An image went viral on social media that would be Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the CEO of the late FTX, playing League of Legends while desperate customers try to rescue their funds. The image in question shows a profile called sambf and the photo of the CEO of FTX playing several matches in the last few days. The post went viral and caused quite a stir among some users. First of all, it is important to point out that the image is just a montage, not really being SBF’s profile in Riot’s popular game. But the montage has a good history.
wtf he just played a league game pic.twitter.com/7Ig5c2Go2N
— CL (@CL207) November 10, 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried and League of Legends
The reason for many to have believed in the montage is justifiable, as the CEO of the brokerage was caught playing League of Legends during a meeting with shareholders. According to a Financial Times report on the case, venture capital fund Sequioa Capital shared a post that included details of a meeting with SBF and company partners. During the meeting, SBF was asked about his long-term vision for FTX, to which he replied:
“I want FTX to be a place where you can do whatever you want with your next dollar. You can buy bitcoin. You can send money in any currency to any friend anywhere in the world. You can buy a banana. You can do whatever you want with your money from within FTX.”
However, the biggest revelation about the meeting came from FTX’s head of product, Ramnik Arorawho said that while SBF was responsive to shareholders, he was “taking a gank in a League of Legends match.”
According to the text shared on the Sequioa Capital website, SBF was trying to secure funding for FTX while playing LOL. An excerpt from the text says:
“That motherfucker was playing League of Legends the entire meeting.” “We were incredibly impressed”🇧🇷 “It was one of those ‘your hair is messed up’ meetings.
“Not only that”says Arora, “but league of legends it’s the kind of online game where every four minutes or so of tactical maneuvering is punctuated by ten seconds of action known as a gank – gamer slang for “gang assassination” – where you and your team attack an enemy. There’s a fight that happens, basically.”he added, who was watching over SBF’s shoulder as he answered Sequoia’s final question, “and I’m like, this guy is dying in a gank!”
About the case in question, the SBF itself confirmed the story, saying that it is “(in)famous for playing League of Legends on phone calls.”
7) I’m (in)famous for playing League of Legends while on phone calls. I’ll also try to avoid restarting my RAM if possible. One side advantage of the bean bags: if I sleep in the office, my mind stays in work mode, and I don’t have to reload everything the next day. pic.twitter.com/AKlQm7wneI
— SBF (@SBF_FTX) February 4, 2021
Still in December 2021, SBF made a post saying that in the “fields of justice you find peace” – a clear reference to LOL matches.
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On the Fields of Justice I find peace pic.twitter.com/DyPMfIJqEc
— SBF (@SBF_FTX) February 4, 2021
He also revealed that he is addicted to the game and that he plays much more than anyone would expect from someone who trades work for sleep.
“In League of Legends: I play a lot more than you would expect from someone who routinely trades sleep for work. Because? Well, there is an answer, which is the obvious one. The most universal thing about LoL is that everyone who plays it says they wish they didn’t.” – said SBF.
8) On League of Legends: I play a lot more than you’d expect from someone who routinely trades off sleep vs work. Why? Well, there’s one answer, which is the obvious one. The single most universal thing about LoL is that everyone who plays it says they wish they didn’t. — SBF (@SBF_FTX) February 4, 2021
SBF plays Vayne and is Bronze
Finally, he shared his profile of the game, which revealed that SBF is terrible at the game, having a Bronze III rating, a level that is a joke on several comedy channels about League of Legends. Furthermore, the SBF win rate in LOL is only 41%, which is quite low for a self-described “addicted” player. And although this article’s featured image is a SBF montage featuring Lulu, one of the most annoying characters in LOL, he actually plays more of Vayne, one of the hardest characters to play. Finally, we were unable to track SBF’s profile because it appears he has changed his name and server. Probably wanting some privacy, after all, many of FTX’s investors are gamers.
🇧🇷@TSM does this mean I’m part of the team now??? 13,000 blue essence is a lot easier than being good at LoL! pic.twitter.com/OjRkMEp82e
— SBF (@SBF_FTX) June 24, 2021
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