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I wonder if he realizes that his behavior (substantiated by compelling evidence) was “grotesque”.

• bell-cot 3y ago
  I didn't get the sense that he had any moral compass, to perceive such subtleties.
• satellite2 3y ago
  At the same time he violated laws meant to protect investor from losses. But if they didn't actually lose something, it would make sense to have a modest sentence. Not knowing what his reckless behavior actually caused would make the sentencing frivolous in my opinion.
  • popcorncowboy 3y ago
    That's not how it works. "No one got hurt" is a facile exoneration, and untrue at that. He didn't break the law "less" because by twist of fortune money showed up in the account sometime down the line.
    • FireBeyond 3y ago
      Especially when a lot of the "lack of loss" is due to the speculatory appreciation of cryptos as a whole, not due to anything on SBF's behalf. If crypto had crashed, they could equally be looking at almost nothing.
    • samsin 3y ago
      Loss causation is described here [1] as the major factor influencing the sentencing range, so if all investors are made whole then a modest sentencing could be possible. It was also discussed in a recent Matt Levine newsletter. [1] https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=crimlawrev https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=10...
    • satellite2 3y ago
      That is very much how all criminal laws work.