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FTX advertised direct to consumers through Fortune cookies via openfortune.

I know because I saved one on my desk and I'm looking at it.

The crypto fortune cookies were the biggest red flag I've ever seen in my life.




They were also being promoted by the World Economic Forum whose page described them as a partner [1], while SBF was rubbing shoulders with individuals like Clinton/Blair and receiving lavish praises throughout the corporate media and becoming one of the biggest political players there is.

[1] - https://web.archive.org/web/20220613111008/https://www.wefor...




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