Sam Bankman-Fried Wants to Watch Netflix and Read Crypto News While Awaiting Trial
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While Sam Bankman-Fried awaits his day in federal court, he should be allowed to conduct legal research online, keep up with news and sports, shop on Amazon, and place food delivery orders, according to a letter submitted to the court by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. A previous request that focused on messaging applications was rejected last month by Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan.
Writing to Kaplan again after consultation with the former CEO's legal team, Williams submitted requested adjustments to the conditions of SBF’s bail, establishing an allowlist of websites he could visit on a new, specially configured laptop.
“The list of websites is divided into two categories: websites the defense submits are necessary to the defendant’s participation in the preparation of his defense, and websites the defendant would like to use for other purposes that the Government has determined do not pose a risk of danger to the community,” the letter from the U.S. Attorney said.
Allowable websites are described as not providing a private communication platform and not facilitating access to or transferring cryptocurrency assets.
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For SBF's personal use, the "Proposed Whitelisted Websites" included Amazon, news websites Wall Street Journal and New York Times, crypto media like Decrypt and CoinDesk, streaming media providers Netflix and Spotify, and food delivery services DoorDash and Uber Eats. Sports sites MLB.com and NFL.com also made the list.
Acceptable websites for legal research included blockchain explorers like Etherscan, crypto price trackers like CoinGecko, and resources ranging from Wikipedia to the Internet Archive to YouTube. All government websites were also allowed.
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