The George Polk Award for financial reporting has been awarded to Ian Allison and Tracy Wang of the digital currency news source CoinDesk for stories that brought young Sam Bankman-Fried and his supposed $32 billion crypto currency empire crashing down in just 10 days.
Allison exposed suspicious dealings between two entities Bankman-Fried controlled and Wang portrayed the indulgent lifestyle of those in his inner circle, causing the cyberspace equivalent of a run on the bank and leading to bankruptcy and extensive federal charges of fraud.
The 2022 George Polk Award winners will be honored Friday, April 14 at a luncheon ceremony at the New York Athletic Club.
See all of the winners here.
