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In light of the hubbub surrounding FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried, this morning I'm thinking about a quote by novelist G. Michael Hopf: 

"Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times."

This idea shows up often (Dune comes to...

Continue Reading The collapse of FTX has left many crypto investors without access to their cash. Meet one student who got $14,000 stuck on Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange.