Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, recently faced a high-profile month-long trial that ended with a surprisingly quick verdict. The jury took just about three hours of deliberation to find Bankman-Fried guilty of seven criminal counts, which could potentially result in a life sentence.
The trial revolved around losing $10 billion in customer funds from FTX’s crypto exchange. The prosecution and defense acknowledged that the money was missing and had been used for various purposes,…
