Changpeng Zhao gets 4 months, Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years — Why?
One former CEO went to trial and maintained his innocence, while one admitted fault and turned himself in.
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One former CEO went to trial and maintained his innocence, while one admitted fault and turned himself in.
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