Texas Democrat Governor candidate Beto O’Rourke, who received $1 million worth of donations from Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), former CEO of FTX, said he returned the donation he received from SBF before the FTX collapse.
Chris Evans, O’Rouke’s spokesman, told a local news agency, “This donation was not requested by O’Rouke. According to the information given, O’Rouke don’t ask for donation and if the Texas Ethics Commission report of the forthcoming campaign is reviewed, on November 4 He claimed that it could be seen that it was returned.
O’Rouke’s campaign team reported that the gubernatorial candidate was uncomfortable receiving such a large donation. He also stated that O’Rouke and Bankman-Fried had not spoken before, stating that this is a surprise claimed to be. Banmkan-Fried personally addressed the democratic candidates during the election period. 40 million dollars donated. On the other hand, other FTX executives, including former CEO Ryan Salame, are also running for Republican candidates. generous made donations. But many executives who receive donations are trying to clear themselves of questionable donations by promising to donate those funds to charities.
On the other hand, social media suggested that O’Rourke’s reluctance to accept the donation may have been due to the political climate around cryptocurrencies in Texas. Republican Governor Greg Abbott, opponent of the gubernatorial candidate, said that the cryptocurrency industry and cryptocurrency mining in the state a persistent advocate known as.