FTX Chief SBF Showed Interest In Buying Twitter

Sam Bankman-Fried was interested in buying Twitter before Elon Musk

Crypto billionaire and CEO of FTX exchange Sam Bankman-Fried showed interest in buying Twitter before Elon Musk back in March this year.

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According to the Business Insider report, text exchanges between Elon Musk and SBF’s advisor Will MacAskill reveal how the crypto billionaire had intentions to buy Twitter.

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“I'm not sure if this is what's on your mind, but my collaborator Sam Bankman-Fried has for a while been potentially interested in purchasing,” MacAskill texted Musk.

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Musk inquired whether SBF had “huge amounts of money,” and MacAskill claimed that SBF was worth $24 billion at the time.

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According to the report, MacAskill claimed that SBF was ready to spend $8 to $15 billion on the Twitter deal.

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However, Musk didn’t show any much interest and noted that he didn't want to "have a laborious blockchain debate" with the crypto billionaire.

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Musk and Twitter are gearing up for a legal battle that will decide the future of Twitter.

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