Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Prosecutors call the collapse of FTX one of the biggest financial frauds ever. Visit brilliant.org/Newsthink to start learning STEM for FREE, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.
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3:15 El Moments podcast with Caroline Ellison youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2enI4RvXU
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SBF image sourced from his Twitter SBF_FTX
Image sources:
0:03 Broll courtesy of Cointelegraph (creative commons license - re-use allowed) youtube.com/watch?v=EsmhjNtlT_Y
0:48 Ritchie Sieradzki, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
4:49 Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
4:53 Image sourced from Alamy
5:27 Changpeng Zhao image: Aevozer, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Articles and interviews referenced:
0:12 The New York Times Events interview with SBF: youtube.com/watch?v=IyoGdwVIwWw
1:55 ABC News interview with SBF youtube.com/watch?v=0Hxf4Vf54PI
2:14 CoinDesk article: coindesk.com/business/2022/11/02/divisions-in-sam-bankman-frieds-crypto-empire-blur-on-his-trading-titan-alamedas-balance-sheet
5:31 Reuters article: reuters.com/markets/us/us-justice-dept-is-split-over-charging-binance-crypto-world-falters-sources-2022-12-12
Prosecutors call the collapse of FTX one of the biggest financial frauds ever. Visit brilliant.org/Newsthink to start learning STEM for FREE, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
twitter.com/cindypom
Grab your Newsthink merch here: newsthink.creator-spring.com
Thank you to our Patrons, including Igli Laci
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/Newsthink
Special thanks to the following for permission to use their material:
3:15 El Moments podcast with Caroline Ellison youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2enI4RvXU
The interviews and footage aired in the story constitute Fair Use for news reporting purposes. Other elements were purchased by Newsthink Ltd. or fall under a creative commons license in which re-use is allowed.
Thumbnail source:
SBF image sourced from his Twitter SBF_FTX
Image sources:
0:03 Broll courtesy of Cointelegraph (creative commons license - re-use allowed) youtube.com/watch?v=EsmhjNtlT_Y
0:48 Ritchie Sieradzki, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
4:49 Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
4:53 Image sourced from Alamy
5:27 Changpeng Zhao image: Aevozer, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Articles and interviews referenced:
0:12 The New York Times Events interview with SBF: youtube.com/watch?v=IyoGdwVIwWw
1:55 ABC News interview with SBF youtube.com/watch?v=0Hxf4Vf54PI
2:14 CoinDesk article: coindesk.com/business/2022/11/02/divisions-in-sam-bankman-frieds-crypto-empire-blur-on-his-trading-titan-alamedas-balance-sheet
5:31 Reuters article: reuters.com/markets/us/us-justice-dept-is-split-over-charging-binance-crypto-world-falters-sources-2022-12-12
