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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Especially when considering the poorly received missions featuring Mary Jane in the original game from 2018.
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So what’s actually changed in 2023 that has created a vast difference? There are certain key reasons making Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2 a treat to watch. Not just from the perspective of her relationship with Peter, but her own missions showcasing a different side this time. One can even call her the third unofficial superhero in the latest PS5 exclusive.
A refreshing take on Mary Jane’s stealth missions makes her a strong character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
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In the first title, stepping into MJ’s shoes was a great concept, but the devs somehow couldn’t execute the plan flawlessly. As a result, missions featuring her as a playable character were heavily criticized by most of the fans. There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
America’s Favorite Video Today
So what’s actually changed in 2023 that has created a vast difference? There are certain key reasons making Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2 a treat to watch. Not just from the perspective of her relationship with Peter, but her own missions showcasing a different side this time. One can even call her the third unofficial superhero in the latest PS5 exclusive.
A refreshing take on Mary Jane’s stealth missions makes her a strong character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad
In the first title, stepping into MJ’s shoes was a great concept, but the devs somehow couldn’t execute the plan flawlessly. As a result, missions featuring her as a playable character were heavily criticized by most of the fans. There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out. In short, it feels comparing night and day.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
There are certain key reasons making Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2 a treat to watch. Not just from the perspective of her relationship with Peter, but her own missions showcasing a different side this time. One can even call her the third unofficial superhero in the latest PS5 exclusive.
A refreshing take on Mary Jane’s stealth missions makes her a strong character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad
In the first title, stepping into MJ’s shoes was a great concept, but the devs somehow couldn’t execute the plan flawlessly. As a result, missions featuring her as a playable character were heavily criticized by most of the fans. There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out. In short, it feels comparing night and day. Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Not just from the perspective of her relationship with Peter, but her own missions showcasing a different side this time. One can even call her the third unofficial superhero in the latest PS5 exclusive.
A refreshing take on Mary Jane’s stealth missions makes her a strong character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad
In the first title, stepping into MJ’s shoes was a great concept, but the devs somehow couldn’t execute the plan flawlessly. As a result, missions featuring her as a playable character were heavily criticized by most of the fans. There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out. In short, it feels comparing night and day. Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries. The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
One can even call her the third unofficial superhero in the latest PS5 exclusive.
A refreshing take on Mary Jane’s stealth missions makes her a strong character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad
In the first title, stepping into MJ’s shoes was a great concept, but the devs somehow couldn’t execute the plan flawlessly. As a result, missions featuring her as a playable character were heavily criticized by most of the fans. There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out. In short, it feels comparing night and day. Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries. The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them. It gives MJ a lot more strength instead of being someone who always needs to be rescued in the last moment. But how?
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
A refreshing take on Mary Jane’s stealth missions makes her a strong character in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad
In the first title, stepping into MJ’s shoes was a great concept, but the devs somehow couldn’t execute the plan flawlessly. As a result, missions featuring her as a playable character were heavily criticized by most of the fans. There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out. In short, it feels comparing night and day. Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries. The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them. It gives MJ a lot more strength instead of being someone who always needs to be rescued in the last moment. But how?
Compared to the lack of interactivity in 2018’s Spider-Man, MJ is now capable of tackling the enemies around her.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
As a result, missions featuring her as a playable character were heavily criticized by most of the fans. There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out. In short, it feels comparing night and day. Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries. The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them. It gives MJ a lot more strength instead of being someone who always needs to be rescued in the last moment. But how?
Compared to the lack of interactivity in 2018’s Spider-Man, MJ is now capable of tackling the enemies around her. In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
As a result, missions featuring her as a playable character were heavily criticized by most of the fans. There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out. In short, it feels comparing night and day. Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries. The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them. It gives MJ a lot more strength instead of being someone who always needs to be rescued in the last moment. But how?
Compared to the lack of interactivity in 2018’s Spider-Man, MJ is now capable of tackling the enemies around her. In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
There was nothing too special about those quests whatsoever.
Now, looking at Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, there’s a very clear difference one can make out. In short, it feels comparing night and day. Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries. The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them. It gives MJ a lot more strength instead of being someone who always needs to be rescued in the last moment. But how?
Compared to the lack of interactivity in 2018’s Spider-Man, MJ is now capable of tackling the enemies around her. In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity. Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
In short, it feels comparing night and day. Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries. The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them. It gives MJ a lot more strength instead of being someone who always needs to be rescued in the last moment. But how?
Compared to the lack of interactivity in 2018’s Spider-Man, MJ is now capable of tackling the enemies around her. In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity. Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies. Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Being a journalist at The Daily Bugle, her character is bound to go places in order to investigate mysteries. The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them. It gives MJ a lot more strength instead of being someone who always needs to be rescued in the last moment. But how?
Compared to the lack of interactivity in 2018’s Spider-Man, MJ is now capable of tackling the enemies around her. In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity. Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies. Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
The first game had such situations, but the sequel improved on them. It gives MJ a lot more strength instead of being someone who always needs to be rescued in the last moment. But how?
Compared to the lack of interactivity in 2018’s Spider-Man, MJ is now capable of tackling the enemies around her. In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity. Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies. Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ. It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
But how?
Compared to the lack of interactivity in 2018’s Spider-Man, MJ is now capable of tackling the enemies around her. In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity. Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies. Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ. It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity. Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies. Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ. It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
In the first title, all she could do was to move from one point to the other. Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity. Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies. Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ. It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present.
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Now, she’s able to do more than that – make pretty good and lethal moves. To be precise, the devs have given MJ a little firepower, if not in too much capacity. Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies. Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ. It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards.
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Now, she’s got weapons instead of being clueless in moments of being vulnerable against armed enemies. Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ. It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ. It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Yes, she hasn’t got any superpowers, but she’s got other means to help herself out.
Due to such involvement, players have now got a reason to be more invested into a given mission focusing on MJ. It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb.
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It wasn’t the case at all taking into consideration her previous iteration in Insomniac’s original game. Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
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Mary Jane can now handle the circumstances in her own manner, thus breaking free from the linear approach of just trying to hide and escape.
MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second.
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MJ in Spider-Man 2 vs. MJ from Insomniac’s 2018 installment
While there are similarities between the character’s iterations in two titles, a lot of drastic differences are also present. Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second. Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them.
