# Latest **URL:** https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/latest.md [Latest](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/categories.md) --- ## [Sam Bankman-Fried is interviewed in prison by Tucker Carlson](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/sam-bankman-fried-is-interviewed-in-prison-by-tucker-carlson/133)
**Author:** [@amber](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/amber)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/sam-bankman-fried-is-interviewed-in-prison-by-tucker-carlson/133 "2025-03-23T18:12:14Z")
Tucker Carlson has just released a 42-minute video interview with Sam Bankman-Fried from prison: https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1897709140535132442 --- ## [Summary of Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/summary-of-sam-bankman-frieds-appeal/115)
**Author:** [@ForumAdmin](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/ForumAdmin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/summary-of-sam-bankman-frieds-appeal/115 "2025-03-06T10:13:43Z")
Read time of this summary: 10m Read time of full brief: 1h 30m Sam has just filed his appeal brief.\[1\] He is appealing his conviction on the grounds that the cumulative effect of several legal errors and biases deprive… --- ## [My defense of SBF (as of Nov 2022)](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/my-defense-of-sbf-as-of-nov-2022/89)
**Author:** [@AustinChen](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/AustinChen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/my-defense-of-sbf-as-of-nov-2022/89 "2025-02-26T20:58:40Z")
I haven’t been following recent events around SBF closely, but since happening on this forum today, I wanted to 1) go on the record as sympathetic to these claims, and 2) share this post I wrote shortly after FTX implode… --- ## ["SBF always played both sides of the aisle despite new Republican plea"](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/sbf-always-played-both-sides-of-the-aisle-despite-new-republican-plea/132)
**Author:** [@amber](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/amber)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/sbf-always-played-both-sides-of-the-aisle-despite-new-republican-plea/132 "2025-02-24T20:59:43Z")
An interesting read: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sbf-ftx-trump-plea-appeal Defending Sam against the current accusations going around that he’s only pretending to have Republican sympathies now to get a pardon. Furt… --- ## [SBF philanthropy](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/sbf-philanthropy/119)
**Author:** [@EdMills](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/EdMills)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/sbf-philanthropy/119 "2025-02-22T17:58:17Z")
I am a professor of health sciences at McMaster University and a Senior Scientist at Stanford. I have spent my career working on infectious diseases in poor countries. It is in that capacity that I met Sam Bankman-Frie… --- ## [John Ray filings](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/john-ray-filings/130)
**Author:** [@Maria](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Maria)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/john-ray-filings/130 "2024-11-26T19:03:36Z")
Looks like John Ray has a lot to say. Any thoughts on this LA Times article? (I was able to read it - no paywall) --- ## [Ryan Salame Interview (Tucker Carlson)](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ryan-salame-interview-tucker-carlson/129)
**Author:** [@sarahbuchanan](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/sarahbuchanan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ryan-salame-interview-tucker-carlson/129 "2024-10-18T12:02:37Z")
Ryan Salame reports to prison today. But before he self-surrenders himself, he gave a tell all interview. Here’s the link & I’d be interested to hear people’s thoughts on it: “You pled guilty to crimes that are not actua… --- ## [SBF's Arrest Before Testifying to Congress](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/sbfs-arrest-before-testifying-to-congress/126)
**Author:** [@Maria](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Maria)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/sbfs-arrest-before-testifying-to-congress/126 "2024-10-05T01:52:21Z")
I was just reading an article featuring Maxine Waters who had wanted to subpoena Sam to testify before the House (and the Senate did as well) but was arrested the day before he was to testify, surprising Waters and other… --- ## [CE’s sentencing](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ce-s-sentencing/124)
**Author:** [@sarahbuchanan](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/sarahbuchanan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ce-s-sentencing/124 "2024-09-25T19:40:27Z")
So, what do we think about CE’s sentencing? Will she serve her time quietly or will she speak out? And how might this affect Sam’s appeal? Interested to hear people’s thoughts… --- ## [Amicus Brief on Autism to go with Appeal](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/amicus-brief-on-autism-to-go-with-appeal/122)
