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
The move comes shortly after the beleaguered crypto exchange FTX filed a lawsuit against the parents of its founder, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both distinguished professors at Stanford Law School.
SBF’s parents are said to have received millions of dollars from FTX and used political donations amounting to over $100 million to cover up.
FTX’s lawsuit seeks redress for the alleged fraudulent financial activities undertaken by Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried.
NFL quarterback Trevor Lawrence has reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving FTX. This follows a trend of celebrities settling similar cases involving FTX promotions, including YouTubers Kevin Paffrath and Tom Nash.
Earlier this week, crypto exchange FTX revealed that it holds more than 16% or $1.16 billion of the token’s outstanding supply in Solana.