10 Things You Need To Know About Sam Bankman-Fried

1. Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was born in California to two Stanford Law School professors on March 6, 1992.

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2. He attended Crystal Springs Uplands School and Canada/USA Mathcamp during high school.

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3. He graduated from MIT in 2014 with a degree in physics and mathematics.

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4. SBF started his career as an intern at Jane Street Capital and later worked full-time at the company.

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5. He co-founded Alameda Research in 2017 with Tara Mac Aulay from the Centre for Effective Altruism.

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6. In April 2019, SBF founded the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which became prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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7. He ranked third in the Cointelegraph Top 100 personalities of the cryptocurrency space in 2021 and took the top spot in 2022.

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8. SBF was reported to have a net worth of $26.5 billion before the collapse of FTX.

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9 FTX collapsed in November 2022, leading to allegations of financial fraud against SBF.

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10. He was arrested in the Bahamas in December 2022 and faces multiple charges, including wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering.

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