I will not believe this to be true, except there are proofs and evidences attached, this is because the media is awashed with fake news, publisher take advantage of popular incidents as this to get more clicks to their website, and for this, they are ready to do anything, even if it means lying, which is what I clearly see here.

But on the other hand, if I should assume this to be true, then it's still not a new thing, I remember the CEO of FedEx ones gambled with the last money his company had, and luckily for him, what he won from that gambling saved his company and today, FedEx is one of the biggest courier company in the entire world.
Maybe SBF wanted to recreate that history again but unfortunately, luck wasn't on his side.