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Robert Smith

@bondhack
48 posts
2024-12-01
Very good piece on Musk and British politics from my colleagues @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social and Stephen Morris (who, despite overseeing our coverage of Silicon Valley, hasn't managed to set up a Bsky account yet)  —  www.ft.com/content/987f...
2024-12-01 View on X
Financial Times

Some UK policymakers worry about Elon Musk complicating UK-US ties, as his diatribes against the Labour government extend well beyond tech and free speech

A London-based VC has connected Boris Johnson and the Tesla chief, who Tony Blair has praised as ‘an extraordinary innovator’ Bluesky: @edwardluce , @pickardje , and @bondhack X: @...

2024-03-25
As per this Verge article, the FT has a new AI tool that answers your questions using our archive of stories https://www.theverge.com/... Have played around with it a bit and found it to be pretty solid on core financial matters eg this answer on AT1 bonds. [image]
2024-03-25 View on X
The Verge

A look at the Financial Times' Claude-powered AI chatbot Ask FT, which is trained on FT's articles and available to some subscribers in the FT Professional tier

The Verge :

2024-03-06
“They would also draw a blank attempting to direct questions to a chief financial officer. PDD doesn't have one. Instead it is on its fourth “vice-president of finance” since the 2018 initial public offering” Essential reading from @FD on Temu-owner PDD https://www.ft.com/...
2024-03-06 View on X
Financial Times

A deep dive into PDD's finances and operations, which are shrouded in secrecy and raise questions about US investors' confidence in Temu's parent company

Financial Times :

2023-11-21
Tether deposited more than $1bn with a financial services group founded by a Tory party donor who last year was indicted on allegations of bribery by US authorities. 🤯 scoop from @cynthiao 👇🏻 https://www.ft.com/...
2023-11-21 View on X
Financial Times

Filings: Tether deposited $1B+ with Britannia Financial, founded by a Tory donor later charged by the US with bribery, a rare look at its banking relationships

Funds from the world's largest stablecoin issuer are at the centre of a High Court battle  —  Tether deposited more than $1bn …

2023-09-07
“Yes, it is a Ponzi structure. But it is not a Ponzi” ridiculously pumped to read @ZekeFaux's new book! https://nymag.com/...
2023-09-07 View on X
New York Magazine

An excerpt from the book Number Go Up details an April 2022 FTX conference in the Bahamas, where writer Michael Lewis lavished Sam Bankman-Fried with praise

Three years ago, nobody knew who you were.  And now you're sitting on the cover of magazines.  And you're a gazillionaire.

2023-09-05
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2023-09-05 View on X
Financial Times

Sources detail a tumultuous 12 months for Sequoia: spinning off its highly profitable Chinese arm, its FTX and Twitter bets souring, and Michael Moritz leaving

Silicon Valley's premier venture firm undergoes ‘profound change’ after China splits and bets on FTX and Twitter sour X: @bondhack and @refsrc X: Robert Smith / @bondhack : [image]...

2023-05-20
William Grace-Hunter is a “senior investment consultant” at BlackRock who is passionate about the investment case for THG. The only catch: he doesn't actually exist @BryceElder & @FD take a look at the murky underbelly of LinkedIn https://www.ft.com/... [image]
2023-05-20 View on X
Financial Times

A look at the proliferation of fake LinkedIn profiles; LinkedIn's transparency report says the company blocked 58M+ accounts in H2 2022, up from 22M in H1

On the internet, nobody knows you bought a dog  —  William Grace-Hunter doesn't exist, though this may not be immediately obvious from his LinkedIn profile.

Revolut is locked in a fight with top shareholder SoftBank after regulators told the UK's biggest private tech company it must simplify its ownership to win a long-delayed banking licence @sjhmorris scoop https://www.ft.com/...
2023-05-20 View on X
Financial Times

Sources: top shareholder SoftBank demanded compensation from Revolut after UK regulators told the startup to simplify its ownership to obtain a banking license

Minister to meet payment group's bosses amid fears UK's biggest tech group will leave the country

2023-03-13
Bank of England announces that Silicon Valley Bank UK had £6.7bn of deposits when it collapsed, confirming FT reporting over weekend that it had “nearly £7bn” Understand it lost billions of pounds in deposits ahead of this! https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-13 View on X
Reuters

HSBC plans to acquire Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1, citing “strategic sense for our business”; as of March 10, SVB UK had ~£5.5B loans and ~£6.7B deposits

HSBC (HSBA.L) said on Monday it is acquiring the UK subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank for 1 pound.

