Introducing - Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

About this episode

The episode explores the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, examining his wealth, philanthropy, and the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX.

Coming soon: When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his billions to good causes. But then his crypto exchange FTX collapsed Billions of dollars were missing, and Sam was in handcuffs. Those who knew him were left wondering — who was Sam really? A well-meaning billionaire who made a mistake? Or a calculating con man? From Wondery and Bloomberg, the makers of The Shrink Next Door, comes a new story of incredible wealth, betrayal and what happens when “doing good” goes really really bad. Learn more here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spellcaster-the-fall-of-sam-bankman-fried/id1685258534 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• crypto
• scandal
• wealth
• betrayal
• philanthropy
• FTX collapse

Keywords

• Sam Bankman-Fried
• FTX
• crypto
• wealth
• betrayal
• philanthropy
• scandal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FTX, Wondery, Bloomberg

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