FTT Surges As Sam Bankman-Fried’s X Account Posts Good Morning Message

FTT saw a surge in value following a random post to the X account of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on September ￰0￱ Bankman-Fried Surprises With X Post In the Tuesday night X post, the one-time king of crypto posted a simple “gm” (short for good morning) on his social media ￰1￱ — SBF (@SBF_FTX) September 23, 2025 According to data from CoinGecko , the native FTX token was up over 18% in the past 24 hours as of Wednesday ￰2￱ move raised eyebrows from the crypto community at large, given that federal inmates posting on social media is widely prohibited. However, in a reply to the X post a few hours later, the person behind the message alleged that he was not Bankman-Fried.

“No, SBF is not posting himself from prison,” the X post read. “I’m a friend posting on his behalf.” SBF Lawyer Tapped in High-Profile Case News of Bankman-Fried’s social media resurgence came just days after it was revealed that “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni brought on the former crypto kingpin’s lawyer, Alexandra Shapiro, in his high-profile case against his former co-star, Blake ￰3￱ is representing Bankman-Fried as he appeals his November 2023 conviction on seven fraud and conspiracy charges tied to FTX’s stunning collapse in ￰4￱ appellate attorney also represented Sean “Diddy” Combs ahead of his July 2025 partial acquittal of racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

Bankman-Fried has been held in federal prison since 2023 and was sentenced to 25 years behind ￰5￱ MIT graduate has also been ordered to pay $11 billion in restitution and fees for defrauding investors in his crypto ￰6￱ arguments for Bankman-Fried’s appeal are scheduled for November 4 at the ￰7￱ of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York. However, with historically low acquittal rates for federal inmates, he faces an uphill legal battle.