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Who is Tiffany Fong? Disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried receives late night visit from sexy crypto-influencer

Sam Bankman-Fried, who is under house arrest at his parents' $4M Palo Alto home, seemed 'surprisingly optimistic,' Tiffany Fong said

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA: FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman Fried, who is currently under house arrest, received a glamorous visitor on Tuesday, December 27. Well-known crypto influencer Tiffany Fong said after the visit that the disgraced mogul seemed "surprisingly optimistic" ahead of his trials.

Tiffany Fong stayed late into the night on her visit to the alleged fraudster, who is currently held at his parents' house in Stanford, California. He has been federally charged in what has been called one of the worst financial scandals in history.

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After the meet-up, the crypto influencer tweeted, "I met with Sam Bankman-Fried last night. I haven’t written anything thoughtful out about our conversation - I’m just sharing because I’m getting some questions about this. I’m still in holiday mode & am visiting family in SF atm, so please be patient."

Who is Tiffany Fong?

Tiffany Fong launched several e-commerce firms after earning her degree from the University of Southern California in 2017, earning passive income while exploring the globe. According to The Epoch Times, she learned how investing in cryptocurrencies costs her a lot of money, which motivated her to get involved in uncovering scams in the industry, such as the FTX crisis, as reported by Zerohedge.

Fong first encountered cryptocurrency in 2011 when a family member sent her several Bitcoins. She was still in high school, as reported by Epoch Times.

Fong still owns a portion of the tokens today, even though Bitcoin was only worth $4.25 at the end of 2011. Fong increased her initial Bitcoin holdings and developed an interest in the cryptocurrency loan marketplace Celsius.

After suffering hefty losses at Celsius, Fog went on a mission to discover what exactly happened. She used YouTube and Twitter to communicate her research with her few hundred followers. She also conducted an undercover investigation at Celcius, which led to The New York Times publishing the leaked tapes, thrusting her to fame.

Fong contacted Bankman-Fried after FTX underwent a series of events akin to Celsius, including freezing client assets and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Later on, Fong interviewed Bankman-Fried twice in connection with the bankruptcy.

Bankman-Fried was released from custody on a $250 million bond on December 23 and has been under house arrest at his parents' $4 million Palo Alto home since. The 30-year-old former CEO is accused of securities and wire fraud in connection with his defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX. According to information released on Wednesday, Bankman-Fried is anticipated to enter a plea next week in response to charges that he misled investors and stole billions of dollars from customers at his collapsed firm. After being taken into custody on December 12 in the Bahamas, Bankman-Fried was transported to the notorious Fox Hill Prison, where detainees are allegedly jammed in cells with several other inmates and denied access to running water or other basic amenities, as reported by Daily Mail.