Sam Bankman-Fried's weird, cryptic tweets attract even wilder theories
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX created a strange Twitter thread starting on Nov. 14 attracting the attention and speculation of the crypto community.
The latest tweet at the time of writing posted by Bankman-Fried at 5:30 AM UTC on Nov. 15 is Bankman-Fried saying “this is all as I remember it, but my memory might be faulty in parts”.
10) [NOT LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. THIS IS ALL AS I REMEMBER IT, BUT MY MEMORY MIGHT BE FAULTY IN PARTS.]
The other tweets spell out “What HAPPENED” and were posted across multiple hours.
Asked about his cryptic tweets in a Nov. 14 interview with the New York Times. Bankman-Fried said “I’m making it up as I go” and the series of tweets is “going to be more than one word.”
When asked why he said “I don’t know,” and added “I’m improvising. I think it’s time,” seemingly refusing to explain further.
Twitter users instantly took to speculation on the meaning of the tweets, with crypto YouTuber Stephen Findeisen saying he was “on the amphetamines again”, possibly in reference to Bankman-Fried discussing experimenting with the amphetamine Adderall on an Oct. 2020 podcast.
He’s on the amphetamines again… pic.twitter.com/x7lMe2DOyg
Early in the bizarre tweet thread, others joked that Bankman-Fried’s lawyer physically intervened to stop him from publishing anything potentially damning if legal action is brought forward.
Tfw your lawyer in the non extradition country tackles you before you can finish your tweet thread https://t.co/EBLbFe5lLG
Journalist and author Alex Berenson said the tweets could be an act by Bankman-Fried to possibly defend his actions by claiming insanity or that he was under mental duress if he’s brought before a
Read more on cointelegraph.com
