{"id":73735,"date":"2026-06-08T15:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/sam-bankman-fried-files-formal-trump-pardon-request-as-ftt-jumps-50-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:55:53","slug":"sam-bankman-fried-files-formal-trump-pardon-request-as-ftt-jumps-50-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/sam-bankman-fried-files-formal-trump-pardon-request-as-ftt-jumps-50-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Bankman-Fried Files Formal Trump Pardon Request as FTT Jumps 50% \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) filed a formal pardon request with the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney on June 8, 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">FTT jumped roughly 50% intraday and Polymarket odds moved to 20-35% following the news.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Trump publicly rejected pardoning SBF twice in 2026, citing the scale of the $11 billion FTX fraud.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Breaking: Formal Petition Confirmed<\/h2>\n<p>Bloomberg first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-08\/ftx-co-founder-bankman-fried-formally-applies-for-trump-pardon?embedded-checkout=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> the filing on Monday morning. The application is now visible on the DOJ\u2019s public clemency case status search tool. Bankman-Fried specifically requested a \u201cpardon after completion of sentence,\u201d a designation that would not result in early release but could restore certain civil rights once his full term is served.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Pardon Attorney handles intake and review of all formal clemency petitions before forwarding a recommendation to the White House. The President retains sole constitutional authority over the final decision.<\/p>\n<h2>Markets React Immediately<\/h2>\n<p>FTT, the legacy FTX exchange token, jumped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ftx-token\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">roughly 50%<\/a> intraday following the news. Traders on <a href=\"https:\/\/srt.bitcoin.com\/polymarket-newsart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polymarket<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/srt.bitcoin.com\/kalshi-may\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kalshi<\/a> moved pardon <a href=\"https:\/\/kalshi.com\/markets\/kxtrumppardons\/who-will-trump-pardon\/kxtrumppardons-29jan21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">probability estimates<\/a> depending on the timeframe assessed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_821290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-821290\" style=\"width:1798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-821290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/srt.bitcoin.com\/kalshi-may\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kalshi<\/a> event \u201cWho will Trump pardon?\u201d on Monday, June 8, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Trump Has Signaled No Twice<\/h2>\n<p>The filing comes despite clear public opposition from President Donald Trump. In January 2026, Trump told The New York Times he did not plan to pardon Bankman-Fried. The White House later restated that position.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has granted clemency to other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> figures during his second term, including a full pardon for Binance co-founder Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao in October 2025 and pardons for the BitMEX co-founders. Bankman-Fried\u2019s case carries a different political weight.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors described the FTX collapse as one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history. Bankman-Fried was convicted on seven felony counts in November 2023 and sentenced the following March to 25 years in prison with a forfeiture order of approximately $11 billion.<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline to This Point<\/h2>\n<p>SBF\u2019s family and legal team have been exploring clemency routes for over a year. His parents, Stanford Law professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, began meeting with lawyers and figures connected to Trump\u2019s orbit in January 2025. By late 2025, Bankman-Fried had become visible on X, frequently posting praise for Trump administration policy through approved prison channels.<\/p>\n<p>A November 2025 report confirmed no formal application had been filed at that point. In February 2026, his mother filed a pro se motion for a new trial in Manhattan federal court, arguing new witnesses could undermine key prosecution claims. That motion is widely considered a long shot.<\/p>\n<h2>What a Pardon After Sentence Completion Actually Means<\/h2>\n<p>The type of pardon Bankman-Fried requested carries no release mechanism. Even if Trump approved it, SBF would remain incarcerated for the remainder of his sentence. The relief would apply post-sentence and could include restoration of voting rights and removal of certain civil disabilities tied to the felony conviction.<\/p>\n<p>No fixed timeline exists for DOJ review. Processing can take months or years, and the President can grant clemency at any point, regardless of where the OPA review stands.<\/p>\n<h2>What to Watch<\/h2>\n<p>The formal filing introduces a new variable into an otherwise closed case. Whether the White House responds publicly, whether supporting arguments from SBF\u2019s legal team emerge, and how FTX victims and lawmakers react will shape the next phase of this story. The case remains developing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/sam-bankman-fried-files-formal-trump-pardon-request-as-ftt-jumps-50\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) filed a formal pardon request with the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney on June 8, 2026. FTT jumped roughly 50% intraday and Polymarket odds moved to 20-35% following the news. Trump publicly rejected pardoning SBF twice in 2026, citing the scale of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":73736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73735"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}