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Amy Francombe and Lola Christina Alao

Sam Bankman-Fried: the crypto pioneer behind one of the largest financial frauds in history

Not that long ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was still widely regarded as a crypto superhero as the founder of the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, FTX.

In November, Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of fraud and money laundering at the end of a month-long trial in New York. The extent of his financial fraud totalled $10billion (£8.2billion).

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