The Global Hunt for Crypto’s Most Wanted Man

Nov 06, 2023, 08:01 AM

When cryptocurrencies TerraUSD and Luna collapsed, it wiped out $40 billion from the crypto market and set off investigations into the tokens’ founder that sparked an international manhunt. WSJ reporter Alexander Osipovich joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how he was eventually found. Plus, another former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted of fraud, but that’s not the end of the saga. WSJ reporter Caitlin Ostroff explains and you can hear more on the trial on The Journal podcast.

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When cryptocurrencies TerraUSD and Luna collapsed, it wiped out $40 billion from the crypto market and set off investigations into the tokens’ founder that sparked an international manhunt. WSJ reporter Alexander Osipovich joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how he was eventually found. Plus, another former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted of fraud, but that’s not the end of the saga. WSJ reporter Caitlin Ostroff explains and you can hear more on the trial on The Journal podcast.

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