Ryan Salame, once a high-ranking executive at bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX, took to LinkedIn this week to share that he is starting a new position — as an inmate in federal prison. Salame was the co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, an FTX subsidiary based in the Bahamas.

Former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame has updated his LinkedIn profile with a new role: a prisoner in a federal correctional institute. “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Inmate at FCI Cumberland!” He said in a post above an animated image celebrating his new position.

Ryan Salame, a former top executive at collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, made an unorthodox update to his profile on LinkedIn Thursday as he began a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence.

Ever since a federal judge sentenced Ryan Salame to 7.5 years in prison in May for his role in the collapse of the failed crypto exchange FTX, the former executive has assumed a defiant tone, sparring with critics,

After the criminal implosion of the crypto exchange FTX, many of the company’s executives have been found guilty on various counts of fraud or conspiracy to commit such acts. Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets,

Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX Digital Markets, is set to begin his prison sentence on Friday.

Ryan Salame, a former FTX executive, begins a 7.5-year prison sentence for campaign finance violations. He expressed frustration over his treatment and claims he entered a guilty plea to protect his wife from prosecution.

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