Date: May 2019
Bankman-Fried found FTX with former Google employee Gary Wang
as a new platform to trade crypto tokens and derivatives
Date: October 2021
Bankman-Fried debuts on the Forbes billionaires list
which by the end of the year puts his net worth at $26 billion
Date: February 2022
The NFL Super Bowl's broadcast is heavy on cryptocurrency advertisements
with FTX's 'Don't Miss Out' spot featuring actor Larry David
Date: November 2022
A turbulent month for FTX as speculation about its financial health snowballs
into $6 billion of withdrawals in just 72 hours
FTX then files for U.S. bankruptcy protection and Bankman-Fried resigns as CEO
Date: December 12, 2022
Bankman-Fried is arrested in the Bahamas where he lives and where FTX is based
He is later extradited to the U.S. on charges of fraud and conspiracy
Date: December 21, 2022
U.S. prosecutors reveal that Wang and Caroline Ellison, SBF's former girlfriend and Alameda chief executive
have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors
Date: January 3-12, 2023
Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty and blames FTX's collapse on a broader downturn in crypto markets
Date: February 28, 2023
FTX's former head of engineering, Nishad Singh, enters a plea deal with prosecutors
becoming the third member of SBF's former inner circle to do so
Date: November 2, 2023
Bankman-Fried is convicted of all seven charges he faced