Sam Bankman-Fried
American entrepreneur (born 1992)
Summary
Samuel Benjamin Bankman-Fried, commonly known as SBF, is an American entrepreneur and convicted felon. Bankman-Fried founded the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and was celebrated as a "poster boy" for crypto, with FTX having a global reach with more than 130 international affiliates. At the peak of his net worth, he was ranked the 41st-richest American in the Forbes 400.
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His upbringing is described as one of privilege, deeply rooted in a highly educated and comfortable academic milieu.
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