• The bond was approved by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein.
• In court, Bankman-Fried sat between his attorneys while dressed in a suit and tie.
• He is accused of spending money that was wrongfully obtained from FTX clients.

A judge ruled on Thursday that cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried can post a $250 million bond and stay with his parents in California as he awaits trial on accusations that he defrauded investors and stole customer deposits on his FTX trading platform. Bankman-Fried, 30, 'perpetrated a deception of epic dimensions,' according to Assistant US Attorney Nicolas Roos in US District Court in Manhattan. 

In addition to a $250 million bond and house detention at his parents' Palo Alto, California, residence, Roos suggested stringent bail conditions. Bankman-agreement Fried's to forego extradition was a key factor in allowing bail, according to Roos. The proposed home arrest and the bond were both approved by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein. Before leaving the Manhattan courthouse, Bankman-Fried would have to obtain an electronic monitoring bracelet, he added.

 In court, Bankman-Fried sat between his counsel while dressed in a suit and tie. Behind him stood two US marshals. After deciding not to contest his extradition, Bankman-Fried, who was detained in the Bahamas last week, was transported to New York late on Wednesday. The Manhattan US attorney revealed that two of Bankman-closest Fried's business partners had also been indicted and had surreptitiously entered guilty pleas while he was in the air.

 FTX co-founder Gary Wang, 29, and Carolyn Ellison, 28, the former CEO of Bankman-trading Fried's company Alameda Research, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud, securities fraud, and commodities fraud. Both were collaborating with investigators, according to US Attorney Damian Williams, who stated in a video statement that they had agreed to support any prosecution.

 He forewarned those who encouraged the alleged fraud to go public. Bankman-Fried, according to prosecutors and regulators, was at the core of multiple nefarious schemes to utilise investor and consumer money for personal advantage.

 In the event that he is found guilty on all counts, he might spend decades behind bars. Bankman-Fried said he never intended to swindle anyone during a series of interviews conducted prior to his arrest.