Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has resurfaced on the social platform GETTR, posting two short but pointed messages that appear to question the motives behind his prosecution.
Sam Bankman-Fried Resurfaces Online, Accuses Biden DoJ of Targeting Him
15 October 2025 - 11:51 CEST
By Stu Clelland
In a post on 14 Oct, he lamented the lack of scrutiny towards the Justice Department’s motives: ‘The media have never questioned why Biden’s DOJ went after me. Even now, as FTX customers are repaid...’
In another, he reflected on his political stance before and after the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange: ‘In 2020, I was center-left. By 2022, having seen Gensler/Biden’s DOJ on crypto, I was centrist.’
Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX exchange, is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence in the US after being convicted on multiple fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this year. Prosecutors said he misused billions of dollars in customer deposits to fund political donations, property purchases, and investments through his trading firm, Alameda Research.
A rare public appearance?
The posts have drawn renewed attention to one of the most prominent figures in the cryptocurrency industry’s recent history. They come as FTX’s new management continues efforts to recover assets and reimburse creditors, reporting in recent months that customer repayments are progressing.
It remains unclear how Bankman-Fried was able to post on the platform or whether the messages were issued directly by him. Neither his legal representative nor GETTR has commented publicly on the matter.