**Author:** [@Maria](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Maria)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/amicus-brief-on-autism-to-go-with-appeal/122 "2024-09-23T18:33:39Z")
The amicus brief, written by experts in the field of ASD, has just been posted to the court docket. Sam has been diagnosed with both ADHD and ASD which the brief argues greatly impacted his behavior leading up to and dur… --- ## [Should corporate law firms be held more accountable in white-collar criminal cases?](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/should-corporate-law-firms-be-held-more-accountable-in-white-collar-criminal-cases/117)
**Author:** [@westernwind](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/westernwind)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/should-corporate-law-firms-be-held-more-accountable-in-white-collar-criminal-cases/117 "2024-09-17T21:54:54Z")
This Reuters article on Sam’s appeal goes into some depth on how Judge Kaplan severely restricted evidence of reliance on lawyers’ advice: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/column-sam-bankman-fried-claims-trial-j… --- ## [FTX Bahamas co-CEO says "the government made up a completely false narrative"](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ftx-bahamas-co-ceo-says-the-government-made-up-a-completely-false-narrative/73)
**Author:** [@ForumAdmin](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/ForumAdmin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ftx-bahamas-co-ceo-says-the-government-made-up-a-completely-false-narrative/73 "2024-09-12T19:04:31Z")
Who is Ryan Salame? Ryan was Head of OTC—APAC at Alameda Research from November 2019, before becoming co-CEO of the Bahamian FTX entity (FTX Digital Markets) in September 2021. Following FTX’s collapse, the US government… --- ## [Ryan Salame’s conviction for lacking a money transmitting license is based on a fallacy](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ryan-salame-s-conviction-for-lacking-a-money-transmitting-license-is-based-on-a-fallacy/112)
**Author:** [@veritas](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/veritas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ryan-salame-s-conviction-for-lacking-a-money-transmitting-license-is-based-on-a-fallacy/112 "2024-09-11T15:25:22Z")
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame has accused the government of reneging on an agreement that if he pled guilty to two charges, they would cease the investigation they had just begun into Michelle Bond, the mother of his … --- ## [How Much Sentencing Latitude Did the Judge Have](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/how-much-sentencing-latitude-did-the-judge-have/110)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/how-much-sentencing-latitude-did-the-judge-have/110 "2024-09-10T21:03:46Z")
Question: undestanding that guilty verdicts for the seven counts existed, how much leeway did the judge have when arriving at a sentence? --- ## [Plea bargaining in the USA – what can be done?](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/plea-bargaining-in-the-usa-what-can-be-done/71)
**Author:** [@Sam\_not\_that\_Sam](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Sam_not_that_Sam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/plea-bargaining-in-the-usa-what-can-be-done/71 "2024-09-10T16:59:17Z")
Ok so I am not a US citizen one thing that seems completely crazy to me about the USA is the whole plea bargaining system: Basically 95% of cases do not go to trail they are resolved through plea bargaining. See: The "p… --- ## [FTX Was Never Really Bankrupt](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ftx-was-never-really-bankrupt/108)
**Author:** [@John](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/John)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/ftx-was-never-really-bankrupt/108 "2024-09-10T16:58:24Z")
John Ray continually proclaimed publicly and to the Judge about the enormous losses caused by Sam Bankman Fried before Sam was sentenced. After Sam’s sentencing, on May 7, 2024, John J. Ray stated “We are pleased to be i… --- ## [Introductions thread](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/introductions-thread/105)
**Author:** [@ForumAdmin](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/ForumAdmin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/introductions-thread/105 "2024-09-09T22:52:19Z")
Tell us a bit about yourself below :slightly\_smiling\_face: I’ll go first. \[The federal prosecutor\] can have citizens investigated…to the tune of public statements and veiled or unveiled intimations. Or the prosecutor … --- ## [How to Correct Typos?](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/how-to-correct-typos/97)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/how-to-correct-typos/97 "2024-09-09T10:54:46Z")
I have an entry under review, and found some typos. How can I edit those? I don’t see a place to email the moderator. Thanks for any help, Andreas --- ## [Vilification Before Facts](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/vilification-before-facts/96)
