

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