SBF Culpability Debate

Discussions debating Sam Bankman-Fried's (SBF) knowledge of FTX fraud, intentions, and whether he is a con artist, often correcting or denying critical claims from an article or Michael Lewis' portrayal.

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_bxg1 May 16, 2020 View on HN

Oh he doesn't? Didn't realize that

prashp Apr 13, 2023 View on HN

That's the thing, he doesn't

naraga Nov 22, 2023 View on HN

He is not a con. At least there is no indication yet.

german Nov 20, 2007 View on HN

Not as much as this guy has eh?

Paraesthetic Nov 15, 2017 View on HN

Lets hope not, the guy has no idea.

silasdavis Mar 15, 2019 View on HN

I'm not sure he did either really

fkarg Oct 20, 2022 View on HN

Not sure it's helping his case, really

dilemma Aug 23, 2017 View on HN

Looks like he didn't confirm anything at all.

ChrisMarshallNY Nov 14, 2025 View on HN

I don't think he is. That's sort of his point.

Grustaf Nov 11, 2021 View on HN

I don't think that is his intention.