时代落幕:SBF七项罪名全部成立

Odaily星球日报Published on 2023-11-03Last updated on 2023-11-03

Abstract

SBF呆呆地站在那里,低着头,浑身发抖,双手紧握。

原创 | Odaily星球日报

作者 | Azuma

时代落幕:SBF七项罪名全部成立

美国当地时间 11 月 2 日,在经过了四个半小时的审议之后,曼哈顿联邦法院的 12 人陪审团针对 SBF 案件作出了裁决,认定检方所诉的两项欺诈罪以及五项共谋罪全部成立,合计共犯七项罪名。

在今日的审议之前,法院已久该案进行了长达 15 日的庭审,传唤了 FTX  前首席技术官 Gary Wang、Alameda Research 前首席执行官(兼 SBF 前女友)Caroline Ellison、主要投资方之一 Paradigm 的联合创始人 Matt Huang 等多位关键证人,并对 SBF 本人进行了为期三天的直接问询。

虽然陪审团已就 SBF 有罪作出了裁决,但究竟会如何量刑暂时仍然未知,根据目前的日程安排,关于此案的量刑听证会将于 2024 年 3 月 28 日进行。鉴于 SBF 辩护律师在审判之前及审判期间的反对态度,预计后续 SBF 一方还会就此提起上诉。

时代落幕:SBF七项罪名全部成立

Odaily星球日报注:非今日审议画面。

在今日陪审团宣读裁决结果之时,SBF 本人的脸色非常难看。

陪审团解散之后,SBF 呆呆地站在那里,低着头,浑身发抖,双手紧握。

SBF 身后几英尺处,他的父母 Joe Bankman 和 Barbara Fried 就站在一旁看着他,当 SBF 被押出房间时,他转头对父母笑了笑,他的父亲 Joe 用手搂住他母亲 Barbara 的肩膀,随着儿子的身影消失,Barbara 泪流满面。

针对陪审团所给出的裁决结果,SBF 的辩护律师并不满意,首席辩护律师 Mark Cohen 随后在一份声明中表示: “我们尊重陪审团的决定。但我们对这一结果非常失望,Bankman Fried 先生坚称自己无罪,并将就这些指控继续积极抗争。”

另一边,检方则已作为胜诉方发表了“胜利宣言”,检察官 Damian Williams 在审议结束后于曼哈顿法院外发表了讲话,称赞了陪审团的判决,并再次强调美国政府对欺诈和腐败 “没有耐心”。

Damian 提到:“像 SBF 这样的(Crypto)案例可能很新鲜,但我们对欺诈、腐败本身并不陌生。”

时代落幕:SBF七项罪名全部成立

随着这一 Crypto 历史上的最大案件逐渐走向尾声,各大相关方也相继在社交媒体上就此作出了评论。

曾主导对 FTX 进行投资的红杉资本(Sequoia Capital)合伙人 Alfred Lin 在 X 上发表声明,表示认同对 SBF 的定罪,且对这一结果感到欣慰。

Lin 提到,此次判决确认了一些公众早已知晓的事实,SBF 曾误导和欺骗了众多人,包括客户、员工、商业伙伴以及投资者,其中就包括他自己和红杉资本。

Uniswap 创始人 Hayden Adam 亦在 X 发文表示,SBF 身处一个以去中心化为愿景的行业,但其所从事和支持的一切事业却高度中心化,看起来更像是业界希望改进的东西。SBF 被判有罪不值得庆祝,用户蒙受了数十亿美元的资金损失,行业声誉也遭受了巨大打击,唯一的赢家是几家律师事务所和各种 Crypto 反对者。

时代落幕:SBF七项罪名全部成立

比较另人唏嘘的是,在 SBF 逐渐滑落人生谷底的同时,曾与之牵涉颇深的 Solana 却在与大西洋彼岸的阿姆斯特丹召开着一年一度的大会「Breakpoint」,详细跟进了该会议的 Delphi Digital 投资助理 Alexander Golding 发文提到了 SBF 的定罪结果,但却仅用了寥寥数语带过,因为“那些事都已经过去了”。

一个时代正在缓缓落幕。

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