FTX Collapse: Lessons for EA Funding Resilience - Footnote 15
1 evidence check
Last checked: 4/3/2026
unsupported: The source does not mention ARC voluntarily returning $1.25M without being compelled. unsupported: The source does not mention Lightcone Infrastructure or the Lightcone Rose Garden conference venue. unsupported: The source does not mention court filings dated May 17, 2024 summoning CFAR and Lightcone to appear in court. unsupported: The source does not mention CFAR ignoring FTX trustees for months in 2023, only responding after a discovery motion was filed in October 2023. wrong_number: The source states that FTX Foundation gave $5M to Center for Applied Rationality, while the claim states that FTX sought to recover $4.9M, comprising a $2M grant to CFAR and additional amounts to Lightcone Infrastructure. wrong_date: The claim states that a separate EA-affiliated nonprofit filed to dismiss a $5M clawback lawsuit in July 2024, while the source states that the lawsuit was filed by FTX in May.
Evidence — 1 source, 1 check
Note: unsupported: The source does not mention ARC voluntarily returning $1.25M without being compelled. unsupported: The source does not mention Lightcone Infrastructure or the Lightcone Rose Garden conference venue. unsupported: The source does not mention court filings dated May 17, 2024 summoning CFAR and Lightcone to appear in court. unsupported: The source does not mention CFAR ignoring FTX trustees for months in 2023, only responding after a discovery motion was filed in October 2023. wrong_number: The source states that FTX Foundation gave $5M to Center for Applied Rationality, while the claim states that FTX sought to recover $4.9M, comprising a $2M grant to CFAR and additional amounts to Lightcone Infrastructure. wrong_date: The claim states that a separate EA-affiliated nonprofit filed to dismiss a $5M clawback lawsuit in July 2024, while the source states that the lawsuit was filed by FTX in May.
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