Sam Bankman-Fried 'surprisingly optimistic' at meeting with sexy crypto influencer
Tiffany Fong has closely covered the collapse of both Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX and cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network.Fong posed for a photo with President Joe Biden at The White House Christmas Party this year.However, when contacted by The Post she said she had met the ankle-monitored former billionaire in the home’s library and their chat was strictly business.
Bankman-Fried has reportedly had many visitors while under house arrest at his parents’ California home.The road leading up to Bankman-Fried’s parents house has been closed off to the public.Fong added they had “touched upon his time in Fox Hill,” but would not be drawn on how he’d fared in the jail.
“He’s trying to gather his take on events…. He sounded like he was trying to gather his thoughts about what happened,” Fong added, noting Bankman-Fried was on his computer as they talked, but was not gaming.As part of the terms of his $250 million bail agreement, Bankman-Fried is allowed on the internet but not allowed to make purchases over $1,000 or start a business. He is only allowed to leave the home for exercise, legal meetings or court-mandated substance abuse and mental health treatment.
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