Sam Bankman-Fried ruled guilty on all counts

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The Superbowl of crypto rubberneckers is over! And it’s a sweep for my team! (That is, Team Don’t Steal Eight Billion Dollars.)

SBF testified in his own defense, which I did not think would surprise anyone, considering how much this guy loves the sound of his own voice and/or cannot shut up to save his life. Molly White, who’s been covering the whole trial, grabbed a last-minute flight to New York and watched it live from the courthouse’s overflow rooms. She then did a series of 3-to-5-hour post-courthouse livestreams, gleefully walking us through her pages of notes while the memories were still fresh.

…and I have been hustling to get ahead on the Leif & Thorn queue this week, so I’ve listened to every minute.

If you don’t have enough interest in the topic, and/or enough inking/flatting work on your plate, to watch 14+ hours of this…the guys from Crypto Critics’ Corner got her in the next day for a much briefer overview (under 50 minutes!). They cover a bunch of highlights through the start of deliberation — the verdict basically dropped at the same time the episode did.

(Didn’t do much for Halloween, but the day after I stopped by Target and picked up a heap of snacks, for clearance prices on basically anything pumpkin-flavored or orange-dyed. So. Good times all around.)