# 🎙 109 - SBF and the Future of FTX | Sam Bankman-Fried

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Mar 14, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/-109-sbf-and-the-future-of-ftx-sam*

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**Sam Bankman-Fried**—or simply SBF—is the founder and CEO of FTX, one of crypto’s biggest exchanges. In this episode, we dive into how Sam built a company worth $30 billion… in less than three years! And before the age of 30!

As a centralized exchange unicorn, FTX has exploded into the mainstream, sponsoring massive sports arenas and partnerships with celebrities like Tom Brady. The mainstream-ification of FTX culminated with its Super Bowl ad with Larry David, which had a significant cultural impact on FTX and crypto more broadly.

Is Sam on Team DeFi? Or is FTX a competitor? And what about banks? SBF also recently appeared in front of Congress to discuss effective regulatory practices. After this discussion, we are increasingly convinced of the alignment between Bankless and SBF.

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#### RESOURCES
- [SBF on Twitter](https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX?s=20&t=EuLS8aiTQf1mesdFzKvKzQ)
- [FTX](https://ftx.com/en)
- [Sam’s Legendary Tweet](https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1347964322459262977?s=20&t=PohQ1AK_Y9HEMq9doY4KJQ)
- [FTX Super Bowl Commercial](https://youtu.be/BH5-rSxilxo)

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