--- title: "Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Quit Because of His “Incessant and Disruptive Tweeting”" description: "Sam Bankman-Fried, the now-infamous founder of the FTX crypto exchange, was just fired by his lawyers because he simply refused to stop tweeting. " date: "2022-11-21" modified: "2022-11-21" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/sam-bankman-fried-lawyers-quit-tweeting" categories: - "Blockchain" - "Future Society" tags: - "ftx" - "sam bankman-fried" - "sbf" - "the digest" --- # Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Quit Because of His “Incessant and Disruptive Tweeting” ![]() *UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 8: Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, testifies during the House Financial Services Committee hearing titled Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the United States, in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) \Image: Getty Images\* ## Posting Through It Even as it's [engulfed in chaos]() by [new owner Elon Musk](), Twitter is still causing major problems for people — just ask Sam Bankman-Fried, the now-infamous founder of the FTX crypto exchange whose lawyers just fired him as a client because he refused to stop tweeting. As [*Bloomberg* reports](), the Paul Weiss law firm announced that it's dropped SBF because his "incessant and disruptive tweeting" was making the task of defending the fallen crypto boss impossible. "We informed Mr. Bankman-Fried several days ago, after the filing of the FTX bankruptcy, that conflicts have arisen that precluded us from representing him," Martin Flumenbaum, a Paul Weiss lawyer, said in a statement. ## SBF Won't STF In the days following FTX's dramatic collapse, its embattled 30-year-old founder was [flying off at the fingers](), posting cryptic threadsin which he expressed incredulity at his exchange's collapse. In a subsequent [interview with the *New York Times*](), SBF admitted that he's been "improvising" and "making it up as I go" in the aftermath of the crash. The departed attorneys are almost certainly bad news for Bankman-Fried, who now faces [a lot of legal trouble]() over the FTX crash — but there could be something of a societal silver lining amid this whole mess, too. For someone like SBF — a [certified nepo baby]() who at the beginning of the month was one of the [most powerful figures in crypto]() and a [major political donor]() to boot — getting smacked down so publicly could mean that there's a sea change afoot in the way institutions handle blockchain crises. And hey, if nothing else, it's another titillating chapter in this prurient saga that has thus far involved [sex](), [drugs](), and [Tom Brady](). It's no smoking gun to [implicate the polycule](), but we'll definitely take it. **More on SBF:** *[Sam Bankman-Fried Admits the "Ethics Stuff" Was "Mostly a Front"]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()