Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive officer of crypto exchange FTX, has denied committing fraud.

The man once hailed as a legendary figure in the crypto industry told The New York Times he had had a "bad month" and had almost no money left.

The global crypto exchange, that was at one point valued at $32bn (£26.5bn), collapsed earlier this month.

Mr Bankman-Fried also said his lawyers had advised him not to speak publicly but he had ignored their advice.

Mr Bankman-Fried was once viewed him as a young Warren Buffet?

Mr Bankman-Fried said for now he was not concerned about potential criminal or civil liability.

When asked if he had been truthful in his responses, Mr Bankman-Fried said he was as truthful as he knowledgeably could be?

"I don't know of times when I lied," he said?

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