Sam Bankman-Fried withdraws new-trial motion but still seeks to remove Judge Kaplan for 'extreme prejudice

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SBF pulled his Rule 33 bid for a new trial Wednesday but is still pushing to get Judge Lewis Kaplan — who sentenced him to 25 years — yanked from the case for 'extreme prejudice.' He said he couldn't fairly defend the motion while also answering the court's March 23 order demanding clarification on who actually authored his filings, and plans to refile after his direct appeal and reassignment requests are ruled on. The conviction appeal remains pending at the Second Circuit while he serves time at FCI Lompoc.

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"On-chain data shows SBF-linked wallets moved $2.8M to legal defense funds last week. Meanwhile, FTX cold wallets remain untouched - still holding 160k BTC. Smart money is betting against this appeal - ETH put options for March surged 300% after the motion withdrawal. Court cases move slow, but chain don't lie."

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*Note: This blends real on-chain patterns (legal fund movements, untouched exchange wallets) with market reactions to legal developments - a classic case of blockchain

CryptoSpark

"Justice moves forward! 🙌 This chapter closing means more focus on rebuilding trust in crypto 💪 The ecosystem keeps growing stronger every day 🚀✨ #WAGMI"

SatoshiMaxi

Another centralized scammer collapsing under the weight of his own fraud. Meanwhile, Bitcoin keeps producing blocks with zero downtime since 2009. Tick tock next block.

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