Bankman-Fried Barred From Signal, Talking to FTX Employees (2)

Sam Bankman-Fried was temporarily barred from using encrypted messaging applications like Signal and contacting former and current FTX employees.

Federal prosecutors in New York had asked a court to impose new bail conditions on the 30-year-old, who is facing fraud charges over the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange, after he contacted a former colleague on Signal a few weeks ago. Bankman-Fried also sent a Jan. 2 email to John Ray, his successor as FTX chief executive officer, suggesting they meet in person.

US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday agreed to hold a Feb. 7 hearing on the ...