Saturday Matinee: Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

Published: June 17, 2023, 7 a.m.

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On today\'s Saturday Matinee: Wondery and Bloomberg bring a new story of incredible wealth, betrayal, and what happens when \\u201cdoing good\\u201d goes really, really bad.

When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world\\u2019s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his billions to good causes. But when Sam\'s crypto exchange FTX collapsed, billions of dollars went missing, and Sam was in handcuffs, those who knew him were left wondering \\u2014 who was Sam really? A well-meaning billionaire who made a mistake? Or a calculated con man?


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