Former CEO of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange takes the stand in his own defense
A recap of the charges against Sam Bankman-FriedQuestion at the heart of trial: ‘Math nerd’ or crypto criminal?
Bankman-Fried’s defense tries to explain why he deleted so many messages
FTX executives automatically deleted their emails and messages on Signal, an encrypted texting app, including texts discussing company balance sheets. The practice, which began in 2021, has come up repeatedly at Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, and his defense attempted to explain it during his Friday testimony.
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