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So you think SBF should just walk away? And the same for the next exchange that blows up everyone's money? Say goodbye to crypto as you know it then. Crypto without on/off ramps to USD is just a cool hobbyist project for libertarians, the price floor is probably zero.

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>So you think SBF should just walk away? And the same for the next exchange that blows up everyone's money?

Yes. That's the flip side of the "no government interference" coin.

Fraud is still fraud, though, doesn't matter if you used funny money to carry it out.

SBF is an American, FTX US was an American company and for sure at some point he touched US dollars from American entities, uh oh, the guy's going to jail.

According to their website they take fiat currency. So yeah.

Also there's the VC funding, which presumably was mainly USD. Though not many people probably care about their losses.

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