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Sam Bankman-Fried and the fall of a crypto empire

Planet Money

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Introduction

The story of Sam Bankman-Fried is the story of crypto so far. The major cryptocurrency exchange FTX has collapsed and declared bankruptcy. We'll hear how he made his billions and what he was spending them on. And we're going to talk to one of the journalists who exposed the house of cards at the center of his empire.

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