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Sam Blum

@samblum
11 posts
2026-02-06
New reporting from Forbes confirms Bucher's role as a matchmaker between Jeffrey Epstein and tech founders.  Their report says at least nine startup founders were connected to Epstein through Bucher. www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...  [embedded post]
2026-02-06 View on X
Forbes

DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of investments in 22 unicorns like xAI

Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...Sam Blum /@samblum:New reporting from Forbes confirms Bucher's role as a matchmaker bet...

New reporting from Forbes confirms Bucher's role as a matchmaker between Jeffrey Epstein and tech founders.  Their report says at least nine startup founders were connected to Epstein through Bucher. www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...  [embedded post]
2026-02-06 View on X
New York Times

DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

2026-02-05
New reporting from Forbes confirms Bucher's role as a matchmaker between Jeffrey Epstein and tech founders.  Their report says at least nine startup founders were connected to Epstein through Bucher. www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...  [embedded post]
2026-02-05 View on X
New York Times

DOJ files reveal Epstein's deep Silicon Valley relationships and how key insiders offered access to buzzy startups like Coinbase, long after his 2008 conviction

The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.

New reporting from Forbes confirms Bucher's role as a matchmaker between Jeffrey Epstein and tech founders.  Their report says at least nine startup founders were connected to Epstein through Bucher. www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...  [embedded post]
2026-02-05 View on X
Forbes

DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of investments in 22 unicorns like xAI

Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley.  New emails released from the Department of Justice reveal a deep …

2025-10-03
OpenAI's valuation crossed the half-trillion mark today.  On the heels of Sora 2, which is essentially a plug and play tool for deepfakes that could, you know, subvert our reality to an even more staggering degree.  —  www.cnbc.com/2025/10/02/o...
2025-10-03 View on X
CNBC

Source: OpenAI authorized up to $10.3B in shares for sale, but only $6.6B was sold, which insiders see as a sign of staff confidence and strong investor demand

OpenAI's $500B valuation, Meta's privacy backlash and more Ankush Das / Analytics India Magazine : OpenAI Hits $500 Billion, Surpasses SpaceX as World's Most Valuable Startup Marke...

OpenAI's valuation crossed the half-trillion mark today.  On the heels of Sora 2, which is essentially a plug and play tool for deepfakes that could, you know, subvert our reality to an even more staggering degree.  —  www.cnbc.com/2025/10/02/o...
2025-10-03 View on X
Reuters

Source: OpenAI employees sold shares worth ~$6.6B to a consortium of investors including Thrive Capital, SoftBank, Dragoneer, Abu Dhabi's MGX, and T. Rowe Price

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has reached a valuation of $500 billion, following a deal in which current …

This, but walking into a room with 10,000 AI-generated Zucks talking in an infinite loop about Sweet Baby Ray's. [embedded post]
2025-10-03 View on X
TechCrunch

Meta launches communities on Threads, starting with 100+ dedicated public spaces for casual conversations around topics like basketball, TV, K-pop, and books

it's about finding your people 🫶 Today, we're introducing a new communities feature that we're testing with some of the most active interest groups on Threads. Casey Newton / @crum...

2025-06-15
Crypto was supposed to be countercultural lol [embedded post]
2025-06-15 View on X
Wall Street Journal

America250, the nonprofit organizing the US Semiquincentennial celebration, says it received sponsorship commitments from Oracle, Amazon, Coinbase, and Palantir

Twenty two corporations and foundations are sponsoring the 250th Army Birthday Parade and Festival on the National Mall, according to the Army.

2025-06-07
How is this band not a securities violation? [embedded post]
2025-06-07 View on X
CNBC

Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange Gemini says it has confidentially filed for an IPO in the US, after SEC dropped its probe and Gemini settled with CFTC for $5M

Update CoinDesk : Billionaire Winklevoss Twins-Backed Exchange Gemini Files With SEC For Planned IPO Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal : Crypto Exchange Gemini Files for IPO Lan...

2025-05-16
It's gonna be sick when we have a national Bitcoin reserve.  [embedded post]
2025-05-16 View on X
Bloomberg

Source: Coinbase's hackers had bribed enough customer service representatives to achieve effectively on-demand access to customer info in the past five months

On the long list of crypto companies that have been hacked, there are plenty of examples of financial losses that are much more painful …

I wonder if Brian Armstrong and co. regret showering the Trump campaign/inauguration with cash.  [embedded post]
2025-05-16 View on X
New York Times

Coinbase says it is working with the US SEC to close an investigation into whether it misstated its numbers by noting 100M+ “verified users” in its 2021 IPO doc

After he took office, the SEC dropped a lawsuit accusing Coinbase of illegally marketing crypto to the public.  —  But the SEC is still investigating whether Coinbase misstated its...