More than 50 years after
the Original Nine of
women’s pro tennis signed
symbolic $1 contracts
and changed sports
history forever, the battle
for pay equity in sports
continues—and the
baton has been passed topaid equally to the men’s
team, they vowed to drag
soccer to the right side of
history.
Standing on the
shoulders of the 1999ers—
legends like Julie Foudy,
Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly,
Brandi Chastain, and the
team that put soccer in
the national spotlight—
Megan, Becky, and Alex
led their teammates to a
historic victory and backed
it up with their world-
class performance on
the fi eld. After a six-year
legal battle, they secured
a $24 million settlement
and the acknowledgment
of discrimination—and in
May agreed to a landmark
contract that guarantees
equal pay and prize money.
It was the biggest win
of their lives. And some-
thing tells me they are not
done yet.King is the founder of the
Women’s Sports Foundation
and the Women’s Tennis
AssociationMegan Rapinoe, Becky
Sauerbrunn, Alex Morgan,
and the U.S. Women’s
National Soccer Team.
These women have
shown up and spoken
up. When they were
not recognized for their
accomplishments, and notFew have had a bigger
impact on cryptocurrency’s impact on cryptocurrency’s
ascendance in mainstream ascendance in mainstream
culture over the past two years culture over the past two years
than Sam Bankman-Fried. than Sam Bankman-Fried.
The 30-year-old founder of The 30-year-old founder of
the exchange platform FTX the exchange platform FTX
has become a key public face has become a key public face
of crypto, using every tool of crypto, using every tool
imaginable to convince the imaginable to convince the
public of its strengths, whether public of its strengths, whether
that’s hiring Larry David for that’s hiring Larry David for
a Super Bowl commercial, a Super Bowl commercial,
renaming the Miami Heat’s renaming the Miami Heat’s
arena after his company, arena after his company,
donating millions to political donating millions to political
campaigns, or testifying in campaigns, or testifying in
front of Congress. front of Congress.
Bankman-Fried is work-Bankman-Fried is work-
ing to reshape the way the ing to reshape the way the
world sees crypto because he world sees crypto because he
believes in its transformative believes in its transformative
power for good. As an power for good. As an effective effectivealtruist, Bankman-Fried altruist, Bankman-Fried
believes crypto can help believes crypto can help
democratize fi nancial markets democratize fi nancial markets
and reduce poverty and cor-and reduce poverty and cor-
ruption. And Bankman- ruption. And Bankman- Fried Fried
puts his money where his puts his money where his
mouth is: while many other mouth is: while many other
crypto mavens fl aunt their crypto mavens fl aunt their
Lamborghinis and yachts, Lamborghinis and yachts,
Bankman-Fried—who’s worth Bankman-Fried—who’s worth
around $20 billion—often around $20 billion—often
sleeps on a beanbag in his sleeps on a beanbag in his
offi ce and has pledged he offi ce and has pledged he
will give 99% of his earnings will give 99% of his earnings
to philanthropic causes. In a to philanthropic causes. In a
crypto landscape ridden with crypto landscape ridden with
scams, hedonism, and greed, scams, hedonism, and greed,
Bankman-Fried offers a kinder Bankman-Fried offers a kinder
and more impactful vision and more impactful vision
brought forth by the nascent brought forth by the nascent
technology.technology.Chow is a TIME correspondentChow is a TIME correspondentSamSam
BBBankmankmankman-Friedan-Friedan-Fried
Evangelizing crypto Evangelizing crypto
B Y A N D R E W R. C H O WB Y A N D R E W R. C H O WMegan Rapinoe, Becky
Sauerbrunn & Alex Morgan
Game changers
BY BILLIE JEAN KINGIMAGES; MORGAN SOURCE PHOTO: DONALD MIRALLE—GETTY IMAGES; BANKMAN-FRIED: LAM YIK FEI—THE NEW YORK TIM ES/REDUXRAPINOE SOURCE PHOTO: LAURENCE GRIFFITHS—GETTY IMAGES; SAUERBRUNN SOURCE PHOTO: BRAD SMITH—ISI PHOTOS/GETTY
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