FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies, acknowledging customers were hurt but denying fraud

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies, acknowledging customers were hurt but denying fraud

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https://apnews.com/article/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-crypto-bitcoin-a2289ccf2491ed859f85d229450f1137

NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified at his New York trial on Friday, denying that he defrauded anyone but acknowledging that the innovative business he had hoped would move the cryptocurrency ecosystem forward ended up hurting customers instead.

The onetime cryptocurrency golden boy lost his businesses and his reputation as a pioneering entrepreneur in an emerging facet of finance when a rush of customers withdrew their money last year, exposing that billions of dollars were missing.