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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • He swindled customers out of billions. The judge saying it is clear he only regrets getting caught.
    Chapters:
    0:00 What he did and why he was sentenced
    1:38 Molly White, Cryptocurrency researcher and critic
    8:45 Jens Korte, Financial Correspondent
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Komentáře • 249

  • @cheesium238
    @cheesium238 Před 2 měsíci +55

    Why does it feel he'll be heading to a low security prison with access to a laptop with LOL installed

    • @carlmcgregor2707
      @carlmcgregor2707 Před 2 měsíci +8

      He should be sent to proper prison... not the Martha Stewart style country club prison.

    • @humbleindian6303
      @humbleindian6303 Před 2 měsíci

      the whole concept of crypto currency is fraud

  • @BookwizardQ
    @BookwizardQ Před 2 měsíci +104

    25 is far too short for the number of people impacted.

    • @urimtefiki226
      @urimtefiki226 Před 2 měsíci +4

      There must be a group of bullshiters working together, you are right.

    • @jfern6673
      @jfern6673 Před 2 měsíci +1

      what are you talking about? they retrieved 100% of the funds.. investors in ftx token are not included..

    • @Eric-lx8hp
      @Eric-lx8hp Před 2 měsíci

      He'll get less than that for good behaviour

    • @pascalbertaud927
      @pascalbertaud927 Před 2 měsíci

      What do you mean by they "retrieved a 100% of the funds"? @@jfern6673 Surely that changes the complexion of things somewhat?

    • @ArchesBro
      @ArchesBro Před 2 měsíci

      OP is right, SBF stole an incredible amount of money, it is very shocking they wouldn't give him even 50 years. Lets say he stole a billion dollars, that is many lifetimes worth of wages for the average person. Oh well, his parents can keep their massive home they got from fraud

  • @fakeis200300
    @fakeis200300 Před 2 měsíci +52

    Too short. Bet he will be out in 10.

    • @geoms6263
      @geoms6263 Před 2 měsíci +4

      5

    • @bbustin1747
      @bbustin1747 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Federal time in prison is usually pretty lengthy with minimal time off for good behavior. State is usually much shorter. The FEDs don’t play , they make examples of you. He still skated on the original sentence. Treated better because his parents were connected at a prestigious Stanford and politically connected

    • @user-cb4ee8tj6v
      @user-cb4ee8tj6v Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@bbustin1747 "SBF may serve as little as 12.5 years, if he gets all of the jailhouse credit available to him," Mitchell Epner, a former federal prosecutor, told CNN.

    • @bbustin1747
      @bbustin1747 Před 2 měsíci

      d @@user-cb4ee8tj6v
      He is going to serve nearly the entire amount of the time. The FED prosecutor will make sure of it. He was and has made a mockery of the process with his antics during the trial. Once thing you don’t want to do is pias them off in a highly publicized trail. he will serve nearly all of it.

    • @bbustin1747
      @bbustin1747 Před 2 měsíci

      @@user-cb4ee8tj6v
      DW censors comments, but my answer is still the same , the FEDs don’t like those they prosecute to make a mockery of those they bring to trial and convict.

  • @entropyachieved750
    @entropyachieved750 Před 2 měsíci +32

    Should have got 50 years. That would make these frauds think twice. When he comes out he will still have all the ill gotten money he gave to his parents as well

  • @maestrovso
    @maestrovso Před 2 měsíci +5

    Should had gotten over 50 years without parole. Also the parents should be charged as well.

  • @ProtatoFarmer69
    @ProtatoFarmer69 Před 2 měsíci +21

    That's it?

  • @sdaiwepm
    @sdaiwepm Před 2 měsíci +24

    25 years means he can get out after 12.5. Considering the scale of the fraud, and his complete lack of remorse, it seems light.

    • @user-uf8nb1vc1o
      @user-uf8nb1vc1o Před 2 měsíci +3

      That’s not what happens in the federal system. He will basically have to serve 85% of his sentence. There are some other ways to lessen a sentence such as participation in a drug program.

