Most Influential 2021: Sam Bankman-Fried

Most Influential 2021: Sam Bankman-Fried
He might now be a billionaire, but Samuel Bankman-Fried, or “SBF,” still has that wild puff of hair. It’s hair that screams just-rolled-out-of-bed. Or a beanbag chair. “I’m up to something like 50%, in terms of sleeping on beds,” SBF tells CoinDesk.The 50% is a big deal. And beds were once a luxury that SBF couldn’t afford. Only a year ago, the former trader spent most nights sleeping under his desk, in Hong Kong, while launching a then-obscure trading firm. (I called him once at 3:30 a.m. Hong Kong time. He was at the office and happily took my call.)…