Sam Bankman-Fried, the embattled co-founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday, marking the end of one of the most dramatic collapses in the crypto industry's history.The ContextThe sentencing follows a tumultuous trial that ended in early November of last year where he was convicted of a litany of charges including fraud, conspiracy, and violating campaign finance laws, among others.
The sentence reflects findings of Bankman-Fried's fraudulent misuse of the customer funds, obstruction of justice through attempted witness tampering, and multiple instances of perjury.What We KnowThe fall of FTX from a crypto empire to a cautionary tale of financial mismanagement culminated in its bankruptcy filing in November 2021. Once the second-largest crypto exchange globally , FTX's reputation for security and innovation crumbled under the weight of internal financial revelations.
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