In a recent interview, the founder and CEO of FTX, Bankman-Fried explained that they passed on the opportunity to invest in Twitter due to differing views of the platform’s future.
While speaking at the first Forbes Iconoclast Summit on Thursday, November 3rd, Bankman-Fried explained that the vision Elon Musk has for Twitter is not exactly the same as his.
In August, court records showed text messages where SBF indicated an interest in the Twitter investment. However, SBF said it “didn’t feel like it made sense for us to be involved” since their goals didn’t align.
The FTX boss explained that his vision was to implement Web 3.0 technology into the micro-blogging platform by adding crypto-wallet elements to tokenize the identities of Twitter users.
SBF concluded that Musk did not have enough of a Web 3.0 focus, saying
“He (Musk) was going for something less payment-oriented.”
On October 27, 2022, Elon Musk completed the Twitter deal for $44 billion after months of back-and-forths.
Although the visions of SBF and Musk didn’t align, the Twitter deal has been much talked about, especially with plans to integrate crypto into the social media platform.
For more info on the Twitter acquisition, read:
Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter and His Relationship with Cryptocurrencies
Read about why Binance invested in the deal below:
CZ Reveals Monetization and Free Speech Drove Binance’s Investment, Plans ‘To Bring Twitter Into Web 3.0’
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