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- Feelings about cryptocurrency may be shaping the jury in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial.
- He's charged with fraud following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
- One prospective juror said he couldn't be objective given "everything negative" he's heard of crypto.
Cryptocurrency itself isn't on trial, but strong feelings about the virtual currency may be shaping Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial.
During an otherwise plodding day of jury selection on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, several prospective jurors shared some of their feelings about cryptocurrency.
Several said that they or their family members had invested in cryptocurrency in general. All of them lost money.