FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Files Appeal to U.S Court in a Bid to Reduce 25-Year Sentence

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), currently serving a 25-year prison sentence following his conviction on seven felony charges, has submitted an appeal to a ￰1￱ seeking to reduce his jail ￰2￱ to a recent scheduling notice from the ￰3￱ of Appeals for the Second Circuit, oral arguments for Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal are scheduled for November 4, ￰4￱ is one of the most notable legal developments since his March 2024 sentencing, when the former FTX chief executive was relocated from a New York City detention facility to one in California for offenses connected to the $8 billion cryptocurrency exchange collapse . SBF's appeal hearing is scheduled for November 4; the former FTX CEO was sentenced to 25 years in prison nearly two years ￰5￱ — Crypto Crib (@Crypto_Crib_) September 12, 2025 Sam Bankman-Fried Appeal Hearing Set For November 4 In His Battle for Freedom The Second Circuit hearing had been anticipated since Bankman-Fried’s attorneys filed an appeal notice in April 2024, challenging his 2023 conviction and 25-year prison ￰6￱ their September 2024 appeal filing , Bankman-Fried’s legal representatives contended that the former CEO was “never presumed innocent,” while also asserting that prosecutors constructed a “misleading narrative” portraying FTX user funds as permanently lost.

meanwhile, a recent pinned post on X by the fallen crypto mogul suggests another potential argument strategy. ￰0￱ ￰7￱ — SBF (@SBF_FTX) January 19, 2023