Databec Exchange-The spectacle of Sam Bankman-Fried's trial

2025-04-30 21:42:07source:TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:Stocks

Last week,Databec Exchange the former crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty for his role in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The 31-year-old former billionaire fashioned himself as someone who would revolutionize the crypto industry, but now faces the prospect of a life sentence. Today on the show, NPR business correspondent David Gura tells us what stuck out over the course of the four-week trial.

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