- Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried stated he tried to outlive on a jar of peanut butter whereas locked up.
- Bankman-Fried, a vegan, had restricted meals choices on the Fox Hill jail within the Bahamas.
- He informed Puck Information he would skip a meal and eat a peanut-butter sandwich as a substitute.
Disgraced ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says he tried to outlive on a jar of peanut butter when being held on the Fox Hill jail within the Bahamas.
Bankman-Fried, who’s presently below home arrest, spoke about his quick incarceration within the Bahamas throughout an interview with Puck Information, printed on Tuesday.
“I spent some time making an attempt to see how far a jar of peanut butter might get me,” Bankman-Fried informed Puck Information.
“It was somewhat contact and go for some time,” Bankman-Fried stated, talking of his well being throughout his imprisonment at Fox Hill.
Based on a December report from the New York Instances, the jail Bankman-Fried was held in was known as “Fox Hell” by Bahamian locals, and was recognized for its unhealthy residing situations and rampant violence. The Instances reported that Bankman-Fried was given toast and jam for breakfast as a result of he was vegan, and served greens for lunch and dinner.
At his peak, Bankman-Fried was price $26 billion. Nonetheless, he noticed practically all of his internet price worn out in a single day when his crypto-exchange platform, FTX, collapsed.
Bankman-Fried informed Axios in November that he solely has $100,000 in his checking account. Bankman-Fried’s dad and mom are each Stanford Legislation Faculty professors, who used their California house to assist safe his $250 million bond.
On January 3, Bankman-Fried pleaded not responsible to fraud and conspiracy prices within the Justice Division’s felony case towards him. He’s presently out on bail and resides in his dad and mom’ house in Palo Alto, California.
Throughout his interview with Puck Information, Bankman-Fried additionally stated he has “nothing left” the place relationships and assist is worried, as a result of most of his pals aren’t speaking to him anymore.
“I do not blame individuals for desirous to try to keep away from getting drawn into the shitshow as greatest they will,” Bankman-Fried stated.
A spokesperson and a lawyer for Bankman-Fried didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s requests for remark.
