As revelations pile up in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency world has been left without any high-profile cheerleaders who might seem worthy of trust or admiration to the general public. Why it matters: Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, was, briefly, about as close as anyone to achieving the status of crypto hero. Now that he's finding himself elevated to the highest tier of villains, there's no one left to root for or get behind. The impact: "People in the world of capital formation and allocation have to be presumed guilty ... until a rigorous and ... (full story)