[JumpCrisscross]

> Sam Bankman was clearly a smooth political operator

No, he wasn’t. This is a myth he crafted for his retail audience. He threw money around. But D.C. is filled with schmucks buying photo ops for millions of dollars.

> don't have meeting with Gary Gensler the head of the SEC otherwise

You’re saying SBF’s donations, and not his role as CEO of FTX, got him a meeting with FTX’s regulator?

[wpietri]

Yeah, if I were one of FTX's regulators, I would be fascinated to meet with him. Or any other big-name crypto person. Assuming they're brave enough to set foot on US territory at all, that is.