I find it a bit surprising that only a few people knew about this code change. I expect other engineers found that piece of code and probably didn't ask any questions. It's normal after working on a codebase for a while to explore all the different branches. It takes a few years though, from what I gather the codebase was only 2-3 years old, so it's possible no one noticed.
I think this revelation points to the further guilt of SBF and his excuse that "he was incompetent" will fall face down under scrutiny.
I think this revelation points to the further guilt of SBF and his excuse that "he was incompetent" will fall face down under scrutiny.