
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court on Thursday
(Picture: AP)Sam Bankman-Fried was released on $250 million bail on Thursday while he awaits trial on fraud charges following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have accused the 30-year-old entrepeneur of stealing billions of dollars in FTX customer funds to plug losses at his hedge fund, Alameda Research.