Sam Bankman-Fried’s guilt or innocence as a fraudster will be decided by a physician’s assistant, a librarian, a nurse, and nine other people.The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s 12-person jury that will decide the fate of the former FTX CEO was revealed by Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday.On the second day of the trial, jury selection was finished early.
Just under 50 people provided information to the court during voir dire, including their ages, professions, educational backgrounds, and other facts.A former prosecutor, a retired correctional officer, a flight attendant, and other Metro-North commuter rail employees were among the prospective jurors.
Following the excesses that caused last year’s meltdown, some believe that Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial has indirectly evolved into a trial of the entire cryptocurrency sector. Bankman-Fried is only the most well-known and cunning in a long line of tourists that enter the market during bull runs and ruin it for everyone. To insiders, the centralized and opaque FTX exchange personified everything cryptocurrency was supposed to stand against.
Opening remarks are anticipated to start shortly.