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Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second. Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them. It wasn’t the case in the previous title.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Speaking of similar aspects, the first game had a mission where Mary gets to use a taser to shock the guards. Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second. Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them. It wasn’t the case in the previous title. Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Well there’s no taser in Spider-Man 2, she’s got a stun gun now.
Then, there are moments of hiding and sneaking past the enemies. In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second. Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them. It wasn’t the case in the previous title. Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
Coming back to the stun gun part, MJ is pretty skilled in using it, during missions like ‘Good Men’, thanks to her training with Sable.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
In the original game, there were missions like the one in Grand Central Station where MJ had to stay hidden from a number of Mr. Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second. Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them. It wasn’t the case in the previous title. Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
Coming back to the stun gun part, MJ is pretty skilled in using it, during missions like ‘Good Men’, thanks to her training with Sable. Also, now she’s got the option to even run away and hide when spotted by enemies.
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Negative’s demons to defuse a bomb. Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second. Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them. It wasn’t the case in the previous title. Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
Coming back to the stun gun part, MJ is pretty skilled in using it, during missions like ‘Good Men’, thanks to her training with Sable. Also, now she’s got the option to even run away and hide when spotted by enemies. The playability factor around her has increased a lot compared to being just an observer, for the most part, in the first game.
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Similarly, in Spider-Man 2, MJ is seen hiding from the hunters during the ‘Wake Up’ quest. But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second. Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them. It wasn’t the case in the previous title. Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
Coming back to the stun gun part, MJ is pretty skilled in using it, during missions like ‘Good Men’, thanks to her training with Sable. Also, now she’s got the option to even run away and hide when spotted by enemies. The playability factor around her has increased a lot compared to being just an observer, for the most part, in the first game. That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
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But what’s actually changed?
Well, the very difference lies in the lack of MJ’s abilities in the first game and how she’s evolved in the second. Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them. It wasn’t the case in the previous title. Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
Coming back to the stun gun part, MJ is pretty skilled in using it, during missions like ‘Good Men’, thanks to her training with Sable. Also, now she’s got the option to even run away and hide when spotted by enemies. The playability factor around her has increased a lot compared to being just an observer, for the most part, in the first game. That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
Mary Jane and her missions in Spider-Man 2 allow the story to proceed without causing a problem for the central protagonists
The best thing about going through the quests showcasing Mary Jane is that they never try to overpower the ongoing story itself.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
Coming back to the ‘Wake Up’ mission, she’s seen sneaking past the hunters but she’s also capable of performing Takedowns on them. It wasn’t the case in the previous title. Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
Coming back to the stun gun part, MJ is pretty skilled in using it, during missions like ‘Good Men’, thanks to her training with Sable. Also, now she’s got the option to even run away and hide when spotted by enemies. The playability factor around her has increased a lot compared to being just an observer, for the most part, in the first game. That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
Mary Jane and her missions in Spider-Man 2 allow the story to proceed without causing a problem for the central protagonists
The best thing about going through the quests showcasing Mary Jane is that they never try to overpower the ongoing story itself. The game’s narrative remains intact, no matter what.
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It wasn’t the case in the previous title. Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
Coming back to the stun gun part, MJ is pretty skilled in using it, during missions like ‘Good Men’, thanks to her training with Sable. Also, now she’s got the option to even run away and hide when spotted by enemies. The playability factor around her has increased a lot compared to being just an observer, for the most part, in the first game. That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
Mary Jane and her missions in Spider-Man 2 allow the story to proceed without causing a problem for the central protagonists
The best thing about going through the quests showcasing Mary Jane is that they never try to overpower the ongoing story itself. The game’s narrative remains intact, no matter what. There never occurs a feeling of the devs trying too hard to make it seem like her missions are stretching out of their boundaries.
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Her missions have become better now with the devs actually spending time on giving her a chance to fight.
Coming back to the stun gun part, MJ is pretty skilled in using it, during missions like ‘Good Men’, thanks to her training with Sable. Also, now she’s got the option to even run away and hide when spotted by enemies. The playability factor around her has increased a lot compared to being just an observer, for the most part, in the first game. That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
Mary Jane and her missions in Spider-Man 2 allow the story to proceed without causing a problem for the central protagonists
The best thing about going through the quests showcasing Mary Jane is that they never try to overpower the ongoing story itself. The game’s narrative remains intact, no matter what. There never occurs a feeling of the devs trying too hard to make it seem like her missions are stretching out of their boundaries.
Although they are designed well this time but one has to commend Insomniac’s team to keep a limit on not making MJ’s gameplay moments seem forced or going beyond a certain point.
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Also, now she’s got the option to even run away and hide when spotted by enemies. The playability factor around her has increased a lot compared to being just an observer, for the most part, in the first game. That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
Mary Jane and her missions in Spider-Man 2 allow the story to proceed without causing a problem for the central protagonists
The best thing about going through the quests showcasing Mary Jane is that they never try to overpower the ongoing story itself. The game’s narrative remains intact, no matter what. There never occurs a feeling of the devs trying too hard to make it seem like her missions are stretching out of their boundaries.
Although they are designed well this time but one has to commend Insomniac’s team to keep a limit on not making MJ’s gameplay moments seem forced or going beyond a certain point. They serve their purpose without affecting the main plot of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or overlapping with Peter or Miles’ stories.
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The playability factor around her has increased a lot compared to being just an observer, for the most part, in the first game. That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
Mary Jane and her missions in Spider-Man 2 allow the story to proceed without causing a problem for the central protagonists
The best thing about going through the quests showcasing Mary Jane is that they never try to overpower the ongoing story itself. The game’s narrative remains intact, no matter what. There never occurs a feeling of the devs trying too hard to make it seem like her missions are stretching out of their boundaries.
Although they are designed well this time but one has to commend Insomniac’s team to keep a limit on not making MJ’s gameplay moments seem forced or going beyond a certain point. They serve their purpose without affecting the main plot of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or overlapping with Peter or Miles’ stories. In a way, each character has been given a good amount of time to shine.
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That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
Mary Jane and her missions in Spider-Man 2 allow the story to proceed without causing a problem for the central protagonists
The best thing about going through the quests showcasing Mary Jane is that they never try to overpower the ongoing story itself. The game’s narrative remains intact, no matter what. There never occurs a feeling of the devs trying too hard to make it seem like her missions are stretching out of their boundaries.