To relief of everyone who would have struggled to keep track of another entity added to Sheikh Tahnoon's opaque web of companies, HSBC for there in the end! https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-13 View on X
U.S. Department of the Treasury

The US Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC say all Silicon Valley Bank depositors will be “fully” protected, and their money will be available on March 13

WASHINGTON, DC — The following statement was released by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen …

To relief of everyone who would have struggled to keep track of another entity added to Sheikh Tahnoon's opaque web of companies, HSBC for there in the end! https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-13 View on X
Reuters

HSBC plans to acquire Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1, citing “strategic sense for our business”; as of March 10, SVB UK had ~£5.5B loans and ~£6.7B deposits

HSBC (HSBA.L) said on Monday it is acquiring the UK subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank for 1 pound.

Bank of England announces that Silicon Valley Bank UK had £6.7bn of deposits when it collapsed, confirming FT reporting over weekend that it had “nearly £7bn” Understand it lost billions of pounds in deposits ahead of this! https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-13 View on X
U.S. Department of the Treasury

The US Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC say all Silicon Valley Bank depositors will be “fully” protected, and their money will be available on March 13

WASHINGTON, DC — The following statement was released by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen …

2023-03-12
🚨 BANK OF ENGLAND MOVESTO RESOLVE SILICON VALLEY BANK UK details only on FT w/ @LauraNoonanFT https://www.ft.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-12 View on X
Bloomberg

As the “Bank of Startups”, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed from its exposure to interest-rate risk, a lack of diversity among depositors, and VC herd mentality

an unsecured illiquid claim on a failed bank. Absent @jpmorgan @citi or... https://twitter.com/... Bob Elliott / @bobeunlimited : Fed/FDIC decisions on SVB determine whether they r...

2023-03-11
🚨 BANK OF ENGLAND MOVESTO RESOLVE SILICON VALLEY BANK UK details only on FT w/ @LauraNoonanFT https://www.ft.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-11 View on X
Bloomberg

As the “Bank of Startups”, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed from its exposure to interest-rate risk, a lack of diversity among depositors, and VC herd mentality

Programming note: Money Stuff was supposed to be off today, but: bank run!  —  SVB

2023-03-09
“This was a tiny real estate lender that went all-in on crypto,” said one former employee. “It was completely weird.” If you're looking to get up to speed on Silvergate, here's a great @Tabby_Kinder read from a few months back https://www.ft.com/...
2023-03-09 View on X
The Block

Silvergate Capital plans to wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate Silvergate Bank, including “full repayment of all deposits”; SI drops 40%+ to ~$5

- Silvergate Capital Corporation said it will wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate Silvergate Bank in accordance with applicable regulatory processes.

2023-03-04
A totally 🤯 cameo from major Tory donor Christopher Harborne in @BenFoldy's bombshell story on Tether https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-04 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Internal docs detail efforts by Tether Holdings and Bitfinex to maintain access to the global banking system by using shadowy intermediaries and shell companies

the Cullen Commission in Canada on money laundering asked Bitfinex - Tether people to testify at our govt inquiry on money laundering, and asked them nothing about their operations...

2023-01-13
“I am dedicating nearly all of my personal assets to customers” - apologies I have momentarily misplaced my retinas as my eyes rolled back into my head https://sambf.substack.com/...
2023-01-13 View on X
Axios

Sam Bankman-Fried publishes a Substack post offering his account of how FTX collapsed, sticking to his claims of innocence even after ex-executives pled guilty

think there shouldn't be a paying option anymore... Dave Weisberger / @daveweisberger1 : https://www.wsj.com/... It is tiresome to read SBF's half truths. 1/ His claims about Binan...

2022-12-28
Bonkers new @gmorgenson story: FTX customers wired their cash to an Alameda subsidiary called North Dimension... whose website showed it was a seemingly fake online retailer! https://www.nbcnews.com/...
2022-12-28 View on X
The Block

Alameda-linked wallets traded Lido, Polygon, Uniswap, and other tokens for ether and USDT, before swapping for bitcoin, taking their holdings to 47.6 BTC

- Wallets linked to Alameda Research have sold several crypto tokens.  — These swaps happened barely days after Sam Bankman-Fried posted bail.

2022-12-22
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2022-12-22 View on X
Washington Post

The SDNY says ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX CTO Gary Wang pleaded guilty to federal charges, both are cooperating, and releases them on a $250K bond

Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang helped disgraced crypto mogul divert funds and are now aiding prosecutors

https://twitter.com/...
2022-12-22 View on X
Bloomberg

Sam Bankman-Fried lands in the US to face criminal charges after being taken into custody on December 21, following extradition approval by a Bahamas judge

Sam Bankman-Fried is on his way to an airport to be flown to the US to face a litany of criminal charges after a Bahamas judge approved his extradition.