עלאָן מוסק סאַספּעקץ געוועזענער FTX סעאָ סאַם באַנקמאַן-פרייד דאָונייטיד איבער $ 1 ביליאָן צו שטיצן דעמאָקראַץ - ביטקאָין נייַעס

טעסלאַ סעאָ און טוויטטער הויפּט Elon Musk זאגט אַז דער געוועזענער FTX סעאָ סאַם באַנקמאַן-פריד (SBF) מיסטאָמע דאָונייטיד איבער $ 1 ביליאָן צו שטיצן די דעמאָקראַטיק פארטיי, וואָס וואָלט זיין אַ פיל גרעסערע סומע ווי די נומער עפנטלעך דיסקלאָוזד. פילע מענטשן סלאַמד מוסק פֿאַר מאכן באשולדיקונגען אָן פּראַוויידינג דערווייַז. "די דערקלערונג איז אַזוי אַנבאַליוואַבלי יראַספּאַנסאַבאַל," איינער קאַמענטאַד.

Elon Musk Believes SBF Donated Over $1B to Democratic Party

Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk believes that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder and former CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, donated much more than the publicly disclosed amount to support the Democratic Party in elections.

Bankman-Fried was the second largest donor to the Democratic Party, after billionaire George Soros, in the 2021-2022 election cycle. According to Opensecrets, he דאָונייטיד $39,884,256 to Democrats before FTX imploded and had to file for באַנקראָט. An estimated one million customers and investors lost billions of dollars in the exchange collapse. FTX is currently being ינוועסטאַגייטיד for mishandling customer funds.

Musk’s statement was in response to a comment on Twitter stating that Bankman-Fried donating $40 million to avoid jail after stealing over $10 billion is one of the highest Return on Investment (ROI) trades of all time. Musk claimed that the $40 billion is just the publicly disclosed number, noting that Bankman-Fried’s actual election support of the Democratic Party is “probably” over $1 billion. “The money went somewhere, so where did it go?” the Tesla boss tweeted.

While his donations to the Democratic Party were public knowledge, Bankman-Fried קליימד in an interview that he also donated a similar amount to the Republican Party. However, he said all his Republican donations were “dark.”

At the time of writing, Musk’s tweet has garnered over 4,500 comments and has been liked over 124,000 times. While some people agreed with the Tesla chief, many were shocked at Musk’s accusations, demanding that the billionaire provide proof to support his statement.

“This is literally misinformation,” one יקסקליימד. Another געשריבן: “[Musk] baselessly implying SBF broke federal election contribution laws.” A third אָפּינעד: “Serious accusations by Elon Musk about POTUS accepting stolen funds to run for president.” Some people reminded Musk that Bankman-Fried already explained that he donated the same amount to Republicans. Twitter user Justin Higgins געווארנט:

This statement is so unbelievably irresponsible. Musk has now made Twitter an explicitly anti-Democratic Party company. No sensible, corporation that wants solid relations with both parties on Capitol Hill will advertise on Twitter. I can’t see how Twitter ad $ returns…

Others simply questioned why SBF is not in jail yet. “We just all can do white-collar crimes and pay people off?” one געבעטן. Many people emphasized that they want politicians to return “stolen” funds they received from the former FTX chief executive.

What do you think about Elon Musk’s statement regarding how much Bankman-Fried donated to the Democratic Party? Let us know in the comments section below.

קעווין העלמס

א סטודענט פון אַוסטריאַן עקאנאמיק, Kevin געפֿונען ביטקאָין אין 2011 און איז אַן עוואַנגעליסט זינט. זיין אינטערעסן ליגן אין ביטקאָין זיכערהייַט, אָפֿן-מקור סיסטעמען, נעץ יפעקץ און די ינטערסעקשאַן צווישן עקאָנאָמיק און קריפּטאָגראַפי.

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