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Welcome back to The Stratosphere. Tonight, an inside look at why Ryan Salame, the suave, loafer-wearing, token Republican in Sam Bankman-Fried’s employ at FTX finally folded to federal prosecutors. But first, some presidential fundraising scoops...
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Tonight, an inside look at why Ryan Salame, the suave, loafer-wearing, token Republican in Sam Bankman-Fried’s employ at FTX finally folded to federal prosecutors. And a special reminder that, in honor of Puck’s second anniversary this month, we’re offering new members a special discount of 25% off an annual subscription using promo code DOUBLEDOWN.

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Inside the Fall of S.B.F.’s Big Cool Buddy
Inside the Fall of S.B.F.’s Big Cool Buddy
The backstory to the yearlong back-and-forth between prosecutors and Ryan Salame, the Berkshires restaurateur and Republican mega-donor who fought the feds for as long as he could—before folding.
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By last summer, the twenty-something billionaire crypto executive and emerging man-about-Washington, Ryan Salame, had been looking for a way out as a top executive at FTX. He felt exhausted by the long days, was anxious to spend more time in the U.S., and was continually butting heads with other FTX executives. In October, Salame finally...
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