ROONEY: “Sam Bankman-Fried is really becoming the industry’s lifeline during a crisis lately.”
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UNKNOWN: “I’m fascinated, endlessly fascinated with Sam Bankman Fried’s role in all of this.”
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SORKIN: “You’ve been now described as the JP Morgan, if you will, of the crypto business.”
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Lee: “A lot of people called you the savior of crypto, the patron saint of crypto…”
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ROONEY: “The Michael Jordan of crypto, if you will.”
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FABER: “Sam Bankman-Fried.”
CRAMER: “Sam Bankman-Fried, JP Morgan of…”
FABER: “SBF, JPM.”
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KERNEN: “Do you know SBF? I think it’s cool that the guy has just initials, SBF.”
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ROONEY: “Some on Twitter calling him the hero right now of the industry, there’s comparisons to Warren Buffett back in the financial crisis, or if you go way back, JP Morgan and the panic of 1907, bailing out the banks before the Fed was even created.”
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CRAMER: “Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to play the role of JP Morgan, the original JP Morgan.”
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UNKNOWN: “One key figure we talked about has emerged to help stabilize the ecosystem, that is Sam Bankman-Fried.”
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FABER: “We talk about him a lot, Sam Bankman-Fried.”
CRAMER: “Yeah. Is he the Jay Pool of our era or is he the JP Morgan of our era?”
FABER: “I think it’s yet to be determined. Yet to be determined.”
CRAMER: “Is he Vanderbilt?”
FABER: “He could be.”
CRAMER: “Is he Harriman?”
FABER: “Possibly.”
CRAMER: “Is he credit — “
FABER: “Is he Carnegie?”
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KERNEN: “The aforementioned 29-year-old gazzilionaire, FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. I love you, Sam. I’m just jealous, nothing against you.”
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ROONEY: “The CEO, though, lives a relatively understated life for a billionaire. He drives a Toyota corolla to FTX’s offices in the Bahamas, he lives with ten roommates and a golden doodle named Gopher, sometimes sleeps under his desk on a beanbag chair as well.”
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UNKNOWN: “You aim toward a more sophisticated level of investor than some of the other platforms do. Fair point?”
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UNKNOWN: “Sam, thanks so much. Such a fascinating conversation. That’s Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX.”
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UNKNOWN: “Sam, don’t be a stranger. We love you here on CNBC. Come around, talk to us more about your thoughts, a lot of other things to talk about.”
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QUINTANILLA: “We love checking in with you too, Sam. Such a good spokesperson for the industry, and we look forward to seeing what you guys are up to in the coming months.”