Sam Bankman-Fried Drops Request for New Trial, Citing Fairness Concerns
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has officially withdrawn his motion for a retrial, citing concerns that he would not receive a fair hearing. Bankman-Fried, who is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for his role in the collapse of FTX, had initially filed the motion through his mother, Barbara Fried, who claimed that new evidence had come to …
April 23, 2026, 11:26 a.m.