Although they are designed well this time but one has to commend Insomniac’s team to keep a limit on not making MJ’s gameplay moments seem forced or going beyond a certain point. They serve their purpose without affecting the main plot of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or overlapping with Peter or Miles’ stories. In a way, each character has been given a good amount of time to shine. At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended.
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That’s the biggest and most visible difference.
Mary Jane and her missions in Spider-Man 2 allow the story to proceed without causing a problem for the central protagonists
The best thing about going through the quests showcasing Mary Jane is that they never try to overpower the ongoing story itself. The game’s narrative remains intact, no matter what. There never occurs a feeling of the devs trying too hard to make it seem like her missions are stretching out of their boundaries.
Although they are designed well this time but one has to commend Insomniac’s team to keep a limit on not making MJ’s gameplay moments seem forced or going beyond a certain point. They serve their purpose without affecting the main plot of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or overlapping with Peter or Miles’ stories. In a way, each character has been given a good amount of time to shine. At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended. But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
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The game’s narrative remains intact, no matter what. There never occurs a feeling of the devs trying too hard to make it seem like her missions are stretching out of their boundaries.
Although they are designed well this time but one has to commend Insomniac’s team to keep a limit on not making MJ’s gameplay moments seem forced or going beyond a certain point. They serve their purpose without affecting the main plot of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or overlapping with Peter or Miles’ stories. In a way, each character has been given a good amount of time to shine. At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended. But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
Despite Spider-Man 2 being more of a Peter’s story (in its entirety), MJ’s role has been given equal significance too. There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist.
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There never occurs a feeling of the devs trying too hard to make it seem like her missions are stretching out of their boundaries.
Although they are designed well this time but one has to commend Insomniac’s team to keep a limit on not making MJ’s gameplay moments seem forced or going beyond a certain point. They serve their purpose without affecting the main plot of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or overlapping with Peter or Miles’ stories. In a way, each character has been given a good amount of time to shine. At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended. But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
Despite Spider-Man 2 being more of a Peter’s story (in its entirety), MJ’s role has been given equal significance too. There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for.
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Although they are designed well this time but one has to commend Insomniac’s team to keep a limit on not making MJ’s gameplay moments seem forced or going beyond a certain point. They serve their purpose without affecting the main plot of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or overlapping with Peter or Miles’ stories. In a way, each character has been given a good amount of time to shine. At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended. But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
Despite Spider-Man 2 being more of a Peter’s story (in its entirety), MJ’s role has been given equal significance too. There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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They serve their purpose without affecting the main plot of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or overlapping with Peter or Miles’ stories. In a way, each character has been given a good amount of time to shine. At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended. But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
Despite Spider-Man 2 being more of a Peter’s story (in its entirety), MJ’s role has been given equal significance too. There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well.
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In a way, each character has been given a good amount of time to shine. At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended. But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
Despite Spider-Man 2 being more of a Peter’s story (in its entirety), MJ’s role has been given equal significance too. There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well. But considering how she was before and how she’s in Spider-Man 2, the overall change is quite praiseworthy.
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At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended. But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
Despite Spider-Man 2 being more of a Peter’s story (in its entirety), MJ’s role has been given equal significance too. There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well. But considering how she was before and how she’s in Spider-Man 2, the overall change is quite praiseworthy. Things are different this time, thankfully.
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At times, it may feel like MJ’s playable sequences should have been extended. But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
Despite Spider-Man 2 being more of a Peter’s story (in its entirety), MJ’s role has been given equal significance too. There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well. But considering how she was before and how she’s in Spider-Man 2, the overall change is quite praiseworthy. Things are different this time, thankfully.
MJ’s missions are now having some actual meaning attached to them rather than acting like fillers.
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Mary Jane in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Is a Disguised Superhero, in a Good Way
But it’s nice to see that the devs decided to not do that; sometimes less is more and fine.
Despite Spider-Man 2 being more of a Peter’s story (in its entirety), MJ’s role has been given equal significance too. There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well. But considering how she was before and how she’s in Spider-Man 2, the overall change is quite praiseworthy. Things are different this time, thankfully.
MJ’s missions are now having some actual meaning attached to them rather than acting like fillers. Players who want to have a few interesting moments aside from the main quests featuring Miles and Peter can have a sense of finishing well-designed stealth quests.
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There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well. But considering how she was before and how she’s in Spider-Man 2, the overall change is quite praiseworthy. Things are different this time, thankfully.
MJ’s missions are now having some actual meaning attached to them rather than acting like fillers. Players who want to have a few interesting moments aside from the main quests featuring Miles and Peter can have a sense of finishing well-designed stealth quests. Mary’s gameplay missions end up increasing the overall quality of Spider-Man 2.
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There’s a visible growth in her arc especially considering her profession as a journalist. Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well. But considering how she was before and how she’s in Spider-Man 2, the overall change is quite praiseworthy. Things are different this time, thankfully.
MJ’s missions are now having some actual meaning attached to them rather than acting like fillers. Players who want to have a few interesting moments aside from the main quests featuring Miles and Peter can have a sense of finishing well-designed stealth quests. Mary’s gameplay missions end up increasing the overall quality of Spider-Man 2. All things considered, it is great to see Insomniac improving on this aspect instead of removing it completely.
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Yes, she’s Peter’s love interest, but that’s not everything she’s there for. Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well. But considering how she was before and how she’s in Spider-Man 2, the overall change is quite praiseworthy. Things are different this time, thankfully.
MJ’s missions are now having some actual meaning attached to them rather than acting like fillers. Players who want to have a few interesting moments aside from the main quests featuring Miles and Peter can have a sense of finishing well-designed stealth quests. Mary’s gameplay missions end up increasing the overall quality of Spider-Man 2. All things considered, it is great to see Insomniac improving on this aspect instead of removing it completely.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is now available on PlayStation 5 worldwide.
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Players can easily see it happening throughout the game’s duration.
The verdict?
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It’s obvious to expect that a lot of fans who didn’t like MJ’s missions in the first installment won’t like her this time as well. But considering how she was before and how she’s in Spider-Man 2, the overall change is quite praiseworthy. Things are different this time, thankfully.
