Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @SarahNEmerson
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
91
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX, has been using funds gifted to his father from Alameda Research to pay for his legal defense. This transfer of funds occurred while Bankman-Fried was still CEO of FTX, and some sources suggest that these funds may have been obtained through illegal means. Some Twitter users speculate that this could lead to a clawback by a bankruptcy monitor, and others criticize the US legal industry's lax anti-money laundering regulations.
Topic Modeling
- Paying legal fees with Alameda Research funds and Sam Bankman-Fried's gift to his father
- Sam Bankman-Fried's legal defense
- FTX collapse and transfer of funds
- Opinions and criticisms of the situation
- Miscellaneous comments and conversations
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are a mix of shock, disappointment, and criticism towards Sam Bankman-Fried for allegedly funding his legal defense with money he had gifted to his father from Alameda Research. Some are skeptical about the legality or ethics of such actions, while others express frustration with the US legal industry and the complicity of Bankman-Fried's parents. However, there are also some comments that seem to be unrelated to the topic, or are lighthearted and humorous.
Trend Analysis
- Sam Bankman-Fried and his legal defense
- Funding of legal fees with Alameda money gifted to father
- Journalistic scoop by Sarah N. Emerson and Steven Ehrlich
- Criticism and speculation surrounding the situation
- Off-topic and unrelated comments and mentions
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
26
Percentage of total tweets
28%
Number of Original tweets
19
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
91
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
46
Percentage of total tweets
50%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
3
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
8
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 35 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 22 |
| IFTTT | 14 |
| Twitter for Android | 11 |
| Sprinklr | 5 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes | Forbes | Official account of Forbes, the world’s leading voice for entrepreneurial success and free enterprise, and home to breaking news, business, money and more. | 18,821,453 |
| ForbesCrypto | Forbes Crypto | News and features on digital assets and other applications of blockchain. | 518,334 |
| alexrkonrad | Alex Konrad | Senior editor @Forbes covering venture capital and tech. Edit the Midas List, Cloud 100 and 30 Under 30 VC. Plus one to @N_Sportelli. email: akonrad@forbes.com | 73,407 |
| teddyschleifer | Teddy Schleifer | I write about Silicon Valley billionaires and their impact on the world for @PuckNews. Sign up for free here: https://t.co/Fqi7JDJTS0… | 41,439 |
| JohnPaczkowski | John Paczkowski | Executive Editor, Tech & Innovation, @forbes. Previously: BuzzFeed News, Recode, AllThingsD (He/him) @pczki@journa.host | 39,396 |
| liron | Liron Shapira | Rationalist, entrepreneur, angel investor, AI doom pointer-outer | 33,201 |
| PranavDixit | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | @BuzzFeedNews reporter covering technology for humans | Former India tech correspondent | 2022 Nieman Fellow @Harvard | Accidental expat | Signal: 408-905-9124 | 28,154 |
| cfarivar | Cyrus Farivar // @cfarivar@journa.host | "suh-ROOS" / سیروس / Senior Writer @forbes / author, HABEAS DATA / @forbesunion / cfarivar@forbes.com / +1-341-758-0888 (Signal/WA) // VP, @oaklandtriclub | 27,118 |
| TheAishetu | Aishetu® Fatima Dozie | Founder @BossyBeautyInc • Board Director @VitaCoco • Alum @Cornell @HarvardHBS @Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute • Champion of women in the arena • 🐉 | 12,598 |
| ParrotCapital | Parrot Capital 🦜 | Do your own research. 📒 Not financial advice. 🚫 You should assume I have a position. 💡 DM's are open for scoops. 📩 Thank you for following along. 🦜 | 12,492 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| cfarivar | Cyrus Farivar // @cfarivar@journa.host | "suh-ROOS" / سیروس / Senior Writer @forbes / author, HABEAS DATA / @forbesunion / cfarivar@forbes.com / +1-341-758-0888 (Signal/WA) // VP, @oaklandtriclub | 29,838 |
| teddyschleifer | Teddy Schleifer | I write about Silicon Valley billionaires and their impact on the world for @PuckNews. Sign up for free here: https://t.co/Fqi7JDJTS0… | 8,436 |
| mariuskarma | @mariuskarma | Technology improve the world! Use efficiently #ML &DL #BigData #Analytics #AI #BI #Raspberry_PI #Python #ETH #tensorflow #web #api #BTC #Dapps #blockchain | 6,476 |
| KevinMi88768654 | Kevin Saunders. | General layabout, love my family. beer, fine dining. | 5,827 |
| Forbes | Forbes | Official account of Forbes, the world’s leading voice for entrepreneurial success and free enterprise, and home to breaking news, business, money and more. | 5,024 |
| rahoi | jon rahoi | Principal SWE @ Truework. Adjunct CS prof @ USFCA. Emcee for @dragonhousemma. advisor to @showwcasehq lover of languages | 5,001 |
| Ralphtan_ | #𝙍𝙖𝙡𝙥𝙝𝙩𝙖𝙣.𝙗𝙩𝙘🦁⚡️/ #らる🦁♿︎ | #Photogrpher, #Designer, #wheelchair_ #model,#actor ♿︎/#VC,”#Bitcoin Maxi”,#crypto⚡️,#web5, @Waseda_univ Alumni / @DamusApp tester #Bitcoinostr #NostrPleb | 4,637 |
| Karen_Russell | Karen Thee Russell | My Dad’s NBA Icon Bill Russell / Activist / TEDx / Harvard Lawyer / Work With Me https://t.co/4OJlJJdD2c | 4,575 |
| PranavDixit | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | @BuzzFeedNews reporter covering technology for humans | Former India tech correspondent | 2022 Nieman Fellow @Harvard | Accidental expat | Signal: 408-905-9124 | 4,191 |
