Anthony Scaramucci recaps the week of FTX’s collapse, his encounter with Sam Bankman-Fried, and Skybridge’s performance ever since.
The former rejected the notion that Changpeng Zhao – CEO of Binance – was responsible for the exchange’s failure, pinning the blame solely on former FTX boss Sam Banknman-Fried.Scaramucci began by clarifying that his relationship with FTX has not harmed his company to such a great deal as many make it out to be.
Regarding SBF, the executive said that he “likes Sam,” even though he recognizes what he did as a betrayal. Thankfully, many of the influential figures he introduced Bankman-Fried to – including Tony Blair and the Clinton family – had not finished their due diligence processes nor made large investments in FTX before it collapsed.Scaramucci said he got word of FTX’s troubles on November 7th.
“The war room looked despondent,” he said. “It was clear to a few people that there was a very small group of people that had done something that they didn’t let the other group of people into.”The founder hasn’t spoken with Bankman-Fried directly since that day but has had talks with CZ about the situation. “Some people are of the belief that CZ put Sam out of business – that is not the case,” he said.