MJ’s missions are now having some actual meaning attached to them rather than acting like fillers. Players who want to have a few interesting moments aside from the main quests featuring Miles and Peter can have a sense of finishing well-designed stealth quests. Mary’s gameplay missions end up increasing the overall quality of Spider-Man 2. All things considered, it is great to see Insomniac improving on this aspect instead of removing it completely.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is now available on PlayStation 5 worldwide.
Watch This Story: The Console Wars Are Heating Head-to-Head: Xbox and PlayStation Fans Battle Over Which Custom Controller is Better, Starfield or Spider-Man 2?
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
Let’s say I am the owner of a hedge fund, and one fine June day, my employees come to me and say, “Hey, Liz, we have an accounting problem. We are missing several billion dollars.” How would I react?
I have been wondering this since Danielle Sassoon walked Sam Bankman-Fried through his reaction to the FTX software bug fixed by Adam Yedidia. In my case, there would probably be shouting? Like, a lot of shouting. I would also probably have my assistant figure out which law enforcement agency to call immediately. Misplacing $900 million is a five-alarm fire even for Citibank; misplacing several billion is kicking over a lantern in Chicago in 1871.
Obviously, this is not how Bankman-Fried reacted to the software bug that overestimated the amount Alameda owed to FTX by about $8 billion. Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion.
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We are missing several billion dollars.” How would I react?
I have been wondering this since Danielle Sassoon walked Sam Bankman-Fried through his reaction to the FTX software bug fixed by Adam Yedidia. In my case, there would probably be shouting? Like, a lot of shouting. I would also probably have my assistant figure out which law enforcement agency to call immediately. Misplacing $900 million is a five-alarm fire even for Citibank; misplacing several billion is kicking over a lantern in Chicago in 1871.
Obviously, this is not how Bankman-Fried reacted to the software bug that overestimated the amount Alameda owed to FTX by about $8 billion. Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion. Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
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We are missing several billion dollars.” How would I react?
I have been wondering this since Danielle Sassoon walked Sam Bankman-Fried through his reaction to the FTX software bug fixed by Adam Yedidia. In my case, there would probably be shouting? Like, a lot of shouting. I would also probably have my assistant figure out which law enforcement agency to call immediately. Misplacing $900 million is a five-alarm fire even for Citibank; misplacing several billion is kicking over a lantern in Chicago in 1871.
Obviously, this is not how Bankman-Fried reacted to the software bug that overestimated the amount Alameda owed to FTX by about $8 billion. Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion. Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug.
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Like, a lot of shouting. I would also probably have my assistant figure out which law enforcement agency to call immediately. Misplacing $900 million is a five-alarm fire even for Citibank; misplacing several billion is kicking over a lantern in Chicago in 1871.
Obviously, this is not how Bankman-Fried reacted to the software bug that overestimated the amount Alameda owed to FTX by about $8 billion. Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion. Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October.
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Misplacing $900 million is a five-alarm fire even for Citibank; misplacing several billion is kicking over a lantern in Chicago in 1871.
Obviously, this is not how Bankman-Fried reacted to the software bug that overestimated the amount Alameda owed to FTX by about $8 billion. Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion. Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
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Misplacing $900 million is a five-alarm fire even for Citibank; misplacing several billion is kicking over a lantern in Chicago in 1871.
Obviously, this is not how Bankman-Fried reacted to the software bug that overestimated the amount Alameda owed to FTX by about $8 billion. Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion. Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall.
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Obviously, this is not how Bankman-Fried reacted to the software bug that overestimated the amount Alameda owed to FTX by about $8 billion. Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion. Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall. Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits?
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Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion. Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall. Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits? Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money?
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
Nor is it how he reacted to finding out that even after fixing the bug, Alameda still owed FTX about $8 billion. Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall. Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits? Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money? Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money?
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Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall. Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits? Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money? Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money? No, no, and no.
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Instead, Bankman-Fried directed alleged co-conspirator Caroline Ellison to repay third-party loans and went on making investments.
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall. Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits? Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money? Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money? No, no, and no. Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
Bankman-Fried said that he found out about the fiat@ftx account — that’s the one that tracked how much Alameda owed FTX — in June 2022 while his senior staff was focused on fixing the software bug. He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall. Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits? Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money? Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money? No, no, and no. Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy.
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
He did not, however, discover what the account was for until October. I know this sounds unbelievable, but this is his actual testimony.
His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall. Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits? Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money? Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money? No, no, and no. Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. FTX was a fraud “from the start,” the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges — with a “multi-billion-dollar deficiency caused by his own misappropriation of customer funds.” Follow along for all the latest news and regular updates from the trial.
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His employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Simple questions nailed Bankman-Fried to the wall. Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits? Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money? Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money? No, no, and no. Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. FTX was a fraud “from the start,” the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges — with a “multi-billion-dollar deficiency caused by his own misappropriation of customer funds.” Follow along for all the latest news and regular updates from the trial.
Who was making decisions to spend $8 billion of customer funds?
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Had he given his employees at Alameda the direction not to spend FTX customer deposits? Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money? Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money? No, no, and no. Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. FTX was a fraud “from the start,” the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges — with a “multi-billion-dollar deficiency caused by his own misappropriation of customer funds.” Follow along for all the latest news and regular updates from the trial.
Who was making decisions to spend $8 billion of customer funds? Bankman-Fried couldn’t recall knowing anything about it. Were there rules or requirements for how money borrowed from FTX would be returned? Were there rules for risk management?
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Had he put in any policies to prevent Alameda employees from spending FTX customer money? Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money? No, no, and no. Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. FTX was a fraud “from the start,” the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges — with a “multi-billion-dollar deficiency caused by his own misappropriation of customer funds.” Follow along for all the latest news and regular updates from the trial.
Who was making decisions to spend $8 billion of customer funds? Bankman-Fried couldn’t recall knowing anything about it. Were there rules or requirements for how money borrowed from FTX would be returned? Were there rules for risk management? “I was concerned with overall risk management,” Bankman-Fried said.
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Did he put in place any measures at Alameda to protect the FTX customer money? No, no, and no. Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. FTX was a fraud “from the start,” the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges — with a “multi-billion-dollar deficiency caused by his own misappropriation of customer funds.” Follow along for all the latest news and regular updates from the trial.
