Founder & CEO of FTX.
Before founding Alameda and then FTX, Sam was a trader on Jane Street Capital’s international ETF desk. He traded a variety of ETFs, futures, currencies, and equities, and designed their automated OTC trading system. He graduated from MIT with a degree in physics.
FTX
Hong Kong
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physics - 2010-2014
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FTX - CEO
Alameda Research - CEO
The Centre for Effective Altruism - Director of Development - 2017
Jane Street - Trader - 2014-2017
FTX Token (FTT) briefly surged following a tweet from imprisoned founder Sam Bankman-Fried, while his parents seek a presidential pardon for him.
Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried are actively exploring legal pathways to reduce their son’s sentence, amid growing speculation about potential clemency from Donald Trump.
SBF’s status as a major donor to the Democratic Party has fueled discussions about potential clemency.
As of December 4, the US government reportedly holds over 198,000 BTC, valued at $19.2 billion. With such massive reserves, the recent activity has reignited conversations around the government’s strategy concerning its crypto holdings.
John Deaton has consistently criticized the SEC, advocating for regulatory changes in the crypto sector.