The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried has officially begun, but do the potential jurors comprehend the magnitude of the case for the crypto sector?
Keep up with the latest news, trends, charts and views on crypto and DeFi with a new biweekly newsletter from The Block's Frank ChaparroThat process is expected to finish tomorrow morning, followed by opening statements from the prosecution and defense.
The proceedings were straightforward. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan spent the day slowly whittling down the pool of potential jurors, asking standardquestions and making the occasional wisecrack. At one point, a law clerk could be overheard wondering aloud why the trial wasn’t being held in a larger, ‘ceremonial’ courtroom. The room itself is so compact that the defense team is seated two rows behind the prosecution, rather than on the opposite side of the room.
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