Wowzers! It’s less than a fortnight before we announce the winners of the Crapties – the Awards for the year’s worst contributions to crypto!

And we’ve had a spectacular late-entry in the uber-competitive Villain of the Year category!

Planet Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried, first of all…wow. What a stunning late entry for Villain of the Year.

SBF

Thanks, man.

PC

I mean, the momentum is TOTALLY with you. If this was The Oscars, you’d be Meryl Streep releasing a film where you had to wear a prosthetic disability and learn an accent. You’re virtually a shoo-in.

SBF

Yeah, I didn’t hear about these awards until quite late and then it was a busy few days making sure FTX collapsed before the cut off for nominations.

PC

Why do you think the FTX story has resonated with so many people?

SBF

I guess it’s got everything you expect from crypto in the one place. A rapid rise, no oversight, over leveraging, a rapid demise, hackers stealing what was left, scammers targeting desperate customers, just the very worst of humanity all in one place…

PC

And don’t forget an over-confident crypto bro at the heart of it…

SBF

I wouldn’t say I was over-confident.

PC

How confident are you that you weren’t over-confident?

SBF

Super confident.

PC

Mm. But let’s not forget the twist that truly elevated this story above all the other collapses this year – the whole time you were pretending to be the hero, you were actually the villain.

SBF

It’s truly gratifying that I managed to fool so many people.

PC

I know you’ve got a lot of interviews to get through today, mostly with the authorities, but one final question. What would this award mean to you?

SBF

It would mean I own a gold trophy and I’m no longer penniless.

PC

Thanks for talking to us.

SBF

Adios from Argentina. I mean, bye from The Bahamas.