Who was making decisions to spend $8 billion of customer funds? Bankman-Fried couldn’t recall knowing anything about it. Were there rules or requirements for how money borrowed from FTX would be returned? Were there rules for risk management? “I was concerned with overall risk management,” Bankman-Fried said.
But it was the testimony about June 2022 that resonated the most to me.
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No, no, and no. Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. FTX was a fraud “from the start,” the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges — with a “multi-billion-dollar deficiency caused by his own misappropriation of customer funds.” Follow along for all the latest news and regular updates from the trial.
Who was making decisions to spend $8 billion of customer funds? Bankman-Fried couldn’t recall knowing anything about it. Were there rules or requirements for how money borrowed from FTX would be returned? Were there rules for risk management? “I was concerned with overall risk management,” Bankman-Fried said.
But it was the testimony about June 2022 that resonated the most to me. Didn’t Bankman-Fried ask what “fiat@ftx” was? He did.
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Oh, but he was testifying to Congress about keeping customer funds safe.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. FTX was a fraud “from the start,” the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges — with a “multi-billion-dollar deficiency caused by his own misappropriation of customer funds.” Follow along for all the latest news and regular updates from the trial.
Who was making decisions to spend $8 billion of customer funds? Bankman-Fried couldn’t recall knowing anything about it. Were there rules or requirements for how money borrowed from FTX would be returned? Were there rules for risk management? “I was concerned with overall risk management,” Bankman-Fried said.
But it was the testimony about June 2022 that resonated the most to me. Didn’t Bankman-Fried ask what “fiat@ftx” was? He did. But — I did hear these words uttered aloud in a court of law this morning, I am not creative enough to make this kind of thing up — his employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Yedidia — Bankman-Fried’s college friend, Bahamas roommate, and employee at FTX — had testified that he’d asked Bankman-Fried about the $8 billion hole on a padel tennis court in their luxury complex in June or July.
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Bankman-Fried couldn’t recall knowing anything about it. Were there rules or requirements for how money borrowed from FTX would be returned? Were there rules for risk management? “I was concerned with overall risk management,” Bankman-Fried said.
But it was the testimony about June 2022 that resonated the most to me. Didn’t Bankman-Fried ask what “fiat@ftx” was? He did. But — I did hear these words uttered aloud in a court of law this morning, I am not creative enough to make this kind of thing up — his employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Yedidia — Bankman-Fried’s college friend, Bahamas roommate, and employee at FTX — had testified that he’d asked Bankman-Fried about the $8 billion hole on a padel tennis court in their luxury complex in June or July. Today, in testimony, Bankman-Fried seemed to be trying to deny that conversation had ever taken place.
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Were there rules for risk management? “I was concerned with overall risk management,” Bankman-Fried said.
But it was the testimony about June 2022 that resonated the most to me. Didn’t Bankman-Fried ask what “fiat@ftx” was? He did. But — I did hear these words uttered aloud in a court of law this morning, I am not creative enough to make this kind of thing up — his employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Yedidia — Bankman-Fried’s college friend, Bahamas roommate, and employee at FTX — had testified that he’d asked Bankman-Fried about the $8 billion hole on a padel tennis court in their luxury complex in June or July. Today, in testimony, Bankman-Fried seemed to be trying to deny that conversation had ever taken place. It was not until Judge Lewis Kaplan intervened to ask if Bankman-Fried had ever been told by Yedidia about that money, in words or in substance, that Bankman-Fried admitted he’d been told.
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Didn’t Bankman-Fried ask what “fiat@ftx” was? He did. But — I did hear these words uttered aloud in a court of law this morning, I am not creative enough to make this kind of thing up — his employees told him “they were busy and I should stop asking questions because it was distracting.”
Yedidia — Bankman-Fried’s college friend, Bahamas roommate, and employee at FTX — had testified that he’d asked Bankman-Fried about the $8 billion hole on a padel tennis court in their luxury complex in June or July. Today, in testimony, Bankman-Fried seemed to be trying to deny that conversation had ever taken place. It was not until Judge Lewis Kaplan intervened to ask if Bankman-Fried had ever been told by Yedidia about that money, in words or in substance, that Bankman-Fried admitted he’d been told.
I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense
“So it’s your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?” Sassoon asked.
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Today, in testimony, Bankman-Fried seemed to be trying to deny that conversation had ever taken place. It was not until Judge Lewis Kaplan intervened to ask if Bankman-Fried had ever been told by Yedidia about that money, in words or in substance, that Bankman-Fried admitted he’d been told.
I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense
“So it’s your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?” Sassoon asked. She could have been filing her nails, her tone was so level. Had Bankman-Fried called anyone in to ask who spent $8 billion? “I wasn’t trying to build out blame for it,” he said. He was focused on solutions! Did he fire anyone? Nope!
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Today, in testimony, Bankman-Fried seemed to be trying to deny that conversation had ever taken place. It was not until Judge Lewis Kaplan intervened to ask if Bankman-Fried had ever been told by Yedidia about that money, in words or in substance, that Bankman-Fried admitted he’d been told.
I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense
“So it’s your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?” Sassoon asked. She could have been filing her nails, her tone was so level. Had Bankman-Fried called anyone in to ask who spent $8 billion? “I wasn’t trying to build out blame for it,” he said. He was focused on solutions! Did he fire anyone? Nope!
We also saw an Alameda balance sheet from June 13th, 2022, that included the money it was borrowing from FTX as “ftx borrows.” Bankman-Fried seemed pretty hazy on this, too.
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I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense
“So it’s your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?” Sassoon asked. She could have been filing her nails, her tone was so level. Had Bankman-Fried called anyone in to ask who spent $8 billion? “I wasn’t trying to build out blame for it,” he said. He was focused on solutions! Did he fire anyone? Nope!
We also saw an Alameda balance sheet from June 13th, 2022, that included the money it was borrowing from FTX as “ftx borrows.” Bankman-Fried seemed pretty hazy on this, too.
If you are wondering how Bankman-Fried’s parents reacted to this, I can’t tell you — they weren’t there. I couldn’t really blame them. I wouldn’t want to watch my child be vivisected, either.
