How Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire collapsed

Warning signs Bankman-Fried's fall has stunned the crypto world. But in recent months, warning signs had emerged that his business empire was in peril and that his ambitions exceeded his grasp, according to interviews with nine of his colleagues and business partners, as well as internal messages obtained by The New York Times. As he embarked on a buying spree this year, investing in beleaguered crypto companies, he wasn't sharing information with key staff. When he was told that he was overextended and was encouraged to hire more employees, he resisted the suggestions. And in Washington, he was pushing an…