Sam Bankman-Fried

I want to do what's right for the country, and not optimize for people saying nice things about me.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

There's been a substantial re-rating toward looking for at least likely or plausible pathway toward profitability being a core component of an…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

When you think about yourself personally, about spending money on yourself, how much can you spend usefully on yourself? You can buy…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I want FTX to be a place where you can do anything you want with your next dollar. You can buy bitcoin.…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

The strongest version of the crypto industry is one that does have regulatory oversight.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I know how good I am at passing out leaflets, and the answer is mediocre.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I've been sort of pleasantly surprised, by the extent to which a lot of people in D.C. are honestly just trying to…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

It's really, really hard to do good in one realm, if you're seen as doing a lot of harm in another realm.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I didn't know anything about crypto when I first got involved. I barely knew what a blockchain was.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

Realistically speaking, I don't think anyone can maintain close contact and close communication with more than 15 people.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I don't want a yacht.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I basically just saw lots of evidence that there's likely to be really good trading to do in crypto, a really new…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I was a really negligent student.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I would never read a book.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I don't want to say no book is ever worth reading, but I actually do believe something pretty close to that.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

There are some parallels. There are probably more differences. First of all, I don't think Warren Buffett would call me the next…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I did not try to commit fraud on anyone.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

I think that the really bearish views on Tether are wrong... I don't think there is any evidence to support them.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

We have financial audits, both for FTX U.S. and FTX International. Each year. We have regulatory oversight, again, from a number of…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

You shouldn't be marketing '20% yields,' 'for forever,' and 'definitely safe.' It's basically never the case that all those words go together.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

We would love to have more clarity around the right way to get licensed and registered for digital assets.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

On the social side, I think I always felt more comfortable around older people.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

When you're talking about having an impact on the world, I think that the point at which there's nothing more to do…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

If you're donating to political races that you think your candidate are 99 percent to win, you're almost certainly doing something wrong.…

— Sam Bankman-Fried

There's a wide world out there. We shouldn't think that crypto is going to be the most fertile ground to work in…

— Sam Bankman-Fried