Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks New Trial Nearly Two Years After Fraud Conviction

Oral arguments in the appeal of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) are set to take place in Manhattan on Tuesday as the former “king of crypto” pushes for a new trial. SBF Pushes For New Trial Lawyers for Bankman-Fried are expected to present their case for a new trial for the former FTX CEO in New York City on November 4. In a September 2024 court document , Bankman-Fried’s attorneys argued that the ex-crypto executive was “presumed guilty” before his conviction. “Throughout the proceedings, the district court made little pretense of objectivity or even-handedness,” the filing reads. “In addition...