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The former cryptocurrency “king” is free on $250 million bail

The former cryptocurrency “king” is free on $250 million bail

Fallen cryptocurrency “star” and founder of the company FTX, Sam Bankman FriedAnd the He can go home, provided he pays Guarantee… $250 million He avoided jail time, a Manhattan federal court judge said today, as he was charged with defrauding and exploiting unsuspecting investors in Digital currencies.

As stated by the prosecutor, Bankman Fred had committed “fraud of epic proportions” and thus had the opportunity Back home to his parents Provided he pays an exorbitant sum of hundreds of millions, giving Bankman-Fried, 30, a second chance at freedom, but placing her with that guarantee in highly restrictive contexts.

According to Reuters information, during his appearance on Manhattan Court The subpoena was expected to be announced by Bankman-Fried Guilt From. Prosecutors accuse him of stealing billions of dollars from FTX clients’ funds to cover losses at his hedge fund, Alameda Research.

the Nicholas RossAttorney General told US Judge Gabriel Gornstein that the government is proposing a very restrictive bail package that includes a $250 million surety, house arrest and site monitoring, and that he must turn in his passport, which would ensure he is held within a state while he is a resident.

Bankman-Fried’s defense attorney said so agrees to these terms.

Bankman-Fried, 30, was arrested in the Bahamas, where he was living and where FTX is located. He left the Caribbean island under FBI surveillance Wednesday night.

The son of two Stanford Law School professors and a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Bankman-Fried capitalized on the boom in the value of Bitcoin and other digital assets to become a billionaire as well as a pioneer. American political campaign donor. But in early November, reports that FTX had mixed customer funds with Alameda led to a flurry of withdrawals from FTX, eventually causing the exchange — valued at $32 billion in January 2022 — to file for bankruptcy. Cryptocurrency exchanges such as FTX allow users to buy and sell digital assets.

Bankman-Fried stepped down as CEO on November 11, the same day he filed for bankruptcy.

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