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The once-hailed ‘boy wonder’ of the crypto industry rose to prominence after founding trading firm Alameda Research in 2017 at the age of 25. So what went wrong? Bevan Hurley looks back at Bankman-Fried’s remarkable rise – and even more dramatic fall as he begins his 25-year prison sentence

The trial of the FTX founder has ended after a month with a guilty verdict. What did we learn?

Discrepancies between SBF’s public and private statements come into sharp focus under cross-examination, reports Bevan Hurley from the courtroom

Prosecutor appears to highlight Sam Bankman-Fried’s style as part of an eccentric tech whiz persona as part of a bigger ruse

Bankman-Fried says his biggest mistake was not implementing a dedicated risk management team for crypto trading platform FTX

Disgraced crypto entrepreneur admits mistakes were made in FTX’s collapse but denies he’s a crook

Lawyers for Bankman-Fried question him about the unusual housing and lifestyle habits of FTX employees

In a rare move, disgraced former ‘crypto king’ Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand without the jury

The former FTX CEO, who is accused of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in history, plans to testify in his own criminal trial in a major gamble to avoid prison time.