    • @humbleindian6303
      @humbleindian6303 Před 2 měsíci

      the whole concept of crypto currency is fraud

    • @kgrach
      @kgrach Před 2 měsíci +2

      The minimum sentence he will have to serve is 21 years. It's a federal Prison. people don't talk out of your @ss

    • @sdaiwepm
      @sdaiwepm Před 2 měsíci

      @@kgrach you’re wrong. There are other ways to reduce one’s sentence. This has been widely reported. Google it.

  • @Mjixa
    @Mjixa Před 2 měsíci +8

    Ya think billions is a simple mistake 🤣
    I missed a credit payment I’m screwed

  • @catpowerro1110
    @catpowerro1110 Před 2 měsíci +2

    He is not Fried, he is Fryed. This is what happens when you let kids play with your money.

    • @dee420lee
      @dee420lee Před 2 měsíci

      It is still spell FRIED, No such word as fryed anywhere in the English language.

  • @lhommeaudacieux
    @lhommeaudacieux Před 2 měsíci +1

    I was sceptical how such a young person as White could possibly be seen as an expert commentator by DW. Surprisingly accomplished.

  • @geoms6263
    @geoms6263 Před 2 měsíci +12

    And those responsible for the financial crisis of 2008, what punishments did they receive?🤔

    • @kimpedersen4746
      @kimpedersen4746 Před 2 měsíci +1

      they got job in the obama administration .. sad but true (

    • @geoms6263
      @geoms6263 Před 2 měsíci +1

      trillions of dollars were lost and the world is still paying for the greed and stupidity of others. ...

    • @MudThought
      @MudThought Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@kimpedersen4746 not just obama but also republicans. both side .... you know it

    • @lowwastehighmelanin
      @lowwastehighmelanin Před 2 měsíci

      New C-suite jobs largely.

    • @humbleindian6303
      @humbleindian6303 Před 2 měsíci

      the whole concept of crypto currency is fraud

  • @mylifeuntilnow
    @mylifeuntilnow Před 2 měsíci

    He didn't actually steel the funds, he illegitimately malinvested them. One is called a "rug pull" the other is called being a reckless 22 year old billionaire... Annnd the world is not a better place because this kid has to sit in a cell for 25 years, the world needs prison reform.

  • @nil0bject
    @nil0bject Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ohhhh! why didn't anyone tell me that i could just steal everyone's money when i'm young, do 25 years in prison, and be rich when i get out?!?!?!??!?

    • @asldn9647
      @asldn9647 Před 2 měsíci

      not worth it lol

    • @prettypuff1
      @prettypuff1 Před 2 měsíci +1

      You’d be out in 10 years; think of the interest you’d accrue

  • @The_Savage_Wombat
    @The_Savage_Wombat Před 2 měsíci +4

    One glance at this guy and all I see is sleazy con artist.
    How did he fool so many people?

    • @justsomeone953
      @justsomeone953 Před 2 měsíci

      looks so nerdy and his story was nice
      + crypto == huge gains is believable

  • @eskay2012
    @eskay2012 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Only 25yrs of jail (may even get earlier with good behaviour)? Imagine the number of lives that he had destroyed especially those retirees who need money to live. This is American Justice?

    • @TesterAnimal1
      @TesterAnimal1 Před 2 měsíci

      He defrauded the greedy.
      Crypto is STILL a ponzi scheme.
      If you make money out of it, it’s all good. If not, send somebody to jail.
      Honest capitalism innit.

    • @manekedark
      @manekedark Před 2 měsíci +1

      Don't worry rich people were not scammed only poor people were scammed.

    • @justsomeone953
      @justsomeone953 Před 2 měsíci

      @@manekedark not true ... rich got involved too

  • @Realisticautism
    @Realisticautism Před 2 měsíci +38

    Only 25? And doesn't have to pay back the billions ? 😂

    • @Sophistranxxx
      @Sophistranxxx Před 2 měsíci +6

      I'll go to jail for that much money 😂😂

    • @sparks1792
      @sparks1792 Před 2 měsíci

      I mean how would he.

