Sam Bankman Fried spent weeks kissing Trump’s ass, then tried to appeal his conviction and got laughed out of court. 3 judges refused to overturn his 25 year prison sentence. His argument was basically that FTX might eventually have been able to repay customers, as if returning stolen money later somehow erases the fact that it was stolen in the first place. The court made it clear: the fraud happened the moment customer funds were secretly funnelled to Alameda. Whether the hole could later be filled was irrelevant. The former “crypto genius” is still a convicted fraudster, still facing 25 years, and still learning that a courtroom is less forgiving than a conference stage full of gullible journalists, investors and paid admirers. Hopefully Trump does not eventually find a way to turn this into another pardon deal designed to enrich himself.

Changpeng Zhao made recent comments regarding Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX. Changpeng Zhao: "There is no fraud in my case, and no identifiable victims. In his case, however, there is billions of dollars in fraud and millions of people directly harmed."

SBF New Trial Bid Crushed: Sentence upheld.

A federal judge indefinitely blocked Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "disarmament" fund and demanded sworn evidence that the plan had been terminated.

Bro got pulled over for speeding in a white Rolls Royce Cullinan and accidentally exposed a $13 million crypto fraud operation; His name is Trenton Richard David Johnston, a Canadian who was 19 when charged and had overstayed his US visa while living in Miami. Prosecutors say he and his accomplices impersonated Google, Trezor and crypto support staff, convincing victims that their accounts were under attack before stealing access to their wallets. One victim first lost around $41,000 in ETH. Weeks later, another victim in California was manipulated into losing approximately 185 BTC, worth about $13 million at the time. No blockchain exploit, just social engineering and a convincing phone call. Johnston then allegedly burned roughly $1.2 million in only 2 months o; private jets, jewellery, luxury rentals, nightlife, 2 BMWs, a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, a North Miami mansion and flights for 2 girls from New York. His accomplice, Brandon Michael Tardibone, owned an exotic car rental business and allegedly helped turn the stolen crypto into the luxury lifestyle. Then Johnston got caught speeding. (For real!) Police found 21 suspected amphetamine tablets and seized his phone, computer and handwritten notes, which reportedly connected him to the entire operation. He has now pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, surrendered around 53.16 BTC and 275.23 ETH, and agreed to deportation to Canada after sentencing. Prosecutors are recommending 51 to 63 months in prison in return for his cooperation. Imagine stealing 185 BTC through social engineering, living like a billionaire at 19, and destroying the entire operation because you could not drive a Rolls Royce without speeding.

On the same day that SBF gets his appeal shot down, he discovers that FTX's SpaceX investment has 14x'ed. Karma.