Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City on Aug. 11, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has formally applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump, according to the Department of Justice.
On the Office of the Pardon Attorney website, Bankman-Fried sought a “pardon after completion of sentence,” and the status remains “pending.”
