'I didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone,' FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried saysCryptocurrency firm FTX went bankrupt earlier this monthThe man at the centre of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX made his first public appearance since the saga began, telling a New York audience on Wednesday that it was never his intention to commit fraud.Among numerous allegations, customer deposits at FTX appear to have been used as capital and collateral for loans for an investment firm called Alameda affiliated with him — an allegation that amounts to fraud, and one that he pushed back against strongly.John Jay Ray III, the restructuring expert who has been handling FTX's bankruptcy proceedings has said in legal filings that Bankman-Fried appears to have treated the company as his "personal fiefdom" and has called the fiasco a "complete failure of corporate controls."Bankman-Fried appeared to side-step that question, remarking instead that, to his knowledge, he can still legally enter the U.S.FTX founder speaks for 1st time since crypto company’s collapse"I've seen a lot of the hearings that have been happening [and] would not be surprised if some time I am out there talking about what happened," he said, adding that he "does not personally think" he has any criminal liability to worry about.That being said, he said his legal team is "very much not" supportive of his decision to appear at the summit and speak publicly about what happened at FTX."