December 13, 2022

The Charges Against FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried

by The Journal

About a month after his crypto exchange firm FTX collapsed, Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested. Federal prosecutors have charged the self-appointed crypto savior with eight counts of fraud and conspiracy, and two regulatory agencies are suing him. WSJ’s Alexander Osipovich unpacks the charges.


Further Reading:

- FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Criminal Fraud, Conspiracy 

- Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas 


Further Listening:

- ‘Do You Expect to Go to Prison?’: An Interview With SBF 

- The Fall of Crypto’s Golden Boy 


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