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The Trial of Crypto’s Golden Boy: Bankman-Fried Testifies

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, Daily News, News

4.25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

After a short break, court is back in session as Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand to testify in his defense. Rachel Humphreys and Caitlin Ostroff were inside the courtroom to hear some of Bankman-Fried’s side of the story and how the prosecution worked to pick it apart. Further Reading: - What’s Happening Today at the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Further Listening: - The Trial of Crypto’s Golden Boy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Kaelin, I honestly, I don't usually say this, I don't know where to start.

0:12.9

How do you see you at all last words? That's usually my thing.

0:16.3

Today was the day we've all been waiting for. Sam Bankman freed after much anticipation.

0:24.1

He took the stand and wow, how would you describe it?

0:28.8

It was wild.

0:30.2

Bankman freed took the stand today and he was questioned by his defense attorneys and the prosecution

0:36.0

and the mood in the courtroom was one of tense excitement.

0:39.5

Like everyone has been waiting for this moment and from the moment that the trial started,

0:44.6

it's been an ongoing question whether Bankman freed would actually testify.

0:48.5

Yes, it definitely has been and that anticipation really goes way back, I would say,

0:53.8

before this trial started because it's been nearly a year since FTX collapsed.

0:59.0

And almost a year since Bankman freed went on a media tour where he explained his side

1:04.0

of the story, but now he's telling his side of the story under oath, very different circumstances.

1:11.6

Yes, and today was the first time we also saw him be class examined by the government.

1:16.5

Yeah, I think we need to get back to the studio and talk more about what happened in court today.

1:21.9

Yeah, fuck off.

1:26.4

From the journal, this is the trial of Crypto's Gordon Boy.

1:29.4

I'm Kate on Astrath and I'm Rachel Humpfries.

1:36.4

Coming up, Sam Bankman freed takes the stand.

1:52.6

So I'm going to get to the point, Caitlin, because we've been up for a very long time today.

2:05.6

We got up extremely early to line up outside the courthouse because we wanted to get into the

2:11.3

courtroom today to see Sam Bankman freed testifying. Now, there are only 21 seats

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