Does crypto influencer Tiffany Fong know what really happened to FTX?

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Last Updated on 29 November 2023 by CryptoTips.eu

Within two weeks, the largest crypto process to date, that of Sam Bankman-Fried, will come to an end. The person who knows best what really happened to Sam this past year is probably Tiffany Fong. She is a crypto influencer (even if she doesn’t really like that word) who followed Sam for the past twelve months thanks to an incredible coincidence.

Whereas in the meantime author Michael Lewis released a book about Sam Bankman-Fried and the demise of FTX, Tiffany will probably receive the same offer from different publishers at the end of the process (and you can expect her book to become a best-seller).

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Night out

About a year ago, during a night out with a guy she met on a crypto chat, Tiffany suddenly got a response from Sam Bankman-Fried. She had jokingly asked him for an interview a few weeks earlier, just when FTX went bankrupt.

Tiffany looked at her smartphone and suddenly saw Sam’s response confirming that he wanted to speak to her, but only it if could happen within an hour. Tiffany, already half drunk at the time, asked her date what she should ask. The man had lost money through FTX so she told her to ask if FTX customers would ever get their money back.

An hour later, Tiffany was indeed on a video call with Sam and, legendarily, that became one of the questions she asked. Ever since then, she followed Sam around everywhere and is pretty much the biggest crypto influencer who attends the FTX process every day.

Celsius

Tiffany started talking about Celsius and FTX on social media last year but had been active in crypto since 2011. A family member gave her a single Bitcoin as a gift (at that time it was worth $100). A few years later she received two more. When Bitcoin was trading for about $60,000 in 2021, she sold it and put all the money into Celsius, the crypto platform that told customers it would act like a savings account with an 18% interest rate on her crypto savings.

Unfortunately for her, Celsius went bankrupt just before FTX did the same in 2022. From that moment on, Tiffany started complaining about crypto and, due to the circumstances, gained a lot of followers in the process. She called her series of articles on Twitter and YouTube her ‘Celsius Leaks’.

Tiffany admitted that she lost 3 Bitcoins and 11 Ethereum coins on the Celsius platform and bought Coinbase shares on the day of their IPO (so for some $300 per share), so don’t go to her for investment advice. It’s all very funny though, and her follower base agrees.

This weekend she graces theĀ online front page of Rolling Stone, last week she wasĀ featured in an article the New York TimesĀ did on the trial.

Just like at the celebrity trial of Johhny Depp and Amber Heard, the FTX trial is mainly followed by influencers who inform the majority of social media readers about what happens in the courtroom. The traditional media has seen its classic role shrink in that regard

With all the information Tiffany still has about Sam (he sent her some 200 private documents apparently) from their many interactions, you can bet that a Netflix documentary or a Simon & Schuster published book will soon follow the judge’s ruling.

Jeroen Kok

Jeroen is one of the lead copywriters on Cryptotips.eu and discusses all recent events in the crypto market. This includes news updates, but also price analyzes and more. He developed his passion for cryptocurrency during the bull run in 2017. He has learned a lot since then. The combination of cryptocurrency and creative writing is perfect for Jeroen and an excellent way to share his knowledge with a wide audience. Find me on LinkedIn / [email protected]
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