FTX was a centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried in 2019 that collapsed in November 2022 after revelations that customer deposits had been misappropriated by its affiliated trading firm Alameda Research. At its peak, FTX held a $32 billion valuation and was the third-largest crypto exchange globally. Through the FTX Future Fund, it committed over $130 million to longtermist causes including AI safety before its bankruptcy rendered those commitments void.
Ftx Red Flags Pre Collapse Warning Signs That Were OverlookedFtx Red Flags Pre Collapse Warning Signs That Were OverlookedA well-structured retrospective on the FTX collapse identifying six major pre-collapse warning signs (FTT overreliance, fund commingling, governance failures, regulatory vacuum, opaque revenue mode...Quality: 53/100Ea Institutions Response To The Ftx CollapseEa Institutions Response To The Ftx CollapseEA institutions responded to the FTX collapse through public condemnation, funding pauses, and community surveys, but were damaged by revelations that warnings about SBF's conduct had been downplay...Quality: 53/100Longtermism Credibility After FtxLongtermism Credibility After FtxThis article examines the dual impact of the FTX collapse on longtermism: severe reputational and funding damage (including 160M USD in lost Future Fund commitments and FHI's 2024 closure), alongsi...Quality: 50/100Ftx Collapse And Ea Public CredibilityFtx Collapse And Ea Public CredibilityThe FTX collapse (November 2022) caused measurable but concentrated reputational damage to effective altruism, with ~30% of engaged community members losing substantial trust in EA leadership, whil...Quality: 50/100
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AnthropicOrganizationAnthropicComprehensive reference page on Anthropic covering financials ($380B valuation, $14B ARR at Series G growing to $19B by March 2026), safety research (Constitutional AI, mechanistic interpretability...Quality: 74/100OpenAIOrganizationOpenAIComprehensive organizational profile of OpenAI documenting evolution from 2015 non-profit to Public Benefit Corporation, with detailed analysis of governance crisis, 2024-2025 ownership restructuri...Quality: 62/100Coefficient GivingOrganizationCoefficient GivingCoefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) has directed $4B+ in grants since 2014, including $336M to AI safety (~60% of external funding). The organization spent ~$50M on AI safety in 2024, w...Quality: 55/100Future of Humanity InstituteOrganizationFuture of Humanity InstituteThe Future of Humanity Institute (2005-2024) was a pioneering Oxford research center that founded existential risk studies and AI alignment research, growing from 3 to ~50 researchers and receiving...Quality: 51/10080,000 HoursOrganization80,000 Hours80,000 Hours is the largest EA career organization, reaching 10M+ readers and reporting 3,000+ significant career plan changes, with 80% of $10M+ funding from Coefficient Giving. Since 2016 they've...Quality: 45/100
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Leopold AschenbrennerPersonLeopold AschenbrennerComprehensive biographical profile of Leopold Aschenbrenner, covering his trajectory from Columbia valedictorian to OpenAI researcher to $1.5B hedge fund founder, with detailed documentation of his...Quality: 61/100Caroline EllisonPersonCaroline EllisonFormer CEO of Alameda Research, the crypto trading firm closely tied to FTX. Alameda's commingling of customer funds with FTX was central to FTX's collapse in November 2022. Pleaded guilty to fraud...