Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
Today, we have a special episode for you: we teamed up with the Chain Reaction podcast and our own Jacquelyn Melinek to talk about the ongoing trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried, also known as SBF.
The rise of FTX and its later implosion rocked the crypto world when the formerly massive crypto exchange went under last year. In the aftermath, the company’s executives have been charged with financial crimes. Many have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with the government. SBF is not.
Here’s TechCrunch’s reporting on the trial thus far that we went over on the show:
- SBF’s trial has started, this is how he and FTX got here
- SBF’s trial promises to be just as riveting as the rest of the FTX drama
- US government confirms it didn’t offer any plea deals to Sam Bankman-Fried
- Meet the 12 jurors on Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial
- Was FTX an empire ‘built on lies’ or a startup that ‘grew too quickly’?
That last entry goes over the opening statements, which we got into during the show. Jacquie, of course, hosts TechCrunch’s Chain Reaction podcast, which is focused on all things crypto. We’re lucky to have her back on the mic.
More to come on the SBF trial. Stick close to TechCrunch!
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