    • @user-cb4ee8tj6v
      @user-cb4ee8tj6v Před 2 měsíci

      "SBF may serve as little as 12.5 years, if he gets all of the jailhouse credit available to him," Mitchell Epner, a former federal prosecutor, told CNN.

    • @nh6central
      @nh6central Před 2 měsíci +2

      He's ordered to pay $US11B. But I don't think that's going to happen.

    • @MudThought
      @MudThought Před 2 měsíci

      @@geoms6263 because there are a lot of people involved, systemic fault. different case

  • @user-cb4ee8tj6v
    @user-cb4ee8tj6v Před 2 měsíci +2

    "SBF may serve as little as 12.5 years, if he gets all of the jailhouse credit available to him," Mitchell Epner, a former federal prosecutor, told CNN.

    • @bbustin1747
      @bbustin1747 Před 2 měsíci

      but he is going to definitely lose his virginity 😂

    • @user-cb4ee8tj6v
      @user-cb4ee8tj6v Před 2 měsíci

      @@bbustin1747 Judge Lewis Kaplan said he would recommend to the Bureau of Prisons that Bankman-Fried be placed in a medium-security facility

  • @DarshanaHashendra
    @DarshanaHashendra Před 2 měsíci +1

    He's not handcuffed in any appearance. Quite surprice.

  • @wilfordbrimley4397
    @wilfordbrimley4397 Před 2 měsíci +4

    federal prison, aka cushiest retirement home ever. theres no justice in america

  • @leonard.c
    @leonard.c Před 2 měsíci +5

    make it 250 years

  • @govindagovindaji4662
    @govindagovindaji4662 Před 2 měsíci

    02:17 We keep hearing about "the deterrent effect" or "the message it sends to others thinking about committing similar crimes. I do not think that that this should ever be a reason for an individual person's prison sentence. A sentence should regard all the aspects of the criminal and the crime, period.

  • @streetymike
    @streetymike Před 2 měsíci +1

    16 billion / 25 years... that's a great return.

  • @kurtilein3
    @kurtilein3 Před 2 měsíci +1

    That happens if you steal enough money to disappear to a quiet life in total luxury for generations in some place without extradition. And then you leave out the part of actually running.

  • @quakerninja
    @quakerninja Před 2 měsíci +1

    he won't live without Internet access

  • @odysseusmaximus
    @odysseusmaximus Před 2 měsíci +1

    its funny how.... if FTX was just a ..... bank....... there would b no problem here 🤣

  • @MrIrons-og3rg
    @MrIrons-og3rg Před 2 měsíci +1

    What about the politicians????!

  • @handsomeblackman255
    @handsomeblackman255 Před 2 měsíci +3

    He bought gold and diamonds, then buried it for his release date.

    • @humbleindian6303
      @humbleindian6303 Před 2 měsíci

      the whole concept of crypto currency is fraud

    • @justsomeone953
      @justsomeone953 Před 2 měsíci

      no, only crypto :D

    • @bbustin1747
      @bbustin1747 Před 2 měsíci

      @@justsomeone953
      Crypto could be extinct way before his term is up. You know what happens with tech …..

  • @Alex-ib4tc
    @Alex-ib4tc Před 2 měsíci +2

    Here's a Netflix series idea: some of defrauded investors commit crimes to get into the prison where Sam is placed.. chaos ensues.

  • @scout005
    @scout005 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Sharp analysis and commentary from Molly White. Well researched.

  • @razorbrickful
    @razorbrickful Před 2 měsíci

    What would happen to politicians then??

  • @Simp_Zone
    @Simp_Zone Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ohhh nooo! A rich person finally got what was coming to them! HOW WILL THE WORLD SURVIVE?!
    !

  • @HumanBeanbag
    @HumanBeanbag Před 2 měsíci +3

    Notice that he was stealing real money 😂

  • @DJDiskmachine
    @DJDiskmachine Před 2 měsíci

    Great to see Molly on DW!

  • @troyingram716
    @troyingram716 Před 2 měsíci

    If their is no law that States a financial institution give you your money back they don't have to. Banks only do it because of state regulations.

