Yeah, not seeing this as a valid defense. Either his activities were fraudulent, or they weren't. At most, this sort of sympathy play could influence sentencing

Yeah, not seeing this as a valid defense. Either his activities were fraudulent, or they weren't. At most, this sort of sympathy play could influence sentencing. Anyway, speaking as a nerd, no: he cannot be that stupid. He's a billionaire from misappropriating his customers' funds. That's pretty black-and-white. He just hoped that crypto would go up forever, letting him steal more funds to cover up the last batch.