Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, was ugwetshiwe kuya Iminyaka engu-25 ejele today in a packed courtroom, marking a significant moment in the legal scrutiny of the crypto industry. He will be 57 years old when he is released. The sentencing, as detailed by Inner City Press, comes after a series of legal proceedings that shed light on the complexities and potential vulnerabilities within the digital asset space.

UBankman-Fried, obegqoke iyunifomu yejele elikhanyayo elivela e-MDC-Brooklyn, ubhekane nesinqumo sikaJaji Lewis A. Kaplan, owathi ngemuva kokucubungula umbiko ngaphambi kokugwetshwa kanye nezingxabano zemihlahlandlela, wakhipha isigwebo esibonisa ubunzima bamacala. uzibophezele. Inkantolo, egcwele abashushisi, abameli bezokuvikela, kanye ne-ejenti ye-FBI, yafakaza kuze kube sekupheleni kwecala eliye lalandelwa eduze kokubili umphakathi we-crypto kanye nomphakathi jikelele.

The legal proceedings highlighted the extensive financial losses incurred by investors, lenders, and customers, with Judge Kaplan rejecting the defense’s argument about the loss amount. The court found that investors lost $1.7 billion, lenders lost $1.3 billion, and customers faced an $8 billion shortfall. These figures underscore the scale of the fraud and the impact on the victims involved.

Abameli bezokuvikela babekade befuna ukuyekelela, becaphuna ukuxilongwa kwe-autism kuka-Bankman-Fried futhi bephikisana nesigwebo esehlisiwe sezinyanga ezingama-63 kuye kwezingama-78. Kodwa-ke, umshushisi waphikisa isigwebo esikhulu seminyaka engu-50 ejele.

Isinqumo seJaji u-Kaplan sokwehluka kuye phansi kusukela kububanzi bemihlahlandlela kuyilapho lisavuma inani elibalulekile lezisulu kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezindlela eziyinkimbinkimbi sigcizelela inkimbinkimbi yokugwetshwa emacaleni ahilela ubuchwepheshe obusafufusa nezinhlaka zezezimali. Ukutholwa kokuphazamisa ukusebenza kwengalo yomthetho, okuhlanganisa nemizamo yokuphambanisa ofakazi nokuqamba amanga, kuphinde kwagcizelela izenzo zamabomu ezathathwa nguBankman-Fried zokudukisa nokukhwabanisela.

Izindleko zomuntu ze-FTX ziyawa

Ngesikhathi kulalelwe isigwebo, kuvele umzuzu obuhlungu ngesikhathi izisulu zinikwa ithuba lokukhuluma nenkantolo. Esinye isisulu esinjalo, u-Sunil Kavuri, owasuka eLondon ngokuqondile ngenxa yale njongo, wabelane ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe nomthelela wokuwa kwe-FTX kuye nakwabanye. U-Kavuri ugcizelele imizabalazo eqhubekayo ebhekene nezisulu, ephonsela inselelo indaba yokuthi ukulahlekelwa bekungu-zero futhi egxeka ukuphathwa kwefa lokuqothuka. Uveze ukungafani okuphawulekayo ekulinganisweni nasekuthengisweni kwempahla, kuhlanganise nethokheni eyaziswa kakhulu ngenani ngemva kokuthengiswa ngesaphulelo kanye nokudayiswa kwamathokheni e-Solana ngesaphulelo esingu-70%.

Kavuri’s testimony underscored the real and continuing harm suffered by those affected, including the tragic note that at least three individuals had committed suicide as a result of the fraud. Judge Kaplan acknowledged Kavuri’s points, reinforcing the gravity of the situation and the inaccuracies in claims that customers would be made whole. This victim’s statement added a deeply personal dimension to the proceedings, emphasizing the human cost of financial crimes and the need for accountability beyond the sentencing of Bankman-Fried.

Ummeli we-SBF umchaza 'njengongaqondwa'

Eziphendulela ngokusuka enhliziyweni ikhasimende lakhe, ummeli ka-Sam Bankman-Fried, u-Mark Mukasey, wethule isithombe esiphambene salowo owayeyi-CEO ye-FTX enkantolo. U-Mukasey wagomela ngokuthi izenzo zikaBankman-Fried, nakuba zibangele ukuwohloka okukhulu kwezimali, azizange zigqugquzelwe inzondo efanayo noma inhloso yokubamba inkunzi ebonakala kwezinye izigebengu zezezimali eziphakeme, njengalezo ezintshontshe abasinde ekuQothulweni Kwesizwe. Ugcizelele ukuthi uBankman-Fried wayengeyena “umbulali wezezimali ononya” kodwa wayengumuntu owenza izinqumo ezisekelwe ekubalweni kwezibalo, hhayi ngenjongo yokubangela ubuhlungu bomuntu siqu.

