She's the star witness against Sam Bankman-Fried. In her testimony, Ellison sought time and time again to portray Bankman-Fried as the decision-maker at the company that she says she only nominally ran. Describing Bankman-Fried's willingness to gambleIn her testimony, Ellison also painted Bankman-Fried as willing to take an extraordinary amount of risk with FTX's funds. Ellison described a meeting in which a colleague whose father worked for the Chinese government protested repeatedly. Why Ellison's testimony mattersThough other former top executives at FTX businesses are testifying during the trial, Ellison was always considered the most important witness.

Source: The Star October 12, 2023 00:51 UTC