By Abinaya V and Shubham Kalia
US prosecutors have raised concerns over FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s usage of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the internet and have asked a U.S. district judge for more time to discuss his bail conditions.
FTX collapsed and filed for bankruptcy in November, with Bankman-Fried accused of cheating investors and causing billions of dollars in losses. He pleaded not guilty on Jan. 3 to eight criminal charges including wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
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