By Kimberly Lo[1]
While the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried officially kicked off last week in the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in Manhattan, the unofficial trial over the current and future state of crypto was already well underway.[2] The overwhelming consensus is that there is more at stake than whether or not Bankman-Fried will be found guilty on the seven criminal charges he faces.[3] Rather, many view it as the entire cryptocurrency industry on trial. [4]