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How Sam Bankman-Fried thought he could win it all back

It appears that, for fallen FTX wonder boy Sam Bankman-Fried, stealing funds from customers was purely rational.

Genesis Block: FTX had more than prostitutes in Thailand

Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading desk empire extended all the way to Thailand through Genesis Block Thailand, a branch of the Hong Kong desk.

FTX’s former general counsel Can Sun testified to his own ongoing deception by Sam Bankman-Fried in 2021 and 2022.

So far at trial, Bankman-Fried’s team has made repeated, serious missteps that could do him more harm than good in the eyes of the jury.

After Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang, this week’s witnesses in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial may seem less familiar. Here’s what you should know.