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SBF is awaiting trial in October (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

By Tyler Hummel Leaders Staff

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May 9, 2023

SBF Of FTX Prepares To Go To Trial 

A new book explores Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) thoughts in the leadup to his fraud trial in October. 

Key Details

  • Former FTX founder SBF is facing 13 counts against him related to allegations of fraud due to the mismanagement, corruption, and collapse of one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. 
  • SBF recently spoke in an interview with Axios’ Brady Dale—author of the new book SBF: How the FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto’s Very Bad Good Guy, which was released on Tuesday.  
  • SBF speaks confidently about his case, arguing that there is not enough data for the prosecution to work with. 
  • He says his greatest fear is “that the incredibly toxic media environment will mean that there’s no way for me to have a fair trial” and that he plans to “tell the truth and see what happens.”

Why It’s News 

SBF has become one of the most infamous names in modern finance due to the alleged mismanagement and abuse of financial funds for an institution that once stood at the pinnacle of success in the world of cryptocurrency. Once featured in Forbes’ Top 30 Under 30 list and having successfully renamed the NBA’s Miami Heat’s stadium after his company, FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11 and locked millions of customers out of their funds. 

Dale argues that the story of FTX’s fall “is fundamentally one about its charismatic founder” and that the climactic collapse would not have occurred without the cult following SBF received for being an activist, philanthropist, and political reformer. 

Notable Quote 

“The cryptocurrency world is one of competing philosophies, where the coins themselves provide a way to measure—in real-time—which worldview is winning and which is losing. In that sense, SBF was effectively a nihilist, indifferent to the technologies and the ideas behind them, solely interested in advancing his own personal vision for a different world,” says Dale. 

Backing Up A Bit 

SBF has spoken in numerous interviews since, attempting to defend himself in television interviews and at the New York Times DealBook summit. Earlier this year, he also attempted to deflect criticism in a series of Substack articles. He was formally extradited to the U.S. in December, charged with fraud, and released on bail on January 3. Restructuring lawyer John J. Ray III argued that FTX is the worst-managed company he has ever seen. 

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