By Isaac • June 8, 2026 5:20 pm •
Sam Bankman-Fried has formally applied for a presidential pardon, according to CoinDesk reporting on June 8, 2026.
The convicted FTX founder is serving a 25-year sentence after his 2024 sentencing tied to one of the largest collapses in crypto history.
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The Block reported that the application appeared on the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney website, listed as a request for a pardon after completion of sentence.
A filing is not a grant. Bankman-Fried has asked for clemency.
Nobody has given it to him.
JUST IN: Sam Bankman-Fried has formally applied for a presidential pardon from President Trump. pic.twitter.com/txgqF21hh7
— CoinDesk (@CoinDesk) June 8, 2026
Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2023 on fraud and conspiracy counts
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