This week on The Fin podcast, technology reporter Jessica Sier and United States correspondent Matthew Cranston on the great unravelling of Sam Bankman-Fried, what it was like inside the courtroom and why his legal troubles aren’t yet over.

This podcast is sponsored by SAP.

Further reading:
Sam Bankman-Fried: the villain in a cinema near you His defence lawyer said the government tried to show the jury “the movie of Sam the villain.” He might have been ahead of his time.
Sam Bankman-Fried squirms under cross-examination While Bankman-Fried appeared almost chipper while answering questions from his defence lawyer, the mood turned quickly when the prosecution got started.
Bankman-Fried brought to book Sitting in front of a freshly picked jury and a courtroom jammed with reporters, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trademark unruly curls had vanished after five weeks in a Brooklyn prison.

This week on <a href="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The Fin podcast</a>, technology reporter Jessica Sier and United States correspondent Matthew Cranston on the great unravelling of Sam Bankman-Fried, what it was like inside the courtroom and why his legal troubles aren’t yet over.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.sap.com/australia/be-ready-cloud-erp-australia" data-stringify-link="https://www.sap.com/australia/be-ready-cloud-erp-australia" data-sk="tooltip_parent">SAP</a>. Further reading:
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<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/sbf-the-villain-in-a-cinema-near-you-20231103-p5ehb0" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/sbf-the-villain-in-a-cinema-near-you-20231103-p5ehb0" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Sam Bankman-Fried: the villain in a cinema near you</a> His defence lawyer said the government tried to show the jury “the movie of Sam the villain.” He might have been ahead of his time.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/sam-bankman-fried-squirms-under-cross-examination-20231031-p5eg9f" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/sam-bankman-fried-squirms-under-cross-examination-20231031-p5eg9f" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Sam Bankman-Fried squirms under cross-examination</a> While Bankman-Fried appeared almost chipper while answering questions from his defence lawyer, the mood turned quickly when the prosecution got started.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/crypto-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-faces-jury-20231005-p5ea2h" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/technology/crypto-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-faces-jury-20231005-p5ea2h" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Bankman-Fried brought to book</a> Sitting in front of a freshly picked jury and a courtroom jammed with reporters, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trademark unruly curls had vanished after five weeks in a Brooklyn prison.</li>
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