Could it be beneficial for the prosecution to let Sam Bankman-Fried stay online and talking? Yes, but it’s also a detriment to society.

As FTX collapsed around him, Sam Bankman-Fried took to Twitter in an attempt to ease the disparate and panicked cries from traders, investors, and employees. Everything was fine, he assured the Twitterverse; the company was simply experiencing a liquidity crunch. It was all things SBF, all the time. Even when headlines read “SBF lies again” or “nothing he says makes sense," it somehow felt like he was controlling the narrative.

Then, about a month ago, there was resounding (and very welcome) silence.

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