Sam Bankman-Fried

I didn't for multiple reasons. One was, you know, I didn't want to do something inappropriate. A second was that many parts of it very quickly made their positions known and were running away as quickly as they could. You know, I had a good relationship, probably better with Republicans in D.C. as with Democrats by that point in time, although that wasn't public.

I didn't for multiple reasons. One was, you know, I didn't want to do something inappropriate. A second was that many parts of it very quickly made their positions known and were running away as quickly as they could. You know, I had a good relationship, probably better with Republicans in D.C. as with Democrats by that point in time, although that wasn't public.

It wouldn't have been easy to see that from the outside. And at the end of the day, there's a long story here involves a law firm that took a pretty unusual and active role in the case. But before I even gave up control of FTX, before it was ever filed for bankruptcy, the DOJ had already made up its mind.

It wouldn't have been easy to see that from the outside. And at the end of the day, there's a long story here involves a law firm that took a pretty unusual and active role in the case. But before I even gave up control of FTX, before it was ever filed for bankruptcy, the DOJ had already made up its mind.

It wouldn't have been easy to see that from the outside. And at the end of the day, there's a long story here involves a law firm that took a pretty unusual and active role in the case. But before I even gave up control of FTX, before it was ever filed for bankruptcy, the DOJ had already made up its mind.

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No, absolutely. hopefully, is what I would say. You know, you look at what the Trump administration said, you know, going into office, there are a lot of good things. There are a lot of things that, you know, were very different from the stance that the Biden administration took, that, you know, Gensler and the SEC took. Obviously, you know, the follow-through is what matters.

No, absolutely. hopefully, is what I would say. You know, you look at what the Trump administration said, you know, going into office, there are a lot of good things. There are a lot of things that, you know, were very different from the stance that the Biden administration took, that, you know, Gensler and the SEC took. Obviously, you know, the follow-through is what matters.

No, absolutely. hopefully, is what I would say. You know, you look at what the Trump administration said, you know, going into office, there are a lot of good things. There are a lot of things that, you know, were very different from the stance that the Biden administration took, that, you know, Gensler and the SEC took. Obviously, you know, the follow-through is what matters.

And that's the stage that we're at now, which is what will come of this. And, I mean, not surprisingly, like, Changing the guard helps, but financial regulators, they're big, giant bureaucracies in the federal government. They're not used to changing overnight. And they have been playing a really obstructive role for a decade in crypto. In the US, it's 30% of the world's finance.

And that's the stage that we're at now, which is what will come of this. And, I mean, not surprisingly, like, Changing the guard helps, but financial regulators, they're big, giant bureaucracies in the federal government. They're not used to changing overnight. And they have been playing a really obstructive role for a decade in crypto. In the US, it's 30% of the world's finance.

And that's the stage that we're at now, which is what will come of this. And, I mean, not surprisingly, like, Changing the guard helps, but financial regulators, they're big, giant bureaucracies in the federal government. They're not used to changing overnight. And they have been playing a really obstructive role for a decade in crypto. In the US, it's 30% of the world's finance.

It's about 5% of the world's crypto. And the reason it's entirely regulatory, it's just the U.S. was unique in its difficulty to work with. So I think the big question is, when rubber meets the road, will the administration do what needs to be done and figure out how to do it?

It's about 5% of the world's crypto. And the reason it's entirely regulatory, it's just the U.S. was unique in its difficulty to work with. So I think the big question is, when rubber meets the road, will the administration do what needs to be done and figure out how to do it?

It's about 5% of the world's crypto. And the reason it's entirely regulatory, it's just the U.S. was unique in its difficulty to work with. So I think the big question is, when rubber meets the road, will the administration do what needs to be done and figure out how to do it?

It's a really good question. And there's sort of a related thing about the technology, right? Payments, remittances, like all the things that are not just an investment, but ways that crypto could actually be useful for the world.

It's a really good question. And there's sort of a related thing about the technology, right? Payments, remittances, like all the things that are not just an investment, but ways that crypto could actually be useful for the world.

It's a really good question. And there's sort of a related thing about the technology, right? Payments, remittances, like all the things that are not just an investment, but ways that crypto could actually be useful for the world.