Sam Bankman-Fried is back in the spotlight. Nearly two years after being found guilty of orchestrating one of the largest financial scandals in modern history, the disgraced FTX founder has launched a full-scale legal and public offensive, filing an appeal against his conviction while firing up his previously dormant X account.

The move marks a dramatic re-entry into public discourse for a man whose fall shattered the crypto economy and triggered global regulatory crackdowns. Bankman-Fried’s new strategy appears two-pronged: challenge the ruling that sent him to prison and attempt to reshape the narrative around FTX’s collapse.

In recent days, his X account has published lengthy posts arguing that prosecutors misinterpreted key evidence, that customer losses were exaggerated, and that he was denied a fair trial. These posts have immediately reignited fierce debate, with critics calling it an effort to gaslight the public and supporters praising him for speaking out.

His legal team is now pushing to overturn the conviction, claiming errors in both the trial process and the court’s interpretation of FTX’s internal financial structures. The appeal argues that mismanagement was conflated with criminal intent, an argument U.S. prosecutors have previously dismissed as revisionist.

For regulators and investors, the return of Bankman-Fried to public view is a reminder of unresolved wounds. Billions in customer funds vanished in the FTX collapse, wiping out savings and triggering investigations from Washington to Singapore. The case reshaped global crypto oversight and remains a cautionary tale for the digital-asset industry.

With his appeal underway and his online presence reactivated, Bankman-Fried is signaling that he intends to fight until the end, both in court and in the court of public opinion. Whether his strategy shifts the trajectory of his case remains uncertain, but one thing is clear, his comeback into the conversation is anything but quiet.