Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Conversations with Tyler Sam Bankman-Fried on Arbitrage and Altruism

Sam Bankman-Fried on Arbitrage and Altruism

Published: March 9, 2022, 1 p.m.

Whether it\u2019s scaling an arbitrage opportunity or launching an ambitious philanthropic project, Sam Bankman-Fried has set himself apart. In just a few years, he\u2019s not only made billions trading crypto, but also become a leading practitioner of effective altruism, with the specific aim of making lots of money in order to donate most of it to high-impact causes.

He joined Tyler to discuss the Sam Bankman-Fried production function, the secret to his trading success, how games like Magic: The Gathering have shaped his approach to business, why a legal mind is crucial when thinking about cryptocurrencies, the most important thing he\u2019s learned about managing, what Bill Belichick can teach us about being a good leader, the real constraints in the effective altruism space, why he\u2019s not very compelled by life extension research, challenges to his Benthamite utilitarianism, whether it\u2019s possible to coherently regulate stablecoins, the implicit leverage in DeFi, Elon Musk\u2019s greatest product, why he thinks Ethereum is overrated, where in the world has the best French fries, why he\u2019s bullish on the Bahamas, and more.

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Recorded January 6th, 2022

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