The Rapid Rise and Spectacular Fall of Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried's Global Empire

Before his FTX crypto exchange imploded, Sam Bankman-Fried ran a global business empire spanning California, Hong Kong, and the Bahamas.

Bankman-Fried started his first crypto company Alameda Research in the Bay Area, later moving it to Hong Kong as FTX grew.

FTX heavily marketed itself, signing sponsorship deals like renaming the Miami Heat arena and courting celebrity endorsements.

Bankman-Fried bought luxury homes in Washington DC and the Bahamas, planning to build FTX headquarters in Nassau.

After FTX's collapse, Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas before being extradited to face fraud charges in New York.