Sam Bankman-Fried says he will testify before Congress on FTX collapse
by Makena Kelly from The Verge - All Posts on (#66H0C)
Illustration: The Verge FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried promised to testify before Congress after he finished learning and reviewing" the events that caused the popular cryptocurrency exchange to file for bankruptcy last month.
Bankman-Fried's promise was made in response to a tweet from House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) last week calling on him to join the committee's hearing on FTX's collapse on December 13th. But Bankman-Fried didn't commit to testifying at the hearing scheduled for next week.
Once I have finished learning and reviewing what happened, I would feel like it was my duty to appear before the committee and explain," Bankman-Fried said in a tweet on Sunday. I'm not sure that will happen by the 13th. But when it does, I will...