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Personnel: Sam Bankman-Fried at FTX (Founder & CEO)

partial85% confidence

1 evidence check

Last checked: 4/4/2026

The record claims Sam Bankman-Fried was 'Founder & CEO' of FTX with startDate 2017 and endDate 2022-11. The source confirms he founded FTX and was CEO. The endDate of November 2022 (2022-11) is confirmed by the source stating 'In November 2022...FTX [was forced] into bankruptcy.' However, the source text is truncated before explicitly stating the FTX founding date, though context suggests late 2017 or 2018. The startDate of 2017 is plausible but not explicitly confirmed in the provided excerpt. The role 'Founder & CEO' is confirmed. The endDate is confirmed.

Evidence — 1 source, 1 check

partial85%Haiku 4.5 · 4/4/2026
Found: Source confirms: Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX and was CEO. Source states 'Bankman-Fried founded the FTX cryptocurrency exchange' and lists him as 'CEO of FTX'. Start date: Source indicates 'In Novemb

Note: The record claims Sam Bankman-Fried was 'Founder & CEO' of FTX with startDate 2017 and endDate 2022-11. The source confirms he founded FTX and was CEO. The endDate of November 2022 (2022-11) is confirmed by the source stating 'In November 2022...FTX [was forced] into bankruptcy.' However, the source text is truncated before explicitly stating the FTX founding date, though context suggests late 2017 or 2018. The startDate of 2017 is plausible but not explicitly confirmed in the provided excerpt. The role 'Founder & CEO' is confirmed. The endDate is confirmed.

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Record ID: s1PgCYeGZA