**Author:** [@Andreas](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Andreas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/vilification-before-facts/96 "2024-09-08T17:57:13Z")
When Mr. Ray took Mr. Bankman-Fried’s time slot in Congress, a dark agenda emerged right away. SBF was vilified immediately, before Mr. Ray could possibly have gained an understanding of the FTX business. Particularly si… --- ## [U.S. trustee & SEC object to the bankruptcy plan](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/u-s-trustee-sec-object-to-the-bankruptcy-plan/92)
**Author:** [@westernwind](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/westernwind)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/u-s-trustee-sec-object-to-the-bankruptcy-plan/92 "2024-09-04T14:56:28Z")
In January 2023, the U.S. trustee overseeing the bankruptcy objected to FTX’s retention of the same law firm post-collapse. FTX’s new CEO regarded any conflicts of interest as irrelevant because he attributed all wrongdo… --- ## [New afterword in Michael Lewis's 'Going Infinite'](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/new-afterword-in-michael-lewiss-going-infinite/81)
**Author:** [@westernwind](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/westernwind)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/new-afterword-in-michael-lewiss-going-infinite/81 "2024-09-01T22:04:45Z")
An early version of the new chapter has been published by the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/sam-bankman-fried-michael-lewis-ftx/ What do other people make of it? (I have mixe… --- ## [\[2023\] Some Comments on the Recent FTX TIME Article](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/2023-some-comments-on-the-recent-ftx-time-article/91)
**Author:** [@bw](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/bw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/2023-some-comments-on-the-recent-ftx-time-article/91 "2024-08-29T21:20:01Z")
In case it is useful and others have not already seen it: here is a post I wrote reflecting on my experience working at alameda research. I have not been following the trials or news related to ftx very closely but I am… --- ## [The underreported story](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/the-underreported-story/75)
**Author:** [@ForumAdmin](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/ForumAdmin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/the-underreported-story/75 "2024-08-26T08:27:26Z")
Here are three examples of key parts of the prevailing narrative, alongside alternative accounts that have been put forward by people with firsthand knowledge. 1. Was the $8 billion permanently lost? Media: “Definitely.… --- ## [Why did Ryan Salame plead guilty?](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/why-did-ryan-salame-plead-guilty/62)
**Author:** [@anonymous1](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/anonymous1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/why-did-ryan-salame-plead-guilty/62 "2024-08-25T22:34:01Z")
I have heard rumors that Ryan Salame is now claiming he is innocent and that the only reason he pled guilty was because the government threatened to indict his partner if he didn’t. Is this true? --- ## [Who brought down FTX](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/who-brought-down-ftx/63)
**Author:** [@Maria](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Maria)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/who-brought-down-ftx/63 "2024-08-15T17:25:50Z")
As I read more about the case, I get a sense that Sam might have been a fall guy. Too much money involved. One guy I was wondering about is SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and the whole bitcoin regulation issue. Any intel on h… --- ## [The uncontested story](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/the-uncontested-story/74)
**Author:** [@ForumAdmin](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/ForumAdmin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/the-uncontested-story/74 "2024-08-15T15:40:00Z")
Here is a quick overview of the FTX story, focusing on events that are not in dispute. Two-sentence summary There was a run on FTX who paused withdrawals halfway while they raised emergency cash, but then they declared … --- ## [Guidelines, terms of service & privacy policy](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/guidelines-terms-of-service-privacy-policy/78)
**Author:** [@ForumAdmin](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/ForumAdmin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/guidelines-terms-of-service-privacy-policy/78 "2024-08-14T23:00:00Z")
Please follow the links to view our terms of service and privacy policy and read our community guidelines below. Guidelines for community discourse Note: These are not hard and fast rules. They are guidelines to aid the … --- ## [Watch this space (upcoming dates)](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/watch-this-space-upcoming-dates/61)
**Author:** [@ForumAdmin](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/ForumAdmin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/watch-this-space-upcoming-dates/61 "2024-08-14T23:00:00Z")
September 27th: Deadline for the public version of the next report from the Independent Examiner of FTX October 7th: Confirmation hearing for bankruptcy reorganization plan October 11th: Ryan Salame reports to prison t…