FTX Foundation

TagLast edit: Oct 10, 2023, 12:44 PM by Amber Dawn

The FTX Foundation was a non-profit organization funded by FTX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. The foundation was created in February 2021^[1], and shut down in November 2022 when FTX collapsed.^[2]

The foundation’s projects included FTX Climate, the Future Fund and FTX Community.

External links

FTX Foundation | Official website (Web Archive).

FTX Climate | Official website (Web Archive).

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FTX – Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange on Medium (2021) The FTX Foundation for charitable giving
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Al Jazeera (2022) Timeline: The rise and spectacular fall of FTX

The FTX Future Fund team has resigned

Nick_BecksteadNov 11, 2022, 2:04 AM

680 points

287 comments1 min readEA link

A personal statement on FTX

William_MacAskillNov 12, 2022, 4:40 PM

289 points

144 comments2 min readEA link

The Future Fund’s Project Ideas Competition

Nick_BecksteadFeb 28, 2022, 5:27 PM

236 points

726 comments1 min readEA link

(ftxfuturefund.org)

We must be very clear: fraud in the service of effective altruism is unacceptable

evhubNov 10, 2022, 11:31 PM

713 points

86 comments3 min readEA link

Some clarifications on the Future Fund’s approach to grantmaking

Nick_BecksteadMay 10, 2022, 2:42 AM

327 points

61 comments3 min readEA link

Future Fund June 2022 Update

Nick_BecksteadJul 1, 2022, 12:50 AM

279 points

24 comments21 min readEA link

(ftxfuturefund.org)

FTX Crisis. What we know and some forecasts on what will happen next

Nathan YoungNov 8, 2022, 7:16 PM

368 points

321 comments3 min readEA link

Announcing the Future Fund

Nick_BecksteadFeb 28, 2022, 5:26 PM

366 points

185 comments4 min readEA link

(ftxfuturefund.org)

2021 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison

LarksDec 23, 2021, 2:06 PM

176 points

18 comments73 min readEA link

Some comments on recent FTX-related events

Holden KarnofskyNov 10, 2022, 10:23 PM

644 points

79 comments4 min readEA link

FTX Future Fund and Longtermism

rhys_lindmarkMar 17, 2022, 10:53 PM

145 points

6 comments3 min readEA link

FTX EA Fellowships

FTX FoundationOct 25, 2021, 4:32 AM

174 points

75 comments1 min readEA link

IMPCO, don’t injure yourself by returning FTXFF money for services you already provided

EliezerYudkowskyNov 12, 2022, 4:51 AM

466 points

43 comments8 min readEA link

The Future Fund’s Regranting Program

leopoldFeb 28, 2022, 5:28 PM

120 points

11 comments3 min readEA link

(ftxfuturefund.org)

The FTX Situation: Wait for more information before proposing solutions

D0TheMathNov 13, 2022, 8:28 PM

109 points

17 comments2 min readEA link

Awards for the Future Fund’s Project Ideas Competition

Nick_BecksteadMar 24, 2022, 6:14 PM

151 points

18 comments12 min readEA link

My reaction to FTX: appalled

Robert_WiblinNov 11, 2022, 6:08 PM

326 points

73 comments2 min readEA link

Thoughts on legal concerns surrounding the FTX situation

MollyNov 13, 2022, 5:01 PM

367 points

65 comments4 min readEA link

FTX.com has probably collapsed

Charles HeNov 8, 2022, 5:23 PM

79 points

32 comments1 min readEA link

Some thoughts on recent Effective Altruism funding announcements

JamesÖz 🔸Mar 3, 2022, 3:53 PM

116 points

17 comments13 min readEA link

[Question] How could we have avoided this?

Nathan YoungNov 12, 2022, 12:45 PM

116 points

111 comments1 min readEA link

Why didn’t the FTX Foundation secure its bag?

Greg_Colbourn ⏸️ Nov 15, 2022, 7:54 PM

57 points

34 comments2 min readEA link

A positive perspective on the future of the movement

Gidi KadoshNov 13, 2022, 6:39 PM

21 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

In favour of compassion, and against bandwagons of outrage

EmrikNov 13, 2022, 12:42 AM

154 points

33 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] How does a For-Profit Business Become Involved?

Patrick-AgamiCoJun 4, 2022, 6:00 AM

4 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

FTX FAQ

Hamish McDoodlesNov 13, 2022, 5:00 AM

144 points

79 comments4 min readEA link

What might FTX mean for effective giving and EA funding

Jack LewarsNov 15, 2022, 1:24 PM

204 points

26 comments9 min readEA link

FTX/CEA—show us your numbers!

