Ok, either SBF is actually a complete moron, or this was a very calculated ploy. Making it seem like it was not intended for the public just make his statements seem more authentic.
But: Even though there is lots of stuff here which is incriminating, it nevertheless lets him off the hook somewhat:
he is adamant that there was never any intent to do anything bad with customer deposits, things just happened along the way
he says that the hack had nothing to do with him or anybody in his circle (that’s assumed at least)
there is no mention of the “backdoor” which allowed him to do things with customer money without oversight
he comes off as bizarre and incompetent, rather than as a evil super-villain
Given that he so far has been known to be very media savvy and to cultivate his and FTX’s image in a way that benefits him, I would be very surprised if he just assumed that his journalist friend would not publish these things at all.
Ok, either SBF is actually a complete moron, or this was a very calculated ploy. Making it seem like it was not intended for the public just make his statements seem more authentic.
But: Even though there is lots of stuff here which is incriminating, it nevertheless lets him off the hook somewhat:
he is adamant that there was never any intent to do anything bad with customer deposits, things just happened along the way
he says that the hack had nothing to do with him or anybody in his circle (that’s assumed at least)
there is no mention of the “backdoor” which allowed him to do things with customer money without oversight
he comes off as bizarre and incompetent, rather than as a evil super-villain
Given that he so far has been known to be very media savvy and to cultivate his and FTX’s image in a way that benefits him, I would be very surprised if he just assumed that his journalist friend would not publish these things at all.
Why not both?