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Jesse Coghlan3 hours agoFTX splurged on cartoon, book about humans and ‘Pineapple House,’ alleges CEOThousands in grants were given out by former FTX executives for niche projects, according to a report by FTX restructuring chief John Ray.1248 Total views1 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsJoin us on social networksFormer FTX executives allegedly splurged millions on funding niche projects unrelated to crypto or Web3, including a uniquely named $1.8 million “Pineapple house.”


A June 26 report from FTX restructuring chief and CEO John Ray laid out the uses of the allegedly misappropriated customer funds.


According to the report, this included “charitable” donations made by the exchange’s co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and other former executives under the nonprofit FTX Foundation.


Detailed were $700,000 worth of FTX Foundation “grants,” $400,000 of which were given to “an entity that posted animated videos on YouTube related to ‘rationalist and [effective altruism] material,” the report alleged.


Another $300,000 grant was given to an individual to “[w]rite a book about how to figure out what humans’ utility function is (are).”Highlighted excerpt of Ray’s report detailing the projects allegedly funded using FTX customer funds. Source: Kroll


Ray alleged these “grants” used FTX customer funds commingled in various bank accounts controlled by FTX, Alameda Research and various other entities.


The report also lists a $1.8 million property called “Pineapple House” among FTX’s $243 million Bahamian real estate portfolio, allegedly purchased using customer funds.damn, the real estate industry has been friendly to mr. squarepants pic.twitter.com/uqwGw4wGNz— Molly White (@molly0xFFF) June 27, 2023


International broker Sotheby’s lists a similarly named property in the Bahamas, although it’s unknown if it is the same Pineapple House listed in the report.


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Other uses of the alleged commingled customer funds detailed by Ray included around $20 million sent to the nonprofit organization Guarding Against Pandemics and “related entities.”


As the name suggests, Guarding Against Pandemics advocates for investments to prevent pandemics such as COVID-19, as per its website.


According to Ray, it “worked closely” with the similarly named political action committee Guarding Against Pandemics PAC run by Gabe Bankman-Fried — the younger brother of Sam Bankman-Fried.


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