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After a year in FTX’s shadow, the crypto industry is delighting in Bankman-Fried’s conviction

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By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — It took just under a year for Sam Bankman-Fried to go from crypto wunderkind to convicted felon. No one is happier about that than the professionals in the industry that made him, for a time, a rock star.

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  1. Sam Bankman-Fried Verdict Reflects Crypto’s Broken Dreams

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    After a year in FTX’s shadow, the crypto industry is delighting in Bankman-Fried’s conviction

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  1. NPR

    Sam Bankman-Fried takes big risk with court testimony (opens NPR)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried is taking the stand in his own defense, in a massive gamble to avoid prison. In the first day of testimony, the disgraced FTX founder sought to pin blame on others.

  2. UPI

    Prosecutors in fraud trial grill Sam Bankman-Fried over public statements (opens UPI)

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    Prosecutors on Monday grilled Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency firm FTX, about statements made to the media and online in the run-up to the exchange's disastrous downfall last year.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    After the monthlong trial, jurors rejected Bankman-Fried’s claim during four days on the witness stand in federal court he never committed fraud or meant to cheat customers before FTX.

  4. CBS News

    Jury to decide fate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as deliberations begin (opens CBS News)

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    Defense attorney in Bankman-Fried's fraud trial tells jury that "business decisions made in good faith are not grounds to convict."

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers

  6. The Republic

    Jury begins deliberating fate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (opens The Republic)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A New York jury began deliberating on Thursday whether FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was guilty of fraud in the disappearance of billions of dollars from his customers’ accounts on the cryptocurrency exchange he created four years ago.

  7. The Oregonian

    FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried convicted for fraud against cryptocurrency customers (opens The Oregonian)

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    Jurors rejected his claim that he never meant to cheat customers before FTX, once the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, collapsed into bankruptcy a year ago.

  8. NBC Los Angeles

    Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven criminal fraud counts (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial wrapped up on Thursday, leaving the jury to decide the fate of the FTX founder.

  9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried convicted in historic cryptocurrency fraud scheme (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted on federal charges by New York jurors who rejected his testimony that he didn’t defraud customers.

  10. KVOA Tucson

    Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday for his role in the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

  11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry — a journey that included his testimony before Congress, a Super Bowl advertisement and dreams of a future run for president — hit rock bottom today when a New York jury convicted him of fraud in a s…

  12. NBC News

    Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts at fraud trial over crypto exchange FTX (opens NBC News)

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    Bankman-Fried was charged with seven counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering after his crypto exchange, FTX, and hedge fund, Alameda Research, collapsed.

  13. Forbes

    Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty Of Fraud And Conspiracy (opens Forbes)

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    The conviction caps a stunning downfall for the former crypto kingpin.

  14. KTVZ Bend

    The 5 wildest moments from the Sam Bankman-Fried trial (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Jordan Valinsky and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Thursday following a monthlong trial that was almost as wild as the rapid rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX itself.

  15. NPR

    Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of all charges in FTX's spectacular collapse (opens NPR)

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    The conviction marks a spectacular fall from grace for a once shining star in finance. He faces decades in prison.

  16. The Economist

    Why Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted of fraud (opens The Economist)

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    The downfall of an erstwhile crypto king is complete

  17. Bloomberg

    Quick Sam Bankman-Fried Verdict Is Unusual for Big White-Collar Case (opens Bloomberg)

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    A jury convicted FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried within hours of beginning deliberations, an unusually swift verdict after a monthlong trial in a complex white-collar case.

  18. WFMZ Allentown

    FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried convicted in historic cryptocurrency fraud collapse (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted on federal charges by New York jurors who rejected his testimony that he didn’t defraud customers.

  19. Christian Science Monitor

    Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of fraud in $10 billion FTX scheme (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    A New York jury has convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of fraud charges. Jurors rejected his testimony that he didn’t defraud thousands of customers who trusted him to safeguard billions of dollars. Mr. Bankman-Fried has been jailed since August.

  20. Engadget

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on seven charges of fraud and conspiracy (opens Engadget)

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    A federal jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, guilty on all seven counts of fraud and conspiracy he was charged with in relation to the downfall of his cryptocurrency exchange.

  21. Politico

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried guilty on all counts of fraud after historic cryptocurrency collapse (opens Politico)

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    U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said they engaged in one of the biggest frauds in U.S. history.

  22. Blaze Media

    Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX infamy convicted on 7 counts (opens Blaze Media)

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    FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on seven counts.FTX, a once-vaunted cryptocurrency exchange, collapsed last year, wreaking havoc in the crypto industry.According to a press release from the U.S.

  23. Local Memphis

    Jury reaches verdict in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial (opens Local Memphis)

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    Jurors rejected Bankman-Fried’s claim during four days on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court that he never committed fraud.

  24. Digital Journal

    Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts at fraud trial (opens Digital Journal)

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    Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Thursday by a New York jury on all seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy.The

  25. The Washington Free Beacon

    Dem Megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried Convicted of Multibillion-Dollar Fraud (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    FTX founder and former Democratic megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record, a verdict that cemented the 31-year-old former billionaire's fall from grace.

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