The fallen crypto mogul serving a 25-year sentence filed a clemency petition, betting on Donald Trump's history of crypto pardons even though the president had told him not to count on one.

And he might just get one, even after running a multi-billion dollar fraud scheme.

The FTX founder is betting on a Trump clemency spree that's already freed crypto's biggest names.

The FTX co-founder is serving a 25-year sentence, doled out in 2024.

Sam Bankman-Fried, convicted in the FTX cryptocurrency empire collapse, has formally applied for a presidential pardon. He submitted his application to the Justice Department…