That's an apples to oranges comparison. First, the WSJ article came out in 2015, and things didn't really start clamping down until 2016. In 2018 they were charged by the SEC.

Nobody is saying the FTX saga will be concluded in 1-2 years, but it's quite reasonable to think the principals will have been indicted by then with legal proceedings underway.

> Nobody is saying the FTX saga will be concluded in 1-2 years

As per the original comment:

> how SBF won't go to jail because of American corruption--I'll see you back here in a year or two.

Going to jail implies he will be found guilty and it will be concluded. If SBF is only indicted, he is still innocent until proven guilty.

> That's an apples to oranges comparison.

Would like to know more about this. I am not saying he won’t go to jail, but why would prosecutors be faster in indicting SBF?

Lastly, I am caught off guard by how emotional you seem about wanting to demonstrate how efficient the US legal system is. I am not saying it isn’t, but 1-2 years to conclude (again per original comment) seems quick for any legal system.

You should include the next sentence in the quote. "Then we can have that conversation." I also think two years from now would be a better time to have the conversation about whether we believe SBF will go to jail. The trial certainly may take longer than that, but we'll have a better sense of which way the wind is blowing.

Agree. For the record, I do think he is going to jail. The facts are probably there, I think the part that will be challenging is proving intent. Did he intentionally funnel money to his trading firm. Once they build a strong enough case, they will go after him.

> Lastly, I am caught off guard by how emotional you seem about wanting to demonstrate how efficient the US legal system is

Then you are a bad judge of emotion.

> Then you are a bad judge of emotion.

Having knee jerk reactions doesn't show me you have control of your emotions. It's a sign of toxic personality and difficulty working with others.

Dude, you are an expert psychologist in your own mind.

Ok apples to apples, Ken Lay was 3 years post-Enron-bankruptcy.

I wonder how having evidence of fraudulent transactions publicly accessible on the blockchain will affect the investigation time. It seems like once they figure out exactly which addresses to look for, they'll have timestamped fingerprints that trace back to all sorts of irrefutable evidence.