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In a significant development in Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)'s ongoing crypto fraud trial, Gary Wang, co-founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, took the stand as a prosecution witness. Wang's testimony on Thursday afternoon in Manhattan federal court revealed startling details about the operations of FTX and its ties to sister crypto firm Alameda Research. Wang has pleaded guilty to financial crimes as a prosecution witness.

In an unexpected turn of events, commodities broker Marc-Antoine Julliard, who primarily dealt in cocoa beans, transitioned to cryptocurrency trading in 2021 using the FTX platform. Fast forward two years, and Julliard emerged as the lead witness in the high-profile fraud trial against FTX's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The allegations? Misappropriation of billions in client funds. On Wednesday, Julliard's testimony spanned nearly an hour, detailing his uneasy experiences with FTX.