FTX’s Other Billionaires Lie Low After Sam Bankman-Fried Arrest

The rallying cry of the scorned crypto faithful, which started when FTX spiraled into bankruptcy, has taken on added seriousness after Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas and charged with eight criminal counts in the US.

“Where is Gary Wang?”

Wang, an ex-Google software engineer, had established a reputation — both internally and outside the firm — as a quiet fixer and the brains behind the FTX crypto empire. Media-shy and prone to work odd hours, the exchange’s co-founder cultivated an aura of mystery that served as a stark contrast to the more high-profile Bankman-Fried.

Wang, like Bankman-Fried, was also once one of ...