Full transparency, I personally like Bankman-Fried.

One of the key major revelations from the interview is that there was a strong possibility that Bankman-Fried would not remain as CEO had he accepted one of the many financing offers that came in before and shortly after he resigned his role

Second, I was struck by Bankman-Fried’s disclosure that FTX had a dashboard that provided a snapshot of margin positions for exchanges that the firm provided to a select group of regulators, including those based in the U.S. and Japan, on a regular basis.

Third, I asked for more detail about some of the discussions that he had with investors and whether they raised any questions about his risk management policies. He said that almost none did, but that some were interested in compliance policies. He did say that their biggest concern was diminishing growth, which in effect lit a fire under Bankman-Fried and the rest of the team to increase transaction throughput, even during the middle of 2022 when the market was starting to fall.