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EA Epistemic Failures in the FTX Era - Footnote 25

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Last checked: 4/3/2026

The source does not mention the specific date of the Zoom call (July 2021). The source states Sequoia lost '$210 million' not '$150 million'. The source does not mention Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Singapore's Temasek Holdings marking their combined '$370 million' in FTX investments down to zero.

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partial85%Haiku 4.5 · 4/3/2026
Found: Sequoia Capital's due diligence process for its \$150 million FTX investment originated from a Friday afternoon Zoom call in July 2021; it ignored the complete absence of internal controls, waved off

Note: The source does not mention the specific date of the Zoom call (July 2021). The source states Sequoia lost '$210 million' not '$150 million'. The source does not mention Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Singapore's Temasek Holdings marking their combined '$370 million' in FTX investments down to zero.

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