FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left a federal courtroom in handcuffs Friday after a judge revoked his bail after concluding that the fallen cryptocurrency wiz had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him.
Bankman-Fried looked down at his hands as judge Lewis A. Kaplan explained at length why he believed the California man had repeatedly pushed the boundaries of his $250 million US bail package to a point that Kaplan could no longer ensure the protection of the community, including prosecutors’ witnesses, unless the 31-year-old was behind bars.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Bankman-Fried took off his suit jacket and tie and