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She could have been filing her nails, her tone was so level. Had Bankman-Fried called anyone in to ask who spent $8 billion? “I wasn’t trying to build out blame for it,” he said. He was focused on solutions! Did he fire anyone? Nope!
We also saw an Alameda balance sheet from June 13th, 2022, that included the money it was borrowing from FTX as “ftx borrows.” Bankman-Fried seemed pretty hazy on this, too.
If you are wondering how Bankman-Fried’s parents reacted to this, I can’t tell you — they weren’t there. I couldn’t really blame them. I wouldn’t want to watch my child be vivisected, either. The jurors, however, watched the operation attentively. I suppose for most of us, $8 billion has a way of focusing the mind.
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She could have been filing her nails, her tone was so level. Had Bankman-Fried called anyone in to ask who spent $8 billion? “I wasn’t trying to build out blame for it,” he said. He was focused on solutions! Did he fire anyone? Nope!
We also saw an Alameda balance sheet from June 13th, 2022, that included the money it was borrowing from FTX as “ftx borrows.” Bankman-Fried seemed pretty hazy on this, too.
If you are wondering how Bankman-Fried’s parents reacted to this, I can’t tell you — they weren’t there. I couldn’t really blame them. I wouldn’t want to watch my child be vivisected, either. The jurors, however, watched the operation attentively. I suppose for most of us, $8 billion has a way of focusing the mind.
Look, uttering phrases like “hole isn’t really the word I would use” and responding to a question by saying you wanted “a few more qualifiers and scoping on it” do not, as a general rule, bode well for your believability.
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He was focused on solutions! Did he fire anyone? Nope!
We also saw an Alameda balance sheet from June 13th, 2022, that included the money it was borrowing from FTX as “ftx borrows.” Bankman-Fried seemed pretty hazy on this, too.
If you are wondering how Bankman-Fried’s parents reacted to this, I can’t tell you — they weren’t there. I couldn’t really blame them. I wouldn’t want to watch my child be vivisected, either. The jurors, however, watched the operation attentively. I suppose for most of us, $8 billion has a way of focusing the mind.
Look, uttering phrases like “hole isn’t really the word I would use” and responding to a question by saying you wanted “a few more qualifiers and scoping on it” do not, as a general rule, bode well for your believability. Yes, this will win certain kinds of nerd arguments.
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Nope!
We also saw an Alameda balance sheet from June 13th, 2022, that included the money it was borrowing from FTX as “ftx borrows.” Bankman-Fried seemed pretty hazy on this, too.
If you are wondering how Bankman-Fried’s parents reacted to this, I can’t tell you — they weren’t there. I couldn’t really blame them. I wouldn’t want to watch my child be vivisected, either. The jurors, however, watched the operation attentively. I suppose for most of us, $8 billion has a way of focusing the mind.
Look, uttering phrases like “hole isn’t really the word I would use” and responding to a question by saying you wanted “a few more qualifiers and scoping on it” do not, as a general rule, bode well for your believability. Yes, this will win certain kinds of nerd arguments. But this is a courtroom, and I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense.
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If you are wondering how Bankman-Fried’s parents reacted to this, I can’t tell you — they weren’t there. I couldn’t really blame them. I wouldn’t want to watch my child be vivisected, either. The jurors, however, watched the operation attentively. I suppose for most of us, $8 billion has a way of focusing the mind.
Look, uttering phrases like “hole isn’t really the word I would use” and responding to a question by saying you wanted “a few more qualifiers and scoping on it” do not, as a general rule, bode well for your believability. Yes, this will win certain kinds of nerd arguments. But this is a courtroom, and I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense.
“His name is Ryan Salame :p”
Bankman-Fried, like Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes before him, got on the stand to speak directly to his state of mind in a way no other witness can.
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I wouldn’t want to watch my child be vivisected, either. The jurors, however, watched the operation attentively. I suppose for most of us, $8 billion has a way of focusing the mind.
Look, uttering phrases like “hole isn’t really the word I would use” and responding to a question by saying you wanted “a few more qualifiers and scoping on it” do not, as a general rule, bode well for your believability. Yes, this will win certain kinds of nerd arguments. But this is a courtroom, and I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense.
“His name is Ryan Salame :p”
Bankman-Fried, like Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes before him, got on the stand to speak directly to his state of mind in a way no other witness can. But telling your side of the story opens you to a great many questions you might not want to answer on cross-examination.
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I suppose for most of us, $8 billion has a way of focusing the mind.
Look, uttering phrases like “hole isn’t really the word I would use” and responding to a question by saying you wanted “a few more qualifiers and scoping on it” do not, as a general rule, bode well for your believability. Yes, this will win certain kinds of nerd arguments. But this is a courtroom, and I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense.
“His name is Ryan Salame :p”
Bankman-Fried, like Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes before him, got on the stand to speak directly to his state of mind in a way no other witness can. But telling your side of the story opens you to a great many questions you might not want to answer on cross-examination. I have watched a lot of crosses. This was the nastiest I think I’ve ever seen.
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Look, uttering phrases like “hole isn’t really the word I would use” and responding to a question by saying you wanted “a few more qualifiers and scoping on it” do not, as a general rule, bode well for your believability. Yes, this will win certain kinds of nerd arguments. But this is a courtroom, and I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense.
“His name is Ryan Salame :p”
Bankman-Fried, like Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes before him, got on the stand to speak directly to his state of mind in a way no other witness can. But telling your side of the story opens you to a great many questions you might not want to answer on cross-examination. I have watched a lot of crosses. This was the nastiest I think I’ve ever seen.
The charges in this case hinge on conspiracy and intentional deceit.
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Yes, this will win certain kinds of nerd arguments. But this is a courtroom, and I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense.
“His name is Ryan Salame :p”
Bankman-Fried, like Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes before him, got on the stand to speak directly to his state of mind in a way no other witness can. But telling your side of the story opens you to a great many questions you might not want to answer on cross-examination. I have watched a lot of crosses. This was the nastiest I think I’ve ever seen.
The charges in this case hinge on conspiracy and intentional deceit. Just losing $8 billion is not a crime, though it is very embarrassing. (Even losing $900 million is very embarrassing because people will make jokes about it forever!)
