Crypto Community Reacts To SBF Arrest

December 13, 2022 Story: Divya Sinha

SBF, former CEO of FTX was arrested by Bahamian police late Monday.

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With SBF arrest news getting viral, Twitter is blowing up with comments and speculations.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democratic Representative tweeted that she is disappointed in not having the opportunity to question SBF but she looks forward to more information coming to light.

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U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis tweeted that she is glad prosecutors have been investigating what happened.

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DOGE coin creator Billy Markus also quote retweeted about SBF charges saying “also charged for being a bronze league feeding scrub”.

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While famous Crypto YouTuber Bitboy tweeted that he will personally be putting up bail money when he gets back to the states.

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A Twitter user named Wendy Peffercorn tweeted SBF may face up to 612,000 years in prison in accordance with federal sentencing guidelines.

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