
KEY POINTS
- Bankman-Fried had shorter hair when he made a brief court appearance Wednesday
- Prosecutors alleged that Alameda Research used stolen FTX customer funds to repay Celsius
- One of SBF's new lawyers also represents Alex Mashinsky, the founder of Celsius
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX, confirmed in a brief court hearing Wednesday that he will retain his newly-hired defense lawyers through his sentencing late next month – even if there could be potential conflicts of interest.