The Altruists traces the rise and catastrophic fall of FTX co-founders Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison — two hyper-smart, ambitious idealists who became a couple, built a crypto empire worth billions, and then allegedly stole from the customers who trusted them. The show draws from New York Magazine's deep-dive reporting and explores how utopian idealism curdled into one of the defining financial frauds of the era. Ellison ultimately cooperated with federal prosecutors and testified against Bankman-Fried, who was convicted on seven counts of fraud and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The eight-episode limited series is told across a sprawling ensemble of insiders — traders, engineers, and true believers — who each got swept up in the wreckage.
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