{"id":19744,"date":"2025-10-24T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/?p=19744"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:09:11","slug":"will-trump-pardon-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/will-trump-pardon-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Trump Pardon FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sam Bankman-Fried: Will Trump Grant Clemency to the FTX Founder?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The crypto community is witnessing a historic turning point. Donald Trump has just granted clemency to Changpeng Zhao, former CEO of Binance<\/a>. This marks the second presidential pardon<\/strong> for a major figure in the sector in less than a year. This decision comes just weeks after the release of Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road black market<\/a>. These two acts of clemency have immediately triggered a wave of speculation<\/strong>: could Sam Bankman-Fried, currently incarcerated for 25 years, be next on the list?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Data from Polymarket<\/a>, a decentralized prediction markets platform, reveals a dramatic shift<\/strong> in market expectations. Within five hours of the announcement regarding CZ, the probability of SBF’s release before the end of 2025 jumped from 4% to 16%<\/strong>. This volatility reflects the uncertainty and anticipation currently characterizing market sentiment around this case. Traders quickly repositioned their bets, detecting a possible pattern in the presidential strategy toward convicted figures in the crypto sector<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CZ and Ulbricht: Two Game-Changing Precedents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Comparative analysis of the three cases reveals an instructive scale of severity. Ross Ulbricht was serving double life sentences plus 40 years without the possibility of parole for facilitating anonymous trade in narcotics, weapons, and stolen data through Silk Road. His convictions included drug distribution, money laundering, computer hacking, and running a continuing criminal enterprise. The platform he created represented a direct threat to public safety<\/strong> according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I will be truly shocked if SBF gets a pardon. SBF and CZ are not comparable at all. SBF was a Democratic mega-donor before FTX collapsed and he went to prison bankrupt. His name is half punch line half curse word in DC. Not a single serious person wants this.

Do not pardon SBF
https:\/\/t.co\/RC1oenk3Jk<\/a><\/p>— Jake Chervinsky (@jchervinsky) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>