Crypto Twitter unhappy with SBF 'puff piece' pushed by mainstream media

cointelegraph.com:

When the world realized the fraud Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) committed to building his FTX empire, fellow entrepreneurs, investors and long-time believers unanimously acknowledged the damage caused to the credibility of the crypto ecosystem. On the other hand, mainstream media — that predominantly attacked crypto via negative speculations — has seemingly taken sides with SBF while paying no heed to the losses exceeding billions of dollars incurred by the general public.

While SBF refuses to interact with Crypto Twitter, the same community he once called home, he featured in a New York Times (NYT) article on Nov. 14, trying to explain the sequence of events that led to the fall of the crypto exchange FTX. Surprisingly, the article's tone did not resonate with the community, as many suspected a bias given SBF's strong ties with U.S. politics.

As rightfully pointed out by Bloomberg journalist Trung Phan, the “puff piece on SBF” fails to mention the various frauds and crimes committed by the entrepreneur. Instead, the NYT chose to report an angle no one expected.

Word count NYT's puff piece on SBF: "Fraud": 0"Enron": 0"Crime": 0"Illiquid": 0"Stolen": 0"Hidden": 0"Criminal": 0"Back door": 0"He's getting sleep": 1 pic.twitter.com/htbte8IyPI

Crypto entrepreneurs, including Polygon Studios CEO Ryan Wyatt, angel investor Balaji Srinivasan and billionaire Elon Musk, openly criticized NYT for trying to change the narrative. Pointing out the obvious, Wyatt explained to the NYT author how SBF committed significant financial crimes, adding:

Srinivasan accused the New York Times of covering up the crimes committed by Sam Bankman-Fried. “Nothing SBF says can be trusted. Nothing NYT says can be trusted either,” said Srinivasan while asking