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Testimony unfolds as Sam Bankman-Fried trial gets under way

Sam Bankman-Fied leaves court
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The trial of former ‘king of crypto’ Sam Bankman-Fried has begun. We look at the regulatory issues.

The long-awaited trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried began in Manhattan district court last week. It’s one of the most highly-publicized financial cases in years, due to the profile of the man once dubbed the king of crypto, and much of the publicity around it is fuelled by ideological

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