Sam Bankman-Fried to Testify at His Criminal Trial as Soon as Thursday

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has decided to testify in his criminal trial, a direct appeal to jurors in his bid to prove he did not commit fraud or conspire to commit fraud at his once-giant cryptocurrency exchange, his defense attorneys said during a Wednesday teleconference.
Bankman-Fried will begin testifying as soon as Thursday, his team said.
Bankman-Fried has a history of expressing his views, especially after the collapse of FTX. He gave interviews to reporters, started a Substack newsletter and posted a number of tweets trying to explain his exchange's downfall in the weeks after the company filed for bankruptcy.