‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried faces lengthy jail term

At one point, FTX was seemingly on top of the world, with more than a million customers and celebrity endorsements from tennis great Naomi Osaka to comedy icon Larry David. Sam Bankman-Fried – also known as SBF – appeared at events with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President Bill Clinton.But then questions started to be asked about the links between FTX and Bankman-Fried’s other business, Alameda. The Securities and Exchange Commission became involved. Major crypto firm Binance offered and then withdrew a bailout, and suggested there might be irregularities in how…