The 45-minute Zoom call between SEC Chair Gary Gensler and the disgraded FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in March 2022 raises questions. New York Post's On The Money revealed that Gensler did not seek approval from the SEC's Office of the Ethics Counsel for the meeting, which goes against the agency's protocol. Experts suggest that it likely would have been denied if he had sought permission.