Sam Bankman-Fried FTX founder crypto exchange
Sam Bankman-Fried co-founded the crypto exchange FTX in 2019.
  • Crypto exchange FTX collapsed almost a year ago and its cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail.
  • Bankman-Fried was once revered in the crypto industry and FTX was endorsed by major celebrities. 
  • Insider compiled a list of the seven wildest stories that have now emerged about the crypto firm. 

The failed crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy just over a year ago, in November 2022, and a series of wild stories have emerged about the company since.