A Southern District of New York judge agreed to release Sam Bankman-Fried on a $250 million bond as the FTX founder awaits trial on federal charges alleging wire fraud, money laundering and campaign finance violations.
The 30-year-old former crypto executive is being released to his parents’ home in Palo Alto, Calif. Bankman-Fried will also be subject to location monitoring and will have to surrender his passport.
The terms of his release were confirmed by a spokesman for the U.S....