FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried concluded his defense in his fraud trial on Tuesday, saying he felt 'regret' for not looking into the $8 billion his hedge fund borrowed from the cryptocurrency exchange before it collapsed last November.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is questioned by prosecutor Danielle Sassoon during his fraud trial over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange at federal court in New York City, U.S., October 31, 2023 in this courtroom sketch.
FTX directed customers to deposit funds into the Alameda account before the exchange had its own bank account. Prosecutors say Bankman-Fried illegally looted billions of dollars of customer funds to prop up Alameda, made speculative venture investments, and donated upwards of $100 million to U.S. political campaigns.Bankman-Fried frequently looked toward jurors as he testified, occasionally frowning or smirking at how Sassoon framed her questions.
Sassoon challenged Bankman-Fried on how he had talked with other FTX executives about a bug had that had in June 2022 inflated Alameda's debt to FTX, but did not investigate it deeply despite owning 90% of Alameda.Sassoon also grilled Bankman-Fried on what she called his "cozy" relationship with officials in the Bahamas, where the cryptocurrency exchange was based.
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