SBF Behind Bars: Why Revoked Bail Is a Big Deal for Cryptos Biggest Trial - Ep. 533

Published: Aug. 18, 2023, 11 a.m.

b'Lawyer Brian Klein joins the show to explain why Sam Bankman-Fried being locked up makes it \\u201cmuch tougher\\u201d for his legal team. This week, the judge presiding over the case said SBF went too far in attempting to intimidate key witnesses \\u2013\\xa0chief among them former Alameda Research co-CEO (and ex-flame) Caroline Ellison. Will a jail cell change SBF\\u2019s defiant tune ahead of a hotly anticipated October trial date? Klein weighs in.\\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\\nShow highlights:\\n\\nwhy the detention of SBF changes the dynamics of the trial preparation\\n\\nwhy Brian believes that the appeal to the detention won\\u2019t prevail\\n\\nwhether these new conditions will lead to a request for a delay of the trial\\n\\nwhether the fact that SBF is now in jail will make him more interested in a plea deal\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nwhy both the prosecution and the defense have filed motions to limit allowable evidence and what that means for the trial\\n\\nwhat the short-term future of the trial looks like\\n\\nhow long a trial like this would take to play out\\n\\nThank you to our sponsors!\\n\\nCrypto.com\\n\\nArbitrum Foundation\\n\\nThales DAO\\n\\nGuest\\n\\nBrian Klein, partner at Waymaker\\nLinks\\n\\nPrevious coverage of Unchained on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX:\\n\\nWill FTX Reboot? Here\\u2019s John Ray\\u2019s Internal Deadline for Making a Decision\\n\\nThe Chopping Block: Was FTX a Scam From the Very Beginning?\\xa0\\n\\nHow Much Prison Time Is FTX\\u2019s Sam Bankman-Fried Facing?\\xa0\\n\\nWhy the Legal Process for FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried Could Take Years\\n\\nThe Chopping Block: SBF Wants to Win in the Court of Public Opinion. Will He?\\n\\nJesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion\\n\\nIs the Collapse of Crypto Lending Over, or Is It Just Starting?\\n\\nDid the Bahamian Government Direct SBF and Gary Wang to Hack FTX?\\n\\nThe Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn\\u2019t Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater\\xa0\\n\\nErik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers\\u2019 Assets\\n\\nThe Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?\\n\\nSam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC\\n\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\nSam Bankman-Fried Remanded to Jail Ahead of Fraud Trial\\n\\nProsecutors Move to Include Caroline Ellison\\u2019s List of \\u2018Things Sam is Freaking Out About\\u2019 Into Evidence Against FTX Founder\\n\\nProsecutors Allege SBF Used $100 Million User Funds for Campaign Contributions\\n\\nThe New York Times: Prosecutors Detail Evidence Against Sam Bankman-Fried\\n\\n\\nThe Block: Former FTX exec Salame to plead the fifth about campaign finance schemes\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'