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By Bruce Buterin
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The Clemency Play Gets Harder. There's still one card left on the table, technically.
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What the Ruling Means for Crypto Accountability. The appeals court decision lands at a moment when the broader crypto industry is still sorting out…
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Sam Bankman-Fried is going nowhere. A federal appeals court rejected his bid to overturn his 25-year prison sentence, slamming the door on what had been his clearest remaining…
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The court found no merit in the arguments his legal team put forward. The original conviction stands.
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Federal conviction reversals are rare, and the case against Bankman-Fried was built on a mountain of evidence — customer funds missing, internal records, and a parade of former…
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There's still one card left on the table, technically. Bankman-Fried has been pursuing clemency from Donald Trump. But that path looks murky at best right now.
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Analysts watching the political landscape say the environment doesn't favor a move like that.
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Clemency from a former president is a complex legal maneuver under any circumstances. Add the political dimensions here — a high-profile financial crime case, crypto industry…
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So it sits there. Unresolved. Probably going nowhere fast.
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See also: SBF Appeal Fails: 25-Year Sentence Stands as 2044 Release Date Looms
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The appeals court decision lands at a moment when the broader crypto industry is still sorting out what accountability actually looks like in this sector.
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And the 25-year sentence — one of the longest ever handed down for financial crimes — sent a signal that federal prosecutors weren't treating crypto fraud as some lesser category…
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The case has also kept a spotlight on questions about leadership and governance inside crypto firms. FTX wasn't a small operation.
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For Bankman-Fried personally, the options are shrinking. The legal avenues to contest the sentence are getting narrower with each passing ruling.
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More context: SBFs 25-Year Sentence Locked In After Appeals Court Rejects Bid for New Trial
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