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Why the World Fell for FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried | WIRED
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Why the World Fell for Sam Bankman-Fried
Despite ample reasons to be skeptical of cryptocurrency schemes, the notion of the eccentric genius accomplishing extraordinary things was irresistible.
"Look, I've had a bad month," Sam Bankman-Fried said in a recent interview, in what might be the understatement of 2022.Photograph: Tom Williams/Getty Images
Back in April I paid $12 to “attend” a virtual event with 30-year-old crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. Around 45 other people registered for the Zoom, which was hosted by Manny Yekutiel, a San Francisco-based Democratic organizer and owner of the eponymous civic venue Manny’s.
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