SBF withdraws motion for retrial but leaves option open for after appeal ruling
In a letter to the judge overseeing his case, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, withdrew his request for a retrial over doubts he would get a fair hearing. Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year sentence after being convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy related to FTX’s 2022 collapse. He said he…