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- Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal fraud trial begins in federal court today.
- Prosecutors say he manipulated funds to defraud depositors and investors of FTX, his collapsed crypto exchange.
- SBF has said he could have rescued the company — and may make his case on the witness stand.
Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is set to face the music Tuesday.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin in a federal court in downtown Manhattan for his criminal trial on charges that he defrauded customers of FTX, the once-powerful and now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange he once led.