Sam Pulled Off the Greatest Crypto Scam Ever...and It Finally Caught Up to Him

Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested a month after pulling off what prosecutors call one of the biggest financial frauds ever. Visit https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ to start learning STEM for FREE, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.

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Articles and interviews referenced:
0:12 The New York Times Events interview with SBF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyoGdwVIwWw
1:55 ABC News interview with SBF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hxf4Vf54PI
2:14 CoinDesk article: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/02/divisions-in-sam-bankman-frieds-crypto-empire-blur-on-his-trading-titan-alamedas-balance-sheet/
5:31 Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-justice-dept-is-split-over-charging-binance-crypto-world-falters-sources-2022-12-12/