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Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Outcome
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Sam Bankman-Fried's testimony began reasonably well, offering his perspective and potentially sowing doubt among jurors.
"I think that Sam's testimony started off moderately strong... I thought it started off somewhat well..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried's testimony became more questionable when he began retelling other witnesses' accounts, implying they misunderstood or lied, which made him appear less credible than the insiders.
"his testimony then sort of progressed into him giving his retelling of some of the key points in oth..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried taking the stand is his last chance to present his narrative and potentially create a tiny seed of doubt in at least one juror's mind, which is all that is needed to avoid a guilty verdict on a count.
"so I kind of think that Sam taking the stand is his only shot at sort of getting his narrative out t..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried's 'margin trading excuse' for using customer funds has been repeatedly disproven throughout the trial.
"I think that as we've seen and I don't know if if all viewers have watched a lot of Sam's previous i..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried asked his general counsel for potential legal justifications for the use of FTX customer funds at Alameda, implying he knew it was not legal at the time.
"Sam approached his General Council Canon and asked hey can you help me sort of brainstorm some poten..."
Nov 1, 2023
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The former general counsel of FTX informed Sam Bankman-Fried that theoretical legal justifications for the use of customer funds, such as margin trading, did not align with the actual facts and numbers.
"so Ken Sun The General Counsel came back to him saying okay I can give you a couple of theoretical l..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried continued to use the margin trading excuse in interviews and in court, despite being aware that his general counsel advised him it was theoretical and factually inaccurate.
"but I will say that he was aware that his general counsel told him that this excuse is theoretical a..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried's decision to speak extensively to the media after FTX's collapse, especially given the ephemeral nature of internal communications, is seen as a strategic error that significantly weakened his defense.
"given that many of FTX and alam's internal Communications took place over messaging apps like signal..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried frequently responded with 'I don't recall' during his cross-examination, a strategy unlikely to persuade the jury of his innocence.
"Several times during Monday's lengthy cross-examination SP SPF was reduced to answers like quote I d..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried requires significant luck to avoid a unanimous guilty verdict on all counts, which would result in decades in jail, though a sentence over 100 years is considered unlikely.
"it looks like SPF is going to have to be very lucky to avoid a unanimous verdict of guilty on all co..."
Nov 1, 2023
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The prosecution has performed brilliantly, with much of their evidence for cross-examining Sam Bankman-Fried stemming from his numerous media appearances after FTX's collapse.
"the prosecution has done a brilliant job so far and this continued as they finally got the chance to..."
Nov 1, 2023
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The prosecution has a straightforward case, emphasizing the missing $8.6 billion, which is easy for the jury to understand.
"it looks as though the facts are on their side obviously 8.6 billion dollars or so are missing so th..."
Nov 1, 2023
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The prosecution's core argument is that Sam Bankman-Fried defrauded customers and investors by stealing billions in customer funds for personal enrichment, including real estate, political donations, and venture capital investments.
"when they're presenting their case they're essentially saying look billions of dollars are missing t..."
Nov 1, 2023
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The lavish spending of FTX customer funds included the Miami Heat deal, Bahamian real estate, celebrity endorsements, and political donations.
"this lavish spending included things like that Miami Heat deal Tiff mentioned earlier as well as spl..."
Nov 1, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled to stand trial for bribery of Chinese officials and other charges in the following year.
"Sam is due to stand trial on that and other charges next year"
Nov 1, 2023
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Legal experts suggest Sam Bankman-Fried is unlikely to receive more than 20 years in prison even if convicted on all counts.
"in reality according to several lawyers that coindesk has spoken to he is unlikely to get more than ..."
Oct 3, 2023
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