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Podcast: Sam Bankman-Fried - Biography Flash
Episode: SBF's Prison Regret: Handing Over FTX Doomed Billions in Crypto
Description: Sam Bankman-Fried BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Sam Bankman-Fried has surged back into the headlines following a new interview with Mother Jones, where the former FTX chief opened up about the frantic final days of his crypto empire. Most notably, he called his decision to hand leadership over to John J Ray III—the man who would soon put FTX into bankruptcy—his single biggest mistake, a move he claims snuffed out a last-ditch investment lifeline and sealed FTX’s fate. According to Sam, just minutes after signing over control, he received a call about a potential rescue deal...