The Naked Emperor
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Sam Bankman-Fried was at the top of the game. He was a billionaire by the time he turned 30, and the trusted face of crypto with his trading platform FTX. Its logo was on the Miami Heat’s arena and the uniforms of Major League Baseball umpires. Despite his dorm room lifestyle he charmed celebrities, politicians, and Silicon Valley. That is, until it all came crashing down. Today Sam faces charges that could send him to jail for the rest of his life. The Naked Emperor is a 4-part series about the stratospheric rise and spectacular fall of Sam Bankman-Fried. Tech/cr...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Stephen O. • Podcast Delivery • Mar 20, 2023
"...host Jacob Silverman only deals with facts and some of these facts are wild. The Naked Emperor avoids the fluff and fodder that SBF almost dares reporters, fraud victims, and others to overindulge in and makes a point to look at the details like how the lack of boundaries between FTX and Alameda Research was unorthodox, to say the least."
