Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried visited the White House to discuss pandemic prevention and cryptocurrency, according to a statement on Jan. 3.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said:
“The White House regularly engages with officials from a range of industries and sectors … this meeting with Sam Bankman-Fried was focused on pandemic prevention-related matters and cryptocurrency and crypto exchanges.”
Specifically, Jean-Pierre said that those meetings focused on pandemic prevention efforts from one of Bankman-Fried’s foundations. Though she did not indicate which foundation was discussed, attendees may have discussed the now-defunct FTX Future Fund, who once donated $1.5 million to Stanford University for pandemic prevention.
The attendees may also have discussed Guarding Against Pandemics — a non-profit organization formerly operated by Bankman-Fried’s brother, Gabriel. Gabriel Bankman-Fried was present at some of the White House meetings.
Jean-Pierre admitted
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