FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried may not testify before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on Dec. 13 because he is still “learning and reviewing what happened” at the bankrupt exchange.
Temsilci Waters ve Meclis Mali Hizmetler Komitesi:
Ne olduğunu öğrenmeyi ve gözden geçirmeyi bitirdiğimde, komitenin önüne çıkmanın ve açıklamanın benim görevim olduğunu hissederdim.
Bunun 13'ünde olacağından emin değilim. Ama geldiğinde, tanıklık edeceğim. https://t.co/c0P8yKlyQt
- SBF (@SBF_FTX) 4 Aralık 2022
In a Dec. 4 tweet, the embattled founder said he felt it was his duty to appear before the House committee to explain what had happened. However, he does not think that would happen on the 13th.
According to him, he would testify when he has enough clarity on what led to the implosion of his exchange.
Bankman-Fried was responding to a Dec. 2 davetiye from the Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, Maxine Waters. Waters tweeted her appreciation for his candidness in discussing what happened at FTX. She said his “willingness to talk to the public will help the company’s customers, investors, and others.”
SBF has been granting media interviews
While Bankman-Fried is reluctant to appear before the U.S. Congress, the FTX founder has verilmiş several interviews to media houses and journalists, which included the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, and multiple Twitter spaces.
In all of these interviews, SBF maintained that he knew nothing about what caused the collapse of FTX, attributing it to mistakes detected late.
Meanwhile, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said no one should believe his claims. According to Armstrong, it was impossible for even the wealthiest person not to notice when they have an extra $8 billion to spend.
He şuraya:
“Sam'in bunun bir muhasebe hatası olduğu iddiasına en saf insan bile inanmamalı. Serbest fonunda kullanılan çalıntı müşteri parası, sade ve basit.”
Elon Musk agrees SBF’s next media appearance should be at the court
Elon Musk tweeted on Dec. 3 that SBF’s next media appearance should be a court date. Musk said he should be given “an adult timeout in the big house & move on.”
Kabul. Ona büyük evde bir yetişkin molası verelim ve yolumuza devam edelim.
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 3 Aralık 2022
Meanwhile, the Head of Policy at Blockchain Association, Jake Chervinsky, şuraya SBF’s reluctance to testify before the U.S. Congress means he is okay with lying to journalists but not comfortable with lying to Congress under oath.
Source: https://cryptoslate.com/sam-bankman-fried-may-not-testify-before-us-congress-on-dec-13/