Members of the cryptocurrency community posted their sentiments on social media in response to the alleged meeting of ex-CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, with Michael Lewis, the writer of the popular trading-focused film, The Big Short.
Faced with the possibility of the film becoming a blockbuster, members of the community denounced Bankman-Fried’s antics, qualifying the meeting as “absurd” and saying that Lewis should also be investigated.
In a tweet, a community member mentioned that it could be an attempt to cover up criminals and “control the narrative” through a book. In the meantime, Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Nic Carter He suggested that Lewis must also be investigated, since the writer followed Bankman-Fried for six months without detecting anything suspicious.
Gold enthusiast Peter Schiff also commented the case. According to Schiff, if Bankman-Fried is the source of the story, it will be a “work of fiction”. The American stockbroker suggested that Lewis reconstruct what really happened by talking to more reliable sources.
Some members of the community are already comparing the content of the film with others. A member of the community believe that the film could be another Wolf of Wall Street but with “disgusting and ugly people”, while another He says which can only be seen if Bankman-Fried drops some names and “they all drop”. Meanwhile, one Twitter user believes it doesn’t have the same potential as The Big Short. Were writing:
While some are concerned about the film’s content, others are focused on finances. A member of the community raised the idea that Bankman-Fried would pay what it owes to FTX users with the profits from the potential blockbuster.
Within days of Bankman-Fried being released on bail, Alameda Research’s wallet addresses showed movement. Some of the funds were converted to Bitcoin via decentralized exchanges such as FixedFloat and ChangeNow, platforms that hackers often use to hide their transaction paths.
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