E85: SBF's crypto bailout, Zendesk sells for ~$10B, buyout targets, US diplomacy, AlphaFold & more
from All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
by Jason Calacanis
Published: Thu Jun 30 2022
Show Notes
0:00 Bestie intros
4:09 Assessing SBF bailing out major crypto players & the state of the market
Classifying crypto assets, high-yield crypto lending
Zendesk sells for $10B, accounting for stock-based comp, evergreen standard in tech
Buyout targets, public market "regime change"
Russia/Ukraine impact on markets, could US diplomacy have prevented the war?
Science Corner: Friedberg breaks down the newest breakthrough AlphaFold application
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Referenced in the show:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-fund-three-arrows-ordered-to-liquidate-by-court-11656506404
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/22/sam-bankman-fried-rescues-crypto-lenders-blockfi-voyager.html
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/25/morgan-creek-is-trying-to-counter-ftxs-blockfi-bailout-leaked-call-shows/
https://twitter.com/ForbesCrypto/status/1541893168152690690
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https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1540732780501381121
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gensler-labels-bitcoin-a-commodity-as-crypto-prices-stabilize-11656340239
https://www.coinbase.com/price/bitcoin
https://www.coinbase.com/price/ethereum
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https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/24/zendesk-drama-concludes-with-102-billion-private-equity-acquisition
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/11/zendesk-spurns-17b-private-equity-takeover-offer/
https://investor.zendesk.com/ir-home/press-releases/press-releases-details/2022/Zendesk-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-Year-2021-Results/default.aspx
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https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CRM:NYSE
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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm9326
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