Sam Bankman-Fried

American cryptocurrency entrepreneur convicted of fraud · United States · On the map · Founders · Born 1992 · age 34

Samuel Benjamin Bankman-Fried, commonly known as SBF, is an American entrepreneur and convicted felon. Bankman-Fried founded the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and was celebrated as a "poster boy" for crypto, with FTX having a global reach with more than 130 international affiliates.

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2022Time 100Award2021“I got involved in crypto without any idea what crypto was... It just seemed like there was a lot of good trading to do.”In their words6 October 2021Oct 6Read the whole statement