I don't think they're suggesting it was "a few trades gone wrong" but asking if the amount of money SBF was handling corrupted him, which is compatible with you

I don't think they're suggesting it was "a few trades gone wrong" but asking if the amount of money SBF was handling corrupted him, which is compatible with your read of the situation. I think it's an interesting question; it goes to the heart of the "earn to give" strategy sometimes espoused by Effective Altruism advocates, and the pitch of "good guy billionaires" like Musk, Gates, or Branson. It's entirely possible SBF was always a piece of work, but that the money enabled him to be his worst self.