According to ChainCatcher, cryptocurrency and financial researcher FatMan tweeted that a verified insider confirmed that FTX manipulated the Voyager asset auction to ensure the winning bid, in order to delay the recovery of Voyager's loan to FTX & Alameda. If it had not been delayed, SBF's fraud would have been exposed earlier, and winning the Voyager bid would have allowed him to maintain his image. SBF put himself in the spotlight for self-protection.

If someone else wins the Voyager auction and takes back the FTX/Alameda loan, the house of cards will collapse and the FTT solvency scam will be exposed, which is why SBF is desperate to "rescue" Voyager. (Source link)