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b'The first week of the criminal trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has come to a close, with his former friends and FTX colleagues Adam Yedidia and Gary Wang delivering powerful testimonies that are forming the foundations for the prosecution\\u2019s arguments \\u2014 arguments that the defense may have a difficult time surmounting. Sam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Brian Klein, partner at Waymaker, discuss Alameda\\u2019s special privileges coded into the FTX software, the reason why a scorched FTX customer may have been chosen as the first witness, and why upcoming key witnesses are going to be a \\u201creal problem\\u201d for the defense.\\n\\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or your favorite podcast platform.\\nShow highlights:\\n\\nWhat we learned about the prosecution and defenses strategies after the first week of the trial\\n\\nHow the jury being mostly professionals may impact deliberations\\n\\nWhy Brian believes someone \\u201cout of the mainstream\\u201d would make an ideal juror for the defense\\n\\nWhy Sam believes the defense\\u2019s opening was stronger than the prosecution\\u2019s\\n\\nWhich arguments may be the most difficult for Sam Bankman-Fried\'s lawyers to defend\\n\\nWhy the defense\\u2019s \\u201cbuilding a plane as you\\u2019re flying\\u201d analogy may come back to hurt them in closing\\n\\nWhy Sam believes the order of the witness testimony so far is helping the prosecution build the foundation of its case\\n\\nWhether Adam Yedidia\\u2019s testimony was effective at establishing him as a credible witness\\n\\nWhether the fact that some witnesses are cooperating to avoid jail time will impact the jury\\u2019s decision\\n\\nWhat Gary Wang, former CTO of FTX, revealed about Alameda\'s special privileges coded into FTX software and how it wasn\\u2019t an \\u201coversight\\u201d\\n\\nWhether Judge Kaplan is growing impatient with the defense\\n\\nWhether the prosecution\'s objections were sustained reasonably by Judge Kaplan\\n\\nWhy upcoming insider witnesses pose a \\u201creal problem\\u201d to the defense\\n\\nWhy it\'s "not even an open question" that the defense team will appeal if they lose the case\\n\\n\\nThank you to our sponsors!\\n\\nCrypto.com\\n\\nLayerZero\\n\\nPopcorn Network\\n\\nGuest:\\n\\n\\nSam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel.\\n\\nPrevious appearance on Unchained: SBF Trial: How Sam Bankman-Fried\\u2019s Lawyers Might Try and Win His Case\\n\\n\\n\\nBrian Klein, partner at Waymaker\\n\\nPrevious appearance on Unchained: SBF Behind Bars: Why Revoked Bail Is a Big Deal for Crypto\\u2019s Biggest Trial\\n\\n\\nLinks\\n\\nPrevious coverage by Unchained on the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried:\\n\\nSam Bankman-Fried Trial: Here\'s Everything That Happened So Far\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 1: Possible Witnesses Include FTX Insiders, Big Names in Crypto, and SBF\\u2019s Family\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 2: DOJ Says Sam Bankman-Fried \\u2018Lied\\u2019 While Defense Claims His Actions Were \\u2018Reasonable\\u2019\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 3: Why a True Believer in FTX Flipped Once He Learned One Fact\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 4: SBF\\u2019s Lawyers Annoy Judge Kaplan, While Wang Reveals Alameda\\u2019s Special Privileges\\n\\nDid Sam Bankman-Fried Have Intent to Defraud FTX Investors?\\n\\nHere\\u2019s How Sam Bankman-Fried\\u2019s High-Stakes Trial Could Play Out\\n\\nSBF Trial: How Sam Bankman-Fried\\u2019s Lawyers Might Try and Win His Case\\n\\nThe High-Stakes Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried Begins: What to Expect\\n\\nIn the SBF Case, Elite Corruption Is What\\u2019s Really on Trial\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'