Live Blog: The Trial of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Welcome to our live coverage of the trial of FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried. Check out our explainer for everything you need to know about the trial. And follow along here each day as we report on the drama inside and outside the courtroom.

A court filing from September 30 offers an indication of the types of witnesses the government has prepared.

The prosecution will call on a selection of FTX customers to testify, the court filing suggests, from regular people to professional investors. The objective, legal experts say, will be to appeal to the sympathies of the jury, by demonstrating the toll the alleged fraud has taken on those whose money was lost.

To speak to the mechanics of the alleged fraud and climate inside FTX, meanwhile, a series of “coconspirator witnesses” will be questioned. To date, at least three members of Bankman-Fried’s inner circle have pleaded guilty to related crimes and are expected to testify as part of their cooperation agreements.

Want to know more about the trial, the key players, and what to expect over the coming weeks? Check out our detailed explainer.

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Welcome to WIRED’s FTX Trial Live Blog

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to our live coverage of the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. We’ll be covering the trial throughout—both inside and outside the courtroom. WIRED’s Angela Chen and Andy Greenberg will be reporting from New York, with Joel Khalili reporting on the trial’s fallout and wider implications from London.

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