FTX didn't have to fail, says Sam Bankman-Fried book author
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- Brady Dale’s new book, “SBF: How The FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto’s Very Bad Good Guy,” explores the central role Sam Bankman-Fried played in the collapse of FTX.
Episode 45 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Nathan Crooks, and Axios reporter Brady Dale.
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In this episode, veteran crypto journalist Brady Dale unpacks his new book, SBF: How The FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto's Very Bad Good Guy.
The book explores Bankman-Fried's worldview and his quest to make FTX the number one crypto exchange in the world, no matter the cost.
Despite FTX's bankruptcy last year, Dale believes the exchange was not necessarily doomed to fail and that Bankman-Fried's need for absolute control was a critical factor.
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