Jack LewarsApr 18, 2022, 12:05 PM

159 points

109 comments2 min readEA link

[The Guardian] FTX seeks to claw back donations to politicians and charities

Guy RavehDec 20, 2022, 7:05 PM

15 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(www.theguardian.com)

Give and Get Mental Health Support During These Hard Times

EmilyNov 11, 2022, 2:31 PM

45 points

4 comments5 min readEA link

[Question] Will FTX Fund publish results from their first round?

barkbellowroarApr 18, 2022, 1:31 PM

64 points

5 comments1 min readEA link

Samotsvety’s AI risk forecasts

eliflandSep 9, 2022, 4:01 AM

175 points

30 comments4 min readEA link

Another FTX post: suggestions for change

SaraAzubuikeNov 11, 2022, 5:47 PM

54 points

31 comments2 min readEA link

An Outsider’s View on the FTX Crash

Jeroen De Ryck 🔹Nov 13, 2022, 3:25 PM

13 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

In Defense of SBF

AustinNov 14, 2022, 4:10 PM

−1 points

42 comments7 min readEA link

(manifold.markets)

CEA/EV + OP + RP should engage an independent investigator to determine whether key figures in EA knew about the (likely) fraud at FTX

Tyrone-Jay BarughNov 12, 2022, 2:22 PM

322 points

68 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] Under what conditions should FTX grantees voluntarily return their grants?

sawyer🔸Nov 11, 2022, 4:52 PM

52 points

39 comments1 min readEA link

We need an independent investigation into how EA leadership has handled SBF and FTX

AnonymousEAForumAccountJul 24, 2024, 3:24 AM

141 points

53 comments12 min readEA link

SBF, extreme risk-taking, expected value, and effective altruism

vipulnaikNov 13, 2022, 5:44 PM

73 points

17 comments26 min readEA link

[Question] What should EA do in response to the FTX crisis?

SharmakeNov 10, 2022, 6:44 PM

9 points

24 comments1 min readEA link

Sense-making around the FTX catastrophe: a deep dive podcast episode we just released

spencergNov 30, 2022, 1:54 AM

87 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

(clearerthinkingpodcast.com)

Money Stuff: FTX Had a Death Spiral

Elliot TempleNov 9, 2022, 8:33 PM

57 points

29 comments1 min readEA link

(www.bloomberg.com)

A job matching service for affected FTXFF grantees

High Impact ProfessionalsNov 21, 2022, 11:19 AM

71 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

How the FTX crash damaged the Altruistic Agency

Markus Amalthea MagnusonNov 13, 2022, 9:38 PM

78 points

9 comments7 min readEA link

Clawbacks: Probably don’t spend FTX grantee money for the next few days(?)

Error404Nov 12, 2022, 9:04 PM

30 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] Knowing the cost of SBF’s fraud, what size donation to effective causes would have made it ethical? $1B? $5B?

qiaochu_fanNov 12, 2022, 10:48 AM

−25 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Thoughts on FTX and returning to our ideals

michelNov 11, 2022, 8:17 PM

176 points

9 comments2 min readEA link

Manifold Markets interview with Joel Becker

David CheeJul 15, 2022, 8:33 PM

13 points

0 comments5 min readEA link

Crypto markets, EA funding and optics

SaraAzubuikeJul 14, 2022, 3:46 PM

144 points

24 comments4 min readEA link

Responsibility and Reform: Are we learning the right lessons from FTX?

hawkebiaNov 13, 2022, 2:48 PM

1 point

3 comments4 min readEA link

[Question] FTX Crisis: how should EA groups’ leaders and board members act in the context of the current situation?

LivNov 12, 2022, 11:36 PM

5 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

BERI Returns All FTX Funds

elizabethcooperFeb 12, 2024, 4:40 PM

58 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(existence.org)

FTX prob related: Strongly Recommending Creating An Internal Audit Committee that will Periodically Assess EA Organizations, Its Objectives And Processes Based on IIA Standards

MiguelNov 13, 2022, 1:42 AM

10 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

(www.theiia.org)

Noting an unsubstantiated belief about the FTX disaster

YitzNov 13, 2022, 5:37 AM

93 points

34 comments1 min readEA link

The 3rd wave of EA is coming—what does it mean for you?

JakobAug 19, 2022, 1:47 PM

44 points

4 comments5 min readEA link

ESPR should return the FTX-funded chateau

Bob JacobsDec 10, 2022, 3:54 PM

−1 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] After recent FTX events, what are alternative sources of funding for longtermist projects?

CaroNov 12, 2022, 4:51 PM

56 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

EA created FTX

Max UtilityDec 7, 2022, 10:40 PM

1 point

6 comments1 min readEA link

(www.semafor.com)

Money Stuff: FTX’s Balance Sheet Was Bad

Elliot TempleNov 14, 2022, 8:23 PM

59 points

12 comments1 min readEA link

(www.bloomberg.com)

Estimating the probability that FTX Future Fund grant money gets clawed back

spencergNov 14, 2022, 3:33 AM

30 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(manifold.markets)

For the mental health of those affected by the FTX crisis...

Daystar EldNov 11, 2022, 10:04 AM

122 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

Community support given FTX situation

Julia_Wise🔸Nov 10, 2022, 11:51 AM

265 points

52 comments1 min readEA link

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FTX Foundation

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