Sam Bankman-Fried is set to begin his trial on Oct. 3, and a 12-person jury likely will spend weeks deliberating over a slew of criminal charges—ranging from money laundering to wire fraud—leveled against the former CEO of FTX, which once was valued at $32 billion.
While his fate—and any prison sentence—may not be known for more than a month, the details of his spectacular arc are well-documented, from his rise as a billionaire crypto wunderkind and philanthropist to his downfall after allegedly using customer funds to save his empire and make extravagant purchases.
