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Sep 2022
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Sam Bankman-Fried

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Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and co-founder of crypto exchange platform FTX, talks about the volatility around Bitcoin, bailing out other crypto companies and why he's not into luxury items. He speaks on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations," recorded on August 17 in New York.

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