Sam Bankman-Fried spoke out for the first time since his arrest, defending himself against the charges laid out against him.

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Speaks Out

and disgraced F T. X. Founder Sam Beckman freed pleading not guilty in federal court this afternoon in new york city on charges stemming from that november collapse of his exchange, F. T. X. On the former chief executive indicted on charges ranging from money laundering and conspiracy to securities and wire fraud. SPF was released last month on $250 million in a bond put under house arrest at his parents home in California. Both his parents are attorneys and the court today, accepting his request to hide the names of those who co signed his bond along with his parents. The judge scheduling a trial to start on october 2nd, and SPF also facing charges from the CFTC and the SEc.