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Yes, this will win certain kinds of nerd arguments. But this is a courtroom, and I have come to believe that if you know the meaning of the word “epistemology,” you absolutely should not testify in your own defense.
“His name is Ryan Salame :p”
Bankman-Fried, like Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes before him, got on the stand to speak directly to his state of mind in a way no other witness can. But telling your side of the story opens you to a great many questions you might not want to answer on cross-examination. I have watched a lot of crosses. This was the nastiest I think I’ve ever seen.
The charges in this case hinge on conspiracy and intentional deceit. Just losing $8 billion is not a crime, though it is very embarrassing. (Even losing $900 million is very embarrassing because people will make jokes about it forever!) But if Bankman-Fried lied to customers and lenders about what he was doing and how safe FTX was, that’s a crime.
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“His name is Ryan Salame :p”
Bankman-Fried, like Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes before him, got on the stand to speak directly to his state of mind in a way no other witness can. But telling your side of the story opens you to a great many questions you might not want to answer on cross-examination. I have watched a lot of crosses. This was the nastiest I think I’ve ever seen.
The charges in this case hinge on conspiracy and intentional deceit. Just losing $8 billion is not a crime, though it is very embarrassing. (Even losing $900 million is very embarrassing because people will make jokes about it forever!) But if Bankman-Fried lied to customers and lenders about what he was doing and how safe FTX was, that’s a crime.
Establishing that would have been enough, but Sassoon also managed to get in some flourishes about Bankman-Fried’s relationships to Bahamian power.
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But telling your side of the story opens you to a great many questions you might not want to answer on cross-examination. I have watched a lot of crosses. This was the nastiest I think I’ve ever seen.
The charges in this case hinge on conspiracy and intentional deceit. Just losing $8 billion is not a crime, though it is very embarrassing. (Even losing $900 million is very embarrassing because people will make jokes about it forever!) But if Bankman-Fried lied to customers and lenders about what he was doing and how safe FTX was, that’s a crime.
Establishing that would have been enough, but Sassoon also managed to get in some flourishes about Bankman-Fried’s relationships to Bahamian power. For instance, she asked him if he’d made comments about paying off the Bahamian national debt. (You will be shocked, shocked to discover he didn’t recall.)
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But telling your side of the story opens you to a great many questions you might not want to answer on cross-examination. I have watched a lot of crosses. This was the nastiest I think I’ve ever seen.
The charges in this case hinge on conspiracy and intentional deceit. Just losing $8 billion is not a crime, though it is very embarrassing. (Even losing $900 million is very embarrassing because people will make jokes about it forever!) But if Bankman-Fried lied to customers and lenders about what he was doing and how safe FTX was, that’s a crime.
Establishing that would have been enough, but Sassoon also managed to get in some flourishes about Bankman-Fried’s relationships to Bahamian power. For instance, she asked him if he’d made comments about paying off the Bahamian national debt. (You will be shocked, shocked to discover he didn’t recall.) We then saw an internal FTX group chat called “Project Chinchilla Chatter” in which another member asked who in the Bahamian government they needed to talk to for the project.
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This was the nastiest I think I’ve ever seen.
The charges in this case hinge on conspiracy and intentional deceit. Just losing $8 billion is not a crime, though it is very embarrassing. (Even losing $900 million is very embarrassing because people will make jokes about it forever!) But if Bankman-Fried lied to customers and lenders about what he was doing and how safe FTX was, that’s a crime.
Establishing that would have been enough, but Sassoon also managed to get in some flourishes about Bankman-Fried’s relationships to Bahamian power. For instance, she asked him if he’d made comments about paying off the Bahamian national debt. (You will be shocked, shocked to discover he didn’t recall.) We then saw an internal FTX group chat called “Project Chinchilla Chatter” in which another member asked who in the Bahamian government they needed to talk to for the project. “His name is Ryan Salame :p,” Bankman-Fried replied.
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Just losing $8 billion is not a crime, though it is very embarrassing. (Even losing $900 million is very embarrassing because people will make jokes about it forever!) But if Bankman-Fried lied to customers and lenders about what he was doing and how safe FTX was, that’s a crime.
Establishing that would have been enough, but Sassoon also managed to get in some flourishes about Bankman-Fried’s relationships to Bahamian power. For instance, she asked him if he’d made comments about paying off the Bahamian national debt. (You will be shocked, shocked to discover he didn’t recall.) We then saw an internal FTX group chat called “Project Chinchilla Chatter” in which another member asked who in the Bahamian government they needed to talk to for the project. “His name is Ryan Salame :p,” Bankman-Fried replied. Salame was one of FTX’s executives.
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(Even losing $900 million is very embarrassing because people will make jokes about it forever!) But if Bankman-Fried lied to customers and lenders about what he was doing and how safe FTX was, that’s a crime.
Establishing that would have been enough, but Sassoon also managed to get in some flourishes about Bankman-Fried’s relationships to Bahamian power. For instance, she asked him if he’d made comments about paying off the Bahamian national debt. (You will be shocked, shocked to discover he didn’t recall.) We then saw an internal FTX group chat called “Project Chinchilla Chatter” in which another member asked who in the Bahamian government they needed to talk to for the project. “His name is Ryan Salame :p,” Bankman-Fried replied. Salame was one of FTX’s executives.
In another part of the chat, Bankman-Fried noted that the Bahamian prime minister was at the FTX arena in FTX seats with his wife.
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But if Bankman-Fried lied to customers and lenders about what he was doing and how safe FTX was, that’s a crime.
Establishing that would have been enough, but Sassoon also managed to get in some flourishes about Bankman-Fried’s relationships to Bahamian power. For instance, she asked him if he’d made comments about paying off the Bahamian national debt. (You will be shocked, shocked to discover he didn’t recall.) We then saw an internal FTX group chat called “Project Chinchilla Chatter” in which another member asked who in the Bahamian government they needed to talk to for the project. “His name is Ryan Salame :p,” Bankman-Fried replied. Salame was one of FTX’s executives.
In another part of the chat, Bankman-Fried noted that the Bahamian prime minister was at the FTX arena in FTX seats with his wife.
We then saw a November 9th email from Bankman-Fried to Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas, that said “we are deeply grateful” for what the Bahamas had done for FTX.
