This week's witnesses in Sam Bankman-Fried's trial
The criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried has entered its third week. Some of the most infamous and familiar witnesses have taken the stand, including Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang, while lesser known personalities will testify in the coming days: Nishad Singh, Tareq Morad, Elan Dekel, Richard Busick, Ramnik Arora, and Delaney Ornelas. These upcoming witnesses follow an explosive first week of testimony. Protos has been reporting every bombshell, live and in-person from the courtroom. Most recently, for example, BlockFi CEO Zac Prince testified that Sam Bankman-Fried misled him regarding Alameda Research’s finances. Specifically, he claimed that Bankman-Fried obscured the encumbrances of Robinhood and GBTC shares posted to BlockFi as collateral. Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison also testified against him last week, notably revealing allegations that FTX hired fake prostitutes to try and unfreeze funds and that Bankman-Fried’s father, Joseph Bankman, was part of a g...