{"id":544861,"date":"2023-01-28T19:40:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sam-bankman-fried-seeks-to-access-ftx-funds\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T19:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T16:40:49","slug":"sam-bankman-fried-seeks-to-access-ftx-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sam-bankman-fried-seeks-to-access-ftx-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"# Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to access FTX funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f3ce728e81\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f3ce728e81\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sam-bankman-fried-seeks-to-access-ftx-funds\/#%E2%80%9D_Sam_Bankman-Fried_seeks_to_access_FTX_funds_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to access FTX funds  &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Sam_Bankman-Fried_seeks_to_access_FTX_funds_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to access FTX funds  &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDEvNWExZTYwOGMtMzkxMy00MjlhLTg2MzAtYTkyNmU2OTVmNTgxLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a4050f8>Sam Bankman-Fried&#8217;s legal team is seeking to remove a bail condition that prevented him from accessing FTX&#8217;s funds,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940\/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.51.0.pdf\"> according<\/a> to court filings from Jan. 28.<\/p>\n<p>A letter from Bankman-Fried&#8217;s lawyer, Mark Cohen, to United States District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan stated that Bankman-Fried should have access to assets held by FTX, claiming the client was not involved in previous unauthorized transactions.<\/p>\n<p>FTX and FTX US have sought over $659 million in unauthorized transfers amid the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange in November 2022, according to Nansen data reported by Cointelegraph. Bankman-Fried denied any involvement in the transactions.<\/p>\n<p>As per the letter sent to Judge Kaplan, Bankman-Fried was \u201cprohibited from accessing or transferring any FTX or Alameda assets or cryptocurrency, including assets or cryptocurrency purchased with funds from FTX or Alameda\u201d, as requested by U.S. authorities at the first court hearing on Jan. 3. At the time, prosecutors acknowledged that there was no evidence that Mr. Bankman-Fried had transferred funds and noted that a federal probe was underway.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: Companies and investors may need to return billions in funds paid by FTX<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nearly three weeks have passed since the initial pretrial conference and we assume that the Government\u2019s investigation has confirmed what Mr. Bankman-Fried has said all along; namely, that he did not access and transfer these assets,&#8221; notes the letter, stating that the defense notified authorities &#8220;as soon as we became aware of the transfers to provide notification.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the lawyers argued: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Given that the sole basis advanced for seeking that condition has not been supported, we believe that the bail condition imposed at the conference should be removed.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, the letter addresses a request from Jan. 27 by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prohibiting Bankman-Fried from communicating with \u201ccurrent or former employees\u201d of FTX or Alameda Research without his attorney&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor&#8217;s request was made after Bankman-Fried allegedly reached out to Ryne Miller, the current <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Counsel of FTX US, over Signal and email on Jan. 15, attempting to \u201cinfluence\u201d Miller\u2019s testimony. <\/p>\n<p>As per Cohen&#8217;s letter, Bankman-Fried should have unlimited contact with his father, therapist, and any employee or agent of a foreign regulator outside the presence of attorneys. The defense stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;For example, it would mean that Mr. Bankman-Fried could not speak to his therapist, who is a former FTX employee, without the participation of his lawyers. According to public sources, FTX and Alameda had <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately 350 employees. Each of these current and former employees could have information crucial to Mr. Bankman-Fried\u2019s defense. Requiring Mr. Bankman-Fried to include counsel in every communication with a former or current FTX employee would place an unnecessary strain on his resources and prejudice his ability to defend this case.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Nov. 11, FTX filed for bankruptcy protection and Bankman-Fried resigned as the company&#8217;s CEO. 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