FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been transferred to a federal transit center in Oklahoma City.
According to WSJ, his relocation began on March 26 following an unauthorized video interview with Tucker Carlson from a Brooklyn prison.
Sam Bankman-Fried is doing 25 years behind bars, and is now sharing a cell block with Diddy. He joins us from prison for an update on his new life.
(0:00) What Has Prison Been Like?
(2:28) Was SBF Ever on Adderall?
(4:42) SBF Meeting Diddy in Prison
(7:01) How Prison Has Changed… pic.twitter.com/mNSNktLibg— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 6, 2025
In conversation with the journalist, SBF stated that he believes his sentence is a mistake. He claims that FTX could now have “$100 billion in assets against $15 billion in liabilities” if not for the collapse.
The interview likely influenced the decision to transfer him. It was broadcast as part of the Bankman-Fried family’s efforts to seek a reduced sentence.
The relocation of SBF is related to the final adjustment of his place of incarceration. He is currently in a transit prison, which serves as an intermediate stage before inmates are sent to permanent correctional facilities.
The former FTX head will await assignment to a main prison, presumably in California, near his parents’ home. His release date is scheduled for November 17, 2044.
Back in February 20, Bankman-Fried again claimed that at the time of the collapse, the exchange was solvent but illiquid. He also appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for a pardon.