Mar 23, 2022
Brett Harrison: President of FTX
US
In this episode,
Kevin and Ben interview Brett Harrison, president of FTX US, one of
the biggest crypto marketplaces trading in the US right now! FTX US
has sponsored Major League Baseball, F1 Mercedes, E-Sports, as well
as Miami Heat’s home arena (renaming it from American Airlines
Arena to the FTX Arena) and partnering with Coachella helping them
to make NFT keys for various music experiences.
Who is Brett Harrison?
Brett Harrison is the President of FTX US, a
US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange. Brett began and spent the
majority of his career at Jane Street, where he led the firm’s
algorithmic trading system development. Prior to joining FTX US,
Brett previously worked as Head of Semi-Systematic Technology at
Citadel Securities, where he managed technology for the firm’s
Options, ETF, OTC, and ADR trading globally.
What we cover in this episode:
- How did Brett get to be President of
FTX?
-
How did FTX US grow to be so
big?
-
The secret to keeping people on a
platform
-
FTX US and their relationship with US
Government and regulators
- Brett’s reaction to Joe Bidens executive order
on crypto
-
Brett’s idea for crypto helping high risk
industries and bank-less individuals
- FTX helping Ukraine with setting up an official
account for crypto donations
- New future projects from FTX US (and a teaser
for a new gaming announcement)
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Ways to connect with Brett and
FTX:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FTX_Official
https://twitter.com/Brett_FTXUS
Website:
https://ftx.us
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Ben
Kevin
Twitter:
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Ben
Twitter:
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