Sam Bankman-Fried says inability to communicate from prison ‘drove him mad,’ in new interview with crypto YouTuber

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Sam Bankman-Fried is writing up a formal account of events of the FTX collapse and describes his experience in Bahamian prison as "maddening," in a...

On Tuesday, crypto YouTuber Tiffany Fong posted a video recanting her meeting with the disgraced FTX founder in California, who is currently under house arrest.

On Tuesday, crypto YouTuber Tiffany Fong posted a video recanting her meeting with the disgraced FTX founder in California, who is currently under house arrest. Bankman-Fried is scheduled to appear at the U.S. District Court in New York on Tuesday to reportedly enter a not guilty plea.Just two weeks ago, Bankman-Fried was released from federal custody on a $250 million bail bond. He reportedly met with The Big Short author Michael Lewis shortly after, who has been following Bankman-Fried for six months for a new book.

“The only visitor he was allowed was his Bahamian lawyer and because he wasn’t allowed contact with his U.S. legal counsel, there were a lot of miscommunication apparently and he wasn’t able to partake in negotiations over his bail conditions or his extradition,” Fong said.Also: FTX Was Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Piggy Bank’ and 4 More Government Claims

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