Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-defunct FTX exchange, has been transferred to a tough prison in California as he begins his 25-year sentence for an $8B crypto fraud.
Bitcoin remains resilient despite the fallout from FTX, with analysts projecting price targets of $150K due to institutional adoption and ETF inflows.
The transfer to the Victorville medium-security federal prison in California puts Bankman-Fried in one of the notoriously tough correctional facilities known for gang-related violence and difficult living conditions.
FTX's bankruptcy proceedings have not hindered the broader crypto market from recovering, with analysts seeing increased integration of crypto into traditional finance driving the potential for Bitcoin to reach $150,000 or more by year's end.