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The Fintech Files: SBF arrested, crypto workers turn cold, and could Binance be next?

Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week

A raft of charges have been brought against SBF in a dramatic few hours after his arrest
A raft of charges have been brought against SBF in a dramatic few hours after his arrest Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Sam Bankman-Fried’s week started with yet another tortured media appearance – this time on a Twitter Space, the app’s version of a webinar, which is frequently used by the crypto community.

Roughly 12 hours later, the FTX founder was arrested in the Bahamas. The Securities and Exchange Commission said on 13 December that it had charged SBF with defrauding venture capitalists and other equity investors who put $1.8bn into FTX.

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