Yep!

Yep, hence my post! 😉

Tiger Global investing in bagels. The jokes write themselves! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“And to think my kid looks up to these sharks.” Tristan Weiss, Dividend Calculator

Cocaine, Caffeine Detected In Sharks theonion.com/cocaine-caffeine-detecte...

The past few weeks of headlines for Crispin

15 women were willing to come to testify in court on behalf of the FT.

That included 3 whose allegations had not previously been reported.

BREAKING: Crispin Odey has dropped his £79mn libel claim against the Financial Times over its reporting of sexual misconduct allegations against him, acknowledging that the FT would win in its defence. as.ft.com/r/008e56f3-b...

Are u gonna be more active on Bsky now, Ben? 👀

For @alphaville.ft.com, I had a look at this controversial investor's portfolio, and the fact that his stocks all seem to go ... down

That'll be the death spiral financing, I guess

Scenic route via Trump Media and John Fife's premium quality shrimp investment

www.ft.com/content/2215...

Good explainer thread here if you're a derivatives novice

😶

That is an all time classic

Hall of fame FT correction

Really interesting shift going on where Tucker Carlson is increasingly criticising President Trump for appearing to be un-Christian. Have to wonder if he's considering running in 2028. vm.tiktok.com/ZNR4Mf93V/

Our quest not to solve bitcoin’s great mystery Because what is this, 2014?

Less credulous FT journalist reactions are available. Here's @bryce.lol www.ft.com/content/94bb...

Convincing to a layperson then, perhaps! It was at the very least an entertaining read

My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery

Very convincing longread from John Carreyou claiming that Bitcoin creator Satoshi is likely Adam Back www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/b...

Bit of an update...

A spokesperson could not be reached for comment (possibly because she doesn’t exist) The curious case of Emilia Carrière, alleged comms professional

Very amusing Alphaville post from Laith Al-Khalaf on the communications executive at Coots & Boots — the little-known restructuring firm that was lined up for a role on the Market Financial Solutions administration — who may not, um, actually exist.

www.ft.com/content/05c9...

The Trail of Clues Leading to Iran That Binance Missed

EXCLUSIVE: The Trail of Clues Leading to Iran That Binance Missed - by David Yaffe-Bellany and me.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/t...

Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks A hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave Moscow strategic information on critical EU…

Incredible reporting from The Insider on Sergei Lavrov’s call with Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó discussing getting Alisher Usmanov’s sister off the EU sanctions list (includes audio!)

theins.press/en/inv/290911v

Want the big picture on private credit? Tune into a special FT webinar with my colleagues on April 16 at 1200 GMT/1300 BST/0800 EST. It's exclusively for Financial Times subscribers. Come ask questions of @bondhack.ft.com, @pollard.bsky.social, @antoinegara.bsky.social and @johnsfoley.bsky.social

Come for the controversial investor whom the SEC described as a "recidivist violator of the federal securities laws" (charge now dropped), stay for the CEO karaoke pics and the short seller named after a scene from The Wolf of Wall Street

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Lovely yarn from @rachel-rees.bsky.social on the karaoke company, the penny stock investor and the $17bn trucking rout

www.ft.com/content/bb8d...

We also found footage of MFS owner Paresh Raja in the background of a video filmed at Dubai Watch Week in November, in which manosphere influencer Andrew Tate was also perusing the stands for luxury watches.

Gift link below good for 300 clicks!

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The lords and alleged lawbreakers among MFS’s eclectic borrowers Market Financial Solutions’ loan recipients included sportsmen, TV personalities and those accused of financial crimes

Former Tory treasurer Lord Stanley Fink. TV nutritionist Gillian McKeith. England rugby players. And several individuals accused of financial crimes.

These are just some of the borrowers the FT uncovered during a deep dive into the loan book of collapsed mortgage firm MFS www.ft.com/content/cac1...

Apollo, Paul Weiss and Epstein: how a star client brought down a Big Law boss Apollo’s Leon Black asked lawyer Brad Karp to settle a fee dispute with Jeffrey Epstein. It was the start of a years-long relationship

Phenomenal piece from my colleagues on Brad Karp’s complicated and long lasting relationship with Jeffrey Epstein www.ft.com/content/064e...

this was ridiculously fun to record, with the great @roberthutton.co.uk and @duncanweldon.bsky.social, so hopefully it is also a fun listen!

Lol gonna delete and repost now!