| KerryDolan | Kerry Dolan | Assistant Managing Editor at @Forbes overseeing coverage of billionaires and philanthropy. Got a tip? email me kdolan at forbes dot com | 3,709 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| VK_11111 | 🇫🇷🇺🇸🇭🇷🇪🇸 - $SHIB $ROSE $MATIC $JASMY - The INUs era IS OVER ! 💎#SHIBARMY💎 | 6 |
| tmt_AriaSmith | alone | 6 |
| ParrotCapital | Do your own research. 📒 Not financial advice. 🚫 You should assume I have a position. 💡 DM's are open for scoops. 📩 Thank you for following along. 🦜 | 5 |
| ForbesCrypto | News and features on digital assets and other applications of blockchain. | 5 |
| MarvynDodgers | Pencil pusher by trade, tech geek by choice, dabble in risk management | 3 |
| Busi81685225 | Feels🌸💖 | 2 |
| CooolRunnings | I’m always Bullish #bitcoin #tron / founder @prosventure | 2 |
| PickUpABook | formerly international woman of zero mystery | 2 |
| donmonbond | - | 1 |
| eligit | Guitar player/teacher + photographer in NYC. All Trump supporters, republicans, libertarians, gun nuts, + climate change deniers cheerfully blocked on sight. | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641090622458146817 | Sam Bankman-Fried is paying his legal fees out of funds he'd previously gifted his father with money borrowed from Alameda Research. Nice scoop by @SarahNEmerson and @Steven_Ehrlich for @Forbes. https://t.co/lidm8Qx5AH | 33 |
| 1641183450693607424 | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/wAJNSxZgLZ | 16 |
| 1641091124805750784 | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father https://t.co/7o21VwaE2n by @SarahNEmerson, @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/ttbfa2kjmA | 12 |
| 1641064177715347459 | NEW: Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson and @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/LPQXWJv6Fg | 7 |
| 1641092853400051713 | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/HJ8SSNhr7j | 7 |
| 1641334445054500865 | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/uv1I7eBnto | 6 |
| 1641077754673209344 | While still CEO of now-collapsed FTX, Bankman-Fried transferred millions of dollars to his father. Some of those funds have since been used to pay for his mounting legal fees, according to two sources close to the company: by @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/DcjxyB1QDI | 4 |
| 1638931742529830919 | @ForbesCrypto @SarkiaMamalinta @SarahNEmerson Oh no! It's not good to hide from problems, even if you're a celebrity like Shaq. Let's send him love and support #ShaqWeLoveYou #FacingProblemsTogether | 1 |
| 1641156432417398785 | Definitely some additional details here from @SarahNEmerson et al but nevertheless … https://t.co/KEhC8wgQ99 | 1 |
| 1641073932139732993 | NEW: Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson and @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/WtxyvrvW1g | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641090622458146817 | Sam Bankman-Fried is paying his legal fees out of funds he'd previously gifted his father with money borrowed from Alameda Research. Nice scoop by @SarahNEmerson and @Steven_Ehrlich for @Forbes. https://t.co/lidm8Qx5AH | 82 |
| 1641183450693607424 | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/wAJNSxZgLZ | 38 |
| 1641091124805750784 | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father https://t.co/7o21VwaE2n by @SarahNEmerson, @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/ttbfa2kjmA | 31 |
| 1641092853400051713 | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/HJ8SSNhr7j | 18 |
| 1641064177715347459 | NEW: Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson and @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/LPQXWJv6Fg | 16 |
| 1641334445054500865 | Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense Is Being Funded With Alameda Money He Gifted His Father: by @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/uv1I7eBnto | 16 |
| 1641077754673209344 | While still CEO of now-collapsed FTX, Bankman-Fried transferred millions of dollars to his father. Some of those funds have since been used to pay for his mounting legal fees, according to two sources close to the company: by @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich https://t.co/DcjxyB1QDI | 13 |
| 1641082441455525889 | @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich @Techmeme A "gift" to his father - effective altruism in action? | 7 |
| 1640816824974729218 | Please look.👆 @Protos @gmorgenson @protos @AABerwick @CasPiancey @BennettTomlin @SarahNEmerson @JohnCarreyrou @chukathy @AIMhonesty @CGasparino @Frances_Coppola @AlderLaneEggs @CoinDesk @StockJabber @DoombergT @ecommerceshares @GOllumfun @Integrity4mkts @SilvermanJacob @tier10k | 4 |
| 1641080517704527877 | @SarahNEmerson @Steven_Ehrlich @Techmeme Seems like something the bankruptcy monitor will want to claw back! | 4 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #shaqweloveyou | 2 |
| #facingproblemstogether | 2 |
| #sarcasm | 1 |
| #notimpressed | 1 |
| #hubvc | 1 |
| #rekt | 1 |
| #smh | 1 |
| #sbf | 1 |
| #positivevibesonly | 1 |
| #shaqwillbeokay | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @sarahnemerson | 91 |
| @steven_ehrlich | 56 |
| @forbescrypto | 26 |
| @forbes | 11 |
| @alexrkonrad | 6 |
| @techmeme | 6 |
| @davidjeans2 | 4 |
| @_pheebini | 4 |
| @haileylennonbtc | 3 |
| @chiefrafba | 2 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
7
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👇 | 1 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 👆 | 1 | backhand_index_pointing_up |
| 🤠 | 1 | cowboy_hat_face |
| 🐕 | 1 | dog |
| ♿ | 1 | wheelchair_symbol |
| 😜 | 1 | winking_face_with_tongue |
| 🤣 | 1 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 3 |
| People & Body | 2 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |
| Symbols | 1 |