# @michael-girdley on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=cJ7_HNAMams
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68378150-michael-girdley-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/abd4c5eaf8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T16:00:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Michael Girdley (@michael-girdley) — https://gondola.cc/michael-girdley

## Caption

After FTX collapsed and billions of dollars disappeared, Sam Bankman-Fried was advised by lawyers to stay silent. Instead, he gave candid answers to a reporter that undermined many of the ideas and principles he had publicly promoted for years. The messages fueled criticism of both FTX and its founder at a time when regulators and prosecutors were already investigating the company. It became another chapter in one of the most dramatic collapses in financial history.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/3470164O6p8

#ftx #crypto #sambankmanfried #cryptocurrency #business

## Stats

- **Views:** 23,453
- **Likes:** 1,011
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 30

## Tags

business, sambankmanfried, crypto, cryptocurrency, ftx

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