  • @IvarDaigon
    @IvarDaigon Před 2 měsíci +5

    Not bad, even if he managed to squirrel away a few million dollars in crypto he will still be a very rich man by the time he leaves prison in 12 or so years after being let out for good behaviour.
    This won't be much of a deterrent as it only teaches future conmen to make sure they hide their assets better.

    • @justsomeone953
      @justsomeone953 Před 2 měsíci

      12 years will change him a lot .... he will be a very different person.

  • @user-vi2dk1qz5f
    @user-vi2dk1qz5f Před 2 měsíci +1

    Such a joke. The judge was on the take. How crazy. No time for the folks who make payouts.

  • @xcel5203
    @xcel5203 Před 2 měsíci

    SBF has shown it's possible to defraud and get away with it. I'm sure he'll be back to doing what he does best . So much for justice.

  • @hackedbyBLAGH
    @hackedbyBLAGH Před 2 měsíci +1

    Why do you keep clicking your pen while the guest is speaking??

  • @vigilante3916
    @vigilante3916 Před 2 měsíci

    Where's TSM?

  • @chrisbronson5341
    @chrisbronson5341 Před 2 měsíci +2

    What a joke . Stop others
    Doing the same ?
    It only inspires them !

  • @jacobcollins3954
    @jacobcollins3954 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Crypto and Bitcoin are very different. Crypto is the wild west. Bitcoin isn't. People just need to do some research before throwing their life savings in.

  • @braxxian
    @braxxian Před 2 měsíci +1

    Imaginary money backed by nothing but fresh air and wishful thinking. What could possibly go wrong?.

    • @justsomeone953
      @justsomeone953 Před 2 měsíci

      There is crypto currency out there which is at least limited ... you can not say that about so many fiat currencies like the US Dollar.

  • @damlitproductions8126
    @damlitproductions8126 Před 2 měsíci +2

    "SAM THE 'BANKMAN REALLY FRIED' YOU GOOD AND PROPER"😂😢😅😮

  • @Breakinlines
    @Breakinlines Před 2 měsíci +1

    Keep him in there. No release, until hes done his time.

  • @myself3209
    @myself3209 Před měsícem

    They figured 25 years will be enough for everyone to forget.. which it is.

  • @ratti80
    @ratti80 Před 2 měsíci

    No, this expert doesn't know much. BTC has a four year cycle because of the halving. Not AI.

  • @helenamcginty4920
    @helenamcginty4920 Před 2 měsíci

    How did he think no one would notice?

    • @justsomeone953
      @justsomeone953 Před 2 měsíci

      It was possible. If BTC and crypto would have been rising ...no problem.
      FTX is close to pay all the investors back right now because of a "good market". In money of course, not in crypto.

  • @shinjutsu2773
    @shinjutsu2773 Před 2 měsíci

    So this guy got his 25years of prison for fraud quickly and trump is still out there? Double standards at its best

  • @rossicourvosi218
    @rossicourvosi218 Před 2 měsíci +1

    He will quietly be let out way before he does 25 years 😂

  • @ralphnader929
    @ralphnader929 Před 2 měsíci

    Oooh, few years ago all western media were welcoming him as the young entrepreneur, what went wrong in their judgment?

  • @chrisbronson5341
    @chrisbronson5341 Před 2 měsíci

    He just stole from the wrong people . And did not make enough for the
    Right ones .

  • @deeprecce9852
    @deeprecce9852 Před 2 měsíci

    20 years incarceration in exchange to be a billionaire...worth every penny, many hv to slog a perhaps a hundred lifetime lifetime to be a billionaire!!

  • @EhEhEhEINSTEIN
    @EhEhEhEINSTEIN Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is the sort of headline I want to just wake up to one day for Trump. Tired of all the stringing along..

    • @andrewthomas695
      @andrewthomas695 Před 2 měsíci

      Sadly, many Americans see corruption as a virtue. If he becomes president again, he may pardon himself and he may even make himself president for life. He has enough supporters to do the former, and maybe enough to do the latter. This is because Trump is merely the manifestation of modern Americans.

