FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried on Going Public, SPACs and a Bitcoin ETF

Over the past year, the cryptocurrencies market has become more popular than ever thanks to surging prices and greater institutional interest. In that environment, few have made as big a splash as Sam Bankman-Fried, the 29-year-old founder and chief executive officer of the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX.

Bankman-Fried caught the industry’s attention as tokens associated with him and his other firm, Alameda Research, surged in price. Bloomberg News also reported that FTX handled enough volume in April to make it one of the largest crypto exchanges.

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Sam Bankman-Fried

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