Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is facing up to 110 years in jail after being found guilty of fraud on a massive scale, exposed when his company collapsed last year. Blake Montgomery reports
At his peak, Sam Bankman-Fried was the richest person in the world under 30. On paper at least, his cryptocurrency business was worth $32bn.
He lived in a penthouse in the Bahamas with all of his colleagues – who also happened to be his best friends. In Washington, he was wined and dined by Republicans and Democrats.