  • @yabutmaybenot.6433
    @yabutmaybenot.6433 Před 2 měsíci

    A man with hair like his will have no problems in federal prison. I'm sure he'll fit in with the convict gambling scene.

  • @kitersrefuge7353
    @kitersrefuge7353 Před 2 měsíci

    He'll be out in 10. But, someone already has a price on SBF's head...so, he should for his own safety, remain in prison. imo.

  • @lovyrituraj
    @lovyrituraj Před 2 měsíci +2

    he has a typical last name, which is a red flag in itself

    • @user-cb4ee8tj6v
      @user-cb4ee8tj6v Před 2 měsíci

      Judge Lewis Kaplan said he would recommend to the Bureau of Prisons that Bankman-Fried be placed in a medium-security facility

  • @ZWD2011
    @ZWD2011 Před 2 měsíci

    Why are so many people so very angry? Remember your mum's advice. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

  • @theeraphatsunthornwit6266
    @theeraphatsunthornwit6266 Před 2 měsíci

    Follow him when he is out of jail too. Do not let him use his hidden money

  • @amirhosseinetemad3094
    @amirhosseinetemad3094 Před 2 měsíci

    4:37 her smile

  • @bbustin1747
    @bbustin1747 Před 2 měsíci

    Meanwhile, Gold speaks the truth at its all time high😂 , and central banks are buying at historic levels.

  • @OnlyThe1Son
    @OnlyThe1Son Před 2 měsíci

    25.. means he will only have to serve 15... guessing he will be out in 10

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan Před 2 měsíci +1

    Should have gotten Madoff-time.

  • @ratti80
    @ratti80 Před 2 měsíci

    This is NOT the fault of Crypto!!!
    Who is this so called expert? Many countries in the EU have regulations now. And in a couple of month the EU has regulations as well.
    And that all are Republicans etc. Is a stereotype. This was years ago.
    Does she know that the US is not the world?

  • @Zero-Sun
    @Zero-Sun Před 2 měsíci

    I mean, isn't this what regular banks do too? They use your money to invest....

    • @brandondegraaf
      @brandondegraaf Před 2 měsíci +1

      If your bank manager straight up spends your life savings into Super Bowl ads, celebrity endorsements, sports teams, $100 mil bribe to the Chinese government, political donations, luxury sport cars, private jets, and real-estate for themselves and their parents then you need to switch banks. I'm only scratching the surface, the full story is farcical.

  • @yoloz1324
    @yoloz1324 Před 2 měsíci

    He deserves more than 25 years -this will halves as he serves the sentence. Nonsense sentence.

  • @IrrationalCharm
    @IrrationalCharm Před 2 měsíci

    10 years in a very comfortable prison with tv and a PS5. And then released for good behaviour.

  • @user-qp9pp5zi8u
    @user-qp9pp5zi8u Před 2 měsíci

    I hope there will be no such thing as a legal system👿

  • @m5chk1
    @m5chk1 Před 2 měsíci

    DYOR

  • @OlympischbriesjeNadaAverage
    @OlympischbriesjeNadaAverage Před 2 měsíci

    molly white is so naturally cute, imagine her dressed up with make-up etc.

  • @JorisK1980
    @JorisK1980 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Congratulations, I just unsubscribed.

  • @MrHmauch
    @MrHmauch Před 2 měsíci

    That’s just insulting… obviously he paid off the right people.

  • @MayMesyats
    @MayMesyats Před 2 měsíci

    Так это не Марк Фейгин в молодости?

  • @ben-mp5ys
    @ben-mp5ys Před měsícem

    Alex Ritcher of ANTARES trade is living free.People lost so much money and he is living a freeman.
    I hope the law catches up with him.

  • @ikuona
    @ikuona Před 2 měsíci

    Laydy can't use crypto and is afraid of loosing her job to AI. She is missing out on everything and thats why she is talking so negativly about this two topics

  • @potoo6122
    @potoo6122 Před 2 měsíci

    hes gonna be like 55 when he gets out

  • @MrIrons-og3rg
    @MrIrons-og3rg Před 2 měsíci

    The media was promoted him and they could all go to jail

  • @suigeneris4572
    @suigeneris4572 Před 2 měsíci

    well we all know he's not gonna be in there for 25 years, wait till the heat dies down😅

  • @yoloz1324
    @yoloz1324 Před 2 měsíci

    How is Bernie Madoff sentence running so far???

