Bankman-Fried Labored on Math, Was Not a Predator: Lawyer

• Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t have malice in his coronary heart, mentioned his protection lawyer. 
• SBF was sentenced to 25 years behind bars after being discovered responsible.
• The crypto entrepreneur is wanting ahead to his prospects getting paid.

Sam Bankman-Fried, also called SBF within the digital asset area, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars, and his protection legal professional, Marc Mukasey, instructed the court docket that the disgraced crypto entrepreneur is “misunderstood” and wasn’t pushed by predation or malice.

In response to the speech posted by Internal Metropolis Press on social media platform X (previously generally known as Twitter), Mukasey mentioned that Bankman-Fried didn’t need to “inflict ache on anybody in any manner” and made “choices with math in his head, not malice in his coronary heart,” whereas including:

“He’s a clumsy math nerd. He’s into veganism. He has an off-the-chart mind. He’s a lovely puzzle. He can parse phrases higher than a Talmudic scholar. He was a billionaire unconcerned about materials possessions.”

The lawyer mentioned that SBF’s mom, Barbara Fried, “says he’s misunderstood,” whereas including that it’s simple for folks to think about him “an old style story of the grasping swindler.” Nevertheless, she famous that SBF by no means “scurried away with cash” and “stayed to the top.” 

Mukasey additional added that Bankman-Fried by no means “wished to be the king of crypto” however solely sought to influence the world positively. 

“On the finish of the day, it appears like prospects will lastly receives a commission, present worth of property. It’s true for lenders and traders as properly. I assume I want I had been capable of do extra to assist that, I believe I failed at that. I’m unsure why, however I do suppose I did,” mentioned Bankman-Fried.

However, FTX Trade has been promoting its possessions over the previous few months with a view to repay its collectors and prospects.