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For instance, she asked him if he’d made comments about paying off the Bahamian national debt. (You will be shocked, shocked to discover he didn’t recall.) We then saw an internal FTX group chat called “Project Chinchilla Chatter” in which another member asked who in the Bahamian government they needed to talk to for the project. “His name is Ryan Salame :p,” Bankman-Fried replied. Salame was one of FTX’s executives.
In another part of the chat, Bankman-Fried noted that the Bahamian prime minister was at the FTX arena in FTX seats with his wife.
We then saw a November 9th email from Bankman-Fried to Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas, that said “we are deeply grateful” for what the Bahamas had done for FTX. As a token of that gratitude, Bankman-Fried wrote:
We would be more than happy to open up withdrawals for all Bahamian customers on FTX, so that they can, tomorrow, fully withdraw all of their assets, making them fully whole.
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We then saw an internal FTX group chat called “Project Chinchilla Chatter” in which another member asked who in the Bahamian government they needed to talk to for the project. “His name is Ryan Salame :p,” Bankman-Fried replied. Salame was one of FTX’s executives.
In another part of the chat, Bankman-Fried noted that the Bahamian prime minister was at the FTX arena in FTX seats with his wife.
We then saw a November 9th email from Bankman-Fried to Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas, that said “we are deeply grateful” for what the Bahamas had done for FTX. As a token of that gratitude, Bankman-Fried wrote:
We would be more than happy to open up withdrawals for all Bahamian customers on FTX, so that they can, tomorrow, fully withdraw all of their assets, making them fully whole. It’s your call whether you want us to do this, but we are more than happy to and would consider it the very least of our duty to the country, and could open it up immediately if you reply saying you want us to.
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Salame was one of FTX’s executives.
In another part of the chat, Bankman-Fried noted that the Bahamian prime minister was at the FTX arena in FTX seats with his wife.
We then saw a November 9th email from Bankman-Fried to Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas, that said “we are deeply grateful” for what the Bahamas had done for FTX. As a token of that gratitude, Bankman-Fried wrote:
We would be more than happy to open up withdrawals for all Bahamian customers on FTX, so that they can, tomorrow, fully withdraw all of their assets, making them fully whole. It’s your call whether you want us to do this, but we are more than happy to and would consider it the very least of our duty to the country, and could open it up immediately if you reply saying you want us to. If we don’t hear back from you, we are going to go ahead and do it tomorrow.
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
In another part of the chat, Bankman-Fried noted that the Bahamian prime minister was at the FTX arena in FTX seats with his wife.
We then saw a November 9th email from Bankman-Fried to Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas, that said “we are deeply grateful” for what the Bahamas had done for FTX. As a token of that gratitude, Bankman-Fried wrote:
We would be more than happy to open up withdrawals for all Bahamian customers on FTX, so that they can, tomorrow, fully withdraw all of their assets, making them fully whole. It’s your call whether you want us to do this, but we are more than happy to and would consider it the very least of our duty to the country, and could open it up immediately if you reply saying you want us to. If we don’t hear back from you, we are going to go ahead and do it tomorrow.
Bankman-Fried did indeed open withdrawals for Bahamian customers.
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
We then saw a November 9th email from Bankman-Fried to Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas, that said “we are deeply grateful” for what the Bahamas had done for FTX. As a token of that gratitude, Bankman-Fried wrote:
We would be more than happy to open up withdrawals for all Bahamian customers on FTX, so that they can, tomorrow, fully withdraw all of their assets, making them fully whole. It’s your call whether you want us to do this, but we are more than happy to and would consider it the very least of our duty to the country, and could open it up immediately if you reply saying you want us to. If we don’t hear back from you, we are going to go ahead and do it tomorrow.
Bankman-Fried did indeed open withdrawals for Bahamian customers. The upshot of this testimony seemed to be that Bankman-Fried had a cozy, perhaps even inappropriately cozy, relationship with the Bahamian government — which isn’t what he’s on trial for but probably doesn’t make him look any better to a jury.
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
As a token of that gratitude, Bankman-Fried wrote:
We would be more than happy to open up withdrawals for all Bahamian customers on FTX, so that they can, tomorrow, fully withdraw all of their assets, making them fully whole. It’s your call whether you want us to do this, but we are more than happy to and would consider it the very least of our duty to the country, and could open it up immediately if you reply saying you want us to. If we don’t hear back from you, we are going to go ahead and do it tomorrow.
Bankman-Fried did indeed open withdrawals for Bahamian customers. The upshot of this testimony seemed to be that Bankman-Fried had a cozy, perhaps even inappropriately cozy, relationship with the Bahamian government — which isn’t what he’s on trial for but probably doesn’t make him look any better to a jury.
Sassoon successfully established yesterday that Bankman-Fried has a long history of dishonesty.
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
It’s your call whether you want us to do this, but we are more than happy to and would consider it the very least of our duty to the country, and could open it up immediately if you reply saying you want us to. If we don’t hear back from you, we are going to go ahead and do it tomorrow.
Bankman-Fried did indeed open withdrawals for Bahamian customers. The upshot of this testimony seemed to be that Bankman-Fried had a cozy, perhaps even inappropriately cozy, relationship with the Bahamian government — which isn’t what he’s on trial for but probably doesn’t make him look any better to a jury.
Sassoon successfully established yesterday that Bankman-Fried has a long history of dishonesty. Today, through a set of questions about what Bankman-Fried did and didn’t do, she established that the story he told on direct examination was absurd.
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Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went
It’s your call whether you want us to do this, but we are more than happy to and would consider it the very least of our duty to the country, and could open it up immediately if you reply saying you want us to. If we don’t hear back from you, we are going to go ahead and do it tomorrow.
Bankman-Fried did indeed open withdrawals for Bahamian customers. The upshot of this testimony seemed to be that Bankman-Fried had a cozy, perhaps even inappropriately cozy, relationship with the Bahamian government — which isn’t what he’s on trial for but probably doesn’t make him look any better to a jury.
Sassoon successfully established yesterday that Bankman-Fried has a long history of dishonesty. Today, through a set of questions about what Bankman-Fried did and didn’t do, she established that the story he told on direct examination was absurd. After a brief redirect examination by Bankman-Fried’s own lawyers, which was resplendent with word salad, Bankman-Fried stepped down, and the defense rested their case.
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