'Bitcoin Senator' Slams SBF's Trump Support: 'We Do Not Need—Nor Want—Your Support'

'Bitcoin Senator' Slams SBF's Trump Support: 'We Do Not Need—Nor Want—Your Support'

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) torched imprisoned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried Thursday morning after he endorsed the CLARITY Act from behind bars, calling it “a huge milestone for crypto” and “a huge achievement” for President Donald Trump. “Someone’s looking for a pardon and doesn’t realize the Clarity Act would have you locked up for much longer than 25 years,” Lummis posted on X. “My legislation couldn’t be more different than the bill you…

Sen. Lummis Rebukes Sam Bankman-Fried, Says CLARITY Act Would Mean Longer Sentence

Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has in recent months repeatedly called for a retrial in New York, where he was sentenced to 25 years in prison following the company’s 2022 downfall. His renewed public statements have coincided with growing online speculation that he could seek a presidential pardon, […]