    • @manekedark
      @manekedark Před 2 měsíci

      He is in jail because he scam rich people, however SBF scam only poor people so he will be free soon.

  • @TheDavidlloydjones
    @TheDavidlloydjones Před 2 měsíci

    Do the parents get to pay back those houses and other goodies they got out of their kid's big scam?

  • @leonard-teo
    @leonard-teo Před 2 měsíci

    Simply not long enough

  • @Jonas-sw8mj
    @Jonas-sw8mj Před 2 měsíci +1

    Should be for life, but that's probably reserved for dissidents and whistle blowers

  • @JacquesdeMolai
    @JacquesdeMolai Před 2 měsíci

    It’s too late to realize that was a bad decision. By the way, who is Molly White? She is good-looking, tho

  • @Kemacat
    @Kemacat Před 2 měsíci

    So you have been called a straw man that we can bring on to do a 5 minute argument against a thing that we don't really understand. The real questions are scary and take about 5 hours of peoples time to understand but we don't want that.

  • @stuchambers297
    @stuchambers297 Před 2 měsíci

    I have no sympathy, my brother lost 200 Thousand dollars on cryptocurrency !!!! What a big con.

  • @CautionCU
    @CautionCU Před 2 měsíci

    Probably less than a day per person defrauded.

  • @nathanspreitzer6738
    @nathanspreitzer6738 Před 2 měsíci

    He made plenty of friends, I’m sure he’ll get out early sadly

  • @kwazar6725
    @kwazar6725 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Same bankmann fraud

  • @omgitsabloodyandroid5161
    @omgitsabloodyandroid5161 Před 2 měsíci

    Oh dear, what a shame, never mind.

  • @sicqnuschannel4126
    @sicqnuschannel4126 Před 2 měsíci

    Seriously ! Bankman-F.R.I.E.D. (...). Everything was in his name from the beginning.

  • @ryanthompson1981
    @ryanthompson1981 Před 2 měsíci

    Not long enough

  • @user-qo2nc7ge1c
    @user-qo2nc7ge1c Před 2 měsíci

    Not worth watching. First 1.5 minutes its news. Then some hobby dobby girl gets in the picture and finishes the rest of the 15 minutes with a lot of bla bla bla ,

  • @ShreeVidurVyasa
    @ShreeVidurVyasa Před 2 měsíci

    Sam you are very unlucky .. imagine if you were Indian and living in India.....you would have allowed to do anything, nothing would have happened to you.

  • @chrisbronson5341
    @chrisbronson5341 Před 2 měsíci

    I guess he 's ..Fried .

  • @mikefox1932
    @mikefox1932 Před 2 měsíci

    Political connections, should be 4-7 then.

  • @terjehansen0101
    @terjehansen0101 Před 2 měsíci

    What did you expect ? Just billions of teenagers- neckbeards sitting there, mining "crypto currency" with electricity and their expensive graphic cards. And we are to "not buy manual stick shifts". HAHAHAHA

  • @wolfgarratslammer
    @wolfgarratslammer Před 2 měsíci

    If bitcoin doesn't die he will be an extremely rich man when he gets out. Unless Trump pardons him for his bitcoin wallet.

  • @chrisbronson5341
    @chrisbronson5341 Před 2 měsíci

    It's simple...Google or
    Musk want to get in to
    It . I'm lucky .
    I have no money .

  • @igdes1
    @igdes1 Před 2 měsíci

    WOW the judge is getting away with being anti-Semitic.

  • @MatthewMS.
    @MatthewMS. Před 2 měsíci

    I want the movie to be very well done. SBF should be played by Nicholas Cage.

  • @andrewsbbq
    @andrewsbbq Před 2 měsíci

    Damn from the thumbnail I thought it was Justin Trudeau getting what he deserves