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They added that some individuals use VPNs to access foreign crypto exchanges that block U.S. users.<\/p>\n<p>However, the prosecutors <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940\/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.66.0.pdf\">conceded<\/a> that many individuals also use the services for &#8220;benign purposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors added that SBF's lawyers have eased the concerns and agreed that the defendant would not use the VPNs in the interim.<\/p>\n<h2>SBF lawyers respond<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, SBF's lawyers said the disgraced founder only used the VPN to watch the National Football League (NFL) playoffs and the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/binance-coinbase-kraken-and-etoro-confirm-they-have-no-super-bowl-ads\/\">Super Bowl<\/a> via an international subscription he purchased when he was in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;On January 29, 2023, he watched the AFC and NFC Championship games and on February 12, he watched the Super Bowl. This use of a VPN does not implicate any of the concerns raised by the Government in its letter.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawyers also <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940\/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.67.0.pdf\">corroborated<\/a> the U.S. government's request to extend submissions on SBF bail conditions till Feb. 17.<\/p>\n<p>SBF was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sbf-restricted-from-using-signal-communicating-with-ftx-associates\/\">barred<\/a> from contacting FTX employees and using ephemeral messaging services like Signal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. prosecutors said FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried used Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the internet on Jan. 29 and Feb. 12, according to a Feb. 13 letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan. 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