BBCNEWS Newsday June 4, 2024 01:17:00
Sam bankman—fried was the front man of his $32 billion ftx empire. nicknamed the king of crypto, he was one of the industry's biggest personalities. but since his empire collapsed, leaving more than a million customers out of pocket, he has faced numerous accusations of misusing customer funds. now in custody in the bahamas, the us accuses him of, in their words, building a house of cards on a foundation of deception. in multiple interviews, most recently with the bbc last week, he admitted to mismanaging ftx. were you incompetent or were you fraudulent? i didn't knowingly commit fraud, i do...