Overview

• Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, insists he never believed his actions were illegal in his first interview since receiving a 25-year prison sentence.
• Bankman-Fried expresses remorse and frustration over not being able to do more to repair the damage caused by FTX's collapse, affecting over a million customers.
• He claims there were sufficient assets to repay customers, lenders, and investors in full, but his assertions were rejected by the judge during sentencing.
• One of the largest FTX creditors, Zach Bruch, is working with the US Department of Justice to recoup funds lost by customers, aiming to make all creditors whole.
• Bankman-Fried plans to appeal his 25-year sentence later this year, arguing that his trial was unfair and critical evidence was not admitted.