The Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary had a talk with Yahoo Finance Live on the recent FTX crisis. They talked about his opinion of SBF, his stake in the crisis, and his future intentions toward crypto.
Kevin O’Leary owned corporate accounts on FTX. In fact, he was a paid spokesperson and investor for the platform. When FTX collapse and rocked the crypto world last month, information about poor management is slowly emerging. They are allegedly mixing clients’ funds with Alameda Research, SBF’s crypto-trading arm. So, what is O’Learys’ take on the situation?
Kevin O’Leary was paid $15 million to be a spokesperson for FTX. No wonder he has nothing but nice words to say about SBF even after the collapse. Money really does corrupt. If you accept money in exchange for providing a service then shouldn’t you honor that agreement & provide the service as agreed upon?
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During the interview, O’Leary said that he will get his money back from FTX. He also said that it is necessary to conduct an audit of the now-defunct crypto exchange. In one interview he believes SBF is innocent until proven guilty, but also said he has attorneys on standby ready to go to try and retrieve his lost funds on FTX.
This procedure is crucial to determine if Sam Bankman-Fried is responsible for any wrongdoing. He stated:
Keep your phasers on stun until we obtain the facts, then we are going to get that money back. Who’s going to jail? I am clueless. Who was dishonest? I am clueless. But I’ll investigate.
He further added:
I belong to the camp of individuals who believe that you are innocent until proven guilty. That is what I think. And I need the details. Therefore, if you tell me that you did or did not do anything, I will trust you until I discover that it is untrue. Right now, SBF is being attacked by people all over the world, accusing him of being a fraudster. People are stating that the money was stolen and buried elsewhere. If we have no mechanism to audit it, how can anyone know that?
O’Leary believes that even though FTX is in a horrible state now, it is still 100% auditable. Blockchain technology is built for financial transactions and this is exactly how we will use it.
Once they perform the audit, the truth will surface. By then, they can prosecute whoever broke the law. In the meantime, Kevin O’Leary suggests that we should not make baseless claims about SBF until we have the facts.
O’Leary says innocent until proven guilty. It is great in theory. However, there are many individuals who lost all their savings and life to FTX. Can these individuals bounce back is still a mystery.
Recovering the fund would be a miracle. How is it possible for them to wait until the audit result is out, and wait for a court ruling? The best way to move on from this chapter is to conclude it immediately and seek a better exchange.
Hilarious watching two very different conclusions these people have to the SBF/FTX scam:
Joe Rogan, no crypto experience eating shrooms live on air understands it was a ponzi.
Kevin O’Leary, professional fund manager paid $15M by FTX needs more info & would invest in SBF again.
The key bit I saw in his latest stint on some news program was they he wants to put himself in as the lead investigator. Hmmm, interesting. A guy who was handed 15 million who turned around and re-invested it in the SBF scheme wants to lead the investigation. And then Maxine Waters will give us the final verdict? Sounds legit