U-Mukasey uphinde wadlulisela imininingwane yomuntu siqu evela kumama kaBankman-Fried, ochaze indodana yakhe njengeqondwa kabi futhi engafaneleki ukubunjwa "komkhohlisi ohahayo". Ngokusho kukaMukasey, uBankman-Fried akazange ayibaleke imali kodwa uhlale ethembisene kwaze kwaba sekugcineni, enesifiso sangempela sokubona abantu bekhokhelwa. Lokhu kulandisa kuvunyelwe ukwethulwa enkantolo ngokwengxenye ngenxa yesinqumo seJaji u-Kaplan sokushiya umkhuba ojwayelekile wokubala amaphepha acatshangelwa ukuthi agwetshwe, evuma ivolumu enkulu yezethulo zomzuzu wokugcina ezivela kubo bobabili abashushisi kanye nabashushisi.

Ukuvezwa kommeli kaBankman-Fried kwakuhloswe ukumenza umuntu futhi ahlukanise icala lakhe kobunye ukukhwabanisa kwezezimali, okuphakamisa ukuthi nakuba imiphumela yezenzo zakhe yayimibi, izisusa zakhe zazingelona unya ngokwemvelo. Isitatimende sikaMukasey siphinde sasebenza njengokuvuma ukuhlupheka kwezisulu, sizwakalisa ukuqonda ubuhlungu bazo kanye nokuzibophezela kokudlulisa icala, kuyilapho sigcina inhlonipho ngesinqumo sejaji.

Enxuseni inkantolo, ekhuluma ngqo uBankman-Fried uvumile,

“Ngenza amaphutha amaningi. Kodwa indaba ayizange iphele kanjalo. Amakhasimende awazange akhokhelwe. I-FTX ayizange isinde kulokho. Yebo, amakhasimende anikezwe izimangalo ezingqubuzanayo. Lokho kudale umonakalo omkhulu. Bezingabuyiselwa emuva.”

Ngomzuzwana wokukhuluma ngokungagwegwesi, u-Sam Bankman-Fried uzwakalise ukucabanga okudabukisayo ngekusasa lakhe, eqaphela ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ikhono lakhe lokufaka isandla ngendlela enenjongo emphakathini lingase linciphe ngendlela engenakulungiseka. Uvumile enkantolo ukuthi amandla akhe okwenza okuthile alinganiselwe kakhulu ngokuboshwa nokuthi ubude besigwebo sakhe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iminyaka emi-5 noma engu-40, bungaphezu kwamandla akhe. Wathi,

“Impilo yami ewusizo cishe isiphelile. Kade nganikeza lokho obekufanele ngikunike. Angikwazi ukukwenza ngisejele.”

U-Bankman-Fried uphinde wakhuluma ngombono wesenzo sakhe, ebona umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwezinsolo zakhe kanye nendlela abashushisi, inkantolo nabezindaba abazichaza ngayo. Uphinde wathi manje uselindele ukuthi amakhasimende akhokhelwe. Waphawula, “Ngicabanga ukuthi ngehlulekile kulokho. Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi kungani, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngakwenza.” Waphinde wabhekisela esimweni esithile esihilela umbhalo kumeluleki jikelele, athi kwakuwumzamo wokusiza, nakuba abanye babengasibheki kanjalo. Ngisho nangosuku agwetshwa ngalo, uBankman-Fried uyaqhubeka nokugomela ngokuthi akazange antshontshe imali yabasebenzisi ngonya.

Kodwa-ke, esahlulelweni sakhe, uJaji uKaplan wagomela ukuthi ukholelwa ukuthi amazwi amaningi ka-Bankman-Fried asesidlangalaleni “kwakuyisenzo” esiklanyelwe ukuthola amandla nomthelela.

Ngokusho kwe-Inner City Press, ngaphambi kokuthi kukhishwe isigwebo, uhulumeni wathi,

“Ummangalelwa akasona isilwane esisabekayo kodwa wenze amacala abucayi alimaza abantu abaningi - futhi ubengacabanga ukuwenza futhi. Ngakho-ke, iminyaka engama-40 kuye kwengama-50.

Lapho ememezela isigwebo, iJaji uKaplan umemezele ukuthi uBankman-Fried wayengeyena “umdlali odlalayo”.

“Ngesikhathi engaqambi amanga, ubevika, edabula izinwele, ezama ukuthola abashushisi ukuthi bamphendule imibuzo. Sengineminyaka engu-30 ngenza lo msebenzi. Angikaze ngiwubone umdlalo onjena.”

Ukugwetshwa kwakhe kubikwe ngabe-Inner City Press kanje,

“Kuyisinqumo senkantolo ukuthi ugwetshwe izinyanga ezingu-240 bese ugwetshwa ezingu-60 [nokunye] ingqikithi yezinyanga ezingu-300 [iminyaka engu-25].”

The implications of today’s sentencing extend beyond the immediate legal consequences for Bankman-Fried. They touch on broader questions about the regulation of digital assets, the protection of investors, and the future of digital asset markets. As the industry grapples with these challenges, the outcome of this case will likely influence discussions and decisions on how best to navigate the complex intersection of technology, finance, and law.

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